What Students Say
Likes
- The University is very diverse, and good experience I got for my course program- Biotechnology.
- The professors are experienced, knowledgeable and highly skilled.
- I also got hands-on training and attend conferences, but they take a lots of money
Dislikes
- The University is very expensive and fees per course credit increases every year.
- They don't offer any scholarships for international students.
- They never pay for Research Assistants. We volunteer in the biotech labs without any pay but we do it for our experience.
Course Curriculum
- The difficulty level was not much for me. For me, the course curriculum is very easy since I love this course. Everything is classified in online app called Canvas.
- Most of it is theory, and not practical are the most positive and negative aspects of my course.
Admission Experience
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I had applied for 5 universities
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I got rejection from 2 Universities and accepted from 3 universities.
1. University of New Haven - Admit with Scholarship and TA fellowship
(I did not accept the offer because it was not a well-known university)
2. UC Davis - Reject (My SOP was not so outstanding)
3. Northeastern University - Admit
4. Arizona State University - Admit (There were only 2 people I found in the whole course)
5. North Carolina State University - Reject (My SOP was not so outstanding) -
I accepted the offer from Northeastern University as they guaranteed Co-op programs there. There were lots of Biotechnology students to whom I could approach to, and got good insights about the university.
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After my undergrad, I looked out for internships ( because, to apply for the US Universities, minimum 3 months of internship or hands-on training is a must)
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I did one training and few internships, parallelly prepared for the IELTS test. IELTS or TOEFL, you can take any tests. These are like English proficiency tests.
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Then I started preparing my SOP (Statement of Purpose), personal statement, resume, and LORs (Letter of Recommendation) and listed the universities and their requirements.
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I gave my IELTS Exam, took some more time to modify and change my SOP and resume. Then I started applying to the universities.
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Later, I waited for the decisions. Meanwhile, I attended some biotech workshops and events.
Got 3 admits and 2 reject
Choose the best among those 3:
• Arizona State University
• University of New Haven
• Northeastern University -
Then I paid my enrollment fees to confirm the seat.
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Then comes the visa process. I waited to get the visa slot, looked everyday on the visa website, as soon as the slots were open I booked my Visa in Chennai.
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I went to the bank with all the documents. SBI bank was making things too late. So I changed to HDFC Bank. I got the loan and forex card.
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Paid my tuition fees, registered for the classes, booked flights by comparing the amount and dates (the early you book, the cheaper it will be)
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After that, I prepared all the docs required for the Visa, I went to give my visa interview, got approved.
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Then I did shopping for clothes, kitchen utensils, indian masalas, skincare items, etc etc.… and Finally, flied to Boston.
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The admission process was pretty easy, they'll send you all the steps in your email and you just got to follow that. You can always reach out to the university administration through email or just ask students or Aluminium on LinkedIn.
Class Schedule
- Classes typically depends on what courses you choose.
- 400 is the average number of students in my class.
- 378 Indian students were enrolled in my course.
Faculty
- It's 1:100 ratio of teachers to students. The University is very diverse, and good experience I got for my course program- Biotechnology. The professors are experienced, knowledgeable and highly skilled. I also got hands-on training and attend conferences, but they take a lots of money. V
- Very good place to be if anyone's looking for internship opportunities. They have their own Website- NU works and the employers who will post the internships there will only take Northeastern students. There are many places to sit and study comfortably, there are clubs, and associations for students to join and get involved in the community.
- The University is very expensive and fees per course credit increases every year. They don't offer any scholarships for international students. They never pay for Research Assistants. We volunteer in the biotech labs without any pay but we do it for our experience. It is very difficult to get on-campus jobs. There is racism issues with all the teachers and students. They don't treat everyone equally.
Campus Life
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13 Northeastern University Campuses:
*That are Boston,Portland,Oakland,Arlington,Burlington ,Charlotte,Miami,Nahant,Seattle,Silicon Valley,Toronto,Vancouver ,London -
In the Boston campus I live in, there are snell library, 2 sports facilities- Marino and squashbursters, and medical services called UHCS.
There are many Indian and Asian cultural events that happen. We celebrate Ganesh chaturthi, Krishna janmashtami, Diwali, Halloween, Christmas, Fall break, spring break, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and many more.
Part Time Jobs
- 4-5 students in a department secure TA positions, and they pay around 20 USD per hour. RAs are not paid. If you want, you can volunteer.
- There are on-campus jobs like Residential security officer, Teaching Assistants, event management, Supervisors, administrative staffs, curry receptionists, creative assistants, event team assistant, Coordinator of Customized Programs, Results Extended Reality Immersive Media Lab Part-Time Associate, university recreation equipment technician, university recreation photographer, university recreation videographer and many more.
- Per hour, these jobs pay around 15 USD to 20 USD. During the semesters, students can work maximum upto 20 hours per week. When they have break in summer, if students don't take any courses, they can work upto 40 hours maximum.
- It is very difficult to get on-campus jobs here. 1 in 50 students get an on-campus jobs. It is even more difficult than getting internships.
Placement
- 15% of students secure jobs within 6 months.
- 30 USD per hour is an average salary range that most students can expect to earn upon graduation.
- students usually apply on LinkedIn or in the company portal to find jobs after graduation.
- There is no concept of placements here. Students have to find jobs themselves.
- Amgen, biogen, Moderna, Pfizer, and sanofi are the companies where 15% secure their jobs.
Accommodation
- I found my accommodation Through an app called Yocket, from there I got links for some whatsapp groups.
- Monthly expenses include many things as listed below (per person) - Rent, electricity bill, water bill, WiFi bill, Laundry, groceries, Transportation. Everything in total would be around 1000 US dollars. So, this expense would be there for every month.
- It was difficult to find vegetarians and the places were very bad with rats and cockroaches. Most people never used to reply.
- Mission Main is a very good place to stay, it is safe at night. Police and ambulance will be going around this area. It is very nearby University and also near to train station, grocery stores, and bus stand.
- I live in Mission main and it is 10 mins walk to the university. Most of the Indian students live in an apartment called Jvue.
Exams
- GRE is not compulsorily required. It is optional. You can either take IELTS or TOEFL for English proficiency exam. Yes, the university requires Statement of Purpose, Letter of recommendation, and resume is must. Personal statement is optional.
- There was no interview. It's direct admission after the acceptance.
- GRE is not compulsorily required. It is optional. You can either take IELTS or TOEFL for English proficiency exam. Yes, the university requires Statement of Purpose, Letter of recommendation, and resume is must. Personal statement is optional.
- There was no interview. It's direct admission after the acceptance.
Fees
- For entire course, the total cost of entire fees is 80,000 US dollars.
- Per semester, the fees is 21, 000 US dollars.
- Monthly expenses include many things as listed below (per person) - Rent, electricity bill, water bill, WiFi bill, Laundry, groceries,
- Transportation. Everything in total would be around 1000 US dollars. So, this expense would be there for every month.
Scholarship
- No international students are offered with any scholarship. Only undergraduate students and graduate students who are US citizens get scholarship of 50%.
- None of my friends or any seniors got any scholarships from any batch. I haven't heard anything such as scholarships for us at Northeastern University. You must be a US citizen or Permanent US resident who is eligible to vote, only they get the scholarships.
