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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://dailynorthwestern.com/2008/04/16/archive-manual/is-nu-a-safety-school/

From Northwestern's campus newspaper: "Is NU a Safety School?" April 16, 2008

While nearly seven out of 10 freshmen across the nation are still at their top pick according to the survey, that may not be true here. “For the kids applying to Northwestern, I’m sure that statistic is lower,” says Michael Mills, associate provost for undergraduate admission. [b]“We’re still more of a safety school for certain types of kids, the nation’s best high school kids.”[/b]

When Mills took his post in the admissions office three years ago, he wanted to know “exactly who our competition was.” [b]He looked at data from the National Student Clearinghouse that tracks where individuals enroll and found that students were regularly turning down NU for Duke and UPenn.[/b]

Then, Mills set about making NU harder to get into. “That’s the one yard stick (that is used) more than any other to gauge how good a school is,” he says. “The higher your acceptance rate, the more difficult it is to persuade a really top students and her parents that this is the school for them.” To attract more applicants, the school has been trying to increase name recognition and reaching out to high school guidance counselors by bringing them to campus.

As far as acceptance rates go, it is hard to pin down what tier NU is on. On the list of America’s Best Colleges published annually by U.S. News & World Report, it has dropped farther from the top ten in recent years, bobbing with some of the Ivies, this year tying with Brown and Johns Hopkins in 14th place. [b]“The biggest problem Northwestern has is the same problem that the other top Midwestern schools have, and that is location,” says Johnson, who says he still considers NU to be top-tier. “Kids won’t consider the Midwest.”
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Some damning words coming from NU's director of undergraduate admissions himself.
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The Midwest has some of the best (and most beautiful) colleges and universities in the country, with some of the best college experiences available. What an asinine, self-hating statement. [/quote]

While true, most of these rich instagram prep school kids tend to PREFER to want to be on the coasts. Where they can take a quick train or flight to see other friends at other campuses or pop into NYC or LA for a weekend. Whatever. Midwest is super isolating if you're not from there. And again, Northwestern is not in Chicago. And same for UChicago, while it's technically in Chicago proper, it's like 20 plus minutes from downtown.[/quote]
“Whatever.” This must be why there are so many rich kids from the East Coast at all of the Big Ten schools.  :roll: [/quote]

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