Northwestern University (2023-2024)

[fathom storm]

She ghosted me for 5 months

[astral loom]

Ain't no wayy 💀

[fathom storm]

I’m sure there’s an international NU student in this cord

[atomic jewel]

💀

[fathom storm]

The way I prob just wanna get in to go and yell at her

🥱

[atomic jewel]

frrr

[fathom storm]

But I feel like emailing them would be good

because then if you did you probably won’t be like labeled as like late

[atomic jewel]

yeah probably gonna do that

[atomic jewel]

truee

[fathom storm]

Since they r aware

[atomic jewel]

I hate financials so much now

Like why can't they ask this in CSS itself

[fathom storm]

Because how else r they gonna get an extra 16 dollars

🤣🤣

[atomic jewel]

😭😭

[fathom storm]

quick buck

[atomic jewel]

fr

[frosty rock]

what

english proficiency how

if im canadian

shouldnt that be fine

[dense dove]

mad?

[small gust]

im a US citizen sorry i don't think i did that

day 1 of i haven't received an interview yet

[fathom storm]

bye that’s foul

😭😭

[glacial sapphire]

I opened discord for the day

[glacial sapphire]

saw this message

checked my inbox

[astral loom]

Ohh okayy no problem thanks!

[glacial sapphire]

didnt get an interview

:/

NU club of india is rude tbh

i think just annotate them or smth

official rates are on the federal reserves website

https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current/

[astral loom]

Ohh okayy

[fresh torrent]

which city are you from?

[naive escarp]

I am praying to not get an interview 😭

I cant deal with it right now

[small gust]

MY CLASSMATE GOT ONE THO

[small gust]

Chennai

Day 2 of no interview

[glacial sapphire]

lucky them

when did they apply for the interview? I got my interview request confirmation on the 27th

[small gust]

uh idk

[gilded tartan]

did you get a response

[astral loom]

Not yet

[small gust]

Wait what's the interview request confirmation

[glacial sapphire]

I got this email:

Dear ,

Thank you for requesting an interview. An Alumni Admission Council member will contact you when interviews become available in your area.

You can read more about the interview experience on our website.

You can expect a conversational setting where you can relax, be yourself, and ask questions in addition to answering them. You do not need to send a resume or other documents to your interviewer or prepare any other materials prior to the conversation.

If you have any questions or concerns about the interview process, or if you need assistance coordinating your meeting with an alumni council member, please reach out to [email protected].

Best,

The Office of Undergraduate Admission

wouldve sent a screenshot but i cant send images for some reason

[small gust]

bruh i didn't get that either

it's joever

when did you submit?

[gilded tartan]

did you fill the interview request form?

I got this email immediately after submitting it

[small gust]

i didn't get an interview request form???

[full zinc]

did you receive an email that looks like this?

i got it 3 days after northwestern said they received my application

[small gust]

uh no

[full zinc]

i think that means no interview offer... because the deadline to sign up is jan 11

[naive escarp]

errr

it might be in spam or smth

if you haven’t checked yet

[small gust]

these are the only emails i got from northwestern😭

[glacial sapphire]

I don't think they send the invite to everyone

you aren't at a disadvantage so not getting an interview isnt a really big deal imo

[small gust]

[orchid tulip]

damn guys you'll be fine

but I'm hella happy

my interviewer lives 3 kilomneters away from me

in-person interview in Turkey will be crazy

[surreal glacier]

yes

[dense dove]

omg bruh

my interviewer is NOT the same kind of person i am

😭😭

she grew up in bay area it's wraps

SCARY

gg im scared.

[spiral frost]

wait guys how did u schedule ur interviews?

[spiral frost]

i signed up for an interview request like through the portal when i got it but there’s no email does that mean it’s full

[stoic pebble]

wait a but

bit

[fathom storm]

shit i forgot IDOC existed

😭 wait hold on what do i put as my source of income if i don’t work

my parents??

like i’m not keeping any secret money 💀💀💀

[gloomy mirage]

hey yall haven’t really been active here much, but if you are looking for interviews just to be able to ask questions/ learn more about the school look into purple preview: https://ugadmission.northwestern.edu/register/?id=d9b06343-9932-42cf-a49d-cd24a0cf46f6

[glacial sapphire]

i just put zero in the student non filer thing

[gloomy mirage]

i think it counts towards demonstrated interest a little, but more so get to know the school

[peak abyss]

u order separately I think

[stuck palm]

What does this mean?

If I submitted an incorrect version of an essay, can I upload the corrected one here 😭

[floral saddle]

email them first

see if they let you

usually thats intended for when people change their mind about not submitting the essay

[stuck palm]

Ohh makes sense I forgot about northwestern’s caps policy

[frosty rock]

how do i apply finaid

[fathom storm]

you do the css profile!

http://cssprofile.org/

heres a detailed explanation:

https://undergradaid.northwestern.edu/apply-for-aid/prospective-students/international-students-application-instructions.html

[dense dove]

bros

what if my interviewer mogs me

[floral saddle]

he did to me

i lost my mewing streak

he said i was autoreject cause of that

[dense dove]

gg

it's ok bro

i mog him back for u

my jawline makes the precipices at the grand canyon look smoother than a fucking parabola

i will literally obliterate his confidence; he will never mew again.

🤝

[surreal glacier]

Does Anyone got interview confirmation yet???

[surreal glacier]

??????

[spiral frost]

i didnt yet ! but i guess it just comes out randomly

[surreal glacier]

How was that?

[pastel wharf]

Hey tryhard!!!

[old flare]

tryhard!!!!

Love ya!

[naive escarp]

no interview yet 😔😔😔

[stoic pebble]

Same but I got that interview matching form

There should be a lot of alumni from my area ::

[naive escarp]

i got it too

idkk hk should have a pretty large community

[frail fulcrum]

IM GONN AMS

I JUST FINISHED MY INTERIEW

I HAVE NO IDEA IF I FUMBLED THE BAG OR NOT

[glossy flower]

Keep calm...I hope you did your best?

