Northeastern in Boston

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And my kid with high stats was admitted to Boston. Does that mean you (a stranger) accept that they are a high stats smart kid or are you still angry about the kids admitted at other locations?

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I know several students who started abroad (London, somewhere in Greece) and are now in their third year (some in Boston, some in other locations due to co-op), and all are smart kids, well adjusted, and happy with their choice

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Anonymous wrote:And my kid with high stats was admitted to Boston. Does that mean you (a stranger) accept that they are a high stats smart kid or are you still angry about the kids admitted at other locations?

Not sure what point you are trying to make. Only enrolled student information is reported. If your son accepted his offer of admission, it would be reflected in the stats about his class published by NE. And I’m not angry about any NE admissions, just pointing out they don’t release any data about half their enrolled students making their admissions data much less useful than what is released by other universities.

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Anonymous wrote:And my kid with high stats was admitted to Boston. Does that mean you (a stranger) accept that they are a high stats smart kid or are you still angry about the kids admitted at other locations?

Not sure what point you are trying to make. Only enrolled student information is reported. If your son accepted his offer of admission, it would be reflected in the stats about his class published by NE. And I’m not angry about any NE admissions, just pointing out they don’t release any data about half their enrolled students making their admissions data much less useful than what is released by other universities.

It’s true they don’t report it (though alternate entry programs are often not included) but you are entirely off base about the number of students-it’s nowhere near half. Of course the yield is much lower for those programs than Boston admits so I could believe the admits were half, but of enrolled students it is in no way half.

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Anonymous wrote:With the US News rankings out and northeastern taking a big hit in the ranks, I was absolutely floored when I saw the stats that this school boasts.

An acceptance rate of 7% and sat averages on par with northwestern and higher than a couple of the ivies, can anyone explain without getting too into the weeds why this school is ranked so low but has extremely high levels of selectivity?

How is this school generally perceived in the DC area?

I am sure Northeastern is an OK school with a good coop program but they definitely gamed the system to move up the rankings. Glad to see they are now more where they belong because as at least for tech, I do not believe they are that prestigious.

They have no essays so it's a popular school to apply to. Also they give out fee waivers. They admit lower stats students who they guess are likely to attend to satellite campus and then do not count their statistics. They accept large numbers of kids on ED to also improve their yield. They tried to woo other colleges to improve their peer ranking. In 2023 they admitted kids for 3-4 years at satellite campus then completed changed course mid-cycle when people complained. If you want you kid going to a school like this, go for it.

This school is very controversial on here since any time there is a thread there is a person that insists all the negative comments come from one person, when in reality there are many people with less than positive view of the school.

+1000

The campus is overcrowded due to over enrollment for fall 2022 and then the 2023 switcheroo when parents complained. It is increasingly difficult to get coops because of this, it also means the kids register for classes if they don't have a coop so it is also getting more challenging to get into the courses your kids need to stay on track. They are not a small school, they are a mid size school with issues you see at larger schools, as they grow without infrastructure in place for housing, dining, academics, etc. If you are happy with all of that, go for it.

It's still much better than big state schools. My CS kid had little issue with registration for one semester, but it has been overall fine. The school deals with the issues very well.

My kid was crammed into a double room with two other kids in the first semester, but it was pretty good for the second and third years.
Now in a very nice air-conditioned single room. On-campus housing is guaranteed for four years.

Overall, it's still much better than large state schools.

USNWR disagrees as numerous large state schools are ranked higher

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the US News rankings out and northeastern taking a big hit in the ranks, I was absolutely floored when I saw the stats that this school boasts.

An acceptance rate of 7% and sat averages on par with northwestern and higher than a couple of the ivies, can anyone explain without getting too into the weeds why this school is ranked so low but has extremely high levels of selectivity?

How is this school generally perceived in the DC area?

I am sure Northeastern is an OK school with a good coop program but they definitely gamed the system to move up the rankings. Glad to see they are now more where they belong because as at least for tech, I do not believe they are that prestigious.

