<p>Hi,
My son’s a soph at NU. He had an interview at a local alum’s home. It was a positive experience. NU really isn’t a “large” university, but I can tell you that students do get closed out of courses, periodically, but the university seems to try to make things fair. Student get a specific time period during which they can register. Sometimes they get an early registration time, sometimes not, but it rotates. Incoming freshmen fill out a form indicating their top choices for dorms they’d like to live in. Some kids get their top choice, many do not. They all can’t get their first choice, obviously. </p>
<p>I’m sorry that the interviewer came across as harried and rude. Frankly, I think that the Admissions office would want to know this because I agree that it doesn’t seem to portray the university in a very good light. If your daughter is interested in Northwestern, I wouldn’t let this one experience discourage her.</p>