Northwestern (2022-2023)

[plain mango]

thanks, me too :>

i don’t know when RD comes out because i did ED, sorry

[somber herald]

midwestern

[fierce bluff]

Lmao I got my interview registration at 5:11 and registered at 5:13😭

[forest meadow]

im a simp

[somber herald]

SAME

[marsh gorge]

ooh i got minei too

i woke up from a nap though 😭

[somber herald]

LOL

well deserved nap im sure

[marsh gorge]

lmao

i have to do two brown supps today

[somber herald]

brown ✨

gl!

[marsh gorge]

so i'm not feeling too grateful that i exist at the moment

[somber herald]

which ones left?

[marsh gorge]

i had to do six for brown 😦

plme prompts!

really hate them

[somber herald]

ohhh

yeah those are pain

i was reading them

[marsh gorge]

yeah no it suckssss

[somber herald]

oh question for u

can u get into brown but reject from plme?

[marsh gorge]

ive been working so hard on the app too 😭

yes u can

[somber herald]

ahh u got this

[marsh gorge]

thankss we will see

i didnt even think i could do one of the essays let alone four so im hoping i can just get through it

[somber herald]

you got this!!

[jade forge]

did y’all just pick virtual

[fierce bluff]

i put in-person

[fierce bluff]

I put in-person!

[agile spruce]

wait huh :(

interviews are already coming out?

IH WAIT

[violet moat]

Are interviews truly optional 👀

[obtuse nest]

last day to sign up for one is january 7th

[marsh gorge]

no

[agile spruce]

yup i got my email!

[undone lake]

does everyone get invited or just if an interviewer in your area

[agile spruce]

everyone afaik

you put in a request and if there’s one in your area they’ll get to you

[undone lake]

yeah i got one but i live in ky so there’s probably none in my area

[agile spruce]

felt (de)

but it’s still worthwhile to put in the request

shows ur interested in NU even if you don’t get an interview

[fierce bluff]

yes

but it's encouraged to have one

if you can anyways

[marsh gorge]

yes but "optional" isnt really optional

if you want a chance for AOs to get to know you aside from your stats ecs and essays this is it

especially for a selective school like NW in the rd round

[fierce bluff]

only caveat with that is that some still won't get interviews anyways

[marsh gorge]

true

[agile spruce]

so it’s 100% fine if i prefer online over in person?

i have rlly bad anxiety and don’t think i could feasibly sit down in front of an interviewer at a random location by myself

[marsh gorge]

yes that's fine! i think it said on the email that it wouldnt effect your admission

[dusky cipher]

i did mine virtually if that helps

[drifting current]

has anyone here already had an interview? (Looking for intel on some of the questions they ask ... I remember that my MIT interviewer asked me some questions I didn't exactly have prepared, so my answers were a little scuffed lmao)

[spice saffron]

It's okay if you haven't gotten one yet! Sometimes it just takes time because there aren't enough alumni in your area and/or if you don't end up getting one, it won't be counted against you since it was out of your control.

[dusky cipher]

i was asked about my ECs, why i was interested in NU, and what i specifically would bring to northwestern

[drifting current]

Interesting!

[dusky cipher]

they asked other stuff, but i cant remember :(

[drifting current]

I see

How long did it last?

I’ve only had 2 interviews so far, and both lasted about 1 hr

[dusky cipher]

30 mins is the standard, but id bring a few questions bc u can make it 45 if u keep the convo going

[obtuse nest]

u were asked about ur Ecs?

[dusky cipher]

yes

he asked what i spent a lot of my time doing in my community i think

so ECs

[agile spruce]

that’s so cool

i can’t wait to talk abt community work aaa

[drifting current]

Oh also did you do the interview virtually or in person

[obtuse nest]

same

[dusky cipher]

i talked to my other friend who EDed tho and he got completely different questions

[dusky cipher]

virtually

[obtuse nest]

oh damn

[dusky cipher]

also if this helps, i swear my interview was like a 4/10

[drifting current]

Interesting… do yk what qs he got?

[dusky cipher]

i didnt bomb it but like

it was so meh

i answered questions fine, but my interviewer and i just didnt connect

[drifting current]

You got in tho sooo

[obtuse nest]

was the person interviewing u all serious or laid back conversational?

[drifting current]

Btw which school did you apply to?

[dusky cipher]

mccormick + bienen dual degree

[drifting current]

I plan on applying to McCormick as well!

[dusky cipher]

id say casual

my interviewer was just wearing a nu tshirt lol

[sterile canyon]

I think interviewers have a lot of freedom to ask what they want. Generally they’ll ask “why northwestern” or “tell me about yourself”, but after that it’s really can be anything.

[dusky cipher]

the hardest question i got tho was "what would u specifically bring to northwestern"

i had already talked ab my interests, and i didnt just wanna repeat that

so i somehow went on a tangent about different russian salads my grandma likes to make

yeah idk 😭

[sterile canyon]

This video helped me. https://youtu.be/z8objUDm-tw

[fierce bluff]

Wait how do you request an interview? Do I mail the admissions office?

[fierce bluff]

No, they will send an email to you, if you said you were open to having an interview in your CommonApp

I don't see any option to request an interview in my application portal

Oh kk

Oh, maybe it wasn't on the CommonApp... I've honestly just forgotten at this point 😭

But I did get my notification earlier today to sign up for an interview, if interested, earlier today.

It might have been on the CommonApp, though.

