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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,  I'm sorry that out of the over 97,000 applications, your child did not get into the Boston campus. It's been a tough application year for many kids. But you need to let go of your anger at NEU. There is a right college for every kid, yours will find theirs[/quote]
BTW this is the OP.  I have only posted once on this thread; unsure where your assumption is coming from.  My kid will be attending another school on a scholarship.    As with many other people on this thread, I find NEU admissions practices shady.  Perhaps I overexaggerated on the title a bit but hope it is helpful for parents of kids just starting this process.   [/quote]

OP, most of the PPs can not imagine applying to a school without familiarizing yourself with the school.  You over exaggerated much of your post. You really need to be more familiar with the schools to which your DC is applying. There will be other schools, your DC will find a school that fits them. But you and your DC need to be better prepared. Applications are a long and arduous process, and it is no secret that Northeastern, at any campus or major, has an incredibly low acceptance rate. It seems you want to somehow believe that is not true, but that does not change anything, nor does it help you, your DC, or your family. [/quote]

OP again. Once again, you are making a lot of assumptions.  While this is my first time dealing with college applications, my child and I researched the programs offered at NEU. We were familiar with the admission rate.  Plus not to mention, no decision has been made on the application so there is nothing to be bitter about.  Seeing how NEU handled the admission process crosses this school off the list for us regardless of the outcome. [/quote]

OP, I agree with you. And that opinion applies to my family. I fully respect other people's opinions regarding their own families. I do find the "nothing to see here, move along" posters kind of hilarious. Northeastern's admissions practices are highly interesting to MANY people--Selingo covered them quite a bit in "Who Gets in and Why". Because NEU does things differently! And that's interesting! And people wanna talk about it! And for heaven's sake why would you be posting here if you didn't feel like talking about it??? It's ok to have differences of opinion, and it's also OK for rising applicants to see what it's like to go through the admissions process at a particular school. You wanna do a year in Oakland then Boston?? FANTASTIC. You don't? ALSO FANTASTIC. Sheesh.[/quote]

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