Northeastern University
Reviews

Decent but Boring

The food on campus is good, but it gets boring pretty fast. It's great to have places on campus like Rebecca's and Chicken Lou's to use your dining dollars or meal swipes and get better quality food. There is also multiple restaurants in the area that take dining dollars or Husky dollars, so it is easy to get more variety. However, strictly eating in the dining halls gets boring.

You Shouldn't Have a Problem

Unless it is midterm or finals season, you are most likely to have a computer at your disposal whenever you are in need. Northeastern's printer costs ($40) are built into every student's budget per semester and you can find the printers right inside the library next to a number of labs. But if you don't buy your own nor desire to brave the cold one night in the harsh winter, you can always ask to use one of someone in your hall. Perhaps the quality (on average) of the computers could use some improvement, as they are a little outdated, but they are nevertheless satisfactory and won't cause you many problems, if any.

I have never had a problem with NU's wireless network, whether I'm in a dorm, the library, on the move (using my phone), or wherever; the network adequately serves our entire and enormous campus. And although I don't know much about the intricacies of network speed, "NUwave," as it is called, seems equal to or faster than any other I've used, and certainly faster and more reliable than the one I have at home. Just make sure you don't do anything illegal on "NUwave guest," or you might get into some trouble...rumor has it that the FBI is watching since it is technically a public domain...or something like that.

Upperclassman Housing

Campus housing is great once you're an upperclassman. All students (sophomores and above) have the option of living in apartment-style resident halls, with their own kitchens, bathrooms, common rooms, etc. These apt-style rooms generally house 4 people, but it can vary from building to building. West village can be expensive, but it's really nice. Freshman housing isn't that great, but what college does have nice freshman dorms? Overall, the housing is pretty nice.

Northeastern at It's Finest

Northeastern is a University located in the heart of Boston. The classes are challenging, however once the studying is done there is much to do aroun the city. My favorite part about the university is the amazing COOP program offered. It gives the students experience in the real world, and major networking connections.

Drugs

Most smoke weed. Many do coke. Noone cares if you partake or not but you will be around it. I don't know anyone who's gotten in trouble.

Our Professors

Our Professors come from all over the world. Some professors come from Russia, others from Nigeria, others from France, others are from India and much more.

These professors are world travelers and come to class wishing to pass their knowledge on to the next generation of students, hoping that one day - we will return the favor and teach students ourselves.

Our professors are extremely knowledgeable and just awesome as people!

You will have a lot of fun, if you study well.

NU Was Ranked as a Top Druggie School but...

NU was ranked in the top 5 drug schools in the country recently which caused an uproar around campus. Some students were proud of us, but most were confused and even upset. It's a city, so drugs are around, but most people on campus avoid them.

Being a Pharmacy Major at Northeastern University

I am a Pharmacy major at Northeastern University. My major is one of those that everyone, other than the girls I know in the Nursing program, consider to be the hardest. To be honest, I am not surprised, because at Northeastern Pharmacy majors become Doctors of Pharmacy within 6 years.

The Pharmacy program is filled with extracurricular activities, hard courses and amazing Co-op opportunities for those, who have successfully passed their second year of education. We work very hard in order to achieve our goals. Our professors try to help us as much as they can and give us advise on how to prepare for their classes.

Overall, I love the program because of how hard it makes me work and how much I know that all of my hard work will pay off in the end!

Dorms: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Living on campus at northeastern is really a breeze. For the most part, on campus housing is extremely nice, though may sometimes be a little small, but is all extremely close to campus. For freshman, they even have movers who unpack your car on the first day and help you bring all of your stuff into your dorm. As a freshman, living in International Village is probably the nicest, but you do not really get the "freshman feel" because it is located on the other side of campus. On campus housing can be expensive, but you have to remember you are in Boston, and living off campus is just as expensive as well. The lottery system after your freshman year is quiet annoying, and sometimes leaves you to not be living where you would like but no matter where you end up, even if its not with your friends, you know you'll be somewhere that is relatively nice.

Diverse

A lot of different types of guys and girls from all different parts of the world. Very diverse.

