Does anyone know how competitive admissions is for Northeastern ED2?
Also, would the amount of deferred people who potentially switched to ED2 be enough to impact admissions chances?
I wonder - and this is a genuine question, not intended to be snarky - if people would prefer only an answer for the options they checked. Like, if you only check yes for the Boston campus, would it be preferable to just be denied rather than get an offer for a different campus or pathway?
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My son was admitted to the Global Scholars program, despite checking âNOâ on the application. Just for comparison sake, he has a 3.9 unweighted GPA, is president of a club, is a varsity athlete in one sport, and works as a waiter in a local restaurant. His grandfather is an early 1970s Northeastern grad, which makes him a âlegacyâ of sorts, to the extent that even matters. I truly appreciate everyoneâs honesty and candor on this thread, and the information provided. I donât get the sense that my son is enamored with semesters in London and Oakland before returning to Boston, but Iâm looking forward to an on campus âadmitted studentsâ day to hear more. Has anyone heard anything about an âadmitted studentsâ day?
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The admitted studentsâ dates are in your sonâs portal. There is also a Facebook group for Northeastern Class of 2027 parents that shares information.
For my daughter that applied RD the answer would be yes she would rather be rejected for Boston than admitted to another program.
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Yes.
Thatâs the response from 2 students my daughter knows. They applied to NEU because they wanted to go to the Boston campus. Theyâve been offered Oakland and theyâre not interested. So theyâre treating it as a denial and pursuing other options.
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Yes there are admitted student days posted in the portal for the different programs and one specifically for Global Scholars. Have your son check his portal and look for the links to admitted student days.
I guess it will be interesting to see what the enrollment is for Oakland and Global Scholars. I am guessing the majority of students requested Boston . Probably a significant majority. So we will see how many who were offered an alternative chose to accept it.
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I think checking âBoston onlyâ and then getting something else is not very cool of NU. Not to mention, the animated acceptance page/graphic gets them all excited⊠until they read the fine print.
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Yeah, I get that. I understand the school needs to treat their alternative pathways as a great option and not a consolation prize, but it shouldnât feel like they are pulling the rug out from under you.
When my S21 applied he got accepted to NU.in. There was the rah-rah when opening the decision, but we didnât think anything of it. To be fair, it wasnât really his first choice school and I donât think he expected to get in at all. He considered it, but ultimately decided on a different school. He had a very specific study abroad in mind so he went to a school that offered that.
For S23, NEU was the dream school. We spent a lot of time researching and understanding all the possible outcomes and how he would handle each one. He would have been fine with NU.in. He probably would have done the global scholars. Oakland would have been a no. It helped to have that decided before the decision came.
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Yes, it would be better to deny students who did not check the box indicating an interest in NUin, Global, London or Oakland, and instead admit students to these programs who indicated either a preference or willingness to be admitted to them.
My son was admitted to NUin, which is not a fit. I would rather his spot would have gone to another student who actually wanted to be on this program. There are plenty of deserving students who would love to be offered NUin rather than a deferral or denial.
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I think there are a lot of students who do not ask for NU.In, but take it when offered. They donât check it off because they think they will not be considered for Boston if they indicate they are willing to consider an alternative. I know a few. For them, itâs better than a denial. I think that program has grown in popularity. They are probably hoping the others will too.
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Itâs like ordering Rocky Road ice cream and having a tub of mint ice cream delivered, because they didnât have enough Rocky Road for you. Some might be ok, figuring that some ice cream is better than no ice cream because they love this brand so much. Others are going to send it back because they hate mint and never asked for it. Theyâd rather order elsewhere.
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Well, in my ideal world (
), Northeastern should tell students directly that they will not be considered for these other options unless they check the box. Then, students should carefully consider what they want when checking the boxes. If they would consider NUin, they should check that box (or select that dropdown or however it actually appears in the application). Either indicate interest in it, or give up the option.
Probably best would be allowing students to rank their campus / program choices, from a minimum of one choice (indicating that they did not want to be considered for any others), up to the maximum (I think that would be 5 choices, including the Boston campus and all the other options).
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I get from the student/parent perspective that would be ideal. From the school perspective, if they are trying to grow or fill a program, they are going to at least offer those programs to their pool of applicants. Because some will say yes.
I do understand that should be clear as soon as you open the decision. I can imagine itâs tough to have that moment of excitement and then realize itâs not what you wanted.
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For me (and my son) itâs not about the moment of excitement and then realization, etc. Itâs more about how we would sincerely prefer that some other student who actually wanted that spot would have gotten in. 
Even at our own HS there were kids who would have liked to get in to NUin but were deferred.
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Hopefully, they put several orders in, knowing Rocky Road is in somewhat short supply ( just to follow your analogy 
) and they will end up with a Rocky Road that makes them question why they once favored the other!
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Iâm not sure it works that way. They factor in the number of kids who are likely to decline. I imagine the yield for the alternative programs is lower than Boston.
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Can someone explain the yield strategy regarding ED2? Iâm having trouble wrapping my brain around the calculations they are using. My son applied to Boston undeclared - b/c he has no idea what he wants to do. We didnât send his SAT scores b/c they werenât high enough. He has AP classes and is in the top 25% of a class of 500+ students. He runs track, which is what his essay was about, but he has not specifically inquired about running on the track team, as heâs been undecided on that up until this point. Since ED2 is a binding agreement, how does the yield work there?
Yield doesnât really apply to ED1 or ED2. If they offer you admittance for the choice you indicated, you are expected to commit. If they offer you a campus or program you didnât pick, you are no longer bound to the ED commitment.
Yield is for the non-binding application. The school has to try to predict how many who are offered a spot will actually enroll.
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