Why is Northeastern (NEU) so popular with both parents and students these days?

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Anonymous wrote:NEU Boston has 2,500-3,000 or so freshmen. NU.in and Global Scholars has about 1300. You apply to the whatever program/campus you want. Many choose NU.in, especially the more wealthy students. A Boston admit is a very hard proposition.

NEU's yield for Boston is 50%. With almost 100,000 applications for the 3,000 slots, it is hard to get in.

The acceptance rate for NU.in has reported to be much easier, closer to 25%, versus Boston's 6% rate. NEU typically takes 34% of its Boston class Early Decision.

Acceptance rate for NUIn and Global scholars is not 25%. It is still challenging to get, and yes they do offer it to many more students, because they know the yield will be really low (not 50%). Yield my kid's year of Global Scholars (or whatever it was called then) was estimated to be less than 10%.

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Anonymous wrote:Mark and Julie should crunch some numbers if they strive to be successful tik tok influencers. The numbers are there so they could really leave their "feelings" at the door.

2500 Boston freshmen, admit rate 6%
1000 NU.in, admit rate 24%
435 Mills/Oakland, 35%

100,000 applications you are going to have quite a few admits

Well yeah, because they need to offer 5-10K spots for NUIn to get those 1000 students. Yield is low, because most qualified students will have several other excellent choice admits that are the traditional 4 years on campus, with freshman start on campus. And most will choose a traditional start.

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted to NU in London. They do not allow any financial aid for that first year, which is ridiculous. She chose a Virginia university instead.

Most of the nuin/global scholars are rich kids/full pay. Because nobody needing fa would seriously consider attending a 90k school without some fa.

Interesting. This seems to be a sore spot with you - that most private college students are full pay. Tell us more.

Not a sore spot at all. Just facts. Did you read what I wrote?

My kid is at a $90K/year and full pay. We planned ahead and saved $$$ so our kids could afford to attend whatever university they want, if they get in. We saved instead of spending on other luxuries until we had enough. I don't feel sorry for most "donut hole" families as many have just made different choices for what extras to spend their $$, rather than saving.

Fact is NUIn and GS are largely full pay because not many people can afford to pay 90K/year if they are actually eligible for decent FA. My kid was offered GS (NU Bound is what it was called the first year). The cost was $85K but NO FOOD was included for that price. So cost would have been $95K easily. I don't think someone who is eligible for $40K in financial aid (grants) would choose to do this without FA. Simple fact. Based on the parents FB page, very few accepted that were not easily full pay. Had they been in Boston and eligible for FA they would have been able to afford it.

Go talk to kids who do NUIn and global scholars---fact is it is largely Full pay students.

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Anonymous wrote:Mark and Julia pull back the curtain on Northeastern’s faux-selectivity on the latest episode of YCBK. Unlike the posters here, they’re not anonymous and they’re not ignorant…

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.

Whoever this person is is the truly unhinged one and the real reason every thread goes south. Same strange statements over and over. Although, forgot to mention the VPNs this time.

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Anonymous wrote:Mark and Julia pull back the curtain on Northeastern’s faux-selectivity on the latest episode of YCBK. Unlike the posters here, they’re not anonymous and they’re not ignorant…

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.

Whoever this person is is the truly unhinged one and the real reason every thread goes south. Same strange statements over and over. Although, forgot to mention the VPNs this time.

Yes, this assumption that people posting the truth about NEU all had their kids rejected LOL. My kid was turned off on the visit and we never applied. Now I just find this whole back and forth quite amusing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mark and Julia pull back the curtain on Northeastern’s faux-selectivity on the latest episode of YCBK. Unlike the posters here, they’re not anonymous and they’re not ignorant…

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.

Whoever this person is is the truly unhinged one and the real reason every thread goes south. Same strange statements over and over. Although, forgot to mention the VPNs this time.

Yes, this assumption that people posting the truth about NEU all had their kids rejected LOL. My kid was turned off on the visit and we never applied. Now I just find this whole back and forth quite amusing.

Agreed. Who spends that much time churning out neu propaganda in the guise of quasi self help advice to no one (because no one is interested)? So weird.

I initially had neu as a possibility for mine, but nixed it because of all this admissions hijinx. Worked out fine. In at a T10.

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I would venture to guess that 16:23, 17:43 and 17:50 are all the SAME person.

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted to NU in London. They do not allow any financial aid for that first year, which is ridiculous. She chose a Virginia university instead.

Most of the nuin/global scholars are rich kids/full pay. Because nobody needing fa would seriously consider attending a 90k school without some fa.

Interesting. This seems to be a sore spot with you - that most private college students are full pay. Tell us more.

Not a sore spot at all. Just facts. Did you read what I wrote?

My kid is at a $90K/year and full pay. We planned ahead and saved $$$ so our kids could afford to attend whatever university they want, if they get in. We saved instead of spending on other luxuries until we had enough. I don't feel sorry for most "donut hole" families as many have just made different choices for what extras to spend their $$, rather than saving.

