So basically getting in RD is a big deal? I got in NU-IN for the first semester, then directly Boston campus.
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Yes, for sure a big deal! Most people were waitlisted or rejected. Congratulations!
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100% agree. The school makes it too easy to apply, AND students/families donât do all their research before checking that box to apply to NEU. I read so many posts on CC and Reddit where the student/parents donât understand/werenât aware of the non-traditional entry paths and are upset at NEU because they werenât offered Boston campus.
Itâs a two-way street in the college application process: students should love the school that loves them AND schools love the students who love them back!
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I most probably wonât be attending tho! So disappointed that way
Got in RD NUin for Finance. Stats arenât great but my guess is the business school isnât very competitive compared to other majors.
3.8uw
4.15w
6 APs
Good business extracurriculars, but nothing crazy
Anyone have any info on the NUin program, and if the business school is any good. Hard to find to much information on either.
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I got in for the same programme! Finance as well! Intl student here
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The Chief Enrollment Officer came from Tulane in 2022 where they were known to admit a higher percentage ED. Wouldnât be a surprise if heâs employing the same strategies here.
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Definitely. While itâs partly to do with branding and optics, an emphasis on ED makes sense for Northeastern. Their emphasis on experiential learning, co-ops, and study abroad make it a unique experience that is a good fit for certain types of students. They want students who are are really attracted to the Northeastern model.
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That is one reason schools use ED/yield protection. If your student had been admitted to Northeastern last year, would s/he have attended Northeastern?
To be fair, itâs probably as much (if not more) that ED means more money. My daughter was super qualified but weâre playing the merit and money game. Like many, weâre in that massive donut hole of folks who canât just pay 85k a year but who the government also claims donât warrant a penny of aid. So we canât do ED anywhere.
Schools have the right to do as they choose, and NEU seems to be focusing on âthe kids willing to pay a tonâ (also sometimes mislabeled as âthe kids who really love a school). From our town, it was all pretty wealthy families who did ED, and not as much so merit of candidate.
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I think itâs pretty competitive and you should be proud. Donât downplay your accomplishment. Our daughter elected no NU/global and was applying to business school. Had a 4.0/5.1w, 11 AP, awards, and was rejected
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Good info. Didnât really think about this. Iâd guess itâs more a correlation with wealthy than ED (very wealthy tend to ED, and also tend to graduate), more than what you imply, which is that very smart excellent students tend to graduate less if they donât ED. Of the bottom half of applicants in general very few ED anywhere.
If a student ends up at their 5th choice or safety school, they are more likely to attempt to transfer up. Sometimes they succeed. If they donât, they end up as grumpy students who will bad mouth a school. This is often seen in reddit threads for many schools.
I think this may be true generally, as Northeastern is tuition dependent. It doesnât quite match my experience though. My son got in ED, and before we applied we got an estimate of financial aid that made it expensive but doable. The eventual offer came with merit aid that made Northeastern about the same price as going in-state to a state school. I know this doesnât match everyoneâs experience but it shows that itâs not just about the money. Since we were locked in anyway with ED, they didnât have to give merit aid.
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Fair enough Tom. Makes sense. My oldest went to her first choice and ended up transferring, but I wouldnât argue with you that the percentages are higher for your scenarios.
Iâm not sure northeastern obtains the best students they can with their approach, but they are still getting very good students, making great money and of course, working those rankings which is a long term investment.
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Did that initial estimate come with merit? Without that we would have been offered no financial aid so would have been really playing financial Russian roulette and hoping for merit.
No, it didnât come with the merit estimate. And without that estimate, itâs a gamble for many applicants. Increased transparency would definitely help here â not just for NE but for all private schools that offer ED.
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Totally agree! Even if it were a range, or âpresidential scholarship rangeâ would be helpful. At that point though itâs that much more work for the schools. But it would cut down on what my daughter is doing - applying to 15 schools mainly because we donât know what they might cost without knowing merit.
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Northeastern is a private college that uses the CSS profile to determine how to allot its institutional dollars. Does the governmentâs opinion of what you are warranted really have much to do with whether or not you receive financial aid from Northeastern? I get how the government determines who receives a pell grant, but I bet there are students at Northeastern who get financial aid while being ineligible (too high of an income) for a pell grant.
Also just to share my experience about NU aids and application round. My twins applied EA (non-binding) and they both got in CS w/ something major, with Honors Scholarship that offer them $27k/year each.
We DID NOT even fill out CSS/FAFSA as we would not have qualified anyways. Each year, there are handful of kids from their school going to NU, and we used to be their feeder school before Covid. We are 3 hours away.
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