Drexel University, Philadelphia PA
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA
Boston University, Boston MA
Northeastern University, Boston MA
Drexel University's dragon.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/troyonink/2012/02/27/why-college-co-op-programs-totally-rock/
Some bits of trivia I picked up along the way:
Carnegie Mellon has a bagpiping major.
Cornell has the best tour guides. This was the only school that did not have a talk from the admissions department before the tour, but the tour guides made up for that. And Gary, too, of course!
RPI has the second best sounding concert hall in the world because the German designer had to let the one in Germany be #1.
MIT has no failing grades the first year because everyone fails.
BU has the best variety of housing options, in my opinion. They do not segregate the freshman and there are brownstones!
Northeastern has the only Taco Bell in Boston.
Dinosaur at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
If you have a congenial teen and the wherewithal to do so, I highly recommend college visits. Or check out the ones you pass on a family vacation as Jen on the Edge has done.
Even if you can't afford to travel far, it is still valuable to tour the ones nearby. In high school, my Spanish class took a field trip to the closest university. We sat in on a class and experienced the language lab, as well as a general tour of the campus. I liked the atmosphere. I was able to go back that summer between my junior and senior year to stay in a dorm and attend the summer session. Guess what, that's where I went.
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This is the first I've heard of Co-op programs, and I'm intrigued. Does it take students longer to finish college because of working during that alternating semester? The program I looked at said students received 1 credit for each semester worked. I think this sounds like a wonderful idea, especially for programs like engineering and business.
J2 had a co-op at Georgia Tech. It was great. she worked for 3 semesters and then got a job there right after college. Are you sure he doesn't want to try out the Southeast? #7 public university according to USNews. Another option is Southern Polytecnic University in my town. Only 2 schools in GA that have co-op are GT and SPU.
Good question! Some programs can be completed in 4 years if the student attends summer sessions every year. By extending to 5 years there is the opportunity for more co-op rotations and perhaps a break! At least at these 2 schools the total tuition for 4 years is the same as 5.
I wish you much luck my friend. Having traveled the college picking road before, I can relate. But that is so true about your attending the one place that you visited.
You might want to check out Case Western Reserve University (it's in Cleveland, OH so that might not be eastern enough for you). and Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, PA (about 1 hour outside Philadelphia, PA.
I've never heard of co-op programs before. What a great idea.
dANG I'g go where the dragon is :)
We have a good friend who went to Drexel - if they have your major the co-op option is great.
I never toured campuses when I was applying for schools - would have helped me a lot so I made the effort with my kids. Costly, but so is making a bad choice and transfering!!
Wow! This is fantastic. I can't wait to hear where he goes.
I'd never heard of co-op programs. I'll have to ask H-J if he knows anything about them. He got his early-decision application sent in to Stanford -- that is his #1 choice -- but C-M, MIT, and Cornell are also on his list. Wouldn't it be fun if our boys went to the same university?
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