[hidden kelp]

:P nortwehstern interviews are nice

they aparently try to pair u up with a similar major

[naive escarp]

ITSOK

you finished it !!!

it’s over now

[verbal stag]

Was it cool not awkward?

[placid silo]

does doing a zoom interview hurt in any way

[queen lichen]

does your northwestern inerviewer see your app

interview soon! a bit nervous but hopefully we slay

[peak abyss]

Idk abt NU but normally no

Pretty sure it’s no

[bitter rose]

do nu interviews affect admission

[floral saddle]

yes but not heavily

its just considered

[floral saddle]

100% no

[dense parrot]

How formally are you meant to dress for the interview

Like I’ve done all of mine online so far

But this time he offered to meet me in person

So like not too sure what to wear

[queen lichen]

HAHA I JUST DID IT

he was rly nice

very snazzy interview

[peak abyss]

What the heck-

I cannot even tell if you’re joking

[solar mural]

please stop

[hidden kelp]

its a reddit joke

[peak abyss]

Lol from what

[hidden kelp]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/eqriom/i_tried_to_kiss_my_interviewer_are_my_chances/?rdt=38021

[peak abyss]

wow

a2c is crazy apparently

[surreal glacier]

wassup

[surreal glacier]

At least he/she won't have any regrets now

[stoic pebble]

thats the worst part ngl

[brisk linden]

jus realized i forgot to change cmu to northwestern on one of my essays

its wraps

[small gust]

💀💀💀💀💀

[floral saddle]

rip bro

[split laurel]

womp womp

[azure marsh]

packwatch

[analog thunder]

you had one job..

honestly u might be fine

they're used to it

[small gust]

i mean

not to be that person

but like

when you have 1000000 highly qualified applicants

do you really wanna admit someone who can't be bothered to devote time to your college (from their point of view)

like maybe if your application is really stellar they might admit

but if they start reading from the supp essays and they see cmu they prolly might not even read past

like logically thinking

[craggy dragon]

yo guys maybe a stupid question but when do you get ur interview

i opted in for an in person one over a week ago and havent heard nun

[naive escarp]

i also havent gotten one

[pastel wharf]

i did mine 2 days ago

[verbal stag]

Thanks for the interview guide!

Can’t wait to use it

[stuck palm]

love JID tho 🫡

[quasi verge]

fr forever story the goat of 2022

[verbal stag]

[brisk linden]

yessir

[quasi verge]

i truly dont understand how you can directly copypaste an essay across all schools 😭

except a life experiences or other generic one

if so fair

[eager lark]

has anyone in houston gotten an interview

also did an Alumni Admission Council member contact you when interviews became available in your area

[bleak solar]

is it a bad sign if you haven’t gotten an interview request yet

[split laurel]

No

[floral saddle]

yall gotta stop tripping over interview requests

its based on availability not ur chances

[placid silo]

can I just wear casual clothes to my interview

like last time for my Harvard interview I wore my school uniform I kind of dont want to do this

[naive escarp]

yes def

[naive escarp]

ughhhh i hope they can at least tell us if we didn’t get one

[placid silo]

aight great

interview in 2 hours wish me luck

[naive escarp]

good luck

[shut nova]

Bro my interviewer majored in religious studies 😭

How am I supposed to prepare for that

[small gust]

i don't think they'll ask questions based on their major😭

[naive escarp]

how y’all be getting interviews so fast

I think I’m actually not getting one rip

[split laurel]

Blud its mid January

Ppl get interviewed even in early march

Give it time

[naive escarp]

MARCH??

bruh that would jumpscare me so hard

[small gust]

bro fr i have my senior year final exams in feb/march i aint opening my emails until they done

[placid silo]

just finished my interview

I couldn't make it longer and I'm not quite happy about it

my interviewer was really nice tho

[small gust]

OMG SLAYYY

HOW DID IT GOOO

virtual?

[placid silo]

I talked a whole lot about my history blog and my science competitions

as well as the non-profit that spin off from it

[small gust]

i love that

[placid silo]

in person

[small gust]

did you talk about kpop 🤭

[placid silo]

yuhhhhh

[small gust]

thats my girl

[placid silo]

she asked me how would my friends describe me i said

loyal kpop fan

she just asked me very usual questions

[small gust]

how old was she

and did she ask any academic specific questions

[placid silo]

introduce myself, talk about extracurriculars, a challenge I faced, an experience with teamwork

yea that's basically it

[placid silo]

she graduated Weinberg in 2019

and my interviewer was so pretty jigtvjoj 🥹🥹🥹

[small gust]

oh okay that seems nice

[small gust]

ooooooh

[small gust]

bro is simping lmao

[placid silo]

she should also be pretty rich ig

she has a freaking Birkin bag

but that's expected from an investment banker lol

oh yeah there was also why NU

I just talked a lot about the location and the architecture

generic yes but that was the main reason I applied in the first place, she also seems to really like it

[small gust]

aww that's nice

[shut nova]

Shit man I need to research about NU

Idek why I applied

[small gust]

i applied bcuz it's #1 in the country for journalism but then i didn't apply for journalism💀

[shut nova]

😭😭

[small gust]

i mean i do wanna study journalism but i have a better chance of getting in Weinberg because my ecs and essays were v creative writing focused not journalism😭

[shut nova]

I mean they’re quite flexible with majors anyway

I wouldn’t worry

[small gust]

yeah but i mean i can't go tell them i applied cuzz of journalism when i didn't apply for that

[shut nova]

That’s fair

[flat mist]

wild

[surreal glacier]

Lol dude
Imagine if NOrthwestern accepts u

[brisk linden]

it wasn’t a direct copy paste, i copied a section and just didn’t see that i forgot to change the college name. it was also 11:30 so that might have been a factor

[dense dove]

nah bruh

the finance bros get the nicestass buildings in this school

and then the math building

💀

[verbal stag]

it looks like purgatory (an iowa high school library)

[dense dove]

soulless location

[verbal stag]

depressing

[wide slate]

anyone had their nw interview yet?

any notable questoins?

