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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know someone who was admitted to Northeastern but is spending freshman year at their CA campus.  Can anyone tell me more about this?  Is it an option or is it mandatory for some students?[/quote]

My DD will be attending the Boston campus I'm the Fall in the regular program. As PP explained, it's the NUBound program.  You don't have a choice which program you get accepted to, Regular NU, NUin, or NUBound. In the end, you finish with the same degree. However, something that parents are finding out is that with NUin and NUBound it's a "pre-matriculation" program. Therefore [b]federal aid can not be used during that year/semester. Also, student loans seem to be harder to get[/b].[/quote]
This lack of transparency should be criminal. Or at least, you know, make explicitly clear during application process and again in the acceptance letter. [/quote]
Application process doesn't matter.  My DC said NO to study abroad first year (ie NUIn/NUBound), but got NUBOund anyways.  I suspect it's cause we are full pay (didn't submit FAFSA) and they know only full pay can afford it.[/quote]

My kid got NuBound but applied early action and was deferred to RD. The only kids I know going to NU’s Boston Campus applied ED or are athletes. NU had a record number of applicants and had also over enrolled the past couple of years. They were housing freshman in hotels. (This happened at other colleges including colleges in the Boston area). As a result, they basically filled their class in ED and EA. Kids with very high stats this year were admitted to NUBound and NUin because that was the only place they had room. Also, they awarded money to some students admitted to those programs as a way of encouraging them to accept the offer of admission. Our kid was one of those kids who was given merit money but admitted to start abroad or at the Bay area campus. My kid is attending a more highly ranked school but seriously considered NU. At one point that was our kid’s top choice.  We know students there who are thriving and every student our kid has met in DC who went to NE loved it. The abroad programs actually looked pretty great. Small classes, strong community, and a structured program. In some ways these programs seemed liked they had the benefits of a small college with the ability to transition to a much larger university. [/quote]

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