<p>Accepted!</p>
<p>Psychology / College of Science
4.2 W GPA average, 4.7 W GPA first semester Senior Year
2100 SAT (710 W 690 R 700 M)
33 ACT
art supplement (photography)
no athletics, committed to one EC with captaincy, art outside of school
good interview, essay, and recs (I presume)</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone else!!</p>
<p>Accepted RD in NJ to College of Engineering</p>
<p>SAT: 2160 (750 M, 680 CR, 730 W)
SAT II: Math II (760), Chemistry (800)
GPA: 3.71 (UW), 4.161 (W)
Rank: 24/360</p>
<p>withdrawing my application though because I didn’t get enough financial aid</p>
<p>Good decision danid96 - same here - accepted RD for College of Engineering - i called to ask what more is needed for merit money (accepted student) - top 5% of class (14 out 0f 370) 8 AP classes , 2100 on SATs, great ECs, 3.9 GPA is not enough for merit. web site says top 25% of applicants considered for merit. I called to inquire why no merit for me was told ‘this is our final decision’. what happens to monies that were alotted for students who don’t attend? shouldnt THIS student have the chance for that money? Got great merit packages from better schools so will take one of them. Probably not a good fit anyway - was told 90% of the professors can barely speak English…</p>
<p>The money that is allocated for students that don’t attend is already decided.
They overallocate scholarships based on previous acceptance history.
All schools do this.
Best of luck where ever you decide to attend.</p>
<p>@tpcrd66 That program is called the NUin program. Looking at the threads labeled “NUin” or “in Program” will give you more information. Also, for more information, you can go to <a href=“The N.U.in Program | Northeastern University”>http://www.northeastern.edu/nuin/</a> ! :)</p>
<p>@ecurrer - Who told you that “90% of the professors can barely speak English”?
That’s definitely not true. I’m guessing that there is a bit of resentment over not having gotten any merit money, which I can’t exactly blame you for - you seem to have good stats and that’s definitely disappointing. But @marymac is right - they take into account who they think will matriculate when they make their offers of merit money. With the applicant pool getting more competitive, it’s tough competition for scholarships. I had one school offer me more merit money later on, but they had already offered significant scholarships and were trying really hard to recruit me. </p>
<p>PhDs in technical fields are frequently foreign born.
That was true when I studied engineering 30+ years ago.
I work in IT and I am frequently the only one born in this country in meeting rooms.</p>
<p>Indians speak good English with a slight accent, but Chinese native speakers tend to have more of staccato sound.
All should be proficient English speakers.
My daughter once had a Scottish soccer coach, and his accent was hard to follow.</p>
<p>S in PA rejected RD
3.97/4 GPA Catholic high school
All honors courses and 5 APs
1950 SAT
29 ACT
Exceptional RECS
Many ECs: Eagle Scout, President of National Honor Society, Class Treasurer, Camp Counselor past 4 summers, District Champion Speech and Debate; Junior Leadership Member and Advisor…led team to highest fundraising result, Co Founder and District President BSA Venturing Organization, Assistant Scoutmaster, Junior Board Member of the District Scouting Council, etc.