Actually Pretty Decent

for engineers, the computer labs are freezing but the computers are generally functional and they maintain a quiet atmosphere. one of the few things i enjoyed at this school

Around Town

if you want to go to a decent restaurant, it's expensive. if you want to go to a cheap restaurant, well, it's cheap. the VAST majority of students never stray outside the dining hall, except perhaps to go to "Rebecca's Cafe", an on campus hall where the food isn't very good, the service isn't very good, it seems overly expensive, and the atmosphere is like a nightmare.

Use Common Sense

Overall, Northeastern is pretty strict when it comes to alcohol, drugs, and violence. Depending on who your RA's (resident assistants) are, you can either get away with a lot or nothing at all. But it all comes down to common sense. If you're at a dorm party and a ton of people are drunk and crazy and loud....it's probably a good idea to leave. As for off campus parties, Boston Police rarely get involved because they have better things to do. NU police, however, don't so they'll break up loud parties. The majority of the time they just tell everyone to leave and don't check IDs. If, by chance, you get caught doing something stupid, you'll probably have to report to OSCCR and there will be a hearing to determine the punishment. They try to scare you with all of this "expulsion" crap at orientation, but it's really not that strict.

Lots of Selection

Northeastern has three main dining halls: IV (international village), Stetson East, and Stetson West. Stetson East had it's own vegan and gluten free section. The dining halls all have options that accommodate almost any individual. Freshmen are required to start with 15 meals per week until second semester where they can either raise it to 19 meals or lower it to 10. Northeastern also has Outtakes which is located between Stetson East and West where you can use meals and get "take-out" food using a point system. Overall, the campus food just continues to get better and better. Northeastern is very open to student input and tries hard to implement the advice recieved.

Completely Safe

Northeastern is quite the safe-haven considering the fact that it is surrounded by some of the sketchier areas of Boston. You'll see plenty of students walking around campus at all hours of the night, so whether you're walking back from a late library date or from a friend's dorm, you'll always feel safe.

Very Expensive School

Personally, I don't pay very much for Northeastern because my father works for the Northeastern Police Department and part of his benefits is that his children get their tuition costs waived. I do however, have friends that have take out more than $40,0000 in loans per year, but it's all a matter of choice. I'm not aware of the amount in scholarship northeastern tends to give out (probably because it doesn't really affect me), but I feel as though it is not that great.

Pretty Good Housing

Housing Freshman year is all about the luck of the draw. Northeastern has some great buildings with great common rooms and hang out areas and others that are just dull and poorly patched up. Most people that I've spoken to about upperclassmen housing is that its a lot better than freshman housing (which is to be expected), even the "worst" upperclassman living arrangements are acceptable and even favorable to those that didn't get great Freshman housing.

Criminal Justice Program

The criminal justice program at Northeastern University was an incredible experience as a student. The workload was at times stressful, but productive. The curriculum was interesting partly due to the excellent professors. Although I was unable to do the co-op program, I have heard great things about it.

Police

The police force can be pretty strict about underage drinking and drug use. First-time offenders get a letter and must meet with the board of offenses, and second- and third-time offenders are in danger of losing their housing or enrollment. It’s pretty serious if you get caught, so do everything discreetly and not to be obnoxious about it.

Drug Safety

The drug scene at Northeastern is huge. We were voted top ten campuses with drugs in the past. It depends on who you know, but drugs are very accessible and easily found.

Always on Alert Every Second

When it comes to safety, Northeastern University takes the well-being of its students very seriously. Even one single case of burglary (which involved only a wallet) was taken very seriously. But this is good, since students have no worry when they're going out at night in the campus, as the safety department does its job very well.

24 Hr Library!

Snell Library at Northeastern University is a big facilty with four floors. The higher you are the quiter and more focused you will be in your studies. With a school I.D., the library is open for 24hrs. That means a lot of good studying to getthem A's!!!

Great Location

Northeastern's campus is located in the heart of Boston which means there is so much to see and do all around you. However,the campus itself is well-contained and is one of the safest campuses in the area.

Facilities, Intramural, School Spirit

The athletic facilities are wonderful and well-kept. For those who aren't recruited to be varsity athletes, there are also a variety of intramural and club sports to participate in. The school spirit for hockey is really fun, and then games are great social activities to participate in.

Night Life in Boston at Northeastern

It's fun when you live on campus because there are lots of parties and bars to go to. Once you become 21, though, everyone just goes to the bars and parties are only pre-games. The clubs in Boston aren't that great, but it's really just all about the bar scene.