Private & Tech Universities
How to Get Into Popular US Private & Tech Universities
Admission guides for popular private and technology-focused US universities with heavy international intake — school-specific applications, supplements, portfolios and co-op models.
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What this hub covers
- How to Get Into New York University (NYU)What makes an NYU application different · Core application components · School-specific requirements: Stern, Tandon, Tisch, CAS
- How to Get Into the University of Southern California (USC)How USC's application is structured · Programs that review applicants separately · Deadlines and merit-scholarship consideration
- How to Get Into Northeastern UniversityWhy Northeastern's model changes the application · How to apply and what's required · First-year entry pathways
- How to Get Into Boston UniversityApply to a specific BU school or college · College of Fine Arts: auditions and portfolios · Kilachand Honors College and accelerated combined degrees
- How to Get Into Stevens Institute of TechnologyA STEM-focused private near New York City · How to apply and application plans · The five-year Co-op program
- How to Get Into the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)What NJIT is — and what that means for your application · Apply through the Common App (first-year) or NJIT's own portal (transfer) · The academic profile NJIT looks for
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How to Get Into New York University (NYU)
Applying to NYU: choosing your campus and school on the Common App, Tisch artistic reviews, Stern and Tandon math requirements, NYU's test-optional (flexible) testing policy, and ED vs RD.
Read guideHow to Get Into the University of Southern California (USC)
How to apply to USC: the Common App plus USC Writing Supplement, program-specific portfolios and separate reviews (Cinematic Arts, Roski, Iovine and Young), the November 1 scholarship deadline, and test-optional review.
Read guideHow to Get Into Northeastern University
How to apply to Northeastern: the Common App or Coalition App, the co-op experiential model, first-year entry pathways like N.U.in and the London/NYC/Oakland Scholars programs, and what international applicants should know.
Read guideHow to Get Into Boston University
How to apply to Boston University: the Common App plus the BU Supplement and choosing a specific school, College of Fine Arts auditions and portfolios, Kilachand Honors, accelerated combined-degree programs, and ED I/II vs Regular Decision.
Read guideHow to Get Into Stevens Institute of Technology
How to apply to Stevens Institute of Technology: the Common App or Coalition App, ED I/II, the five-year Co-op program, Accelerated Master's and Pinnacle Scholars, and what its large Indian graduate pipeline should know.
Read guideHow to Get Into the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
NJIT admission: the Common App for first-year students, its test-optional policy and Honors College exceptions, design portfolios, accelerated BS/MD-type programs, and the international-applicant route.
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