Harry,

My former wife went to Northeastern University. She was told when she
entered she would be able to pay for her education with her co-op work.
When she started her second year (and the co-op portion) she was told the
co-op work would never cover her expenses it was for "work experience."

>Ah, Sharon, you've caught me out! I was forgetting about co-op programs.
>You're right, in the sense that they help to give people markeatble
>experience. However, the tradeoff is that there tends to be less academic
>content in the overall program. Sometimes (computer science, for example)
>this is probably a good thing; in other cases, it may not be. I am afraid I
>have no personal experience in co-op programs and should probably keep my
>mouth shut. However, co-op programs DO have one very useful advantage - that
>of showcasing participants to potential employers and, given the current job
>market and the difficulties new graduates face in finding jobs, that can be
>one HELL of an advantage.
>

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