Northwestern (2022-2023)

[celest scroll]

If you're in CS it should be out of the question though

[lyric eagle]

wanna do cs

[celest scroll]

Stanford is like #1/#2 for CS and northwestern probably isn't even t20

Ik ranking isn't the only thing that matters but with this kind of disparity it'd be hard to make an argument for northwestern

[dapper oracle]

He’s in UWash not Stanford

[celest scroll]

🌲 is UWash???

[dapper oracle]

Seattle yeah

Pacific North West is riddled with them

[celest scroll]

Nahhh I thought stanford was trees

[lyric eagle]

im in both

[dapper oracle]

oh shit

[lyric eagle]

uw is huskies

[celest scroll]

The tree in your name is for stanford, right?

[dapper oracle]

my bad

I thought I saw you say UW was your best school

Ignore me

[lyric eagle]

nah u prolly saw me saying its the best for instate

which it is

[lyric eagle]

ya

[placid sun]

bro

GIVE ME THE SPARE STANFORD ADMIT IF U COMMIT HERE PLS

[hasty jetty]

I woulda chosen northwestern over Stanford any day but I’m a journalism major so it’s different

[celest scroll]

If colleges want to become more competitive, they should allow you to sell your spot to waitlisted kids

[bold lichen]

i think that’s a horrible idea

lmao

you should never be able to “sell” an acceptance

it’s either you’re qualified and fit or you don’t

just makes the privileged even more privileged

when they already have more resources than most

also if everyone could sell their acceptances then schools would have too many randomly admitted kids

[bold lichen]

no offense but this is one of the worst ideas i have ever heard lmfao

[celest scroll]

None taken - it’s not a serious idea for a number of reasons, many of which you listed. But a school like northeastern could get tons more kids to apply who apply with the intention of selling their acceptances, thereby making the school more competitive

[bold lichen]

fair fair

funny idea

[celest scroll]

It would only work for WL kids to buy, because the school considers them at least qualified. It wouldn’t be totally random

[bold lichen]

but probably would never work in actuality

[bold lichen]

true but i’d argue that decreases the quality of applicants even more

and makes it more random

cuz how do they figure out who actually wants to go

and who just wants the quick cash

[celest scroll]

It does. But the only goal would be to reduce the top line acceptance rate like northeastern does

It’s a proposition for those super fake schools

Tulane

[bold lichen]

also you’ll end up with cracked kids who app to like 50 schools and sell 49 of their acceptances

[celest scroll]

Good for them

[bold lichen]

ah yeah

[celest scroll]

Reward for their success

[bold lichen]

those schools probably

would do that

i personally don’t respect schools who try to game stuff too much

[celest scroll]

Me neither but most of the non-publics ranked from like 20-100 engage in that shit

It’s hard to avoid

And they do it because it works

[bold lichen]

not most but

i guess to some extent

there’s acceptable stuff but some go too far

[celest scroll]

Northeastern is by far the worst offender

But even UChi which is literally top 10 does it

Embarrassing. NU is better anyway

[bold lichen]

yeye

[bold lichen]

true but they’re still qualified

and yeah I LOVE NU

id go NU over uchi

personally

[celest scroll]

NU kids have fun

And UChi is where fun goes to die

That’s a hard nickname to lose

Didn’t apply because of that 💀💀

[bold lichen]

fr

also the CAMPUS

i prefer new lookin that old

personal reference

also if i go to NU i don’t have to be scared walkin down the street 💀

[placid sun]

meh

basically every somewhat high ranking private school

tries to manipulate stats like that

in some small way

I hardly blame NEU

You serve your student body as well

by appearing more prestigious they are better off having went

[dense minnow]

mfw every NU admit on youtube founded a nonprofit or competed in ISEF

[placid sun]

if it makes u feel any better my ECs are trash

[velvet lily]

Rural area?

[velvet lily]

bay area is tuff

[placid sun]

Yesish

[velvet lily]

damn nice

i saw u got jhu also

pre huge

[placid sun]

Yes ty

[dense minnow]

yeah i live just outside of the bay LOL

[hasty jetty]

Socal >>> NorCal

[hasty jetty]

I think my ecs got me in cause my course rigor/grades/AP scores are mid at best

[placid sun]

I am

essays + stats

ECs are the weak point

[dusty ocean]

would anyone here pick Northwestern CS above UIUC/GT/CMU/UCLA CS?

[hasty jetty]

I didn’t focus much on school besides in classes that were cool/interesting/new learning since I wanted to do what I enjoy

[hasty jetty]

Sir I am a journalism major I do not know 👁 👄 👁

[placid sun]

I didnt focus much on ECs because im lazy and boring 💀

[hasty jetty]

I found what I love to do at age 14 so I’ve just done that since then

[uneven shale]

i lowk feel like northwestern cares about essays the most

like more than other schools

i have no research to back this

it j kinda makes sense to me yk

[hasty jetty]

I was tempted to stay local and go to a uc or cc so I can continue my job but I want to strengthen my writing/multimedia skills so that’s why I decided to ED to NU

[hasty jetty]

No clue

[velvet lily]

Oh yeah ur ec's were really good

[placid sun]

idk

I feel like people say this

[velvet lily]

U helped me w mine remember lol

[placid sun]

about every school

[hasty jetty]

Ya haha

[placid sun]

like you can find someone who says that about any given school

and the exact opposite

[uneven shale]

yeah i feel that

[velvet lily]

true

[hasty jetty]

They (and my published clips) landed me my first reporter job!

