Reply to Northeastern in Boston

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Northeastern in Boston"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With the US News rankings out and northeastern taking a big hit in the ranks, I was absolutely floored when I saw the stats that this school boasts.

An acceptance rate of 7% and sat averages on par with northwestern and higher than a couple of the ivies, can anyone explain without getting too into the weeds why this school is ranked so low but has extremely high levels of selectivity?

How is this school generally perceived in the DC area?[/quote]

I am sure Northeastern is an OK school with a good coop program but they definitely gamed the system to move up the rankings.  Glad to see they are now more where they belong because as at least for tech, I do not believe they are that prestigious.

They have no essays so it's a popular school to apply to.   Also they give out fee waivers.  They admit lower stats students who they guess are likely to attend to satellite campus and then do not count their statistics.  They accept large numbers of kids on ED to also improve their yield.  They tried to woo other colleges to improve their peer ranking.  In 2023 they admitted kids for 3-4 years at satellite campus then completed changed course mid-cycle when people complained.  If you want you kid going to a school like this, go for it.

This school is very controversial on here since any time there is a thread there is a person that insists all the negative comments come from one person, when in reality there are many people with less than positive view of the school.  [/quote]

+1000

The campus is overcrowded due to over enrollment for fall 2022 and then the 2023 switcheroo when parents complained.  It is increasingly difficult to get coops because of this, it also means the kids register for classes if they don't have a coop so it is also getting more challenging to get into the courses your kids need to stay on track.  They are not a small school, they are a mid size school with issues you see at larger schools, as they grow without infrastructure in place for housing, dining, academics, etc.   If you are happy with all of that, go for it.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics