Blog 11

A year ago around this time was when I found out I got into northeaster. I had gotten deferred first and then accepted into the Nuin program. Northeastern at the time was not one of my first choices. I don't really know why it wasn't, I think I was just more focused on other schools. I remember being very confused when I got in, I had no clue what the NUin program was. When applying I checked a box saying I would be willing to go abroad my first semester, thinking nothing more than it might give me a better chance of getting in. The stress of taking the SAT/ACT, writing essays, and applying for college made me pretty numb to all of my acceptances/rejections. I kind of dismissed the acceptance because boston is pretty far from my home and I thought going abroad for my first semester wold be crazy. Not to mention it was the most expensive option. 

I have always wanted to travel a lot so it wasn't long before I quickly fell in love with the idea of going abroad for my first semester. I eventually narrowed my decision down between Northeastern and Temple which is where my older brother goes. Temple was closer to home and the fact that my brother went there was a huge plus. But when I went there for admitted students day I was left feeling stressed because I wasn't really feeling it. I wasn't sure what exactly I wanted to major in and the biology info session was intense and left me feeling trapped. I went in to the tour at northeastern thinking I wasn't able to go here because it was way too expensive. That made it hard when everything about northeastern seemed to be perfect. The health science major gave me the flexibility I needed, I really like the city of Boston, and I was able to go abroad. I remember one of the people on the panel at the info session was a girl from NJ, who played soccer, was an EMT, and was perusing public health. The fact that I could literally see someone who was just like me at this school felt like a sign. On the ride home from admitted students day I was silent. My parents could tell something was up, and I told them I had felt like I had found the school where I was supposed to go but I felt selfish for wanting to go to such an expensive school. 

Around this time many of my friends were going through the same dilemma. Do they pick their dream school or do they pick a much more affordable option. Most of them went the cheaper rout which made me feel even more stressed about what decision I should make. I listened to them go on about how it was stupid to spend so much more money when at the end of the day you get the same education. There is some truth to that. But when I thought about going to temple, I felt stressed, I couldnt see my path there. At northeastern I did. The health science major gave me the flexibility I wanted and Co-ops gave me the experiences that would help me figure out what I wanted to do. 

It was still a tough decision that I kept putting off. May 1st came closer and closer and I had no clue what choice I was going to make. I have talked to a lot of seniors that are in the same place now that are considering northeastern. Talking to them has made me realize how happy I am with my decision. Going abroad was the best 3 months of my life where I made some amazing friends. I love the city of boston and being on campus. Even though it meant having to pick up two jobs last summer and having to work while in school, it is completely worth it.  

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  1. Sabrina ShaoApril 1, 2020 at 10:57 AM

    I relate to this a lot. I was choosing between BU and Northeastern but eventually chose Northeastern because of Coop and because I could picture myself there. If I had gone to BU, I would have been a biology major and as it turns out, I don't really want to spend my entire college career with labs and just biology classes. I remember that in April last year, I had two admitted students day visits scheduled, one for Northeastern and the other for BU. I ended up not even going to the BU one because I didn't want to. It wasn't because I completely fell in love with Northeastern after the admitted students day but because I just didn't want to put in the effort to drive to Boston, miss some classes and games and all day. I think that was the moment I realized that I liked NU better than BU because I was willing to do all that to go to the NU admitted students day but not to the BU one so subconsciously, I had picked my future. I am now very happy with my decision.

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