Northwestern (2022-2023)

[rich glacier]

Northwestern is ok

[slow plover]

I don't think so. ISP is pretty selective itself. I'd only apply if you are interested in the program

[inner plaza]

Right

I have a friend who loves it

But still lots of work lol

[serene gale]

Interview later today🥲

[white lagoon]

making my interviewer fly to atlanta to be a guest speaker for my school's coding club

dedication

[hollow totem]

You could always zoom

[white lagoon]

nah im lying hes going to atlanta anyway

[zealous heath]

Northwestern should be Northmidwestern CMW

[serene gale]

interview done XD🥳

[dusky cipher]

Ayy congrats 🥳

[brazen glen]

Anyone applying regular have their interview yet

[dapper oracle]

long long ago

[torn pawn]

No

[slate tusk]

yeah

[hexed badger]

i had mine last saturday

mine was at a special interview weekend

[slow plover]

Mine is next week!

[white lagoon]

in December

[zealous heath]

Northwestern

[serene gale]

anyone’s interviewer asked them why RD not ED too 🤡

[open yoke]

inappropriate

shouldn't ask that

[white lagoon]

yeah thats like asking what someones top choice is

[hollow totem]

Is everyone like rich

Idk what they expect

“Yeah let me throw myself at an awesome but expensive school without any way to get out of it”

[agile spruce]

that’s sussy

they’re trying to say ur poor in their report

[white lagoon]

im gonna get no aid but also my parents arent gonna pay so im just kinda screwed

[agile spruce]

i would just say that you don’t feel comfortable financially committing to a school without deciding on the right financial packages

[hollow totem]

Funny part is my parents are fairly well off and I’m not getting need-based but they are giving me very little (which is still appreciatecbut yk

[white lagoon]

same

[hollow totem]

Exactly

I wish they found a way to consider that

Ig CAS

CSS

[torpid flume]

i wonder if interviews are given priority based on region as well

[fierce bluff]

i requested an interview on the day it was due

is there a possibility that i may still get one ?

[hexed badger]

Probably not atp

[buoyant maple]

did yall get the ISP email

[hexed badger]

What

Internet service provider

[buoyant maple]

naw the integrated science program

lol

i think only kids who applied for science got the email

[slow plover]

Yeah, it sounded like it went out to all science and math applicants

[slow plover]

Maybe! I requested one in the first 20 minutes and just received an interview request on Wednesday

[unique shoal]

yep

[gloomy shore]

I'm not a science applicant but still got it

[dusky cipher]

💀

[white lagoon]

yeah i got one and i applied cs

[hexed badger]

I didn’t get it and I applied engineering

[somber herald]

I got it

Did an engineering communications dual degree

[agile spruce]

anyone get the isp email?

[agile spruce]

ah yeah same

this tho

it does not in any way reflect your chances of general admission

[agile spruce]

did you apply math

[hexed badger]

Ah

Northwestern I promise I wanted to get this email track my demonstrated interest of moving it from junk to inbox 🙏

[west shoal]

Yeah I got this

[gloomy shore]

Nope

[gloomy shore]

Nope

[fierce bluff]

I want to apply but I really don't want to write anymore essays

Atleast the deadline is in March

[torn pawn]

Nah I’m not doing it I cba

[pure cipher]

same lol

but if i get into isp and get rejected from NU

thats pain

[plain dust]

Is this even possible?

[pure cipher]

idk lol

just a sad reality i dont wanna face

[agile spruce]

nah isp is more selective than NU

there’s no way to get into ISP without getting into nu

you can get into nu without isp tho

[pure cipher]

ahh

aight aight

[fierce bluff]

I don't feel like doing it

Period

I've written enough 500 word essays

[agile spruce]

do u think it helps your chances at getting in

[buoyant maple]

demonstrated interest maybe?

[agile spruce]

k i’ll do it then

[spice sentinel]

does NW consider interest ?

[inner plaza]

yes… which i found out abt a day b4 submitting 💀

[fierce bluff]

I signed up for their virtual events but missed all of them. Does that still count?

[daring canyon]

how would that count, ISP seems to be completely different from the admissions dept.

[fierce bluff]

I just learned something hilarious

[agile spruce]

does demonstrated interest = signing up for interview

even if you don’t get one

[fierce bluff]

Apparently last year, someone applied to northwestern and their counselor suggested asserting that uchicago was inferior (or something like that) on their why northwestern essay

So they got rejected, and they got their feedback from admissions revealing that the only reason they got rejected, was because they talked about uchicago☠

My counselor would never hear from me again-

Somehow they still talk

[fierce bluff]

I think it is

At least it shows you're interested

[agile spruce]

that’s so sad

now i’m glad i took harvard out of that one ec

i said harvard-smithsonian minor planet center

changed it to IAU minor planet center

😭

[fierce bluff]

😭😭😭😭

Yeah it's really stupid

Same counselor tried to do the same stuff to my friend

This time it was lehigh to johns hopkins

Meaning he didn't learn anything from that, thankfully we talked about it and I helped her revise her essay

[velvet lily]

where did he end uip going

lmfao that sucks

[fierce bluff]

She ended up going to johns hopkins actually, at least that one wasn't sabotaged

But it's the sister now who almost got messed up with lehigh

By the same counselor

[velvet lily]

oh she mb

jhu is super good

[fierce bluff]

Yup

[slow pollen]

wait why would that be bad?

i did the same thing, am i screwed?

i doubt colleges care if u did work at another uni

[agile spruce]

ur good. some colleges are SILLY to the point where seeing another college’s name makes them want to jump off a bridge

[slow pollen]

😭 wtf

thats so childish

i mentioned stanford in some of the other schools why us essays, hopefully im not fucked

[simple compass]

did anyone else get interview requests from NW like 2 days after submitting the app, but then they never followed up?

im p sure ppl at my school did interviews for ED round

but i havent heard back from them

[agile spruce]

i think you’re good but schools that care really heavily about yield and demonstrated interest would be iffy about it most likely

think if you mentioned you loved Harvard in a CWRU supplemental

[agile spruce]

nah :( i haven’t even gotten an interview yet

[slow pollen]

Oh no, I meant like mentioning an internship I did at another university, which inspired me to pursue xyz at Harvard

[agile spruce]

i think i would include the name if it’s notable

and you talk about how the school you’re applying to’s program better accommodated your interests

[dapper oracle]

Harvard knows they don’t have competition

(I would assume)

[spice saffron]

Given how much time it's been, it's okay to reach out to them again if you'd like!

