#Northwestern University (2023-2024)

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fierce flower
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The real NU

crude ridge
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Nah u stole rhis

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@frail quail

frail quail
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bro isnā€™t funny so he has to steal

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smh

fierce flower
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i will ban keegan

frail quail
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and itā€™s NWU

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not NU

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smh

silk sail
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inb4 i get rejected from northwestern ed

hot lark
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I used to like this college beforeā€¦.what happened šŸ’€

foggy folio
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woot woot

hot lark
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Quarter system <<<

misty sleet
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Quarter system >>>>>>>>>>>

hot lark
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Taking tests every week<<<<

rocky badge
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Whyā€™s the quarter system even better

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Isnā€™t it just more stress

celest atlas
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Iā€™m applying here but idk why I want to go here but Iā€™ll do it anyway

hot lark
shut nova
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Why should I even apply to nu when it has an acceptance rate of 4% at RD

split laurel
shut nova
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Isnā€™t it true?

split laurel
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idk im j surprised

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why does every college think they are ivy now

small gust
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idk from what i've heard quarter system feels fun

shut nova
silk sail
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but it has an easier essay nice campus and cs is easy to swtich to i suppose

shut nova
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My guy I wish I am that lucky

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I couldnā€™t even get into rsi

silk sail
silk sail
shut nova
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Nah School policy says I can only apply to 10 schools total

silk sail
flat kraken
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who are they to stop you

shut nova
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Apparently they think we are only a fit for a max 10 schools

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They wonā€™t send my reports

silk sail
flat kraken
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ok wtf

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thats actual bs

shut nova
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But itā€™s fine all the ucs count as one

silk sail
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they really want you to make sure you get into all your schools

shut nova
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Yea

silk sail
flat kraken
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are you CA instate

shut nova
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Me?

flat kraken
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yeah

shut nova
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Iā€™m international

silk sail
shut nova
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Hong Kong

silk sail
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icic

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thats crazy tho

shut nova
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Yeah

silk sail
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like only 10 total?

shut nova
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Yeah

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Well

silk sail
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not even in hk

shut nova
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UCAS counts as 1 the ucs count as 1

silk sail
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at least thats 14 schools more or less

shut nova
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I suppose yes

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Also my great uncle did a PhD at northwestern that isnā€™t legacy right?

silk sail
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if you declare it no?

shut nova
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Yeah maybe

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Hes professor Emeritus at a hk uni so hopefully thatā€™ll be helpful

hexed heart
shut nova
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Damn

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Itā€™s fine Iā€™ll choose my rd schools afterwards

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Gotta deal with my ea/ rea

flat kraken
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you wanna ed here?

shut nova
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I might not sure

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I donā€™t think Iā€™ll Ed at all

pallid pendant
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maybe

pine galleon
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biggest practical benefit is that u get to just slap on majors and minors w/o repercussion

small gust
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yeah that definitely makes sense

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im looking to talk to a current northwestern student to learn a little more about the uni since i couldn't get a chance to do a campus tour. also need to collect info for my why northwestern essay. if any of you guys would be willing, pls reply to this message or shoot me a dm, tysm!

hexed heart
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Northwestern University (2023-2024)

fossil warren
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this goes for anyone else too btw ^^

fossil warren
shut nova
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Cheers

pine galleon
fossil warren
hot lark
gloomy mirage
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some of yall have already reached out, but feel free to dm me for anything

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im a boring regular mccormick comp e student

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no dual degree here

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planning to add on econ as a second major tho

pine galleon
pine galleon
gloomy mirage
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canā€™t wait to get my grades curved down šŸ˜­

pine galleon
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o ya macro was the class that got curved down iirc

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but econ's probably the default chill safety net major here

gloomy mirage
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i heard it was both macro and micro

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if itā€™s just macro then iā€™m chilling bc i havĆ© crĆ©dit

pine galleon
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for micro it might've happened
didn't hear anybody complaining about it tho

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for macro ppl were complaining about it

gloomy mirage
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maybe i dodged a bullet then

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what are you majoring in?

pine galleon
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im earth + bio + enviro lol

gloomy mirage
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damn

pine galleon
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fuck the money maker fields

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quarter system here is rigged af

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i can do those three majors + a certificate and still end up with four free course slots across my four years

gloomy mirage
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thatā€™s honestly insane

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but sounds about right

pine galleon
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yall got it a bit tougher with whatever that new foundations system is though

gloomy mirage
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so many classes i can take

gloomy mirage
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wdym

pine galleon
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its a couple extra courses you gotta take that have to do with social justice + writing + being a decently worldly member of society

gloomy mirage
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iā€™m mccormick šŸ˜

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so that doesnā€™t apply

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right??

pine galleon
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oh right yall have ur own shit to worry about

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dtc and whatever

gloomy mirage
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yeahā€¦

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itā€™ll be funā€¼ļø

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engineering on the quarter system could never be super stressful or anything

silk sail
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would mentioning the quarter system help when it comes to writing the why northwestern essay especially if my whole theme in my app is trying new things out?

