Northwestern University (2024-2025)

[dusty oxide]

or do they still consider if you submit it

[wintry lark]

they consider it if you submit it

[nova agate]

is it worth applying to nw with mid stats

[snow vessel]

im mid stats too and applying :/

[nova agate]

have u gotten any other descisions

[vapid sleet]

IS THERE AN APPLICATION EXTENSION FOR THIS LOL???

or am i tripping

i know princeton extended
praying either cornell northwestern or both extend too lol

[feral reef]

That's it?

[formal lodge]

yeah

[feral reef]

Have you done this bfefore?

[formal lodge]

i wrote duolingo test

so idk how it works

[feral reef]

Hm alright

I have two things that I'm unsure about

1. The ielts account is made with my mother's email (I'm a minor)

2. Do I put my applicant number in the case number?

[balmy zinc]

depends what mid means to you lmao

[vapid sleet]

should i do the optional supp

also has ayone seen the post of the guy that got into northwestern by writing one sentence for why orthwestern lmao

[nova agate]

like i have internships and published research and all the normal ecs but my sat isnt submittable and my gpa is 4.2 weighted with 8 aps so unweighted idk what it is but ive had a lottt of B's

[vapid sleet]

is there an extension?

[vapid sleet]

if you dont apply you'll never know

[wintry lark]

where does it ask why northwestern?

[vapid sleet]

ye that one lol

oh no it was a prompt from 3 years ago

thats why

[rotund mango]

Define mid

[nova agate]

#1268257216310411326 message

ive also alr been rejected from easier schools than nwu

[rotund mango]

There's lots of gambling

In college admissions

Especially in elite ones

I got rejected from many worse schools

If you don't mind, what is your sat? I think people often overestimate how good their sat needs to be to submit

[plucky dagger]

i am applying w mid stats too

[lunar canyon]

same

well. my sat is good. my gpa is cooked

[plucky dagger]

i dont have any more schools I want to apply to so im doing it for fun.

[plucky dagger]

my SAT is alright my gpa is midmidmid

i like my essays tho but idk

[steep glade]

for the 300 word essay

how much of it should be about my background

bc i feel like most of my essay is just me talking abt northwestern

[lunar canyon]

i kinda went back and forth

background nwu backgrounnd nwu

[steep glade]

i see

im just so anxious rn

i had one of my friends who got in ED read my essays

and he said it contained too much info

[elfin juniper]

did northwestern extend application time?

[steep glade]

no clue

[plucky dagger]

i did 75% my background

or i guess 2/3s

[slim sorrel]

ngl, i js included NU on other essays

this one mainly focused on me

and a small paragraph ab nu

[fiery hamlet]

I went 50/50 lmao

[steep glade]

I’m not exactly a diverse applicant so I’m just not comfortable talking about my identity super deeply

[slim sorrel]

no yea thats fair

[steep glade]

totally crashing out rn

[rough meadow]

if i submit a few hours late

will they kill me

[wintry lark]

I dont think common app lets people submit applications past 11:59 their time

[balmy zinc]

possibly

wouldn't risk it

[rough meadow]

im justing coalition

im using**

oops

i submited pt1 and hopefully it lets me submit pt2

[wintry lark]

oh, then no idea

[rough meadow]

oh okay

[hoary crescent]

can recommendations be sent after jan 2nd??

[plucky dagger]

yea think so

[fiery hamlet]

submitted on the minute of the deadline ☠️

[wintry lark]

ya, recommenders always have a little grace period since it's not up to them when the application gets submitted on the applicant's end

[snow vessel]

some1 read my essays pls (college+)

[marble cipher]

anyone know how soon portal comes out after submitting?

[nova agate]

1430

its def below the 25% 😭

[wintry lark]

they usually email portal access out the morning after

[snow vessel]

yo wuts NU difference between CS @ arts n sci vs eng

i think some1 asked but i forgot

[sage quarry]

guys does anyone know why this doesnt work 😭

i swear on my life im never using coalition ever again

[rough meadow]

oh...

im using coalition too

[rough meadow]

arts n sci prolly makes u take like language and more humanities courses

and eng is prolly more physics/chem math n shi

[vapid sleet]

can someone review my northwesern supps

does northwestern have an application xtension?

[tall gulch]

does northwestern have a grace period?

[rotund mango]

my friends (both CS majors)

also i dont know about this grace period etc. stuff for sure

but for everyone asking I'd recommend to just submit

I got away with submitting late for at least one app

I don't think you're doomed a few days late

but obligatory I'm not an Ao

[mental basin]

You could vpn to hawaii

💀

[tall gulch]

W strat

[mental basin]

I vpn’d to LA bc im visiting texas😂

[slim sorrel]

crazy 😭

[tall gulch]

nahh that’s actually wild bro 😭

[slim sorrel]

bro had like

5 months 💀

[mental basin]

I have a terrible habit of procrastinating when in my mind I’ve finished “enough”

Like my supps were 80% done for 4 schools but I completed them last night

[teal abyss]

diamonds are made under pressure 😌

[slim sorrel]

did anyone get the portal yet

im waitingg

[snow vessel]

nope no portal

[slim sorrel]

wtf

slow ahh mfs

downloaded everything

no portal

[sinful matrix]

Took 2 days for Ed, probs longer for rd

[slim sorrel]

it sent woo

like 1.5 days tho

[balmy zinc]

I cant find in northwestern takes abstract uuploads

does anyone know?

i put it in additional info...