[fierce bluff]

oh hey you exist again 😭

[agile spruce]

yaaaay ant is back

[pure cipher]

lol

but i think its only considered or sth lol

[inner plaza]

ok good lol

[pure cipher]

ye

considered only

sadly* 🥲

ig u gotta focus more on ur essays for NU along with ur academic things

[agile spruce]

good

[thorn trellis]

how do you get 0.5 of a dub

[agile spruce]

deferral = .5 dub

[thorn trellis]

how do u distinguish between 3 deferrals (so 1.5 dubs) and 1 deferral 1 acceptance (also 1.5 dubs) 🤡

does the dub system not care about this

[agile spruce]

the dub system counts dubs

it does not discriminate

[thorn trellis]

i might adopt the dub system

[spice saffron]

Hey there!

[spice saffron]

Hi!

[fierce bluff]

So I took an interviewer with a Northwestern interviewer who was really nice but she was like, "oh so did you apply to a lot of other schools" and that totally caught me off guard, I was like "oh yeah many schools but Northwestern is definitely up there" 💀

Lmao did you expound on why

Not that it probably would've made a big difference

If you did then double W

[fierce bluff]

I said that there's a huge margin of intl students and that would really help me especially with my interested major in economics (connecting major with a future career working with international businesses)

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[slate tusk]

what a weird question lol

[fierce bluff]

oh yeah and btw i did NOT know anything about intl students until after the interview when i actually researched it 💀

so i completely like did a coin toss with that

[dusky cipher]

i swear interviewers arent allowed to ask about other schools

😬

[fierce bluff]

Yeah she was like "so how was the college search going" and I was like, "It has been really chaotic but also really exciting and energizing"

Then she was like, so is Northwestern your top choice or did you apply to many schools?

And I said I applied to many schools all across, but Northwestern is at the top 💀

[agile spruce]

imagine if u said “northwestern is my safety rn”

[fierce bluff]

if i actually tho 💀

[dapper oracle]

and then the interviewer responds “and we’re just interviewing you in case no good students apply”

[agile spruce]

lmao

[dusky cipher]

"ur my safety applicant"

[dapper oracle]

💀

[white lagoon]

northwestern is my safety ngl

definitely not in my top 2 choices

[humble ember]

fr

[undone lake]

I applied just bc no app fee 🙂🙂🙂

[lapis wigeon]

anyone know if they’re still doing interviews

[slow plover]

My interview is this week

[forest meadow]

got interview request

ig im doing this week

[pure cipher]

did any international students got the interview?

(who live outside of us)

[serene gale]

i did

[pure cipher]

damn

my luck sucks

[torn pawn]

No :(

[spice saffron]

Good luck!

[spice saffron]

And good luck!

[radiant lintel]

Anyone from Michigan receive an interview yet?

[slow plover]

Thanks!

[pure cipher]

can i see the email? if u dont mind?

[serene gale]

I applied RD btw she just wrote the wrong thing

[pure cipher]

damn wat

i also applied rd 🥲

thanks for the info anyways

[dense tartan]

did any nj students get interviews?

[obtuse nest]

i didnt

but keep in mind i didnt get any interviews from any other schools so...

[humble ember]

any intls got interviewed?

[agile spruce]

no interview here

domestic applicant

[torn pawn]

No:(

[raw wyvern]

yeap

[white lagoon]

the duality of man

[lilac apex]

schrödinger's interview

[strange ice]

best analogy

can I also do a Schrödinger’s decision letter

If I don’t open it’s not a rejection right? Right?

[agile spruce]

if you don’t open it they spam your email til you do 💀

[lilac apex]

looks like we got into northwestern ||(and not)||

[lilac apex]

we play hard to get

[agile spruce]

til they actually go radio silent

😊

[strange ice]

If I don’t open my email then?

[agile spruce]

reeeeeeeeeeeeeejected

i used to think colleges going radio silent was a good thing

til i started getting rejected 💀

[spice sentinel]

Ok i can't be sure if I am high (on methomatics), but if you dont open it it is both half an acceptance and half a rejection, that is the equivalent of a deferral, you are basically deferring your decision till the time you open the letter, hence, it is equal to a 0.5 dub, therefore the dubs method of calculating acceptances is proved

@agile spruce ur system works

[agile spruce]

agreed

[cinder eagle]

since I see a lot of ppl stressing abt interviews

someone from my school applied ed and got in w/out an interview

idk if it means much but just don’t freak out too much

[forest meadow]

i suppose thats kinda mostly since they dont need to do interview to confirm yield

[strange ice]

so true

[dense minnow]

i feel like so far all of my outside activities have centered around climate change and environmental science but i really like bio more 😭

[humble ember]

apply then switch

idk if its easy for nwu

[rancid nexus]

Anyone familiar with ISP admission? How strict is "four years of science" for ISP? Kiddo didn't have any left to take senior year. He did some high school PLTWs and Honors classes in 8th grade, tho.

[pure cipher]

Sadly no :<

[pure cipher]

I literally wrote abt it lol

Glad they asked for an additional essay hehe 🙃

[agile spruce]

I don’t think they’re necessarily strict, and you could always explain that he took them all already

I double blocked my science so I completely get that

[copper lotus]

Internet service provider?

[sterile canyon]

Integrated science program.

[rancid nexus]

he's still on the fence about applying to ISP

[agile spruce]

I think whether he decides to apply or not there are still fantastic science programs at Northwestern, I just see ISP as a chance to explore research with mentors a bit more

I think what ISP roughly tries to do is develop a research group for you to hop in freshman year, both with mentors and students

That’s what a lot of these scholarly extra programs try to do

there’s still plentiful opportunities to join a research group even if he doesn’t apply

[marsh gorge]

northwestern pls let me in🙏🏽

ik you’re gonna reject me

[rancid nexus]

Yeah, I see ISP as a more hands-on practical experience with like-minded folks in a closer-knit setting. He’s still waiting to hear if he even got into NU at all, but I wanted to just get some perspective for myself and maybe pass some of it on to him.

Thanks for the replies:)

[agile spruce]

No problem!

