Northwestern (2022-2023)

[formal marlin]

Nice

[smoky ether]

Don’t think so

Only if u wanted

[formal marlin]

But @crystal oriole

[agile spruce]

I applied to ISP

[grand crater]

I think it’s funny that colleges can actually track if we click the links on their emails

[formal marlin]

They can 💀

[grand crater]

NU tracks demonstrated interest right. Bet they look at that stuff💀

[stoic jasper]

do u want to give everyone here a heart attack

[smoky ether]

bro

[crystal oriole]

Well I guess I thought I wanted them, until roch made me fly up and interview, then I fell in love w everything there… then I realized I didn’t actually want anything else and I don’t want to be an engineer

[smoky ether]

I’m boutta start clicking every link ever sent to me

[heavy trout]

wtf 💀

[stoic jasper]

i think the demonstrated interest is as in signing up for their info sessions and the interview

[formal marlin]

Ic

[stoic jasper]

idk if just clickign clicks means anything

[formal marlin]

Well congrats!

[heavy trout]

i signed up for the interview but i didnt do anything else 💀

[placid sun]

same here

[stoic jasper]

how'd it go?

[crystal oriole]

LMAO. I told them I attended a tour when I actually went there for an id tech camp

[placid sun]

I have 0 D.I. for any college

[stoic jasper]

oh and tour ofc

[heavy trout]

no i signed up for it i didnt get one lmao

[formal marlin]

I signed up for interview, did I do session and emailed the assistant head of admissions

[stoic jasper]

damn :/

[formal marlin]

: P

I shld be fine on DI

[grand crater]

I did two info sessions but didn’t rly join the first one. Went for like 5 min

[formal marlin]

I mean I signed up for another one but slept through it

[heavy trout]

do they consider DI or is it important

[formal marlin]

They said thanks for attending

[formal marlin]

I think so idk

[heavy trout]

according to CDS

[rotund quest]

I did zero info sessions lol, I just randomly applied (and for some reason spent like 20 hours on my app which was overkill)

[heavy trout]

like you have rankings from not considered to very imp

[rotund quest]

I demonstrated literally zero interest in the school except applying

[grand crater]

Don’t they just require one essay??

[rotund quest]

They required.... manyyyyyy

[obtuse mulch]

Bro I used my school email for college apps but NU sent emails to my personal emails

[long sail]

Wait info sessions matter? 😭

[obtuse mulch]

So my effort clicking emails may be wasted lmao

[long sail]

It’s just one optional one

[grand crater]

I just did their why us essay😭

[heavy trout]

yall scaring me fr 😭

[rotund quest]

three 200 word responses and several misc ones.

[rotund quest]

ermmmm

[heavy trout]

same ???

[agile spruce]

they suggested i do the rural info session since i’m a rural scholar

[grand crater]

Nah I don’t think so. But don’t think doing that will get you in lol

[agile spruce]

so i did

[heavy trout]

i didnt even see any other 😭

[smoky ether]

it’s considered

just not highly

[crystal oriole]

They also invited me to this and I’m v suburban

[rotund quest]

Here are all of their questions

[grand crater]

They had a lot of questions on their thing and if anything made an essay pop up I said no😭😭😭

[agile spruce]

no i got a different email

twice

[heavy trout]

be fr pls what were they 😭

[smoky ether]

I got the rural email thing and I’m urban

[rotund quest]

rippppppppppp big L

my responses as i read them are kinda mid

[grand crater]

This is Columbia

We are talking about northwestern

[stoic jasper]

they ask for ur name and address so i thought so

[heavy trout]

BRUH

😭😭😭

i got a panic attack fr

thinking i missed something on NUs app

[rotund quest]

no way broooo

[grand crater]

Yea all NU needs is the why us essay

[rotund quest]

i literally thought we were talking columbia

just saw your name

and i was like----

so embarrassing of me lol

[grand crater]

Omg no Columbia you have to do all their crap😭😭😭

[heavy trout]

the NU dream stays alive

[rotund quest]

i literally don't ever read channel names 😂

[heavy trout]

we live to fight another hour

[rotund quest]

my nu statement is ... 💀

[long sail]

why was i invited to the rural info session lmao

[heavy trout]

ngl i loved my NU essay

[stoic jasper]

pls i looked up their chem department and looked into the professors in each field and what theyre studying rn im DESPERATE

[long sail]

tbh none of the info sessions that they sent me emails abt since i applied apply to me lmao

[grand crater]

All my why us essays were the same

[rotund quest]

yeah i did my research 😂

[rotund quest]

Same

[stoic jasper]

i still did them because . why not

[long sail]

same

[grand crater]

Yea they send the emails to everyone

[formal marlin]

idek how many i did

[grand crater]

I just made one why us essay and switched stuff out depending on the college

[rotund quest]

exact same here... except i don't think i like what I had written....

oops

too late now

talked about "making the most of my college experience" 💀

[grand crater]

Yea it’s better not to dwell on that stuff

[tardy hull]

so real, still sitting on a zero, I’ll take any acceptance rn

[grand crater]

Omg i had so many cliches throughout my essay😭😭😭

[long sail]

im not rurual black or doing science 😭

[placid sun]

yo I just saw this for the first time but when did I complain????

I was trying to be lighthearted but ok lol

[long sail]

no lol

[grand crater]

This literally my last paragraph to any lived experiences/perspective essay

[long sail]

push

if theyre weighing u against smo else similar

[smoky ether]

Nah not a make or break but def could help a lil

[rotund quest]

literally.

[obtuse mulch]

in some cases it could be the tipping point

[long sail]

yea

but u wont get in cuz u shwoed DI

and u wont get rejected if u dont

[grand crater]

I think it’s crazy that your kinda competing against people in your school

It feels mean😭😭

[distant arch]

Yeah, specially when u have a twin brother and you are the valedictorian…

[placid sun]

my dad and uncle were twins

and my dad was vale

Lmao

same situation

[drowsy plank]

manifesting northwestern acceptance!