[jovial gazelle]

chat

is personal essay supposed to be here

or is it in the common application

[snow vessel]

i got da portal

[snow vessel]

i got dis too should be fine

[jovial gazelle]

bet

they lowkey have the cleanest portal of them all

[slim sorrel]

harvard tho sexy

[obsidian wren]

does it mean anything if northwestern hasnt downloaded my app

[mental basin]

no

[runic harness]

[delicate lynx]

I got mine like four days late 😭

[median summit]

did i shoot myself in the foot if i chose the location prompt and only talked about the great lakes and not chicago

[slim sorrel]

dawg wtf😭😭

yes provably

i talked ab chicagos opportunities and allat

[median summit]

bruh

[slim sorrel]

classes i would take at northwestern and how id further learning in chicago

[median summit]

i want to major in env eng focusing on water systems so i just talked about how studying near a lot of water would help me

[slim sorrel]

well did u talk ab northwestern specific resources

[median summit]

yes

a specific research project that combines env eng and some indigenous advocacy ive been doing

[slim sorrel]

well like any resources @ northwestern?

idkk

[rotund mango]

Prob not?

[runic harness]

[jovial gazelle]

what’s a pseudo international

NU is so chill tho i want a private beach

[rotund mango]

American citizen, raised elsewhere

[jovial gazelle]

oh i was wondering, do yall get considered INTL?

[rotund mango]

I don't believe so

[jovial gazelle]

because i’m the opposite: raised in america, but here on a visa so im considered international, at least for financial aid

[rotund mango]

I never even told them about my other citizenship

And I never got any intl oriented emails or anything

[jovial gazelle]

oh damn so just residence

[rotund mango]

My friend who is also dual told them though

And he got put into all the intl stuff

[jovial gazelle]

it’s a pain

[rotund mango]

I think for admissions and finaid it's citizenship/permanent residency that matters

[jovial gazelle]

from tmrw i’m on my css profile grind

[hazy pond]

for admissions its usually residency (like actual residency) and finaid its citizenship/pr status

because you're mostly read with people from ur region even if u are considered intl by visa status

tfw i only know about malta because i had a hyperfixation on L-interdett for a week

[half finch]

personally i wrote the whole essay on 1 coffee shop i saw on northwestern’s information packet

youre chilling based off what you said you put though

[full lava]

Did anyone do the video

Do they even want it cause it's on their website but not the portal

[hardy cave]

there's a video?

what?

[full lava]

It says optional glimpse video

On the website

[hardy cave]

I don't think it's that important

since it's not on commonapp at all or anything

[vale flicker]

hi

[rotund mango]

Hello chat

[delicate lynx]

No

[delicate lynx]

I doubt they care

[worn trail]

Is there a deadline extension for northwestern?

[slim sorrel]

bro 😭 is everywhere

[worn trail]

just answer the question

[delicate lynx]

no

afaik

[slim sorrel]

northwestern deadline extension was jan 5th (if there was one)

so no

[jovial gazelle]

my pookie NU comes first

best portal

[rough meadow]

they told me the extension was till the 6th

[slim sorrel]

well 6th alr passed

steven is done for

[rotund mango]

There is probably some chance they'll still consider it if submitted now

Up to him whether he wants to invest time, effort and money into a process that isn't guaranteed to even result in consideration, though

But colleges are honestly insanely lenient on this crap in my experience

[vale flicker]

What video

oh nvm

looks like these glimpse thingies are just for americans

[rotund wigeon]

I have no idea if it’s worth it or not

[steep glade]

do we have to pay?

[rough meadow]

yea i think so

it costs 22 dollars to activate glimpse

[steep glade]

are they high or something

22 dollars my ass

im not doing it

😆

[slim sorrel]

does the fee waiver cover all?

[rotund wigeon]

wdym

[slim sorrel]

well it said there was a fee waiver for glimpse

is it like unlimited & u dont have to pay..

[rotund wigeon]

its already unlimited without the fee waiver so im guessing its free and unlimited with one

[slim sorrel]

ok real ty

[delicate lynx]

Waste of time

[fierce gull]

where's "nretsaehtuos"

[delicate lynx]

Southeastern backwards

[fierce gull]

oh loll

[jovial gazelle]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[slim sorrel]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[vale flicker]

guys wtf

glazing colleges on discord so that you get in is crazy

[slim sorrel]

glaze until u rejected dawg

[crisp path]

chat for the why nu bcs of its location i wrote about chicago instead of evanston am i cooked

[delicate lynx]

ur fine

[limpid forge]

Yall think nu’s common app is still open

[slim sorrel]

bro its been 12 days

💀

[limpid forge]

Some people say most schools officially close on the 15th

I wanted to do the rock essay for fun too

[slim sorrel]

who tf said this

😭

[limpid forge]

I dunno

Imma see if its still open lowkey

[rotund mango]

I deadass think there is still a chance they'd consider you idk though lol

[fluid sundial]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[vale flicker]

evanston is an island??

what

[rotund mango]

definitely not, at least in the geography sense

[feral reef]

Did you guys get an email confirming your css submission from Northwestern?

[main forge]

what is the ideal ib predicted grade + sat score for northwestern cs rd international ?

[slim sorrel]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[steep glade]

Oh Northwestern, with your charming and dazzling purple colors, you entrance me beyond what words can describe.

[rough meadow]

Oh Northwestern, with your charming and dazzling purple colors, you entrance me beyond what words can describe.

