DS got accepted as CS major (RD from NJ)!
We just got the acceptance package this week and the letter is signed by ALL admission officers!! I think that’s really a cool thing to do. Though so far my son was not considering the college seriously (as he is hesitant about the co-op), bit that letter might have changed his mind.
Yes
If you are talking about the school’s merit aid, I think yes. My D got NUin and her portal shows the Dean’s Scholarship can apply to the abroad semester as well as the Boston semester ($2500 each semester). If you are talking about outside merit scholarships, I don’t see why not because even while you are in NUin, you are a matriculated Northeastern student.
The only financial aid that cannot be used during NU In is state and federal grants.
DS has committed to NU.in. Yaayy!!! After committing, does he get a Northeastern email address? If yes, how to get details of the same.
After committing, what are the next steps?
Technically NUIN students are not matriculated at NU until they return to Boston in the spring. However for outside scholarships, I’m sure it’s fine.
What are the next steps after committing on NU.in and selecting the location? My son received some forms to fill that he has completed. What next?
Someone reported getting off the waitlist into global scholars yesterday. Anyone else?
Yes, my son got into the Global Scholars program on Thursday off of the waitlist.
Has someone received their admission package with the tuition, housing and fees for 2024-2025?
D24 was EA, was deferred, then RD was accepted to Global Scholars (which was not her choice.)
Just yesterday she enrolled at Lehigh. In the next day or two she will write to decline her admission to NEU.
Hello! Congratulations to your son! May I ask if he wrote a Letter of Continued Interest?
Yes, common app and also the concept of ED has driven admissions crazy. But College admission at NEU in particular is crazier than at most schools, because of the way they game the system to improve their ‘prestige stats’ (admission rate, yield rate, etc), like lowering the bar to application with app fee waivers and not requiring supplemental essays, and encouraging people who clearly are below the bar to admission to apply…
A neighbor’s son who was rejected from NU is going to Brown. There are too many qualified applicants for too few spots. Congrats to all admitted on Decision Day!
If he had been admitted to Northeastern, would he have chosen it over Brown? That is what yield protection is for.
I understand yield protection, but how would NEU know whether that applicant would choose Brown over NEU? The AOs can’t predict intangible metrics under consideration.
High school senior here. I was waitlisted for RD, and NU is my dream school. I already sent out a LOCI. What else can I do further?
Applied as health major/pre-med track
My stats:
GPA: 4.3 W/4.0UW
Class Rank: top 10% (my school doesn’t count it tho)
10 APs, 7 college dual enrollment classes/honors
Art/music: Symphonic orchestra, chamber orchestra, photography, creative crafts
Test Optional
Extracurriculars: Independent research on Immunotherapy in Cancer treatment, Founder & president of school’s STEM club, Head editor of a research team in Columbia’s SEM program, Key club secretary & vp, volunteer at a medical clinic, science tutor & teacher assistant, website/founder of Ottoman Odyssey, Member of Girls Who Code, Violinist (since elementary school) & dombraist (self taught), and writer/head editor of school’s magazine club.
Awards just included Honor roll, 2 golds for NYSSMA, and Student of the Month
I did update them with my recent achievements before decisions came out.
yield protection is stupid. It creates a perception of being elite, while actually not admitting the elite candidates. It manipulates data to create a fake appearance of who they wished they were. I know, many schools do it. It’s dumb. NEU is a great school. they should stand on that and not play admission games.
If an applicant has Ivy League stats and EC’s and does not apply ED or show interest in other ways, the assumption would be they are using the college as a safety.
And end up with a 15% yield rate? Or have students who settle for their safety and will attempt to transfer up or stay and be a disgruntled student? No thank you.