Marymount hallways were packed Friday April 25th as Northeastern NYC students gathered to tour the school. Less than an hour later, the NU tables would be cleared of their monogrammed cookies and bags, and replaced with similarly styled MMC gear. In the fall of 2025 Marymount Manhattan College is expected to host a full first year student body, usually about 400 students, along with 300-350 Northeastern NYC Scholars.
Reporters from the Monitor tagged along to learn about the NU NYC Scholars program and understand feelings Northeastern freshmen have about attending this fall. As they followed the tour guide up and down the stairs of Carson and Nugent halls, students shared their feelings.
“It’s cool,” incoming Film and Media major Elle shared. She expressed open interest in being able to share her semester with Marymount freshmen. Another student in Northeastern’s College of Media, Art, and Design, Callidora Hargreaves, shared a similar sentiment.
“I’m excited to be in the mixed atmosphere,” Hargreaves stated. “Northeastern is so business centric, so it will be a nice change.”
Business is NU’s most prominent program, making up over 22% of its undergraduate population and triple the number of students in its College of Media, Art, and Design.
At Marymount, Performing Arts majors rule the halls. Students in math class are likely to hear the singing of theater students and drums from dance practice. The contrast in focus for the schools has affected Marymount’s Class of 2029 in their decision making.
Prospective Dance student Rory Suazo and her father were part of the Marymount student tours on Friday. “You can tell her heart is set on this school,” Suazo’s father stated while passing the Great Hall, a dance studio larger than most in NYC. Uncertainty over the future of the Dance program has delayed Suazo’s commitment to Marymount Manhattan.
For Biology major Aryanna, however, the opposite is true. “I’m looking forward to it,” she shared. She had strategically chosen Marymount Manhattan for her freshman year in order to reap the benefits of the merger.
Greg Dellorco, Senior Associate Director of Global Network Programs at NU, remarked, “Northeastern students are collaborative, they’re excited to partner, and they’re compassionate students” who “want to honor what’s made (other) communities really different and unique.”
As Phase 1 of the merger progresses, one thing is clear: Marymount Manhattan is changing faster than anyone anticipated. Some freshmen are ready to take the leap, while others are held back by the uncertainty. The tours are a reminder to all students that this fall will be something Marymount has never experienced before.
