My student graduated in four years with a degree in computer engineering. She came in with a normal amount of transfer credits from AP courses in high school, and she completed two co-ops.
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Itâs yield protection. Northeastern wants to protect their yield. All those high-stats kids Northeastern is aware will get into probably Ivy leagues or top-tier state schools and wouldnât accept the Northeastern acceptance. So to protect their yield they go for for mid-stats kids. Northeastern doesnât offer the best merit aid, but their financial aid is pretty solid if your low income. My initial financial read was pretty kind even cheaper than some of my in-state schools Iâm waiting for my full financial package which should come out in the next 2 weeks and my expectation is a generous package.
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No. But they do have to pay for their dorm costs if they are using Northeasternâs housing, I did some digging about Northeastern and thatâs what I found. Usually though co-ops happen during like a fall or spring season and then students make up by doing summer classes every summer.
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Niche says 91%, not sure about accuracy. Their website says 90.4% graduate within 6 years: https://facts.northeastern.edu
I have seen that zero figure in the CDS for four-year graduation and it has to be a mistake or oversight. In the past decade Northeastern has made the 4-year option with two 6 month coops the norm. Although students can still choose the 5-year option with three coop periods.
Whether the student chooses the 4- or 5-year option, they only pay tuition for 8 semesters.
Coops are not summer jobs. They generally last six months from July to December or January to June. Please read the coop website linked below.
Inside co-op - Northeastern University
Co-op - Northeastern University
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That 40% admit rate likely includes students offered one of the alternate entry programs, NU In etc.
I am a local and many locals, even alumni, still think of the Northeastern of 40 years ago
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A top-stat student who really wants to attend Northeastern should apply ED I or ED II.
Northeastern has changed the merit/need-based aid mix in the past decade, less merit aid, more need-based grants. That was a deliberate choice.
I wasnât aware that NU In was that large either. The 1500 figure is for enrolled students.
Yield protection is seen as a bad thing, at any college. But consider that a school wants to enroll students who really want to attend, not students who âended up thereâ because of rejections from âbetterâ schools. If the school is their first choice (ED I) or second choice (ED II) the student is more likely to be happy and not try to transfer up at the first opportunity. That helps the retention and graduation rates.
A couple cycles ago a parent complained here on CC that her high stat daughter had been rejected by Northeastern but accepted at Princeton, where she would be attending. I replied to her post asking if her daughter had been accepted at Northeastern would she have attended. Her reply was âOf course not.â
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They do not. You can appeal the need-based aid though.
100% agree
thank you!
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Putting some info here for all the lurkers and folks who want perspective on their decision from NEUâŠ
- Oldest son is a soph at NEU, had a 3.9 UW, 1490 SAT, very good ECs and essay. He was accepted NU.in EA two years ago. Went to Greece, greatest thing that could have happened to him.
- Youngest son was just waitlisted RD, 3.8 UW, 1550 SAT, excellent ECs and essay.
It goes without saying, there is no way you can figure out what the admissions counselors are looking for. But it all seems to work out.
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thatâs a headscratcher - you wouldâve thought the sibling legacy wouldâve helped the younger siblingâs chances given the older one did enroll thus confirming the school that you take their acceptance letter seriously.
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Iâd recommend sending in a LOCI, indicating how his brother so enjoyed the NU In experience and he hoped to do the same.
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I donât think OP is looking for advice on how to proceedâjust commenting on the unpredictability of institutional needs/college admissions
Yeah, I understand. I think I should be thanking Yield Protection because itâs allowed me to accept what I consider a prestigious university. My GPA wasnât that good before the mid-year report, but I applied to EA and got deferred, which showed interest. I also need a lot of financial aid and so far Northeastern has a pretty solid package in my first financial aid read which I requested from NEU when I was considering ED II I ultimately decided to keep my hopes high although right now NEU still seems to be the best choice for me.
I can see the argument against ED though because you are locked and you donât really get to compare financial aid packages with other schools. Itâs great if you can afford NEU tuition and can pay full price.
We had asmitted student day yesterday in chicago.. i asked them the same question.. they said 80 percent of them complete in 4 years.. i believe if your kid is coming up with enough AP credits then its easy to complete in 4 years
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to anyone whoâs fin.aid letter said that they require more info⊠Did you receive your fin aid decision yet?