How to afford Northeastern?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>Question?:</p>

<p>Not going to lie, my grades are pretty decent. My GPA should be a 3.8/3.7 by the time I graduate. SAT is about 2150. Etc etc. EC's are pretty good.</p>

<p>My dream school is Northeastern in Boston. Tuition per year is 54,000$. I plan on majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and then going for my CPA license.</p>

<p>EFC is around 20,000, merit scholarships will hopefully be given. With the coop how much can I hope to dent out of my overall tuition? My ultimate dream is to attend Northeastern. I would hopefully do 4 year with 2 coops in order to save some money instead of 5. How hard is it for a full ride? What are some common stats on full ride recipients?</p>

<p>My dream is to attend this school, and I will be willing to do whatever it takes to go here. How would you suggest I go about funding this school? My parents do decent, but their income and stuff looks better on paper than in actuality. My twin brother will be attending college at the same time, but probably a local college. </p>

<p>I'm willing to work my butt off to go to school here, is it possible to get a 2nd job at the same time as coop? How about during a usual semester? </p>

<p>Any advice on being able to fund my dream school? I'm not looking for "its unrealistic, go to a state university, etc." I know what I can afford and I know what I am willing to do in order to attend this university. </p>

<p>Any advice is helpful :)</p>

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<p>There are a few full scholarship offers. From their site
"The Northeastern University Scholars Program is a full tuition scholarship … Students invited to join The University Scholars Program are notified through their …
[Northeastern</a> University: a leader in global experiential learning in Boston, MA](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu%5DNortheastern”>http://www.northeastern.edu)
<a href="http://www.northeastern.edu/financialaid/...scholarships/undergraduate.html"&gt;www.northeastern.edu/financialaid/...scholarships/undergraduate.html&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/p&gt;

<p>In rough numbers, about top 25% got some merit. With 30% acceptance rate for the 46,000 applicants (largest in US I heard), there’s a lot of competition.</p>

<p>Review this to see what they say about NU in general, and the stats of recent applicants
[Institutional</a> Accomplishments](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/neuhome/aboutnortheastern/institutional-accomplishments.html]Institutional”>http://www.northeastern.edu/neuhome/aboutnortheastern/institutional-accomplishments.html)</p>

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<p>I partially agree with dsterino. Although I think Northeastern is worth it, it is not worth setting yourself up for a lifelong struggle with student debt, or sucking dry your parents’ retirement fund. There are MUCH less expensive options that can provide as good an outcome provided that YOU put in the effort. Ultimately that will matter more than the name of the school you went to. Don’t let your dream turn into a nightmare. </p>

<p>Co-ops help, but not enough if you can’t already afford to attend.</p>

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<p>I know several people who work side jobs, both on co-op and in classes, so that’s definitely a possibility. (From my 9-15 hour a week part-time job I’ve been able to earn around $2,000 this semester, and from what I’ve seen there are definitely opportunities for whatever commitment you’re able to make.) Northeastern can also be pretty generous with scholarship money, and will sometimes increase your aid if you talk to them about it.
Have you heard anything about your PSAT scores? If you’re in the running for National Merit that’s a great scholarship, but as posted above there are other substantial ones.</p>