40 Colleges & Universities Receive 5 Star Academic Rating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

In fact the the Spring accepted applicants are evaluated the same way at the same time, and their stats are not significantly lower at all.

Link to proof?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

In fact the the Spring accepted applicants are evaluated the same way at the same time, and their stats are not significantly lower at all.

But their stats aren't reported to USNWR or shown on Common Data Sets.

Just like transfer students' stats aren't reported for Berkley Michigan.
It's a transfer program which makes perfect sense for Northeastern's coop program
I can bet that the Northeastern Spring admitted students have much higher stats than the Berkley Michigan transfer students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

In fact the the Spring accepted applicants are evaluated the same way at the same time, and their stats are not significantly lower at all.

Link to proof?

Check out the Northeastern Result forums including ones here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

In fact the the Spring accepted applicants are evaluated the same way at the same time, and their stats are not significantly lower at all.

Link to proof?

Check out the Northeastern Result forums including ones here.

Any proof beyond anecdotes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

In fact the the Spring accepted applicants are evaluated the same way at the same time, and their stats are not significantly lower at all.

Link to proof?

Check out the Northeastern Result forums including ones here.

Any proof beyond anecdotes?

It makes very logical sense.
They got close to 100K applications.
They accept some ED1, some ED2, some EA, some RD, and some in the guaranteed transfer(NUIn/Bound).
Their stats don't vary too much at all.
Some of the guaranteed transfer kids via RD have relatively higher stats than the ED applicants.
Obviously ED kids get significant advantage so they get by with lower stats.

Compare this to the quality of the transfer applicants without stats to Berkeley/Michigan.
You can easily imagine.

If you have a claim contrary to the logical sense, show me a proof.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

I heard UCs are no longer requiring tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A concern among some well respected National Universities (such as Georgia Tech & CMU), is instruction in math and science by professors with strong foreign accents. Not sure how widespread this is.

Is it a real problem for a student to experience an introductory class in a large lecture hall when the university provides small break-out sessions led by PhD students ?

tons of kids don't seem to have a problem with it, but if you do, then yea, might want to stay away.

[Anonymous]

A weakness of the book "Colleges Worth Your Money" is that it fails to rate the Honors Colleges found at large state universities.

Massive Arizona State University (ASU) is an example. ASU offers more than 350majors and serves about 63,000 students. ASU received a 3 star academic rating.

The Honors College at ASU enrolls 7,400 undergrads and has more National Merit Scholars enrolled (1,100) than any of Duke, Stanford, or MIT, according to the book. Many classes and facilities are for honors college students only.

Another weakness of the 433 page book is the small print. Not enjoyable to read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

I heard UCs are no longer requiring tests.

Yes they go test blind starting this year I believe.
The test number are from the current USN&WR.
I believe it's 2021 result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

I heard UCs are no longer requiring tests.

Not just not requiring. They are test blind and will not look at them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A concern among some well respected National Universities (such as Georgia Tech & CMU), is instruction in math and science by professors with strong foreign accents. Not sure how widespread this is.

Is it a real problem for a student to experience an introductory class in a large lecture hall when the university provides small break-out sessions led by PhD students ?

tons of kids don't seem to have a problem with it, but if you do, then yea, might want to stay away.

Sorry if I struck a nerve. I find your comment that "tons of kids don't seem to have a problem with" the inability to understand professors with heavy foreign accents in STEM subjects to be unbelievable. It is a common complaint often voiced in a passionate manner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

In fact the the Spring accepted applicants are evaluated the same way at the same time, and their stats are not significantly lower at all.

Link to proof?

Check out the Northeastern Result forums including ones here.

Any proof beyond anecdotes?

It makes very logical sense.
They got close to 100K applications.
They accept some ED1, some ED2, some EA, some RD, and some in the guaranteed transfer(NUIn/Bound).
Their stats don't vary too much at all.
Some of the guaranteed transfer kids via RD have relatively higher stats than the ED applicants.
Obviously ED kids get significant advantage so they get by with lower stats.

Compare this to the quality of the transfer applicants without stats to Berkeley/Michigan.
You can easily imagine.

If you have a claim contrary to the logical sense, show me a proof.

That's not proof of anything.

[Anonymous]

Northeastern in Boston is massively overrated. And their boosters/grads are the most delusional and obnoxious of any I’ve encountered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Northeastern in Boston is massively overrated. And their boosters/grads are the most delusional and obnoxious of any I’ve encountered.

It is proved to be underrated with data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Northeastern????

Northeastern rated an impressive 4.5 stars (academic rating).

That’s equal to Berkeley and Michigan. That’s why this rating is a joke.

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550

- Acceptance rate
Berkeley: 11%
Michigan: much higher
Northeastern: Lower than Both

- Salary https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
(received federal student aid and began college at this institution 10 years ago)
Berkeley:$80K
Michigan: $76K
Northeastern: $80K

Looks like peer schools to me.
Either Berkeley/Michigan are overrated/overranked or Northeastern is underrated/underranked.

Regarding the SAT scores, are they for the same year? What percentage of students enrolling in the fall submitted? What percentage of students are actually entering in the spring and don't have their SAT scores, if submitted, counted? Northeastern has a low percentage submitting scores now and also has a sizeable Spring start population which typically has lower stats.

Northeastern had similar scores for the past several years before the pandemic when scores were mandatory.
I know Berkeley and Michigan accept shit ton of students from community colleges and other places in Spring and Fall

In fact the the Spring accepted applicants are evaluated the same way at the same time, and their stats are not significantly lower at all.

Link to proof?

Check out the Northeastern Result forums including ones here.

Any proof beyond anecdotes?

It makes very logical sense.
They got close to 100K applications.
They accept some ED1, some ED2, some EA, some RD, and some in the guaranteed transfer(NUIn/Bound).
Their stats don't vary too much at all.
Some of the guaranteed transfer kids via RD have relatively higher stats than the ED applicants.
Obviously ED kids get significant advantage so they get by with lower stats.

Compare this to the quality of the transfer applicants without stats to Berkeley/Michigan.
You can easily imagine.

If you have a claim contrary to the logical sense, show me a proof.

That's not proof of anything.

Do you have a proof that stats for the transfer students to Berkeley/Michigan are higher than transfer students to Northeastern??
Logical sense tells me it's exactly the opposite, but go with the official records by the rules

- SAT middle 50
Berkeley: 1290-1530
Michigan: 1360-1530
Northeastern: 1430-1550