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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone from Boston who graduated from one of the schools in everyone’s top tier color me shocked that NE is even on anyone’s list[/quote]

You must be new here. I was new last year. My oldest is now 14 so we are thinking about college. Over the past 2 decades, Northeastern has somehow gamed itself up the rankings and is a favorite and difficult to get into now. Schools that you and I would not have even considered safeties are now reaches. Out of my own pride, I would not want my kids to go to Northeastern. DH is from Boston and he would be embarrassed if our kid went to Northeastern. [/quote]

DP here.  This is how most people currently feel about BU. I am given the impression that BU's spread out campus, and lack of speciality (Communications??) offends applicants. So much has changed in Boston in the last 30 years. Roxbury and Charlestown (just two examples) are now desirable and pricey (they used to not be desirable, at all), and rankings are not what people consider when applying to college. It is so easy and common to get on a plane and see the campuses in person. A wonder more people don't do just that, as it heeds such different results than merely Googling a college. Northeastern has always been strong in Engineering and Business, so if you are not looking for those majors I could see you considering other colleges.

Just as real estate changes dramatically over the decades, so do other lifestyle and education considerations. [/quote]

Northeastern's co-op program and focus on applying critical thinking skills to the workplace give its students a tangible advantage. BC in particular has fallen relative to Northeastern's rise. It's still probably a bit above BU because it has a pretty clear "brand" under Fr. Leahy:  conservative affluence-friendly Catholicism that is comfortable and "unchallenging". Its lack of heft in the sciences really holds it back, as well as its focus on near-term symbolic PR victories rather than actual accomplishments.

For undergrads I'd probably rank Wellesley first amongst the non-Harvard/MITs, then Tufts or Northeastern depending on major and your goals. BC/BU after them, again depending on your personal "brand", your major and what you're trying to accomplish post-graduation. What I think of as more "niche" schools splice in there for their programs. So Babson is probably on par with Northeastern at the top for business, Emerson is probably tops for anything communications-related, etc.

Tufts for grad school, then Northeastern, then BU, then BC.[/quote]

Critical thinking skills,PP? Not on DCUM! [/quote]

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