[fierce bluff]

You have to submit an initial view interview if you're international

Yeah nvm

[agile spruce]

• writing sample…??

i didn’t submit one

[formal marlin]

page and a half

[agile spruce]

all of my stuff was summarized on my CA

[formal marlin]

i jus added it to add context and a few ecs

plus couldnt hurt

[devout gust]

Are yall doing the interview

[obtuse nest]

1 pg, for resumes thats the sweetspot

[dusky cipher]

id do it, unless ur extremely anti-social or have anxiety issues, i cant imagine an interview hurting u

id imagine itd only do nothing or help ur application

[devout gust]

Ye I'm doing it

[strange ice]

how long do they take to send our interviews after registering? anyone who EDed got an idea?

i applied on 29th december

they sent quite a few applicants an email today

with a link to register for interviews

but i haven't gotten the actual interview assigned yet

[agile spruce]

yup i applied dec 27 and just got my link

[torn pawn]

Omg guys I’m panicking idk why I signed up for an interview I know nothing about this school to a decent enough depth😭

[humble ember]

do they do online interviews?

[agile spruce]

do some research

👍

[devout gust]

Ye

[devout gust]

I don't think they're going to be quizzing you on northwestern facts lmao

[pure cipher]

Wait

[fleet citrus]

requesting an interview really isn't b/c it's a 30 second way to show demonstrated interest but if you don't get one your not at a disadvantage

should always be only 1 page

[fleet citrus]

for me it was like 2 days after

[fleet citrus]

#1 most important thing in an interview especially at Northwestern is convincing them that you will actually go if accepted, my interviewer told me that basically all the questions they are given are meant to figure that out (which are useless for ed lol). Northwestern really cares about yield

so research

[opaque lotus]

what questions did they ask during the northwestern interview@

[pure cipher]

Mine is 3 😂

[strange ice]

for high schoolers 2 is alright usually

professionally it should always be 1 tho yes

[pure cipher]

Lol 🥲

I got 2+1

[humble ember]

they dont do interviews for internationals or sumn ?

then probably they dont have a strong alumni network where you live

[strange ice]

they do

[sterile canyon]

If you’re talking about the email to request an interview, it took like 2-3 days for me to get it. Then it took like a week for someone to reach out. It might take longer during regular since there are more people applying.

[fierce bluff]

Just got my interview person

Been 2 days

Nvm

One day

[obtuse nest]

they already sent out an email for ur interview?

[fierce bluff]

Yeah

Probably because I literally registered 2 min after the registration email was sent out

And it's first come first serve

[obtuse nest]

damn i registered long after lol

lets hope i still get an interview tho

[fossil bear]

wait i received the email to sign up for interviews last night but was too tired to register immediately, i just went to register and it says the form is "currently private and cannot be viewed by the public", is it closed now?

[humble kite]

is it based on region at all for interviews, cause i live in the sticks in new england

[fleet citrus]

I think they divide interviewers by region

But for Northwestern getting one is first come first serve

[torpid bough]

gm

[agile spruce]

oh shoot

[agile spruce]

i hope not

[fossil bear]

it was :/

less than 24hrs oops

[agile spruce]

mine is still open

are you sure you’re on the right thing?

[drifting current]

How would you answer this question on the Interview request form?
"Special interests or programs of interest (Please do not respond N/A. This information will help us match you with an alum with similar interests, when possible.)"

[snow linden]

the major you applied for, any additional things to plan on pursuing or doing (like a minor or double major)

maybe some extracurriculars? just so that they can find an alum who is similar to you and you can ask questions and hey can answer

[ruby sedge]

i dotn remember getting this for my form

huh

[drifting current]

lemme send a screenshot

[drifting current]

they already asked that

but thanks, I'll add my potential double major

[ruby sedge]

i leigt just

put in an id

and then clicked submit

[snow linden]

yea tbh i dont think they asked for any of that

[ruby sedge]

and i was all set

it might be cuz i applied to

sesp

[snow linden]

i applied wcas

[ruby sedge]

yea that might be why oops

[snow linden]

they didnt ask that either just address and name

[ruby sedge]

ig its just mccormick

[snow linden]

maybe something new for RD idk

[ruby sedge]

or whatever their engineering thing is calle

mckelvey?

who knows

[snow linden]

mccormick lmao

[drifting current]

thats washU

[drifting current]

Oh yeah I did that too

[ruby sedge]

i hate that their names are so similar

[drifting current]

but I got an email a few hours ago

[ruby sedge]

oh

oops

[drifting current]

about actually registering for one

[ruby sedge]

they might do that for me too

ig ill see later

idk

[snow linden]

it might be new for RD i dont remember it happening for ED

maybe since theres more applicants they want to find the best fit for you? idk

[drifting current]

is this good?

[drifting current]

ah I see

[snow linden]

yea thats def just for rd applicants

[ruby sedge]

google form lmfao

[drifting current]

did you apply ED last nov?

[drifting current]

[snow linden]

yea i did got deferred tho...

[drifting current]

Oh I'm sorry man. But you'll make it this round 💪

[snow linden]

hopefully !!!

[radiant lintel]

I’m RD and didn’t get a form like this at all haha

[crystal oriole]

me too

[fleet citrus]

a deferral from northwestern is a good sign, according to online sources they only defer 1-2% which means you were totally qualified

but I do question how those sources get that number

[snow linden]

They publish it themselves ig idk

[inner plaza]

same

[fierce bluff]

Honestly just list a few improvements when able and you should probably be in

Northwestern doesn't defer much iirc

[drifting current]

And reasons why you still want to attend

[snow linden]

Yea all they asked was for a mid year transcript so hopefully that and my loci will work

[drifting current]

Did you get an email about taking the next step after signing up with the ID?