I am out of the internship phase and loving it

[velvet lily]

Solid! Have fun

[hasty jetty]

Thanks, it’s been crazy but epic

[velvet lily]

Yup I bet

[hasty jetty]

Last week was a huge news event so I published 9 breaking news/news-feature articles in 72 hours

[uneven shale]

yall did the virtual sesh today? the breakout rooms were awkward ngl 😭

[hasty jetty]

I was ED so no

[uneven shale]

ohh facts

[hasty jetty]

For me if I didn’t ED NU I would’ve gone to either wku cause they’re a great j-school and gave me a full ride or maybe cal state Fullerton (also a great j-school). But I’m glad I ended up where I did

[velvet lily]

Wow LOL

[hasty jetty]

I made bank cause they paid me overtime so I’m not complaining 🤷‍♀️ also four of those bylines were front page

[velvet lily]

Fire

I got rejected nu

I wish I ED'd

lowkey

But it's okay

Duke and Columbia this week🙏🏼

[hasty jetty]

Well I’m sure you’ll find another great school! There’s lots out there

[hasty jetty]

Good luck!!

[velvet lily]

thanks

[hasty jetty]

I wasn’t rlly planning on applying to Ivy leagues but idk, maybe I would’ve

They don’t have j-schools

The only thing that could justify moving away from Cali in my head was northwestern’s j-school

[placid sun]

is northwestern #1 journalism?

I suppose I should know this

💀

[hasty jetty]

Ya it is

[hasty jetty]

No worries haha

[thin tundra]

It depends

Some say it’s Northwestern, others say it’s Columbia

If you wanna go into journalism, you gotta spec where in the US you wanna work after college generally and see which of the two they hold in greater regard

Realistically though if you have a degree from one of the two you’re getting a job

[cloud grail]

Realistically you're getting a good job as long as you have a journalism degree from a college that has a really solid journalism program

[cloud grail]

but yeah I agree that geo plays a role here

when I lived up north, Columbia was viewed as the king of journalism

Primarily due to the Core Curriculum, Pulitzer Prize, etc.

Acc even in Florida its Columbia

But I think its Northwestern in the Midwest

And maybe the west too, although I haven't asked anyone there

[hasty jetty]

It’s NU undergrad, Columbia grad. Columbia doesn’t have undergrad journalism

[hasty jetty]

In the west it’s northwestern, from my experience. Or usc.

[hasty jetty]

I think that J-school name doesn’t matter very much for jobs. Does it help? Yes. But clips and experience Matter worlds more. IMO the college you go to shouldn’t matter at all tho

[dense minnow]

sad agree 😭

[hasty jetty]

Slay

[thin tundra]

True but it’s Columbia. It formally doesn’t “have” a lot of majors that it’s really good at. Like I don’t think Columbia has an International Affairs major either, yet it’s considered near the top of that discipline even at the undergrad level.

At the end of the day it’s all technicalities tho

You get into schools like Columbia and Northwestern for pretty much anything

You know you’re gonna be competitive for the best jobs

It’s just a matter of fit at that point

[hasty jetty]

Are you a journalism major?

Cause like journalism in Columbia undergrad isn’t just not a major, it’s nonexistent. They have a school paper but it’s like any other Ivy League with no j-school

[thin tundra]

One of my close friends was a history major at Columbia undergrad & was interested in journalism

He took a lot of journalism classes at the grad school and stuff

[hasty jetty]

The thing is you don’t need to study journalism to be a journalist

[thin tundra]

True

[hasty jetty]

But columbias grad school reputation doesn’t really roll over to its undergrad in the journalism field

[hasty jetty]

Eh depends imo

Mostly ya

But your j-schools name recognition is becoming less and less important

I didn’t even know if I wanted to ED northwestern, could’ve gone to a local school and continued working as a reporter. At the end of the day tho, like you said, it was about fit.

[cloud grail]

Ping

[cloud grail]

Yeah sounds about right

Wait logos are you talking about Greg?

Basically Greg was a history major at Columbia on some special journalism track I think

He didn’t really bless me with details

Bc I’m not really into that field

But man was cracked

He got job offers left and right after undergrad

But he went to… Columbia for journalism school

Big surprise lmao

[hasty jetty]

Lmao

I don’t plan on going to graduate j-school

Hell, I would just do cc and finish there if it was more feasible

[cloud grail]

Bro like you def shouldn’t if you aren’t getting any aid

Besides

You don’t need to if you graduate from northwestern

[hasty jetty]

That and there’s no need if you have strong job prospects and know what you’re doing

By know what you’re doing I mean like which field

Not like are competent 😭

[cloud grail]

Lmao

[hasty jetty]

Ya tho my boss is very much annoyed I’m moving to Chicago lol

[cloud grail]

Ig u can work from Chicago?

