<p>Sam Lee, did you graduate early from Northwestern?</p>
<p>I ask this question because I will not be guaranteed aid for Spring 2007 (last quarter of my senior year). I will like to finish up a senior honors thesis that will take more than one quarter to do. How can I convince financial aid to get me “13th quarter” aid for Spring 2007? I will hate to graduate early and go home without any chance of having a job.</p>
<p>Sorry, I can’t help you on that. I was one of the internationals and we weren’t eligible for any aid.</p>
<p>Goodness, you must have had luck on your side to afford the tuition. I’m looking at $15,000 that I know I cannot afford for 3 months.</p>
<p>On the hand, I don’t see how graduating early would cause much problem in getting a job. If you are worrying about competitive disadvatage, keep in mind people in most other schools finish in early/mid-May. Either you’d be graduting early or late when compared to most others. I am not aware NU grads are in any disadvantage because of graduating a month late.</p>
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<p>LOL! That’s why they like us. :)</p>
<p>At NU, the undergrad internationals are either at least upper-middle class or sponsored by their governments (they are selectively chosen and considered valuable assets for their countries; they are usually obligated to return after graduation).</p>
<p>If you are doing honors, your GPA must be pretty good? Should be a breeze in getting job offers. ;)</p>
<p>Yeah, but I still prefer to stay on campus for my last quarter. I want to do electives, you know?</p>
<p>Well, I like working better–more free time. But then I was a chemE, so I bet your student life is more fun than mine.</p>
<p>Sam Lee, I’m African American Studies and Social Policy double major. Of course my student life is much more fun. I actually like the research too.</p>
<p>The job market in Michigan (auto capital) is not very friendly to non-engineering or non-technology folks like myself.</p>