Why is Northeastern (NEU) so popular with both parents and students these days?
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But why does it matter so much to you? Ask yourself that question. There are few schools that garner this much attention. Your kid knows it matters so much to you. You are hurting your kid by posting here so often, about the same subject. You need to move on - it is not good for your family. Your frequent posting detracts from your argument. Of course people who have a positive experience with a school are going to correct you. What did you expect? Parents should not need a book or a podcast or whatever to lead them in the right direction - for THEIR kid. Every kid is different. Parents should be visiting schools, talking to alum, and doing their research first hand. Be the parent. Decide that you are okay with your kid not being admitted. Decide to be okay with your kid. Decide to find a place where your kid shines. You are the parent - be the parent. Coming here and posting may make you feel good and give you a minor shot of dopamine for a millisecond, but how is it helping your family? How is the instant gratification helping your family? How is the lack of impulse control helping your family? If posting here so often truly helped you at all, you would not keep coming back to the same topic to post. Think of the long term, and how you can find the best fit for YOUR student, and make decisions in a positive direction. Do not take time away from your family in a negative direction. |
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For those that detest everything about NEU and their supporters, what is the PURPOSE of these endless hate posts?
Out of the goodness of your heart trying to save other families the agony of applying? Revenge for a wrong? Work for a competing institution? Therapeutic? FYI. My kid applied EA in 2023. Deferred to RD and ultimately waitlisted. |
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Anonymous
| Where is Northeastern? Is it actually in the Northeast? Unlike Northwestern which is actually in the Midwest. They sound similar, they must be comparable. |
Anonymous
+1. Safe to say anyone who starts or adds to a hate thread was not admitted. |
Anonymous
Great episode confirming a few of my suspicions. You can almost see it on our hs’s Scattergrams. I think they grab these full pay kids with 1200s on the SAT but TO. The yield is sky high for this cohort. |
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Full pay test optional could literally be any college. Please tell me you know at least that much. How are "these kids" unwillfully "grabbed"?? You mean kidnapped?? Blindfolded?? Taken from their beds?? In the middle of the night?? Should we call the FBI?? Announce it on DCUM?? Should we call Jeff Seingo?? What's his name?? Start a podcast?? They conduct these podcasts for free, right?? How do we get these poor unfortunate kids out of their terrible unelected state?? It must be awful. Please, tell us more. Truthfully, you sound "sky high". The drama! |
Anonymous
Wow - we really hit a nerve with you. Why? |
Anonymous
NEU does not include Global scholars or NUIn in their stats. DP: by soft reject I suspect they mean that NEU doesn't include those GS and NUIn programs. The yield for those is very low simply because many kids move on. They are essentially Spring start and Fall sophomore transfer programs, but you are required to attend the specified NEU program. It's completely normal to have low yield for those programs. These kids are highly qualified students and will likely have several other excellent choices with a traditional fall start and will select one of those |
Anonymous
| NEU's Co-OP program is really interesting. Being is Boston - lots of opportunities ( but lots of competition also) |
Anonymous
I just listened to this. I can't believe that Northeastern only counts the admit rate to their Boston campus to make the admit rate seem a lot lower than it is. It seems that most kids get admitted through the other transfer options. |
Anonymous
Most kids did not. Please stop with the misinformation. You are zeroing in on one school because you were rejected. Statistically, most applicants are rejected. Perhaps you should explore UVA Wise, or any number top colleges with similar programs. You need to educate yourself. You are making it glaringly obvious why you were rejected. Time to let it go. |
Anonymous
My kid is a junior. We have not even applied. But the podcast was very eye opening. |
Anonymous
Makes sense. Northeastern is synonymous with the Boston campus. No one cares about Oakland or London. One can quibble about the admit tactics, but it's obviously evident that it's Boston campus is a popular and desirable location for admission. |
Anonymous
NEU games the system like no other. And I mean NO OTHER! |