[hasty jetty]

I have a job there when I’m back, according to my boss and her boss

[cloud grail]

Could you?

[hasty jetty]

No, I’m on metro news beat

[cloud grail]

Gotcha lol

[hasty jetty]

Kind of impossible to do that remotely

[cloud grail]

That’s fax

[hasty jetty]

But she got me set with another job while I’m in college

[cloud grail]

Really?

[hasty jetty]

Ya! Very slay

[cloud grail]

Yeah!

[hasty jetty]

So I’ll work there til I’m back in LA

[white lagoon]

see if you were like me you would simply be denied

[cloud grail]

Your boss is actually crazy nice!

[hasty jetty]

Ya and I helped with some very important coverage last week

[cloud grail]

Lmao writing my northwestern loci while typing on the northwestern thread is a mood

[hasty jetty]

Lmao

Gl!!

[white lagoon]

least you got waitlisted

[cloud grail]

Ty!!

[white lagoon]

idk why I'm even still in the thread

[cloud grail]

Chicago schools just don’t need with me

[white lagoon]

praying to the cmu waitlist gods

[cloud grail]

Praying to the UChi and NU gods

Although realistically Guest told me I should choose USC over NU for International Relatiobs

So idk

Def UChi > USC tho 🙏🙏🙏

[dense minnow]

what are you doing to get into all of these schools 😭 share the secrets

[hasty jetty]

I got accepted to two schools: northwestern and western Kentucky university (GO BIG RED BABY)

ED things

[cloud grail]

Haha well

Honestly I felt like I just spit genuine takes in my essays

I think my common app essay is carrying my applications

Although I did get WL at both t10s I applied to (UChi and Northwestern) so I haven’t quite cracked the formula for those yet

Maybe it’s just crazy extras not sure

[dusky cipher]

UCLA > USC btw

[cloud grail]

For the handful of t20s I got into, I think my essays were the carry. One major difference I noticed between my essays and what a lot of people do for essays is they were def more on the abstract side, with metaphors and symbols sprinkled through. I also made it a point to use alliteration and assonance in certain places??? It was mostly for me though, not for the colleges (wait now that I think about it I didn't do that in my Northwestern supp...)

But honestly I think both ways work

Because schools want diversity

[cloud grail]

I would definitely agree with you except USC happens to be a lot better for my major lol

[dusky cipher]

i mean ur app has to have something in it, if you have a great essay but mediocre everything else ur not getting in

[dusky cipher]

oh lol

[cloud grail]

I had good grades, mid ECs

mid stats too

well a mid sat

good ap and ib scores but idk if they look at those

[cloud grail]

As of rn its between USC, WashU, and my state school for me

USC is objectively the best for my major but my state school is paying me to go

And it is a t5 public school

[dusky cipher]

i mean it sounds like theyre all great options education wise, so at that point id make ur decision based off of a mix of cost and how much u could see urself there

a better fit trumps a bit of prestige fs

and also better price is nice lol

[hasty jetty]

Absolutely

[hasty jetty]

Also absolutely

[cloud grail]

definitely!

I'm gonna start thinking seriously on what I wanna do after this week

Bc Ivies come out this week and my dream school (which I'm def not getting into) comes out a day after

Also I have IB things that I need to lock in on

💀

(I procrastinate too much)

[tawdry mirage]

how many NW acceptances were ED?

[celest scroll]

Like 1k

[tawdry mirage]

Goddamnnn

[woven jungle]

this waitlist hurts more than the mit rejection

[distant arch]

but u got vandy so that is nice

[placid sun]

bruh?

tf?

i think its manifestation

Lmao

not sure

oh

mosaic, right.

mb

[remote plume]

I got waitlisted from mit and rejected from northwestern 💀

idk which one hurt more

like I thought i would get admitted to mit and it was my dream so it definitely hurt a lot

but the reason I applied to northwestern was because I thought it would be easier

and if I'm rejected from it I'm worried others won't accept either

and if mit doesn't take waitlist either then very 💀

[woven jungle]

true but i really liked northwestern 😭 it also makes me scared ab the ivies

[woven jungle]

an mit waitlist is still absolutely insane, so i wouldn't beat yourself up too much ab it! the NU rejection might have just been a matter of fit so you never know:)

[mossy mantle]

i got accepted to NU but rejected at NYU😵‍💫

college decisions are so weird

[woven jungle]

fr

i remember seeing ppl get vandy mosaic + chancellor's and then they'd get into stanford and harvard and i'm like 😄 🫠

[uneven shale]

i didn’t get mosaic and im black asl

i didn’t do any scholarships sups so maybe that fucked me a little

[remote plume]

yea maybe

or probably because of needing full aid as intl

applying to need awares is hard

[distant arch]

I’m so scared of the ivies too…

[rancid sandal]

already asked this in #🌻-app-questions but does anyone know anything about the cherub programs for high schoolers 😭 does the medill one help if i apply ed to weinberg

Sorry if im not supposed to ask this here idk how this server works 🙏

[sterile canyon]

I don’t know how much it’ll help, but something is better than nothing. If you have a open spot in your common app, then there’s no reason not to put it down.