[radiant lintel]

no all i got was a confirmation email that i filled out the form

[drifting current]

I got this a day after that

[celest scroll]

That's all I got too

[marsh gorge]

good luck!

[fleet citrus]

yeah really sell demonstrated interest in LOCIs

[somber herald]

GOT MY NORTHWESTERN INTERVIEW REQ

ANY TIPS

what did they ask u guys???!?

[main sapphire]

northwestern or northeastern 😆

[fierce bluff]

Nu

[marsh gorge]

dude

i didnt get an interview 😦

i answered the email maybe 20 min after, i was sleeping

[main sapphire]

interviewers have until mid feb to complete

[dapper oracle]

Uhh, pretty normal stuff

She asked a lot about what I did outside of school

And what interested me about Northwestern given those ECs

Because demonstrated interest is a big factor

[somber herald]

oh ok!

does she know my admissions profile?

[dapper oracle]

Nope

[somber herald]

oh okay okk

[dapper oracle]

She knows your name and your high school

That's it

[somber herald]

i see

okay tysm!

[dapper oracle]

Yeah

[jade forge]

i did like two hours later

[dapper oracle]

Be sure that you have some things that demonstrate interest

[jade forge]

ur fine

[somber herald]

wdym

[dapper oracle]

Because, y'know, yield protection

[somber herald]

oh im not getting yield protected my stats too low

LOL

[dapper oracle]

Like, "I like Northwestern because [insert specific reason]"

[somber herald]

oh i seee

okay omg

thank you!

[dapper oracle]

Yup of course

[somber herald]

i will do my research cause i BSed the why NU essay at 11:50 on the deadline

[dapper oracle]

Haha alright 💀

[dusky cipher]

ur ecs, why ur interested in nu, what u would bring to the campus, etc

pretty standard questions imo

i think they just want to get an idea of why the school is a good fit for u and why ur a good fit for the school

[somber herald]

okay

thank you sm!

[fleet citrus]

yes the interview is all about yield protection

[somber herald]

Thank you everyone ♥️

[fierce bluff]

So basically my "why northwestern" essay

[somber herald]

Yeah but my why nu was kinda bullshit so

I need to go legit

[torpid bough]

no interview 😔

[formal marlin]

Me neither

[devout gust]

How dyk

Did u get an email saying ur not getting interviewed?

[fierce bluff]

perhaps

did you check spam?

one sec

like this

just checked, there wasn't an option

yeah

[fierce bluff]

Just got my interview request.

[opaque lotus]

same

[broken moss]

mines on tuesday

idk what to expect lmao

[opaque lotus]

me too omg

[opaque lotus]

have you done an interview before? i personally haven't

at least for college interviews

[broken moss]

only one for mit and it was on zoom

and i ended up getting deferred

my nw interview is in person tho so its even more nervewracking

i usually fidget w stuff when im nervous so i can do that online but not in person so thats kinda why im like ehhh

thats mostly a me thing tho

[pure cipher]

wow 😢

international be like ....

havent gotten anything

[obtuse nest]

Im in the east coast still havent gotten anything so keep ur hopes up

[obtuse nest]

Id honestly rather in person tbh

[pure cipher]

ah where u at tho?

which state?

if u in illinois and no interivew req

thats weird

[obtuse nest]

Nah im in NJ

I got the original email to request the interview

But not the email from an alumn

[main sapphire]

not really

i think it's just about all the stuff that we're not able to see through your application

soft skills

[crude lion]

prayin hard northwestern pulls through in rd rn

[fleet citrus]

Ok it’s both

[crude lion]

im joining the megathreads for all the schools i applied to

ya

bay area asian cs male

[somber herald]

ayyy same

[pure cipher]

Same

As a campus kid, NU is no.1 for me

[somber herald]

I have a good amount of safeties yeah

[opaque lotus]

45 schools though damn

[somber herald]

Like 8 ig

[somber herald]

Bro it was 44 but the MIT deadline extension was very tempting

FR

Okay but this is like deadass though

Northeastern has the best application portal

[opaque lotus]

call us when you’re an MIT student 🙏

[somber herald]

Yeah I know

It was sad

[somber herald]

🙏🙏 don't expect any calls then 💀

Yeah it's fine tbh

💀 how many schools you got

Okay sheesh

[opaque lotus]

wait omg same

[somber herald]

Wait you have 34 as well

[opaque lotus]

yeah I have 34

[somber herald]

We should make a list reveal group chat

And add all the real ones

💀💀

[opaque lotus]

can we make a group DM chat for this LOL

[somber herald]

DOWN

okay bet

[opaque lotus]

YOURE FROM THE BAY AREA TOO???

[somber herald]

HAHA

so true

Internationals

Oh yeah true

Fr man

[opaque lotus]

I feel for them

they have insane dedication

[somber herald]

But like L not my problem

Oh

♥️🤩

Sorry that was a joke I also feel for them

Sorry I'm more of a dvc kinda guy

But so true

Aight someone make the gc I'm on my phone rn

[opaque lotus]

Diablo is so sexy

[somber herald]

Yess

[formal marlin]

i did 25 from va LOL

[somber herald]

Yessir

Grind never stop

[wanton patrol]

nah nw portal clears

[formal marlin]

tbh im pre much intl so guess it checks out

[somber herald]

Ehhhhhh

To each their own

[wanton patrol]

neu's feels cheap imo 😭

[somber herald]

Maybe I'm misremembering

But I thought it looked p clean

[wanton patrol]

it would be alright but the background is just yuck

[formal marlin]

i like umich and brown portals tbh

[ruby sedge]

i do not like neu's

i agree with it looking cheap

[ruby sedge]

i agree

especially brown

middlebury's also slaps

[formal marlin]

udub, wisconsin and ucla are all not very good

imo

[ruby sedge]

yea ucla's sucks

[wanton patrol]

wisconsin was disappointing lol

[formal marlin]

and washu looks good but I hate that theres no checklist

[formal marlin]

ye

umd too xD

its so

idk

bare

[indigo prism]

Any Int'l who got the interview

[wanton patrol]

nope not yet

[velvet lily]

just got my northwestern interview😭

lowkey dont even know what to expect in it

have any of u guys had it yet

[torpid bough]

no interview sigh sigh sigh

[dapper oracle]

No, not everyone gets one.

