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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Northwestern and had a very good experience there, but I would not recommend it now.

Dc went to NU, made some good friends, and did well academically, but found most of the other students to be cold, unfriendly, and competitive to the point of being cutthroat. This was not the case when I went there. When I visit the campus, the students indeed look either very serious or glum. The career counseling was pretty disappointing for a top school that talks about all the great resources available and all the amazing contacts you will make. Siblings had much better job hunting experiences at other colleges, colleges where the students actually looked happy to be there.

It's also absurdly expensive. When dc went, tuition, room and board started in the mid 60s and ended in the mid 70s. Now it is $83k, and current freshmen will probably pay in the mid 90s senior year. It's not worth it. [/quote]

Nice try, but, no. Obvious troll.[/quote]

These Northwestern people are so obnoxious.

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Nice try yourself, and you succeeded. You pissed me off.

Okay, it is a sample size of 1, but my dc did indeed find NU to be unfriendly, and the campus culture wasn't great for mental health. Dc had a suicide attempt, and was not the only one in the class to do so. By contrast, my other dc are happy and have jobs that pay well and that they enjoy. One dc went to a school that has been mentioned on this thread, and another went to a school that is constantly mocked by DCUM.

The suicide attempt has taken a toll, so I am emotional. You can take your troll accusation and stick it where the sun doesn't shine. [/quote]

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