[hasty jetty]

Answered my opinion in ec channel. Feel free to dm me tho :)

[rancid sandal]

Thank you guys!!

[celest scroll]

Northwestern 💜 even if Ivy day goes shit idrc

[crude lion]

rejected

[celest scroll]

Damn when you gonna submit that last app though

[fierce bluff]

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/03/28/campus/northwestern-receives-historic-number-of-applications-as-overall-acceptance-dips-slightly-to-7/

[rancid nexus]

Feels like post-pandemic rush everywhere

[celest scroll]

Luckily it seems we’ve reached the peak of application numbers. Hopefully a slow decline from here

[dense minnow]

fr it better not be like 4% by the time i apply 🗿

[celest scroll]

Fuck ivies fr

Northwestern 💜

[mossy mantle]

ugh why is this school so expensive

[celest scroll]

What the fuck is CLAVE

Recruiting for "Latinx" students

Fuck off latinx isn't a word

And I'm not Latino

[raven cargo]

idk how i made the northwestern waitlist but im honoured

[dusty ocean]

what're the chances from NW waitlist?

[fierce bluff]

Variable

[dusty ocean]

variable meaning?

[woven jungle]

bruh same

[dusty ocean]

how was it last year?

how many were waitlisted and how many made it

[woven jungle]

we don't know how many they waitlist but they accepted 70

[dusty ocean]

hmm

[woven jungle]

so write a killer loci and maybe submit another rec and you'll have a strong chance

also email your AO!

[dusty ocean]

Ok thanks

not sure loci matters as much.. from what i hear, it depends on who drops out so they may wanna pull person with similar profile

[cloud grail]

Wait should I email my AO?

[woven jungle]

introduce yourself if you haven't alr and if you have, just say that you've been waitlisted, that you're grateful for further consideration, and express interest in the school

[woven jungle]

but i would still do it bc it shows continued interest and they're going to take someone that wants to be at NU

[celest scroll]

Well northwestern is officially the only top school that believes in me 💜

[dapper oracle]

Does Northwestern want LOCIs?

[pure cipher]

Northwestern

i love u but

u rejected me and now u sent me this 💀

[cloud grail]

NU and UChi are my last hope

So many Ls on Ivy day

[woven jungle]

u got dis

[pure cipher]

Wth is the point of that email tho

[cloud grail]

Probably a glitch??

Maybe they wanted to acknowledge your demonstrated interest and meant to send it earlier?

[pure cipher]

💀

Mb they sent me the wrong acp letter

Shouldve been congrats instead of “we’re unable to offer u admission “

[cloud grail]

🙏

Northwestern’s loss

[pure cipher]

True

[raven cargo]

I consider my northwestern waitlist as a W

[dusty ocean]

whats W

[kind pine]

same ngl

[kind pine]

a win

[dusty ocean]

ah cool, whats the success rate from NW waitlist?

[pure cipher]

ye

i definitely think they should've accepted me 💀

or rather they just sent this thing to me to annoy me

which is very effective so far btw

[pure cipher]

genuinely considering emailing them back and asking them wtf is this

[raven cargo]

how fucked is the northwestern waitlist

not that i care, but i was curious

[cloud grail]

Pretty fucked

[tall tree]

The painting is kinda mid ngl

Should’ve sent a shirt instead

[cloud grail]

Painting?

Lmao Heimler you crack me up

In the WashU thread you shat on the shirt

And in this one you shit on the painting and say that they should’ve sent a shirt

[tall tree]

Yeah the painting

[tall tree]

I mean they got like hundreds or thousands of art majors and can’t design one good shirt like cmon

Coulda got the art majors to paint a shirt design instead of whatever this is

[cloud grail]

Can I spec?

Also are you going to northwestern?

Wait I asked you already in the other thread lol

Nvm

[tall tree]

Nobody asked for this and nobody needed this

Just gonna collect dust at the back of some cabinet with my elementary school sketchbooks

[cloud grail]

Hmmm lowkey I agree with you

I thought you were unfairly shitting on it at first

But now I see

[open yoke]

LMFAO

[celest scroll]

I kinda like it but ngl I'd rather just have some stickers

[bold lichen]

uchicago really has that historical vibes

like you’re going to somewhere with history and age

and it’s so cool

(pls accept me)

[fierce bluff]

This is northwestern 😭😭

[bold lichen]

WAIT WHAT

i thought northwestern has the all modern lookin campus

[fierce bluff]

It's actually a mix

Modern and gothic

[bold lichen]

huh. never knew that

[fierce bluff]

The modern stuff is by the lakefront iirc

[bold lichen]

pretty cool

either way if i get into either i’ll be happy to death

[fierce bluff]

That NU rejection I received hits hard

😭

Campus looks amazing

[bold lichen]

it really does

[fierce bluff]

Aren't you already in college though?

