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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Northeastern number is really sus

It has no business being in the same range as Princeton, Penn, Vanderbilt, Rice, Northwestern.

I don't know what voodoo magic that school is doing. It [b]was[/b] a commuter school for cops from Revere twenty years ago.[/quote]

Emphasis on [b][i]was[/i][/b].  It's a top research school now and has a great CS program (and other great programs as well).  Why you bring up [i]what was[/i] every time NEU is mentioned is beyond me.  96,000+ applications last year, and probably more this year, make it a hot school no matter that you seem to bash them every time their name comes up[/quote]

DP:

It's a good school, in a hot college town (Boston is a great college town), with no supplemental essays (so it's an easy application---just pay your fee and hit submit in the Common App) and NEU has marketed well to get those application numbers up.   Key is they are in Boston and no supplementals.  [/quote]

Another similarly ranked good school, Case Western, has no supplements, but it's not as popular. There's a school called Wentworth Institute of Tech with no supplements literally right next to NEU, but it's not popular at all. Thus, it tells us that it's not Boston and/or no supplements.  It's a combination of many things.

I personally think the key is outcomes. [b]NEU's outcomes rival those of many elite schools mentioned above, such as Rice, Vanderbilt, UChicago, Brown, Northwestern, etc.[/b]

Also, the purpose of supplements is to pick the right student for the school. NEU is doing one of the best jobs based on the retention rate, which is in the top 5. Its graduation rate is also in the top 25-30 among national universities. I think more schools should follow NEU's example and reduce the burden on students. Schools should have plenty of information already.  [/quote]

Verified source data?[/quote]

I was surprised also and looked it up.  But NEU's retention is top 5 in the country. That is one of the most impressive statistics a school can have.   I think those schools listed above in particular might in general have better outcomes, but NEU does surprisingly well in post-grad MBA placements, med school admissions, and law school admissions.  According to Poetsandquants, its undergrad business graduates have top 15 outcomes when measured by placement opportunities and salaries. Its general salary/payscale figures are higher than a lot of those schools, but that can be attributable to NEU's focus on engineering/comp sci.  It makes sense its graduates will earn more than a Brown graduate in a humanities subject.  Also, the co-op program really gives its students a leg up. [/quote]

PP. I was asking about the text I bolded — you (?) said NEU’S “outcomes” rival those of multiple T15 schools.  You cited undergraduate business majors (thanks) but that’s…. Really limited. I guess it’s useful for the person who wants to be an undergraduate business major.

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You missed the post right above, 08:52?[/quote]

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