What was your first choice campus?
I stand corrected, thank you. Since I have not seen the actual application this year, what were the actual choices? Was âany campusâ a choice?
Was the âany NU programâ an actual box to click? If that is the case, Iâd imagine youâd be bound to any admission choice they give you⊠but only admissions can clarify.
I was actually wrong - I didnât realize the last option was any campus. I believe there was Boston, NUin, London Scholars, Global Scholars and there was an option of any campus. You had the option of checking the top 3 from a drop down on the application.
I chose âany campusâ, but specified: College of Arts, Media and Design - Architectural Studies, and read that they will match campuses to majorsâŠ
but I am afraid you can still be admitted to Oakland because that option is âany campusââŠ
Thank you for posting this @evergreen5.
Given this, Iâd say anyone who checked the last box of âany campusâ in the first preference is bound to any admissions offer provided. That is pretty clear to me.
ED gives a huge advantage to folks who can to and choose to apply ED, so they are offering folks the opportunity to say what theyâd accept in advance.
From the post below that shows the options, if you did choose âany optionâ in preference one, then Iâd say yes, you could get any program, inc Oakland. It is good you listed Arch as your preferred major bc they might take that into consideration. Many arch students do start at select NUIN locations too bc they set those up with a basic design course and arch history courses in those countries, and then you likely take some general Ed courses too.
If/when you get admitted to Oakland, you can talk to Admissions too. I have seen on this site that some folks provided NUin or global scholars Oakland have been allowed to switch programs to start bc of their age or major (ie comouter sci or engineering for Oakland when they did not offer it there.)
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I am wondering if there will be a backlash due to people checking any option to increase their chances, and then getting upset about the option they get.
There will always be backlash when people donât get what they want. With the introduction of the Oakland campus (as a 4 year option only) and the London campus (as the three year degree as per European standards) last year, there was a lot of backlash and concern when people were not even aware that NU was opening these campuses as degree sites. In the end, NU changed their policies/programming to allow those admitted to Oakland and London to transfer to Boston after the first year. Those admitted to NUIN or Global Scholars were not allowed to change as those programs are pretty well known by the time people were applying, esp applying ED. It looks like NU has learned to offer these campuses as a first year option only, at least to get those campuses started. Folks can still apply to London as their main campus, but that happens through a European Common app program of some sort (I cannot remember the name.)
This year, it looks like NU has made the possible admission results/choices VERY clear to folks (from the screenshot provided earlier.) It is on the applicants to understand what they are signing on to if they want an ED preference. Even for those applying EA or RD, there will be complaints from folks who feel that nothing by a Boston admission is a fair one⊠for many others, however, they are thrilled to get any âinâ to NU given how popular this college has become.
You can never satisfy everyone, and admissions at any college has become so unpredictable. At least it seems that NU has done a better job this year at making clear what the possible admissions results might be.
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Yes, I am open to any option where I can study architecture, the NUIN locations that have architecture are Ireland, Rome and Florence.
It seems that Oakland also have those basic ARCH classes and I could do general Ed courses, the difference is that this will be a year versus 6 monthsâŠ
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I agree. I am reflecting on all the complaints last cycle. NE is probably trying to be more explicit, but I think the unintended consequence is people thinking they are somehow âgamingâ the process by selecting the âanyâ option when they really just want Boston. The opposite may also be true - fear that selecting just Boston diminishes their chances. I donât think either is really true - NE will put in Boston the kids who they feel are the best fit.
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If the math works out, it looks like Northeasternâs ED1 acceptance rate will be around 40-50% or soâŠassuming they aim to enroll between 3,000 and 3,500 freshmen in Boston. This is based on the previous 2020-2021 through 2022-2023 enrollment figures and pronouncements and includes NU.In. I canât imagine students would select Oakland as an ED1 choice so there will be very few ED1 Oakland choices, or the âany campusâ choice.
If youâre applying to NU ED and definitely donât want Oakland, there is no way I would select that campus just to âget inâ. The marginal chance of an increase admission offer versus spending a year in Oakland just isnât worth it.
@Jro2019 I messaged you rather than replied in this thread about some arch specific curriculum items to consider
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We are planning on going ED2 to NU if my daughter doesnât get her ED1 school. If this ends up being the case, she will choose Boston as first choice, and then a choice 2 and 3 are also required. We understand that if she doesnât get her first choice, ED is not binding. So even though we are required to select a 2nd and 3rd, itâs irrelevant for us. She will likely decline the ED if itâs not Boston.
That is a smart way to proceed, and an avenue that I imagine most will be taking. Iâm sure that Northeastern is aware of the challenges that it faces in using the NEU Oakland campus. The appeal of NEU is the Boston campus and the co-op opportunities, not a satellite campus that has little location appeal.
One thing to keep in mind, since most (probably in excess of 99%) of the ED1 applicants will NOT have selected NEU Oakland as binding, Northeastern will still have to put a lot of students there. At least several hundred.
I agree that most ED students will not choose Oakland, however, that campus will grow over time. There are likely many west coast students that are not interested in going east and may still be interested in this experiential learning style, may want a smaller campus and as it becomes more known locally, I think its enrollment will grow. Being in the general Bay Area, I know many students here that would never dream of going to the east coast for school.
It seems their target for regular students is 3-400 per year and as they fill that over 4 years that would be equivalent to LAC (1200 students) Mills college was. They are also filling seats there with grad programs esp in computer sciences from looking at the website. Lastly, they will have a few hundred Global Scholars Students who spend one semester at Oakland and one in London for their first year. Watching NU grow over the years, I am confident they know what they are doing with that campus and it will continue to grow and evolve over time.
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For class of 2026, ED1 acceptance was 33% (880 out of 2700) according to college kickstart. I think they target a frosh class size for Boston no more than 3000 knowing they have transfers coming in from NUIN, global scholars and now Oakland and London. Their frosh Boston class has not grown much over time and canât due to space and hiusing.
I have heard that Northeastern may offer sophomore and junior Boston students a semester or year in Oakland, perhaps labelled âBay Area Experienceâ. A program like that has been offered to business students in the past but they were on their own to find housing, which is not easy. Now that residence space is available on the Oakland campus that may become more popular.
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The fact that they label the program the âBay Area Experienceâ tells you something. Whether deserved or not, being associated with Oakland is a net negative for the typical Northeastern applicant. It looks like Northeastern wants around 750 enrollees at Mills for fall of 2024. The yield is substantially less than London, so thereâs still plenty of âextraâ spaces to admit students applying ED1. I guess weâll know in a week or so. My guess says Northeastern swings for the fences and tries to fill 450 slots early decision for Oakland, across ED 1 and ED2. This contrasts with the roughly 500 students who were part of the semester long NU.in cohort plus year long now-Global Scholars program.
The number of ED students who selected âOaklandâ OR âany campusâ is only known by Northeastern. But again, I doubt it was more than a few percent combined. Hopefully those students fully understood the ramifications of such a choice. You canât blame Northeastern; they were crystal clear in their ED selection list.
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