[bold lichen]

transfer

[fierce bluff]

Oh I see

Good luck

[bold lichen]

tyty

my decisions come out

…next week?

potentially

[fierce bluff]

Where'd you apply?

NU's your top choice?

Dunno if it's "transfer-friendly"

[bold lichen]

uh

umich (got in) NU UChicago Rice Cornell Brown Duke

and NU is my second choice

[fierce bluff]

Aye, good job man

All the best

[bold lichen]

tyty

[fierce bluff]

nu is actually pretty transfer friendly! they take a good amount and theres lots of support for them

[placid sun]

Y'all

how good is NU for CS

[cloud grail]

Pretty good

Obv not as good as Cornell

But if you like Northwestern more then you should go there

Cornell’s advantages over NU for CS are probably marginal at best

And I wouldn’t sacrifice your college experience for marginal gains only

And this is coming from someone on NU’s waitlist who desperately wants in

[placid sun]

💀

Good luck bro

UCLA aint the worst thing that ever happened to someone though. Great school!

[cloud grail]

Ong!

I’m actually still deciding

UCLA, Berkeley, Cornell, and my state school

I’m leaning towards UCLA and Berk because they’re more known for PoliSci stuff

Like Cornell is known more for its engineering, science, and agriculture

[thorny fulcrum]

I personally think Cornell is better for CS. From what I’ve heard Cornell have more opportunities for internship. Also, they have more CS professors than NU

I think NU is having a shortage of CS professors recently

[kindred belfry]

Hi everyone, I'm trying to decide between Northwestern's McCormick and Duke's Pratt. I will be studying CS at NU and ECE at Duke. What are your suggestions?

[celest scroll]

Good. It's not a highly ranked dept because it's not huge on research, but I've heard recruiting is pretty good and the program is good

Cornell is better for CS but Evanston is much better than Ithaca, and overall they're comparable schools

[thorny fulcrum]

Congrats! Both of them are rlly good uni. One of my high school senior is also studying ECE at Duke, I met him recently and he said he’s really satisfied with his university choice. He also told me that duke’s alumni network in engineering is really good.

He got an offer from UW Madison for CS as well, but he was more interested in both physics and computer science, so he choose ECE at duke. So I think it rlly depends on which area are you interested in.

And I think Duke is ranked higher in both CS and electrical engineering than NU

[dusky cipher]

both great options, so theres no wrong choice

depends which u think will be better academically, financially, and socially

and that just depends on u

[raven light]

where are you transferring from?

[bold lichen]

rochester

[kindred belfry]

That's not the case exactly though I'm not sure. More and more, I feel like this comes to location and stuff, but what you said is valuable. I'm also interested in physics, but studying ECE to replace CS + Physics minor seems a bit off IMO.

I mean UW Madison vs Duke is definitely Duke if you gonna pay same.

[pliant jolt]

LUH TWIZZ

[kindred belfry]

Paid the deposit

[dapper oracle]

Anyone on the waitlist here?

[placid sun]

r u wled here and corn?

[dapper oracle]

yup, and UChicago too 🗿

[dusty ocean]

which'd be your top choice?

[dusky cipher]

I hope you get off the wl I need to see a baguette boy at campus 😔

[dapper oracle]

Uhhhh… no offense but UChicago. their ties to academia go crazy. but all three are amazing so who cares tbh.

If I get off of one I’ll likely go, I doubt I’ll get off two

If I can afford any of them that is

[dusty ocean]

these colleges put thousands of students on waitlist, no idea what they're looking for

[placid sun]

im wled chicago as well

if I get off I wont go

[dapper oracle]

then withdraw

[placid sun]

True actually

[royal ermine]

Hey! I paid my deposit yesterday but for some reason it still says this…is it supposed to?

Nooo I can’t send a picture😭

But basically the button that says make deposit hasn’t changed

[raven light]

i mean you can’t do anything but call their office on monday.. perhaps it takes a business day for them to look at it?

[celest scroll]

It was same for me I think

Did you get an email receipt?

[royal ermine]

Yes, and on the application status website it said “you’re officially a wildcat” and said that they processed my deposits…I should be fine right LOL

[blazing inlet]

apparently I'm getting off the waitlist?

just chatted with an admissions director

[fluid talon]

Omg for what school??

Weinberg?

[placid sun]

going over vandy?

[blazing inlet]

McCormick

[thorny fulcrum]

Which major?

[blazing inlet]

I don't know yet. I need to speak to my parents and weigh everything again

[raven light]

did they email you?

[blazing inlet]

BME but I'm also going pre-med so might switch majors if it's too brutal

[blazing inlet]

yep

[fluid talon]

did you email your counselor or send in any additional info

[warm star]

How'd ur call go I got an email from them today and am calling tomorrow morning

[fluid talon]

did you do anything besides sending in a loci?