Visited school last summer
White American Male
This was his first rejection after 8 acceptances elsewhere including Penn State Paterno Fellowship…so he has /will have many options but still hurts as it was on top of his list.</p>
<p>@nanotechnology - a friend whose son goes there told me his kid was miserable because of the professors. Yes, there is a bit of resentment because of getting into honors programs at three different schools and presidential scholar at another college - just surprised when other kids with lower ranking in my school got merit money. Loved NU but have to be practical - if I can get as good an education at a school like RPI and it cost family 15K less to send me there that’s where I will likely end up. Just their attitude was ‘sorry its a done deal’ we don’t reconsider. In the 70’s My Mom would not have thought of going to NU, it was a commuter school - has come a long way that’s for sure. Best of luck to all if you go there or elsewhere. @NEPAarent, Penn State even with all the controversy is a great school!!!</p>
<p>@nanotechnology …so true…the biggest idiot in my HS school went to NU back in '79. Things have changed so much. I know a girl who just graduated last year. Her younger sister was just rejected the other day and her SAT score was 200 points higher than her sister’s, same perfect gpa. Yup she’s mad!!! @NEPAparent… I am hoping my daughter chooses PSU. I love that school. It will give her the quintessential all around college experience in every way. </p>
<p>Accepted. </p>
<p>ACT: 29
SAT: 1870
SAT II: Math II: 650 US History: 670
High School Schedule: Most demanding
GPA: 3.81 (W) (UW: Let’s not go there)
EC: Founded/lead two teen-focused marketing firms, lead several national non-profit organizations, and served Class President for several years, etc.</p>
<p>(Sent in a 18-page expanded résumé (basically with pictures of me holding celebratory checks, bullet-pointed details) to the admissions office, and they surprisingly considered it.)</p>
<p>Always be confident–I came in this admissions process with nothing but a story to tell. Also, think “outside” of the box. Leadership and business have been the hallmarks of my high school career, so I voluntarily put-together a formal résumé for the admissions committee. </p>
<p>Many students (and a few parents) are dismayed that they were rejected, waitlisted or offered NUin even though by their stats they "should’ have been admitted As @midwestlaxer shows, Northeastern does take a holistic view with applicants. NU has never been a traditional school. That has not changed over the decades. They are looking for students who can thrive in their environment: the comings and goings of coop, the search for coop jobs, the entrepreneurial environment, the city location etc. </p>
<p>@TomSrOfBoston, I have to say I agree with you, based on my daughter’s admission (NUin). My D does not have stats that approach some of the kids rejected/waitlisted. What she does have going for her is that she is an extremely interesting kid who didn’t really start to blossom until her junior year of HS. She has a variety of interests (not just related to traditional ECs or her proposed major) that I think the admissions office found intriguing. She is anything but a cookie cutter kid. I really do believe that for her, the admissions committee looked past the numbers and thought she had the potential to bring an interesting personality to the campus community.</p>
<p>I know from reading this and other threads that many parents/kids feel like an admission via NUin is a backhanded rejection - and I honestly don’t understand why that would be. I truly don’t. Students entering through that program have a place on campus, come spring - which is way more of a guarantee than a kid on a waitlist has.</p>
<p>Now all that being said, I don’t think D will be attending NU - Unfortunately, Northeastern, while providing a wonderful program I would love to see my daughter get to take advantage of, doesn’t provide any assistance to allow more kids to attend - and as a family with 2 kids in college come the fall, we can’t justify that expense for a three month experience.</p>
<p>Maybe that’s what is upsetting to those kids admitted via NUin - I honestly can’t think of any other reason.</p>
<p>I can say though that, if we were fortunate enough to have that kind of money, I wouldn’t hesitate to send her - and see her happily wait until spring to experience campus life at that school. </p>
<p>I was accepted and heard in mid-feb but I wasn’t a scholar</p>
<p>Im really confused… Im looking here and everyone has such great numbers and I was accepted with a generous Northeastern University Grant. I have 3.1, 1830 and I take a full 8 course IB load at the #1 ranked school in new york state (by us news and world report). I also had an F on my midyear report and a C. Did I just get really lucky?</p>
<p>@tbdubz yes, very.</p>
<p>Hey, guess it pays to be lucky sometimes</p>
<p>@tbdubz - this is in no way offensive to you but not being from New England helps. If you are not white/caucasian that helps too. Doesn’t matter what your ethnicity is but they are big in cultural/ethnic diversity - just take a walk around the campus…</p>
<p>Every kid that applied to NU from daughter’s school was rejected. All white, all from Mass. </p>
<p>My Mom said back in the 70’s when she went to college - NU was a big commuter school - she wouldn’t have bene caught dead going there!! Went to BU instead. Amazing how it turned itself around and rejecting the locals makes it more appealing to people outside of New England - sad but true. I have heard the same holds true if someone like me was applying to a great school in teh South - better chance of getting in… I wish i was a North Carolina resident - can’t get much better than UNC Chapel Hill (impossible BTW for out of staters to get it)… Just wish I got some merit even 5K but I have other good options like Purdue and RPI so we’ll see…</p>