[distant arch]

that’s crazy

[long sail]

"Northwestern University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination."

thats wonderful

[placid sun]

i dont think they applied to many of the same schools though

only UVA overlap

so

[distant arch]

That’s lucky for them. Me on the other hand we have applied to over 10 of the same schools. Some have accepted me but rejected him which is awful

[grand crater]

Right like especially if you don’t go to a feeder school at max only one person gets in😭

[placid sun]

i dont think they really cap schools

like that

[placid sun]

also yeah neither of them even applied to 10 schools I think

maybe even combined lol

[grand crater]

I don’t think they cap schools but they definitely leave more room for others. Remember reading an ama from an officer a while back

[placid sun]

I think my uncle only did UVA and my dad did like 5

back then it wasnt like that

where people shotgun 20 schools out of fear of getting all rejections

[lavish kraken]

does anyone know what time it comes out

[placid sun]

idk people sayin' 3:30 CST

no confirmed tohugh

though

[lavish kraken]

ah gotcha

[grand crater]

4 ish est

[lavish kraken]

ty

[dense hazel]

If you get accepted do you get an e mail?

[obtuse mulch]

probably after the decision comes out in your portal

[grand crater]

Columbia or NU for CS

[formal marlin]

columbia

[pliant jolt]

northwestern is more sexy

but columbia probavbly

[smoky ether]

Columbia

[stoic jasper]

someone ctrl f for how many times its been asked when decisions are coming out

[rotund quest]

It'd be very funny if they released on the 25th 😂

[placid sun]

24th is confirmed

[tulip temple]

its pinned

😎

[spice sentinel]

wait everyone can register on the accepted students tour thing right ?

[astral flume]

u can try pressing register

it wont work

like actually registering

[spice sentinel]

as in ?

[astral flume]

if u put all ur info in and press register

it wont work I believe

[uneven shale]

yo

[spice sentinel]

wait you mean this ? i am scared of pressing submit

[uneven shale]

if i forgot to fill out northwestern interview form am i fucked 😭

[obtuse mulch]

Yes if you press submit itll give you an error

It's up to you to try

[astral flume]

yeah. U dont need to do it if u dont want to

[spice sentinel]

oh yh

u r right

lol

this was so bait

[long sail]

where do u find that lol

[vast pier]

There was a form lol

[obtuse mulch]

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

[fossil jetty]

oh wait is northwestern tomorrow

[pliant jolt]

yuh

[fossil jetty]

sick thank you

[long sail]

does everyone get erorr lol

or am i rejected

[obtuse mulch]

everyone gets an error

No indication of anything

[slow pollen]

wait did yall get interviews for northwestern?

[uneven shale]

yeah to get an interview

i completely forgot to do it

[slow pollen]

SHOOT

wtf

where is this form?

[obtuse mulch]

It was sent a few days after you submitted your app

[vast pier]

I didnt get it lol

[obtuse mulch]

Idt everyone got it

[uneven shale]

probably went to your spam folder

[vast pier]

Why did some people get it and not others

[fossil jetty]

wait an error for what

[slow pollen]

bro i didnt get that 💀

[fossil jetty]

cause my portal loads?

[agile spruce]

not portal

tour

[fossil jetty]

ohh

[fast badge]

please accept me I WILL DO ANYTHING

[fossil jetty]

wait how are people searching that lol

[vast pier]

I didnt get an interview form bro

what’s the name of the email

[pulsar rivet]

i think it’s just because interviews just depend on location or availability. i don’t think you will be faulted for not getting one. however, i may not be 100% sure

[fossil jetty]

if you didn't that's fine.

it's all going to be okay I promise

[vast pier]

everything is on fire bro no it’s not

☠️

[pulsar rivet]

yea i wouldn’t worry about it atp

[uneven shale]

Interview with Northwestern

[fossil jetty]

alright what can you do about it right now?

nothing

[pulsar rivet]

just take a deep breath and let everything work itself out

exactly ^^

[agile spruce]

there was absolutely no availability in my area and i still got the form which i applied for an interview with but didn’t receive an interview (they noted my interest)

i don’t think it matters as long as in some capacity you’ve shown that you want to go to northwestern

[uneven shale]

barely anyone actually got the interview so i wouldn’t trip

[dry mauve]

wait

was anyone able to sign up for the thing?

[fossil jetty]

the what?

[uneven shale]

i also lowk don’t even think northwesterns interview is evaluative

[agile spruce]

it definitely is only for DI purposes lol

and i don’t think the contents of it even matter

[pulsar rivet]

i mean in comparison to other portions of your application- i doubt it holds much weight

[uneven shale]

they said they noted ur interest? 😭

fuck bro

[agile spruce]

yes one sec

lol

also

[uneven shale]

i should’ve j filled out that form bruh

my lazy ass

[agile spruce]

that’s the entire email

[uneven shale]

damn 😭

[agile spruce]

i sent update letter after

[uneven shale]

now im spooked

[placid sun]

not for me

I didnt get it at all

[agile spruce]

NU is still like impossible rd

[pulsar rivet]

i mean the interview itself wasn’t too invasive, like a lot of it was just the opportunity to learn about their experience at northwestern and what they enjoyed about the school. the actual questioning part was pretty short and to the point at the beginning

so i doubt it matters that much other than DI

[vast pier]

It’s not about whether it matters it’s abt demonstrated interest

[uneven shale]

its j the demonstrated interest part

[pulsar rivet]

yea that’s what i’m saying

[vast pier]

I didnt get the email

[agile spruce]

just have demonstrated interest elsewhere

info session / good NU essay

[vast pier]

I signed up for a panel and never went

☠️

Do they kno

[agile spruce]

did you get the email after

[fossil jetty]

oh I did so many of those lol. never got the email after meaning they didn;t mark me down as attended

[vast pier]

What email

Fuck

[fossil jetty]

then again, here's the deal

I missed two virtual interviews for wustl, multiple of those online programs, and still got in

i doubt that it makes a huge difference

[vast pier]

We’ll just kno tmmrw

[fossil jetty]

yeah

[agile spruce]

i mean i didn’t do it for DI

i come from a rural area

so i attended rural info session

cus they kinda urged me to

with this

i didn’t attend the october one

so i went after i submitted my app

[fossil jetty]

yeah the ones I signd up for were general information so it wasn't too important

[agile spruce]

ah

i don’t know

i tried

i’m hoping for a waitlist

[fossil jetty]

im gonna go to bed

[agile spruce]

same

[deep delta]

When do they release

Time

[candid dust]

7pm eastern i guess

[plain dust]

Me

[agile spruce]

4:30

eastern

[cursive oxide]

Source ?