[warm star]

no

[fluid talon]

what major are you

[warm star]

journalism

[blazing inlet]

mine went well! they just filled me in on the news and we chatted for a bit :)

[thorny fulcrum]

Have u made ur decision?

[blazing inlet]

No, not yet.

[dusky cipher]

@blazing inlet @warm star congrats on being admitted!!!

[placid sun]

@warm star USC or NU

[warm star]

Thanks!!

Idk yet I’m torn

[placid sun]

Is there a price difference?

[warm star]

I’ve been talking with a lot of people and trying to do research

USC would be cheaper for me since they gave me a lot of merit scholarship money

[placid sun]

How much?

Ill be honest I think NU is a somewhat better school than USC

but its not like

massively better

[warm star]

I believe around 50k a year

[placid sun]

?

ok

go USC

LMAO

[warm star]

Valid lol

[placid sun]

unless ur life goal is to do like

idk

management consulting

and youd rather die than not do that

id go USC no matter what

for almost all majors

I wouldnt even go harvard over USC

for 50k a yr more

[drowsy plank]

can u switch schools at northwestern?

from weinberg

[cloud grail]

Yeah

Northwestern is known for its flexibility

[dusky cipher]

extremely easily

[open yoke]

50k cheaper? usc is the easy choice

LA is so fun

that would make a big difference to me too

[open yoke]

same

[tranquil crown]

did another transfer wave come out?

[eager kiln]

any waitlist movement?

[cinder eagle]

i doubt they would do stuff over the weekend but that's j my guess

[eager kiln]

idk i got off the ucla waitlist yesterday

[surreal meadow]

should've applied to NW lmao

[surreal meadow]

me too! i'm rooting for my friend's NW waitlist

[fluid talon]

Can anyone who’s gotten an email after sending in a loci through email show me

I just got one but I feel like it’s just generic to all waitlists

[dapper oracle]

You could show us yours

[cinder eagle]

can i see yours?

they responded back less than 20 minutes later even though it was like 10pm on a sunday

nu is speedy quick fr

[cloud grail]

Truer words have seldom been spoken

[cinder eagle]

the template prolly really helps w the speediness

tho tbf <20 minute response time at 10pm on a sunday is still wildly efficient

[fluid talon]

i can dm it to you if you want

idk i feel like I'm reading too much into this

[cinder eagle]

yea sure

[cinder eagle]

is it dif than the other ones?

[fluid talon]

yeah quite

[cinder eagle]

huh can i see?

[thin tundra]

Matcha I’m not a northwestern applicant this year but do you mind if I take a look?

I’m genuinely curious about the nuanced differences in these waitlist interactions

[fluid talon]

uhh sure

[eager kiln]

Yea mine was different too

They were like I know this isn’t the update you wanted, but we got all the materials… etc. please be patient

[woven jungle]

did anyone on the waitlist get an offer for an interview recently?

bc my interviewer just reached out to me asking for an interview when i legit withdrew my app and turned down my spot on waitlist

im quite confuzzled

[cinder eagle]

huh that’s weird

I haven’t gotten anything

but I also didn’t do an initial interview bc I never got an invite

[woven jungle]

yeah like i don't know what's going on

maybe a glitch on their end?

bc when i log inot my portal it says i withdrew

[woven jungle]

yeah it's like a second interview w my same interviewer from last time too

[raven light]

nope, didn’t get an interview the first time either

[cloud grail]

Same

[cloud grail]

Lmao they’re trying to take you away from Stanford

[dusky cipher]

we want u fr

[cloud grail]

@warm star where’d you end up choosing?

NU or USC?

[warm star]

Usc

[kind pine]

Can I ask what state your from? (If ur comfortable sharing)

[placid sun]

where did you get admitted for BSMD just out of curiosity?

and congrats

Dr. Whatever your last name is

[kind pine]

Thanks and Drexel w Drexel Med

I would still lowkey give Northwestern a chance tho if I got off the waitlist

[placid sun]

really?

Personally id recommend you to just go to drexel if that happens

Undergrad wont matter once u have dr. in the front of ur name

[kind pine]

Ye fax that’s a good point

[placid sun]

Exception is if ur like

[kind pine]

I chose Drexel over Vandy cuz of that reason

[placid sun]

in the range where NU is cheaper

cus of the insane finaid

[kind pine]

Ye true true

[placid sun]

then I think NU can be reasonable

[kind pine]

They have an early assurance program with Feinberg which is absolutely amazing but ofc that is insanely competitive

[placid sun]

Yeah

U alr got the bag

[kind pine]

Ye that northwestern prestige be hittin doe

[placid sun]

true

but trust me like

[kind pine]

Also Drexel is on the quarter system as well so that isn’t one of the biggest factors

[placid sun]

being a doctor = way more clout than any school name gives you

[kind pine]

That is big fax

Yeah idk the mature option would def be to stay with the bsmd

[placid sun]

U would prob get into med school again

but if u failed to get into med school for any reason

ud prob be tormented by guilt and regret LMAO

[kind pine]

This is so true lmaooo

Not having to take any gap years is also def a big plus

Whereas I would almost 100% take a gap year if I went traditional

[warm star]

Cali

[cloud grail]

Did you get half?

