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[quote=Anonymous]Seriously, pick a school for what it offers your kid NOW.  Ignore the rankings.  Yes, NEU gamed the system a bit, and so do many other schools.  If you like what NEU offers, then go for it.

If you don't, and many don't want to study abroad fall or all of freshman year, then don't attend.  Right now, I'd be more concerned about the housing issues and overcrowding and how that affects getting the courses you need, whether my kid is stuck in a single that's now a double (or double that's now a triple), whether for $6K+ per year for dining my kid can get food in a timely manner, whether my kid is stuck living in a hotel that is not on campus.  NEU has grown really fast in the past decade and the infrastructure is not in place to support it.  So go in with eyes wide open about what this could mean for your student for all aspects of life in college.

Also, be open minded and realize that students do get internships and do Coops at many other colleges (at least in the STEM fields).  So your kid can attend elsewhere and still get work experience---many kids have been doing that for decades
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