[obtuse mulch]

suspected based on ed

[cursive oxide]

Oh

[obtuse nest]

I was about to ask that same question good thing i read

Good luck to all in here, hopefully we all get in ✊

[ocean mesa]

i didnt attend but it says i did idk y

[nimble shell]

when are decisions ermahgawd

😻

[neat saffron]

when does nw come out tmr?

anone know

[obtuse mulch]

look above

[neat saffron]

ah

alr good luck everyone

[pure cipher]

wow

we got 1 kid in this year

from ED

[warm star]

dude like 5 or 6 got in from my school ed

im so not getting in

[naive jacinth]

same 😭

it’s ok tho don’t give up!

[ornate sierra]

FROM ONE SCHOOL?? that's actually crazy

good luck!! 🤍

[warm star]

Yea a lot were journalist because my school's journalism program is rly good

[quasi kernel]

wdym?

[long sail]

usc is in like the worst neighborhood

in LA

like u cant rly leave campus alone at night

[quasi kernel]

Lol

[long sail]

ucla is in like beverly hills lol

[quasi kernel]

def not the worst neighborhood in los angeles

I go to USC

[long sail]

well

a little exagerrated

its a good school tho

one that i will be rejected from tmr

[quasi kernel]

Most of the good schools are unfortunately gentrifying their communities and displacing the locals like penn (philly), columbia (harlem, washington heights)

[astral flume]

is the usc neigborhood not safe false

?

[quasi kernel]

We have a good amount of security for a .5 mile perimeter. You do need to keep in mind though that we are in the neighborhood of community and most of the people who don't use common sense (like walking in the sidewalk at night with headphones on) are prone to be messed with

[astral flume]

is the security good?

like do they do stuff

[warm star]

good luck!

[astral flume]

if u know what I mean

like do they protect

[long sail]

u too

[astral flume]

u too!

[warm star]

oh I got in ea

[astral flume]

oh

[warm star]

but ty I will use the luck for northwestern 🙏

[astral flume]

i meant for nu

[astral flume]

yeee

[placid sun]

Im so dead for NWestern

[warm star]

ah tyyyy

[placid sun]

I have 0 DI

whatever

[warm star]

yea im expecting to get rejected

[long sail]

dont worry we will all be accepted

why wouldnt we be

[stone light]

I only did a tour

[warm drift]

i’m so scated

i’m actually so scared

[fierce bluff]

when do they come out

[fair hawk]

Yesterday WashU rejection
Today NU

NU>WashU = NU Rejection
😭

[mighty gorge]

anyone know what time Northwestern comes out?

[cloud thorn]

between 3:30 and 5:30 CST

[silk citrus]

Confidence level?

[cloud thorn]

95%

it's always been in those 2 hours

[errant furnace]

Isn’t it passed those 2 hours now?

What is 5:30 CST

in EST

[light crown]

PM

[errant furnace]

Oh shit

Lol

[cinder eagle]

well it’s CDT and EDT bc daylight savings

but ET is one hour ahead of CT so 5:30 CT is 6:30 ET

[timber mirage]

I’m in CDT

It’s 6:18 for me rn

We r just an hr behind y’all

[errant furnace]

Ahhh I see

I’m in EST so I was just confused lol I hate time zones

[agile spruce]

me yesterday freaking out at 2:40pm to realize my interview was in MDT

…3h later

[errant furnace]

😭😭😭felt that

[agile spruce]

“i assume it’s about dinner time for you! it’s only 3 here”

“… yeah it’s 6”

🙁

[pure cipher]

💀 is that good then?

[pure cipher]

fr?

[pure cipher]

fair

but the rest are in the middle of nowehre lol

cornell, rice, brown

[radiant lintel]

anyone else up early nauseous thinking about decisions

[agile spruce]

yes

[runic nimbus]

wtf Providence so nixe

[runic nimbus]

too busy with school to worry

[tardy hull]

its 4pm

took the washu L at night and went back to sleep

[inland cliff]

northwestern in the best school ever💗💗

[fast badge]

I LOVE NORTHWESTERN I LOVE NORTHWESTERN I LOVE NORTHWESTERN I LOVE NORTHWESTERN I LOVE NORTHWESTERN I LOVE NORTHWESTERN

[pure cipher]

Ye i mean those places are relatively safe

Either in the middle of nowhere

Or in a safe area

[remote plume]

Did anyone get email about decisions?

[fair hawk]

Not tryna be rude
But it's 95% a one side love 😭

[fast badge]

i got that begging rizz!!!

[bright inlet]

When is northwestern decisions coming out

[mellow matrix]

4:30 PM ET most likely

I feel unrealistically optimistic it’s bad

[agile spruce]

dude im so glad

i secured a 5 on the exam @sick iron

so my predicted isnt screwed

for french

ill prolly be back at a 6-7

[pure cipher]

Its fine

I got a 5 for spanish ab 😎

Im happy

[agile spruce]

nicee

yea this was french ia

i sounded so bad bc we had to retake

and were told everything we prepared for was wrong

2 days before we retook

[mellow matrix]

Update: I told my mom I felt this way and her response was: ‘are you crazy lmao’

I love realistic mothers

[agile spruce]

ngl i dont need my mom to strike me down but if i had her read anything she'd flat out tell me "you're very smart, but if I were an admissions officer I would reject you"

i hate when parents listen in on interviews

[fierce bluff]

Are they going to be releasing all of the decisions at once?

[agile spruce]

yes

no waves here

that was NEU

[fierce bluff]

okay okay thanks !!

