<p>i've read the other threads about this, but i have more questions.
why was i picked for it? how do they even decide who gets in?
should i be considering it an honor to have gotten in? or did i only got in because there was no room / i'm less qualified than the others that got accepted for the fall?</p>
<p>in my opinion, this program sounds like it totally sucks. why would you send a 17 year old to study abroad before they even start college?</p>
<p>It appears that NUin is for applicants who did not qualify for September admission or the waitlist. It also requires maturity and a sense of adventure. Anyone who completes this program abroad in the fall would have some interesting stories and experiences to tell their new Boston-based classmates come spring.</p>
<p>I also was accepted to this. I am wondering, do you get to chose between the four locations where you can go?</p>
<p>TomSnr: Where did you find the information that NUIN is for applicants that are less qualified than those on the waitlist? Why would they offer spots to candidates that are less qualified than take some of the waitlist people and give them the spots? It is a bit confusing. Did someone in the program tell you that?</p>
<p>Hazel–“in my opinion, this program sounds like it totally sucks. why would you send a 17 year old to study abroad before they even start college?”</p>
<p>My D is not involved in this program, but I agree with your question- why would you send a 17 year old to study abroad before they even start college which is a big enough mental hurdle to climb on its own let alone going to a foreign country where one might not speak or read the language!!! A 17/18 year old would have to be pretty mature as well as adventurous to take on that challenge! And the fact that fin aid doesn’t apply??? OMG! On the surface this seems like some kind of marketing ploy by NEU to rake in more students (and more money)!</p>
<p>Honestly, I agree that the whole thing sucks, and I agree that the newly mandatory study abroad situation is just a ploy for money. Used to be that spring admit students could take courses at another college and then try to transfer them… but that means NU is missing out on money–since those are credits you’ll no longer be taking/paying for at NU. Northeastern is notorious for being transfer credit sticklers, no surprise they closed that loophole.</p>
<p>Some students do accept spring admission, and most of them seem to be pretty happy. They have an awesome time, they’re able to pretty easily get caught up in their major, they assimilate just fine into NU once they get here. It’s not for everyone, obviously (I definitely would not have done it-- I’d lived abroad on exchange in high school and would be happy to have gone abroad again, but I wouldn’t have been interested in doing it fall of frosh year), and if it’s not something you’re interested in, move on. </p>
<p>But if you think it’s something you’d like to do and you can afford it, you’ll probably enjoy it. The few people I know who did it really loved it.</p>
<p>@shcisamax: I based that on looking at posts from last year on CC. Some applicants asked Admissions if they could give up the certainty of a Jan admit and take their chances on the Sept waitlist. They posted here that Admissions told them that would not be possible. </p>
<p>Also, last year some Jan admits apparently enrolled full time at other schools in the fall and then withdrew to attend Northeastern in January, although they were told not to do that. It certainly wasn’t fair to the other institution.</p>
<p>@TomSrOfBoston: It wouldn’t make sense if this program was for people less qualified than the people in the wait list. They probably put people in this program because they thought that these students would well adapt and adjust to studying abroad based on your essay/extra curricular activities. This program means that they DO want you in their school it’s just that the fall semester is full and wait listing just means they are “ehh” about you. You get that slight percent chance of getting into the fall semester and if not your straight up rejected. I don’t know about you guys, but I wrote in my college essay about how i would love to get out of my comfort zone and try many different things throughout my college experience. I think that’s why they put me in this program.</p>
<p>Katrhieex: I think you are on to something. They mentioned something about maturity and an adventurous spirit. I think if you look at the essays and backgrounds of the applicants who are in nuin, there will be a common thread of fairly independent people. I could be wrong but it really doesn’t make sense to give the least qualified an opportunity over someone who is more qualified. Especially when so few of the waitlist people get a spot. Who knows and who cares. It’s a spot.</p>
<p>This is really lame. You see the big “CONGRATULATIONS” then realize there is strings attached. I do not know what I am going to do now. I wouldn’t be opposed to studying abroad but going to a foreign country as a freshmen in college? Before even going to college? Really?.. How do we even know the quality of their partner schools abroad?</p>
<p>I have a question about the program, I was accepted into this program as well.
