<p>So I’m an old senior and I love NU so much… I think I could work for the admissions office or something. Anyways I have nothing to do these days since I’ve just accepted a consulting job offer this past week! </p>
<p>I love talking about my experience at NU and have done almost everything imaginable on campus from service groups, sports, greek life, tech, music, language, you name it. Please PM me with any questions you have about NU, but don’t ask me stupid questions about tests because that was 4 years ago and that doesn’t matter anymore.</p>
<p>look forward to hearing from you and GO 'CATS!</p>
<p>I’m not completely sure of what I want to major in (I’m thinking either physics or engineering). I’m applying as engineer since I think if I want to be an engineer I’m going to need to take a lot of courses since it’s a rigorous major, but if I don’t want to be engineer it’s usually easier to switch out. So my question is: how easily can you switch between schools at NU? Specifically, from the School of Engineering to the College of Arts/Science?</p>
<p>livexlifexcrazy7, I am also an NU alum, so I can offer some advice. Before I begin, however, you need to tell us more details: why do you not want to become an engineer? What type of career are you seeking?</p>
<p>Well it’s that I don’t want to be an engineer. </p>
<p>Over high school I haven’t had a lot of opportunities to really explore what engineering REALLY is (and I think that’s true of most high school students). Since I’m interested in things related to engineering, I think I might like engineering itself. And again, since most engineering majors have a lot of requirements, I think it’s best to start off on that path and switch out later, in case I don’t like it.
So I basically want to know if NU is flexible enough to let me switch, just in case.</p>
<p>And to answer your question about what type of career I want: I really like doing research (I’ve been interning with a cosmology group since the summer and have really enjoyed it), but I’m not limiting myself to doing research. I really want to explore different options, one of which is engineering. Not sure if that’s exactly the type of answer you were looking for, but let me know if I need to clarify anything =)</p>
<p>Switching between schools from Engineering to WCAS is relatively easy. I hear all you have to do is fill out a one page form and get it signed by some school admin.</p>
<p>Oh this should be helpful, I’ve got plenty of questions about NU haha. I visited there over fall break and I loved it. So a few questions…are there plenty of research opportunities? I want to go into engineering, most likely biomed, maybe chem, and I know I want to go to grad school, so research is essential. Also, how is the quarter system? It sounds really great to me because I have a wide range of interests so I could take a lot of classes…but is the extra workload/weird break times worth it? And how is the financial aid? My brother is going to college next year (I am the year after), and he really wants to go to MIT (he got accepted), which will be very expensive. Are they generous with financial aid? Because otherwise, I might have to go to Purdue, which is instate and almost free. But I’m in love with NU!</p>
<p>You can switch out of engineering easily. switching in is difficult. if you wanna do it, then go for it especially if you’re sciency like that already. it’s a great program and definitely leads to jobs/career because you gain really good experiences</p>
<p>According to one of the videos on McCormick website, 70% of the students have had some sort of research and 30% of the studetns are in Co-op. I suggest you to check out McCormick website. There are tons of useful info there.</p>
<p>im particularly worried about premed. are they weeded out like crazy and earning a high gpa is impossible? and can u give some info on some nonpartying dorms. i wanna stay away from the drinking scene. i heard slivka is a good option. thankss</p>
<p>sixthdeclension: being involved in theater is real tough if you’re not a major, theyr’e very cliquey so good luck getting involved! I tried out my freshman year got a call back but when I told them what my majors were, they cut me.</p>
<p>smarty99: pre-med is deadly here, but if you’re willing to devote your entire NU life to studying then you can get really good grades. The people I know that have near-perfect gpa’s have no life and no friends, so it’s a give and take, i’m perfectly fine wtih my above NU average gpa and all the other things I’ve done</p>
<p>I have a question about majors and minors and certificates. Can i major in one thing minor in another and have a certificate? what is the difference between certificates and minors? what are the restrictions with minoring in something in another school? For example I was thinking of majoring in biology with a minor in political science then possible a certificate in the civic engagement program in another school? is that possible?</p>
<p>Yup it’s pretty much open for your own taking. Now they have this ‘rule of 3’, which means only majors+minors = 3, certificates don’t count though I believe. I’m breaking this rule, but since it’s new, it doesn’t really apply to me anyway. </p>
<p>There really aren’t restrictions in Weinberg, but once you get into other schools like McCormick, Comm, SESP, then it gets dicey because you most likely can’t double major within both schools unless you wanna spend an extra year. Weinberg is the best place to start exploring what you’re interested in.</p>
<p>Yeah you can do ULP. It isn’t terribly useful in my opinion, I have friends who did it and they say that it’s not that big of a deal, but I mean again, it’s all for your own making!</p>
<p>I mean, the way I see it, NU pre-med is deadly because everyone is so smart! The average is a C+/B- in these classes…that’s between a 2.3-2.7, so given that for NU it’s awesome if you have a 3.6-3.7 science GPA, this is a hard crowd to beat. A’s and B’s and C’s are given out are various ratios, but only about 20-30% get A’s/A-'s… it’s not easy, and you have to devote a lot of time to it nightly. perhaps deadly is the wrong word, but it’s tough by far.</p>