[pure cipher]

Decision is at 2am for me 😎

But ima sleep tight tho

[fierce bluff]

did they disclose that?

[agile spruce]

no. we're speculating from ED

it could realistically be anywhere from 3-7pm CDT

[fierce bluff]

ahhh okay

[cloud thorn]

it's never been after 5:30

[fierce bluff]

time zones really ain’t helping 🙏

[agile spruce]

time zones are so funky

[cinder eagle]

ct right?

[cloud thorn]

ye

[pure cipher]

True

[fierce bluff]

no sleep today either lollll

[pure cipher]

Nah

Im sleeping bro

Its my birthday today

[inner plaza]

happy birthday!!

W

[pure cipher]

I aint ruining my birthday sleep 😂

[pure cipher]

Thanks lol

Hopefully NU give me a good present tmr

[inland cliff]

there’s no way both schools that start with north reject me right💋☺️

[uneven shale]

happy birthday bro 🎉

[fierce bluff]

4:30Eastern?

[pure cipher]

Thanks 🫡

[pure cipher]

Well its top 9 in us

[deep delta]

What is a2cs theme today

Is that USC

[proud frigate]

yes

[pure cipher]

Yee

[sleek saddle]

hi northwestern how we feeling

[sleek saddle]

happy birthday!!

[craggy yacht]

Shutting my pants RN

I’m so scared

[olive mirage]

lets to time to get denied

[pure cipher]

Thanks

[pure cipher]

Im at my birthday dinner 😎

Im vibing

[fierce bluff]

happy birthday !

[craggy yacht]

HLpy birthday

Happy

[olive mirage]

WW

[pure cipher]

Thanks 🙏

[pure cipher]

Hopefully NU says that to me tmr too

[olive mirage]

me too, but not happening for me

[pure cipher]

Just pray lol

[fierce bluff]

Nu is tmm?

Thought jt was today

[sleek saddle]

it is but different timezones

[fierce bluff]

Ohhh

[smoky ether]

no it’s today

[pure cipher]

Ye timezone tho

[deep delta]

I'm rejected, don't even know why I feel nervous

I have 0 reach acceptances

[buoyant maple]

us bro us

[dry vapor]

wait and see

[grand crater]

How do you stop being delusional

[plain dust]

Happy Birthday bro, hope you get NU as a gift🫂

[grand crater]

The school should be called midwestern

[ocean mesa]

Same

[pure cipher]

🫂thanks bro really do hope that happens

[ocean silo]

i really hope i get in

[deep delta]

Guys 💀ain't northwestern so stupid? It ain't even that west

More east if anything

[pure cipher]

Sane

[pure cipher]

Well its slightly to the right of america

[deep delta]

Like?!?!

[pure cipher]

So its technically west

I mean east*

[deep delta]

Stupid school

[pure cipher]

Im dumb

[pure cipher]

Mb its west back then lol

[deep delta]

Don't care what it was back then

[pure cipher]

Or a dude from the far east area founded the school

[deep delta]

It's east today

[frozen sand]

Its cause it was made many yeaes ago when it was still in nw area

[grand crater]

It’s literally midwestern

[deep delta]

It's east today

Not west

[pure cipher]

Too baf

Bad*

Stop hating on it 🤡

Its only a name

[deep delta]

They don't even know what cardinal direction they in

💀

[pure cipher]

Leave them alone bro

[smoky ether]

Should be Northcentral

💯💯

[deep delta]

I think it should be called northeastern 2

[smoky ether]

Northwestofeastern

[sleek saddle]

it's one of their satellite campuses

[pure cipher]

No

Northeastern mid

[deep delta]

They gonna reject me because I'm speaking the truth

[smoky ether]

swear

They won’t reject me

cause they don’t wanna see me get mad

it’ll at least be a wl Frl

[ocean silo]

frr

[dusky cipher]

bruh 😭

[raven light]

what time?

[hexed badger]

^^

[agile spruce]

we don’t know

[hexed badger]

What time was ed

[agile spruce]

3:30

[opaque lotus]

yall

im actually really nervous for this one

[hexed badger]

In pst?

[opaque lotus]

i think cst

[agile spruce]

no cst

[verbal remnant]

How many hours left

[hexed badger]

Oh dam ok

[opaque lotus]

no one in my school has ever gotten in in the 20 years its existed

[verbal remnant]

I’m in a weird timezone

[agile spruce]

likely 5

[verbal remnant]

Ok thanks

Guess I’ll just sleep and check tomorrow morning then

[raven light]

3-5 PM central for RD last couple of years

[agile spruce]

you guys know if northwestern waitlists a lot

[stone light]

I'm in a weird timezone too

[deep delta]

This is the first school I'm waiting for that doesn't use EST, brain is broken

[stone light]

Gonna be like 9:30 to 11:30 for me

[agile spruce]

69 admitted from waitlist

[sleek saddle]

nice

[agile spruce]

last year

[sleek saddle]

sorry I had to

[hybrid sorrel]

How many got wl last year?

[sleek saddle]

they don't report it

[hybrid sorrel]

Oh rip

[grand crater]

That’s actually solid right? Like at least it’s better than none💀

[hybrid sorrel]

True

[grand crater]

Anyways manifesting an acceptance package next week🙏

[agile spruce]

total admitted was 3.3k

we can expect 2.2k rd

[dusky cipher]

3:30 CST

[formal marlin]

4:30 est

Imma be out playin soccer

Realized everytime I was outside and opened decisions it was accepted/deferred

Wen I’m home it’s rejected/wl

So by this arbitrary logic I will not be home for decisions going forward

[celest scroll]

Why tf does southern cal get the server icon instead of northwestern

[dusky cipher]

were u accepted to brown @formal marlin?

