Northeastern early admit issue??

[Anonymous]

My DD applied (and got in) mostly because she had heard about it from other people and liked the online info sessions. Oh, and no supplemental essays was a bonus.
It's not her first choice b/c she's heard from kids she knows who are there that it's not that fun. To me, that's not a bad thing. I love that there are no frats/sororities.

There's definitely a herd mentality amongst kids that turns a school hot. You can complain about NE juicing up their rankings but the truth is that now they are attracting a very high caliber group of kids. I have to believe that by being in Boston they attract good profs as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What data?

I think the person is asking if there's a actual data or source about kids now prefer schools in/adjacent to cities.

I don't think there's actual data, but the trend is real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD applied (and got in) mostly because she had heard about it from other people and liked the online info sessions. Oh, and no supplemental essays was a bonus.
It's not her first choice b/c she's heard from kids she knows who are there that it's not that fun. To me, that's not a bad thing. I love that there are no frats/sororities.

There's definitely a herd mentality amongst kids that turns a school hot. You can complain about NE juicing up their rankings but the truth is that now they are attracting a very high caliber group of kids. I have to believe that by being in Boston they attract good profs as well.

What's the first and second choice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD applied (and got in) mostly because she had heard about it from other people and liked the online info sessions. Oh, and no supplemental essays was a bonus.
It's not her first choice b/c she's heard from kids she knows who are there that it's not that fun. To me, that's not a bad thing. I love that there are no frats/sororities.

There's definitely a herd mentality amongst kids that turns a school hot. You can complain about NE juicing up their rankings but the truth is that now they are attracting a very high caliber group of kids. I have to believe that by being in Boston they attract good profs as well.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an incredibly overrated school, and it's impressive that so many kids are falling for it hook, line and sinker. I have to give it to NEU's marketing department, though. They deserve a fat raise.

The NU troll is at it again...appears everytime Northeastern comes up. Wait for it...the words "scam" and "racketeering" are coming soon...

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SSDD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD applied (and got in) mostly because she had heard about it from other people and liked the online info sessions. Oh, and no supplemental essays was a bonus.
It's not her first choice b/c she's heard from kids she knows who are there that it's not that fun. To me, that's not a bad thing. I love that there are no frats/sororities.

There's definitely a herd mentality amongst kids that turns a school hot. You can complain about NE juicing up their rankings but the truth is that now they are attracting a very high caliber group of kids. I have to believe that by being in Boston they attract good profs as well.

For the record, the above bolded is not true. NEU does have Greek life. My DC graduated a few years ago and was in Greek life. Trust me...they went to plenty of parties. NEU does not have school owned/national chapter owned houses for the fraternities or sororities, but the members of these tend to rent houses that become their frat houses.

NEU was a great experience for my DC! It's definitely not perfect, but show me a school that gets everything right! Overall, we were extremely happy with the education, especially the Coop program which speaks for itself. I have a kid at another school (higher ranked and supposedly more "prestigious") that doesn't have coops and they are feeling the frustration big time in trying to get internships! They saw their sibling score several interviews and job offers through the coop program with the help of a separate Coop Advisor and database of job listings. Meanwhile at the higher ranked school my kid can barely get the career center to guide them on their resume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD applied (and got in) mostly because she had heard about it from other people and liked the online info sessions. Oh, and no supplemental essays was a bonus.
It's not her first choice b/c she's heard from kids she knows who are there that it's not that fun. To me, that's not a bad thing. I love that there are no frats/sororities.

There's definitely a herd mentality amongst kids that turns a school hot. You can complain about NE juicing up their rankings but the truth is that now they are attracting a very high caliber group of kids. I have to believe that by being in Boston they attract good profs as well.

Out of curiosity, are these kids having a bad social experience or were they just hoping for more of a party school? My DD definitely doesn't want a big party/Greek school and is intrigued by NU but I would worry about a school that is not fun (e.g., U Chicago)...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What data?

I think the person is asking if there's a actual data or source about kids now prefer schools in/adjacent to cities.