[slim pasture]

i just got my northwestern alum interview BUT i need to know if they know what major i chose

[dapper oracle]

they don’t know anything

at least mine didn’t

[slim pasture]

Thanks phew and I hope your interview went great!

[pure cipher]

I got like 2 safeties or sth

Alr heard back from 1 (cuz both are early 😏)

[somber herald]

W

[pure cipher]

Fr

The others are target or high reach or hybrid of both

[somber herald]

Yeah same here

[formal marlin]

same lol

[soft relic]

hopefully me 🤭

[dusky cipher]

Idk how u guys apply to like 30+ schools 😭

Are ur essays going down in quality, or are u somehow able to recycle, or r u just insane writers

I applied to 12 and I was incredibly burnt out after

[ruby sedge]

middle

recycling essays is somewhat easy

like example

[dusky cipher]

I feel like so many of my schools didn’t overlap

[ruby sedge]

vanderbilt, swarthmore, tufts, and another school i forget alreayd had the same essay and word count

[dusky cipher]

I think I recycled literally one essay

[ruby sedge]

damn rip

[dusky cipher]

Yeah ik when u apply to more schools, u have more essays to recycle from, but I imagine u still have over 40 uniqueish essays

At least if they are reaches, which I assume they are

[formal marlin]

i feel like its more so that i was able to recycle the same ideas

rather than essays

cuz that was the hard part not necessarily writing it

more so figuring out what to write

[dusky cipher]

I also suck/hate writing so essays were hard for me

So maybe if u like writing it’s not as bad

[formal marlin]

in the middle

[dusky cipher]

I feel like a good essay for me takes so long to produce, so seeing ppl grind out so many in a short period of time boggles me

Like I spent weeks on my why nu essay 😭

[ruby sedge]

oh damn

not me writing my 800 word gtown essay in 2 days

[dusky cipher]

💀

I don’t wanna come across as rude but like

Was it good

Idk how u get an essay done that quick

[fierce bluff]

i recycled but wrote a ton of unique ones

saved recycling for my last last schools

[ruby sedge]

i personally

like it

i think its the best representation of me for the prompt

[formal marlin]

me for cornell

[ruby sedge]

idk different peopel

have different writing processes

also congrats on northwestern

[formal marlin]

i think my nu essay was pre mid

[ruby sedge]

my nu essay was pretty decent imo

idk

it was sesp so different from most of my other essays

[formal marlin]

ye

[bronze plover]

my essay was mid

[fierce bluff]

that's always good for a why x essay lol

[formal marlin]

i mean it showed interest and allat but def worse than a good number of my top schools

[ruby sedge]

like the only thing that my why x essays had in similarity wwas i tended to use the same hook

/conclusion

because i had really similar majors for some

[formal marlin]

i mean mine was same hook + course i like + club i like + research oppurtunity + same conclusion

the general formula i used

[fierce bluff]

i don't think i had a set formula

whatever big things came to my mind about the university ig

[formal marlin]

i mean it wasnt exactly like that but in finding all those things i tend to find stuff that i come to like/ really niche things that spoke to me

[fierce bluff]

yeah it's definitely a good formula

what i do (for all my essays even) is just organize specific talking points/skeletons and research on those

kind of like a map so i keep organized

i even dedicate word counts to each part, but sometimes i exceed those or go too low

[ruby sedge]

wow we ae

are

the same person

except i

swapped the order of research and club

and whenever there wasnt enough room i wouldnt talk about club

[formal marlin]

i couldnt do that tbh

i just made a checklist throughout my research and then figured it out as I went

Im good at being conscious of wordcount though

[formal marlin]

ye

I think my best why us was cornell

cuz i found a very specific program they did in africa which is very similar to what i want to do

so i think it came out great

[bronze plover]

Anyone applying via Bienen?

[somber herald]

i feel like my later essays have actually been my best

but i feel like im just jaded from writing and recycling like100 times now

[formal marlin]

im afraid ill get rejected from most my EA schools cuz i even changed my common app essay once I had more time to process stuff

[somber herald]

SAME bro SAME

[formal marlin]

and fixed my additional info (did not know it was meant to be short)

[somber herald]

ahsdfgbjndfjbnfj im a lil bit scared but whatever

[formal marlin]

and my ecs got slightly better

[somber herald]

ayy thats always a W

[formal marlin]

its only 6/23 so should be chilling

i think i might get uva, va tech and umd

[somber herald]

ayyy

all amazing schools

good luck to you man

[formal marlin]

but have little to no hope for umich, ut austin and gtech

[somber herald]

same asf

[formal marlin]

same to u

[somber herald]

🙏

[formal marlin]

rn hoping for brown and cornell

but after columbia told me to f off

[somber herald]

tbh like i have no hopes

[formal marlin]

idk if im ivy level (little illogical but ay)