[formal marlin]

No manifesting

[dusky cipher]

i see 🙏

[formal marlin]

Brown didn’t do likelies iirc and I didn’t Ed

[smoky ether]

Need Penn

❤️‍🩹

[long sail]

Prob more ppl applied

[jaunty apex]

It’s in Westwood💀

[celest scroll]

For sure. Northwestern got the banner at least

[jaunty apex]

Oml my phone is spazzing

[agile spruce]

47k applied northwestern last year

anyone have # for this year

[jaunty apex]

Idk but I’m rejecting my rejection and giving someone here an acceptance

[agile spruce]

they admitted 1k ed so hopefully 2.4k rd

[celest scroll]

ED was up 3% this year

[agile spruce]

oh

[celest scroll]

So probably -5-5% change RD

I could see it possible that more people chose ED this year as their best shot of getting a top school, especially northwestern where there’s a big difference between ED and RD rate

[dusky cipher]

the apps will prolly be slightly up from last year, but its not gonna be a significant difference most likely

[agile spruce]

yeah

chip did you get any stats on the pool this year early

[dusky cipher]

and that slight statistical difference wont really be the make or break for 99% of applicants

[dusky cipher]

5200 ED apps

i assume 1000-1100ish spots

[agile spruce]

yep

[inland cliff]

if i get rejected today it’s fine because lana dropped and that’s my W

[agile spruce]

so RD hopefully not impossible?

[fierce bluff]

LITERALLYYYYYY

[agile spruce]

i really like NU

[dusky cipher]

RD is kind of a gamble just bc of how many apps they get

[inland cliff]

it’s gonna be my coping mechanism

[agile spruce]

yeah

[dusky cipher]

once u "check all of the boxes" theres not much else u can do

except pray

[agile spruce]

do you know anything about demonstrated interest

does it apply rd

[fierce bluff]

playing in the background while i open my decision for good luck AHAHA

[cloud thorn]

No shit 💀

[agile spruce]

i know they said clicking links does nothing

[dusky cipher]

yes, nw does consider it

[boreal saddle]

anybody knows what time decision comes out?

[dusky cipher]

but i dont know exactly what is or isnt considered "interest"

[jaunty apex]

All that matters is chips

[agile spruce]

i’m guessing at least signing up for interview

[jaunty apex]

Manifesting or already in?

[dusky cipher]

i do think they want a good fit for the school, so i think ur "why northwestern" essay is a good way to show interest

[dusky cipher]

i got in ED

[inland cliff]

ME TOO

[agile spruce]

that’s good

[jaunty apex]

Hell yeah congrats!

[agile spruce]

hopefully it pulls through

[dusky cipher]

idk how much interview helps

[cloud thorn]

Was anyone's interview weird af?

Mine asked my why I didn't ED

[jaunty apex]

I forgot to sign up for the interview 💀

[fierce bluff]

i also signed up for sth called “purple preview” where i talked w a student from mccormick

[cloud thorn]

And what other schools I applied to

[agile spruce]

i didn’t get one but i think applying might be good enough

[jaunty apex]

Demonstrated disinterest

[dusky cipher]

it wont hurt if u get one and they claim it doesnt hurt u if u dont do one

[serene gale]

OMG SAME

[smoky ether]

They do consider it

[inland cliff]

yeah i didn’t get an interview damn

[agile spruce]

based on this

[inland cliff]

OH WAIT I LIED I DID

[agile spruce]

“we are thrilled that you are deeply interested”

[inland cliff]

i forgot

[agile spruce]

i think signing up matters

[inland cliff]

it was short as hell tho i think💀

[agile spruce]

but the interview doesn’t

[cloud thorn]

I said "I applied to safeties" EA as a fallback and only NU in RD 💀

[torpid merlin]

you forgor

[dusky cipher]

i think a big thing they care ab is fit, especially for RD

[fair hawk]

Bro don't build hopes on that
Believe me I've received than you som much from the top bottom of our hearts for your interest from washu

And they wash me out yesterday

[dusky cipher]

id imagine thats the most important thing to getting in (assuming u already have good grades, ECs, and scores if u submitted)

but no one really knows

[inland cliff]

i wish i applied more ea

[cloud thorn]

Bro I wrote a love letter for my why US explaining how we are perfect for each other.... Those were my exact words 💀

[serene gale]

I just said smtg abt my parents not being 100% supportive during ed period

[inland cliff]

i only did. my rea and took a break like damn

[dusky cipher]

lmfaooo

[torpid merlin]

are you domestic or intl?

[cloud thorn]

I said I fell sick in Ed and didn't want to send in a half baked application

[dusky cipher]

domestic

[torpid merlin]

kk

[cloud thorn]

Will changing my pfp/username to cat help me become a wildcat??!!!

[sleek saddle]

yes

[dusky cipher]

u can try it and we'll find out 👀

[agile spruce]

rip idrc about wording

i just thought it was interesting

[cloud thorn]

Already done 🐱🤞

[dusky cipher]

[cloud thorn]

NGL, cat and fingers crossed looks like I'm begging for p**sy

💀

[dense tartan]

i really hope i get into northwestern

[torpid merlin]

everyone begs for pussy once in a lifetime

[dense tartan]

i didn’t get an interview after signing up though so idk

[cloud thorn]

If interviews are selective (for internationals), I'm so fucked for other RDs

[agile spruce]

doesnt matter too much

or really at all

as long as you signed up

did you send an update letter after

[dense tartan]

really? okay :) that honestly makes me a bit less nervous

[mellow matrix]

that’s actually the best why us essay I wrote I think but it’s fucking northwestern

[agile spruce]

my northwestern was cute

[dense tartan]

no, because i didn’t think i needed to provide additional context to anything (i used my additional info section on commonapp to do that already)

[agile spruce]

then youre good

[dense tartan]

i’ve sent updates to my overall application though

like achievements

[agile spruce]

same

[dense tartan]

so yeah

swell

rooting for us!!!! 🤍

[mellow matrix]

I wore purple today as a lucky charm so hopefully it will work like it did with NYU stern ED2 (until they decided I needed to pay 87k)

[deep hemlock]

I just realize forgot to submit financial aid documents

Am I screwed?

[agile spruce]

do you need finaid

[deep hemlock]

yes

[agile spruce]

rip

[sleek saddle]

if ur intl then yeah pretty screwed lol

[agile spruce]

they didnt email you or anything?