[dense minnow]

oh actually yeah does anyone know if northwestern is easy to switch majors, like from enviro science to bio or something

[fierce bluff]

^

[dusky cipher]

its extremely easy to change majors at nu

u just would need to fill out a form

[spice saffron]

Chip is right, changing majors at NU is very easy unless you're trying to do something in Bienen.

If you're changing major within your school, all you need to do is fill out 1 form.

And if you need to change undergrad schools, that's also very easy. You just have to meet with your advisor, tell them, and fill out the necessary forms.

The only exception is Bienen or the Theatre major in School of Communication as there's auditions you'll have to do for Bienen, and it's not guaranteed. For Theater, it's the only major at NU you have to come in as a first-year to do, so you can't do it later unfortunately.

Environmental Science to Bio is 100% doable though, especially as they're both in Weinberg.

[marsh gorge]

What’s NW rd acc rate

[copper lotus]

What about cs?

[spice saffron]

No issues at all, it's totally doable. CS is in both Weinberg and McCormick at NU, so if you are already in one of those schools, you can switch to CS automatically. If you prefer to be in one of the other schools over the other and aren't in it, all you have to is meet your advisor, tell them, and fill out the corresponding forms.

[spice saffron]

According to the Common Data Set for the Class of 2025, it was around 5.14%.

[copper lotus]

That seems wild, is there some cap on how many people can do it then they deny the rest of the apps

[spice saffron]

Not at all, there's no cap outside of the majors that are application-based, but CS isn't one of them, and there aren't many majors that cap.

The only ones I'm aware of that cap are Creative Writing, Theatre, American Studies, and everything in Bienen.

[forest meadow]

im surprised creative writing is capped

i should have thought more about school im applying to

cuz i kinda want to do weinberg CS and not mccormick

😭

guys are interviews supposed to be just 10 minutes 💀

[spice saffron]

It's mainly because they want each section to have 15 or less people so that we can workshop our stories better and work with the English department.

[spice saffron]

While that is on the shorter side, I definitely don't think you should worry as interviews are not a huge part of the process.

It is 100% okay for an interview to be short as long as you all covered everything.

[forest meadow]

skull

[dense minnow]

appreciate the thorough explanation!! I’ll keep that in the back of my mind until college app szn for my year…. 🥹

[torpid bough]

northwestern does interviews for internationals or nah?

[spice saffron]

Good luck!

[spice saffron]

And they do!

[torpid bough]

hopefully I get one soon ‼️

[spice saffron]

Good luck!

[torn pawn]

Finally got my interview! Kinda stressed becuase it’s either tomorrow or wednesdta and I have no preparation😭

Do they focus a lot on why NU?

[mental cloud]

a bit yeah

mine was half of why NU and half of why i chose my major

[ancient osprey]

NWestern

[silent walrus]

should i be concerned ab lack of interview lol

did i have to opt in

[unborn rain]

Uh yeah there was a registration form sent out a long time ago, if you didn’t fill it out I’m assuming that’s why you didn’t get an interview.

[silent walrus]

oh well

😭

[little kindle]

Just got a confirmation from NW saying I won’t be getting an interview 😐

[lapis wigeon]

same

[little kindle]

I registered a while ago

[lapis wigeon]

i’m lowkey glad though i didn’t want to anyways

[silent walrus]

looking thru my emails i don’t see one

[unborn rain]

Same here

[silent walrus]

it’s ok i actually forgot i applied i was sleep deprived and it was 11:58 the day it was due (they gave me a fee waiver)

[agile spruce]

😭😭😭😭

[ebon glen]

😭 me too

[little kindle]

You had to click on an email they sent a while ago to qualify, and then they only sent the email if you are not eligible in your region

[agile spruce]

:(

they fr just told me no.

😭

[unborn rain]

Little salty lol but at the same time figured my small town doesn’t have many alumni lol

[agile spruce]

same

[silent walrus]

nah i didn’t even get an email to register 😭

[ebon glen]

The city massive

[agile spruce]

:((

[unborn rain]

They mention we can email additional parts of our story to them, should I take them up on it?

[agile spruce]

BRUH NOT EVEN THAT i fr just got told my grandma has covid… 🗿

🙃

[unborn rain]

Damn I’m so sorry

Hoping she beats it!

[unborn rain]

Would it be weird to send them an extra essay or something because I had a really good essay about speech and debate that I’d love to send to them haha.

[dense tartan]

i feel like an autoreject

[agile spruce]

nah… it was first come first serve

also you still get DI points

when does northwestern rd come out?

[west shoal]

yeah even if you did a day late they ran out, but I eventually did get one

[unborn rain]

I did it literally an hour after they sent it lmaooo probably less actually

[west shoal]

could be you live in a high density area

idk

[agile spruce]

i did it on the last day knowing damn well i didn’t have any alumni in my area anyway 💀

[unborn rain]

Nah I live in a small town literally only one kid from my school has ever gone to northwestern he’s still there I believe.

[agile spruce]

same but not the last part

[west shoal]

thats probably why then

[agile spruce]

nobody has gotten in or applied to NU before

[dense tartan]

i signed up within two minutes of the interview request email 😭

[agile spruce]

😔

that fr sucks

[unborn rain]

Manifesting for you then 🙏

[agile spruce]

why are they closing off interviews so early

[dense tartan]

i have no clue

[west shoal]

they have a dealine

[unborn rain]

Yeah idk Harvard is still doing interviews throughout February I believe

[agile spruce]

early feb??

[west shoal]

my dartmouth interviewer said he needs to submit by early feb

[agile spruce]

i don’t think the deadline would be early feb

[agile spruce]

oh huh

what

😶

[west shoal]

doesnt mean you cant still get one

ik someone who got it like 2 weeks before admission

[agile spruce]

I got one. however, my interviewer has not responded

💀

[radiant lintel]

Did anyone else get something like this

Is there any possibility this means they’ve already looked at my application and decided no LMAO

Okay my bad

Just saw all the other ones people sent disregard me 🙏

[agile spruce]

yup

[obtuse nest]

same

[inner plaza]

got the same

should i send them more context?

feels kinda forced if i did tho

[agile spruce]

you don’t need to

[inner plaza]

lol just wanna get in as many places as i can

[hoary stump]

Chill lol I got in ed signed up for interview and they didn't even interview me

Crazy how stuff works!

[inner plaza]

congrats!

