Anonymous
07/10/2018 21:09
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Indeed. If one wants to go to NU, apply RD at your own peril.
Anonymous
07/10/2018 21:02
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Anonymous wrote:Fabulous school with well-rounded happy kids. Admits this year dropped to 9%....
Overall admit rate is 9%. But ED is ~25%.
Anonymous
07/10/2018 20:44
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Fabulous school with well-rounded happy kids. Admits this year dropped to 9%....
Anonymous
07/10/2018 08:32
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Anonymous wrote:Like Chicago only 1/2 step behind. Excellent school if you can get in.
LOL. What is up with the Chicago nutter? Are you also the college nutter who posts on the Political forum at 1am on a Saturday night? If so, then it sounds like the social life at Chicago is a bit....lacking...
Anonymous
07/10/2018 08:31
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Anonymous wrote:NU has a single digit admit rate although ED is still 26%.
They have a trimester calendar and most students do at least a double major.
Expected my kid to love it but she did not. It was a little too Greek, a little too rah-rah for her. Which is fine because getting in is so hard if you are unhooked.
Friend had great stats - double alum - did not get in. [accepted at U VA, Michigan and other top schools]
Anonymous
07/10/2018 08:22
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
It’s unfair to compare Northwestern to University of Chicago. Very different levels locations in Chicago-land and very different schools.
Anonymous
07/10/2018 06:52
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Anonymous wrote:NU tends to attract more of the conventional types. Really, really smart, obviously, but much less quirky and intellectual than the average UChicago kid. It’s a great, well-rounded school whose graduates go on to excellent graduate schools and jobs. Evanston is a very nice area, about 30 minutes to the city via the elevated train.
Source: I attended grad school there for audiology. And my child is 99.9% sure she is applying there ED.
+1
Conventional types. Good solid students. Smart, capable, achievement oriented.
It does not attract the same kids as U of C who are more intellectually aggressive.
Anonymous
07/10/2018 06:34
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
NU has a single digit admit rate although ED is still 26%.
They have a trimester calendar and most students do at least a double major.
Expected my kid to love it but she did not. It was a little too Greek, a little too rah-rah for her. Which is fine because getting in is so hard if you are unhooked.
They have a trimester calendar and most students do at least a double major.
Expected my kid to love it but she did not. It was a little too Greek, a little too rah-rah for her. Which is fine because getting in is so hard if you are unhooked.
Anonymous
07/10/2018 04:01
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Northwestern is a popular choice for Jewish students from this area. https://forward.com/jewish-college-guide/northwestern-university/
Terrific J-school and grad schools.
Terrific J-school and grad schools.
Anonymous
07/09/2018 23:24
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
NU tends to attract more of the conventional types. Really, really smart, obviously, but much less quirky and intellectual than the average UChicago kid. It’s a great, well-rounded school whose graduates go on to excellent graduate schools and jobs. Evanston is a very nice area, about 30 minutes to the city via the elevated train.
Source: I attended grad school there for audiology. And my child is 99.9% sure she is applying there ED.
Source: I attended grad school there for audiology. And my child is 99.9% sure she is applying there ED.
Anonymous
07/09/2018 23:12
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Not comparable to U of C at all. Like PP said NU is a much more well rounded school. Great campus in great location. Kids love going there. Great education and fun too. Big 10 school so there is a lot of school spirit. U of C is not fun.
Anonymous
07/09/2018 23:11
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Not comparable to U of C at all. Like PP said NU is a much more well rounded school. Great campus in great location. Kids love going there. Great education and fun too. Big 10 school so there is a lot of school spirit. U of C is not fun.
Anonymous
07/09/2018 23:04
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Not like Chicago, but a great school in a different way. Well-rounded, happy kids, good preprofessional programs (BA/MD, journalism, engineering, education) and serious arts (theater, music school). Lots of interest in sports. Suburban location (think Bethesda) but with easy access to a fun city. Beach and ice skating on campus. Midwestern friendliness.
Crucial to apply ED. They want kids who are eager to be there.
Crucial to apply ED. They want kids who are eager to be there.
Anonymous
07/09/2018 22:52
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
Like Chicago only 1/2 step behind. Excellent school if you can get in.
Anonymous
07/09/2018 22:50
Subject: Tell me about Northwestern...
What kinds of kids tend to choose Northwestern? What departments are the strongest? Who gets in?