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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My McPS kid is a sophomore there in Stem and loves it.  She got a great funded position in a research lab, loves the access to Chicago and the Evanston vibe, has found a nice cohort of students who are academic without being cutthroat, is very involved in extracurriculars.  The weather can be jntense but that’s true of lots of schools (Dartmouth, Cornell, Wisconsin, Michigan etc).  The classes are really hard — she has checked online exams for some of her classes from other top schools and thinks NU is harder, but I’ve heard the grad schools are aware and adjust grade expectations.  The only real downside is that they run late into June so can impact summer vacations and internships.  That’s also true of some other schools on quarter system.  
I think it’s as talked about as schools like Dartmouth.  Duke gets more play around here I think but I think that’s in part because basketball is now so popular and a lot of mid atlattic kids want warm weather.  [/quote]

I heard the quarter system can be intense. How many courses do students take on average per quarter?[/quote]

NP:

4 classes. My freshman kid is already back home until early January. Has 2 papers due next week but that's it. Amazing first quarter. Likely 4.0 but maybe one A-. Humanities major.
In 2 clubs so far (one a competitive (consulting) process at start, but now it's good), rushing in January. Much more social than expected - a lot of date parties, frat events in downtown Chicago (they take coach buses down there). Goes to all home football and basketball games. Out to dinners/bars 1-2x / week and then campus event 1-2 /week. Seems very busy. In the library, a lot too.

Happy to answer questions.[/quote]

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