<p>@mathmomvt, I emailed the admission and that was the reply I got. If the designation deadline is 4/11, can you make NEU #1 choice, visit the campus, and then change the designation if your son doesn’t like the school? My son applied thinking he will get a full tuition (another school he applied because of NMSF status was UCF), but since out of pocket costs will be around $30K, I don’t think he will consider going. We are from California, so if the costs are similar to UC’s ($30K including room and board), he said he will rather go to UC’s than NEU.</p>