NU Wildcat Days 2013

Ruby789
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:59:31 +0000

We just got back from the first Wildcat Days session! It was FANTASTIC! My D was blown away. We arrived Friday night, so had the weekend before the event. We went to the Admissions Office Saturday morning and got some ideas of things to do. My daughter wanted to go on a tour, so we joined one with a student who was in her major. I wasn’t thrilled at the idea of a tour, because I thought I had retired from tours once D submitted all her apps. But the young man giving the tour was informative and since most of the students in the group were admitted students in the same major, he answered a lot of specific questions that were helpful. After the tour my D wanted to go through all the science buildings, which was really interesting. She looked at labs and the facilities and postings about the projects going on. We also went into the beautiful Deering library, which isn’t included on tours - well worth a visit. Apparently the aquatics center is suggested stop, but we didn’t make it over there. We did go to the walking path on Lake Michigan - GORGEOUS! And we visited a beach just south of campus. An alum got my daughter connected with a student, and she was able to spend some time in a dorm. That’s all there was time for before the Wildcat Days stuff began. I didn’t go to the morning sessions, but there’s another tour and specific college talks. My D was incredibly impressed by her talk. I kept getting texts about different things she liked. The main reason for a parent to be there is the afternoon sessions. If a parent wanted to talk to fin aid, they should make morning appts. My D wanted to attend certain sessions, and asked me to attend her second choice sessions, so that between us she could cover them all. She attended the Prehealth and ISP sessions, at the same time,I attended the Brady Scholars, and Career Services sessions. Boy, the two students who lead the Brady Scholar sessions are really remarkable people. Any students who are majoring in Weinberg should check out the Brady Scholars program session. WOW.

One thing that my D said, was that all the admitted students she talked with were considering NU as a first choice. Something she didn’t see at some previous admitted student events at other schools.

All in all, very worthwhile visit to Wildcat Days.