[torpid merlin]

gl bro

[mellow matrix]

And btw no one actually cares that much about the ED agreement

[deep hemlock]

they don't

[sleek saddle]

northwestern was weird for uploading documents anyway

[deep hemlock]

and there's no financial aid checklist on my portal

[sleek saddle]

like they didn't really tell u to do it

and no checklist

[agile spruce]

mine requested some stuff

[smoky ether]

Nine has one

[mellow matrix]

bc after extensive negotiations ab the price I asked if I needed to d something special to be released

[smoky ether]

mine has one *

[sleek saddle]

you just had to...know lol

[agile spruce]

i had a checklist but im domestic

[mellow matrix]

and they were like ‘nah’

[torpid merlin]

if you're an international, you will not see any fin aid checklist

i just submitted ISFAA and other fin. aid docs that my parents gave me

[deep hemlock]

I just checked my css profile

[mellow matrix]

you needed to upload additional documents for northwestern afaik

other than the css profile

[agile spruce]

you got in northwestern ed?

[deep hemlock]

and realized I need to submit additional documents

[mellow matrix]

no NYU

[torpid merlin]

you mean IDOC?

[mellow matrix]

and they gave me 0 aid

[deep hemlock]

I submitted through IDOC

[sleek saddle]

they showed up on IDOC?

[agile spruce]

yeah I had a few IDOC things

[sleek saddle]

cuz I had to submit them through their weird upload thingy

[gloomy night]

Do we know what time it comes out today

[deep hemlock]

lol I'm screwed

[deep hemlock]

no they don't

[agile spruce]

yes i got this too

[torpid merlin]

let's wait results and maybe you can do something

[agile spruce]

maybe after

see if you can negotiate

[deep hemlock]

I fully expect a rejection lmao

[sleek saddle]

this is what they say for intls

• CSS profile

[queen sentinel]

around 4-5 cst

[unique shard]

I just want one private reach to go to

[queen sentinel]

that’s when ed came out

[unique shard]

😭

[deep hemlock]

yeah I didn't know

[mellow matrix]

you had to upload tax forms through this portal:

https://undergradaid.northwestern.edu/apply-for-aid/document-upload.html

[torpid merlin]

i just want one acceptance

[sleek saddle]

tbf they didn't make it clear AT ALL

[deep hemlock]

like there's no email or anything asking me to submit

[mellow matrix]

unless your country isn’t eligible for those, in which case the parents’ income is all you need

[sleek saddle]

like no email or notification in your portal

yeah

[burnt cargo]

Yeah same situation

[mellow matrix]

yeah none of my friends knew until I told them and even then they didn’t believe me 😭

[burnt cargo]

I;m assuming an assured rejection

[astral flume]

sorry yall for asking again but when is northwestern coming out

[torpid merlin]

yeah submissions of fin. aid docs was harder than the actual app

[mellow matrix]

prob around 4-5 ET

[deep hemlock]

I only applied because they give me the fee waiver lol

[astral flume]

i see thanks

[mellow matrix]

afaik they’re extremely need aware for intls

[deep hemlock]

I wrote the Why NU in 1 hour lmao

[torpid merlin]

tough life 😔

[sleek saddle]

[agile spruce]

oh man rip

[sleek saddle]

ik someone from my country got in full ride last year

so let's hope

[mellow matrix]

i like that essay mostly bc I mentioned my one friend who acc went there lol

[magic iron]

bro, 30 min…

[torpid merlin]

hi my brother

[mellow matrix]

no one has ever gotten in from my school but idk ab my country

[magic iron]

hi

[mellow matrix]

I got rejected from MIAMI supposedly bc of finaid so you know

the intl life is hard

[astral flume]

Yeah Miami straight up tells that u get rejected cause of fin aid right? I saw that on some video

[torpid merlin]

a lot of school actually do that

[astral flume]

or some other florida school

[mellow matrix]

meanwhile my one friend got a 63k scholarship there but got rejected from Fordham (where I actually got in)

[astral flume]

dang, international life be tough for yall

[mellow matrix]

yeah but tbh I suspect that’s the message they sent to all intls

[deep hemlock]

it's so random lmao

[torpid merlin]

like if you can't pay at least 10k, you can just give up

😫

[astral flume]

what about canada

[mellow matrix]

oh no I can pay 30 but they said they need 92 or bust

[deep hemlock]

canada is even more expensive

[magic iron]

No fin aid in canada

[astral flume]

what about mexico

[deep hemlock]

because they rarely give scholarships

[mellow matrix]

NYU actually calculated my EFC to be 212k though which is… yeah

[astral flume]

yall can cross the trump wall

if u get into mexico

[torpid merlin]

you can win some type of scholarships through school nomination if they available

[astral flume]

thats cool

[mellow matrix]

kind of hoping northwestern will think the same and accept me so we can then negotiate lol🫶

[deep hemlock]

npc is incorrect for intls

[torpid merlin]

like Uni of Toronto gives several nominations to my school that covers everything

[mellow matrix]

no they straight up said it was 212k

[magic iron]

Northwestern is school of npc’s

[torpid merlin]

that's why we applied

[magic iron]

in terms of joke

[mellow matrix]

and then lied that css calculated this fee

[spice sentinel]

dayumn i thought i had half-assed my NU app, but now when i re-read my essay, it is probably one of my best why us? essays

[pine gorge]

Yeah mine too

But imma get rejected so who cares

[mellow matrix]

same I think it’s easily my best why us essay

[agile spruce]

wtf 212k EFC??

your parents make several million?

[mellow matrix]

yeah and they said my adjusted gross income was 0

[torpid merlin]

i'm gonna donate big stacks to northwestern and will send my kids if they will accept me

[mellow matrix]

no my dad’s income is 98k

[agile spruce]

💀

[deep hemlock]

is it bad that I wrote the same why us essay for many schools?

[agile spruce]

oh man

[mellow matrix]

don’t ask me how that makes sense

[agile spruce]

me when i have to pay 2x my parents income

[mellow matrix]

bc it doesn’t

[deep hemlock]

like just change course names, professors

[agile spruce]

very bad

[unborn rain]

Does NW come at 3pm?!