[hidden kelp]

nothing much. :P just the usual + related to major questions because you get paired up with someone who has a similar interest

[tropic tulip]

anyone (international students) submitting the InitialView?

[shut nova]

my interview is 15 hours away and i have yet to prepare

[small gust]

wasn't deadline Jan 4

[stoic pebble]

Very much the vibes

[tropic tulip]

oh no...

[ember harness]

what initialview?

[verbal stag]

how long should it take for an interview

im just chillin waiting

[dense dove]

had my interview

it was lowkey chill

went on psychotic rants

i think i'm getting reported to the police

[verbal stag]

what the

sounds like a perfect student

[dense dove]

i mean semi-shitp;ost

i was kind of weird about it though

like

she asked "what makes you curious"

and i was like "sry this is going to be a weird beginning of an answer but have you ever been caught doing something you shouldn't have been doing"

there was an actual answer after that that hinged on her saying yes because like

everybody has had that surge of adrenaline before lol

so there WAS an actual like 2-3 minute long answer that i gave

i just kind of shitposted the transition to the answer

[verbal stag]

uh huh

idek what id say to the northwestern interviewer if i got one

[dense dove]

i see

i just dogged on uchicago in the interview a little

LOL

[verbal stag]

ay call me italy the way id switch up on either northwestern or uchi

[dense dove]

it wasn't terrible but i used uchicago as a piece to juxtapose with northwestern in terms of like the culture

[verbal stag]

i see

idk i probably wouldnt mention other schools

but then again ive only ever had one college interview before and got rejected

[dense dove]

i mean i shouldn't have i think

LOL

it's bad practice

[verbal stag]

yea ive heard its prob not recommended

id just try to talk about why i love northwestern

without mentioning other schools unless i have to talk about prior programs and experiences

[shut nova]

My interview is in 2 hours

I have not researched anything about NU

wish me luck!

[quasi verge]

i think you should do that

[hidden kelp]

Definite#y do it

Btw ur likely to be paired with someone in the same school ur applying to

Like engineering school etc

[shut nova]

Nope

I do MechEng

He did religious studies

[hidden kelp]

Damn really?

[shut nova]

Ye

[hidden kelp]

Well where I did it they paired us up based on that

[dense dove]

i'm math/chemistry and they set me up with cogsci/english

💀

[bitter rose]

wait guys

they said “we’ll notify u when someone in ur area becomes available” but why does that matter when it’s all online interview ?

i haven’t received any interview notifications yet😕

ph cool

idk i selected online tho

bc they historically have never admit anyone at my school 😭

so idt i would have any alums here

[peak abyss]

I mean in general if people in your area haven’t been admitted that could mean not a lot of ppl are applying, or NU doesn’t take from there as much from some reason which would obviously lead to lack of alumni’s

I’m assuming it’s international

Or like u said more rural

[dim creek]

Does anyone know where we're playing for two years while ryan field gets rebuilt?

[naive escarp]

zamn

just got paired with interview

she only went to nu for law school 😔

[shut nova]

Y’all I don’t know what to feel about my interviewer

Bro talks most of the time, occasionally speaks in Cantonese, swears, and gives me interview feedback

[naive escarp]

💀

oh my

that is certainly one of the interviewers of all time

[dense parrot]

Lmao

What

[naive escarp]

my interviewer is a mainlander

if she talks to me in mandarin I AM SCREWED

my chinese is so dusty crusty rusty musty

[shut nova]

Nah it’s all good the only thing he said in canto was 失敗乃成功之母 which cant really be spoke in English

[shut nova]

It’s so good tho we talked for an hour and he bought me OJ. 10/10 would want to see him again

[dense parrot]

Thats so funny

What did you guys wear for your interview

[shut nova]

School uniform which is basically a suit

[tropic tulip]

It's a third-party interview.

I did receive an interview and completed an InitialView too, so I was wondering if I should send them the InitialView.

[ember harness]

where did they send the intialview

[tropic tulip]

wdym

[ember harness]

idk too

brainrot

[eager lark]

same lmfao

one of my interviewers from another school is chinese & my parents told me i should practice

[naive escarp]

LOL 💀

its ok

glgl

[frosty rock]

😹

[lucid ocean]

Failure is the mother of success

Wdym it can’t be spoken in English

It’s not as poetic and feels more weird but yea

[soft monolith]

Any deferred ppl who still haven’t sent LOCI 💀

[shut nova]

Yea that’s the whole point

[glad fossil]

it’s still early!! send it by jan 30-32

31** lol

[small gust]

literally why i applied /hj

[peak abyss]

I EDed because i wanna be a ‘Cat 🤷

Also /hj tbh

[fathom storm]

I want that merch

No cuz im@applying to NYU AND NU like

I love purple

the color purple

the movie

like

🤭

[pine galleon]

wrigley or soldier field would be the bougie options

wrigley somewhat works cuz we play some games there already

but if we wanna be cheap mfs we're going for seatgeek stadium

[small gust]

fr

uwash is purple asw

[fathom storm]

Buy my purple merch and go 😭

[wide slate]

interview tmrw 🙏

or todya tehcnically

cuz its past 12

[analog thunder]

i hope not

wrigley would be perfect

[verbal oasis]

good luck!

