Northeastern early admit issue??

[Anonymous]

Why would anyone would choose NEU over a state flagship? The cost differential is absolutely astounding.

At some point, the other shoe has to drop, no? People are going to realize that if it's now harder to get into NEU than, say, Cornell or Dartmouth... I mean, you'd go with the school that is universally considered better.

[Anonymous]

Who in the world are you people citing teenagers on Reddit laughing at northeastern as a compelling indictment? It’s deeply weird and if you are the type of people that dislike it I like it all the more. -no connection to the school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For the NEU bashers, what makes it overrated? Yes, it USED to be a commuter school and played the game to rise up USNWR rankings, but now enrolls high stat kids from all over the country and has an acceptance rate below 20%. Poor education? Subpar job placement? Serious inquiry. My rising senior and I really liked it. Outside a couple of "lottery" schools, it's his first choice.

To be frank, it just doesn't have that great of an image. LOTS of kids make fun of it, think of it as the desperate school that gamed the rankings, etc. It's an image issue almost solely since I'm sure it'a good school (though not sure if it's enough to justify the price/hype). We'll see if that image changes a decade or two from now.

If that's true, that's because the handful of kids around you are spoiled brats raised by shallow parents who only care about prestige. 
I have a kid in a T20 school and never heard of the kid and kid's friends making fun of other schools.  
Well I guess there's always a loud minority voice. 

The general image of Northeastern is a cool city school that produces results.
That's why the application is surging. It would be the opposite if the image is actually bad duh.

Lol the NEU kool-aid at its finest. NEU may be a lot of things, but I can promise you that its general image is definitely not one of a "cool city school" (lmao).

I mean, come on, let's get real. The top post on Applying2College right now is a bunch of students and prospective students decrying the school.

Ok it's not the image.
It's just a good school. That's why I guess.

Yes bunch of students got rejected.
I can also see a bunch of students decrying many of the top schools as well, so not a news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone would choose NEU over a state flagship? The cost differential is absolutely astounding.

At some point, the other shoe has to drop, no? People are going to realize that if it's now harder to get into NEU than, say, Cornell or Dartmouth... I mean, you'd go with the school that is universally considered better.

a state flagship vs a private college argument is nothing new and nothing unique to Northeastern.
 
Lets' say UMCP vs Northeastern. 

If full pay for Northeastern and in-state for UMD, I can see most would choose UMCP.If cost is similar from aid/scholarship, then I can see many would choose Northeastern.
Here's an idea. It actually turns out 50:50 for
this.https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Northeastern+University&with=University+of+Maryland%2C+College+Park

I don't think it'll get harder than Cornell or Dartmouth any time soon. 
Like I mentioned above, if you get into a T25ish school, you'll choose that.
If not, it's becoming a good next option. That's all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone would choose NEU over a state flagship? The cost differential is absolutely astounding.

At some point, the other shoe has to drop, no? People are going to realize that if it's now harder to get into NEU than, say, Cornell or Dartmouth... I mean, you'd go with the school that is universally considered better.

a state flagship vs a private college argument is nothing new and nothing unique to Northeastern.
 
Lets' say UMCP vs Northeastern. 

If full pay for Northeastern and in-state for UMD, I can see most would choose UMCP.If cost is similar from aid/scholarship, then I can see many would choose Northeastern.
Here's an idea. It actually turns out 50:50 for
this.https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Northeastern+University&with=University+of+Maryland%2C+College+Park

I don't think it'll get harder than Cornell or Dartmouth any time soon. 
Like I mentioned above, if you get into a T25ish school, you'll choose that.
If not, it's becoming a good next option. That's all.

This proves my prediction

https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Northeastern+University&with=University+of+Maryland%2C+College+Park

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For the NEU bashers, what makes it overrated? Yes, it USED to be a commuter school and played the game to rise up USNWR rankings, but now enrolls high stat kids from all over the country and has an acceptance rate below 20%. Poor education? Subpar job placement? Serious inquiry. My rising senior and I really liked it. Outside a couple of "lottery" schools, it's his first choice.

To be frank, it just doesn't have that great of an image. LOTS of kids make fun of it, think of it as the desperate school that gamed the rankings, etc. It's an image issue almost solely since I'm sure it'a good school (though not sure if it's enough to justify the price/hype). We'll see if that image changes a decade or two from now.

Wait....it's not a good school because "LOTS of kids make fun of it"??? Well, it seems as though LOTS of kids are applying there, so....

For the record, I have no dog in this hunt but have a friend in Boston who has hired several kids from NEU's design school and raves about them (and says the school has a lot going for it).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For the NEU bashers, what makes it overrated? Yes, it USED to be a commuter school and played the game to rise up USNWR rankings, but now enrolls high stat kids from all over the country and has an acceptance rate below 20%. Poor education? Subpar job placement? Serious inquiry. My rising senior and I really liked it. Outside a couple of "lottery" schools, it's his first choice.

+1

Thought it was fantastic on our tour...liked it way better than a lot of other "better ranked" schools. The co-op program is unique and give the school something very different. That is why a lot of people really like it. The people who don't like it don't cite anything substantive (they ONLY talk about how it "gamed" the rankings...the rankings are stupid to begin with....)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For the NEU bashers, what makes it overrated? Yes, it USED to be a commuter school and played the game to rise up USNWR rankings, but now enrolls high stat kids from all over the country and has an acceptance rate below 20%. Poor education? Subpar job placement? Serious inquiry. My rising senior and I really liked it. Outside a couple of "lottery" schools, it's his first choice.

To be frank, it just doesn't have that great of an image. LOTS of kids make fun of it, think of it as the desperate school that gamed the rankings, etc. It's an image issue almost solely since I'm sure it'a good school (though not sure if it's enough to justify the price/hype). We'll see if that image changes a decade or two from now.