[agile spruce]

its impersonal

[mellow matrix]

tbh I think a lot of people do that

[deep hemlock]

and clubs

[mellow matrix]

I only recycled stuff like community essays

and tbh my community essay has had a 100% success rate so far (two schools 😍)

[agile spruce]

"Although primarily a huge “space nerd,” I frequently find myself enjoying making Romanian food, and indulging in the works of Camus or Nietzsche, and trying new techniques to make my acrylic portraits look more lifelike. AND runs in my DNA, and Northwestern’s quarter system is an opportunity to pursue all of my “and”s. "

[cursive lagoon]

i recycled the opening paragraph and overall structure for mine fr

[cloud thorn]

That's a statement right from NU website "and is in our dna"

[agile spruce]

yes

[cloud thorn]

Cheating 😭

[agile spruce]

im winning

it came from a youtube video awhile ago

[mellow matrix]

btw this is random but is it possible to find out the difference between Ed and Ed2

[agile spruce]

its cheesy

[astral flume]

I appericate u sharing that info with everyone

[agile spruce]

all of this ties into my PS and expands on it in different directions to encompass myself

[cloud thorn]

Talk about cheesy eh? Mine had "Oh Northwestern! We're perfect for each other. A symbiotic relationship where we prosper together." 💀💀💀💀

[agile spruce]

so we'll see what happens

[mellow matrix]

LMAOO (this is in response to the boldness comment)

[cloud thorn]

It's super cringe now that I read it

[agile spruce]

💀

[sleek saddle]

ugh they posted on insta and just said "later today"

[agile spruce]

what the

[sleek saddle]

annoying

[astral flume]

yeah

[ocean mesa]

It’s over

[cloud thorn]

I added a " 🙂 " at the end of my essay 💀💀

[deep hemlock]

I mean I wrote about my personal project and how I would continue at university

[sleek saddle]

apparently they'll first announce it on tiktok

[cloud thorn]

Wait. Discord makes it an emoji

[agile spruce]

i talked about research fields

[deep hemlock]

So I used that for all why us essays lmao

[pine gorge]

I'd be grateful for that. The highest amount of aid I have gotten makes me pay 4 times my parents' gross income lmao

[smoky ether]

It’s a setting auto emoji :)

[agile spruce]

that is insane

[pine gorge]

Yeah

[mellow matrix]

mine ends with ‘I hope my luck will last long enough to get me to the North Shore next fall.’ (This connects to the start of the essay where I talk about how I fell in love w northwestern after correctly guessing that my friend went there)

so like

every why us essay is cheesy

[pine gorge]

My why us essays are so straightforward 💀

[cloud thorn]

How'd u do it?

L ao I'm an idiot

[mellow matrix]

mine mentions an obscure work that’s featured in their library😭

[pine gorge]

Oh I did this with Yale

[agile spruce]

wow

[mellow matrix]

‘The moss-covered building of the Deering Library was the first image to catch my eye; as someone who spent most of my childhood listening to true crime podcasts under the shade of the sprawling olive tree in my garden, I couldn’t help but picture myself leafing through the court documents of the Leopold and Loeb archival box in the library’s eclectic Gothic halls’

[agile spruce]

im not sure if id be weirded out or touched by all of these

[mellow matrix]

(this is a lie. I have never in my life listened to a true crime podcast)

[smoky ether]

Uhh idk on mobile

[pine gorge]

But generally my why us essays weren't story driven and didn't have a narrative they were normal arguments

[astral flume]

did yall ever watch murder documentaries late at night alone

[agile spruce]

Since witnessing the particularly bright explosion of a meteorite in the atmosphere during the Ursid meteor shower, I’ve become captivated by the field of astrodynamics and intend to one day work in planetary defense. Through collaborating with the esteemed professors Rasio and Lithwick at CIERA and immersing myself in the field of planetary dynamics by crafting a course unique to my ambitions through Independent Study, I am driven to make headway towards contributing to the protection of our planet through planetary defense and astrodynamics as a whole.

Research field

[strange ice]

is the portal down

[agile spruce]

then connected back to culture

i hope isp does something for me

[deep hemlock]

I talked about intersection of CS and medicine/healthcare

and research opportunities at NU

[agile spruce]

i forgot to mention public policy in here

but i dont think i applied pub pol

i dont think they had the option for a 2nd major

[mellow matrix]

I talked about the economic/political climate of my country + my background in journalism

[agile spruce]

very cool

[verbal remnant]

💀

[agile spruce]

you applied for journalism?

[mellow matrix]

‘ I started to read articles from The Daily Northwestern every Monday and Thursday, as though I was already perusing the printed version of the newspaper that comes out only twice a week.’😍

[verbal remnant]

I wrote a fan fiction about me interacting w northwestern basically

[agile spruce]

i did astronomy + physics (i love that they had an astrophysics major)

[mellow matrix]

no actually finance/econ I think

[agile spruce]

they seem like theyd be into that

[verbal remnant]

I hope 💀

Cause it’s so cringe

[ocean silo]

what time does it come out EST

[mellow matrix]

But I did a Forbes internship and was editor in chief of my school newspaper so I tied it to my ECs

[agile spruce]

y/n fanfic

[agile spruce]

cool!

[mellow matrix]

omg that’s so cool I think one of my friends applied for that major as well

[pine gorge]

I wanna read this so bad

[stiff karma]

Shouldn't it be now?

[mellow matrix]

she has cracked ECs ngl but she’s test optional

with v low EFC

[agile spruce]

thats me too tho

im domestic

[verbal remnant]

I’ll probably dox myself if I share it unfortunately

[ocean silo]

is that bad

[agile spruce]

does she have astro research?

