Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another rumor about NEU's EA is that the overwhelming number of applicants this year meant that they literally could not adequately review all of the applications in time for the decisions, hence the high number of deferrals...this actually makes a lot of sense....

Agreed. Its actually the best explanation I've heard to cover all the information presented in this thread.

And its a shame because some kids subconsciously decide that the school doesn't "really" want them, and they mentally write it off.

Anonymous wrote:Another rumor about NEU's EA is that the overwhelming number of applicants this year meant that they literally could not adequately review all of the applications in time for the decisions, hence the high number of deferrals...this actually makes a lot of sense....

Agreed. Its actually the best explanation I've heard to cover all the information presented in this thread.

Another rumor about NEU's EA is that the overwhelming number of applicants this year meant that they literally could not adequately review all of the applications in time for the decisions, hence the high number of deferrals...this actually makes a lot of sense....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1440 SAT
4.2 WGPA
8 APs
Got in NUin
A freind's child had similar stats and also got in - to the NUin program.

My guess is that they accept kids into NUin who are full-pay

Full pay, higher stats, great ECs -- deferred.

+1

Anonymous wrote:1440 SAT
4.2 WGPA
8 APs
Got in NUin
A freind's child had similar stats and also got in - to the NUin program.

My guess is that they accept kids into NUin who are full-pay

Full pay, higher stats, great ECs -- deferred.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:- 1530 SAT
- 3.97 UW GPA
- Around 10 APs
- Decent ECs with some leadership
- Applied to College of Business
- A sibling is a freshman there, and they even sent us a letter that the kid will be considered as a legacy.
(We thought it's a good sign)

Deferred and shocked

I think they have some sort of sophisticated formula and algorithm.

This is kind of stunning. I suspect that your kid will get in eventually, but I'm pretty surprised s/he didn't get in during the first round. Profile presented above is very similar to my kids, who was admitted to the College of Business in the Honors Program with an excellent merit aid award.

According to some posts on College Confidential, they had 50,000 EA applications, which is stunning. They simply have to defer a ton of kids to RD given these circumstances, given the over-enrollment of this year's freshman class so that they can do a better job assessing overall yield once the ED2 round is done in February (at which time they will know both their own available slots and how many of the EA have been accepted ED2 elsewhere and, therefore, have pulled their NEU applications).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am certain kids can get jobs and internships who don't go to Northeastern. Just sayin'.....

+1

My kid got an internship at play station after his freshman year at umd. He and his friends were all able to get internships after freshman year..

No one said you have to go to NEU to get one. Such extreme responses.

Anonymous wrote:- 1530 SAT
- 3.97 UW GPA
- Around 10 APs
- Decent ECs with some leadership
- Applied to College of Business
- A sibling is a freshman there, and they even sent us a letter that the kid will be considered as a legacy.
(We thought it's a good sign)

Deferred and shocked

I think they have some sort of sophisticated formula and algorithm.

DC’s friend who got into Cornell was deferred by NU yesterday! Go figure!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are your chances after getting deferred?

Northeastern is one of the schools that is really hard to predict.

So basically no chance?

Anonymous wrote:What are your chances after getting deferred?

Northeastern is one of the schools that is really hard to predict.

Anonymous wrote:I am certain kids can get jobs and internships who don't go to Northeastern. Just sayin'.....

And?

Anonymous wrote:- 1530 SAT
- 3.97 UW GPA
- Around 10 APs
- Decent ECs with some leadership
- Applied to College of Business
- A sibling is a freshman there, and they even sent us a letter that the kid will be considered as a legacy.
(We thought it's a good sign)

Deferred and shocked

I think they have some sort of sophisticated formula and algorithm.

This is kind of stunning. I suspect that your kid will get in eventually, but I'm pretty surprised s/he didn't get in during the first round. Profile presented above is very similar to my kids, who was admitted to the College of Business in the Honors Program with an excellent merit aid award.

1440 SAT
4.2 WGPA
8 APs
Got in NUin
A freind's child had similar stats and also got in - to the NUin program.

My guess is that they accept kids into NUin who are full-pay

- 1530 SAT
- 3.97 UW GPA
- Around 10 APs
- Decent ECs with some leadership
- Applied to College of Business
- A sibling is a freshman there, and they even sent us a letter that the kid will be considered as a legacy.
(We thought it's a good sign)

Deferred and shocked

I think they have some sort of sophisticated formula and algorithm.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My (high stats) DC was intrigued (I was skeptical) and we toured last year. We were both really impressed. It has a very strong identity based on the co-op model, which it has been doing for decades. The students seemed very smart, motivated, and happy and, while not a beautiful campus, it is a “real” campus in downtown Boston. I agree that it’s not for everyone but I also understand it having great appeal to a lot of kids. It is high on DC’s list.

What is "co-op"model.

They built in co-op in their curriculum, and made it part of the whole college experience.
You get to do 2 co-ops for 4 year plan, or 3 co-ops for 5 year plan.
They hold your hands, and provide full support for that.
The school is well respected in the industies such as IT, engineering, business, media, etc., so the quality of co-op is actaully pretty good and impacts getting a job after graduation.

If you are conidering any school outside of maybe T30 or even T20, this is a really a good option worth checking out.