[strange ice]

yea same

[pure cipher]

Me wishing to get an interview cuz i did tons of research 😭😭😭

[pure cipher]

How do u know?

[strange ice]

They sent emails

To like everyone left to get an interview

they’re done assigning interviews

you won’t get one if you haven’t gotten one yet

[torpid bough]

bruh i didnt even get the email to sign. upfor an interview

[pure cipher]

wait wat 🥲

[pure cipher]

i think

i did a form or in commonapp abt the interview

[pure cipher]

so

if u havent gotten the email or the interview

does that mean there still be chances?

[torpid bough]

if there was interview option i fs ticked it

they robbed me

[pure cipher]

idk

mb u missed it man

[torpid bough]

i checked common app there was no interview option there

they just didnt slide thru with the email i guess

np

[pure cipher]

hmmm

mb

mb a form on their portal

[torpid bough]

no !!!

[hollow totem]

Yeah cuz I didn’t do the interview I feel like I don’t have a chance, even though I’d argue my resumes pretty solid and maybe potentially had a 9% chance of making it. Now I doubt if

[jovial comet]

any deferrals here?

[agile spruce]

you don’t need an interview to get in

[hollow totem]

Ik but it feels like it doesn’t show interest

[fair swan]

i filled on some early dec still i got this

[spice saffron]

If you don't get an interview, it doesn't penalize against you, so it definitely isn't!

Interviews really only harm you if you are offered, and you refuse to take the offer.

[agile spruce]

so, i ended up sending an update letter since i wasn’t able to be offered an interview

would this be fine/aid me the same way an interview would but a bit more concretely?

[pure cipher]

Hmm 🤔 sounds like good idea ngl

Also

Fun fact: isnt calypso that girl who got wrongfully punished cuz her dad (a Titan) got involved into a war with gods -greek myth lol

[agile spruce]

yes

also a lemonade drink

[pure cipher]

hmm

i've never seen it b4

prob cuz its only in vn

[torn pawn]

Just had my interview! She was so lovely, I think this was honestly my nicest interview so far! (Out of 3)

[slim pasture]

Congratulations!!! That’s very cool

[spice saffron]

Glad to hear it went well!

[somber anvil]

I haven’t been invited yet for an interview with the program staff for MS EDI. So do they invite everyone or only those who have been selected?

and is it possible to be selected without the interview?

[dapper oracle]

“Candidates may be invited for an interview”

You’re fine I would assume

[spice saffron]

You're fine if you don't get an interview. You're only penalized if you are offered an interview, and you refuse.

[uncut estuary]

Hi, is anyone done with their interview with the program director for EDI? What was your experience like? My interview is next week.

[sleek sable]

Do the interviewers know anything about you? Like do they get sent anything about you beforehand?

[mental cloud]

Mine knew nothing about me

[dapper oracle]

they know the school you go to and your name, that’s it.

[fierce bluff]

when is css due for regular decision?

[hollow totem]

It was due Feb 1

[fierce bluff]

fuck

so if im late, i wont get aid?

[strange ice]

Fill it in asap

And email them

[fierce bluff]

ok bet

[topaz yarrow]

how do you know they received the css profile?

[agile spruce]

you will

it just might take longer to get your package

if you submit today you can likely get it by march

and/or april

[agile spruce]

i don’t think you need to email them

just get it in

[strange ice]

oh idk

i was just saying to be sure

[fierce bluff]

ok good

[agile spruce]

nah they automatically process it

if you get in and it doesn’t come after a few weeks, then that’s when I’d call/email

i’m in the situation where i don’t have $200+ on hand to send css but i just got paid

so i’m probably going to do that tonight (would send fafsa ASAP though)

[strange ice]

Ah ok

[dusty ocean]

Has anyone received an email about ISP program and applying to it?

[lofty fern]

nah ur the only one who got it, congrats! it's basically a likely

[thorn trellis]

💀

[marsh gorge]

really??

[fierce bluff]

Yup

You're in

[thorn trellis]

didn’t all science applicants get one like 3 weeks ago 😭

[fierce bluff]

Nope, it's for all worthy prospects who northwestern wants in

[thorn trellis]

🤨

can’t tell if you’re joking or not

[fierce bluff]

I'm 100% serious

100%

[marsh gorge]

rllly damn

fuck

[coarse raptor]

i thk a few on this thread got that isp email…anyone who did ap chem and ap physics gets it i thk…def not a likely

[lofty fern]

nope it is 393289282% a likely, my friends who got into isp all got that email and they actually will send a customized airplane with a banner that says YOU GOT INTO NORTHWESTERN alongside a personal horse

no stable included tho

[fierce bluff]

^^

[west shoal]

thats good then

still waiting on the airplane though

[woven jungle]

ohhh ok that makes sense bc i was like im a poli sci major 💀

[marsh gorge]

what?? i didnt get it

i took both classes

😭 guess im an auto reject

[spice saffron]

Not at all! There are people who get rejected ISP but get into the school!

While it may mean you didn't get ISP, you still have a chance to get into NU.

[marsh gorge]

lol with NU's 5% acc rate i feel l i dont have a chance

[spice saffron]

I hear you on this, with schools like these, even the best candidates will get rejected unfortunately, and it's not the applicant's fault. There is a huge element of luck, and the process is not meritocratic at all.

That said, there's still about a month till RD decisions drop, so things can 100% change.

[placid sun]

Lol

Not saying its a likely cus it isnt

but I didnt take either and got it

I took Calc AB and Bio, self studied BC and Comp Sci A

I think they just send to all engineering applicants though

[woven jungle]

yeah see im completely humanities-focused and my app has zero science stuff like not even a stem rec (except for taking ap bio, chem, calc ab & bc and my scores on them) and i still got the email

and they were like "i understand that you are interested in studying math or science" like what 😃

[agile spruce]

yeah i think they sent it to pretty much everyone

although my personal horse did come in the mail, and i was notified my northwestern airplane was on its way

(still couldn’t offer me an interview, unfortunately)

[rancid nexus]

kid applied CS, got the ISP email. He

is stil on the fence about looking into it tho

[proud frigate]

I applied econ and haven't done science courses in two year but got the ISP mail lol

[strange ice]

It’s just marketing

lol

[rancid nexus]

yep

[pure cipher]

lol

ppl, me, be thinking that im special cuz i got the isp email 🥲

but its good cuz i mentioned it in my app essay 😉

[pure cipher]

whats that lol

[mystic wharf]

hey my friend is wondering if applying for ISP and NUPSP makes an applicant look more interested, or if it has an effect like Brown PLME (extremely difficult to get into)

or does it have no effect on admission chances?