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not explicitly perhaps but maybe just make it somewhat related

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or is it overused

pine galleon
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the university already overuses it to promote themselves

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so its fair game

gloomy mirage
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imo, if you have extra word count you could mention it

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but itā€™s not unique to just nu

pine galleon
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NU's quarter system allows us to take more than at least a few other quarter systems im pretty sure

gloomy mirage
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if you want to emphasize trying new things you could talk about the quarter systemā€™s flexibility with classes in different fields tho

pine galleon
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tbh the quarter system doesn't rly have anything special about it besides "more classes"

gloomy mirage
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def one of the reasons i applied

pine galleon
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yeah but that rly only manifests itself in the quarter system or in individual programs

gloomy mirage
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i donā€™t think i explicitly mentioned it tho

pine galleon
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if you're looking for a school-wide trait that makes NU interdisciplinary
the only systemic thing that helps interdisciplinary learning is the quarter system

gloomy mirage
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i def could be wrong, but i think an AO would look more favorably on specifics rather than quarter system

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maybe name dropping classes you would take that show how you want to try new things

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or clubs

pine galleon
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yeah obv you need specifics
hence why there's stuff specific to your major

gloomy mirage
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or labs, profs you want to work with etc

pine galleon
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the quarter system is just the only real interdisciplinary thing you can mention about northwestern as an entire school

gloomy mirage
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i see what you mean

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yeah fs

pine galleon
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we're also pretty much one of the only major unis where the convention is 4 courses per quarter

  • there's no core curriculum weighing us down like the uchicago kids
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at ucla and udub ppl take 4 courses but afaik the larger chunk is 3 per quarter

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but our norm is that we end up with 48 courses taken through our time at NU

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too much splitting hairs to mention in an essay but it does make our system stand out a little imo

gloomy mirage
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super valid

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lowkey would be good knowledge to drop for interviews

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i agrĆ©e itā€™s a lot to fit into the essay tho

pine galleon
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yeah the real interdisciplinary meat that you'd put in an essay is whatever's specific to your course of study

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and at least in stem i think any department at northwestern is going to have an obvious interdisciplinary bend

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maybe not math because they're lame but everybody else probably

small gust
# pine galleon i open to spill tea about nu too ig

yeah i just wanted to know in general like what specifically attracted you guys to nu and why you chose it. also i think it was this server but i could be wrong but a couple of months back there was something about ||rampant sexual harrasment|| at nu? is it a safe school or is there anything to be worried about

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also are there any weird/wacky traditions on campus

pine galleon
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but yeah i basically chose my undergrad college with the mindset that ppl use for grad school which may or may not be correct

small gust
pine galleon
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for the ||SA|| stuff afaik the major cases have been with fraternities and sports

small gust
small gust
pine galleon
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since im in the academia pipeline

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so almost 99% of my decision was based on what i could potentially do under the professors' given research areas

small gust
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ooh alright

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did you have ecs related to palentology and like how did you know thats what you wanted to do

pine galleon
# small gust in general how is safety at nu

for general safety the part of evanston around campus has nothing shady going on
the southern tip of evanston so basically way far from campus is where stuff gets bad sometimes but i cant think of a reason why an undergrad would ever go there

pine galleon
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and when i came in i was the only freshman in earth science

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so

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ig that ticked the uniqueness box for AOs

small gust
small gust
pine galleon
small gust
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both tbh

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like i did a campus tour of scu and they said they have this blue light kinda things where you can click a button and someone will come to where you are and walk you back home

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small things like that

pine galleon
pine galleon
small gust
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W moment for us journalism kids but lowered my respect for the school

small gust
pine galleon
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and we got our own campus police
idk ppl's opinions on police vary but i haven't seen anything pop up about campus police specifically

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in general though i think if u just walking around campus at any time it's safe as can be

small gust
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alright ok tysm

fossil warren
small gust
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chip

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i remember you from last year's northwestern thread

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idk i find that cool lol like last year i saw all these kids stressing about apps and then getting in and now you're advising prospective students

fossil warren
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yeah crazy how everything works lol

hexed heart
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@rugged fable already exists

dreamy cargo
split laurel
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no one apply here

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so they let me in

shut nova
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yessir o7

small gust
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haha it's literally my dream school gl

hot lark
small gust
naive escarp
shut nova
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Omg lemme dm you

small gust
pallid pendant
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yes

desert quarry
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wha-

rugged fable
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cap

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not cap

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wow its actually not that bad
common noethwestern W

split laurel
fossil warren
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id be very surprised if thats true

split laurel
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check the website

small gust
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nvm i found the website

fossil warren
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oh damn wtf

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ur right

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im so sorry yall šŸ˜­

small gust
fossil warren
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its always just been the "why northwestern"

small gust
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bro i had a perfect essay planned out for why northwestern smh

split laurel
small gust
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i mean duh

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bro cmon bring back the why northwestern essay

split laurel
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why did i waste my time watching tips from current students

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and inside info

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when they remove the most important prompt

small gust
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right šŸ˜­

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my why nw essay was lowkey my favorite

pallid pendant
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jhu though

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literally anti <censored>

pine galleon
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lol they fucked yall young ppl over

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embraced the uchicago in them

hot lark
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The why northwestern is still there šŸ’€

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Wait Wtff
It isnā€™tšŸ˜­

desert quarry
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some ass

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i spent a while prepping the why us

hot lark
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wrote a perfect draftšŸ˜­

small gust
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SAME

unkempt violet
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Does anyone know how many NU applicants are deferred ED? Iā€™ve heard it differs depending on the school.

