A little help? My chances at NU

zephyr15
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:59:31 +0000

Your in-class experience

First – did you send a thank-you email (or letter) to the professor after the class. If not, I would recommend this. Second – did you introduce yourself to him/her after class (not critical if you didn’t). Finally – when you apply to NU, you can send a second note to theProf, reiterating how much you enjoyed the class and that you’ve applied (mention ED if you’re applying ED). I don’t know whether the NU profs forward these notes to the admissions office, or whether it will help you materially, but I doubt that it would hurt.

In the supplement – When my D applied to NU a couple of years ago, she did mention the name of the professor and how much she enjoyed his class. She added that she was excited that she even understood most of it (even though it was a science class beyond what she had taken in HS). She felt that this showed a specific interest in the school, which is what they’re looking for. If nothing else, it showed that she took the time to write something specifically about the school as opposed to taking the same essay she was using everywhere and (hopefully!!) change the name of the school in the right places.