[spice saffron]

I don't know much about NUPSP unfortunately, but ISP decisions and decisions from NU itself are separate.

Getting rejected from ISP does not ruin your chances to get into NU.

Good luck to your friend!

[mystic wharf]

thanks! i have no clue what any of it is haha, he just asked me to ask here

[mystic wharf]

would getting into ISP help your app?

like, would they even see if you applied to ISP?

[spice saffron]

They won't, the process is separate!

However, I believe you can't get into ISP without getting into NU first.

[mystic wharf]

ah okay i see

thanks!

[spice saffron]

No problem!

[little kindle]

I’m in AP Chem and didn’t get it 😢

[topaz yarrow]

mb check spam?

[little kindle]

Nothing

[topaz yarrow]

oh then i suggest not to worry about it

Probably sure it doesn't guarantee admission

[little kindle]

Ah good

I didn’t wanna do science anyway 🤮

[fierce bluff]

Does Northwestern admit students early for regular decision like some other schools??

[rich escarp]

Could someone please confirm if you got an email confirmation from northwestern after submitting the interview interest form? I don't remember whether or not I applied 😭

[spice sentinel]

did everyone get a rural student experience mail ?

[agile spruce]

i did

[agile spruce]

I did

I think I actually might attend

as someone from a silly rural area

[slow plover]

I did as well. I think that it maybe went out to everyone who marked that they live in a rural area. Maybe not though

[agile spruce]

not sure

they sent out the first gen email to everyone

even if they werent first gen

[blazing crest]

I got the rural email and I definitely don't live in a rural area, a suburb, but not rural

[hollow totem]

^^^ same

[woven jungle]

i got the rural email too but i think it's bc i indicated that i was a rural and small town scholar

thank you NU for giving me a fee waiver for that:))))

[proud frigate]

I got it too, but I live in an urban city 💀 💀

[agile spruce]

think it was given to everyone

i signed up for DI

since i didn’t get an interview

or rather i signed up for an interview and didn’t get one

NU tracks DI

[proud frigate]

yes same

[agile spruce]

i wouldn’t go if it doesn’t benefit you

like i would feel wrong attending an event for first gen if i wasn’t first gen

just for DI

i signed up because my parents don’t like NU and i’m trying to convince them to let me go

• rural area

[placid sun]

i got

i live in oklahoma

which is arguably rural ig

[celest scroll]

Think everyone got it

[humble ember]

does attending these events help demonstrate interest?

[slow pollen]

i live in the most urban place and got it lol

[pine gorge]

Same lol

Can you sign up for these events and don't go? Zoom doesn't work here so I can't go even if I want to

[slow plover]

Oh! Alright!

[celest scroll]

Yes, but maybe not if it's an event not meant for you. Like attending a first gen event as a non first gen

Arguably they'd never bother to even check whether you belong or not and it would help all the same. But there may be some risk to your interest looking fake

[dusty ocean]

Did Northwestern have an interview interest form?

[agile spruce]

Yes

[dusty ocean]

it was not in common app

how/where to access the interview interest form

[agile spruce]

you can’t anymore

they sent it out a month ago for 3 days

if you didn’t reply within like 10 minutes u didn’t get one

but they still noted you requested one on your app and they weren’t able to accommodate

[dusty ocean]

lol

[placid sun]

bruh tf?

I never saw this

[agile spruce]

L

[frozen sand]

DAMN are yall fr

im glad i obsessively check email

also are interviews just for demonstration of interest

[agile spruce]

ye

btw i wouldn’t go to a rural/first gen event if you aren’t either

just for di

if you conveyed it we’ll enough on ur why NU essay

you’re more than fine

[frozen sand]

i’m gonna go to the rural thing bc i have the collegeboard award ig

[dapper oracle]

yeah should i go?

will it look bad if i don’t

[placid sun]

does being from a rural state confer any advantage admissions wise at northwestern, then? (all else being equal)

[dapper oracle]

the nation rural and small town scholars might have a tiny advantage

it maybe provides an excuse for bad ECs

got me a fee waiver

[frozen sand]

W same

im prob not gonna get in anyways because everyone and their mom applied but its nice to have some copium

[white lagoon]

i thought nu didnt track demonstrated interest

[agile spruce]

it’s considered

[celest scroll]

Rice and Northwestern are the t20s that do track DI I think

[white lagoon]

oh well i was planning on emailing them soon anyway and my parents arent letting me tour

i already interviewed and went to their high school visit

couldnt have changed much

[celest scroll]

That’s probably better than most people already

[torpid bough]

i have done nothing to show DI

how can i fix that 💀

[spice sentinel]

take a flight and go visit AO

[torpid bough]

it's joever

[tardy lava]

Quick question

I updated my application portal with a non academic LOR, is it too late to do that? I applied RD

[fierce bluff]

No

[tardy lava]

Thanks

[uncut estuary]

Hi did anyone get interviewed by the program director for their Northwestern university EDI interview? How was it ? What were you asked?

[dapper oracle]

do i need to sign up for this thing for rural students if i’m a rural student?

[spice sentinel]

no idts

did everyone get the latest panel mail today

[pine gorge]

Yeah

[fast gale]

YES

should I register even if I m not black o rural student

[little kindle]

If you think you could gain any useful knowledge from it, beyond that I don’t see a reason to since they’d understand if someone not from those backgrounds didn’t feel the need to attend

[mint geyser]

is there a restriction on the questions to be asked on the panels? because one of mine got skipped over

does the university have some rules on what can be answered? lol

[dusky cipher]

im guessing they get more questions than they have time to answer, so they choose the ones that they feel like would be most helpful

however they might have some questions they are told to avoid, but i imagine thats not super common

[fierce bluff]

In an info session rn, just disclosed that they accept 50% ED and RD

[topaz yarrow]

1,000

[mint geyser]

i just didn't see a lot when I was there though so I was so confused why all of mine were getting skipped over lol. I feel like its more the latter, that they cant answer some of the "controversial" ones

[dusky cipher]

yeah roughly half the class is from ED and half RD

[dusky cipher]

what was ur question lol

[mint geyser]

Do you feel supported by your white peers and teachers? and One of them was in a Sorority so I asked what it was like being black in that kind of culture

i also asked about discrimination on campus and how its dealt with

[signal spear]

nah same tho and i always have my email opened... 🥲

[spice saffron]

So I'm a Northwestern student, and honestly, discrimination on-campus is dealt with super poorly here in my opinion.

