Will I fit in?

JBM
Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:46:06 +0000

Hi, I recently was accepted to McCormick, and plan to major in mechanical engineering. I, however, am not your typical nerdy, anti-social, awkward engineer. I play sports (plan on trying to walk on to NU’s basketball team), like to work out, party when the time is right, and be able to have a good time on the weekends.

If I attend NU, I plan on living in Elder, as it seems the most well balanced dorm. Honestly, I do not want to live in a engineer-majority dorm. Ironically, the typical engineer is probably the least appealing person to me.

My question is, will Northwestern allow me to succeed in school as an engineer, and also allow me to separate myself from the other, “socially-awkward” engineers so that I can have a good time? Will I even have the time with all the coursework and studying?