<p>Does anyone know about the classics department?</p>
<p>this question can be answered by anyone</p>
<p>in your opinion, what is the NU's/ McCormick's strongest engineering (or applied math or material science) program?</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Sorry for my absence for the past several days. I had a friend visiting from back home and was too busy to check CC. Sometime tonight, I will read through the posts and answer whatever questions haven't been answered. And new questions are still welcome!</p>
<p>Amy</p>
<p>Are students who are not musical theater majors able to audition for roles? How involved can a student be in both vocal music and musical theater on an extracurricular basis? Thanks!</p>
<p>Sluo7990,</p>
<p>I would say:
1. mat sci (NU is the birthplace of the field)
2. industrial/management science (top-5/10 in the country)
2. civil/mechanical/chemical/biomed/applied math (top-20, sometime ranked top-10 depending on the year)
3. electrical/computer (top-30)</p>
<p>In short, everyone is pretty good (top-30) anyway, so I wouldn't worry about anything.</p>
<p>I second Dance Marathon as a school tradition. You definitely need to do it at least once if you come here.</p>
<p>I've got a question for you, Sam Lee. Do I know you?</p>
<p>No..... :)</p>
<p>Question for anyone.
If you're in Medill but are taking a lot of classes in Weinberg and is considering double majoring there, can you participate in the freshman seminars?</p>
<p>No, only Weinberg students get a freshman seminar. I am in SESP and tried to get into one and it was not allowed.</p>
<p>i think my question may have gotten lost in the mix so i'm gonna reask it. Does anyone know anything about being a dean's scholar?</p>
<p>Hey katekate212,</p>
<p>I'm really sorry about that. I know absolutely nothing about the Dean's Scholars Program. But I searched for it on the Northwestern website and it looks like fun, so hey, good for you if you were selected for it. </p>
<p>I wish you luck finding information about it,
Amy</p>
<p>liketotally, have you been to any of NU's music or theater productions?</p>
<p>thanks so much for answering these questions :)</p>
<p>basically, i was just wondering if you could explain more about the Medill IMC (Integrated Marketing Certificate), the MMSS, and the Kellogg Certificate Program.</p>
<p>Do you have to be in a specific college to apply for these? How much do they help with future jobs? Do you apply along with your app to NW, or do you wait until later?</p>
<p>Also, if I plan on going into business, which college at NW is the best to apply to (I know econ is really strong)?</p>
<p>I'm just really confused ahaha. </p>
<p>Also, how much would you say applying early helps? Did you apply ED yourself?</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>khanum1 - I applied this year with my application to MMSS, but you can also apply next year as a sophomore as long as you make sure to talk to your advisor about it so that you take the correct math courses to be able to enter MMSS as a sophomore. As far as the future holds, I'm sure a current student can answer that question better.</p>
<p>liketotally, have you been to any of NU's music or theater productions?</p>
<p>Yep. They've all been excellent. I think my favorite thing I've been to this year was a performance by some of the guys from the NU Chamber Orchestra who did an acoustic version of Radiohead's OK Computer that one of the guys arranged himself, but I've also seen several really well-done plays, some a capella performances, and some other musical events. They've all been good in my experience, and there's always something like that going on on campus.</p>
<p>Are students who are not musical theater majors able to audition for roles? How involved can a student be in both vocal music and musical theater on an extracurricular basis? Thanks!</p>
<p>I asked a Theater-major friend of mine about this, and she said that as far as acting goes, it's tough for everyone to get roles, including theater people, just because there's a lot of people trying out, but that it's not impossible by any means. And you can try out if you're not in the Theater department. I think a lot of it just requires willingness to try out for a lot of different roles and hope that eventually you'll fit what they're looking for. During times when casting's being done, a lot of people in my dorm try for a spot in a bunch of shows in hopes that one will work out.</p>
<p>She also said that if you just want to be involved, like doing set work or lighting or whatever -- those sorts of jobs are always open, you just have to put yourself out there and let people know you'd like to help. </p>
<p>And a cappella: don't know specifically, but there are a lot of a cappella groups on campus, and you can definitely try out for them no matter what major you are. </p>
<p>Hope that helps. :)</p>
<p>this seems like a rather shallow question, but...does Northwestern give any free stuff to freshmen who have enrolled? like, i know that freshmen attending duke get a ipod.</p>
<p>i'm kinda wondering b/c debating whether or not to get a laptop now or wait</p>
<p>They gave us a Nalgene and a couple of t-shirts. So, no. Sorry dude. :)</p>
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<li>I know you answered a question about how hard it is to get a 3.0 GPA but it was more from a Medill standpoint. How hard would it be to get a 3.0 in WSAS and a 3.2 in science classes?</li>
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<p>If you do all the right things, like going to your classes, doing your reading and your problem sets, going to office hours if you need help, etc., you're going to get good grades. You don't need to stress about it yet.</p>
<p>I read a really excellent book last summer called "How to Become a Straight-A Student", by Cal Newport. It's got a lot of really good, practical advice about time management, best ways to study, and so on. If you're worried about grades, I suggest reading it -- I found it very helpful. :) </p>
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<li>Are you in any interesting clubs or activities that you really enjoy or would recommend for other people?</li>
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<p>I'm really involved with the Rainbow Alliance here, and I definitely encourage any LGBT kids or allies reading this to come to Rainbow meetings, because we're awesome!</p>
<p>Other than that: I'm not as involved with this kind of stuff as I'd like to be, but there are a lot of really great volunteer organizations on campus. There should be a fall volunteer fair when you get here, and I definitely suggest going to that. There's also a general activity fair in the fall, where you can go and people from various clubs will try to get you on their mailing lists. Chances are you'll be able to find something you like. And try to: joining clubs is a really, really good way to meet people when you get here.</p>
<p>One more thing: If you join a residential college, there will probably be a lot of events to go to. Some (if not all, I don't know) do a thing called Munchies, where people in the dorm get food for everyone using dorm money, which is always fun. Yay, res colleges.</p>
<p>Hi, what do you know about the PoliSci or History departments?</p>