hot lark
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Idk they mostly accept/reject ED imo

fossil warren
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so if u get deferred its pretty rare

half oyster
dreamy cargo
split laurel
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i honestly prefer accept/reject over defer in ed round

pallid pendant
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sometimes they just don't have time to read everything

unkempt violet
hot lark
dreamy cargo
hot lark
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Not Harvard or MITšŸ˜­

dreamy cargo
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Donā€™t say that! like admissions like to say people are more than numbers and stats. I am pretty you are an awesome person. Donā€™t give up

I got rejected by a lot of schools, itā€™s a normal thing. Even by some schools that they say are safeties like UW šŸ˜‚ ( I still cry to this day)

shut nova
small gust
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yall have any idea which question you're choosing for the nw supps?

naive needle
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Anyone know about the advantages of doing ISP as a McCormick engineering major? Is it worth it?

fossil warren
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Iā€™m not an expert in it at all but from what iā€™ve heard is itā€™s extremely difficult with no significant real advantage

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i wouldnā€™t recommend it unless ur genuinely interested in the programā€”so many ppl drop it

naive needle
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Okay, thank you! It sounded interesting and I was thinking of writing about it for a supplement but maybe I wonā€™t.

fossil warren
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i mean tbh so much stuff ppl write ab ppl donā€™t actually end up doing when they get here, so if ur write ab something u think is potentially interesting to u thereā€™s absolutely 0 obligation

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i wrote ab multiple things iā€™m def not gonna end up doing šŸ˜­

naive needle
hot lark
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Many people dropout of ISP

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But if you feel like youā€™d survive easily at MIT double majoring, then yes youā€™d be fine

fossil warren
naive needle
flat mist
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How far is NU from Chicago center

flat mist
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ty

gloomy mirage
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nu is a little north of chicago

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you can see chicago from evanston, but itā€™s def not 5.8 miles away

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more like 15-20 miles away?

half oyster
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hey how's nu's social policy major in SESP

unkempt violet
hot lark
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Thanks for the clarification šŸ™

gloomy mirage
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LOL

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no flame, just didnt want to mislead anyone

shut nova
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evanston is safe right?

fossil warren
dreamy depot
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what'd yall think about that first supp

solar mural
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Has anyone completed their supps for NU?

dreamy depot
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hell no

split laurel
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no i will do them in like october lmao

hot lark
split laurel
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yea im ngl NU not my top top rn

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but who knows it could be

hot lark
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Real (manifesting acceptance)

small gust
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me fr

celest junco
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Yay NW representative are visiting my school next week

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But itā€™s not on my list

fossil warren
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the northwestern representative never showed up for my school bc they didnā€™t account for the time difference šŸ˜­

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and when they rescheduled i couldnā€™t go lmfao

small gust
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why this channel dead

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where my nw peeps

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how is tryna figure out what to write for the new prompts going

odd flare
odd flare
hot lark
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Simply a Why Northwestern essay and events from your community that makes Northwestern appealing to you

pallid pendant
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a mix of both

snow hemlock
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looks like god is telling me not to visit NU

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flight delayed by 4 hours D:

desert quarry
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don't apply

snow hemlock
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delayed 4 more hours wtf

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ok guess Iā€™m not going

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actually wild

flat mist
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GOD DID

snow hemlock
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well I took a diff fight

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walked around at night

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nice campus

pallid pendant
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no official tour?

snow hemlock
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no

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NU was more like a side quest tho

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Doing official tour for uchi tmrw

flat mist
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bros doing side quests

misty knoll
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Hi

thorn acorn
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Hi

split laurel
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Anyone ed here

floral saddle
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yep

unkempt violet
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Iā€™m EDing! Submitting it tonight. Probably not getting in tho lol

split laurel
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Nah u will

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Fullride

unkempt violet
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Does anyone know what day the ED decisions come out?

split laurel
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December 15th?

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At least for most schools it is

misty knoll
spiral oar
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submitted my ED yayyy does anyone know how long it takes to receive the confirmation email

unkempt violet
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Congrats! I submitted mine on Sunday and got the confirmation email on Monday

floral saddle
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Submitted mine yesterday and got it today, so a day after

floral saddle
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@misty knoll would you like to read my common app and supplementals? i dont need any proofreading or corrections or whatever, just kinda curious on what you think about them (plus its already submitted so, not like i can change anything + no rush)

floral saddle
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i got one

floral saddle
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i am preparing my life for it

floral saddle
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did you select in person or digital? cause damn u got urs fast i still havent gotten matched yet

floral saddle
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iā€™m from southern california

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oh yeah

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when they matched you, how many days do u get to prepare

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did they also give time too? like 6 pm or somethin

gilded grail
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They gave me a fee waiver so now I'm forced to apply here. Is NWU a good school?

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Can someone tell me about NWU

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Ik nothing about it and google isnt telling me anything

small gust
gilded grail
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Ok cool

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But like is it preppy?

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Whatā€™s the vibe on campus?

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Like obviously Iā€™ve heard of northwestern

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But I feel like out of all T10s ik the least about Northwestern

floral saddle
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i am a northwestern simp

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itā€™s a very pretty campus

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just look at it

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itā€™s a very well rounded school for each major (from what iā€™ve seen)

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though theyā€™re best for music and journalism

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also big ten for sports too (i hope to play for their tennis team)

gilded grail
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oh damn

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I didn't like the supplemental prompts though

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too much effort for a school at the bottom of my list

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so I prob won't apply

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Unless you guys have a good reason why it's better than other T20s ?

floral saddle
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tbh it depends what ur looking for really

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i find it being close to chicago and in a suburban place very much like home

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really good networking too

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imo id apply but focus on it last since itā€™s at the bottom of ur list

gilded grail
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My list already has like 13 schools tho

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I need to whittle it down

stray thicket
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For ED applicants, When did yā€™all get the interview request?

floral saddle
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still awaiting to get matched, but i got the interview request on nov 3

misty knoll
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Youā€™re all gonna get in trust

odd flare
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Have you already applied ED?

