<p>@novafan1225, </p>
<p>Saying that NUin is on par with waitlisted and that they are borderline applicants is a misleading if not false statement.</p>
<p>I lived on campus for the first semester of my freshman year, but I have many friends who are in the NUin program, who are more than qualified to be at Northeastern. Many of them had better statistics than those who lived at Northeastern.</p>
<p>The idea behind NUin is allowing for students who the admissions staff deems ready to live abroad the opportunity to do so. Some students that Northeastern accepts to live on campus for freshman year don’t have the qualities to live off campus their freshman year.</p>
<p>If you were accepted to the NUin program, you are a Northeastern student. You met the qualities of the rest of the freshman class, and you stood out among the applicants at the school.</p>
<p>The waitlist does mean that they see something they like in you, but unfortunately don’t have room for you. You are not guaranteed a spot at Northeastern, so if it is a school you desire to go to, then NUin is better than the waitlist for you.</p>
<p>NUin allows you to complete a study abroad semester and develop a close knit group of friends before coming to Boston.</p>
<p>Personally, I wouldn’t have minded being accepted into the program.</p>