[dense dove]

holy fucking shit

LOL

my interviewer sent me an email with the subject line being "Link for meeting today"

which obviously had the link

my interview was on thursday and it went ok

but i replied to that email with my thank you note

and she replied back this morning

and i just saw an unread email with the subject line "Link for meeting today" and had a fucking heart attack

LOL

[wide slate]

just fnished interview

i think it we nt ok

[verbal oasis]

nice!

mines in a week oof

[peak abyss]

LOL

[rigid verge]

Hey guys

Has anyone done their interview

[verbal oasis]

doing mine this saturday

[naive escarp]

doing mine Friday

[rigid verge]

Omg I just did mine

[dense parrot]

I’m doing mine feb 8th

😭😭😭

[split laurel]

No email yet smh

[summer harness]

i have mine in 15 minutes lol

[normal forge]

I did last week

[fathom storm]

haven’t gotten an interview yet

lawlll

[naive escarp]

hope you did well!

[verbal oasis]

i'm in illinois and my friend who's northwestern everything says that they give an interview to almost all illinois residents.. if ur oos i wouldn't worry

[rigid verge]

Yas it was awesome

[naive escarp]

omg yayy

[orchid tulip]

why did u all apply to Northwestern

[still elk]

its pretty

[orchid tulip]

not a legit reason 😦

[still elk]

its very legit wym

[pliant portal]

honestly no idea

[small gust]

it's purple

[safe spoke]

location, campus culture, major, aid

[peak abyss]

pretty sure that’s why everyone applied 💀

but yeah location + excellent programs

[stuck palm]

I want to see the bean

[safe spoke]

northwestern is my only chicago school cuz wtf is uchicago fr

[stuck palm]

quirky pick me school that cares way too much about ed

[small gust]

ok ouch uchicago is amazing

(i got deferred ea)

[stuck palm]

case in point about ed

[safe spoke]

I didnt even apply cuz I missed ea deadline and didnt wanna ed and rd is basically a waste of time

[stuck palm]

exact reason why I didn’t LOL

[safe spoke]

everyone ik who applied ea got deferred and everyone ik who applied ed got in 😭

[verbal stag]

aid, location, cool vibe

plus i thought itd be funny to do both NU and UChicago

[orchid tulip]

isnt it evanston

nu I mean

[verbal stag]

yes

[orchid tulip]

oh ok I thought it was in Chi

cuz you said UChicago togetther

I have my in person interview in 8 hours

I hope it goes well

[naive escarp]

Evanston is basically chicago anyways

[orchid tulip]

idk, not living in US 😔

[verbal oasis]

lol i have mine tomorrow gl. also evanston is definitely not chicago

[frosty rock]

does attendance matter

[frosty rock]

do colleges care

about ur high school attendance

[still elk]

im sure itd be fine unless ii was excessive

[verbal oasis]

i heard they get your transcript w/ attendance. at leaset that's what my counselor said lol. as long as it's not too excessive or if there's a reason for absences

[naive escarp]

me neither lol

[safe spoke]

only if your hs puts attendance on the transcript

mine doesn’t

[small gust]

same ^

[misty knoll]

Northwestern accepted me and I was literally chronically absent

[naive escarp]

interview in 40 mins aaAAAAA

[odd flare]

Good luck!!!!! 🍀

[naive escarp]

i yapped so much 💀💀💀💀

[small gust]

What did they ask

[orchid tulip]

Killed the interview

[orchid tulip]

same fr

[small gust]

@orchid tulip

[orchid tulip]

I live in turkey

and it was an in person interview with a grad school graduate

it was really informal

why northwestern

tell me about urself

what would you publish for a journey in your time at northwestern (I said about the social life and bond I'll experience)

[small gust]

ooooh that's interesting

[stoic pebble]

my major is amazingly cool and nothing I’ve ever seen offered at any other school, one of the only top schools that is actually closer to me and not halfway across the country :)))

[small gust]

what major?

[stoic pebble]

Social policy!!!

[verbal oasis]

just finished my interview 🙏 my interviewer was 10 min late lmao

[rough mist]

anyone know rd release date

[dim creek]

Mine was 40 minutes late. It's a good thing, makes them feel guilty

[verbal oasis]

40 minutes what the heck 😭 what was blud doing

[dim creek]

Commuting from his job i think

[verbal oasis]

ohhh i see

[naive escarp]

i feel like mine was reading off a list for the questions

[verbal oasis]

mine definitely was. was yours also typing the entire time lol

[verbal oasis]

me and my friend had very different experiences. i had very traditional interview questions (why northwestern, what do you spend your time doing, how do you delegate your time, what would you change abt ur hs) but my friend was asked what she liked about poland (she's polish) and what she likes to cook LMAOO

she got in 🤷

[naive escarp]

yea lol

[small gust]

aw that's cute

[placid silo]

LOCATION, very recyclable essays that's better than NYU, and cuz they have a pretty dope pre-med program

[placid silo]

bro was your interviewer a woman

[naive escarp]

yea

[placid silo]

was it Cheryl

cuz im getting the same vibes

[naive escarp]

naur it was not

they prob know each other htough lmao

[placid silo]

oh damnnnn

maybe they have similar ways to interview ppl

mine shooed me away in 40 minutes after I exhausted every question I could possibly ask

also asked super generic questions

[naive escarp]

lmao same

but mine was like

at a concert

[small gust]

lmao what

[naive escarp]

she was outside

but i could hear the violins playing in the background 💀

[small gust]

💀💀💀💀

[placid silo]

that is cray cray

[rain tundra]

are interviews selective for northwestern?

[stuck palm]

The only schools that I know of with selective interviews r Yale and Duke

Possibly Harvard but they’re kinda vague

[rain tundra]

Duke ain't selective.

[safe spoke]

harvard isnt selective

[rain tundra]

Harvard is selective for international for sure.

[safe spoke]

well yeah thats diff tho

[stuck palm]

They say they prioritize ppl they need additional info from 🤷‍♂️

[rain tundra]

I have seen MANY get into duke without an interview

[stuck palm]

well same for yale tbh

[rain tundra]

For Yale , I have no idea

[safe spoke]

well selective interview doesnt mean they wont admit you w/o it

[safe spoke]

if they need additional info then yes but if not its alr

[split laurel]

NU is availability

[rain tundra]

Ummm got it thx

What about Dartmouth btw?