Fact is NUIn and GS are largely full pay because not many people can afford to pay 90K/year if they are actually eligible for decent FA. My kid was offered GS (NU Bound is what it was called the first year). The cost was $85K but NO FOOD was included for that price. So cost would have been $95K easily. I don't think someone who is eligible for $40K in financial aid (grants) would choose to do this without FA. Simple fact. Based on the parents FB page, very few accepted that were not easily full pay. Had they been in Boston and eligible for FA they would have been able to afford it.

Go talk to kids who do NUIn and global scholars---fact is it is largely Full pay students.

If you have a better option, simply choose that. Thats why people apply to 12+ schools. Nothing new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would venture to guess that 16:23, 17:43 and 17:50 are all the SAME person.

You should ask Jeff. I am 17:43, but I don't know for sure the other two are same person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My child was accepted to NU in London. They do not allow any financial aid for that first year, which is ridiculous. She chose a Virginia university instead.

Most of the nuin/global scholars are rich kids/full pay. Because nobody needing fa would seriously consider attending a 90k school without some fa.

Interesting. This seems to be a sore spot with you - that most private college students are full pay. Tell us more.

Not a sore spot at all. Just facts. Did you read what I wrote?

My kid is at a $90K/year and full pay. We planned ahead and saved $$$ so our kids could afford to attend whatever university they want, if they get in. We saved instead of spending on other luxuries until we had enough. I don't feel sorry for most "donut hole" families as many have just made different choices for what extras to spend their $$, rather than saving.

Fact is NUIn and GS are largely full pay because not many people can afford to pay 90K/year if they are actually eligible for decent FA. My kid was offered GS (NU Bound is what it was called the first year). The cost was $85K but NO FOOD was included for that price. So cost would have been $95K easily. I don't think someone who is eligible for $40K in financial aid (grants) would choose to do this without FA. Simple fact. Based on the parents FB page, very few accepted that were not easily full pay. Had they been in Boston and eligible for FA they would have been able to afford it.

Go talk to kids who do NUIn and global scholars---fact is it is largely Full pay students.

If you have a better option, simply choose that. Thats why people apply to 12+ schools. Nothing new.

Obviously that is what majority do, what does that have to do with this post. I was responding to the person who thought I "had a sore spot that most private college students are full pay". Explaining that those who start in Boston are not all full pay and are eligible for FA. But NUin/GS are not eligible for FA, so by default it is filled with mostly full pay kids. Not that difficult to figure out.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm only post because someone else just bumped this up, but can we just move on? Why do people keep resurrecting this thread? (Unless f course the NEU marketer). It's insane. It's a decent midtier college in cool city. It has some creative admissions/marketing that result in a low admit rate. It offers coops. There. Can we please put this to bed now?

Curious if there are any other "midtier" colleges with an average SAT of 1500? Patiently waiting...

Those stats are gamed just like their admissions rate. Their admissions numbers are just not comparable to any other school because they are calculated differently.

You can't game a 1500.

It’s called test optional.

Nope, it was like that before TO

You can’t be that bright

This was a few years before TO in 2018.
https://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-smartest-colleges-in-america-2016-10
Northeastern #25 including LACs.
You are plain stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:I would venture to guess that 16:23, 17:43 and 17:50 are all the SAME person.

You should ask Jeff. I am 17:43, but I don't know for sure the other two are same person.

I am 16:23 but not 17:50 so your theory is blown.

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Anonymous wrote:I would venture to guess that 16:23, 17:43 and 17:50 are all the SAME person.

Nope. I'm 17:50, and other most recent post was to say this thread jumped the shark a few pages ago.

I think there are many people fed up of the relentless hard sell marketing and propaganda.

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Northeastern has one of the highest SAT scores in the country, including when the country was test mandatory back in 2020. No doubt the Boston campus freshmen students are top notch. I personally feel having alternative pathways like NU.in is a great asset.

Boston University has an entire spring admit program. NYU does too. Many of these highly selective private schools do it. I guess many people are jealous that a few hundred wealthy students get to attend a private school because they can afford it. I don't understand the negative feelings otherwise.

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Anonymous wrote:Northeastern has one of the highest SAT scores in the country, including when the country was test mandatory back in 2020. No doubt the Boston campus freshmen students are top notch. I personally feel having alternative pathways like NU.in is a great asset.

Boston University has an entire spring admit program. NYU does too. Many of these highly selective private schools do it. I guess many people are jealous that a few hundred wealthy students get to attend a private school because they can afford it. I don't understand the negative feelings otherwise.

OMG you again. Why would I be jealous? My kid already graduated from a top 15 as a full pay, and my younger one has a fully funded 529 ready to pay wherever she ends up, which will hopefully not be Northeastern...I would not want to send them a check twice a year.