<p>I don’t think there is summer research program dedicated to incoming freshman, although there are several academic orientation programs:
[EXCEL</a> Program Helps Prepare Incoming Students: McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern](<a href=“http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/article_742.html]EXCEL”>http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/article_742.html)
[Summer</a> Academic Workshop: Office of the Provost - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/provost/about/reporting-units/saw.html]Summer”>http://www.northwestern.edu/provost/about/reporting-units/saw.html)
But I doubt this is what you are looking for. I know a lot of kids (including myself) who did research/internships the summer before coming to NU, just mostly not at NU. Since there are a huge amount of external internships, I highly recommend you considering this an option. Otherwise you will just have to email individual Northwestern researchers and pray. Once you come on campus, you can ask professors in person.</p>
<p>Also, I don’t know how you can be certain that you are the entering class of 2015…</p>