Northeastern University Top Questions

I wish I would have known more about the weather. Coming from California, it was very hard for me to adjust to the snow and wind that Boston gives.

I wish that I realized that the co-op program is not that big of deal to me because other schools offer internship courses that you can take during your time their. I wish that I realized how expensive it would be and how paying for school would hurt my family so much financially. I wish I would have looked more into the major that I chose to pursue because in the end it was not the right major for me.

That my financial situation was going to change and make it very difficult for me to continue school here.

The school is very big and students can get lost in the mix when in very large classes this is something I wish I knew

That the night life is not as great as one would assume. On the weekends, it is near impossible to find something to do unless you have preplanned. I just wish I had known it wasn't as active as I would have imagined.

That the administration gives you the run around.

I wish I knew what groups to get involved in to meet more people.

How truly big it is. Too many students.

the competitive atmosphere, the undiverse culture, and the emphasis on greek life and drinking.

How hard it was to get a good grade in a class. How big a class is.

I wish I had known how hard it can be to get housing. If you are a junior or senior, it can be really difficult to get housing and you have to get lucky to get it.

Get involved - it is the only real way to meet people with similar interests.

That it requires a lot of personal initiative to get what you want out of an education at Northeastern University

I grew up around the school, knowing people who were attending. There really was no suprise...except the cost of living in Boston on top of paying a tuition

The housing situation and how they didn't offer it to all upper classmen not until the finish building the new residential buildings to provide housing for all five years around 2010. I wish I knew that it would be hard to transfer to other schools or changing majors is very difficult and may require to stay at the university even longer than it is.

I wish that I had known the amount of sleep deprivation that would accur due to m major.

My decision to attend Northeastern University has been one of the best decisions of my lifetime. I fit perfectly on this campus and love close to everything about it. While it would not have affected my decision in the least bit, I wish I would have known the extent of the weather conditions. Going to college in Boston has resulted in many days with shockingly low temperatures and every form of precipitation imaginable. However, below-freezing temperatures and blizzards is a very small price to pay for attending the perfect college for me- Northeastern University.

Knowing more about the general required courses I needed to take freshman year would have definitely helped. If I had known about them, I could have taken a majority of them in high school, saving money and time.

Sports are not a big part of campus

that the athletic department does not support track enough