Thanks @kiddie
@binky17 I totally agree that the single in IV is worth the extra $. It really is quite nice and gives them their own cozy little home away from home.
Thanks @LkL5789 !
I feel like its a rite of passage to have a roommate freshman year in college. It helps you grow as a person and any housing in future years after having a double is going to be better. Plus, the R&B charges are sooo expensive!
Even in a single in IV you have a suitemate whom you share your bathroom with and so you are living with somebody else.
My freshman year I requested a double in IV (cheaper, plus I figured I’d be more social if I had a roommate) but was assigned a single anyway. I went with it, but I know of someone else who had been initially assigned a single when they requested a double who was able to switch when she complained about the additional cost. That might be part of the reason they’ve since added the question of whether you’d be willing to accept a single.
Was I supposed to send in housing deposit if my kid is in honors? And would that therefore mean I need to send in enrollment fee first? I was lulled into thinking that his housing is set in IV and I have just been so busy that I flaked out on this. 
You don’t have to send anything until May 1st. We are assuming IV is honors (because it has been for years) but in theory it could be East Village (although there are not enough non-apartment style rooms for 500+ honors students there, so likely not). But who knows.
I think it is East Village this year @suzyQ7
Why do you think so @binky17 ? Has there been word/rumors from NEU?
@suzyQ7 well i don’t want to give out possible misinformation en masse, but i will dm you.
I know I’m probably late to the party, but I’m also a current student here and I’m happy to answer any new questions about NU.in, dorms (I’ve lived in East Village, West Village, and am now an RA in a freshman residential building), Fraternites (currently an active brother), college of science, premed (currently preparing for next year’s MCAT), Co-op (did my first at Harvard medical school and now currently at Tufts medical school) and really everything in between.
Hi @pgibb6796 thanks for helping. @PengsPhils told us that in his experience students can change colleges easily. This is my biggest worry because even though my son plans so far to stick with CSSH for English/Econ/Spanish, he is starting to talk about journalism, so that would mean CAMD.
Also, can you tell us about East Village?
@binky17 - I know I’m not who you asked (I’m a parent of an EA admit) but a couple of comments:
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Just as one data point, my D was accepted to Urban Landscape in CAMD, but decided she wanted something more blend-able with computer science, so she put in a request in the portal to change to CS+Design. She got a confirmation letter a week or two later, and now her primary college is CCIS. Couldn’t have been easier. She’s also very interested in psych & linguistics, and it’s a very appealing aspect of NU that she could easily switch to CS+psych or CS+linguistics, and just take the 4-5 design classes needed for the minor rather than the 12 required for the major. It’s a big selling point for NU that she can easily narrow down her focus as she goes along.
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In the course of discussing the Journalism program with several other prospective freshmen, I’ve learned the following: Journalism at NU has very light requirements for the major - just 8 journalism classes and 1 history class for the major, 6 journalism classes for a minor, and 5 journalism classes and a journalism-based writing class for a combined major (based on the curriculum shown for the CS+Journalism combined major). So, it seems more likely to me that a student with your son’s interests would stay in CSSH and add journalism as a combined major, than that he would move entirely into CAMD. He would have so many electives as a Journalism major that he might as well stick with at least one of his CSSH interests and do a combined major, which would make him fully eligible for journalism co-ops. (Maybe he could even get an international journalism co-op in a Spanish-speaking country!) Either way, I doubt he would have trouble changing majors, but very likely it would end up being an addition rather than a wholesale change of college. I definitely wouldn’t worry about any barriers to doing this, which is one of the great things about Northeastern.
On the other hand, the only thing I know about East Village is that my friends in the Symphony West senior/disabled housing on Mass Ave were mad when it went up and blocked their view 
@aquapt thank you so much, this is so helpful and reassuring. And as for your friends: it would be pretty frustrating to have your view blocked. Boston is definitely nudging into verticality, with all the attendant angst. I am sad for all the old neighborhoods, but there is a feeling of inevitability to density housing (if not gentrification itself).
East Village is very nice - brand new - all the bells and whistles - computerized elevators - bike storage room etc. the suites are just like those in IV - connected through a shared bath. The views are very nice (from the penthouse room they are beautiful). The building has hang out spaces - some classrooms - meeting space on the top floor - but unlike IV no gym or dining hall.
@kiddie thank you! We were looking at it online last night and were really impressed. I love the idea of a bike room, although we definitely didn’t dare cycle on Mass Ave growing up. I haven’t noticed Boston becoming all that bike-friendly except for the adventurous. Do many students bike?
@pgibb6796 Re: the Gym - I read somewhere that membership to the YMCA is included for residents of East Village (since its basically right behind the Y). Is that true?
I called Northeastern Housing and they said that Honors Freshman will be housed in East Village this fall. Have you heard the same?
I would love to know if there is a final high school gpa to maintain the offered honors scholarship.
@binky17 - On biking: Boston has gotten a lot bike friendlier over the past few years. When I started back in 2010, there were very few bike lanes in the city. Now they’re popping up everywhere, including a recent redesign on the bike lanes on Mass Ave that was a huge improvement. I also volunteered with Boston Bikes (great organization that was a ton of fun to work with) and they’re doing awesome stuff to promote biking. I also ended up bike commuting t one of my co-ops, which was 12 miles round trip, mostly along the Charles river path.
As for HS GPA to keep the honors scholarship, I’ve never heard of any, nor heard of anyone losing their scholarship after it being offered due to grades.