[steep glade]

wait i just realized entrance has two meanings

didnt know it was spelled the same way

[rough meadow]

oh yeah 💀

[steep glade]

i thought it was enterence

💀

[slim sorrel]

Oh Northwestern, with your charming and dazzling purple colors, you entrance me beyond what words can describe.

[rain skiff]

Oh Northwestern, with your charming and dazzling purple colors, you entrance me beyond what words can describe.

[formal lodge]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[rough meadow]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[slim sorrel]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[alpine fjord]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[slim sorrel]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[rotund wigeon]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[rough meadow]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[spring herald]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[full lava]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[snow vessel]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[slim sorrel]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[delicate lynx]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN

[frozen trench]

accept me 💜

https://tenor.com/view/zanrui-zhan-rui-yap-zan-rui-yap-zhan-rui-gif-23149571

[toxic hinge]

the glaze in here is crazy

[delicate lynx]

FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN FEIN

[spring herald]

You may not have been my first choice, and I might have considered not even applying to you because you're not really my vibe, but at this point you've moved up the rankings to my #3 spot so please accept me otherwise I'll cry

[delicate lynx]

😐

northwestern as a last choice is crazy

[spring herald]

Now it's my third lol

[delicate lynx]

settling for northwestern is also crazy tbh

[spring herald]

Okay not settling

But like

Idk

You know what I mean

[steep glade]

Northwestern is my safety 🥱 you hoes aren’t on my level

[spring herald]

Smh imagine, Harvard's my safety

[steep glade]

Actually Princeton is my safety, bc I applied to the super secret exclusive invitation only “Prestige League” 😱 a collection of 8 private schools in the 4th dimension that all have an acceptance rate below 0.000001 percent

[spring herald]

4th dimension? Smh I applied to the 5th. Because of my stats, even the best colleges like Ball State and Squidward Community College are safeties for me, when they're extreme reaches for the rest of you laymen. I've already gotten accepted to 5/8 of the 5th Dimension colleges, with 100% full rides from all of them. I'm expecting acceptances from the last 3 next week

[steep glade]

yoo ball state mentioned ⁉️

[slim sorrel]

balls ur state

[delicate lynx]

same, given my qualifications it has a 100% acceptance rate

[jovial gazelle]

Northwestern, please let me in. Without you, I'll be stuck in the Northwest direction of my heart.

[slim sorrel]

Northwestern, please let me in. Without you, I'll be stuck in the Northwest direction of my heart.

[steep glade]

Northwestern, please let me in. Without you, I'll be stuck in the Northwest direction of my heart.

[slim sorrel]

Northwestern, please let me in. Without you, I'll be stuck in the Northwest direction of my heart.

[woeful stag]

Northwestern, please let me in. Without you, I'll be stuck in the Northwest direction of my heart.

[spring herald]

Northwestern, please let me in. Without you, I'll be stuck in the Northwest direction of my heart.

[rough meadow]

Northwestern, please let me in. Without you, I'll be stuck in the Northwest direction of my heart.

[vale flicker]

bro is in the left atrium

[delicate lynx]

northwestern I got beef with u ❤️🙏

[alpine fjord]

northwestern i got chicken with u ✋ 😒

[jovial gazelle]

can we track financial aid

[delicate lynx]

wdym

[jovial gazelle]

like if docs got received

[slim sorrel]

yes..

theres a section in the portal

😭

but ya fafsa wont show up

until later

[rustic beacon]

When does northwestern usually come out? On Ivy day?

[steep glade]

i think before

[rotund mango]

Yes, generally before

[jovial gazelle]

where

these are the only tabs i see

god this school is so beautiful

i should've eded

like the purple is so nice

[steep glade]

It is

[jovial gazelle]

it's acc sublime

[jovial gazelle]

yea imma kms

[steep glade]

Some pics I got when I visited in October

I should have ED 😢

Then I could sleep in peace

[formal lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/attack-on-titan-season3-eren-mikasa-armin-gif-20214159

[slim sorrel]

oh i have it

idk abt urs

[hallow pond]

typically in past years what day has Northwestern come out?

[delicate lynx]

very late March

they tend to be among the last schools in every decision round

I think it was March 27 last year

[steep glade]

Bruh

[rain skiff]

same day as ivy day

[rain skiff]

Chat wtf is northwestern ISP

[quiet fern]

Yeah i gott hat too

what that mean

[pallid bobcat]

guys

[pale lion]

Did everyone get invite for integrated sciences program

[pallid bobcat]

I think they send it to everyone yes

like applying for anything in stem or math

[pale lion]

How many get in every year

[hardy cave]

25-30

I believe

It’s a highly selective program

And very tough(I hear most people drop it)

Essentially equivalent to doing a triple major

[steep glade]

Accepted ppl only?

[proven willow]

i got email abt it

[quiet fern]

I think everyone who applied engineeriyn gets it

i assume

[steep glade]

Got it thanks

[quiet fern]

i thought the same thing

wouldve been hype

[proven willow]

idk i applied maths and got it

[quiet fern]

Yeah basicqlly all stem majors

[full lava]

I applied Bio and got it

Makes sense

[full lava]

Is it worth applying

[delicate lynx]

I have heard a lot of stuff about ISP (apparently it’s very prestigious but also insanely rigorous, tanks your gpa, way more work than normal, most ppl drop the program)

Also yeah they send the email to everyone who applies for a STEM subject it doesn’t mean you were accepted

[hardy cave]

Uh tbh

Idk

I mean I was considering it

Cause I’ve taken physics chem and bio

But tbh it’s crazy rigorous

[pale lion]