It's one of the worst aspects of our school, and I really hate how terribly it is dealt with.

I do think it is worth noting that most people I know at Northwestern really like it here and find the school a good fit, so I am very much in the minority for disliking the school, but I honestly really dislike it here and don't really recommend the school to anyone.

[mint geyser]

Why do you dislike the school?

[marsh gorge]

^

[agile spruce]

did you come from a specific background? I’m a 17 yo girl from a rural, impoverished hs

and i’m kinda worried about being in the chicago/evanstown area but i love northwestern’s programs

[spice saffron]

Here's some messages I've sent here in the past talking about it, but I did want to give you all a heads up there is a ton of triggering content, and I am super sorry about that. If it's a problem, please feel free to know, and I will try to summarize without explicitly mentioning the triggering content:

#🛩-lounge-chat message (Part 1)

#🛩-lounge-chat message (Part 2)

#🛩-lounge-chat message (Part 3)

@mint geyser @marsh gorge

[spice saffron]

I didn't, but I will say that while I may have a bad experience here, most people I know here really do love it, so if you're interested and think the school could be a good fit, I think it's understandable for you to apply. I just wanted people to hear the perspective of someone who has had a terrible time here because I rarely saw information about these issues NU has online, and it caused me to make a really bad decision to turn down a school I thought could be a better fit for me.

For all the bad things about the school, some of the upsides are that the classes are really good, and most of the professors are really good as well.

There's lots of vast course offerings, which is awesome if you want to explore different subjects or mix them together.

[mint geyser]

man, another reason to not do greek life

[rancid nexus]

Does this attitude at NU extend to LGBTQ peeps or are we talking strictly about racial issues?

[spice saffron]

As a LGBTQIA+ person myself, I have found NU mostly to be okay with LGBTQIA+ support. We have a long way to go, and we do need to keep improving as we do have some issues as there definitely can be students here who are discriminatory unfortunately. However, most students often disapprove of discriminatory people, and there is a pretty high LGBTQIA+ population.

[spice saffron]

I was not a part of Greek life!

I'm very anti-Greek life but 100% agree with you that I don't think people should do it personally.

[open yoke]

One thing I tried to research was the % of people who participated in Greek life on any given campus

always preferred lower numbers

[spice saffron]

I will say although NU has serious issues with their Greek life, and in spite of my issues with the student body and the admin, I think things thankfully seem like they will get better.

People's attitudes towards it have changed very quickly. When I came in, there was a surprising amount of support for it, but now, almost everyone I know dislikes it, and there's only a very small portion of the student body doing it.

[open yoke]

thats very good

grad year?

[spice saffron]

2024!

However, I was a transfer student, so I didn't join NU until last fall.

[open yoke]

your perspective is that it's changed since?

that time specifically

[spice saffron]

Yeah, we still have a long way to go, but it seems like more and more people disapprove of Greek life ever since I first transferred here last fall.

The admin still is very pro-Greek life unfortunately, which I hate, but the student body seems to be becoming more anti-Greek life.

[white lagoon]

yeah my interviewer said discrimination wasn't that good

well he kinda skirted around the topic to make the school sound good

[spice saffron]

I'm so sorry to hear your interviewer had terrible experiences in regards to that too.

[white lagoon]

but i knew what he meant

[spice saffron]

Yeah, it's really bad here.

The admin is really disgraceful.

[white lagoon]

idk if he had personal experiences but hes a nigerian american so if it's as bad as you say then probably

he did say it's getting better

[spice saffron]

I'm so sorry to hear he didn't have good experiences here.

I'm not Black, so I can't speak to what that is like, but I am Asian American, and in my experience here, I would agree NU's admin has some big problems with Anti-Blackness and discrimination towards Indigenous Americans.

[white lagoon]

i mean i think overall he had a good experience but he did kinda skirt around the diversity topic

like he had a good enough experience he decided to stay connected and do alumni interviews

[rancid nexus]

I appreciate the response 🙂

[white lagoon]

and advertised for it afterwards when he spoke for my schools coding club

[spice saffron]

No problem, if you do end up going to NU, I hope your experience is much much better than mine.

I'm so sorry, I just realized you're a Master's grad!

[white lagoon]

but yeah inclusivity is a big criterion for me so it sucks to hear this about one of my top choices

[spice saffron]

That was silly of me, but nevertheless, I hope you're doing well!

And I hope you enjoyed undergrad and grad school!

[spice saffron]

I really hope you're able to find an inclusive and safe place for you!

[mint geyser]

the positives of greek life are so fricking sparse, like i get people do it to meet people and make friends but I feel like you get more meaningful relationships by just joining organizations then living in a house with x amount of girls and having to be subject to a house full of probably drunk boys where literally everything that can go wrong has a higher chance of going wrong 😭

[frozen sand]

Bruh in regards to nu and indigenous people, i feel like so many unis are performative af about such issues

Like they make this big deal about being on their land but it’s just talking and no action is actually done to support them

[rancid nexus]

Oh, yes, haha, I was asking for some kids I know quite well who have applied and fit the demographic

[spice saffron]

Best of luck to them!

I’ll be rooting for them all.

[rancid nexus]

👍 ❤️

[agile spruce]

i applied for a panel but accidentally fell asleep :( should i still try to attend and/or will this be counted against me

nvm, still clicked the link

[marsh gorge]

i was gonna go but received some bad news so i didn’t

[agile spruce]

eheheh

the northwestern demonstrated interests goes insane

[spice saffron]

I think you'll be okay!

[agile spruce]

yup it worked out

[spice saffron]

They likely don't expect someone who signed up to show up, and signing up does demonstrate interest.

[spice saffron]

Very glad to hear that!

[agile spruce]

they sent me an email with a bunch of resources (i did end up showing up)

[spice saffron]

That's awesome!

Glad you got to attend.

[hollow totem]

Gosh I showed all my DI sophomore year so I haven’t attended anything.. are there upcoming virtual events I can attend?