I don't think there's actual data, but the trend is real.

The trend is definitely seen in the DMV schools that my kids and my friends' kids go to anyway...all these kids want city schools (preferably on the coasts but there's some flexibility on that). Really high ranked/high stats kids from DC's school are much more likely to apply to U Penn/Columbia/Brown/Hopkins/U Chicago/Northwestern than Dartmouth/Princeton as their reaches; they are not applying to rural or small town SLACs (think Bowdoin/Bates/Kenyon/Carleton) but are applying to schools like Occidental, Fordham, and Macalester in droves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD applied (and got in) mostly because she had heard about it from other people and liked the online info sessions. Oh, and no supplemental essays was a bonus.
It's not her first choice b/c she's heard from kids she knows who are there that it's not that fun. To me, that's not a bad thing. I love that there are no frats/sororities.

There's definitely a herd mentality amongst kids that turns a school hot. You can complain about NE juicing up their rankings but the truth is that now they are attracting a very high caliber group of kids. I have to believe that by being in Boston they attract good profs as well.

Out of curiosity, are these kids having a bad social experience or were they just hoping for more of a party school? My DD definitely doesn't want a big party/Greek school and is intrigued by NU but I would worry about a school that is not fun (e.g., U Chicago)...

There is plenty of fun to be had at NEU. My kid attends and is having their fair share of fun. There is Greek life, but it's not a huge part of the school. My kid has friends both in Greek life and outside of it. Mine got involved in Greek life because they wanted to meet more people and that has definitely helped - they're enjoying it. The Greek life is pretty low key, though, which I like. Boston is also a great place to go to college - so many students! I would not say the school is not fun so your DD shouldn't worry. No matter what school she attends she will need to figure out where she "fits" and find her social life that makes her comfortable.

[Anonymous]

NEU is widely seen as sort of a joke school at my kid’s school. The whole yield protection thing, gaming the rankings thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NEU is widely seen as sort of a joke school at my kid’s school. The whole yield protection thing, gaming the rankings thing.

Yea like the kids would have insights to the stuff like gaming the rankings LOL
Plese put some efforts in your trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NEU is widely seen as sort of a joke school at my kid’s school. The whole yield protection thing, gaming the rankings thing.

Yea like the kids would have insights to the stuff like gaming the rankings LOL
Plese put some efforts in your trolling.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD applied (and got in) mostly because she had heard about it from other people and liked the online info sessions. Oh, and no supplemental essays was a bonus.
It's not her first choice b/c she's heard from kids she knows who are there that it's not that fun. To me, that's not a bad thing. I love that there are no frats/sororities.

There's definitely a herd mentality amongst kids that turns a school hot. You can complain about NE juicing up their rankings but the truth is that now they are attracting a very high caliber group of kids. I have to believe that by being in Boston they attract good profs as well.

Out of curiosity, are these kids having a bad social experience or were they just hoping for more of a party school? My DD definitely doesn't want a big party/Greek school and is intrigued by NU but I would worry about a school that is not fun (e.g., U Chicago)...

It's nothing different than any other colleges, and all depends on the kid.
It may not have a huge school spirit with a big football team or Greek Life party scenes but it's got a little bit of everything.
It has a nice campus and a bunch of clubs you can explore.
It has division I hockey team with a good rivalry going on with BU and BC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsztqO2_jo
Boston is generally a fun spot for college students.
 
One thing is that if you made some friends, and if their coop is on a different schedule, then you might lose those friends for a year or two. 

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NEU is widely seen as sort of a joke school at my kid’s school. The whole yield protection thing, gaming the rankings thing.

Yea like the kids would have insights to the stuff like gaming the rankings LOL
Plese put some efforts in your trolling.

+1

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This is the same person that also talks about how in their circle "parents look down upon NE"....either it's complete BS (my guess) or their "circle" is full of asses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NEU is widely seen as sort of a joke school at my kid’s school. The whole yield protection thing, gaming the rankings thing.

Your kid is widely seen as sort of a joke at my kid's school, so....