[safe spoke]

availability

[split laurel]

Yea

[dense parrot]

Duke ain’t selective

Got an interview and got rejected

[dense parrot]

For the interview*

[robust surge]

just got out of my interview

went sooooooo much better than my stanford interview

[verbal oasis]

yay!!

[robust surge]

though tbf i only found out about it last night cuz i got emailed by the interviewer like a week ago but it got buried in a ton of other emails and she sent a follow-up asking if i was still available today

😭

very straightforward though, even with such short notice most of the questions were pretty easy to answer

[rigid verge]

I want to go to Northwestern.

Does anyone know if they do likely letters?

[plain gale]

I don’t think they do

[rigid verge]

Damn

[split laurel]

Yes

Its not even February

[dim creek]

I know an ED kid who got a call but I think its for a very small minority

[naive escarp]

ik they do likelies for qb --> ed but idk abt rd

[thick helm]

Did everyone get email from them about ISP?

very interesting program!

[tender rock]

Yes. Is this email sent to everyone?

[spiral frost]

i think those interested in the science fields

[safe spoke]

i think everyone who applied got it cuz I applied for political science and still got it

[verbal stag]

Yeah

Idk if it’s worth applying to in my case cause I’m doing pre-med

so I’m left unsure

[safe spoke]

nope

I have 0 interest in stem 😭

[plain gale]

same

[hazy belfry]

yeah i got it roo

im not a stem major but i mentioned pathology in one of my supps

[hazy belfry]

same

i applied as sociology

[stoic pebble]

No

Ahahha

And I applied as social policy

[misty knoll]

If anyone here wants my recs for dorms lemme know

[stuck palm]

Yes! As a music/polisci/anthro major😭😭

[misty knoll]

I don’t think people in medill or SOC get that email

[misty knoll]

SESP love

[stoic pebble]

thanks 😊 r u in sesp?

[misty knoll]

Medill

[stoic pebble]

oh nice!!

[misty knoll]

Fun fact about sesp they have a graduation rate over 100%. They end with more people than they started with. Cause so many people switch in to sesp

It’s a rlly good environment for exploring your interests + it’s not that intense

[stoic pebble]

Omg 😭

Yay I love non intense environments

hope it works out 😭

[misty knoll]

Were you ED?

[stoic pebble]

nope, rd

and i saw sesp admitted a few students a year thru rd....

i really hope this works out i really love the major

[rigid verge]

Can someone pm me and read my app and be honest with me

I just have this gut feeling if I get into a top school it’s going to be northwestern and I want to see how someone thinks I compare

[stuck palm]

Real now i think i have no shot 😭😭

[craggy charm]

when do decisions come out?

[ember harness]

Sometime soon 😄

[glacial sapphire]

All the Indian people here, when did y'all:

1. get the interview application email
2. get the interview request confirmation

And were y'all given an interview or denied?

[robust surge]

i got one, though i didn’t read too much into it since it said i also had to get generally accepted into northwestern and my odds for that are 😬

[small gust]

im indian and didnt get either the interview application or anything related to interview but my classmate did but i dont really know exactly when and i dont feel like asking him

[glacial sapphire]

Fair enough lmao

Thanks anyway

[gilded tartan]

okay uhh did anyone get to know about how you're supposed to convert all tax forms to usd (for intls)

do I make an excel sheet?

[analog thunder]

yes please! (as an international engineering student who wants to socialize)

[peak abyss]

Yes please

plz feel free to DM me I need help

[lament falcon]

me as well 🙏

[ruby ore]

me too!

[floral saddle]

where do people usually study at NU? if that makes sense

like what library or some other niche place

[verbal stag]

no interview :(

https://tenor.com/view/the-darklnvader-cristiano-ronaldo-raining-gif-13952010

[peak abyss]

lol what

[peak abyss]

dw i never got one

[analog thunder]

doesnt matter whatsoever

[verbal stag]

thank you for the reassurance, American Airlines 757

[verbal stag]

hopefully we do end up getting them then but we’ll see

[analog thunder]

😉

[peak abyss]

I got in bro 💀

I meant that like @analog thunder said there’s no need to worry lol

cuz I got in without it and from what I’ve heard it doesn’t matter

[verbal stag]

Lmao congrats

[south oak]

if i missed my northwestern invite and didnt sign up for interview from like last month should i email and try

[ruby ore]

I mean if you really want to then you can try but as @peak abyss said it doesn’t rly affect you

I also missed the deadline to sign up for an interview but still got in

[dense orbit]

interview application email: 9th jan
interview request confirmation: 9th jan

got interview on 25th jan
have my interview today

[naive escarp]

good luck

[dense orbit]

thank you

[tropic tulip]

I got stood up twice, and now the interviewer is also not replying.

I sent AAC an email but didn't hear back too

should I email the AO about that?

[small gust]

when?

if its been more than a week, email ao

[tropic tulip]

ohh... I sent them 4 days ago.

I guess I will wait for another few days?

[small gust]

yeah

[tropic tulip]

thx!

[tropic tulip]

Just had my interview. The interviewer was really nice!

Was asked about: 1. Why Northwestern 2. Why Major 3. How can Northwestern help me in pursuing my goal 4. How can I contribute to Northwestern 5. My ECs 6. An achievement/event that shaped who I am today

[dense parrot]

Congrats

Thanks for this got my interview next week

[tropic tulip]

good luck!

