tight kestrel
Schools: Northeastern, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Intended major: CS & Cognitive Psych at NEU, CS & DS at WPI
Similarities: Location-ish, Ranking-ish, Student-Faculty ratio
Northeastern
pros
- Got 7k/yr scholarship,
- higher CS ranking, if that's your thing
- great co-op
- I have family and business connections in Boston
cons
- Higher tuition than WPI with scholarships by around 15k/yr (Likely offset by co-op, though)
- It's a really big school
- Likely less attention from faculty due to size
- Overcrowded campus imo
WPI
pros:
- I received $20k/yr scholarship
- Good location, not as busy
- Smaller undergrad enrollment, better school size - student ratio
- I know several current students
- Really easy to transfer credits I've gotten in HS
- Project-based learning
cons
- Was technically a safety
- Lower ranking (if that's your thing)
- Not a very safe area (Worcester)
- Kinda mid campus food
- Mandatory international term
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