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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was basically a commuter school when I lived in Boston many years ago.  They’ve admitted that they purposefully spent enormous resources to game the rankings and voila, it worked.[/quote]

Exactly this.  I went to a top school in Boston a m million years ago and NE was basically the equivalent of a CC.  They spent millions of dollars over the past decade doing exactly this to appear more selective and gamed the system.  The more selective a school is/appears to be, the more people apply, regardless of how selective it is in reality.  Make something appear unattainable and suddenly everyone wants it.   [/quote]

In the late 80's, early 90's, NU lagged behind many Boston area schools but it was NOT the equivalent of a community college. I hope you are speaking of a time before then and not just being obnoxious.  They have invested in tangible ways in the school and programs - this is not all just smoke and mirrors. For the right student and right major, it is a solid school.[/quote]

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