[mellow matrix]

But she deserves it more than me or any of my friends lowkey

[deep hemlock]

yes, because NU is need aware

[ocean silo]

ughhhhh

[mellow matrix]

no but she’s won competitions and stuff

[agile spruce]

oh very cool

[mellow matrix]

and hosted a physics competition in our country or something

[verbal remnant]

Here is an excerpt:
“However, if I were a Northwestern student, this would have gone completely differently. For one thing, the people I would be playing Magic with would be the first people I’d consult; perhaps they would be members of the Undergraduate Philosophy Society, having the expertise to guide me to Professor Sanford Goldberg or Professor Jennifer Lackey, both experts on epistemology. Or maybe they would point me to the course “First-year Seminar: Hume…” if I get confused about Hume. If philosophy turns out to be insufficient to address the question, nothing to worry: I can also just walk across campus to consult Professor Antonio Auffinger, who is currently researching probability theory.”

[agile spruce]

i feel like a lot of people doing astro have cracked physics backgrounds

[verbal remnant]

Me trying to fit as many “I researched your school, pls let me in” as possible in one paragraph

[agile spruce]

i dont have a cracked physics background which is probably bad

[mellow matrix]

yeah she’s amazing but can she please get into an ivy so I can have NU🫶

[plain dust]

yes, but noobs like me exists

[agile spruce]

same

[open quest]

What is the acceptance rate for econ at Nu?

[agile spruce]

i took my first physics class this year

since my school didnt offer anything earlier

[plain dust]

oh

[mellow matrix]

I have absolutely no idea who any of these people are but😍

[agile spruce]

i still have celestial mech and orbital dynamics research, and i'm taking physics w/ multi so i hope im good

[verbal remnant]

Neither do I bro I just skimmed their faculty page 💀

[agile spruce]

most of my background is in math

i like NU's math classes

[plain dust]

same

only maths oly

[mellow matrix]

one of the competitions she placed second for is sending her to Stanford’s summer school this year

[deep hemlock]

where are you from?

[plain dust]

ind

[agile spruce]

we don't rlly have olys around here but ive been taking math at the community college since 8th grade

i dont think it means much tho

[plain dust]

nice

[verbal remnant]

Dayum

[mellow matrix]

we don’t have community colleges lol and tbh our course rigor is nonexistent

[agile spruce]

my state doesnt offer AMC or ISEF qualifiers

[verbal remnant]

Bros cracked

[zinc flint]

hey what’s decision time

idr

[verbal remnant]

So you finished calculus abc before 8th grade?

[mellow matrix]

that’s INSANE

[open quest]

Bro 💀

[agile spruce]

no i finished hs math before i started hs

[mellow matrix]

calculus ab is the only ap our schools offers and it’s in twelfth grade

[agile spruce]

rn im in discrete

[verbal remnant]

💀

[deep hemlock]

yeah you're in

[grand crater]

Same it makes me feel unprepared for college😭

[verbal remnant]

I thought I was fast for finishing it in 10th grade

[mellow matrix]

i mean SURELY

[agile spruce]

been rejected everywhere else

lmao

except my safety

[deep hemlock]

where else did you apply?

[open quest]

Where have you applied

Bros safety was probably UCLA

[agile spruce]

MIT caltech georgia tech JHU northeastern

[mellow matrix]

how is that humanly possible 😭 you know more math than my entire school combined

[agile spruce]

all rejects

[mellow matrix]

this made sense until I got to northeastern

[agile spruce]

i applied rd

[verbal remnant]

The first five were super selective, northeastern yield protected fr

[grand crater]

My school barely does calc bc😭

[mellow matrix]

One of my classmates got into northeastern ED

[deep hemlock]

I knew someone with Silver IOI got rejected from MIT

[open quest]

Neu just Sussy baka

[agile spruce]

accelerated track

im doing other stuff too ofc

and i dont think course stuff matters

[verbal remnant]

Have you taken topology

[agile spruce]

i have 30+ college equivalent or in person college classes in total but it doesnt help

[verbal remnant]

It’s killing me rn

[agile spruce]

kinda dappled in it i think we went into it in mvc

[verbal remnant]

Ah

Mvc

Hate that

[mellow matrix]

And one of last year’s seniors who took a gap year got into Georgia tech this year despite living in the other georgia lol

[agile spruce]

once you get to a certain point it doesnt matter

[mellow matrix]

idk how he did it ngl

the most random people get into the best schools

[agile spruce]

wow thats so cool

im bing chillin rn idrc where i get in

i just like northwestern a lot

[mellow matrix]

I think it was prob humanities or poli sci tho def not stem

[verbal remnant]

Northwestern is one of the few decisions I care about now

[agile spruce]

esp since i have a background in art and want to continue in college in some caapcity

[cinder eagle]

i just wanna not get waitlisted from every school 😭

[verbal remnant]

After getting into one of my reaches

[pine gorge]

Imagine getting in

[mellow matrix]

i honestly just went to go study in the US

wherever it is

[tardy hull]

same but not get rejected from every school

[pine gorge]

Yah same

[mellow matrix]

The schools I have left are northwestern, vandy, brown, and dartmouth so you can imagine lol

[agile spruce]

i think theyre going to be understanding of my circumstances since theyve sent me like 3 rural scholar emails prior to applying and i made sure to attend the rural info session

[cinder eagle]

they're just giving me false hope lmao

[agile spruce]

so hopefully

[pine gorge]

No not us specifically

[mellow matrix]

I just want fordham to give me a better scholarship and I won’t complain

[pine gorge]

I'd take most countries

[grand crater]

Fordham gave me nothing

[mellow matrix]

they sent me the rural scholars email too

[agile spruce]

if i get the scholarship im finalist for it will cost 16k total to get my bachelors

[grand crater]

Neither did stony😭

[agile spruce]

nah its something different

[mellow matrix]

They gave me a dean’s scholarship of 20k which was hella random

[deep hemlock]

they sent the rural scholars to everyone I think

[agile spruce]

they sent a few similar to that

[grand crater]

That’s good but isn’t it still rly expensive with that?

[mellow matrix]

oh yeah that’s different

[light crown]

I applied cuz I got a waiver

[cinder eagle]

i got the award but not the fee waiver

made me sadge

[agile spruce]

same

i got the fee waiver

[mellow matrix]

yeah it is but if they can give me an extra 20k I’m good😭