@PengsPhils believe me, I know. Northeastern was very impressive, and has absolutely everything we are looking for. But we applied RD ( I say we because I’m the mom and I’m very invested - I was a single mom to this boy for his first 10 years and he is so bright, so hard working, honest and deserving…) we are waiting for the decision. We have friends who,s kids have already been admitted with merit $$ and much lower stats. I just don’t understand it. He’s a very high achiever and you couldn’t ask for a more dedicated student. He applied ED to CMU after spending a summer there in the AP/EA program and getting As in the engineering and nanoscience classes, and was denied. This entire process has been very disheartening. He’s accepted to Penn State, Purdue, Pitt and RIT, so I’m trying to give each a fair shot and learn as much as I can. So far nothing compares to Carnegie, MIT and Northeastern. Praying for an acceptance to NU.