[somber herald]

the process is done and worst case im ASU bound

it only gets better from here

[formal marlin]

fair

[somber herald]

and ASU isnt even a bad option

[formal marlin]

im pretty much certain for ca tech at the very least

or penn state

[somber herald]

caltech

or va tech

[formal marlin]

i meant va

ye

[somber herald]

oh good 🙏

i wass like

LOL

[formal marlin]

i didnt even apply to ca tech xD

[somber herald]

yepp same

[formal marlin]

they gave me a fee waiver

i said

nah

[somber herald]

sat blind a big turnoff

[formal marlin]

not worth

[somber herald]

yes fr

caltech more like Harvey Mid

[formal marlin]

wen i did my uc app i was like where is the sat part

turns out they scrapped it

[somber herald]

yeah

cringe UCs

[formal marlin]

bad for me cuz i was intl for half of my hs

so my grades/ transcrip r a hot mess

[somber herald]

damnn

[formal marlin]

some years my us transcript shows 4 courses

meanwhile i did 9

😐

[somber herald]

hmmmm

i see

[spice saffron]

Good luck with both!

[formal marlin]

ty 🙏🏾

[indigo prism]

You Int'l?

[velvet lily]

no

[indigo prism]

How many Int'l actually get the interview?

[torpid bough]

3

[indigo prism]

And since most of the Int'l interviews online, does this translates to rejection?

Cuz idt availability matters in this case

Or it does

[indigo prism]

Wot? Daily or so far in this discord?

[torpid bough]

in total from class of 2022

northwestern ao said only 3 intls got an interview

[indigo prism]

Ahh I'm not getting it at this point then ig and it doesn't matter

[torpid bough]

i made it up

[indigo prism]

Website or something?

[torpid bough]

idk the real number

[indigo prism]

F bru

[torpid bough]

its just based off availability

[indigo prism]

Was it below 10?

Tho

[torpid bough]

no ofc not

its in the 100s fs

[slate tusk]

i am holding out hope for my interview i think it would rlly benefit my app

has anyone west coast gotten it

(not CA)

[pure cipher]

honestly good plan

[astral phoenix]

i'm really not sure if some of my colleges are safeties or targets

[somber herald]

i just

removed the target category

theyre now safeties or reaches

and if i wasnt sure

i just made them reaches

[pure cipher]

well honestly

safeties are determined as either on ur level (rough estimate) that u would very likely to get in + with usually a 60%+ acp rate

[astral phoenix]

that's a good metric but being a CS applicant distorts the acceptance rate

[somber herald]

so true

[astral phoenix]

UMD has a 60% acceptance rate and I applied EA

but i still put it as target

[somber herald]

oh im very scared for umd

whats ur uw gpa

[astral phoenix]

3.99 at time of applying

[somber herald]

ur fine

[astral phoenix]

got it to 4 this semester

[somber herald]

low target

[astral phoenix]

ok thx for the reassurance

[somber herald]

if u have even decent rigor

ur fine tbh

[astral phoenix]

i guess A Levels count as decent rigor

[somber herald]

oh yeah

a levels are like

[astral phoenix]

though they're not as highly regarded as IB

[somber herald]

much harder than aps lol

oh rly?

i didnt know that

[astral phoenix]

I think so? considering you do 6 IBs but only 3 A Levels

[somber herald]

ah i see

[astral phoenix]

Or in my case 4

[somber herald]

how are A levels converted to gpa

is it like A* = 4, A = 3.7

or some shit

[astral phoenix]

We have internal exams

[pure cipher]

idk

[astral phoenix]

3 times a semester i think

[somber herald]

ah i see

[pure cipher]

but for my school ib - 7 is a 4.3 gpa

either my school is too smart or they just cant do rough estimate

[somber herald]

ah and then is 6 like a 4

oh i see

[pure cipher]

thats fine then

[pure cipher]

ye

which is kinda true cuz an 7 > A*

[somber herald]

kk

makes sense

[torpid bough]

ib is sm harder than a levels it's unfair

oxford gives way too much preference to a levels it's crazy

[astral phoenix]

actually what are the chances of being accepted to oxbridge with APs

never heard anyone do that

[torpid bough]

why wud u go there with aps

[astral phoenix]

I just remember seeing their admission requirements allowing APs

so there are probably US applicants who just applied there for the lols

[torpid bough]

but why 😭

what benefit does paying oxford 60k for a year have over paying domestic tuition

there is almost no reason for Americans to go to uni outside of America

[rose lion]

I just had a dream about me getting into northwestern engineering with a half ride

But I didn’t even apply

And there something wrong with me 💀

[torpid bough]

yes

[astral phoenix]

true

[pure cipher]

Nah my friend just got in lol 😂

Like the thing with IB is that its tiring

While A Level got big depth (depends on the subjects but generally they dive deeper than IB)

[pure cipher]

Mb its ur ancestors telling u abt ur mistake 🙂

[soft relic]

recycle a lot

i cut up and reused like a couple sentences from one and another and i would have a brand new one

[soft relic]

guys what are northwestern interviews like are they typical interviews or do they talk about the school more

[dusky cipher]

i think they want to get to know u but also see why u would be a good fit for the school

[slim pasture]

Ok uh guys I got my interview soon wish me luck and I actually don’t have a lot of talking points I gotta think

[slim pasture]

Ok me and my interviewer really didn’t vibe :(

[spice saffron]

I am really sorry to hear this happened to you, but you'll likely be okay! Interviews are a very small portion of the process.

It won't hurt you unless you did something bad, which you definitely didn't do, so you'll be okay.

[dusky cipher]

mine and i didnt either

as long as u answered the questions fine i think ur okay

[spice saffron]

I agree.

