Interested in Northwestern

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:anyone can guess what the ED acceptance rate will be this year?

Not 25%. On the university website, they share the acceptance rate for kids who are freshman now, was 7%

Yes, but early decision acceptance rate for the class of 2024 was 25% and class of 2025 was around 22%, so it should be 20% or higher. Huge boost for applying ED.

[Anonymous]

Would prefer that Northwestern move ED acceptance rate above 25%--to as high as 30% since I believe that highly qualified applicants who see NU as his or her first choice school should be rewarded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would prefer that Northwestern move ED acceptance rate above 25%--to as high as 30% since I believe that highly qualified applicants who see NU as his or her first choice school should be rewarded.

It's hard because heavily reward ED may favor kids who don't have to worry about financial aid and need to apply to multiple schools.

I'm the NU kid who got financial aid from NU and not other schools because they actually listened to my appeal (my Dad got sick and so our previous taxes didn't give a good financial picture). No other school did that for me and I needed my affordable backups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious to hear firsthand accounts of parents and families whose kids have gone through Northwestern recently. Thanks !

You’re obviously too vapid to be admitted to NU. Your kid probably is, too. Focus on the back-up plan.

Why are you so terribly mean and nasty? Go suck on a lemon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is NOT at your doorstep, Evanston is. It’s a sketchy ride down through Rogers Park etc. I’m n the El.
Uber or hitch a ride w/upperclassman with a car.
It is booger-freezing and tearstain-causing windy freezing cold in the winter. Nice in fall and spring, albeit for a brief period.
Very wealthy student body overall, many students love their bottle service when they go downtown.
They’ve really gamed the rankings since the 1990s when their acceptance rate was way, way higher. They don’t like Chicago suburban students or Illinoisans as much now, either. Good luck applying from the DMV!

People always fixate on the cold winters with respect to Midwestern schools, but somehow it is never a factor for Ivy League schools where it is just as cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is NOT at your doorstep, Evanston is. It’s a sketchy ride down through Rogers Park etc. I’m n the El.
Uber or hitch a ride w/upperclassman with a car.
It is booger-freezing and tearstain-causing windy freezing cold in the winter. Nice in fall and spring, albeit for a brief period.
Very wealthy student body overall, many students love their bottle service when they go downtown.
They’ve really gamed the rankings since the 1990s when their acceptance rate was way, way higher. They don’t like Chicago suburban students or Illinoisans as much now, either. Good luck applying from the DMV!

People always fixate on the cold winters with respect to Midwestern schools, but somehow it is never a factor for Ivy League schools where it is just as cold.

+1. I don't get it at all. Boston is FREEZING, and yet I never hear the same complaints. I've lived in both cities, and New York (which I'd say is a bit warmer), but the other Northeast schools never seem to get the same flak. Figures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:anyone can guess what the ED acceptance rate will be this year?

Not 25%. On the university website, they share the acceptance rate for kids who are freshman now, was 7%

Yes, but early decision acceptance rate for the class of 2024 was 25% and class of 2025 was around 22%, so it should be 20% or higher. Huge boost for applying ED.

Isn't this how it is for every school that does ED?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:anyone can guess what the ED acceptance rate will be this year?

Not 25%. On the university website, they share the acceptance rate for kids who are freshman now, was 7%

Yes, but early decision acceptance rate for the class of 2024 was 25% and class of 2025 was around 22%, so it should be 20% or higher. Huge boost for applying ED.

Isn't this how it is for every school that does ED?

While most schools give a boost for applying ED, there is at least one elite university that does not. Unfortunately,I do not recall the school at this time.

[Anonymous]

Apply ED if you want to improve chances. Northwestern puts more weight for early than others I believe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:anyone can guess what the ED acceptance rate will be this year?

Not 25%. On the university website, they share the acceptance rate for kids who are freshman now, was 7%

Yes, but early decision acceptance rate for the class of 2024 was 25% and class of 2025 was around 22%, so it should be 20% or higher. Huge boost for applying ED.

Isn't this how it is for every school that does ED?

While most schools give a boost for applying ED, there is at least one elite university that does not. Unfortunately,I do not recall the school at this time.

Georgetown?

[Anonymous]

Definately apply ED for NU. Also, know that if you get deferred, it appears that chances are much greater at getting in than at most Elite universities. While NU doesn't publish official numbers, most info indicates that they only defer 1-2%, not 50-70% like many Ivy/elite schools do.

What we don't know is how many of those deferred eventually get in.

Then again, I suspect some deferrals happen to keep Alumni happy (myself included).