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You should be able to see it on your checklist if they do

robust cedar
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Did my interview yesterday

thorn acorn
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W

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how did it go ?

robust cedar
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Ig it went fine

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It kinda ended weird tho when he started saying he compared his kids to me

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Just search up college interview prep. Just the typical questions, and they'd ask questions about yourself.

floral saddle
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just got matched

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im scared bro

unkempt violet
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I still havenā€™t gotten matched and I submitted my application a few days before Nov 1 šŸ˜­ maybe itā€™s because I live in Illinois so there is a higher demand for interviews?? But also there are probably more alumni interviewers here right?

spiral oar
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its ok trust i just got matched today and i submitted the day before the first

spiral oar
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yayyyy just did my interview

floral saddle
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just did my interview too

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i give it a 7/10

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i somehow forgot to mention my most important extracurricular smh

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the interviewer was prying a lot into my life tho (which i assume is a good thing?)

lost sandal
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NW vs UChicago for premed?

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Pros and cons?

pallid pendant
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whichever one you get in

split laurel
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Fax

lost sandal
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Doubt I can apply for both

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I like the UChicago prompts

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But both places are equally nice so

naive escarp
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personally I like nw better bc of location

split laurel
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evanston is boring asl

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its like a suburban neighborhood

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and ive heard its mad expensive

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uchicago location isnt much better tho fs

stoic dragon
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You are so wrong Northwestern is fake

unkempt violet
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Does anyone know what day ED decisions come out? I think it was Dec 17 last year

lament falcon
stray thicket
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yea probably 15th

dim creek
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A new email just confirmed Dec 15 ED release

floral saddle
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can confirm

odd flare
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Send the decision date to modmail so we can officially add it!

hexed heart
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@viscid tusk

crisp cairn
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wait huh where? (nvm i see it)

small gust
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bro these prompts are so

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oweichoeiwhtxoihweoithw

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yall ed people pls share your essays if you get accepted šŸ™

naive escarp
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+1 šŸ’€šŸ’€

unkempt violet
quasi verge
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gwa

dense rover
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gwa (pls accept my nu)

floral saddle
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anyone else going crazy from these next two weeks

dense rover
floral saddle
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iā€™m tweaking

dense rover
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I just hope im admitted

floral saddle
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i had a pretty good interview too

dense rover
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otherwise im bomb rushing all ivy leagues praying i get in there

floral saddle
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iā€™m fluctuating from overconfidence to absolute despair

dense rover
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like my stats are shit compared to everyone else in this server, but im just hoping my character and ECs make up :šŸ„¹

floral saddle
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whenever i read my essays i go like ā€œdamn thatā€™s shits fireā€ then i reread them the next day and go like ā€œdamn thatā€™s shitā€

dense rover
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Wanna compare northwestern supps in dms?

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No reason, just feel like it

floral saddle
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sure

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iā€™m lowkey regretting doing one of them and the phrasing one of them

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but it is what it is

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iā€™m hoping my common app is the clutch factor

dense rover
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Which ones did you do?

floral saddle
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the rock and the interdisciplinary

dense rover
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gotcha

floral saddle
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what did u do

dense rover
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i did interdisciplinary and the location

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interdisciplinary i think i rocked, cuz i related it to my internship

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location also felt good but then again idk

floral saddle
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all my supps are loosely connected to my commonapp essay

dense rover
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Here I'll DM you all of my northwestern essays

violet fulcrum
stray thicket
unkempt violet
dense rover
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I'm praying i get in either way

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Cuz I qualify for the yellow ribbon program which means I go to NU for completely free

floral saddle
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what are yā€™all majoring in?

quasi verge
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hopefully physics

dense rover
unkempt violet
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Journalism!!

violet fulcrum
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undecided xD

small gust
unkempt violet
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Dec 15 is gonna be crazy šŸ˜­

lament falcon
floral saddle
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damn all of us fr doing different majors and no overlap

misty knoll
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Good luck everyone!!

misty knoll
dense rover
unkempt violet
dense rover
floral saddle
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make that 3 early presents

fossil warren
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gl yall :)

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and congrats if any qb kids are here and got in

shut nova
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yall is evanston a walkable place

zealous lantern
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very

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super pretty too

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i did a purple preview thing on campus where i went with this kid to his classes and we walked the entire time

unkempt violet
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Yea itā€™s a pretty small campus so itā€™s walkable

dense rover
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11 days

dim creek
dense rover
unkempt violet
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At school yesterday I wore my NU hoodie because in 10 days I may be rejected so I want to get as much use out of it before then but everyone was asking if I was wearing it to manifest getting in and I was like oh yea thatā€™s a much more positive outlook on it lol

small gust
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bro i would never because if i got rejected people would make fun of me lol

naive escarp
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so real

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i havent worn college merch since 10th grade

dense rover
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So true

unkempt violet
small gust
floral saddle
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i wore my NU sweater the day i submitted and havenā€™t touched it since

