<p>@Qwerty568 , merit scholarships are for top 25% of incoming class, Honors is top 10% of each college. You’re welcome to call NU, but as they tell everyone- all admissions decisions are final. More goes into it than GPA and SAT; kids on this forum could be a URM, more well-rounded, an athlete…</p>
<p>I got into pharmacy with the University Scholars scholarship!</p>
<p>Deferred from NH. I think it’s the new ED NEU has this year that influenced so many defers. I see stats at and above my friend’s, who got in last year.</p>
<p>Accepted into the Honors College for Chem Engineering with 18k a year (Connections Scholarship)
Stats: (public high school in NH)
GPA: 4.0/4.46 UW/W (2/195)
SAT: 2170/1440 single sitting
ACT: 35 single sitting
8 total APs
AP Scholar, various national awards for Latin and Etymology Exams
Girl Scout for 12 Years, Gold Award Recipient
National Merit Semifinalist
Great ECs with leadership roles</p>
<p>congrats to everyone that got in and good luck to everyone trying for regular decision! a lot of overly qualified people were deferred early this year, so I am sure a lot will get in RD!</p>
<p>I got deferred, but I have come across a dilemma. I applied to two schools including NEU early. In the Common App I said no for Financial Aid, but I am now looking to get financial aid. I completed the CSS profile what else should I do?</p>
<p>@Querty568 my D is pretty similar on balance to your stats (lower SAT, slightly higher GPA) and was accepted to CCIS and also did not receive any merit aid. I know that honors is top 10% at each school, maybe merit aid is also and CCIS has very competitive applicants.</p>
<p>I would not have anticipated this, but not getting any merit aid seems to have really soured her on NEU. It is one of the few schools on her list that offers merit aid so it’s not like it is a requirement, but I think she feels a little bit taken for granted. Even a 5K award would really change this perception.</p>
<p>@ormdad Yeah, it’s kind of made me disappointed as well. I know I should be happy just to have been accepted, but it’s really hard to be enthusiastic when my other friends who got in got upwards of 10k a year. Since NEU was also the most competitive school I applied early to, it’s also making me worried that I’m not as competitive an applicant for the other schools I’m applying to…perhaps I’m not as competitive an applicant as I thought. We’ll see in March!</p>
<p>@ormdad I completely know the feeling…I applied to Pitt last year, primarily because a girl the year ahead of me had almost the exact same stats and ec’s as me (her GPA was slightly higher (same rigor), we had the same ACT, we were both newspaper editors, but I was varsity captain of track) and she got a full ride. I applied hoping for some nice merit money aaaand got $0 in merit scholarships, no Honors program. I later realized it came down to something as silly as me not being in the top 5% of my class, just by a hair. I was definitely a little annoyed at Pitt, and though I could see myself there (I like big schools, in cities, and I love college sports) I didn’t even consider it after taking offense to them not valuing me as much as I felt I should be valued, lol. I was felt similarly when I was waitlisted at two other schools I really liked, thinking “okay, if I got deferred and then waitlisted, do I even want to be taken off the waitlist? They clearly don’t want me that badly…”</p>
<p>How much a college wants you is actually pretty important, nobody wants to go to a school where they feel like they don’t matter.</p>
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<p>I’m sorry but this is just silly. Not the money part, but feeling wanted? Once you step foot on campus, you’ll never see or hear from an admissions officer again. It matters not one iota how much the person who read your file “wanted” you at the school. The professors do not want/not want you. The other students, same. </p>
<p>Hey guys my scholarship plan is “14,000 for your freshman year and $7,000 per full
semester”. How many semesters are there in a year? 2? Thanks!</p>
<p>@uncledrew Yes. They say per semester because depending on co-ops you will not be paying tuition all year for each semester after freshman year. In the end you get 14k for 4 years of tuition.</p>
<p>@Snowdog I think I probably didn’t use the right words here… I think the marketing of a college goes a lot into it, and some schools like NU I felt did a really good job; making the decision letters exciting, constant contact after admission to get students excited about everything, etc. Some of my other schools just basically said “Congrats! You’re in.” and then didn’t really send any other information except for “Here’s how to deposit!” Being waitlisted made me feel an entirely different way, just in the sense that I personally wouldn’t think I belong at a school if I didn’t make it in the original batch. Please nobody freak out at me for that statement!! Being admitted off the waitlist is nothing to turn your nose up at, and I know once you’re in nobody cares at all and those students succeed just fine; I think it is definitely just me personally not being able to get past it. I hope that makes more sense?</p>
<p>I understand the feeling. But it’s not a wait list. It’s not an admissions decision at all. Given that it appears they received far more applications for EA/ED than they expected and don’t know how many applicants they will have total (and what that pool will look like), it’s understandable for them to be extremely conservative on early admissions. A couple of years ago they had a higher than anticipated yield, for example, and ended up with hundreds more freshmen than they planned for. I definitely sympathize with the feeling you’re experiencing, but I don’t think you should write off Northeastern quite yet. It’s a fantastic school and you still stand a good chance at Rd admissions.</p>
<p>Very confused about son’s deferral. He was accepted EA to Tulane with a nice scholarship (23K), and to U of Michigan (who, we’re told, deferred a huge number of qualified and over-qualified applicants). He is very well-rounded, far above above the averages for NE’s stats, had a great essay and truly remarkable EC’s. My question is this: does not getting accepted EA mean no scholarship if he’s accepted in RD pool?</p>
<p>@tomsrofboston You are right, that was me! I’m sorry it sounded like that! I was caught up my daughter’s deferral and also am part of the genuine surprised tone of the board at the vast numbers of deferrals of kids who thought they were matches when applying–and seem like matches given the numbers-- but in no way do i think those posting here with their acceptance stats don’t deserve it . It’s a different thing entirely to say “you shouldn’t have gotten admitted” than to speculate “why so many deferrals when numbers/recommendations/activities were in line?” so I hope people realize that. Kudos to all of you going, you are fantastic students and I hope your college experience is everything you want it to be. </p>
<p>@nanotechnology I was actually talking about two other schools; I’m currently a freshman at NU who was accepted EA. I was trying to relate to another poster who had mentioned they were kind of on a sour note with NU after receiving no merit money when they thought they’d get a lot.</p>
<p>You can still get merit for RD. My daughter is a Freshman admitted EA last year, with a decent offer. A friend of hers with similar stats was deferred, and then accepted RD with a slightly better merit offer. </p>
<p>@qwerty568 I actually think it goes by how good you are compared to other applicants from your school/region. I was the only person from my high school to not get deferred or rejected, so I feel like they gave me a lot of money because out of all the people who applied from my highschool or region, they wanted me the most. </p>
<p>Got into ChemEng and Honors College with $30K scholarship! Really excited!</p>
<p>Deferred with this
SAT Superscore 2110 (taken 2 times)
CR 760
Math 660
Writing 690</p>
<p>AP Scores (so far): Lang and Comp 5, US History 5
This year taking AP Lit, Spanish, Physics, Calc, and Psych</p>
<p>GPA (W) 3.86/4 (not sure exactly how it translates on a scale out of 5)
Rank 15/158 (top 10%)</p>
<p>President of Current Events Club
VP of Spanish Honor Society
Treasurer of National Honor Society
Elected Class Officer, 4 years
CT Boys’ State Delegate (sort of like a government camp… approx. 200 kids from around the state)
CABE (CT Association of Boards of Education) Student Leadership Award Recipient
Recognition in APUSH, Chem H, Jazz Band H
High Honors almost all four years
Varsity Lacrosse Captain, player for 4 years</p>
<p>I was told that I had a solid shot… am i screwed for RD now?</p>