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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I honestly do not know of any schools that do not offer study abroad. I do not understand what the big deal is.  OP seems to be carrying a rather crushing grudge. For what?[/quote]

"study abroad" is very different than "spend your first semester or first full year abroad". Most students study abroad junior year---kids are in a different place socially, maturity, etc than as 18 yo leaving home for the first time[/quote]

Yup. My DD was admitted to NUin last year and at first, we thought it was great. But, the more we thought about it, we decided it wasn’t a great idea for her to go abroad her first semester. I hope she does her junior year.
One thing that really annoyed me was that NEU wouldn’t let her just take the first semester off instead. We thought a half gap year would be a good idea and I assumed NEU wouldn’t care if she was enrolled then or not, but they did. Which makes me think they are just a money making machine.[/quote]

Of course they won't let you take the semester off.  The whole point of NUIn is to make money by requiring students study abroad at a NEU location.  It's definately a money maker.  They have marketed it well.

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They are trying to make room for demand, regarding upper tier students.  Spending first year elsewhere allows for that, given co-op. Good on them - both school and students do well by it! [/quote]

At this point, the school is so overcrowded that they should really stop accepting so many students to these non-traditional programs.  Growing a school so rapidly without building the necessary infrastructure does not give a good experience to many[/quote]

Have you been?  We have!  It is not overcrowded - I know that there is a post on CC claiming it to be - but that does not make it so. [/quote]

Yes we have been.  Am also on the Parent FB pages (joined when my kid was considering it) so I know the overcrowding is real---these are posts from actual parents with kids currently attending NEU---some expect more for what they were promised/thought they were getting.  
Making kids share a room where each has only 65sqft living space is overcrowded---I've seen the photos and videos. One floor of the library is closed this semester---it was crowded before now it's impossible to find study space.  So yes, the fact that parents of current students say something does make it so.  May not be for everyone---heck if your kid enjoys being crammed into a single with someone else and studying there good for them.  But many except more for their money. 
And that is just the living situation and study areas/library.  There are many more issues that plenty of parents have raised. 
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I am seeing the same on several different Northeastern parent pages, but not quite taking it as dramatically as you.  Maybe the big city isn't for your DC, after all. [/quote]

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