They have no essays so it's a popular school to apply to. Also they give out fee waivers. They admit lower stats students who they guess are likely to attend to satellite campus and then do not count their statistics. They accept large numbers of kids on ED to also improve their yield. They tried to woo other colleges to improve their peer ranking. In 2023 they admitted kids for 3-4 years at satellite campus then completed changed course mid-cycle when people complained. If you want you kid going to a school like this, go for it.

This school is very controversial on here since any time there is a thread there is a person that insists all the negative comments come from one person, when in reality there are many people with less than positive view of the school.

+1000

The campus is overcrowded due to over enrollment for fall 2022 and then the 2023 switcheroo when parents complained. It is increasingly difficult to get coops because of this, it also means the kids register for classes if they don't have a coop so it is also getting more challenging to get into the courses your kids need to stay on track. They are not a small school, they are a mid size school with issues you see at larger schools, as they grow without infrastructure in place for housing, dining, academics, etc. If you are happy with all of that, go for it.

It's still much better than big state schools. My CS kid had little issue with registration for one semester, but it has been overall fine. The school deals with the issues very well.

My kid was crammed into a double room with two other kids in the first semester, but it was pretty good for the second and third years.
Now in a very nice air-conditioned single room. On-campus housing is guaranteed for four years.

Overall, it's still much better than large state schools.

USNWR disagrees as numerous large state schools are ranked higher

DP here. It is obvious OP comes to DCUM to get their frustrations out, but OP hating on NEU does not make NEU anything but a great choice, according to the actual students at NEU. You might want to give it a rest, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:And my kid with high stats was admitted to Boston. Does that mean you (a stranger) accept that they are a high stats smart kid or are you still angry about the kids admitted at other locations?

Not sure what point you are trying to make. Only enrolled student information is reported. If your son accepted his offer of admission, it would be reflected in the stats about his class published by NE. And I’m not angry about any NE admissions, just pointing out they don’t release any data about half their enrolled students making their admissions data much less useful than what is released by other universities.

It’s true they don’t report it (though alternate entry programs are often not included) but you are entirely off base about the number of students-it’s nowhere near half. Of course the yield is much lower for those programs than Boston admits so I could believe the admits were half, but of enrolled students it is in no way half.

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Also, OP fails to mention all of the other schools (small and large, public and private) that have programs at different campuses, but instead chooses to focus on NEU, due to OPs sour grapes of not being admitted to NEU.

OP's mission would be slightly less obvious if OP would not create so many NEU posts. Slightly.

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Anonymous wrote:And my kid with high stats was admitted to Boston. Does that mean you (a stranger) accept that they are a high stats smart kid or are you still angry about the kids admitted at other locations?

Not sure what point you are trying to make. Only enrolled student information is reported. If your son accepted his offer of admission, it would be reflected in the stats about his class published by NE. And I’m not angry about any NE admissions, just pointing out they don’t release any data about half their enrolled students making their admissions data much less useful than what is released by other universities.

Your frequent NEU posts sound rather angry, as several posters have noticed. DP here. OP has nothing new or constructive to add to the college threads.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the US News rankings out and northeastern taking a big hit in the ranks, I was absolutely floored when I saw the stats that this school boasts.

An acceptance rate of 7% and sat averages on par with northwestern and higher than a couple of the ivies, can anyone explain without getting too into the weeds why this school is ranked so low but has extremely high levels of selectivity?

How is this school generally perceived in the DC area?

I am sure Northeastern is an OK school with a good coop program but they definitely gamed the system to move up the rankings. Glad to see they are now more where they belong because as at least for tech, I do not believe they are that prestigious.

They have no essays so it's a popular school to apply to. Also they give out fee waivers. They admit lower stats students who they guess are likely to attend to satellite campus and then do not count their statistics. They accept large numbers of kids on ED to also improve their yield. They tried to woo other colleges to improve their peer ranking. In 2023 they admitted kids for 3-4 years at satellite campus then completed changed course mid-cycle when people complained. If you want you kid going to a school like this, go for it.