[warm star]

More than half, also northwestern doesn’t seem that great for cs

[cloud grail]

Yeah Viterbi is better for CS

You got the Trustee Scholarship?

[warm star]

Nah presidential plus 15k/year viterbi scholarship

[cloud grail]

Damnnnnn

Ur cracked bro

[cloud grail]

.

[placid sun]

Hello

[thin tundra]

Hello

[jaunty apex]

You dorming in McCarthy too

[warm star]

yea

[jaunty apex]

Dope I’ll see you there ig

[cloud grail]

Hello

[fierce bluff]

Um wow

40% is crazy

If true

Idk how true this is but popped up on my fyp

[drowsy plank]

is nu good for cs

cuz its ranking for cs is not as high

[dapper oracle]

I'm always curious about what people mean when they ask this

What exactly does it mean, to you, for a school to be "good at CS"

Because it's usually just a shallow question

[drowsy plank]

good i mean like is it prestigious like other cs specialized schools like gtech, uiuc, utaustin, etc

basically in the top 10

[dusky cipher]

the class size is approximately 2000, about 1000 were accepted ED

and around 3000 accepted total

[fierce bluff]

Oh alright

[dusky cipher]

yeah the ED acceptance rate is around 20%, not sure where those numbers are coming from lol

if they took 2000 ED the whole class would already be filled

[open yoke]

NU ED is ridiculously advantageous

I wonder how its ED admit rate stacks up compared to others but it must be so relatively high

[open yoke]

jeez everyone on a downwards trend

[placid sun]

Yes

however, it is not top 10

Northwestern CS definitely still gets recruitment from big tech companies

but its not going to quite be the equal of a UIUC

[warm star]

What r u comparing it against. If ur trying to do pure cs it’s not great, but northwestern is good if ur interested in mixing dif things

[dusky cipher]

NU cs is great overall, but if ur comparing it against similar caliber schools or schools with a heavy STEM focus, it may be lacking a bit

[dusty ocean]

cs students study cs with the aim of tech companies/faang or quant companies or cs research. why'd they wanna pick northwestern above top cs schools like gt, uiuc, berkeley, or cmu?

[dusky cipher]

it depends what kind of education ur looking for. if u want a cs-heavy education and want to be surrounded by other ppl with very similar interests and professional goals as you, those may be excellent places to study

on the contrary, if u prefer the well-roundedness of NU, the quarter system, multidisciplinary studies, the location, the financial aid, or it feels like a better fit for u in general, it may also be a great option

there are other factors to consider, but it basically boils down to fit at the end of the day

[dusty ocean]

sure still don't understand how'd those other factors make northwestern a better fit for a cs major as compared to top cs schools?

these other schools like cmu, berkeley, gt, uiuc, etc also offer tertiary benefits like well-rounded interdisciplinary studies, financial aid etc, in addition to providing the primary goal for a cs major - top-ranked research heavy cs education

[dapper oracle]

I don’t think many people pick NU CS over CMU SCS

But it has merit, that’s what we’re saying

[dusky cipher]

the other schools may not have the same breadth of interdisciplinary studies that NU does, and i think it comes down to how much of a solely CS education u want

[dapper oracle]

And “better fit” is hella subjective

[dusky cipher]

if ur just looking for the best for CS, NU is not the best

but it still has a great program that may be better for some ppl than others

[dusty ocean]

yeah sure

[dusty ocean]

i'd be surprised if anyone picks NU CS over CMU/UIUC/GT/Berkeley CS for any reason other than financial

[dapper oracle]

You’re probably right, what’s your point?

[dusky cipher]

some people also prefer NU's culture, location, or ability to pursue different interests if they arent solely set on CS

again, comes down to preference

[dusty ocean]

lol none we are just chatting

[final flame]

Well rounded interdisciplinary studies if defenitely sus at CMU

[dusky cipher]

also NU has a BA and a BS for CS

if ur interested in lets say economics too

u could double major in CS and econ and get a BA instead

ik other schools do that too, but these techy schools often just have a BS

[dusty ocean]

all these top tech schools offer dual degree programs. berkeley also has BA and BS in CS. UIUC in fact has CS+Economics.

[dusky cipher]

some ppl may prefer double major to dual degree as its less intensive, and if ur more interested in econ NU might be better than UIUC per se

thats why it really comes down to what u wanna do

if u just wanna do CS, and everything just CS, and nothing else outside CS, i agree NU isnt the best

[dusty ocean]

@dusky cipher you chose Northwestern so it must be a great school. what major are you planning there? did you get tuition waiver?

[dusky cipher]

but in reality theres also other stuff

[dusky cipher]

im doing computer engineering and oboe performance

only school that had an engineering and music dual degree program i actually liked :)

[dusty ocean]

cmu has strong cs and strong music programs and you can do dual degree there.

