Rising senior with heart set on Northeastern University

Chance Me / Match Me!
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GPA: 4.0
New SAT: 1510
SAT Math II: 710
SAT Chemistry: 700
Calculus AB AP (4), Chemistry AP (4)

Senior Year Courseload:
Statistics AP, Calculus BC AP, Computer Science Honors, English Honors, Psychology AP, Physics AP, Philosophy Honors

Extra-curriculars:
Three great leadership positions, plenty of community service. Committed myself to one school organization for my entire 4 years that really stands out.

I’m a white gay male, if those things mean anything.

I promised myself I wouldn’t fall in love with any one school, yet here we are. I really want to get into Northeastern University. They actually invited me to an invite-only overnight stay for me and my family for free. I think that means they want me, too. I think I’m interested in Computer Science the most, but they seem to be pushing me into an information session for the College of Engineering instead.

I also have high hopes to get a merit scholarship. Do you think my best bet is to apply to the College of Engineering instead of the College of Computer Science and Informatics? Would that have any bearing on how much merit money I might receive? And what are my chances overall?

And, given that NEU doesn’t have its own essay on the CA, I feel like the only way to tell them that I really want to be a husky is to apply early decision. I also really want to know if I’m in as soon as possible. If you guys convince me otherwise, I’ll just apply EA.

(Financially, my family’s EFC is in a doable range, might have to take out some loans, nothing too bad. If the CB official NEU calculator is accurate, and I get a ~10k/year merit, then I’ll be very comfortable.)

Thanks for taking the time for me, CC. I hope I’m doing this right. I’ll be checking back here a lot to respond as much as possible. Thank you!

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New SAT breakdown: 760 Math, 750 CR. Essay: R6 A5 W6

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You stats make Northeastern a match. But admission is quirky.

Northeastern claims that admission standards are the same across all colleges. I had not heard of the pre-application invitation to visit! I would suggest showing as much interest as possible. Visit and take the college specific tour. Applying ED would likely limit your chances of merit aid although there is little data on that.

The Scholars program is no longer offered and Northeastern has not announced what will replace it. Check the website in a month or so to see what is replacing it.

You will likely get more responses in the Northeastern forum.

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Thanks Tom. I didn’t know that there’s a NEU-specific board. Thanks for the tip.