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made an oath to not touch it until decisions are released

small gust
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i dont even have any college merch lol

unkempt violet
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Thank you lol šŸ˜‚

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Iā€™ve been talking about Dec 15 so much and my mom is worried about me lol

stray thicket
robust cedar
misty knoll
robust cedar
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like I'm assuming this is for all levels

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unkempt violet
fossil warren
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coming from someone in bienen, the bienen salary seems surprisingly high (assuming these are starting salaries)

robust cedar
fossil warren
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oh only 5 put their salaries thats why šŸ’€

robust cedar
stuck palm
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Is the first prompt a why us essay ?

small gust
dense rover
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Broo my mom got me a Northwestern Powerlifting shirt for Christmas and my sister found it on accident and told me and I freaked out thinking I got a letter from NU meltingsob

split laurel
#

Burn it

floral saddle
#

iā€™m tweaking

#

iā€™ve been opening the portal every day

unkempt violet
violet fulcrum
#

7 days

lyric pier
#

got an interview RD šŸ’ŖšŸ’ŖšŸ’Ŗ

stoic dragon
#

Hold the fucking phone

#

I got a northwestern ad on insta

#

Does

#

IT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE THAT?

#

Holy cow man I am at a crossroads

#

For the entire time Iā€™ve known of northwestern and eastern

#

Iā€™ve called them fake because they are named after directions

#

But this campus is crazy šŸ˜±šŸ˜±

floral saddle
#

šŸ”„šŸ”„šŸ”„

image0.jpg
#

this is gonna be the longest week ever

quasi verge
dense rover
stoic dragon
#

Can you swim in it

dense rover
#

So yes

#

But I wouldn't recommend it for most months

unkempt violet
#

A lot of the beach is rocky. The south campus does have a beach tho!

dense rover
#

campus is stunning

dim creek
#

What is the speculated time of release?

#

for ED

dim creek
#

Thanks

fossil warren
#

4:30*

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it varies though unfortunately

stray thicket
fossil warren
#

yeah, but every year itā€™s different (and so is RD)

stoic dragon
#

Is it true that northwestern doesnā€™t require supps or app fee

small gust
#

lol no

stoic dragon
#

Oh

stoic dragon
half oyster
stoic dragon
#

I couldā€™ve sworn someone told me that northwestern and eastern had no app fee or supps

#

I am like 90% positive

unkempt violet
#

Yea the community essay is required and the common app and two other supps are optional

floral saddle
#

5 more days

celest atlas
#

got me a nice fee waiver for here

stray thicket
#

I assume we'll get an email notification of the decision date tmr?

floral saddle
stray thicket
#

Did they give the time?

#

4pm EST?

floral saddle
#

nope just the day

stray thicket
#

I'm probably still in school at that time, opening my college decision šŸ˜‚

floral saddle
#

me too

#

either gonna be the best day of my life or the worst day

stray thicket
#

Do u plan to open it with ur friends?

floral saddle
#

yeah

stray thicket
#

My friend got into Wellesley yesterday and I opened with her. I really hope I can also get inšŸ„¹šŸ„¹

stray thicket
floral saddle
#

im opening my decision the exact place where my friend got into dartmouth for that good aura (im delusional)

stray thicket
#

Hahahaha, yea we need those manifestations

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My friend was listening to Taylor swiftsā€™s ur own your own kid when she opened her decision

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So I plan to listen to this song lol

small gust
unkempt violet
#

The decision comes out after school for me so I think Iā€™ll invite some friends over and open it then!

small gust
#

exactly

celest junco
formal yoke
#

^ but northwestern does

dim creek
#

They got rid of the withdraw option

robust cedar
floral saddle
#

3 days 6 hours 4 minutes and 40 seconds till dec 15

dense rover
#

please please please please please

split laurel
#

!northwestern

floral saddle
#

2 days 7 hours 50 minutes and 5 seconds till dec 15

dapper fox
#

guys when's northwesterns result coming out. Is it like a specific time or just randomly throughout the day. Pretty confused... cuz these lads not sending any mails

lament falcon
solar mural
#

!Northwestern

#

!northwestern

#

šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

stray thicket
#

2 days left

solar mural
#

Damn

hidden kelp
#

!northwestern

solar mural
hidden kelp
#

Rip

formal yoke
#

carly has to add it

#

she'll prob do it later when she pops up here

solar mural
#

Ooh

solar mural
#

RD gang where ya at

mild dove
somber copper
#

Did u guys receive anything from northwestern after submitting ur application

#

This school seems dead to me they havenā€™t sent me anything aince I submitted my application

shut nova
unkempt violet
floral saddle
#

1 day 3 hours 40 minutes and 30 seconds till dec 15

solar mural
#

What time is it coming out?

hexed heart
#

So they donā€™t get one

formal yoke
#

Oh

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I thought I saw 7

#

Ok well gl northwesties dont check every min that day silly

crisp cairn
#

im on ED and after interviews i got no emails from the school

solar mural
stray thicket
solar mural
#

Ooh cool

unkempt violet
#

Guys the nerves are really hitting rn idk if Iā€™ll be able to sleep at all or function during school šŸ˜­

real meteor
#

why wont they just tell us the time šŸ˜­ that would make it so much easier

small gust
#

when is it coming?

floral saddle
#

WE WILL GET IN

#

WE WILL BE WILDCATS

formal yoke
#

GET IN GUYS U GOT IT

floral saddle
#

iā€™m tweaking

#

pls let me in

somber copper
#

Did u all submit test score?

lament falcon
#

yup

somber copper
#

GG

#

I didnā€™t

lament falcon
#

itā€™s ok iā€™m sure that wonā€™t be the deciding factor šŸ˜­

floral saddle
#

i didnā€™t

somber copper
#

But I also donā€™t have any aps

unkempt violet
#

YESSS WE WILL GET INTO NU TOMORROW šŸ’ŖšŸ’Ŗ

#

Iā€™m so anxious rn you guys šŸ˜­

unkempt violet
stray thicket
#

But we still donā€™t know the time

#

Will they just send us a random email, telling us the results are released?????????????

lament falcon
#

im sure theyll post on the instagram a couple hours before with the time?