[dusty ocean]

cool.. oboe is good

[dusky cipher]

i wasnt a huge fan of cmus dual degree program

[dusty ocean]

ok

[dusky cipher]

a lot of the courses clash with each other and its hard to develop a schedule that makes sense from what i understand

i liked NU bc its all encompassed on one campus

also i prefer NU's music program in general, i really like the vibe ive gotten from what ive experienced so far (which isnt too much tbf lol)

[dusty ocean]

my point is to be able to distinguish between primary vs secondary objectives. For CS students, primary objectives would be strong research focused CS education and secondary objectives would be economics, math, interdisciplinary etc etc.. so these top tech schools (cmu, gt, uiuc, cal) offer much better CS education than NU and they also offer fantastic secondary objectives (likely at par with NU)

[dusky cipher]

im not denying theres great opportunities at other schools, but NU has great research too especially, and i dont think its so much of a "this school is better than that school"

frankly all of these schools programs are excellent and can land you in a great career, and it ultimately comes down to what the individual wants from a university

(also where u end up getting admitted 😭)

[dusty ocean]

sure i think NU offers excellent education in sciences but for cs/engineering majors/research, it's not spoken in same breadth as cmu/gt/berkeley/uiuc

[dusky cipher]

i think we are in agreement lol

im just saying ppl may still come to NU for other reasons

[dusty ocean]

sure

all good chip

[dusky cipher]

if u r just looking at CS, and thats all that matters, NU likely wouldnt win that battle lol

[final flame]

All of the other unis have their problems too though. For example CMU has the massive course load disparity problem among other things and Berkely has the really well known overpopulation of CS students

I have friends at Berkeley CS who couldn't get into the class due to the class size exceeding the lecture hall capacity

[dusty ocean]

lol yeah i have heard that about berkeley for sure.. but not at cmu or gt - their class sizes are quite small

[warm star]

i passed up berkley eecs bc didn't seem like a great fit (even though its very highly ranked)

[dusky cipher]

i mean tbf this happens in NU CS too lol

[dusty ocean]

which one did you end up picking?

[dusky cipher]

a few professors left/retired so i hear NU's CS department specifically has been running into issues lol

[warm star]

usc

[dusty ocean]

you must be rich - thats an expensive school

[warm star]

well it was about the same price as berkely for me

also if ur considering nu it's not that far off

[dusty ocean]

usc cs is lot better than nu cs

[warm star]

meant price-wise

[dusty ocean]

friends, whichever college you picked and are planning this fall, is the best college in my opinion, so be happy with the decisions you all made

but cmu/gt/berkeley still >> nu lol j/k

[raven cargo]

honestly, northwestern > rice, duke, emory

[fluid talon]

Honestly duke > NU but yeah

[raven cargo]

yeah but with usc the competition for opportunities in the field of cs in california is way more, Stanford and Berkeley capture most of the resources in norcal leaving less in socal

nu/uiuc share a pretty even split of resources

[drowsy plank]

i was comparing with a top 20 like umd

[placid sun]

Not really?

maybe a bit but like

I dont believe its vastly better

[cloud grail]

Nah there’s plenty left over in SoCal

In fact, SoCal grads are more likely to head up to the bay than vice versa

There’s plenty of UCLA and USC grads working in the bay- Silicon Valley even

Just because of SV’s sheer economic size and demand for labor

Remember Stanford is a very tiny school- awesome and probably the producer of most of the leaders of SV

But not big enough to supply grads to man sv

[hot cypress]

I don't see anything special about either of these tbh.

[dusty ocean]

yay which special school did you pick?

[hot cypress]

UCLA

How about you?

[dusty ocean]

berkeley eecs

[hot cypress]

that's sick man

[hot cypress]

Are you instate?

[dusty ocean]

ya

[dusty ocean]

cool, what colleges did you leave on table?

[hot cypress]

UIUC, Wisconsin, Colorado, and a few SUNYS

[dusty ocean]

cool what major?

[hot cypress]

ECE

[dusty ocean]

cool.. did you pick UCLA ECE above Grainger EE or CE?

[hot cypress]

Yeah I did I picked it over Grainger

for EE

UCLA my major is also EE but I might explore CE

[dusty ocean]

lol are you in-state CA?

[hot cypress]

Nah NY, so they both costed about the same.

[cinder eagle]

I feel like it’s a lil sus

bc last year ED was like 25%

40 seems like a massive jump

[cinder eagle]

ngl I would def consider it (currently committed to one of those and on the NU WL)

[fluid talon]

Gt?

[cinder eagle]

howd you guess?

[sonic cobalt]

does anyone know when we will hear about WL decisions?

[fluid talon]

How long do they give you to decide to commit

[warm star]

For waitlist?

[fluid talon]

If you get off of it yeah

[warm star]

I got off on a Friday and they gave me till the end of day the following Sunday to decide

[placid sun]

damn not that lon g

[cloud grail]

Northwestern moves fast

💨

[fluid talon]

2 days???

[warm star]

Yea

[fluid talon]

DAmn