ugh nope…
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Nope here
Still nothing. :{
Friend’s kiddo just got theirs today. They live in Vancouver. The package contains a few pages of contract, a T-shirt, and a poster.
We haven’t gotten our packet either!
Ha ha same with my D …we were driving on our way to our older daughters undergrad graduation in Michigan when she hit the news.she screamed so loud .very excited
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My DS received a large, flat envelope from NU today- not open yet but definitely not anything with swag, poster, etc.
Same here … DS got it today. Just couple of papers and a folded poster. I am kind of mad, for the amount of money they are charging, I would think they could afford to send some swag. It would have been appreciated
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Same here for our younger daughter .Just a large thin envelope .
In contrast our older one got into university of Chicago after being deferred and was so excited when she received a ups shipment with a Hat , scarf ,tshirt along with acceptance .
Nothing in Colorado yet 
They’re just coming out now. I haven’t gotten mine (mail is slow in my area) but a lot of the other 2026 kids have posted them on Instagram.
My son’s envelope arrived in TX yesterday, so hopefully you’ll see yours today!
It seemed they arrived somewhere between 3-5 after acceptance last year if I recall.
I haven’t found the number of ED applications for class of 2026. Is it published somewhere? That is a huge jump from last year!
NU hasn’t released any numbers this year. However, I learned indirectly from a fairly reliable source that they received about 52,000 applications for less than 2,000 spots this year. They usually accept about half through ED, in an effort to boost the yield.
I hope this helps!
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that number sounds way too high for ED
Every top school is trying to protect the yield, so I don’t think @Undecided7 's numbers are far off.
During my last visit, the admission officers confirmed that they had improved the yield to the mid 60s, which is a key metric many people use when comparing peer schools (most schools that are ranked 6th to 15th).
Last year, NU accepted about 1,100 through ED, which was more than half of the capacity. Some of the admits chose to defer due to COVID, which also affected the spots available this year. While class sizes are somewhat manageable, dorm capacity is a real issue. Recall that some colleges (even a few boarding schools) had to rent off-campus hotel rooms to cope with this issue?
Bottomline - NU has been on the way up for the past decade, and the overall admit rate will only drop further, perhaps to the 5% range. The only thing you can do is strengthen your application package and PRAY.
Good luck to all hopefuls!
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Yeah , I got mine around mid Jan
when do the math, NU has yield around 60% means 1100 ED represent 50% already and only 20% of 1100 RD admitted actually enroll at NU? Is that correct calculation? Thanks
Hi @Alyssa_Patterson! I read somewhere that NU yield has gone up ~65% in recent years, thanks to improved rankings and some high-profile new programs. I believe this year NU will enroll about 2,000 freshmen this fall, meaning they will accept about 3,070 (ED and RD). If you take out the ~1,100 acceptances in ED, then there are still 1970 admits, out of which about 900 will end up enrolling, suggesting an RD yield of over 45% or so. I hope my quick math is reliable!