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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The coop program has always seemed genuinely cool to me.

That said, in the areas I'm familiar with, the quality of the faculty are not remotely competitive with similarly-ranked universities.  And it is extremely common knowledge that the president spent years gaming the USNWR rankings in every way possible--the entire institution was organized around that goal.  It worked!  But I don't think it represented any big increase in quality, and the people I know who worked there during that era all despised the way it governed everything.

I would guess the popularity means that there's a much bigger market for coop type programs than people used to think.  And I definitely understand why many people would prioritize that over having access to "world class faculty" or whatever.  If your kid isn't going to do academic research, then the difference between the faculty at Northeastern and at Harvard is probably immaterial. [/quote]

Thank you for your opinion on the quality of the faculty at Northeastern.  I am sure it has been proffered to help save the world from the evil Northeastern Borg.  [/quote]

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