Scathing Summary of Northeastern Admissions

[Anonymous]

Even if are artificially lowering the acceptance rate by a factor of 5 it’s still going to appeal to lots of kids, including mine. I think it’s lame that they (and other schools) play these games but it’s got plenty of strengths as well. Also, no one I know is choosing a school based on admission rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be clear. Northeastern has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to satellite campuses and that is bad

UVA has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to their satellite campus (Wise), but they are altruistic and the only reason they did that is because of pressure from the DOJ which makes it totally ok and above reproach

Got it

No one gets admitted to UVA Wise. A tiny number - and I mean tiny - like somewhere in the 75 range - do the "Year in Wise."

There is no comparison. NEU does it as an intentional effort of bolstering it's "low acceptance rate" while UVA actually has a low acceptance rate.

Everyone applied to art & science, and placed on waitlist is automatically eligible for Wise campus 1 year and transfer. It's just not that attractive unlike Northeastern programs.

Double Northeastern's acceptance rate, still lower than UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird take — writer is upset that they LIE because they only give the main campus numbers and so many more are accepted to other programs, but goes on to say no one wants those other programs when they apply. Well, if applicants only want the main campus, then that 5% or whatever stat isn’t a lie, is it?

NP yeah, it is.

Using easy number, if 20,000 apply and 2000 are admitted to the main campus and 4000 are admitted to satellite campuses, their acceptance rate is 30% but they report it at 10%.

You all don’t complain like this when NYU and USC do spring admits, Vanderbilt gives Verto, and Cornell gives GT offers. None of that factors into the acceptance rate despite being virtually the same as NU.In

People complain about these all the time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This part could be describing UVA:

“They’ve rigged the front end too. No supplemental essays. Test optional. Applying to Northeastern is basically a one-click process through the Common App, which is exactly the point. The more unqualified applicants they attract, the lower that rate looks on paper.”

They may add it back, they haven't decided yet.

In any case, it is totally common for state schools not to have supplementals. Some don't even accept the personal statement. There is a different expectation with selective private universities.

[Anonymous]

And yet, over 100,000 students have applied to Northeastern for the past couple of years. And, only a few thousand are accepted to Boston (and attend).

So bash away, but the kids who attend are top students, do amazing co-ops and get good jobs, including my child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird take — writer is upset that they LIE because they only give the main campus numbers and so many more are accepted to other programs, but goes on to say no one wants those other programs when they apply. Well, if applicants only want the main campus, then that 5% or whatever stat isn’t a lie, is it?

NP yeah, it is.

Using easy number, if 20,000 apply and 2000 are admitted to the main campus and 4000 are admitted to satellite campuses, their acceptance rate is 30% but they report it at 10%.

You all don’t complain like this when NYU and USC do spring admits, Vanderbilt gives Verto, and Cornell gives GT offers. None of that factors into the acceptance rate despite being virtually the same as NU.In

I absolutely throw shade at this practice, though I’m usually pointing fingers at Hamilton and Middlebury cuz I’m a SLAC person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be clear. Northeastern has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to satellite campuses and that is bad

UVA has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to their satellite campus (Wise), but they are altruistic and the only reason they did that is because of pressure from the DOJ which makes it totally ok and above reproach

Got it

Don't be ridiculous. There are around 100 first years in the UVA Wise program. There are around 4000 first years in Northeastern's satellite campuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be clear. Northeastern has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to satellite campuses and that is bad

UVA has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to their satellite campus (Wise), but they are altruistic and the only reason they did that is because of pressure from the DOJ which makes it totally ok and above reproach

Got it

Don't be ridiculous. There are around 100 first years in the UVA Wise program. There are around 4000 first years in Northeastern's satellite campuses.

Your numbers are off-4000 is almost double the real number for non-Boston starts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To be clear. Northeastern has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to satellite campuses and that is bad

UVA has no supplements, is test optional, and admits students to their satellite campus (Wise), but they are altruistic and the only reason they did that is because of pressure from the DOJ which makes it totally ok and above reproach

Got it

Don't be ridiculous. There are around 100 first years in the UVA Wise program. There are around 4000 first years in Northeastern's satellite campuses.

Sure, who the F wants to go to Wise LOL you got a point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And yet, over 100,000 students have applied to Northeastern for the past couple of years. And, only a few thousand are accepted to Boston (and attend).

So bash away, but the kids who attend are top students, do amazing co-ops and get good jobs, including my child

No one said it’s a a bad school. This is a school ranked lower than UMd that pretends it is super selective with these games. As a result, you have people wanting to spend $100k for the wrong reasons.

[Anonymous]

There are some people with a weird fetish for supplemental essays. The whole purpose of these essays is for schools to select highly qualified students who are the right fit. It’s not meant to make students’ lives more difficult.

Northeastern is already doing an excellent job in this regard, and its retention rate is top-notch as a result. It's up there with T20 schools.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return

If a school picks the right students, they stay. Schools already have plenty of data and information to make these decisions; Northeastern doesn't need "dumb" supplemental essays to gather more information to pick the right candidates. No need to make lives of students unnecessarily more difficult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they LIE a lot. Don't tell me this is news to you. Their gaming strategy is well known.

Why do so many people get upset? Stay away! Dont apply! Dont tell me that DCUM posters are "warning" parents out of the goodness of their hearts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, over 100,000 students have applied to Northeastern for the past couple of years. And, only a few thousand are accepted to Boston (and attend).

So bash away, but the kids who attend are top students, do amazing co-ops and get good jobs, including my child

No one said it’s a a bad school. This is a school ranked lower than UMd that pretends it is super selective with these games. As a result, you have people wanting to spend $100k for the wrong reasons.

It's popular and selective for reasons. People are not dumb especially when they shell out $100K.
Don't worry about other people's lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, over 100,000 students have applied to Northeastern for the past couple of years. And, only a few thousand are accepted to Boston (and attend).

So bash away, but the kids who attend are top students, do amazing co-ops and get good jobs, including my child

No one said it’s a a bad school. This is a school ranked lower than UMd that pretends it is super selective with these games. As a result, you have people wanting to spend $100k for the wrong reasons.

It's popular and selective for reasons. People are not dumb especially when they shell out $100K.
Don't worry about other people's lives.

Sure people aren't dumb, but they clearly have different priorities. Co-op was not something that sold my kid on the school. It sounded gimmicky and shallow. He wanted to know about the actual college experience and quality of the professors. My kid attended a much higher ranked school and had internships in college...no problem. He did't need the built in co-op. I think we may have spent less in tuition as well!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And yet, over 100,000 students have applied to Northeastern for the past couple of years. And, only a few thousand are accepted to Boston (and attend).

So bash away, but the kids who attend are top students, do amazing co-ops and get good jobs, including my child

No one said it’s a a bad school. This is a school ranked lower than UMd that pretends it is super selective with these games. As a result, you have people wanting to spend $100k for the wrong reasons.

It's popular and selective for reasons. People are not dumb especially when they shell out $100K.
Don't worry about other people's lives.

Actually we will never know how selective it is because of their games.

I learned a lot from this site about college admissions so just trying to give back.