Is the cost of this program significantly more than if we were going to be accepted for the fall semester? In other words is this cost additional?</p>
<p>@kathieex: The program seems fantastic for the right people, of which you seem to be one. It is unfortunate that it is not offered as an option to a broader range of entering freshmen who have the potential to thrive in it. It seems to have caused a great deal of confusion both this year and last year.</p>
<p>When my daughter received this acceptance letter online, she was so confused that she actually requested that I read it. I, too, was baffled. She immediately reviewed the NU admission online description, requesting that I read that over, too. Today, the NU admission office was contacted as well. This is–in my daughter’s “opinion” and mine (we actually agreed on something!) an unappealing, non-starter option. My daughter didn’t indicate on the Common Application any of the other schools that she was applying to, so NU had no reason to believe this was a first or second choice option. I happily share that my daughter (a NJ resident who attends a highly competitive public school) was accepted regular decision to all the other colleges she applied: Rutgers (New Brunswick), U of FL (Gainesville), Marist, Drexel, U of Miami, American, and Emerson. She’s also received impressive Merit Scholarships from most; her stats are well above the posted NU range. She’s Caucasian. I share this so that students who feel that perhaps they didn’t measure up to NU qualifications - don’t. Needless to say, she’s not going to NU!</p>
<p>Above was my first post as a mom and fan of CC. My daughter just read it and felt that I didn’t communicate what I truly meant toward the end of my post, which is : I think NU’s admission process is arbitrary. It doesn’t make sense! Best of luck to all students!</p>
<p>One point they haven’t figured out is the program can’t use FAFSA aid and they don’t offer grant aid to make it feasible to attend? Why would they offer this NUIN program, significantly more expensive than just heading to Boston, to an applicant who is in need of aid? I think they are trying to get more applicants places but they just haven’t figured out the details yet. I hope they figure this piece out.</p>
<p>I work with someone whose daughter was offered this option at another school, accepted it, and spent her first semester in London (even got stranded there with the huge snowstorm they had this winter). So she had a great time and the cost was not much more than a regular semester at the school.</p>
<p>Not knowing much about the program, I’d probably agree and not send my daughter although I can see how it would be an exciting opportunity, if you can afford it. It seems to me that it’s a way to accept more students than they normally could - do they accept into NU IN the same as the number of freshmen they expect to drop out after one semester? I can’t imagine it’s true that these admits were not “good enough for the waitlist.” In some ways, I’d think NEU thought they were more qualified, or they wouldn’t have been offered admission at all!</p>
<p>It’s not just people who drop out after a semester. There is more housing available in the spring (people going on co-op) and usually more class space. Plus all of the “first semester” classes majors have to take are less crowded in the spring, making it easier to fit in classrooms.</p>
<p>UF has 50,000 undergrads… Northeastern doesn’t.</p>
<p>I also received admission into the NU.in program and after attending an information session this past weekend and sitting and discussing the program with an admissions offer I would like to provide some insights to others also accepted into the program. </p>
<ul>
<li>NU.in is not worse than waitlisted. They have several acceptance levels in the following order:
— Accepted
— UN.in
— Wait listed
— Denied</li>
</ul>
<p>-There were approximately 500 students admitted into the program this year (300 last year)
— There will be about 130 going to each of the 4 sister schools in Costa Rica, London, Greece and Australia </p>
<p>-Students will earn 17 credits while abroad that are guaranteed to transfer back to Northeaster</p>
<p>-Students will stay in line with their major “treck”. They will not fall behind their other classmates</p>
<p>-In addition to other freshmen the students will be accompanied by specialized NU.in guidance counselors and several upperclassmen who take on abroad RA as a co-op option. </p>
<p>-Students will participate in a weeklong orientation prior to fully assimilation with the rest of the Northeastern community in the spring. </p>
<p>-These are students they they WANT to go to their school, but simply do not have the space for them</p>
<p>If you have any other questions please ask and I will see if I remember anything from the info sessions.</p>
<p>@ctferrarajr, thanks for the very helpful information. Did you hear how the priority for the four international sites will be determined?</p>