Northeastern University is one of the best universities in the US which has a good curriculum, very good professors and it has the best co-op program which helps students find internships easily. All these factors drove me to accept the offer of admission at NEU
Course Curriculum
The course syllabus is excellent and updated but some courses are quite heavy and require good programming knowledge and hardwork.
Exams
My scores: GRE 310 Verbal 150 Quants 160 Writing 3.5; TOEFL 103/120. The average scores of people who got into CS was between 305 and 315
Placement
NEU provides excellent opportunities for internships and full time jobs. Companies like Amazon, Salesforce recruit many CS grads.
Internship
I haven’t applied yet for a co-op.
Fees
Approximately 50000$
Scholarship
No
Faculty
Due to covid, the batch size was high. Professor to student ratio is 75:1
Campus Life
NEU has an amazing wifi connectivity, there is high speed wifi all over the campus. The Marino Recreation Center is an awesome 3 floor gym. The research facilities are also great. The Snell library is the best for studying and has 4 levels based on how silent you want the study space to be. There are a lot of sports that you can participate in.
Hostel
On campus housing is a bit costly but there are many off campus housing options available near college. Average rent is 575$ per person for a sharing room.
