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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a few sessions with a college counselor and she kept suggesting northeastern.  Are they getting a kickback?  I’m sure it’s a fine school but I’m a litttle suspicious in how quickly it has turned its reputation around.  I’m worried it’s a little bit of a fad/bubble.[/quote]

I have a degree from Northwestern. I hated Northwestern.

Northeastern just isn’t at the same level as Northwestern, but it’s a fine research university in a fun location, and it’s thrilled to get applications from well-rounded, high-stats kids who get shut out of the T20 lottery schools.

Maybe it’s now getting a better group of normal great high-stats kids than most of the T20 schools, because it has a saner selection process and offers some of the high-stats applicants at least enough merit aid to get the price down to the cost of going to a place like the University of Wisconsin out of state.

The typical class might not really be as great as a comparable Northwestern class. But the typical class will be very good, the typical student will be great, and it’s easy to find jobs and internships in the Boston area.

Another consideration is that Northeastern has been known for its CO-OP program and preparing students for careers in business. Some people used to look down on it for being so work-oriented.

But now the pendulum has swung, and people seem to want every school to be career-oriented. And Northwestern is a very hard-headed, career-oriented place itself. It’s not at all a place to go if you want to sit in a quad BSing about philosophy. So, on any given day, Northwestern might be more like Northeastern than people expect. But the difference is that normal high-stats kids can get into Northeastern without divine intervention. 
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