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im not sure

real meteor
real meteor
floral saddle
#

my hearts already pounding

unkempt violet
somber copper
#

What if they send at 12 lmao

robust cedar
#

they removed the connect tab

lament falcon
#

connect tab?

dim creek
#

Not for me

lament falcon
#

wasnā€™t it the financial aid tab

somber copper
#

Not for me

dim creek
somber copper
#

Why canā€™t I send ss here

#

I canā€™t upload any images

dim creek
#

me neither

somber copper
#

But I still have the app instruction and connect button there

dim creek
#

What is a connect butten

#

Oh i see it

somber copper
#

Does it mean anything

#

Iā€™m scared

lament falcon
#

i see the connect thing as a button not a tab

dim creek
#

Same

#

And my fin aid tab is still there

somber copper
ripe ermine
#

good luck to everyone!

robust cedar
deft ravineBOT
#

#šŸ“œ-rules

ā€‹Rule 4: Prohibited Content (Admissions Related)

ā€‹Don't discuss chance-mes, lying/cheating, portal astrology, or affirmative action. If you don't know what any of these are, you can double check their meaning in #šŸ“œ-rules. Mods may ask you to change the topic at any time, even if a topic isn't listed here.

sleek tulip
#

Oop. Okay sorry

solar mural
#

!northwestern

somber copper
#

15!

stray thicket
#

Ikkkkkk

regal lily
#

whens it out guys

#

the anxiety be killing me

stray thicket
#

IdkšŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

somber copper
#

Prob after school

#

5pm

stray thicket
#

est?

somber copper
#

Ye

stray thicket
#

Will they send us an email to notify us the time?

floral saddle
#

smh im already impatient

stray thicket
#

Same

somber copper
#

I feel like theyā€™ll just surprise us

stray thicket
#

Nooooo, I hate it

floral saddle
#

imagine if they just straight up ghost the rejects

stray thicket
#

I hate those random decisions

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Noooooo plz donā€™t

floral saddle
#

every hour im gonna be opening my portal

stray thicket
#

What did they do last year?

somber copper
#

5pm est

stray thicket
#

Okay

#

But did NU send the email to notify the time?

floral saddle
#

im hoping they do it earlier

stray thicket
#

Will we get an email when the results are released?

stray thicket
somber copper
#

Idk

#

I hope they send it now

#

Like RN

stray thicket
#

šŸ˜³

#

Wdym????

#

RN?

#

U mean the decision?

somber copper
#

Yea

stray thicket
#

Ohhh, I misread

somber copper
#

So I can go to bed lol

stray thicket
#

I thought u said they already send

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Lol

somber copper
#

Lmaoo I hope

stray thicket
floral saddle
#

im checkin their social media like crazy rn

stray thicket
#

Same

#

And they keep posting random stuff

#

Which makes me so anxious

stuck palm
#

f yale hi NU šŸ˜šŸ˜

lyric pier
somber copper
#

Is it out now??

sleek tulip
#

Nah dawg probably tomorrow afternoon?

solar mural
#

!northwestern

thick helm
#

northwestern essays are fun

small gust
#

RIGHTTTT

floral saddle
#

i fr cannot sleep

solar mural
#

SamešŸ˜­

fossil warren
#

just letting yall know, i remember the portal would start to change today for some people, like some things would disappear but from what i understand itā€™s kind of random and different for different people, so itā€™s not indicative of your decision in any way, so donā€™t look into it too much

#

yall got this šŸ™

arctic blade
#

What time does it drop?

floral saddle
#

no idea

#

some people say 1 pm PDT

fossil warren
#

itā€™ll most likely be like 4:30 est +/- an hour or so

#

just going off past release times

arctic blade
arctic blade
solar mural
#

why tf r they being ambiguous bro

#

just tell us when its droppin

solar mural
#

My exam score is outšŸ˜‚

small gust
#

ITS WHAT

#

@solar mural REALLY?

solar mural
#

Hehe

small gust
#

SMH I GOT SO SCARED

solar mural
#

Was the pointšŸ˜…

stray thicket
#

My anxiety is killing me

floral saddle
#

a couple more hours

unkempt violet
#

Yesss we got this!!!

solar mural
#

YooošŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

stray thicket
solar mural
#

Itā€™s 1hr 4mins

indigo cove
#

4 or 4:30??

solar mural
#

30

indigo cove
#

damn

somber copper
real meteor
#

is that confirmed?

stray thicket
#

They didnā€™t post the official time last year so I guess they wonā€™t do that this year, either

fossil warren
#

every year itā€™s different unfortunately, thereā€™s no set time

real meteor
#

wait then where is 4:30 coming from šŸ˜­

fossil warren
#

i think ED was 4:30ish and RD was 4ish est last year

#

but it really fluctuates

real meteor
#

a friend of mine who got in ED last year was notified at 7...