How rigorous compare to mit

[hardy cave]

Definitely more bro

It’s essentially a triple major

Plus hella math

[pale lion]

Ong r h serious

Why would I apply to that then

[steep glade]

Oh hell nah

I need my sanity

[hazy pond]

my friend rly wants ISP lol

[proven willow]

isp sounds cool i’m ngl

college goals are to burn out fr

[solar vale]

i kinda wanna apply for it but i feel like it’s not gonna leave enough room for my interests in the humanities lol

[remote gust]

do you submit the loci as additional applicant info in the portal or email my regional admissions officer directly

[turbid stirrup]

I did both

[jovial gazelle]

i'm so excited for isp if i get it

[little stirrup]

a

[twin sable]

b

[full lava]

c

[rain skiff]

e

[formal lodge]

f

[slim sorrel]

g

[rough meadow]

h

[delicate lynx]

i

[rough meadow]

j

[frozen trench]

l

[rough meadow]

m

[spring herald]

n

[delicate lynx]

o

[slim sorrel]

p

[spring herald]

q

[turbid stirrup]

r

[spring herald]

I should've applied here ed 😭

[delicate lynx]

where did you apply early

[spring herald]

duke

rejected

[steep glade]

ugh same

i could have saved myself so much stress

[delicate lynx]

eh

northwesterns early ar this year was like 10% for non-athletics

17% overall

they got 1200 more applicants than last year

so not awesome

if you got rejected duke you wouldn't have been accepted early northwestern but potentially deferred (?)

[spring herald]

I didn't even get deferred ;-;

[delicate lynx]

yea theres no way you wouldve been accepted early northwestern it had the biggest spike in ED apps of like any school

[delicate lynx]

up over 2000 early applicants in 2 years is kinda nuts tho

[spring herald]

Eh at least my chances of getting accepted still would've been higher than duke

[delicate lynx]

northwestern actually finally outpaced duke for early applicants

crazy

[spring herald]

For non athletes duke's AR is probably still lower for ED

[delicate lynx]

no yeah dukes is def lower im just shocked northwestern got more ed applicants this year

[spring herald]

Eh it makes sense

It's ranked 6 this year

Not sure what it was last year

But lower

So the rise in rankings -> more ed applicants

[delicate lynx]

did you rea?

[delicate lynx]

dukes ed ar is just low ngl

dartmouth and brown are around the same as northwestern

and cornell is easier

how is duke 12% 😭

[spring herald]

🤷‍♀️

[rustic beacon]

Did you get an interview tho

[spring herald]

Duke?

Yeah

I think they try to give interviews to everyone ed though

[rustic beacon]

Ah

[formal lodge]

didnt get a single interview yet

[upbeat wolf]

hi

[floral hound]

a

[vale flicker]

Email jumpscare

Are you guys doing ISP?

[delicate lynx]

wdym email jumpscae

[full lava]

I was gonna ask

[delicate lynx]

the last email i got from northwestern was like

last week

[full lava]

I’m happy they extended the deadline lol

[delicate lynx]

they simply don't love me

a tragedy

🤮

[vale flicker]

it JUST came so you probably missed it

[delicate lynx]

nah but also im not a stem major so

[vale flicker]

ah ok

[vale flicker]

same tbh

My finals end Feb 28

So I might actually apply now

im not getting into isp

but im gonna apply anyway cause the application seems easy enough

google form application is so scuffed 😭

at least have a portal on the nu website

[delicate lynx]

GOOGLE FORM APPLICATION??

[delicate lynx]

isp is not competitive from what i understand

[vale flicker]

I keep reading everywhere that it's 'really hard'

[delicate lynx]

Yeah like the actual coursework is near impossible

[vale flicker]

yes

[delicate lynx]

so nobody signs up and most people drop the program once their gpas are irrecoverable

[vale flicker]

i see

[delicate lynx]

i don't think it's meaningfully more difficult to get into ISP than it is to get into the school as a whole

[vale flicker]

it's been around for a while though, so the fact they still take applications through google forms is ridiculous

[abstract lodge]

Nahhh this is kinda sad. How y'all let Northeastern have more chat activity than y'all 💀 💀

[delicate lynx]

northwestern lacks hype fam idk

nobody wants to go here

[abstract lodge]

It's cause most people in this server are smelly CS majors.

[delicate lynx]

Also, where tf is the northeastern thread

I cannot find it

[vale flicker]

oh i should ask my cousin who went to nu if he did isp

[abstract lodge]

Just search it and you'll see it's 20k

[delicate lynx]

nvm found

[steep glade]

I’m just biased for nu bc I’m from the Midwest

[delicate lynx]

idk gang nobody wants to go here

why does berkeley only have 2500 messages

[abstract lodge]

The thread opened recently

[delicate lynx]

UChi isn't in the ten thousands...

engineering major gap goes crazy ig 😭

[abstract lodge]

Do better Northwestern

[delicate lynx]

maybe northwestern is just mid 💔

yo @abstract lodge u were right about the cs majors wtf 😭

mfs just do not have any love for the non CS schools

[abstract lodge]

It's why they're cringe

[vale flicker]

my friend ed'd nu for CS ☠️

[delicate lynx]

Did they get in? 😭

[vale flicker]

no 😭

[vale flicker]

ok so apparently my cousin who went to nu dropped isp cause it was next to impossible to schedule with engineering

and i'm doing engineering ☠️

ah fuck it we ball

[delicate lynx]

Yeah

It’s

[vale flicker]

i'll apply isp anyway

[delicate lynx]

It is

That’s why people don’t do it

[vale flicker]

worst case scenario i drop it

but im him so i wont 🔥

jk

[hardy cave]

yeah that's why I didn't do ISP

even though I had the courseload and stuff for it

[rotund mango]

we're literally better for CS than NEU though

by ranking

and probably mog them in placements, too

so idk

[rotund mango]

I applied CS

and then switched cus fruck that shit

[proven willow]

i mean ig co-ops pretty good for cs

[abstract lodge]

Silly Eric, there's a certain type of people that apply to either schools. Sure, Northwestern has them beat in U.S. News CS Rankings, but Northeastern beats them in CSrankings and the co-ops NEU has makes it a very attractive option for certain kinds of people

[rotund mango]

is CSRanking based on anything other than research output?

