Is Northwestern the ideal school?

[Anonymous]

imangolia wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The student body is heavily quirky. My very smart but mainstream, outgoing kids (jr and sr) toured and didn't see their people at all. This was the same report given by many of their friends when they also visited.

Your mileage may vary and every kid is different so do your research in person! We really wanted to like it---we liked many things but ultimately my kids gave it a strong veto.

My daughter goes there and is in a sorority. Her crowd is very driven students who all have a lot going on but are not what I would describe as "quirky." Super normal girls. My daughter has a ton of fun.

What does this mean?

I phrased that poorly. What I meant is that with 9k students there is no one stereotypical student. OP was suggesting that because her kids are mainstream and outgoing they would not find their people. My daughter is both of those things and has found hers. Truly believe that anyone can find their people at Northwestern, including the fratty types. That being said, if you're looking for a school where partying is what unites the student body, probably not the right school.

The theater kids at NU threw some wild parties. I also went to some more nerdy STEM parties which were pretty fun. Partying does exist at NU.

[imangolia]

Anonymous wrote:

imangolia wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The student body is heavily quirky. My very smart but mainstream, outgoing kids (jr and sr) toured and didn't see their people at all. This was the same report given by many of their friends when they also visited.

Your mileage may vary and every kid is different so do your research in person! We really wanted to like it---we liked many things but ultimately my kids gave it a strong veto.

My daughter goes there and is in a sorority. Her crowd is very driven students who all have a lot going on but are not what I would describe as "quirky." Super normal girls. My daughter has a ton of fun.

What does this mean?

I phrased that poorly. What I meant is that with 9k students there is no one stereotypical student. OP was suggesting that because her kids are mainstream and outgoing they would not find their people. My daughter is both of those things and has found hers. Truly believe that anyone can find their people at Northwestern, including the fratty types. That being said, if you're looking for a school where partying is what unites the student body, probably not the right school.

The theater kids at NU threw some wild parties. I also went to some more nerdy STEM parties which were pretty fun. Partying does exist at NU.

Totally agree. That is exactly my point! There are plenty of opportunities to party and also plenty of other opportunities.

[Anonymous]

No such thing.