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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] :roll: [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm pasting just one paragraph that I 100% agree with. Drexel isn't for everybody, but it has a lot to offer:

My suggestion is that, if your child wants a coop, likes STEM or design, and wants to be in a youth- focused, dynamic city that is only two hours away (and about three blocks from Amtrak), then Drexel is a great choice. At this point, if that was my child, I'd pick Drexel over Northeastern.[/quote]

Just like my kid chose Northeastern over MIT[/quote]

You already said that a few pages ago, so odd.[/quote]

Deja Vu?[/quote]

Or I post the same thing so frequently, I lost track whether I already said it in this thread. It’s the weird NE poster that tries to insert themselves in every thread.[/quote]

Drexel is a good solid school. 
Just stop bringing in Northeastern to Drexel and every other thread.
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The question was what is Drexel like.  The easiest answer is it's very much like Northeastern,  but without the decades of rankings gaming.   And in a city of Philly with better job prospects,  and far lower COL.[/quote]

Yes, Drexel is a good option if can't get into Northeastern just like Northeastern is a good option if can't get into MIT.
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Oh Lord.  Drexel and NU are peer schools.   No school is more like Drexel than NU and vice versa. NU and MIT are in the same state and both offer four year degrees, but similarities end there.

Not dissing NU. It has a fairly uncommon approach to higher education, which it has had in common with Drexel for a century.   MIT has almost no real  peers.[/quote]

Drexel has 80% acceptance rate with much lower quality of students.
It's definitely a level down from Northeastern.  Let's get real.[/quote]

Given that they end up with almost identical salary outcomes for their grads (with lower COL in Philly,  Drexel grads arguably end up better off), I guess the question I'd have is why  Northeastern can't deliver more for its students when it can be more selective in who gets in?

The way I see it is Northeastern has peaked.  It's been gaming the rankings for years and that scam is over as the USNWR methodology changed and the school crashed.  As it's all a bit of a Ponzi scheme, it will accelerate on its downward path, as no one will be clamoring to spend 5 years in an overpriced college that can't crack the top 50. 
 And of course, it's in a stagnant, soon to be rapidly declining region--and one where it's always been at the bottom of the pile of Boston area universities.

By contrast,  Drexel has everything in its favor, especially being in a city that is a magnet for young workers and the young industries employing them.

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Northeastern’s outcome is similar to or better than half of T20ish schools, however they don't claim it's T20 peer school. [/quote]

Certain schools (T20ish) and certain degrees (e.g. CS) command higher salaries. Outside of that, all schools have similar salary outcomes. GMU or JMU's school of business average salaries are in the same ballpark as Pitt, Northeastern, Drexel, Ohio State, UNC, etc. Go check.[/quote]

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