[split laurel]

No email

[full zinc]

northwestern reached max capacity for interviews my entire school didn’t receive one

[full zinc]

idk im in socal so i lowk expected some northwestern alumni near me

[eager lark]

also got the email and i’m in a major city, oh well

[glad fossil]

are you all going to "f you intended to use the interview to convey part of your story to the committee, please feel free to email additional context to [email protected] and ask that it be included in your file. "

send adddditional context

[unkempt pollen]

lmfaoo same

im glad tho i dont wanna do more interviews😭😭😭

i’ve done 3 so far and still have 3 more coming up😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[unkempt pollen]

no what additional context do they need lmao

[glad fossil]

would it be extra to send a two min video about myself??

they say you can 🤷‍♀️

[unkempt pollen]

I mean did you already make the vid?

If not there’s no shot I’d (personally) go out of my way to make a video for Northwestern

but hey you do you girl

[bitter rose]

didnt get an interview 😔

said they reached ccapacity

[eager lark]

nope i don’t rlly have anything to say

[split laurel]

Wait what email

Bro i didnt even get the reached capacity email

They reached capacity on the number of ppl that they even sent the email to

Ig im an autoreject for NU

Damn

[unkempt pollen]

email astrology 💀💀

[stuck palm]

so confused by ur chain of logic 😭😭

[split laurel]

Im joking that im an autoreject

Not joking about the email

I have received 0 communication from them

Past my portal info like a month ago

[unkempt pollen]

they didnt send u an email to sign up for the interview?

[split laurel]

No….

[unkempt pollen]

you’ll be alright lol stop worrying ab what you cant change

[unkempt depot]

did everyone receive the email regarding the integrated science program (ISP)?

[split laurel]

Yes

[split laurel]

True

[dense parrot]

Yeah I got aswell

[split laurel]

NU is bottom on my list anyways

[dense parrot]

Damn

[split laurel]

Im not going even if i get in

[dense parrot]

What’s ur list

How many skls

[split laurel]

Wait

No

22

[unkempt depot]

damn

[split laurel]

ok its not bottom

i lied

but its not one of my top 15

[unkempt depot]

nu is definitely one of my top 2

[split laurel]

whats the other one

[unkempt depot]

uchicago

i live in illinois so ya

[split laurel]

gotcha

[split laurel]

why didnt u ed to uchicago or northwestern

both of them are ed reliant schools

[verbal stag]

No interview :(

[safe spoke]

its based on availability anyways

[glad fossil]

im still confused by their comment about sending them additional context, e.g.

like should i seize this opportunity or just leave it be

[split laurel]

they never even sent me the email to signup bro

[dense parrot]

Yeah same

I just got assigned one tho

[glad fossil]

last year 3/24 i believe

generally late march :)

[split laurel]

i genuinely have 17 decisions from 3/24 to 4/1

i have 15 RDs but i got deferred from 2 EAs

so total 17

[unkempt depot]

Cuz i did rea yale

[stoic pebble]

got an interview

....

so why did they say they need to get it scheduled asap???

what does that mean

they graduated so long ago and theyre in my school!!!! (education)

[split laurel]

u got this

if i get rejected ill go to ut austin/georgetown

[unkempt depot]

same

[small gust]

i didn't even get that email??💀

[small gust]

same

and Northwestern is one of my #1s

[split laurel]

Ok but i actually reside in the US rn and Nu does inpersons

Urs might have actually been an availability issue

Mine def wasnt

[split laurel]

Doesnt matter ur getting into uchi

[small gust]

MY CLASSMATE GOT ONE

IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY

THE SAME INTERVIEWER CAN DEF INTERVIEW ME AT THE END OF JANUARY????

[small gust]

im really not

also bro why you ghosting 😔

[obtuse agate]

i got lucky for my interview

dude emailed me for my number to facetime

he was pretty chill too

[stuck palm]

Lmao i could not FaceTime for an interview

I would put the Memoji thing on

[obtuse agate]

LMFAOOOOOO

it was only 15 mins for my interview tho so thats kinda concerning

[stuck palm]

meh it’s alright, it’s not like they have a ton of room for the report

[obtuse agate]

ig so

i lavished abt my love for neuroscience and then talked abt being first gen

good thing he was a doctor

[stuck palm]

bam that’s all u need tbh

[obtuse agate]

if i get in im texting him

[stuck palm]

Lmaoo im reaching out to my interviewer for lunch if i get in

[split laurel]

Ok so fs no more interviews right? I didnt get the capacity email can someone ss and send here

I didnt even get the email to sign up for interviews

[stuck palm]

idk i never got that either, maybe based on region

[stuck palm]

me neither but my portal says i opted in

[split laurel]

But u got an interview

[stuck palm]

nah i meant in general

but not for nu

[obtuse agate]

nu was my only interview so far 💀

[stoic pebble]

if it helps u all they said interview reports are due the 11th of feb

[split laurel]

Damn

[stuck palm]

No one from my school applied

I’m assuming they’re doing it by region

[unkempt pollen]

same i’m pretty sure

i do not mind not getting an interview

i already have a shit ton to practice for

[stoic pebble]

I’m sure many applied from my school 😭😭

They only accept people from my hs ED tho 😭😭😭

[normal forge]

it's fine i wish i didn't do an interview for northwestern

i did so bad on mine

i have just did bad on one question and i talked too much so it's not looking good for me

[hazy belfry]

so we all did bad on nu💀

Mine didnt even introduce herself

[normal forge]

i stg my interview was half an hour

she seemed in a rush LOL

[dense parrot]

Got my interview in 2 days

What did you guys wear

[dense orbit]

I just wore jeans and a hoodie

[dense parrot]

Alright

Sounds good

So like casual

[dense orbit]

yep! my interview went really well, good luck for yours!

[wooden swan]

seems like internationals didnt get an interview this time

i wasnt really looking forward to one anyways, since my penn interview in ED felt like a joke and it gave me trauma

[dense orbit]

one of my friends who did Northwestern ED1 did get an interview

[wooden swan]

it literally lasted 12 minutes💀

[wooden swan]

intl?