stray thicket
#

Yea, also different people have different time

fossil warren
#

maybe pst or they didnā€™t check?

real meteor
#

bruh my friend says he got it at 7 est

stray thicket
#

How about 2021?

real meteor
#

idek man

somber copper
stray thicket
#

Also 4:30?

fossil warren
#

last year i promise it came at 4:30ish, but year before and Rd were different

real meteor
#

an

#

*man

fossil warren
#

should be out within the next two hours if i were to guess

real meteor
#

the friend applied communications so maybe that's why?

fossil warren
#

nah, same time for everyone

real meteor
#

huh alr

dense rover
#

Itā€™s posted at

#

G

#

Mines posted

#

I canā€™t check for like an hour tho

robust cedar
#

it's out for me

#

too afraid to check

dim creek
#

Itā€™s out

crisp cairn
#

I GOT IN

#

AAHHHH

fossil warren
#

omg congrats!!! so happy for you šŸŽ‰

dim creek
#

I got in!

indigo cove
#

rejected

#

northwestern sucks anyways

formal yoke
formal yoke
indigo cove
#

didnt even apply

#

its fine

formal yoke
#

gl in ur other app stho

indigo cove
#

my essays didnt pull through

#

tyty

robust cedar
#

Deferred šŸ˜¦

#

like just giv me an answer

floral saddle
#

i got deferred too

#

ermmmm

ocean stratus
#

IM AN ANIMAL

floral saddle
#

idk what to do now

dull field
#

I am in

dense rover
#

Denied

odd flare
#

They came out early?

deft ravineBOT
#

.gracie. asks: What was your admissions decision?

1āƒ£: accepted
2āƒ£: deferred
3āƒ£: rejected

odd flare
dense rover
#

Time to shotgun

floral saddle
#

now iā€™m really tweaking

dense rover
#

Revenge arc is gonna go crazy

unkempt violet
#

Rejected

regal lily
#

lads i got in

#

lets goooooo

dense rover
#

Congrats

crimson geyser
#

what are the stats on deferred applicants?

floral saddle
#

sources say 1-2%

#

and iā€™m part of that šŸ„²

#

but atleast i can still clutch

spiral oar
#

accepted!!!

dim creek
steep sigil
#

stats for ed?

floral saddle
#

praying that iā€™ll get in next time

stray thicket
#

i got inmeltingsob

hexed heart
pine galleon
#

ain't no way they actually deferring ppl

#

new admissions staff wildin

atomic jewel
robust cedar
#

I read that NU defer is not that high but like according to the poll, although it's a small sample size + A2C skew but it seems they equally defer and reject ppl (prolly defer like 20-30%)

small gust
crimson geyser
sleek tulip
#

rlly?

peak abyss
#

Hey guys Iā€™m new but just got in ED! I was wondering, how long do we actually have to withdraw other apps?

#

Especially because idk where my financial aid information is or where/when Iā€™ll get that

hexed heart
peak abyss
stray thicket
thick helm
#

guys, for anyone who got in: did you mentioned a lot of school specifics for you first essay or not?

frozen sail
#

i'm still applying^

#

gl!

indigo cove
#

did u guys get an email saying "your decision is available" or something like that? cuz i swear i haven't been getting any college emails

lament falcon
dim creek
#

I would reccomend focusing more on your short upbringing/culture story and tying into 1-2 things at NU. For example, I talked about growing up in a family of lawyers and how i was raised to see every side of the argument and how I would enrich NU with that perspective (I was a PoliSci applicant with a hook on bipartisanship through so it was kinda my theme).

lament falcon
#

^^ completely agree

spiral oar
thick helm
#

can I pm any accepted nu student? I have some questions regarding essays

quasi aurora
#

how do you submit your english proficiency scores

silk nest
cobalt ridge
#

anyone mind reading my aspects of background essay? not a deep read or anything, just to make sure its not cliched and reads well enough

unreal tangle
#

@limber scaffold d

dim creek
#

has anyone got their package yet

peak abyss
#

Nope šŸ’€and theyā€™re on break now! Yippee

peak abyss
peak abyss
peak abyss
ocean stratus
dim creek
#

Can anyone from Ed last year comment on how long the package tookšŸ˜­ I really want my sticker

split laurel
#

Lmao

fossil warren
#

like mid january iirc

#

itā€™s very underwhelming tho

#

i donā€™t even think u get a sticker šŸ˜­

split laurel
#

Damn šŸ’€šŸ’€

shut nova
#

guys this sounds really stupid but

#

should i deadass email nu faculty about my hypothetical class

#

its one of the prompts

#

Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the intersection of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?

#

the thing is my class is so specific that no professor or anyone in general has expertise in it

#

so should i email them irl to ask if theyre interested

frozen sail
shut nova
#

so i actually have to ask them whether they would collaborate with me for this hypothetical project

frozen sail
#

i could be wrong

#

but i think that's a bit far

shut nova
#

nah dw i think that too

frozen sail
#

they would accept an essay like "the rollercoasters-meets-theater-meets-wizards" class if you could tie it to your interests

shut nova
#

the thing is it doesn't

frozen sail
#

just be creative and dont worry about if it would actually happen imo

shut nova
#

im applying for mecheng

#

and im talking about the history and chemistry of cheesemaking

#

cuz yknow who doesnt like cheese

frozen sail
#

that's awesome

#

i dont think you need to email for that

#

naming a professor who knows about cheese doesn't necessarily help, but i dont think they would reject you for trying either

shut nova
#

Fair

dim creek
#

Only risk in college admissions is not taking risks but this might be a bit far

fathom storm
#

Heyy anyone go to northwestern?