Fair point on the co-ops though

[abstract lodge]

I mean it's a better metric than what U.S. News would do which is basically just peer surveys. Point being the rankings are quite dumb.

Add in to the fact that NEU is located in Boston which is a major CS hub.

[rotund mango]

I dont really see why that methodology is better

it doesnt even attempt to account for quality

I mean are we rlly gonna sit here and pretend stanford is #12 in any reasonable ranking? In terms of impact of research its alr above #12

But I digress

NEU is a good CS school

I just have to hate after they tried to take NU acronym

[abstract lodge]

I mean that's why I said the rankings are dumb. A lot of this is subjective or that the methodology's don't work out for majority of groups.

You can maybe do Brown's cs rankings which accumulates a lot of the rankings altogether for a super ranking but, again, all of this is dumb. https://drafty.cs.brown.edu/csopenrankings/

[rotund mango]

Sure

but universally in undergrad context nobody ever takes research output rankings seriously

but for some reasons csrankings gets a pass from people on this

[proven willow]

i mean chicago is also somewhat decent cs hub too

less so directly cs but industries related like especially finance

[abstract lodge]

Compared to Boston though the hub isn't as diverse in the CS field

[abstract lodge]

Sure Chicago is better in regards to finance and is pretty decent in other cs fields, but it's not as great compared to Boston. Not to mention, Northeastern has the co-op advantage and is directly in the Boston area compared to being a 40 minute drive away.

And, again, Northwestern appeals to a different kind of group compared to NEU.

[delicate lynx]

Northeastern is objectively worse but they get more applicants which means more discussion

[upbeat wolf]

if you look carefully, the northeastern kids are 2 to 3 tiers below this cohort

neu make their admission rate extremely low

this is because that their applicant pool is much different / worse than this applicant pool

Northwestern is an ivy league level institution

i would rank right up there with cornell and upenn

[upbeat wolf]

neu are for kids with 1450 sat with 3.7 gpa

nu are for kids with 1500+ sat with 3.9 - 4.0 + gpa

[upbeat wolf]

yeah, i would say uchicago a bit better than northwestern, just a tiny bit. Northwestern overall ranking is about top 10, while uchicago i feel like is always a top 5 nationally and top 10 globally

[abstract lodge]

I know NEU does the admissions gaming but that's just disrespectful bruh

[upbeat wolf]

?

i am telling the truth.

the truth is that neu is always below northwestern

by a huge margin

except their coop

[abstract lodge]

Kids that go to NEU does not mean they're worse than kids in NU. Plenty of people from multiple colleges can be just as successful in not more in various backgrounds, even if the school is not as prestigious

[upbeat wolf]

sure no problem

but

northwestern overall is "more" successful

it's like nyu and harvard

sure nyu people are successful

but harvard has much more opportunities than nyu

hence better success

[abstract lodge]

I mean that technically depends on the field though.

[upbeat wolf]

of course

i am saying overall

there is a "reason" why neu is below nu

and it is pretty obvious ngl

[abstract lodge]

I mean I agree in that. The issue comes in with your first comment above.

[upbeat wolf]

what is wrong with that?

[abstract lodge]

I'm guessing you didn't mean to word it like that

[abstract lodge]

You do understand this sounds derogatory right?

[upbeat wolf]

not at all. you cant compare kids with 1400 sat with 1550+ sat

there is a reason why they are getting 1400 sat

[abstract lodge]

Yes you can...

[upbeat wolf]

then show me that reason

[abstract lodge]

Show you that reason? My guy, college admissions is literally that

[upbeat wolf]

that is not answering my question. you are dodging it.

[abstract lodge]

Dodging it?

[upbeat wolf]

answer that question.

[abstract lodge]

My guy, college admissions is holistic for a reason

If we were just focusing on success with SAT scores, we would've done just that right?

[delicate lynx]

I have a 3.8 joever

[abstract lodge]

And let's not forget test optional policies exists in a multitude of universities

[upbeat wolf]

sure. But in a hyper competitive enviroment, the more the better.

[upbeat wolf]

that is because they are stupid

sat is the least academic category that people can manipulate / change

your recommendation can be bribed

your grade can be inflated

your extra can be faked

but not sat

[abstract lodge]

No test scores have been cheated before. Look up sat scandals...

[upbeat wolf]

and let me ask you. who are they going to get cheated off?

their neighbors?

i doubt the teacher got a 800 math and 800 english

[abstract lodge]

Cheated off? You do understand there are different kinds of cheating right?

Google SAT scandals

[abstract lodge]

Look, I'm not trying to get into the whole test optional argument stuff, I understand both POVs.

