hoping to dispell some rumors about NW

jennysupALLnight
Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:45:11 +0000

tee06–
If you can manage the loans/finance aspect of it, I would definitely come to NU. I’m from Cali myself and deciding to go extremem and come here was the best thing I have done. I had to decide between USC and NU and I’m really happy I made the choice…

I have to agree w/ everyone that academics aren’t a joke. The only kids who don’t have tons and tons of homework/reading [such as music majors] make up for it with their class schedule. They can often go to class from 8-4 and have no homework where the rest of us only have 2-3 hours of class a day but piles of reading.

People here are pretty intellectual, I’d say. Yes, the profs want to get you jobs but they also want to make you think. I’m in Medill [journalism] and the faculty def. want to set us up w/internships, etc. but they also just want to make us amazing writers and make us think about our role in journalism. Also, the poli sci classes are crazy intellectual.

With snobbiness, I feel like it’s pretty balanced here. There are the snobby kids who wear brand names and polos [sometimes two, layered] but there are also the kids who are on crazy loans and know they have to be sensible when spending their dinero. I don’t feel like snobby people are dominant…you can just find other ppl to hang out with.

Good luck deciding, msg me if you have any questions!