[slim pasture]

Thank you!!

[spice saffron]

No problem, good luck!

[slim pasture]

Thanks we spent the bulk of the short interview talking about my test record which wasn’t really ideal

[slim pasture]

THANKS THANKS

[agile spruce]

:< so i received the email and did sign up for a NU interview on time, but i’ve heard no communication since, is it possible to get in without one/with one in feb?

[strange ice]

nah same here

and for a lot of others too

dw about it

we might get it a bit later towards end Jan maybe

[spice saffron]

100% yes!

If you never get offered an interview, it will never count against you. It's only an issue if you're offered one and decline it without a genuine excuse.

It's also not too late to receive interview offers! I agree with Cricket, you may hear sometime later this month or in rare cases, sometimes even in February.

[agile spruce]

alright, sounds good! at least i can sleep soundly knowing they’ll see i at least demonstrated interest

[somber herald]

dw

its not gonna count against u

[spice saffron]

Good luck!

Northeastern's right. It will never harm you if you never get an interview.

[pure cipher]

Did yall submit like ur class schedules and stuff?

Apparently theres acategory for that

Category*

On ur portal

[fierce bluff]

they'll find that on my mid-year so

[strange ice]

That’s only if your schedule has changed since you submitted ur app

[strange ice]

and this^ is true anyway so you don’t need to

[pure cipher]

Ag

Interesting

[fleet citrus]

interviews can honestly hurt you way more than they can help so don't worry

[agile spruce]

it can still hurt more to not show interest

[pure cipher]

Ye

2 sides

Depend on ur performance

[agile spruce]

nah tbh

as long as you’re not awfully full of yourself, trying to kiss the interviewer, or shouting slurs, you’re fine

like it likely won’t make much of a difference

[indigo prism]

Did everyone got the first gen event invite?

[agile spruce]

I did, and I am not first gen

[indigo prism]

Yeah explains it

[pure cipher]

Ye

Wait what is it for then 😂

can i join or not?

[radiant lintel]

I joined im not technically first gen

[agile spruce]

you can

[pure cipher]

Wait wat

Whats the thing abt then?

[agile spruce]

resources for first gen

[pure cipher]

Ah

Thanks

[celest scroll]

Ima join for the demonstrated interest

[agile spruce]

so silly

💀

[fleet citrus]

Not requesting one hurts

[agile spruce]

exactly

[dapper oracle]

Relatable

[pure cipher]

honestly tho

i think they put student's interest as not considered on the common data set lol

nvm i was slightly wrong it's considered lmao

[celest scroll]

Northwestern doesn't have yield issues so I don't think demonstrated interest is too important, but it can only help

[dusky cipher]

Northwestern definitely cares about demonstrated interest

[celest scroll]

Well yes, they "consider" it, but they sure aren't cwru or tulane about it

[somber herald]

well their interest consideration is really only in the interview

they use that as the interest gauge

[celest scroll]

Right. It's stuff like the interview and essay and maybe campus visit. And less about attending bullshit info sessions or whatever.. afaik

[somber herald]

yepp

[agile spruce]

“i actually attended a webinar about info for first gen students! as a double legacy, i found this very informative”

💀

[spice saffron]

Did someone say this for real? That's so messed up.

[agile spruce]

I know people who have gone and did this, just for demonstrated interest

and i think that’s very silly

[indigo prism]

Wasn't the event for 17th tho

[opaque lotus]

i just finished my interview for northwestern

tbh i don't know how to feel about it the lady was nice and we got along well

but i don't know if we necessarily clicked

she gave lowkey short responses to my questions and i think im overthinking this rn

[pure cipher]

damn gl

[pure cipher]

dont

go to sleep 🙂

[spice saffron]

That’s horrible! I’m very disappointed to hear there are people doing that.

[somber herald]

Ew

That's gross tf

[pure cipher]

aint no way

tf that sentence doesnt even make sense 🥲

[opaque lotus]

yikes

[agile spruce]

yeah it’s REALLY silly to just go to a webinar to show demonstrated interest, especially if you’re learning nothing from it

[opaque lotus]

right?!> and I doubt it would even help too much in the demonstrated interest category in the first place

[cinder holly]

do u know how we can show di if we didn’t get an interview?

[dusky cipher]

visiting is a great way to show interest, but they understand that not everyone is able to do that

for me my process was a bit different because i did audition for bienen, but i reached out to the music professors there who i would be working with to have a lesson with each of them

nu really cares about their yield rate, so they want to have some level of certainty that if they accept u u will go

[agile spruce]

ah rip

[pure cipher]

wait

did i miss the first gen thing 🥲

ah no not yet lol

[dense minnow]

what about ED then, because it’s basically binding for everyone 🥹 so does demonstrated interest not matter there?

also how would they know you’ve shown interest by visiting

[dusky cipher]

ED shows the highest amount of interest, so i think for ED they dont care ab it as much

for RD tho, when theres just so many apps and few spots, interest could push u over the top

[wanton patrol]

bruh they cant offer me an interview

fuck

[formal marlin]

hvnt got one either

location matters tho

all the interviews ive gotten r from my state or are around my state

so probably jus availability

[pure cipher]

rip

i think im on the same boat too

havent gotten an email abt interview yet

[wanton patrol]

they emailed me explicitly stating this rip

[pure cipher]

wow 😢

that is very unfortunate

if u dont mind, can i see the email?

[indigo prism]

You asked? Or they said it by themselves

[past swallow]

did they say when interviews would be available until?

[wanton patrol]

they said it

[indigo prism]

Wait why would they say it

Can you show the mail?

