no! northeastern was my first choice
congratulations! Was the 48k/year?
Great point, WilliamNYC.
@tganns What has your daughter’s experience been so far at Northeastern? What state is she from? (Would love to know how she made the transition - this is the biggest school my daughter is applying to, and I’m a little worried she might fall through the cracks in a big-city campus).
For me, it was really down to a few main things: co-op (as mentioned), academics specific to major, flexibility, and Boston. The CS program here is incredible (my major), and there are a lot of programs with a great reputation here. Other examples are engineering, business, pharmacy, PT, and physical sciences.
I saw your post on another thread re comparing schools, feel free to message me!
My daughter has adjusted better than I could have imagined. We are from a small rural town in upstate NY and her hs graduating class was about 100 kids. She had a small friend group and tended to be on the quiet studious side so I was worried. I feel like the environment at northeastern has made her blossom. She has made a great group of friends in the honors dorm. She goes to all sorts of events including the Boston pops the College has exceeded my expectations in so many ways. I have another daughter going to a small liberal arts school and there is such a difference Boston really has something to do for everyone and the College takes advantage of that !
@tganns Thanks for your note - my daughter is from a small rural high school (under 100 seniors). No honors invite at NU, so I guess I would hope – if she chooses to go – she’d, too, make friends in whatever dorm she ends up in!
Thanks a lot, @PengsPhils
I will message you once we get closer to hearing remaining decisions and looking forward to hearing your views.
Thanks again.
I got accepted EA with 3.73 W and 1290 SAT. I had loads of ECs and leadership and a very strong essay. those must have been the reasons i got in because my stats are low af
Message me anytime. I’d be happy to share whatever perspective I have. I know how stressful the whole process can be and you need to trust they will end up where they are meant to be.
Hey everyone! I was deferred with a 3.7 W GPA and a 26 ACT!
Major: Cell and Molecular Bio
6 AP classes and lots of honors
Won 2nd place in Science Olympiad for Microbiology- never took any classes, I taught MicroBio myself
First Generation Student
My essay was about how my Type 1 Diabetes and art influenced my life
EC’s: Health/Diabetes talks during school, Science Olympiad
I’m honestly surprised since I should’ve been rejected with these stats :))
I was accepted EA to honors!
Env Eng, 35 ACT, 770 mAth 2, 4.6 GPA/4.0 UW.
Congrats to everyone who got in and got deferred to RD! 
Solid profile and also deferred- 1460 SAT, 4.6 weighted GPA, 4.0 unweighted, dual enrollment at BU and community college, 5 AP classes, very involved- captain of soccer team,student government, class officer, domestic violence task force, volunteer, and work part-time. But a male applying to engineering from Massachusetts…hoping for some luck in RD.
My son deferred too —- 1460 3.91 top 3% -Engineering
Seemed to be extremely competitive this year but he’s very happy he has Pitt Purdue Clemson Fordham so far
@TomSrOfBoston : any advice on how to strengthen my application: I am a male from a small school in MA applying to the college of engineering, currently valedictorian, very involved- Capt. of Varsity soccer, NHS., class treasurer, student council, domestic violence task force, part-time job, and volunteer in many events, dual enrolled at BU last semester for a physics class and at local community college for english course, 4 AP’s ( my school only offers 3 so I took one online) SAT 1460. Unfortunately, I need financial aid. I was inducted into the Spanish National Honor Society since my EA application and received the John and Abigail Adams scholarship; I can let them know that. I applied ED to an Ivy and diid not get in. Northeastern is now my top choice. Thoughts?
deferred… northeastern is my #1.
1390 SAT (710 math 680 reading)
4.96 GPA top 3% of class
treasurer of students helping honduras, historian of national honor society, co-president of school’s volunteering club, volunteered 2x in honduras to build schools, varsity cross country and track.
hoping for the best in RD. northeastern is my dream school, but i have high financial need.
@ManUnited717 Sent you a PM.
@RelocatedYankee, could you explain what you mean by being a Northeastern, rather than Boston College, kind of family for us non-Bostonians?
Decision: Accepted!
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SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 700 on math, 730 on RW, 1430 superscored. 16 on essay.
Weighted GPA: 3.9 with Judaic Studies classes (I go to a Jewish school) and a 4.1 without. I think they removed Jewish classes from the equation.
AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5). My school got rid of APs my junior year.
Senior Year Course Load: 3 Advanced classes. (no APs)
Number of other EA applicants in your school:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): 2 CSPA Gold Circle awards, 1 Quill and Scroll.
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.):
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Editor-in-Chief of student newspaper, interned at 2 real newspapers, paid columnist for an online news site, clean for my mom’s airbnb, was a part of a jewish and muslim exchange program, playwright for 2 years,
Job/Work Experience: worked as a restaurant hostess
Volunteer/Community Service: volunteered for 3 years at a thrift store,
Summer Experience: did a 1 week journalism intensive week at stanford
[ b]Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):**
Essays: common app was pretty good, I wrote about how I love to think
Teacher Recommendation #1: pretty good i am assuming
Teacher Recommendation #2: ditto
Counselor Rec: really good im bffs with one of them
Additional Info/Rec: faculty adviser of newspaper
Interview: na
Art Supplement:
[ b]Other**
Date Submitted App:
U.S. State/Territory or Country:
School Type: jewish private
Ethnicity: latino and russian
Gender: f
Income Bracket Range: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: co-currics, did a lot of journalism stuff with interning and being an EIC. my faculty adviser and i are very close and she wrote an amazing rec. internships, etc.
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
What would you have done differently?:
Where else did you apply? barnard, BU, USC, UCSB, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Macaulay, The New School, NYU, Rice,
[ b]Other Factors: **
[ b]General Comments & Advice:** i am surprised i got in to be totally honest my college counselor said it would probably be a no. I am honestly considering asking why they accepted me haha. maybe it is because I am from the west coast (Arizona)
@TomSrOfBoston Thank you.