For someone not looking to argue, multiple people have asked you to stop with your repeated comments that you think NUin students are somehow second class citizens yet you continue to make them. They don’t have confidence issues and that is incredibly rude and dismissive. These are talented students who are global-minded, which is a good thing. No one at NU sees these students as second class citizens and after the first semester freshmen year, they are on campus like every other freshman. Please stop. Again.
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Are you kidding me? You have repeated your belief of the NUin kids being second class citizens enough. You already said “not for my kid”, so run along.
My child is extremely capable, has several other solid offers including excellent merit scholarships, has strong confidence and certainly does not consider themselves a second class citizen - and is very much leaning in the direction of choosing NU. I can’t believe someone would bother trolling others whose children are excited about a program!
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Not to mention that from what I’m reading here, there are some significant advantages to being admitted to NUin. Smaller cohort (making a big school smaller for students who need that smaller group feel) and first semester grades not being calculated into GPA (for very grade-conscious students who may benefit from that in the transition to college). And if someone offered me the opportunity to live in the Westin Copley for 4 months…? Sign me up!
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I second your comment. I don’t usually post on CC, but I have been following the NU threads since my son first became interested in NU. He was accepted ED1 for computer science and will be on the main Boston campus in the fall. He is not in the NUin program because he didn’t express interest and more importantly, I believe that the AOs are experienced enough to know that it wouldn’t be a good fit for him. But there are so many students, equally qualified, who are worldly and adventurous and the admissions officers have been doing this long enough to know who they are (my younger daughter may well be one of those and I would be thrilled for her to participate in NUin when her time comes). Those students are chosen for NUin because they are likely to be enormously successful in the program and return to Boston having had an incredible experience to build on. My son has friends with outstanding credentials who were not admitted to NU at all this year. So I truly believe that NUin and NUBound are not only opportunities for the university to admit more qualified candidates, but to diversify the student body with those who can thrive in a study abroad learning environment. Kudos to all of these great kids. And if NUin isn’t right for your child, that’s fine. But @PRMAMA2 please don’t make assumptions about the program that are negative and defamatory. It’s not helpful and it’s not welcome here.
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Are you sure? I told my admissions counselor I wanted to be reviewed for NUin and I am thrilled to be attending.
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Does anybody know the yield rate for the kids admitted to the NUin program? I would think that would be a pretty good indicator of how appealing the program is.
We have a distant friend whose kid did the NUin Program this past year (Boston option). They seemed to be happy with it. The hotel room pics they posted on social media looked quite nice!!
I think the larger issue is that kids are placed in the NUin Program who didn’t request it. Maybe the AOs are adept at finding adventurous kids who would have a high likelihood of succeeding. But, if the kid didn’t choose it, admission to the program with no option to select otherwise can be disappointing.
I guess that’s my long winded way of asking: if NUin is such an incredible program, why not just select the participants who actually indicated a preference for it on their application?
@PRMAMA2 At no time did my son feel like he was being treated like a second class citizen by Northeastern. The merit scholarship offered was extremely generous. His decision to withdraw his application was all about his personal desire to start college specifically living on-campus. Best wishes to your student.
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Trust me, I’m not happy that she started the whole “second class citizen” thread as a reply to a post with MY son’s stats. At no time have I made a negative comment about NU. I don’t appreciate that she implied my kid was in the “same boat”. My son feels honored to have been accepted and recognized with a Dean’s scholarship. While he said he wasn’t interested in studying abroad in his first semester, he did indicate interest studying abroad later in Europe and international co-op opportunities. I am assuming that is why he was identified as a candidate for NUin.
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Today, I was emailed that I was being designated as a CAMD Dean’s Fellow. I’m very excited about this opportunity, and was curious as to (about) how many people get this designation per year?
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I did some research, NUin and NUBound students typically have an average 1400 SAT. Of course, this is coming from past NU students. Moderators, please correct me if I am wrong. I did find out that your GPA does NOT transfer back to NU. NUin and Bound students are not reported for yield (if this matters to you). Many students reported being assigned to Jr or Sr dorms upon returning. One student reported that many NU students drop out after first semester in Boston. Many rooms open up. Personally I know two students who did transfer out. One didn’t even make it through first semester. It’s a challenging environment. FYI, drinking age is 18 internationally. If I had the choice I’d prefer NUin over NUBound due to Boston option for COVID. I’m grateful to NU for the opportunity even if it doesn’t work out.
the credits transfer but the grades do not? for both NUIn and NUBound? can you point me to where you found that information?
Check Reddit and NUin threads on here. Took some digging but lots of insight from students and parents. The GPA stood out to me.
I’ve never found any stats on NUin/Bound SAT scores, so I would doubt that until I saw citation.
Both of these things are true.
This varies, but junior/senior is not a typical case, though a decent chunk do end up in sophomore housing. They place people where spots are available, and a decent chunk end up in freshman housing too.
This sounds like a possible misinterpretation. Many spots open up because people graduate mid-year because of co-op, not transfer out. Northeastern has one of the higher freshman retention rates out there at 96% last I checked. Even if all 4% of those were gone by the end of the first semester, that’s 112 beds max.
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Regarding GPA what I learn from last year NUin students you need to be careful which courses are applicable for your major take those then you transfer back to NEU major.
Required and electives you can transfer the GPA.
There are some culture courses etc can’t be transferred
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Deleted. PengsPhils covered what I was going to say.
I actually remembered hearing the 1400 SAT figure awhile back too. I searched the forum and found the reference in the NUin Information and FAQ thread. It’s directly from Northeastern in 2019:
“The average two-part SAT score for a student admitted to this program—called N.U.in—exceeds 1400 and is in the 97th percentile of all students who take the SAT nationwide.”
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If, presumably, the statistics for this 2019 article are from 2018 SAT scores then 97th percentile at that time was 1450/1460. That would correlate to the “exceeds 1400” comment.
Congrats! Sounds like a relatively new program (not sure if it is just starting or has been around for a couple of years.) probably a relatively small group from each major in CAMD. Could be a fun cohort. My D received a very generous CAMD Deans Scholarship when she started five years ago. I think they’ve broadened the program over the years. She has enjoyed her years in CAMD.
https://camd.northeastern.edu/undergraduate-admissions/scholarships-financial-awards/
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I haven’t received my financial aid yet RIP 
Interesting, that’s a good find, thanks!
Of note, the language is “exceeds 1400”. The 97th percentile for 2019 is actually 1450-1460. It’s a very odd way to phrase it if you ask me, but point being that the average SAT for NU.in is actually within the middle 50% SAT for that year. So the difference between NU.in and Fall admit stats for 2019 would appear to be minor at best.
Just saw @krball already typed this up, but posting to add the note the context that it is within the middle 50% range for that year as well.