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Applications last year were at historic highs, and fewer than 25% of applicants were admitted, making us once again one of the most selective of Northwestern's undergraduate schools. Our "yield," the percentage of admitted students who choose to enroll, was once again a very high 58%. The average SAT verbal plus math score of the entering class went up 13 points over the previous year, to 1383.
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<p>Communication vs University stats (class of 2009):</p>
<p>Admit Rate: <25% vs 29.7%
Yield: 58% vs 40.5%
Average SAT: 1383 vs 1402</p>
<p>hey, Sam Lee, i've been reading a lot of threads and from the comments you post, you seem to know a lot about Northwestern. i was just wondering if you can activate your PM 'cause i have a few questions for you, if you don't mind. i can't find the answers to my questions on the NU website or any other threads, websites, etc. thanks in advance!!</p>
<p>You can repost your questions. There are a lot of people, such as kk, that can help you here. I think people just missed your posts because of bad timing. I like helping people but I don't like feeling obligated to respond amidst my busy schedule. That's why I don't activate my PMs.</p>
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I still think the Comm school is a watered down version of CAS.
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What a strange thing to say. NU's School of Communication isn't a watered down version of anything, and it has a totally different focus and purpose than CAS.</p>
<p>kk: Um, NU has one of the better film programs in this country, probably the best of the midwest, and I would do anything to get a transfer into that program for 07-08. I don't think the Comm school is shoddy. Try looking at UChicago's film major and it's laughable - unless you just want to ace Jeopardy questions regarding Film in Japan between 1925 and 1945!</p>
<p>You can make fun of Comm. Studies all you want...I think this is derived from pure jealousy. Our classes are fun, can be applied to every day life (unlike quantum physics or microbiology), WE ARE FUN and charismatic (I mean, hello, we are learning how to communicate and relate to society), and most comm. studies majors (including myself) double major in one of your "prestigous" WCAS departments. So as you're stuck in a cubicle doing paperwork for a CEO or in a lab testing whether or not the latest deodorant produces cancer in mice, the comm. studies majors will be leading the general public and representing their wants and needs ...making the REAL difference! </p>
<p>And that's my 2 cents. Plus, is it necessary to diss a certain major via online message board? Do we have way too much time on our hands?</p>
<p>Normally I wouldn't comment, but I found the second post above this one so appalling that I had to say something. Jealousy? Please, leave your elementary school playground retorts for where they belong. Also, your insinuations that communications majors are more "fun and charismatic" than students in other schools are, quite frankly, bordering on ignorance. Do you honestly believe that you will be any more able to "relate to society" simply because you took a course or two on argumentation or public speaking? The fact of the matter is, WCAS majors are undoubtedly more academically rigorous than communications majors (though from what I take it you would rather take a fun and easy course that you can "use" in social functions). You speak of representing the public's wants and needs. Yet how do you expect to make a difference simply by representing these needs? The people you will need to actually execute these "wants and needs" will be the scientists, engineers, and cancer researchers you so shamelessly shun aside.</p>
<p>Is it necessary to diss majors on public message boards? Certainly not. But you, my friend, have managed to do so to countless other majors within WCAS and engineering within your own post.</p>
<p>Hmm...funny, if you read my post...I'm actually double majoring, so I have all the respect and admiration for WCAS students...seeing that I am also AFFILIATED with the program. I'm not interested in Comm. Studies for the easy classes, which is why I became so defensive when people claimed it was "watered down" and useless. Yeah, the introductory courses are joke...but upper level courses have proved to be stimulating and challenging. </p>
<p>I love how serious everyone takes these posts on CC. When it comes down to i t all, who gives a s h i t what your major is? It's what you do w/ your degree. Yeah, sounds cliche, but obviously too many people are caught up in the notoriety of a PhD from a prestigous school. Get over yourselves. I've come across my fair shre of extremely successful businessmen and women who lack a college education.</p>
<p>And I'm assuming you didn't understand the sarcasm behind the CEo and deodorant comment. I have plenty of family members involved in both the business and science fields, and I would never attack them for their career decisions. </p>
<p>The fact that I feel like I have to defend myself over a computer message board makes this funny.</p>
<p>My intention is neither to attack your character nor your choice of academic concentration. I was simply arguing that it is preposterous to state that graduates from the communications program are the ones making the "real difference" as opposed to graduates of other majors. The truth of the matter is, almost all employers will care very much what your major is, and certainly any PhD programs will also. More academic rigor equals more learning, and as a double major I'm sure you can attest to the relative difficulties of majors within the two schools (it is no coincedence that many pre-meds transfer into Comm Studies to boost their GPA's).</p>
<p>And yes, I completely missed the sarcasm in your previous post. It seemed to me that you were blatently pointing out that the people with the real power to make a difference were formally trained in communication. If you are uncomfortable at having to defend your statements over an internet board, don't make posts that you will have to defend yourself over.</p>