Anonymous wrote:NEU: If you're so hellbent on careerism, why not just go to a coding bootcamp? I'm sure career outcomes and median salaries are higher.

Career after college is in fact the most important factor for most normal people unless your family is very very affluent, have fancy connections, kids have trust funds..

Anyways, you are totally wrong.
Bootcamp right after high school is usually not much successful.
Most of the successful bootcamp stories have college degrees.

Examples around me
1. Mechanical Engineering at VT -> Software bootcamp - > Java Developer
2. Boston University Psychology - > UI/UX bootcamp - > UI Designer
3. VT Civil engineering -> IT bootcamp - > Systems engineer

NEU: If you're so hellbent on careerism, why not just go to a coding bootcamp? I'm sure career outcomes and median salaries are higher.

Anonymous wrote:
Northeastern's major metrics are on par with many of the T20 T25 schools.

That is exactly the problem. Northeastern has been gaming those metrics harder than other schools.

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/08/26/how-northeastern-gamed-the-college-rankings/

So, Northeastern has improved their ranking from around #160 to #44 in US News. Part of this has involved fundraising, which obviously provides more resources for education. Northeastern has successful coop intern programs to help students get jobs. That is valuable for many students. But relentless focus on metrics ignores important things that are not quantified in USNews rankings.

Let's compare to #49 Ohio State. Ohio State has a good law school and good business school with an undergraduate major. They have good math, physcis, and economics. They have famous climate scientist Lonnie Thompson. And of course, they have nationally competitive sports. Schools like Ohio State cannot be built in a decade. They require long, continuous dedication to funding excellent scholarship and teaching. I can't name any professors at Northeastern. Northeastern would happily hire Ohio State Ph.D. students as professors, but the reverse rarely happens (if ever).

Imagine going to Ohio State, and attending a campus lecture where Lonnie Thompson explains how he hiked up the Himalayas to get ice core samples to measure global warming. Then in your environmental science lab, the teaching assistant says "That fatso Thompson sat at base camp and made me carry the ice cores!" That is the type of inspiration you can get at a place like Ohio State. It isn't just one famous man. It is a collection of experts dedicated to their fields, who will share the latest knowledge in every discipline.

A quick web search shows: The following alumni and faculty members of The Ohio State University have been recognized as Nobel laureates:

Paul Flory, 1974, Chemistry (PhD, Ohio State, 1934)
William A. Fowler, 1983, Physics (BS, Ohio State, 1933)
Kenneth G. Wilson, 1982, Physics (faculty, 1988-2002)
Additionally, Rattan Lal (PhD, Ohio State, 1968; faculty, 1987-present) was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.

People don't need to make college decisions like in the 80s and 90s anymore when they had to  go with rumors, hype, and worthless prestige.
Northeastern is getting more popular because educated intelligent people can now make decisions based on more data and sources. 

Northeastern's major metrics are on par with many of the T20 T25 schools.
It's currently pretty underrated and under-ranked 

Anonymous wrote:Is it a popular choice and trending? Sure. We know several current NEU students - they are all thriving. That’s all I need to know, hype or not…

Sorry your kid had/has to go there

Is it a popular choice and trending? Sure. We know several current NEU students - they are all thriving. That’s all I need to know, hype or not…

Cringeworthy school. Way overhyped.

Oh good grief. Do we really need *another* thread about this school?

Anonymous wrote:Most overrated college in America

Do you have any source to back your imagination?

Anonymous wrote:Most overrated college in America

You took five entire posts this time - you need to up your game.

No one believes you.

Stick to OnlyFans.

Most overrated college in America

Go to CC and the specific thread on Northeastern ED

Just Google college confidential latest Northeastern and you will see the most recent threads.

a poster referred to Northeastern chatter on college confidential. how do I find this link to the forum or conversation?