Northeastern University (NEU) Reviews and Ratings

• I live off campus. Most of the international students live off campus.
• On-campus housing is quite expensive, with shared apartments around $2000 to begin with. Compared to around $400 for shared living outside.
• Finding a house is always a challenge. I recommend joining facebook housing groups and whatsapp housing groups. These groups are always active and are always looking for people to provide accommodation.
• My monthly rent ranged from $550 (sharing) to $1200 (private).
• I always used to live within a 2-mile radius of the univ.
• Some students opt for online classes and tend to live far away from the univ., so they can pay less rent.
• Indians are everywhere and it's not a big problem. Join the groups and you're good to go!

• I was staying off-campus from the moment I landed in the US. There are no on-campus dorms for graduate students at Northeastern University.
• I paid somewhere around $530-$560 at each of the places I stayed at. The heat and hot water were mostly included. You always had to pay for the electricity and WiFi.
• I stayed around 15-20 minutes away from campus. I used to walk to campus. I stayed in the area where most Indian students stayed, the Longwood Medical Area.

• Boston is just too expensive.

• I opted for off-campus accommodations.
• I found it with the help of a relative and different websites like apt-finder and willow.
• It was challenging to find an apartment because you cannot come and see what you're signing up for. You can always contact seniors and ask if they've got space in their house or if anyone has, they can tell you. WPI has an off-campus Facebook house hunt group as well.
• I would like to recommend students definitely find a walking distance house from WPI as it gets harsh in winters. And find a house with a good heater.
• My accommodations were a 7-10 minute walk from campus so it was pretty close. Most of the Indian students live in the same neighborhood.

• Off-campus, already has friends and their support was present. 
• Monthly rent was 800$. This included heat and water. 
• The challenge of budget friendly accommodations near university was there.
• Join whatsapp groups, use fb marketplace and you will get the best deals.
• Mine was a 20 mins walk about 1.5 miles from the university. Boston has Indians everywhere

• 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.
   

• I found my accommodation via a broker named StudentLandings Inc.
• Monthly expenses include rent and utilities (electricity, gas, and wifi bill). Rent costs around 530 dollars, and utilities cost around 70-80 dollars max per month. Facilities only include all the in-unit appliances like microwave, dishwasher, oven, Washer and dryer.
• We didn't face any challenges while finding accommodations; as such, everything went smoothly.
• Do look out for accommodation mainly in the Mission Hill area, as the utility bill there is free of charge and its very close to the university. Also, the neighbourhood is very safe and lively.
• I don't have any transportation costs as there's a free bus ride on the route where my house is located. And on top of that, my house is just 1.3 km away from the university, which is pretty convenient.
• Most Indian students stay in areas like Roxbury, Mission Hill, Fenway, and South End. These are places that are near the university.

• The Graduate Students doesn't have On-Campus accommodation option. But, Northeastern offers off-campus house searching facilities. 
• I found my first accommodation through Northeastern Housing groups, where each day the messages are piled up with accommodations for students. 
• The monthly rent varies depending on the place. If you find a place near University, it will cost more than $1000 for private room and $700 for shared room. 
• I stayed in a shared room where I paid $625 including utilities (Water, Gas, sewage) and there will be additional utility charges (electricity and Wi-Fi).
• I would say check in the Northeastern Housing groups for accommodation, which is the easier way, and also, check in Facebook pages for accommodations.
• My accommodation is 0.8 miles away from University, and it is a place called Roxbury, where most of the Indian students stay, because of less monthly rent, easier bus service access.

• I found my accommodation on AirBnB.com and Craigslist. 
• I paid around 800$ for a single-bedroom, 4-room apartment. It included an attached bathroom.
• I found it challenging to get a fully furnished apartment and an apartment with reduced prices.
• I would certainly recommend checking Airbnb and probably reaching out to realtors one-on-one for apartments or even if you can shed an extra few dollars, please get yourself an on-campus accommodation. Do not solely rely on lessor advertising their property on Craigslist. Be extra cautious.
• It is not that far. It is like 3 miles away from the college campus.Indian students mostly stay in the vicinity of the campus for ease of commute.

I chose this university as their Internship program known as COOP was the most important factor and their ranking, also having good support for COOP will help me in searching for a full-time job. The College is not that great if you want a stable start as there is no on-campus job that you can get easily, everyone is Indian so no foreign exposure. Every Indian has their setting there so that's the only reason they have some on-campus job. Fees are high, too many issues in college administration. But one good thing is the coop search experience you have there you will grind very hard to get an internship which will make you job ready and they have good support for the intern but don't come with high hopes here as even the city is costly.