[agile spruce]

maybe? I’m not entirely sure but you can check their page

they recently had a black students one and today was their rural one

[open yoke]

Yes

https://ugadmission.northwestern.edu/portal/school

@hollow totem

[agile spruce]

in case anyone is looking

https://ugadmission.northwestern.edu/portal/student_perspectives

[open yoke]

appreciated @agile spruce

[lyric eagle]

[agile spruce]

there’s another link but i accidentally sent my uuid

it’s called purple talk? or something

you can find it on their website

it’s a 1:1 info session

[open yoke]

thats amazing lol

sounds like a cornell-esque interview (conversation)

[agile spruce]

yep

[broken moss]

y’all think there are info sessions after this week? i have stuff w school on a trip all this week and dk if i’ll have time to join one now :(

[agile spruce]

pro tip: you don’t need to actually participate

[broken moss]

💀

[agile spruce]

if you register, and click the link they gave you

it counts as you attended

but don’t tell them i told you that

[broken moss]

oh nice ok

thanks calypso

[agile spruce]

i did the one today and they sent me a bunch of resources and said they’re glad to be in touch and would like to keep being in touch

hit the jackpot

DI jackpot right there

[broken moss]

ooh ok yayayay

[open yoke]

yes

[broken moss]

yayayay

[fierce bluff]

Oh god next week is march

I'm going to have a stroke

[lyric eagle]

💀

[woven jungle]

do we know when decision day is this year or nah

[frozen sand]

24

[broken moss]

DAMN

[coarse marten]

bro someone in the engineering info session rlly asked if they track demonstrated interest and said they love McCormick in the same sentence 💀

[frozen sand]

LMAOO

bruh ppl on there do the most

[tardy lava]

Least desperate and most tactful a2c person

[agile spruce]

you gotta be tactful but that’s not being tactful smh

[coarse marten]

The person running the info said they had no clue and told them to ask admissions

[agile spruce]

they likely don’t track more than you signing up

[coarse marten]

Since they weren’t part of admissions 💀

[agile spruce]

and clicking the link to attend

the ISP app is going to be a nightmare

im planning on grinding it saturday

[tardy lava]

I was being sarcastic with my comment btw

[celest scroll]

Fr?

[topaz yarrow]

yh

check your portal

[frozen sand]

A month left😭

[celest scroll]

What a bunch of chads to give us the release date a month in advance

[frozen sand]

Fr , everyone else says april 1

[celest scroll]

There’s Ivy day ig

And then pi day for MIT

But the rest of schools usually keep us guessing

[agile spruce]

does it have a release time

[frozen sand]

No too far in advance

[agile spruce]

kk

[frozen sand]

When is pi day

3.14?

[agile spruce]

3/14

can’t type

yes

[frozen sand]

Why is it so early

That’s in almost 20 days wtf

[celest scroll]

MIT would rather have the math joke than enough days to review applications

[frozen sand]

wait it literally is 20 days

[agile spruce]

tbh they probably have more than enough days

day 2 they click delete on half the applications

[frozen sand]

so true

[agile spruce]

day 3 they accept all of the remaining IMO medalists

day 4 they finalize decisions

[frozen sand]

reject all below 770 math sat

[agile spruce]

nooo 😭

don’t manifest that

[frozen sand]

sorry did you apply

[agile spruce]

😔 yes

[frozen sand]

oh:( best of luck, i knew my dumbass wasn’t getting in💀💀

[agile spruce]

same

[marsh gorge]

im gonna get rejected

[frozen sand]

i didnt apply to hypsm lolz

[frozen sand]

from where

[marsh gorge]

nw

im just not like that

[frozen sand]

oh dw so will thousands of other ppl including me

[marsh gorge]

lmao

im gonna get rejected/waitlisted from all reaches 😉

[frozen sand]

but im chillin anyways, I’ll probably go to my ea school

[marsh gorge]

where

[frozen sand]

gatech

[marsh gorge]

im not chilling 😦

oh bruh that's gooood

imagine 😭

i only have my safeties

[frozen sand]

same💀already got deferred from ed

well if ur safeties have good finaid then you’re chillin too

[agile spruce]

i applied to hypm

[frozen sand]

someone from my school going to princeton💀

[agile spruce]

already have a dartmouth and a princeton commit

and i’m here like:

🧍‍♀️

[frozen sand]

dayum

fr need some reach schools😭😭

[agile spruce]

same

11? coming back then

😩

[frozen sand]

i have nine

and they’re all like 15% accepted or les

[agile spruce]

same

[frozen sand]

yayyyy

[agile spruce]

can’t wait to get rejected

[marsh gorge]

brown please

accept me

[agile spruce]

i want that sweet northwestern acceptance tho i love northwestern

[frozen sand]

or waitlisted… then rejected from waitlist

[agile spruce]

slow death

i’d never get off waitlist

i need aid

[frozen sand]

SAME

Bruh i already got deferred from my ed so what if i get waitlisted, then slowly rejected from waitlist in like JULY or some shit

a whole pregnancy almost

[agile spruce]

isn’t waitlist only until may

or no

[frozen sand]

idek

[agile spruce]

isn’t may 1 commit day

[topaz yarrow]

whats that stand for?

[frozen sand]

ya but waitlist might take a while

[topaz yarrow]

yhh i think

[dusky cipher]

Harvard Yale Princeton MIT

[celest scroll]

I’ve got HPSM

Fuck New Haven

Actually my reach schools are HPSMNDRV and “low” reaches are SC and CM

I should have applied to more 😭

[agile spruce]

i like the acronym

[celest scroll]

Lmao

[agile spruce]

my reach schools are HYPMCCCDNNJ

lol

🥰 ccc

[celest scroll]

HYPM

JHU

northwestern

Northeastern??

