My understanding of how ED works with schools that are concerned about yield is that for a student who meets the school’s institutional priorities and applies ED, they are very likely to be admitted because they are a guaranteed yield. The same student applying in an EA or RD round might not be admitted, especially if the school thinks the student is using it as a backup. If the student is applying ED, the school knows they are not a back up, and is not concerned about whether that acceptance will turn into an attending student.
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My D23 switched to EDII, as she likes Boston campus. We received an email to do final confirmation on her preference. For Boston Campus option, there are two options confusing me: “I would prefer to spend my first year studying in Boston” OR " I’m open to completing my degree at Northeaster University Boston" I assume we should choose the former as we’re only interested in studying in Boston. Can someone help clarify on this? really confusing options. thank you!
Yes in these cases it is essentially a denial then. For some it still is an offer they’d consider and possibly attend.
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Completing her degree in Boston sounds like you’d start elsewhere, likely Oakland or London. But call admissions to be sure. If you click yes to an option and they give it you, you are committing to a binding offer in ED2. If you turn down a legit ED offer, they can reach out to other schools you apply to and it can affect your admissions there.
Correct, but overall yield is calculated overall by how many students are offered admission (to Boston admit) and how many are enrolled from that group.
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In their NEU article, they said 22% of applicants expressed interest in Oakland. So there is definitely interest. there may well be west coast folks who are interested in this brand of learning that don’t want to be on the east coast for a variety of reasons.
I get this, but i also know that watching my kids apply for schools in the fall and then choosing a college come May, they grew a LOT in those months and their choices were very different come spring time and actually making a choice. If you go ED, well presumably you’re hoping to only apply to one school. But esp given how crazy college admissions are now, I’m sure there are plenty of kids and families who welcome an NUIN choice given what their final options are or are willing to consider something they thought they may not like the fall before.
Either way, for those offered an option they don’t want, they can turn it down. NU saw some interest in them, but it doesn’t have to be mutual.
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Understood, thank you.
ED2 is not binding though if they do not give enough aid for it to be affordable. So if your child gets accepted and they give $2000 or $2500 scholarship, like a couple of posters indicated, you are not obligated to attend.
The expectation is that you will use their net price calculator to see your Estimated cost of attendance. That’s financial aid, not merit. You should not apply ED if that number doesn’t work for you.
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You’re right. I was thinking more in line with yield protection and how that would affect her son’s admission chances.
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For anyone wanting to see school spirit, the men’s hockey final with NU and Harvard is Monday night at 7:30 on the NHL network. The final score of this game was 3-1 but it was nice to see NU and not NEU.
I disagree. I have an older son in college who got quite a bit for merit scholarship from one school and next to nothing from another. So it depends on what the school is willing to award. If I solely went by the net calculator for my older son, that would’ve been $27,000 higher than what we’re paying due to the merit scholarship.
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I understand that. But the ED agreement is that you will use their net price calculator to determine whether or not it is feasible for you to apply ED. If they are way off that number when your admission decision comes through, you can back out as long as you were acting in good faith when you used it.
You are not supposed to apply ED and then plan to back out if they don’t give you the merit aid you need. Otherwise, everyone would apply ED to increase their chances of acceptance.
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Well, if schools have strategies, parents can have strategies too.
Does NE now give merit financial pre-reads?
That’s not a strategy, that’s being unethical. You should have been sent an ED agreement to sign that shows you understand this is a binding agreement. The school agrees to meet your demonstrated financial need if accepted, and you agree that you will withdraw all other applications if accepted. The net price calculators are fairly accurate if the information entered is complete. Every applicant and family should know and accept what that means before they agree to Early Decision.
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I do not think so, but they do use RaiseMe which guarantees a minimum merit award if you are accepted.
I have heard they did for ED1
No. But in our experience, the financial aid was more generous than we expected. My son heard back from another school before ED1 decisions were released. That school also used CSS. He got NO financial aid but sizable merit aid. In our experience, NE was very fair and upfront about the process, and they seemed more focused on meeting financial need than merit scholarships.