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04-14-2008, 06:32 PM
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| definitely got the wrong person
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04-14-2008, 06:36 PM
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| icy9ff8,
I think you got the wrong person. I thought BK's post was 90% positive. NU isn't perfect and I don't expect everyone would give it 100/100.
BK,
If you go by #people winning Fulbright and awards like that, NU is comparable to other top schools. Last year, NU had the 4th-highest number of winners. https://us.fulbrightonline.org/docum...hronicle_1.pdf I honestly believe NU students are as driven as others overall. Otherwise, NU wouldn't be a target for just about every top investment banking and management consulting firm, which looks for not only smart but highly motivated and driven people. There will be people who are "just going through the motions" but you will find the same in other top schools too.
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04-14-2008, 06:38 PM
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| haha, icy, believe it or not, there are quite a few people at every school who aren't 100% content w/ their school, even students at the good schools. There was a poster on CC who wasn't happy at cornell, so transferred to NU, and wasn't happy there so tranferred to UPenn. I myself personally know at least 3 friends from my h.s. who aren't happy with NU, although my other friends there love NU. | |
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04-14-2008, 06:44 PM
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| i think i know whom you are talking about. is he happy there now? i hope he won't be upset when he discovers penn doesn't have higher SAT than nu.  | |
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04-14-2008, 07:00 PM
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| last time i heard, he was complaining how the strangers on the streets didn't think UPenn was prestigious enough. He said that normal people think of Penn State when they hear UPenn. This person must be one of the most pathetic human beings i ever saw here on CC, to attend 3 different top schools in just 3 years bc of the perceived prestige. I even saw this poster's facebook profile a while ago, and he had like 6 friends from NU and cornell combined. | |
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04-14-2008, 07:02 PM
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| patslee88: Yes, of course I know that. That is what the "average freshman retention rate" figures take into account. Sorry if I have the wrong person, although I can verify this. It is interesting because the person I thought it was is unusual for Northwestern & his group has had a couple of hospitalizations for excessive alcohol. Gold chains, tough guy attitude, the world revolves around NYC & Northern NJ. And they drink every single night. And it is difficult to do well at a demanding school under these circumstances. There aren't too many freshman frat members who complain like this student. Sorry if I am wrong, but if I am not, I understand the issues in this case. Sorry BK, I am sure that I confused you with another student.
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04-14-2008, 07:07 PM
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| consider it verified, you without a doubt have the wrong person | |
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04-16-2008, 12:10 AM
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| lol so your girlfriend didn't just break up with you and you don't waste all your time drinking? this thread has turned into yellow journalism/soap opera status | |
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04-16-2008, 12:25 AM
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| This is so random. how were you guys able to trace his online identity to his real-life identity? | |
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04-24-2008, 01:46 PM
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| The Daily Northwestern ran a very interesting article about NU as a backup for the Ivies last week. Is NU a safety school? - The Weekly | |
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