[upbeat wolf]

you are using these extremely rare cases to counter my arguments

not effective

but

[abstract lodge]

The whole point is your comment is just rude. There's plenty of kids in normal state universities that can do just as good or better than kids in top schools.

Like come on man

[upbeat wolf]

alright, i have to go, and i would not be wasting my time on this. you do you man. And if you think a top 50 school is the same as top 20, then kuddos to you. i dont care.

[abstract lodge]

In no way did I say this so stop putting words in my mouth.

[slim sorrel]

☠️

[steep glade]

yall are so unserious

its not that deep

[slim sorrel]

lmao real

[dim pelican]

hi

[slim sorrel]

get this kid out of here wtf

[dim pelican]

stfu

piece of shit

[steep glade]

💀

[floral hound]

freshman type shi

[spring herald]

you're a freshman why are you here 😭

okay let's be real I joined a2c as a freshman too

BUT AT LEAST I WASN'T ACTIVE ON THIS SERVER UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO

[rotund mango]

I don't personally think there is anything wrong with joining as a freshman

But if you're highly active it's probably a sign of neuroticism

[spring herald]

yeah he's saying hi in every single college thread lol

[rotund mango]

Although honestly being highly active at all is a sign of neuroticism Lol

[full lava]

hi
my name is high horse
i am a high school freshman

[rotund mango]

hello high horse

[slim sorrel]

??

[spring herald]

There was this dude who was trolling

[slim sorrel]

yes the freshman 💀

mf

[full lava]

Hey any Nigerian on here who is filling the ISP? If so kindly ping or dm me I have a few questions

[daring rover]

is there anyone here applying for bienen?

[fierce gull]

is ISP app really just a google form???

[flint moss]

is mid year transcripts required or optional?

[rotund mango]

Required I think

[hardy cave]

Yo gang when does this school come out

[rain skiff]

i think 25th march or something

[hybrid grove]

6 acceptance 👀, would you mind naming them?

I'm here with 2 rejection and all 15 are in RD

[ivory sand]

My best guess is 28th march

[hardy cave]

UIUC umich rutgers(instate) UMD RIT Purdue

For CompE

[hardy cave]

Don’t they usually come out BEFORE ivies?

[ivory sand]

Did you get your meeit aid for rutgers?

[hardy cave]

Yeah

[steep glade]

i thought so too

[ivory sand]

where do you view it 😭

[hardy cave]

Dean’s scholarship

[hardy cave]

Go to finaid

[ivory sand]

I only see newark

[hardy cave]

Change year to 2026

[steep glade]

its prob gonna come out on a monday

on ivy week

[hardy cave]

Did you get into the honors college

[ivory sand]

I got 0??? but I got into honors college

yeah

[hardy cave]

Yeah just wait then

It’ll come

They’re just not done yet

[ivory sand]

how much is deans schol

[hardy cave]

5k

They changed it this yr

From 10k to 5k

So ur only options for scholarships are

[ivory sand]

i thought it was last thursday of march

[hardy cave]

5k or full ride

[ivory sand]

bruh

[hardy cave]

[ivory sand]

RU screw

[steep glade]

o

[delicate lynx]

Northwestern is usually like the last to come out

In most decision rounds

😭

it was at the end of the ED week too

[steep glade]

Bruh

[rotund mango]

Is it?

My cycle at least it came out like 2 weeks before ivies

[sinful canyon]

https://uchicagoreject.com

[clever otter]

northwestern>uchicago

argue with a wall

[vale flicker]

engineering applicant

let uchicago come up with a half decent engineering program then i might consider what you have to say

[ripe pagoda]

hi

[rotund mango]

my god

its northwestern university

[vale flicker]

holy moly

it's nu

[rustic beacon]

March 26!

[hardy cave]

YEP!

AS EXPECTED

I'm gonna crash out

[rustic beacon]

U got this!

[sharp junco]

Was it just on the portal

Or did they email too

Northwestern RD Decision Date

Admissions portal “anticipates” release on March 26th, 2025

Likely time: 4pm ET
@everyone

[proven willow]

😨

[delicate lynx]

likely time 4pm ET

so they’re gonna release it at like 5:30

[sharp junco]

Idk how Ed panned out

[lean marsh]

y do u ping for that

[rough meadow]

to let ppl know

[snow vessel]

holy moly northwestern university

[rustic beacon]

Portal

[sharp junco]

Not everyone checks on their own

So people tend to like to know

[lean marsh]

fair

[fiery hamlet]

yeah I was never gonna check so cheers

[lavish depot]

yessir

[hidden lotus]

What happens if you don't submit your ED deposit? Is it wraps?

Can u even go to another school

[vale flicker]

depends

why aren't you submitting it

also can you do ISP classes without being in ISP

[delicate lynx]

AFAICT yeah but I’ve submitted it twice and it still doesn’t show as completed in the portal

I got the receipt so i stopped caring

[hidden lotus]

Ah got it,thank you

[hidden lotus]

asking for a friend, Fin aid though

[hidden lotus]

is ISP even worth it

[delicate lynx]

no

[vale flicker]

isn't fin aid the only legit reason for breaking out of ed

if demonstrated need isnt met

[vale flicker]

it sounds fun

so im doing it

worst case scenario, i exploit priority scheduling for a bit then drop out

[hidden lotus]

You sure?

Isn't the drop rate for ISP like 60%

[vale flicker]

who gaf

[hidden lotus]

LOL

[vale flicker]

im built different

[daring rover]

me when i open my email and see an email from northwestern and start freaking out but it was just an email saying my application was complete

[ebon yoke]

they just sent an email today ur application was complete??