[dense orbit]

yep, she's intl

[wooden swan]

damn they musta got a lot of rd applicants maybe

i havent received any rd interviews whatsoever soo

[dense orbit]

ah yeah, i only received one for northwestern

heard that harvard's intl interviews are selective but i am domestic so idk how that works

[wooden swan]

all the best, applied math at mccormick is a dream for me so im hoping for the best too

[wooden swan]

yeah someone from my school got an interview and went on to get accepted

[dense orbit]

oh yeah, NU's applied math is pretty good, i got lucky with my interviewer since her daughters also did applied math

[wooden swan]

guess it couldnt be too bad with no interviews maybe(or who knows i may still get one haha)

[wooden swan]

neat! wow

you got into purdue applied math too right

[dense orbit]

yes, although i was really hoping for UMich and well, CMU

[wooden swan]

haha cuz i just saw your message in the purdue thread

[wooden swan]

same for cmu but alas

[dense orbit]

ended up getting deferred from both

[dense orbit]

ah yeah

[wooden swan]

oh deferral thats not bad, rooting for you

i got flat rejected so ehh

[dense orbit]

oh shoot, i am still yet to find a mellon college of science admit

gone through reddit and collegeconfidential

[wooden swan]

right yeah cant find em at all on a2c

did mcs rates seriously plummet

why do i make bad ed choices

first penn with like 8000 applicants and now cmu where im yet to find an mcs admit

[dense orbit]

don't know but if there weren't any admits, then i think a deferral is pretty good for RD

[dense orbit]

i too made a mistake with my REA

[wooden swan]

yeah, guess so

but well im narrowed down to my rd's now

[dense orbit]

Purdue's not that bad tbf, but yeah, I would pretty happy if I even got into 2-3 RDs

[wooden swan]

next up is uw seattle on my list with a great applied math program too

[wooden swan]

yo id cry if i get into one(except uw seattle)

[dense orbit]

my next decision is UIUC for Math & CS (i honestly did not know that UIUC had a great CS program)

[wooden swan]

but even for uw seattle id be over the moon

[wooden swan]

oooh best of luck, i got in for math

[dense orbit]

oh solid

[wooden swan]

since i didnt wanna commit for cs just yet

and i thought itd be better to transfer anyways

[dense orbit]

was it your first choice or second choice?

[wooden swan]

first

[dense orbit]

ah

i hv kept math as 2nd choice in case i don't get math & cs for 1st choice

[wooden swan]

good decision

all the best fellow applied math applicant

[dense orbit]

thank you, likewise!

[wooden swan]

i swear i just cant find em anywhere haha

[dense orbit]

so true, there are very few of us

[stoic pebble]

omg my interviewer is a substitute teacher at an elementary school ☺️

[split laurel]

lol

[humble forge]

i have a northwestern interview tmr are there any tips yall recommend i do before then?

[split laurel]

wear nice clothes, dont look unkempt, and just.. be yourself honestly. don't be overly serious or humorous if that isn't you.
i did like eight interviews (got super unlucky 💀 ) and they all usually are like:

• interviewer introduces themself
• interviewer asks you to introduce yourself
• you are asked about what you do in your spare time (eg. ECs)
• you are asked about a challenge you had to overcome (can be EC related, or some other life challenge)
• you are asked why that school
• you are asked about your major and why
• maybe asked some other common question, like favorite subject, book, 5 words to describe yourself, etc.
• at the end of the interview, have some questions prepared to ask them about the college and really demonstrate that you are invested in that college and really wanna know more, or things personal to that interviewer. for example, what was your favorite course? what would you change about ___?

credit to 'k upenn 26'

whom i dont wanna cold ping

[humble forge]

alr ty

[toxic nymph]

I'm an intl rd applicant and I had an interview

[dense parrot]

Yo maneyet was ur interview similar to one above (I’m imtnernational aswellll)

[toxic nymph]

It was different. I was asked the usual questions like introduce yourself, why NW, what are your interests and stuff, but also questions about my environment like what problems my city and school were facing, and that was the majority of the interview

[tropic tulip]

I also had one

[stoic pebble]

My interviewer casually told me that they had several other interviews the same day and during the week

From kids in my area

[small gust]

LOL my friend storied a cafe on saturday and i realized on sunday it was the same cafe i had my interview so i asked him and he said yeah he also had his interview there 💀

[fathom storm]

be different and ask what they didn’t like about the college

i heard they like it when they see u as someone who wants to find the differences in colleges

positive and negative

[safe spoke]

yeah i usually ask this and more often than not people tend to say similar things usually about how the school didnt prepare them enough for the job market

[dense parrot]

Also do I needa bring anything?

[dense parrot]

How long were y’all’s interviews

Mine was 35ish min

Wish it was longer tbh

[stoic pebble]

mine was 40 smth i think

it doesnt really matter

[split laurel]

0

Didnt get offered

[unkempt pollen]

bro u still on this😭😭😭

u gotta chill dawg

[small gust]

lol me too

northwestern is my dream school 😔

[floral saddle]

me too shawty

they accidentally pressed deferred instead of accept

[pastel wharf]

yield protection fr

[dim creek]

Im pretty sure they deffered like 2 percent so if your mid year grades were good you probably have a solid 35% chance

[floral saddle]

yeah i got straight As and sent a pretty good loci

i’m not too worried but then again i got a plan b

[naive escarp]

40ish

[analog thunder]

i got in ed without interview dw

[split laurel]

Lol

[analog thunder]

i see no interview as a good thing

if u do amazing on ur interview, it could help, but not much

if u mess up, it could rlly hurt u

but obviously, if u get an interview offer, u dont wanna turn it down

[split laurel]

True

[floral saddle]

tbh it’s only gonna hurt you if u say a slur or talk shit about the school

99% of the time it’s gonna boost u a little

[dim creek]

I agree it adds a little charector to your profile, and its pretty hard to have a bad interview. That being said if you didnt get one no effect

[rich solar]

Hey I was wondering if anyone gotten their CAESAR checklist

I submitted financial documents and they said it will be uploaded in the checklist but I didn't get any email regarding the portal itself.

