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DD's counselor says Northeastern EDII comes out today! Good luck to those who apply
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Anonymous
Not. NEU is running a marketing racket. Get smart people! Ask ANYONE in Boston about NEU's reputation. Anyone! |
Anonymous
Says the boomer parent that rejected their kid. 6,500 early decision applicants kind of says you are dead wrong. 2,500 Boston slots for 98,000 applicants. I guess they're all just dumb applicants sucked in by marketing. Or you are an anti-NEU troll. |
Anonymous
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Supposedly NEU is targeting a yield of 45% for RD and early action admittees.
Last year, the yield was 41% |
Anonymous
| How is merit aid in ED? I have heard that NEU is pretty generous, but that is the big risk you take applying ED. |
Anonymous
Granny, this is not 70s 80s anymore. This is 21st century already. |
Anonymous
That may be, but it worked. Improved ratings, smart kids want to go there, they can get higher quality professors. |
Anonymous
| I was surprised to see that Northeastern’s endowment is so low (especially its endowment per student) and how high its president is paid. |
Anonymous
The endowment is not low. It ranks #39 among private national universities and #50 including LACs. Also it's important to note that the endowment includes the value of hospital and medical facilities for most of the other schools which is irrelevant to most of the undergraduate students. Northeastern does't have those included in it's endowment. Additionally, a significant portion of the student body is on coop during a given semester, so endowment per student is not as bad. |
Anonymous
| OP great news! 100k applications is tremendous. |
Anonymous
Not yet. "The university received 98,373 applications for fall 2024, up from 96,631 in 2023, 91,000 in 2022, 75,244 in 2021 and 64,459 in 2020" 100K probably next year. |
Anonymous
| Where is the information about the number of early decision applicants found? |
Anonymous
Northeastern’s endowment in 2023 was $1.66 billion, ranking 88th among all schools public and private. For a private school of over 33,000 full time students it’s a pathetic number - with or without a med school. Its endowment per student is under $50k. BC’s endowment per student is five times higher. It also doesn’t have a med school. Tuft’s endowment per student is four times higher. BU’s is double. Needless to say, Northeastern’s endowment doesn’t come within a mile of any top 25 private. Notre Dame’s endowment per student is 30 times higher, for example - and doesn’t have a med school. Georgetown is the “poorest” top 25 private, and its endowment is twice as large as Northeastern’s for half as many students. Northeastern is bush league. |
Anonymous
Anti-NEU trolls gotta troll. NEU's undergraduate population is 17,000. But whatever. It's endowment is growing. It has not been as prestigious for as long as most of the colleges with higher endowments. But it will get there, much to your chagrin. |
Anonymous
#88 among all schools is not bad at all considering medical facility and students on coops . It roughly coincides with its USN&WR ranking which is #53. Endowment is a good reference and factor to consider, but it's just one of many factors. The school is more efficient than other schools, thus producing T25 level results and outcomes which is what matters and much more important than the simple endowment number. |
Anonymous
with 95K+ applicants, if it's truly your top choice, you must ED1/ED2 to really have any chance. Kids know that and adjust accordingly |