[daring rover]

yeah 😭

[ebon yoke]

did u send something really late or something loll

[daring rover]

no nothing

[rotund mango]

its normal

[vale flicker]

fuck i need to do isp

i did not expect to be writing essays in march

[spiral gate]

should i even apply 😭

i can't tell if i would actually enjoy it

[delicate lynx]

I have heard nothing good about it

[hazy pond]

if ur genuinely interested in all of math chem physics and bio yes

the other thing is that since ur chemE you'd take the honors math classes instead of the engineering focused math classes (which imo are better just from looking at the curriculum)

[hardy cave]

it kills your gpa tho lmfao

so tbh

[hazy pond]

ik ppl who have manage

[hardy cave]

I wouldn't bother

[hazy pond]

high risk high reward

[hardy cave]

yeah sure but there's no reason to put that workload on yourself if you're an eng major

[hazy pond]

bc having ISP on ur thing is great for grad school even if u have a low-ish GPA

no harm in js applying

[spiral gate]

yeah thats what ive heard

[spiral gate]

and yeah like i genuinely am but also

from what i hear the isp kids form a little bit of an isolated group and dont socialize outside of isp much

and im tryna be a hot nonchalant and super insightful sigma

not a goofy freaky nerd

[hazy pond]

if ur doing engineering this will generally b ur experience anywhere

ig if ur cming in with a lot of preexisting knowledge u could prolly get away with doing ISP work in less time

so

more socializing

[spiral gate]

hmm fair

i've already studied a ton of the chemistry content and i'm familiar enough with engineer math

[hazy pond]

yeah chemical engineers rnt famously social

[spiral gate]

idk tho im mad lazy and i can't tell if the payoff is worth

[spiral gate]

breakign the stereotype!

[hazy pond]

fair

right but either way ur gonna have to socialize outside of ur major

[spiral gate]

hmm

ik it's hard to answer but u think i could get by just doing ug research/internships for grad school

i'm hoping to snag a phd in cheme and do something energy/biotech'

and apparently isp makes grad school admissions easier

[rotund mango]

I'm gonna be real

Do people who aren't in NU know or care

About ISP

I'm not confident that they do

I don't know though maybe I'm wrong

[spiral gate]

ykw

this might just be mad copium because im lazy

but im not gonna do it because ill have so much extra time to network and coop and internship and make up for it

and ill bag all the top grad schools anyway fr

[vale flicker]

valid

im doing it 😭😭😭

[full lava]

wsg

march 26th i see

[solar vale]

my friend at northwestern, whom i trust with every fiber of my being: “do not, absolutely do not do ISP”

[kind spear]

what did they say about it that’s bad?

[hardy cave]

it's hella work for not much benefit

also I'd rather have actual free time tbh

[vale flicker]

who gaf im built different

im locked in frfr ong

[vital current]

hi

[spiral gate]

i see...

[spiral gate]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[solar vale]

this the type of poetic ahh glaze i was cooking for the supplementals

[delicate lynx]

I lit didn’t write anything about northwestern in my supps

😭😭😭

[vale flicker]

one of my supplementals has the phrase "i shall travel north-west"

i dont remember them anymore

other than that

[spiral gate]

https://tenor.com/view/furina-absolute-cinema-the-peak-peak-gif-14908252554714963116

[vale flicker]

This has truly been our college application cycle

[delicate lynx]

[full lava]

Guys I misspelled Privelige on the first line of northwestern essay

Are they gonna reject me bc of this

[rotund mango]

Doubtful

although it is always best not to find out

[mental basin]

Oh no its spelled privilege

[full lava]

Yes ik

💀

[vale flicker]

bro who does isp think they are

taking two business days to respond to my email

you are NOT that busy lil bro

[full lava]

they took 11 days to respond to mine

[vale flicker]

dawg

it's due on the 15th i need these mfs to respond

when did you email them @full lava

[full lava]

february

[vale flicker]

holy moly

[full lava]

what do u need

[vale flicker]

i have questions on how/if to enter some grades i have for a-levels in the subjects they ask for ap and ib grades in

and also my maths courses have calculus units but theyre not dedicated calc because thats how a levels work

so basically questions like that

[vale flicker]

is nu on spring break rn

[delicate lynx]

Idfk

[spiral gate]

Oh Northwestern, with your campus so gallantly standing on the island of Evanston, I can do nothing but gaze at you with pride.

[rotund mango]

no

we're in reading week

basically, classes have ended but people will soon be taking finals

[rotund mango]

which countrey are you from

if you dont mind

[vale flicker]

india

[rotund mango]

I see

good luck brother

[vale flicker]

thanks bro

[dusty holly]

hey does anyone know about the mmss program

[rotund mango]

I've vaguely heard about it

I've heard it can help you break into finance, quant, consulting etc.

but don't know many specifics

also not entirely sure if it's just one of those things that an NU grad would know about

or if employers actually know about it

[dusty holly]

do you know if it's too hard lol

[rotund mango]

I guess at least in the chicago area, prestigious finance etc employers likely have some NU grads

[rotund mango]

Honestly not too sure

but my guess is it would be pretty rigorous

[dusty holly]

would you say a northwestern econ degree is good enough on paper by itself

[rotund mango]

for what?

but I would say the answer is likelyu yhes

[dusty holly]

for finance in general

[rotund mango]

from what I understand

we have good placements into top investment banks etc.