[fierce bluff]

just slayed my northwestern interview!

[spice saffron]

Glad to hear it went well!

[fierce bluff]

tysm!

[jade forge]

loved my interviewer

[spice saffron]

Glad you had a great interview with them!

[edgy plover]

Hello everyone. I am new here. Please, have Northwestern sent invites for an interview to anyone?

[torn pawn]

Not me

[edgy plover]

Oh. Do you have any idea when they might be reaching out to graduate applicants?

[dapper oracle]

I did mine a month ago

[edgy plover]

For Fall 2023 intake?

[dapper oracle]

Yup

I submitted my app really early

[edgy plover]

Ok

I did submit mine early as well

[edgy plover]

Gotten feedback yet?

[dapper oracle]

nope, same date as the rest

very amiable interviewer though

[fierce bluff]

has anyone had an interview yet

[fierce bluff]

I had one yesterday

[marsh gorge]

no

[ruby sedge]

i had mine last week

[fluid surge]

What should I expect in the interview?

[broken moss]

j make sure u know what u wanna do in northwestern bc they’ll ask why nus a good fit for u

also j standard interview stuff

it was chill

good luck!!

[ruby sedge]

know a lot of specifics about the school, but other then that tell ur story!!

my northwestern interviewer seemed very unintersted but she asked a ton of questions about the school i applied to (sesp)

[fierce bluff]

Yeah

Also your interviewer may be more interrogative

Try to ask them questions in between their own so you can get a more fluid convo

That's what mine was like at least

[zenith solar]

where can you check if they've received our css application on the northwestern applicant portal??

[barren locust]

idk but you can send an email asking if they received it

[hollow totem]

Does anyone know about that Documentstion thing we get after css? Is h there a due date for that?

[drifting current]

Just had my interview

[hollow totem]

How was it??

[drifting current]

It went pretty well!

[hollow totem]

I hope I’m not at a disadvantage for not signing up… I had no idea it was a thing cuz it went to my junk

[drifting current]

In the email, they said that you won't be disadvantaged if you don't sign up

The interview is mainly a chance for you to discuss something that wasn't in your application / essays already ig

and a chance to ask questions

[hollow totem]

Yeah that would’ve been great though

Well, do you think you learned a lot?

[drifting current]

I'm not sure

Northwestern was already my top choice

so the interview just made it stay as my top choice lmao

[hollow totem]

Right haha

Well best of luck!

We don’t get responses for a while haha…

[drifting current]

True

best of luck to you too

[wanton patrol]

northwestern just needs 1 lor right?

[cinder eagle]

https://admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/advice/application.html

“We require two letters of recommendation…One letter should come from your high school counselor…The second letter should come from one of your teachers who can address your strengths as a student in the classroom;”

[slate tusk]

GUYS I JUST GOT THE EMAIL CONFIRMING MY INTERVIEW ‼️‼️

[fierce bluff]

signed up for in person interview

still waiting

[slow plover]

Same here

[agile spruce]

still nothing

[marsh gorge]

samee

i signed up 20 min after the email was released

[past swallow]

they’re probably still organizing unless you live in a particularly rural area

i signed up in the first 20 minutes and only got contacted this tuesday

[half edge]

I didn't sign up 💀

[cinder eagle]

didn't even get an interview request rip

[pure cipher]

same 😢

[torpid bough]

same

[slate tusk]

i'd still be patient, i didnt think i was gonna get one at all even if i signed up really quick but i literally got one yesterday

[cinder eagle]

is there a difference lol

I meant they haven’t sent me anything about interviews

[hexed badger]

I submitted my app Nov 1 and had to wait until like Dec 20 for an interview request

Give it a min

[velvet lily]

yo what did they ask u in the interviews mine is tmr

[dapper oracle]

the basic why major questions

northwestern’s big thing is demonstrated interest

make sure you have solid reasons for why you want to go there

they love yield protection

[velvet lily]

lmfaoo

gotchu

do u go there?

[hexed badger]

mine seemed more interested in me personally

ive felt that way for all of my interviews

obviously be prepared for why northwestern but also have stories about yourself that you put in other essays that northwestern never got to see

from what ive heard tho the interviewers dont have a list of questions theyre supposed to ask

[dense minnow]

if i wanna apply ED for northwestern should i still try participating in their programs since i’d technically already be demonstrating the highest level of interest

[somber herald]

ED is the highest interest level tbh

you cant do much else

do amazingly in ur interview

though **

show them YOU LOVE Northeastern

wait

northwesretrenr**

[dense minnow]

😭 unintentional slander

[somber herald]

my bad whenever i type North

[dense minnow]

right so would there still be a point in applying to their programs

[somber herald]

my fingers gravitate to eastern

[somber herald]

what programs

are you referring to

exacvtly

like paid summer programs?

or what

[dense minnow]

they have a journalism program

i’d say it’s pretty competitive

[somber herald]

ohh the medill one is competitive

if you wanna do it because you'll learn a lot from experiences and can

comfortably afford it

then sure

[dense minnow]

im gonna try applying next year 🫡

[somber herald]

but dont do it solely to demonstrate interest for ED

i dont think that helps much at all

[dense minnow]

oh okay so it’s more like to demonstrate interest in journalism and whatnot

[dense minnow]

also what they have paid programs ?

