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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really can’t believe people take this con job of a college seriously. Knowing all the games they play [/quote]

I don’t know if I is a con job but it was a commuter school that took everyone 25 years ago, has the school really improved that much?[/quote]

Not according to people I know.  When their parents attended in the 50's - back then BU, BC, Northeastern and Harvard were all commuter schools.  So?

Mason is still a commuter school.  So? [/quote]

Seriously there was zero prestige to Northeastern back then and no BU and BC we’re never commuter schools. [/quote]

Who cares about back then. 
Most colleges started small. 
Many top 20 colleges had acceptance rate of 50 60 70% back rhen. So what. Present is important.[/quote]

U Chicago had an acceptance rate over 70% in 1993. This board worships UC.
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This is the thing. Schools like UChicago and USC have really climbed the ranks but people have now acclimated to it so nobody complains. Chicago uses all kinds of gimmicks to climb the ranks. USC has very similar global campuses/programs where kids start off there and then come to CA later. Wash U gives out fee waivers to tons of kids. Nothing that Northeastern is doing is that different than what many other schools do or have done. The difference is that Northeastern's popularity is more recent so people are having a hard time adjusting to its selectivity. That is causing a lot of hate on Northeastern because people believe they should be admitted. And then all these threads about Northeastern, honestly in my opinion, only helps it because it's publicity. That's how Trump got elected. The news couldn't stop covering him even if it was to say negative stuff. But really, people apply to schools they have heard of. And threads like this where OP is coming across like a complete helicopter parent, on the kid's email, hysterical over a fairly benign letter ... OP is coming across pretty unhinged. That is not giving OP much credibility. [/quote]

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