Duke

[agile spruce]

maybe 😭

[agile spruce]

• dartmouth

[celest scroll]

Shit

And idk ccc

[agile spruce]

cornell columbia caltech

[celest scroll]

Ohh

Oh yeah I applied to Columbia too

So my proper acronym is HPSMCNDRV

[agile spruce]

i see

HPSM Columbia Northwestern Duke something Vanderbilt

what’s R

oh wait

still what’s r

[celest scroll]

Rice

[agile spruce]

ohhhhh

[celest scroll]

Yup you got those right

And then USC and CMU are kinda reach ig

And Tulane and NEU bc of their stupid games

[agile spruce]

ur cracked i trust

neu and tulane infamous yield protectors

[celest scroll]

Yup

[agile spruce]

6% acceptance rate 94% community college

[celest scroll]

For fucking northeastern

It's insane

Idk I'm probably not gonna get into more than one of my reaches, if any. But I wouldn't know unless I tried

[marsh gorge]

USC is DEF a reach tf

6% ea acc rate is insane

[celest scroll]

In that sense yes. I applied for marshall which was probably about 4%, and I got deferred ofc. But it's not the same type of reach if yk what I mean. My stats are well above their averages like w northeastern and tulane too. It's a reach bc it's popular and not bc it's a top school

But the cumulative acceptance rate for EA and RD is like 10% so it's still overall a slightly easier admit than my other reaches

[strange ice]

wait is that confirmed?

[celest scroll]

Yes it is per the portal

[pure cipher]

how

[pure cipher]

is rd acp rate higher than ea then?

[placid sun]

Sorry guys but im praying for this LMAO

[strange ice]

Reject non 800 tbh

[thorn trellis]

yes because usc uses EA in a weird way

[pure cipher]

ic ic

[torpid bough]

no

rejected all below 780

please

i got 780 5x

[strange ice]

no

Non 800

Reject

[torpid bough]

pls

780 5 times

i am special case

[strange ice]

Imagine giving 5 times

[torpid bough]

i am 800 scorer trust me

[torpid bough]

i cancelled 3

[strange ice]

And still getting 780 math 😂

[strange ice]

Smh

[torpid bough]

its coz MATH

idk why

i am good at it

[strange ice]

smh

[torpid bough]

but 780 😷

at least im above the 50th in NU

me and my 1540

[pure cipher]

lol

[placid sun]

🙏

[celest scroll]

Yeah. It will be a little over 7%

They accepted 2400/40600 EA. And then RD will be about 5500/75000

[pure cipher]

wth 🥲

werid lol

[lyric eagle]

Ed to nu is like 25%

[lyric eagle]

Is this usc

[pure cipher]

12.5% total i think?

from last year's class

[pure cipher]

fr

[celest scroll]

Yeah USC

[pure cipher]

should've ed to nu or cornell 🥲

not duke just cuz i went to its summer program and i like basketball lol

[celest scroll]

Duke and Penn are also good ED moves

Duke is like 17%

Penn is like 10-15%

[pure cipher]

ye

[agile spruce]

i shouldve done northwestern ed but im probably only going to go if i get isp

[pure cipher]

i just dont like penn's campus campus

look mid

[pure cipher]

ye fr

[celest scroll]

I have legacy but didn't ED to NU 😭

[agile spruce]

damn

also

[pure cipher]

i mean

[agile spruce]

dartmouth is a strategic ed too

[pure cipher]

my friend got 3 generation of legacy

got straight rejection from duke lol

with like around 75th stats for both sat and gpa

[lyric eagle]

They deferred me

[pure cipher]

great EC

[celest scroll]

They deferred fucking everyone

[pure cipher]

my friend applied to darthmouth woman's study lol

[celest scroll]

Shit essays will do that to a mf

[pure cipher]

hmmm idk

[lyric eagle]

💀

[pure cipher]

his essays are prob fine i'd say

but smh tho

imagine 3 generations of legacy

his dad even owned a bar at the duke's campus 🥲

and his kid got rejected lol

rip

[celest scroll]

Well if the 3 generations aren't making big ass donations

Then it doesn't mean too much ig

[pure cipher]

alot lol

his grandad made some contributions

his dad just regularly comes to duke, talks with ppl and donate some stuff

[celest scroll]

That's insane then

[pure cipher]

fr tho lol

[agile spruce]

if you are blatantly arrogant in your essays it happens

[celest scroll]

True

[pure cipher]

it lowkey makes me feel better

cuz my stats are worse yet we're both rejected lol

[pure cipher]

mb mb idk

but he got accepted into unc tho

rivalry goes crazy

[agile spruce]

ooo

[lyric eagle]

I second that

[celest scroll]

That's gonna cause a rift in his family

[pure cipher]

lol

his sister got in with same stats and stuff

he didnt lol

now he might go to unc

[celest scroll]

That's when you appeal or something

Start making phone calls

[pure cipher]

duke doesnt allow that lol

[lyric eagle]

The biggest disadvantage gotta be having a twin

😭crazy

[pure cipher]

we both tried trust me 🥲

[pure cipher]

fr 💀

imagine going to the duke vs unc basketball game

just to find ur twin on the other team

[celest scroll]

You gotta camp to get tickets for that shit

Days

[pure cipher]

u gotta call iso for every possession to settle the beef lol

[pure cipher]

fr

crazy but fun experience lol

[agile spruce]

if you got a lot of money its easy to let that stuff get to your head

seen it happen firsthand

[pure cipher]

hmmm

[pure cipher]

well

i got lucky

cuz my family wasnt initially well off

we're just mid

[lyric eagle]

Someone I know made 2m from a business he started

[pure cipher]

then now we're slightly higher mid lol

[celest scroll]

2m profit???

[lyric eagle]

Yale ain't want it 😭

[pure cipher]

💀

[lyric eagle]

Yea it was game development

[agile spruce]

yeah nah i understand but like ive seen some really posh looking essays 💀

[strange ice]

colleges r weird

but at the same time maybe they're looking for smthn else

[lyric eagle]

The kid fixed up his shit for rd tho

[pure cipher]

me omw to tell my kid with a 5.0 weighted gpa, 1600 sat, nobel price in physics, found the latest element in the periodic table that he'll get rejected by harvard

[agile spruce]

true

[lyric eagle]

Cuz is Yale app was just one dimensional

[strange ice]

just 1600?

[pure cipher]

damn

[agile spruce]

calypsonium just discovered

[pure cipher]

W

[pure cipher]

lol

[pure cipher]

JUST 1600 yes

[strange ice]

smh

[pure cipher]

he might need to add like 2 more nobels

about 5 more elements

and a 36 act

[strange ice]

anyone ever wondered why the ACT is on a 36

just seems like a weird number

[pure cipher]

dark matter found by u but u cant find urself the acceptance letter from harvard

[strange ice]

to score a test on

[pure cipher]

ye

but sat is also outa 1600