So true about Northeastern … I thought is was just a fluke with my D22’s good friend- she was sent to Scotland for Fall of Freshman year, was basically on her own to naviate this foreign city and figure things out upon arrival, and there was zero flexibility with arrival date. Had to miss her cousin’s wedding - NE said she could NOT come even a day late. It was unbelievable. ALSO she had an “in” of some sort with admissions- her mom’s old friend or something- who flat out confirmed that if you check the box, you will 99% likely be sent to another campus, and if you don’t, you have a slim chance of acceptance at all. There was a 2023 student on another thread who checked the box, was granted admission to another campus, and THEN started a long complex & medical appeal to be put on the Boston campus, and actually won the fight. It was interesting because it seemed she knew all along she would not ever attend the alternate campus and yet she checked the boxes. It’s all a silly game, and NE should be ashamed of this, IMHO.