Unhappy at Northwestern :(

chnews
Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:15:58 +0000

I wouldn’t discourage you from applying and, of course, the situation may be oppressive and intolerable, and maybe you alone can see that. But I would encourage you to consider three things:


Three years seems like a long time when you’re 19 or 20; it’s really not as long as it seems.
In the one year since you applied to Northwestern, the competition for enrollment spots at the top colleges has grown from difficult to fierce. I didn’t see you mention anything about the places you’re considering, but I imagine that all the very illustrious places you considered last year will be more difficult.


If you want to consider places that aren’t as renowned as Northwestern, but better fits anyway, you would have an easier time, or maybe the increased competition doesn’t affect your specific chances.

Just saying…look at the numbers of freshman applicants this year and prepare to be shocked. Northwestern, as an example, is north of 30,000 applicants.


If transferring means you need to spend 5 years in college, really think twice.


One other point…and this is easy for me to say…but maybe Northwestern needs more gay people. Why let homophobia push you out of a place that, at one point, you were otherwise highly motivated to attend?