This school is very controversial on here since any time there is a thread there is a person that insists all the negative comments come from one person, when in reality there are many people with less than positive view of the school.

+1000

The campus is overcrowded due to over enrollment for fall 2022 and then the 2023 switcheroo when parents complained. It is increasingly difficult to get coops because of this, it also means the kids register for classes if they don't have a coop so it is also getting more challenging to get into the courses your kids need to stay on track. They are not a small school, they are a mid size school with issues you see at larger schools, as they grow without infrastructure in place for housing, dining, academics, etc. If you are happy with all of that, go for it.

It's still much better than big state schools. My CS kid had little issue with registration for one semester, but it has been overall fine. The school deals with the issues very well.

My kid was crammed into a double room with two other kids in the first semester, but it was pretty good for the second and third years.
Now in a very nice air-conditioned single room. On-campus housing is guaranteed for four years.

Overall, it's still much better than large state schools.

USNWR disagrees as numerous large state schools are ranked higher

DP here. It is obvious OP comes to DCUM to get their frustrations out, but OP hating on NEU does not make NEU anything but a great choice, according to the actual students at NEU. You might want to give it a rest, OP.

Not the OP.

There are choices for everyone. And guess what, it's OK that there are people out there with negative opinions of NEU. And it's ridiculous to assume this is only one person.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And my kid with high stats was admitted to Boston. Does that mean you (a stranger) accept that they are a high stats smart kid or are you still angry about the kids admitted at other locations?

Not sure what point you are trying to make. Only enrolled student information is reported. If your son accepted his offer of admission, it would be reflected in the stats about his class published by NE. And I’m not angry about any NE admissions, just pointing out they don’t release any data about half their enrolled students making their admissions data much less useful than what is released by other universities.

Your frequent NEU posts sound rather angry, as several posters have noticed. DP here. OP has nothing new or constructive to add to the college threads.

You do realize there is far more than one poster pointing out the negatives of NEim this thread right? I guess it would sound angry if you were unable to figure that out.

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Just one anecdote, but a friend’s kid just graduated this spring. Engineering. Really enjoyed her co-ops and had several job offers, including one at her top choice company, before graduation.

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OP, I think you would find yourself much happier if you found an outlet for all your frustrations, other than a mom board.

There are a plethora of options, besides letting another DC's college choice eat you up, as much as you post here about this school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And my kid with high stats was admitted to Boston. Does that mean you (a stranger) accept that they are a high stats smart kid or are you still angry about the kids admitted at other locations?

Not sure what point you are trying to make. Only enrolled student information is reported. If your son accepted his offer of admission, it would be reflected in the stats about his class published by NE. And I’m not angry about any NE admissions, just pointing out they don’t release any data about half their enrolled students making their admissions data much less useful than what is released by other universities.

Your frequent NEU posts sound rather angry, as several posters have noticed. DP here. OP has nothing new or constructive to add to the college threads.

You do realize there is far more than one poster pointing out the negatives of NEim this thread right? I guess it would sound angry if you were unable to figure that out.

Exactly. See the previous post. It's mind boggling they can't figure this out.

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I am not THE Troll, and I haven't weighed in on a NE post in ages, so no need to dismiss everyone on here as a troll. I will say it is refreshing to see some of their tricks catch up to them. They sent "acceptance" letters to kids saying, go to Mills for a semester, then London, then join us on campus, but not really, at the Sheraton. Can't fool me northeastern. That's called a gap year, and its not a college experience if you're trying to build community and experience campus life. I do not get the popularity.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not THE Troll, and I haven't weighed in on a NE post in ages, so no need to dismiss everyone on here as a troll. I will say it is refreshing to see some of their tricks catch up to them. They sent "acceptance" letters to kids saying, go to Mills for a semester, then London, then join us on campus, but not really, at the Sheraton. Can't fool me northeastern. That's called a gap year, and its not a college experience if you're trying to build community and experience campus life. I do not get the popularity.

THen don't apply. Easy. Done and done.