<p>Hey,
I'm a senior and I am really interested in the nu in program but I still have a bunch of questions about it. I've already emailed the admission office and the program coordinator, but they didn't fully answer my questions.</p>
<p>So, I was wondering if anyone who has participated in the program could give me a bit more information about the program and the whole financial aid situation (does outside scholarships apply?).</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that you can’t decide that you want to do the program, you get admitted into the program as a Jan-Start and the international component is for the first semester. I don’t think that financial aid applies until you actually start at Northeastern in Jan. I personally got admitted to the program but was unable to go to London due to health reasons but they are still letting me start in Jan. So i can’t give you any first hand information on the actual international part</p>
<p>Were they going to let you use outside scholarships to pay towards the program?</p>
<p>Yes, you can use outside scholarships for the most part (they are still your money). If the particular scholarship has very strict rules, you’d need to check with them about your eligibility. But I don’t believe federal financial aid kicks in until the spring, same with any merit or need grants you got from the school. It’s a very expensive program for most people.</p>
<p>So does the school give you financial aid for the program at all?</p>
<p>My first year, I met someone who did it and she said that her and one other student received SOME aid, but not much. She said everyone else got nothing. But the program has changed a lot and is not a required thing for spring admits, so I doubt they give out aid to 99% of the students.</p>
<p>So if I get into the program an can choose to not do it and enter for fall semester or do I have to wait until sPring? And do you know your friends EFC or how much in need they were? Because my EFC is most likely going to be 0 or very close to 0</p>
<p>The NU In Program is for students that they choose not to admit into the fall semester. So you either go abroad and start in January or do not attend (with the rare exceptions of medical issues as seen above). (I think.) You will still be welcomed to campus with a January Welcome Week and receive help towards adjusting to campus life, etc.</p>
<p>If you would like to make sure you are eligible for the NU In program, make sure that you DO NOT APPLY EARLY ACTION. Only Regular Decision students are admitted to the NU In program.</p>
<p>The way I look at the program is that it allows them to admit more students (there will be a few spots for freshman to begin in the spring after others drop out or whatever), but the students they really want to admit, they will admit in the more conventional fall semester start. The chance to study abroad is a perk that dulls the insult of the January start-only admission decision.</p>
<p>Woah. No one should ever TRY to get NU IN. It’s expensive and not worth it, unless you have no other choice. Just go on study abroad like everyone else when you can actually receive financial aid for it.</p>
<p>And no, this current year they changed the program. It used to be that you could choose between doing NU IN or just not doing anything and starting in the spring, but that’s not an option anymore. When you accept your offer of spring-admit, you must do NU IN except for rare medical conditions that probably need to be documented by the school’s disability office.</p>
<p>You absolutely can’t go from spring-admit to fall-admit. In fact, even people on the waitlist could get into fall-admit but spring-admits can’t (it’s a little messed up system). You can’t just pick between spring or fall, or NU IN or fall. You weren’t let in for fall, end of story.</p>
<p>But you need to stop worrying about this. You don’t even have an offer yet, so calm down. And honestly, if your EFC is going to be zero, then the program probably wouldn’t be a good idea (and therefore spring-admit at Northeastern wouldn’t be a good idea). Even if you got financial aid, which is VERY VERY rare, you’d still have to cover a lot of expenses. So just try your best to get into fall, and have back-up plans.</p>
<p>Well I applied early action, so I guess I can’t do it anyway.</p>
<p>@ohsnap - you can actually get considered, when I visited campus they said to indicate your interest if you would like to be considered for it (although this isn’t necessary).</p>
<p>As an Early Action candidate, you could happen to be deferred to the regular decision application pool, and then placed in the NU-in program. But I recommend that you email them to tell them that you are interested in being considered for the program, and therefore have more of a chance for consideration!</p>