@binky17 3.0
http://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/admission/merit-scholarships/
at least for 2016-2017.
How did I miss that, @TomSrOfBoston ? I scoured that whole website, I promise! Thanks so much (as always).
@binky17 I searched all google after the Northeastern website search failed,
Does NU accept credit for both AP lang and AP lit? I got a 5 on the lang exam last year, and was wondering if there is any point in taking the lit test this May.
@meander17 , “A student taking both English exams will earn 1 course of ENGW1111 worth 8 SH. The additional 4 SH are not to be applied to requirements other than First-year Writing.”
@aquapt thanks! I’m a bit confused though… On the chart, it says each ap English is worth 4SH, so with both tests I’ll get out of engw1111 and get 8SH, but “the additional 4SH are not to be applied to requirements other than first year writing” what is that referring to?
@meander17
It means that northeastern require writing/english 1111 and it also requires advanced writing, which is a writing class that is based on ur major. In business its briefs and reports in science probably labs and stuff, they dont allow your AP credits to count for both of them as that wouldnt make sense. So both your AP credits would fill ur english 1111 branch and ud still need to take the advanced english at northeastern. Hope this helps.
@meander17 It means that whether you get credit for one English AP or both, the only requirement met is first year writing. If you pass both AP tests, you get an additional 4 credits, but no additional requirements can be met with those credits.
My personal interpretation is that those credits aren’t very useful. It’s a rare instance where a student meets all of their specific requirements toward college graduation and still needs four more random units of credit to meet the total number of credits needed to graduate. Most often people have more credits than they need by the time they finish all of their major and distribution requirements. But… you pass the test, they give you the credits.
UNLESS, that is, you will have passed more than 8 AP tests. In that case, you hit the 32 credit cap, and your 4 Lit credits become completely useless instead of just mostly-useless. 
Hi @aquapt! It’s frustrating that my son’s h.s. english dept refuses to adopt the AP curriculum. On one hand, they get to teach what they want and how they want to do it. On the other hand, we will spend more time and money on courses he may have tested out of. But my husband thought standardized testing might be another exemption avenue. For instance, my son got an ACT English score of 35 (twice) and a 780 on SAT. Does that translate into any credit at NEU? Barring that, is there a writing pre-test to determine if a student can skip composition or its equivalent?
Hi, @binky17 ! I’m not a wholehearted fan of the way the College Board gets to dictate the curriculum that high-achieving high school students and their teachers must adhere to… but it does help with some otherwise-onerous requirements. My older D, who had no intention of ever taking further math beyond calculus, was thrilled to pass Calc BC, meet her college Calculus requirement, and break up with higher math forever. 
I can’t remember how many of the others made a significant difference. If D2 goes to NEU (likely but not certain), the English credit will be nice, as well as calc. I hadn’t really looked into other ways to place out of freshman writing. The info page says they assess placement based on a writing sample, but it doesn’t look as if they can place up - only down. http://www.northeastern.edu/writing/first-year-writing/ Which is to say, I didn’t find anything very helpful, sorry…
Thanks @aquapt. Ha, College Board and standardized testing … reminds me of my brother’s saying about money (replace $ for ACT >): I love money and I hate money, but mostly I love it.
@binky17 - ACT and SAT won’t translate into any credit.
Thanks @nanotechnology !
Ah thanks for the clarification @raulhumber2 and @aquapt !
Is all non-honors freshman housing p much the same? Or do people generally have a preference? (Regarding location, accessibility, food, etc.) Thanks in advance 
@tangy702 Pretty much the same, but regardless, you can’t really pick your building - you pick your top LLC’s and get placed into one, almost always your first choice. They put LLC’s in different buildings depending on size, so they move around year to year, and no one can say where one will be for the most part, with a few exceptions.
@RelocatedYankee May I prompt you for the highlights of Honors day? My son is attending the webinar Friday, but I am curious if you saw the dorms for the honors cohort. Thanks!
Sorry if this is a little personal - but do you guys think the Northeastern co-op, and just NU in general, has been worth it given the total cost? I really love NU but my parents think it’s a bit too pricey, especially since I got into the honors college at UMass Amherst which would be much less.
@tangy702 what fields are you interested in?
@tangy702 Every situation is different - for me, it was actually one of the cheaper options after scholarships/FA. If it came to it, if I had to do it over in a different situation, I would certainly pay more if I was in a situation that required it because Northeastern fits me so well. However, how much more depends entirely on the situation. The question is whether or not it is worth it for you personally, the actual price difference, the effects of the price difference, and what your other options are.
What is the net cost of each, and what major/field? Where is the price difference coming from? Can your family afford it, is it loans, or will it strain your family’s life? Do you have any brothers/sisters, and are they younger/older? All of those are important considerations.