<p>Hate to sound mean, but NEU probably doesn’t care if they lose 1 3.85 UW, 2200+ kid because they diminished their guaranteed scholarship from full tuition to 75%. I think they said they had upwards of 20k EA applicants, many of whom I’m sure fall in this category and can afford NEU with Dean’s, grants, federal aid, etc.
Rankings wise, it’s not feasible to offer full tuition anymore to every NMF. (Maybe this is just me, but it seems silly to reward a good job on a practice SAT when actual SAT results are available.) While it is unfortunately no longer an option for you, NEU has the luxury of increasing their standards.</p>