I recently went on a college tour to Northeastern University in Boston and fell in love with the school. Compared to all the previous colleges I have visited, Northeastern is definitely at the top of my list and may even be my number one choice. I know that this school is very selective and I’ve seen seemingly perfect candidates with high scores and great ECs get rejected. But on a few of the forums I’ve viewed I saw people who were in the IB program get in with mediocre grades/scores and limited ECs. I know that college admissions are looking for smart, well rounded individuals, so does Northeastern specifically favor IB students a little more since it shows an international mindset with regards to the coop program and internships that can be taken abroad? Can any accepted students who were in the IB program confirm that they may have had a slight advantage because of the rigor and global mindset offered from IB?
I would ask this on the IB subforum
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-baccalaureate-ib/
and the
Northeastern subforum
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northeastern-university/
Try looking at who got admitted on this thread and see who has IB:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/19490996#Comment_19490996
Also, if your sat scores/gpa is in the range of Northeastern, then go ahead and apply!