Wait....it's not a good school because "LOTS of kids make fun of it"??? Well, it seems as though LOTS of kids are applying there, so....

For the record, I have no dog in this hunt but have a friend in Boston who has hired several kids from NEU's design school and raves about them (and says the school has a lot going for it).

LOL ok sure. At least make your lie sound a tad believable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the NEU bashers, what makes it overrated? Yes, it USED to be a commuter school and played the game to rise up USNWR rankings, but now enrolls high stat kids from all over the country and has an acceptance rate below 20%. Poor education? Subpar job placement? Serious inquiry. My rising senior and I really liked it. Outside a couple of "lottery" schools, it's his first choice.

To be frank, it just doesn't have that great of an image. LOTS of kids make fun of it, think of it as the desperate school that gamed the rankings, etc. It's an image issue almost solely since I'm sure it'a good school (though not sure if it's enough to justify the price/hype). We'll see if that image changes a decade or two from now.

Wait....it's not a good school because "LOTS of kids make fun of it"??? Well, it seems as though LOTS of kids are applying there, so....

For the record, I have no dog in this hunt but have a friend in Boston who has hired several kids from NEU's design school and raves about them (and says the school has a lot going for it).

Northeastern is actually ranked pretty high for Design in the College of Art, Media, and Design.
Good thing is that you can also combine the design major with other deciplines.
https://www.educationcorner.com/top-design-colleges.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I posted the 90K number - I got that from an admissions officer at NE who said it in a webinar for admitted students we attended this week

Also from a guy on Reddit,

"During a meeting on housing a few days ago, Northeastern reps stated their goal for the class of 2026 is 2500 students.
91k people applied, with a 33% yield rate, creating around 7500 acceptances, which works out to 8.25% acceptance rate."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone would choose NEU over a state flagship? The cost differential is absolutely astounding.

At some point, the other shoe has to drop, no? People are going to realize that if it's now harder to get into NEU than, say, Cornell or Dartmouth... I mean, you'd go with the school that is universally considered better.

a state flagship vs a private college argument is nothing new and nothing unique to Northeastern.
 
Lets' say UMCP vs Northeastern. 

If full pay for Northeastern and in-state for UMD, I can see most would choose UMCP.If cost is similar from aid/scholarship, then I can see many would choose Northeastern.
Here's an idea. It actually turns out 50:50 for
this.https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=Northeastern+University&with=University+of+Maryland%2C+College+Park

I don't think it'll get harder than Cornell or Dartmouth any time soon. 
Like I mentioned above, if you get into a T25ish school, you'll choose that.
If not, it's becoming a good next option. That's all.

I'm the, "For the NEU bashers, what makes it overrated" poster. I agree with your comparison between NEU full pay and instate UMDCP (although we're in Virginia...I get the point). For much as my son likes NEU, he understands that we WON'T/CAN'T be full pay. Only the lottery schools could we really only consider $75+ a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted the 90K number - I got that from an admissions officer at NE who said it in a webinar for admitted students we attended this week

Also from a guy on Reddit,

"During a meeting on housing a few days ago, Northeastern reps stated their goal for the class of 2026 is 2500 students.
91k people applied, with a 33% yield rate, creating around 7500 acceptances, which works out to 8.25% acceptance rate."

2,500?! Holy crap. That doesn't make any sense. Normal class size around 4,000+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted the 90K number - I got that from an admissions officer at NE who said it in a webinar for admitted students we attended this week

Also from a guy on Reddit,

"During a meeting on housing a few days ago, Northeastern reps stated their goal for the class of 2026 is 2500 students.
91k people applied, with a 33% yield rate, creating around 7500 acceptances, which works out to 8.25% acceptance rate."

2,500?! Holy crap. That doesn't make any sense. Normal class size around 4,000+

This is due to the over-enrollment last year.
Much more students committed than expected last year.

Also yields has been 20-25%, but not estimating over 30%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted the 90K number - I got that from an admissions officer at NE who said it in a webinar for admitted students we attended this week

Also from a guy on Reddit,

"During a meeting on housing a few days ago, Northeastern reps stated their goal for the class of 2026 is 2500 students.
91k people applied, with a 33% yield rate, creating around 7500 acceptances, which works out to 8.25% acceptance rate."

2,500?! Holy crap. That doesn't make any sense. Normal class size around 4,000+

This is due to the over-enrollment last year.
Much more students committed than expected last year.

Also yields has been 20-25%, but not estimating over 30%

Apparently the yield last year was over 30% (when historically it had been 20-25%)...hence the overenrollment last year. Now they have a surge in applicants plus the need for a smaller class (because of the overenrollment last year) plus a new/higher yield estimate...that's why the acceptance rate is going to tank this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted the 90K number - I got that from an admissions officer at NE who said it in a webinar for admitted students we attended this week

Also from a guy on Reddit,

"During a meeting on housing a few days ago, Northeastern reps stated their goal for the class of 2026 is 2500 students.
91k people applied, with a 33% yield rate, creating around 7500 acceptances, which works out to 8.25% acceptance rate."

2,500?! Holy crap. That doesn't make any sense. Normal class size around 4,000+

This is due to the over-enrollment last year.
Much more students committed than expected last year.

Also yields has been 20-25%, but not estimating over 30%

Apparently the yield last year was over 30% (when historically it had been 20-25%)...hence the overenrollment last year. Now they have a surge in applicants plus the need for a smaller class (because of the overenrollment last year) plus a new/higher yield estimate...that's why the acceptance rate is going to tank this year.

oh typo.
I meant to say 'now estimating over 30%'.
They are estimating 33% this year.

Almost all the schools have increased applications, but Northeastern is one of the few school that has increased yield as well.
So students are not just adding to the apply list, but acually choose to attend.