so I would say yes

but Im only a freshman

so there is that

[dusty holly]

ah dang lol

how has your experience been so far

[rotund mango]

its pretty chill

my main complaint is the miserable weather

I grew up mediterranean so it is like

it is unbearable im gonna be real

otherwise no complaints

[dusty holly]

rip lol

i live in texas

[rotund mango]

I lived in texas briefly

when I was young

like 5

[dusty holly]

might be pretty rough in chicago

[rotund mango]

don'ty remember much

[rotund mango]

yeah definitely lot worse than Texas

[dusty holly]

very hot 😭

it was 90 degrees today

[rotund mango]

Malta is nice

never too cold

rarely too hot

[dusty holly]

is it true that the weather starts becoming bearable in may

in chicago

[rotund mango]

well

im a freshman

so

💀

I deadass dont know

Ask me again in may

Lmao

[dusty holly]

lol

[rotund mango]

but by now its not that unbearable

i mean it was fiercely unbearable

in like early january

for me

but by may yeah it will b e fine Id think

[dusty holly]

how's evanston

i heard it's hella expensive 😭

at least it's safer than uchicago

[rotund mango]

yers

I was about to say

that it's expensive

one thing I'll say though is the bubble tea is not that expensive compared to what id expect

💀

but otherwise

[dusty holly]

what 😭

[rotund mango]

everything else is sooo0o mcuh more expensive than malta

but ok Malta is poor

compared to evanston

so that is to be expected I suppose

[dusty holly]

i thought malta would be rich lol

[rotund mango]

it's about as rich as italy

so compared to the world as a whole

yes

rich

lucky to be born there for sure

but compared to an above average US suburb

its poor

like it is definiutely a first world country

dont get me wrong

[dusty holly]

is it easy getting from northwestern to chicago

like is there any ride fare

i heard northwestern students aren't given the metro pass because northwestern is technically in evanston

[echo totem]

are monthly parking permits good? i noticed it was only $100-150 for the city ones

[dusty holly]

i wonder if things would be cheap around uchicago 😭

[echo totem]

and they’re only 5 mins away from northwestern campus

[rotund mango]

Cheaper probably?

Although my guess is the super immediate area

would be more bougie because of it

[rotund mango]

I dont think like

CTA and stuff

is free

the intercampus shuttle

will take you

to the chicago campus

though

frankly I dont really uhse it though so no real comments on that

[dusty holly]

rip

what are you studying

[rotund mango]

undeclared

but Im thinking

stats/data-sci

[dusty holly]

is that in weinberg

[rotund mango]

yes

[dusty holly]

are the classes hard

i heard there's grade deflation there

[rotund mango]

I had 2 stat classes

so far

201 and 202

201 is like

anything that breathes

will get an A

imma be real

202 was fiercer

[dusty holly]

😭

[rotund mango]

I got an A- in 202

but I barely missed the A

I put in a moderate amount of work

[dusty holly]

did you do MENU

[rotund mango]

No

Ive heard mostly

that it doesnt do much for you

and just makes life more miserable

my friend (senior) took it and advised me against it

[dusty holly]

dang lol

i was thinking about just getting the math over with the first year

[rotund mango]

overall id say

[dusty holly]

can anyone take it though

[rotund mango]

there hasnt been grade deflation really

but I only took 2 stat classes

[dusty holly]

i've heard there's a math entrance exam

[rotund mango]

menu?

[dusty holly]

yeah

[rotund mango]

Yes

I forget what the requirements are

I dont think just anyone can take it

but you dont need to be like

cracked as fuck

because imma be real by the time i enrolled

my brain hadnt thought about calculus in at least 2 years

for even a second

and they invited me

[dusty holly]

dang you took calculus sophomore year?

[rotund mango]

junior

I took bc

and then

I took a gap year

before enrolling

because of medical reasons

(deferred enrollment)

[dusty holly]

ah okay lol

[rotund mango]

Id say

if you have a decent math background

good chance you'll be able to do it

like honestly even just taking ap calc would prob do it but idk what country you're in and what's equi9valent etc

also I could just be lying

💀

[dusty holly]

i'm taking calc bc rn

[rotund mango]

but from what I understand its pretty common to have it offered

[dusty holly]

lowkey getting cooked but i haven't been taking notes or anything

[dusty holly]

though i still don't know how i'm getting cooked i took the course online before 😭

[rotund mango]

u just need single variable

it looks like

and just to haver completed it

so yeah Id say highly likely

you'll be allowed

but again ive consistently been warned against it

like i havent heard a single person tell me they are glad they did it lol

[dusty holly]

dang lol

[rotund mango]

but if ur like hella cracked and math comes easy af for you

then why not I guess

[dusty holly]

but the classes overall aren't too hard at northwestern right

[rotund mango]

So far its been easier

than I anticipated

but my parents fearmongered my whole life

telling me I will flunk out of college

[dusty holly]

btw is there a foreign language requirement

[rotund mango]

and everyone works 15 hours a day

[rotund mango]

for weinberg yes

[dusty holly]

it's not under the distribution requirements but apparently it's required to graduate

have you taken a foreign language class yet

[rotund mango]

no

if u can demonstrate proficiency in some language they dont have

i think u can somehow avoid it

wallah why didnt I learn Maltese 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

[dusty holly]

time to learn some esoteric langauge 😭 🙏

[rotund mango]

bro

great minds think alike

LMAO

[dusty holly]

though i can't think of a single language

[rotund mango]

Maltese bro

get on it

[dusty holly]

that they might not have lol

[rotund mango]

bro