#

I got a question šŸ˜­

idle relic
#

hi, what do northwestern students call themselves?

small gust
peak abyss
#

any students know how roommates work

#

like how do ppl even get roommates beforehand

idle relic
cobalt ridge
#

would anyone (preferably NU students but beggars cant be choosers lol) mind reading one of my essays? its kinda different from what i normally write like but i think its interestin

vocal trail
#

hey guys, do you think i should send my 1490 sat score to NW?

vocal trail
#

i know i just don't want to mess up my chances of getting admitted to these schools

#

it's a one in a life time opportunity

#

i have made a decision tho so don't worry u won't be seeing me in anymore threads

dim creek
#

It will help you cuz so many people are test optional this year

marsh crystal
#

Would it look bad if I only did one optional prompt

meager iron
#

Yes prob

#

Donā€™t waste the fee

floral saddle
#

optional = morally required

peak abyss
#

also u have my cousins name

thick helm
#

LMAOO ahahh

peak abyss
thick helm
peak abyss
#

yay good

thick helm
#

I used to think that I NEED to maximize my word counts everywhere but I feel like I donā€™t need it now lol

peak abyss
#

I like going significantly under at first cuz when I go back and edit itā€™s good to give yourself a cushion

small gust
#

how northwestern specific did y'all get in the mandatory essay

zenith kayak
peak abyss
peak abyss
small gust
thick helm
#

my personal essays reviewer šŸ’Æ

peak abyss
stoic dragon
#

@odd flare what is northwestern as a PokƩmon

odd flare
#

NEU is the morally good looking one

stoic dragon
#

Why is western one the evil one @odd flare

odd flare
#

Chicago is šŸŒ™šŸŒƒšŸˆā€ā¬› and Boston is šŸŒ·ā›²ļøšŸ¦€

stoic dragon
#

Lmao

stoic dragon
odd flare
#

Absol

stoic dragon
odd flare
cobalt ridge
robust cedar
#

Anyone w/ exp doing their "update form?"

robust cedar
#

(me coping)

atomic jewel
#

okay i am a bit confused for my northwestern essays, for the required question i've talken about how being a twin has shaped my identity and stuff like that but for the painting the rock essay i've also related the object i am painting back to an aspect of me being a twin

humble forge
#

Lol im a twin & i wrote abt something similar for the required question

atomic jewel
#

lmao jk lol

atomic jewel
thick helm
#

do yā€™allā€™s twins also apply to same schools as you guys

naive escarp
#

just submitted rd praying

tawdry blaze
#

how long was yalls optional essays?

robust cedar
humble forge
naive escarp
quasi verge
#

yeah mine were like right at the limit LMAO

celest junco
#

i havent been in this thread since last year

naive escarp
#

wow šŸ¤©

dense dove
#

bro

#

northwestern is so real for this

naive escarp
#

i wonder if anyone got accepted without submitting a CAPS

small gust
#

SUBMITTED RD

#

my dream school since 2021 brošŸ˜­

still elk
#

but i havent even started my supps šŸ„±

small gust
#

šŸ’€

dense parrot
#

Which supps did you guys pick

#

I did 1 and 4

#

But idk 2 seemed the best but I couldnā€™t think of anything to say

split laurel
small gust
#

northwestern was the og uchicago is the new chick

split laurel
small gust
#

im not

split laurel
#

Yes u are

small gust
split laurel
small gust
split laurel
#

Ok so samething

small gust
#

:(

dim creek
#

Felt like my supps told enough of my story

tiny anvil
#

does it hurt my chances if my 2nd optional essay is kinda meh or does it only help if i do the optional essays

dense parrot
#

Only help I think

#

Adds more

#

Which promotes did you pick

#

Prompts*

tiny anvil
#

its the dream undergraduate project one

#

oh is it diff prompts for diff majors?

tiny anvil
dense parrot
#

Maybe

#

I had the choice

#

One required

#

Then 5

#

One was painting the rock

#

Iā€™m pre-med

glad fossil
#

hey how long did it take you to get your application portal?

gloomy inlet
#

Is the required prompt basically a why nu??

peak abyss
#

personally I used it as more a ā€œwhy my perspective matters and is coolā€ with a little bit of why NU, and then the other two were big why nu

dense parrot
#

Yeah

dim creek
glad fossil
dense parrot
#

Yeah I thought all are

#

Thatā€™s kinda odd they needa approve it or smth

glad fossil
#

speak of the devil

#

just got it!

dense parrot
#

Hahaha

bitter rose
#

yo how do u get an interview at nu

#

do they just have to pick you

dim creek
#

I believe itā€™s based on location and availability

#

Not merit

bitter rose
#

oh ok

dim creek
#

I did mine a couple months ago but i remember you have to sign up for it than they match you with the guy

#

I am not sure if its garunteed for rd like it was for ed

lucid ocean
#

Submitted mine 12/31 and got mine today

peak abyss
#

I was pretty mad ngl cuz other ppl got it in my area