[hazy belfry]

what is that?

[rich solar]

I think it's like a financial aid checklist

I just got a mail saying they'll update it there...

[rain tundra]

Yes

Long time back.

[rich solar]

Really! I guess I have to email the admissions office now

[rich solar]

btw when did you get it?

[rain tundra]

around 11th of last month?

it's nothing serious or smth

[rich solar]

Oh, I just noticed last week...

Now I'm anxious

[rain tundra]

dont worry

they didnt tell me anything after sending that

i think they wont move forward with that before making an admissions decision

[rich solar]

Hmm I don't have any documents other than the css since I'm intl. I'm just gonna hope for the best ig.

[rain tundra]

i didnt send css btw
i did isfaa maybe

did you get any interview or smth?

[rich solar]

No they said getting an interview for my region is not possible and all slots were filled in jan itself

wbu?

[rain tundra]

nope too

you are low efc?

asking bcas i am

[rich solar]

I think so, I'm middle income in my country

[rain tundra]

which other unis did you apply to?

[rich solar]

mostly tech uni and ones with good scholarships and aid

My stats and ec are mostly good compared to the ones in my school , so I applied to a lot of reaches.

[rain tundra]

any good situation with interviews? 😦

[rich solar]

Nope I emailed a lot of them, and they said It's not possible given my region

I live in the middle east

[rain tundra]

i mean some unis tend to interview even if you are out of their region coverage

[rich solar]

but i'm an immigrant there... this makes it more complicated to get an interview ig

[rain tundra]

for example
the kids from my country get interviews (from people not from my region)

[rich solar]

Oh I heard that too but all the uni I email said the former and also that all the slots were over and they are optional

[rain tundra]

ummm 😦

[rich solar]

where are you from if you don't mind me asking?

[rain tundra]

just a small south Asian country

[rich solar]

I'm from asia too

[rain tundra]

SAT?

[dense kiln]

Is there a northwestern 2028 discord server? I just found out this server existed and was wondering if there was smth for NU. I was accepted ed1

[strong flume]

what program are you planning to pursue

I know nothing about a NU discord server btw, sorry 🥹

[dense kiln]

im admitted to mccormick

so im probs doing smth engineering

[strong flume]

mmmm ok, I applied RD to NU so I wont know anything for a bit

does NU offer an engineering CS degree?

[dense kiln]

theres cs in both weinberg and mccormick yea

[strong flume]

just looked it up, yep

[dense kiln]

ba for weinberg and bs for mccormick

[strong flume]

I would probably pursue CS through McCormick

if I were accepted and decided to attend

I live in Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan so NU is like 5 or 6 hours south for me

[dense kiln]

nice

[strong flume]

yeah NU is the closest "good" school to me

like T50

although NU is up there isnt it?

[dense kiln]

its 9th on usnews

[strong flume]

oooh

that is pretty sweet lol

I usually dont take rankings too close to heart but that is nice number :)

oh but Weinberg has Data Science, mmmm if i were to attend id probably actually choose that

[dense kiln]

u can double major across schools

so idt it matters much

[strong flume]

yeah it wouldnt matter too much either way, but i may look into double majoring if I go to NU, that sounds like fun

[dense kiln]

yea

[rigid verge]

if i got an interview is that a good sign or no sign?

[dense orbit]

it's based on availability and is not selective so in terms of admissions chances? no, but it's an opportunity to add more depth to your application

[rigid verge]

Okay yay thank you

[pastel berry]

Y'all fellow prospective wildcats who didn't get an interview

I mailed admissions asking if I can structure my optional "additional context" file to address one of the unanswered NU supps

And they said yes

[peak abyss]

Thats actually insane lol, good thinking

[pastel berry]

Yeah esp because they said "since you didn't get an interview, we provide you with the option to add additional context to your admissions file about whatever you felt you've missed out on conveying to us"

[peak abyss]

That’s really useful, good find

[glad fossil]

This inspired me to write that additional context..

So I did. :)

I'll send it today.

[solar mural]

they have interviews?

[stoic pebble]

...

does it mean anything if northwestern requested idoc documents from me?

i turned everything in i believe

which is odd

[rigid verge]

Yes I did mine a week ago

[solar mural]

if i didnt get it

it means i am rejected?

[analog thunder]

no not at all

it just means there were no interviews in your area

[rigid verge]

not at all

[tropic tulip]

no

[small gust]

i realized i haven't talked here much

wsg northwestern gang

my dream school since 10th grade fr

[pastel berry]

Lol

Is Northwestern the T10 with the least active thread or smth

3k messages bruh

Nvm it's Caltech

[small gust]

💀

[floral saddle]

ong dream school fr

[rigid verge]

I need to get in here

So bad

I am going to lose my mind think about it

Chicago 😄😄😄

[dim creek]

When im back in chicago

[rigid verge]

LOL

[ruby ore]

wsg everybody

a little too quiet in here…no?

[unkempt pollen]

what do you want us to say😭

[ruby ore]

honestly you’re right idk

was just bored ngl

[unkempt pollen]

lmfaoooo

all good

[ruby ore]

congrats on Yale !!

Dream ivy

what do you plan on majoring in?

[unkempt pollen]

aww thank you :)

[unkempt pollen]

molecular biophysics and biochemistry!!

[unkempt pollen]

yale is actually so firee

i love everything about it

the environment

the people

the food
omg

the academics

campus

cant wait

[ember harness]

ngl the food looks dope there

[ruby ore]

nah frr if I was contemplating applying REA but didn’t wanna risk it cuz I didn’t feel like ivy material 😭