Northeastern Gets a Bad Rep?

I had posted asking about DMSB vs CSOM at Boston College and put into context that Northeastern has a much better music program in regards to what I want to learn. I immediately got 20+ people saying "Northeastern sucks, BC is better" disregarding ANY of the context that I had put about what I want to study. Especially considering I basically said "I don't care much about applying to BC but should I anyways, with Northeastern as my top choice"

When I had my campus visit, I genuinely thought that the kids at Northeastern seemed academically motivated. My sisters had gone to BC and although it had a lot of prestige and CSOM is highly respected they struggled to get well paying jobs and to this day haven't had the easiest time using the schools prestige to their advantage.

Give it to me straight up: are Northeastern kids interested in their academics or do they go to the school for other reasons? Why do you think the school gets such a bad rep?