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[|Northeastern University]

College Review.

On my latest college trip I recently viewed Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Here is my reveiw:

__Getting in: ( How good do your grades have to be, what tests do you need to take, how much the school costs,and how is their financial aid.)__

Getting enrolled into Northeastern University can be very difficult. Your critical reading grades in your SAT's have to be between 580 and 690. Which means you have to do very well on your SAT's reading section. Your math have to be between 610-690 on your SAT's which also means you have to do very well. 35% of students that applied got accepted. 23% of those student were enrolled in Northeastern University. 57% of students recieved financial aid. Ment scholarships averaged around $11,830. Tuition costs is $38,000 and room and board is $2,200. This can be very costly for a person that cannot afford college and the odds of getting financial aid is alittle over 50%. Student life is very usual for a college student, there is basically no rules other than what you would expect. For instance, there is no curfew but if your out late at night with your friends be considerate and keep your noise down.

My rating is 4 out of 5 stars because I like the struggle and determination it takes to get into the school but I do not like the financial aid percentage is very low.

__Academics ( Majors the school has, class size, access to professors, special programs, study abroad.)__

92% of Northeastern's classes have 49 or fewer students in a class. Their strongest programs are Art, Architecture, Psychology, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Health Sciences, and Criminology. There are as many as 60 majors available at Northeastern University. Scheduling time with your professors can be very difficult because sometimes it can be schedule during your working hours. Northeastern also has a [|co-op program] that enable you to work on the field that you are studying.

I rate this 4 out of 5 stars because the academics is amazing, but getting access to your professors can be difficult.

__Student life ( Social life at the school, housing, fraternities and sororities, sports.)__ 96% of freshmen live on campus while upperclassmen find it very hard to get available housing because they are picked through a lottery. 4% of men and women are attracted by fraternities and sororites. The north village complex is 13-stories and houses up to 600 people. Sports available in Northeastern University range anywhere from baseball to wrestling.In addition they hold one of the four CAA teams to reach the conference quarter-finals.

I rate this category a 5 out of 5 because they have a lot of sports and include fraternities and sororities.

__My comfort level ( Getting back and forth, demographics and setting.)__

In NU 33% of students are from Boston, Massachusetts, 5% are African-American, 5% are Hispanics, and 8% are Asian-American. I like the fact that NU is in an urban setting right in the middle of Boston. Travel can be very easy because they're very close to trains and trolleys. This enables them to travel right to campus and off campus. You also have access to many restaurants and stores. Although one thing I don't like is, the campus is very widespread. It takes 8 minutes to travel from one side of campus to the other side of campus.

My overall rating is a 3 out of 5 because I am not very fond of the wide-spread campus area and the fact that as a upperclassmen it is very hard to get housing. This school may very much satisfy some people while for me, I'll keep searching for something different.

By: Elaine Kearse