[somber herald]

oh i have no idea

i was just speculating

[fierce bluff]

yup

alsoo

might help you to actually email the interviewers asking about the uni

idk, they always extend that offer at the end of my interviews

[dusky cipher]

😐

[fierce bluff]

did he say something wrong 💀

[somber herald]

LOL

I mean

[drifting current]

not sure if this is too late, but only 2 generic questions tbh (the rest stemmed from my responses)

1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why Northwestern

[dapper oracle]

Exactly what my interview was like

[agile spruce]

still no interview

:(

i’ve accepted im prob not getting one

[torn pawn]

Same 🥲

[velvet lily]

ic

i have no clue how this interview is going to go lmao

kinda nervous

[drifting current]

dont worry about it man

they understand that you're a 17 or 18 yo kid and this might be your first interview ever .... they're mainly looking for how you can communicate your ideas and how you present yourself imo

stay confident and stay cool

[velvet lily]

thanks brodie

[slate tusk]

waiting for my interview rn i feel unprepared

[drifting current]

Why do you want to attend northwestern?

have a good answer for that

and then you can just improv the rest

[slate tusk]

oh i think im pretty set then LOL

[velvet lily]

mine is in 1 hour

LMFAO

[slate tusk]

best of luck to us both 🤝

we got this

interview is supposed to be now but my interviewer pushed it back to 3

[drifting current]

lessgo

[drifting current]

pst moment

[velvet lily]

i just made post its

lmao

answering why college and about me

[slate tusk]

real

i have my "cheat sheet" that i used from a diff interview which is funnily enough written on a NU paper

[velvet lily]

lmaooo

if my interviewer hsant sent me a zoom link should i make one and send it to him

i dont know what we're meeting on

[drifting current]

[drifting current]

I just chanted the answer to myself over and over again on the drive to the location

[velvet lily]

LMAOOO

[slate tusk]

kept on having brain fog when i was speaking LOL ;w;;;;; otherwise i think it went good

[velvet lily]

nice

mine is in 15 min

lmfao

[soft relic]

@velvet lily how was it?

[velvet lily]

great

i popped off

[drifting current]

That's good dw man

W

[drifting current]

Congrats!

[velvet lily]

thanks bro

[dense tartan]

should i be worried if i haven't received an interview req

[agile spruce]

no

it’s availability based

[dusky cipher]

ayy nice

[velvet lily]

we talked about a local resturant shack lmao

and he said that when i go to chicago dinners on him

that was super nice

we got along super well

[dreamy rapids]

Just did my interview

Felt really good

[rich glacier]

hey

[soft relic]

if i did not prepare for that interview i would have failed so horribly but it went great my interviewer was rlly sweet and young

[obtuse nest]

niceeeee

what were the questions like

and u said prepare, what did u do to prepare?

[soft relic]

a lot of talking about northwestern

lots of research

you rlly need to know northwestern well

[west shoal]

yeah lol

I took it really laxed bcs my dartmouth interview was super chill

and I did not do well in the northwestern one

like you dont need to know everything but you have to research enough that you should be able to bs any question

[soft relic]

my dartmouth interview went amazingly well didn’t get in though but oh well. My interviewer and i rlly clicked we started at 9pm and ended at 11:30 pm

[west shoal]

nice. I felt the same. my dartmouth interviewer was super passionate

I think it might be his retirement job lol

[soft relic]

who was your interviewer

@west shoal

[west shoal]

he was in his 70s

[soft relic]

was his last name struges

sturges

[west shoal]

honestly just spoke tons of wisdom

no

its not

[soft relic]

oh lame my interviewer was also in his 70s

dartmouth interviewers are amazing

[west shoal]

he was like im sure youll make it to most colleges and hopefully dartmouth but when you do get in make sure to call me.

[soft relic]

may hate the school after being denied but still love my interviewer he was so sad when he saw i didn’t get in and he still emails me

[west shoal]

yeah truly great people

[soft relic]

he even offered my dad an interviewer position

[west shoal]

lmao nice

[slow plover]

Hi! Is anyone applying to ISP?

[agile spruce]

ISP?

[rich glacier]

Damn thats lit lol

my Northwestern interview was a nightmare my god.

[soft relic]

i had my northwestern interview yesterday im so happy i studied northwestern like crazy 😭

[agile spruce]

still no interview </3

[buoyant maple]

no interview either

[kind pine]

no interview

[agile spruce]

plenty of people did

[torn pawn]

No interview :/

[agile spruce]

i believe it doesn’t count against you as long as you registered for one

no, I think they’ll keep sending them out. however, i don’t think you’ll get one if you haven’t already; their reports are due in early-mid feb

but it doesn’t mean your chances are shot

just means there wasn’t an interviewer in ur area

same lol

but they do it by region

[slow plover]

Integrated science program

It's a major at Northwestern, but requires an additional application

[agile spruce]

oh cool

i didn’t know it was a thing 👀

i just applied astro

[slow plover]

Oh nice! Yeah, I applied to astro as my major in common app, but I'm hoping to double major with isp if I get in

[agile spruce]

is the isp app still open? i’ll have to do some more research about it

[slow plover]

Yeah! I'll send a link to their website

https://isp.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/

[agile spruce]

i think i found it—neat that it’s open until march 1

i definitely don’t think i’ll get in tbh

but i might apply for fun

[slow plover]

yeah no same. My school doesn't offer many ap courses and I saw that ap chem and ap physics are recommended

[agile spruce]

ah .__.

i’m lucky i’m taking ap physics this yr then

my school typically offers like -2 ap courses

but they brought a few back this year

[slow plover]

ooo yeah. I took ap physics through an online school, but I wasn't able to do ap for chem.

[slow plover]

oh nice!

[inner plaza]

Do yk if it boosts chances of regular admission?

Cuz I need a rly good reason to write 5 more essays lol

[rich glacier]

Oh that’s good, I had tons of knowledge but I just got a very old interviewer