Northeastern University (StudentsReview) - How to Get into Northeastern (Undergraduate)

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Your Chances at Northeastern
(on ACT score alone)

Your Chances at Northeastern
(on SAT score alone)

	Men	Women
# Applicants	21,724	25,640
# Admitted	6,900	8,401
% Admitted	31.8%	32.8%
% Overall	32.3%

Students who got into Northeastern:

Tips mention: Interview (3), ACT/SAT (22), Grades (20), Sports/Extracurriculars (14), College Essay (11)

“I was wait listed then accepted to the january

Nov 16 2011Other
I was wait listed then accepted to the january start program, they said the jan start program doesn't mean your not as good as the other candidates but it seems like it. 3.6 GPA went to boarding school, decent SAT's, didn't tour or interview before i applied.
Female

“I had a pretty solid SAT score (old version)

Aug 18 2007Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc
I had a pretty solid SAT score (old version) I scored in the 1300's, I remember taking the ACT but the score was pretty much equivalent. I had a lot of extracurriculars in high school.

Make sure you have extracurriculars pertaining to your major. I as a design/multimedia applicant brought attention to including the fact that I was Art Club President, National Art Honor Society VP, Student of the Year and attended an Art Program at a college for credit.

Also on your college resume bring out leadership roles and anything that shows consistency, for me I was on varsity golf team all 4 years and was captain both my junior and senior year.

If you're applying make sure to call the school, and if you live nearby set up a time to go and visit, expressing interest in the school. Even if you don't live nearby set up an interview and make sure to have a copy of your resume in hand. This really helped me in a lot of my interviews.

Also, NEU usually tours to different city and does Q&A/information sessions, make sure to attend one of these if at all possible, it shows your interest.

Bring out unique qualities of yourself: When in High School I wrote a qualitative research paper (as a part of a program) discussing How as Math Progressed throughout History art was affected because of it's progression. It doesn't need to be anything "impressive" just something to make you "pop" and appear well rounded.

When writing your essays it's good to also try and do something unique to stand out. Something satirical, personal, or funny would be best. Don't be like "oh I respect my mom because she's the best", they've seen that line 10,000 times. If you did something like, write a childrens book, then tell the story.

Also, get a good strong letter of recommendation. Try to get it with a teacher in a core subject. I also got a letter of reccomendation from an academic mentor who is also a professor at William and Mary. Find an author, read their book, and write to them...setting up your connections now are really going to help.

Feel free to contact me with more questions, I know a lot of this seems cookie-cutter but I really want to help kids who really want to go here...get in.
ACT: 29 SAT: 1340 Female

“To get in, i was sent a "preferred admission

Apr 26 2005Business - Management and Administration
To get in, i was sent a "preferred admission." Don't ask me why I got it - I don't know. But I filled it out and was accepted. No essays, no interview.

However, I have one high school friend at the university now who had to go through the whole application and essays and got in. I had another friend who applied with the normal application and got denied. I can't really offer advice because I didn't do the essays, but...

I KNOW THAT THE ADMISSIONS DEPT. wants to hear why the ideals of the school (i.e. co-op, hands-on learning, experiencial learning, and diversity) are matches with you!
SAT: 1210 Male