My son - NU In - deferred
Logged on to my sonâs account today to read/print the letter and canât find it anywhere. I see others have the same problem. Anyone figure it out?
Anyone know what the usual amounts of merit awards are? If we can determine what (could have been) the average amount plus our predicted FA, we can determine if attending would even be a possibility moving on to RD. Iâm guessing there are less and less awards given as applicants get pushed down the line?
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The majority of people reporting admission are not receiving merit. For those who are receiving merit, the Deanâs scholarship appears to be awarded in varying amounts, ranging from around $2K, to $28K (the maximum).
When my S21 applied, there were more or less three âacceptancesâ (there may have been others that we did not consider). Boston admit, NU.in, or NU Bound (now global scholars). NEU was not his first choice school, but we talked about the possibilities and what he was willing to consider. He knew he didnât want NU Bound, and NUin would depend on the location opportunities for his major. He got NUin and decided against it. He had not indicated he wanted that, but that is what they offered.
As hard as it is, in this age where students are applying to a multitude of schools and schools are getting close to 100k applications, I think it helps to be a little dispassionate about the process. Easier said than done, I know. The best advice we got was to not fall in love with a school and not to take the decisions personally. If a student is interested in NEU or any school, I think they should know the possible outcomes and decide what THEIR decision would be for any possible offer.
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Congrats! My son was in the Explore program. Great flexibility and advisors!
Also, he was deferred EA and accepted RD. While disappointing, we had no sour grapes about this process.
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To be fair, every EA school where my kids have received deferrals to RD has played that game of encouraging students to consider changing to ED2. Thatâs the college admissions business model, as far as we can see. Itâs all about yield, and obviously ED is a guaranteed yield for them.
Last year when D22 was applying she was waitlisted for her #1 school after applying EA and being deferred to RD. This is a highly-competitive school and her stats were above their 75th percentile with unique ECs, and she demonstrated so much interest that we were starting to think maybe they would perceive it as creepy! We didnât know why she wasnât accepted, but that is what happens these days. Anyway, it stung when she was waitlisted, but even more so when they sent her repeated emails listing POTENTIAL merit award amounts in them, saying âif you were offered this merit amount, would you accept an offer if we took you off the waitlist?â, with very little chance of getting off the waitlist because they had high yield for years. It was like rubbing salt in the wound, and she took her name off the waitlist.
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@CuriousType - this is why I find it strange that NU will accept students into programs/campuses they indicated they werenât interested in. Sure, a subset will accept. But I would guess a large percentage will not(particularly for 4 year Oakland or 3 year London option)
I think they are trying to build a program. Even if 10% of those offered accept, it helps build the program and help it become better known. I donât know if my son would have gone if offered that, but I can see the appeal for certain majors to get co-ops so close to Silicon Valley.
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My DD got a dean scholarship, $9,000 for the first year, it said up to a total of $36,000 for 4 years.
Did the amount you said per year or for 4 years?
This is sound advice @FLMom2021, and after D22 was crushed by not getting into her first choice, D23 is not get emotionally attached to any schools on her college list. She only visited those which measure demonstrated interest (which is a smaller and smaller list), and applied just based on the strength of her major/program.
Now we may have a different problem. With RD coming out in late March (and even some perhaps in early April), making a decision in less than 30 days could be a challenge for my indecisive child! My kid is going to be one of those that makes the deposit at 11:59pm on May 1!
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Per year. Admitted students who received Deanâs scholarship reported amounts between ~2K and ~25K per year. Maximum for Deanâs listed on the web site is 28K per year.
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Great to know! Pittâs a top contender for my deferred NU kid (engineering).
I got the National African-American Recognition Scholarship for $15k per semester (8 semesters total). It is still 50k a year to attend, so I will have to decide if I am willing to take on loans to get the experiential learning!
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That was my S21. His school has a âpennant dayâ where kids put their chosen college pennant on a map - that is what inspired him to make a decision! He ended up circling back to a school he visited early in the process and had gotten an early decision on. He had spreadsheets and graphs and lists of pros and cons!!
Make sure you double-check those numbers. With tuition, room, and board, NU is over $81K/year.
It says on my financial aid report that my estimated COA for my first year after the scholarship is 51k.
Son admitted last night to CS, honorâs college and 19k/yr merit (honorâs scholarship).
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I am thinking of putting deposit to several universities rather than waiting too near until May 1. Itâs okay if we decide not to apply, right? The risk is losing the deposit
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You can put down a deposit at one school. Do not deposit to more than one school or you risk being rescinded at both.
My D asked about merit because some info was confusing. She may not even consider NE because she has better offers from schools ranked higher which provided better scholarships and study abroad opportunities. Admissions may play the yield game but students have many options to chose from. I donât blame either families or admissions teams in this competitive environment. Itâs education but itâs also a business.
Good luck everyone!
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