Ask me questions about Northwestern!

<p>I have verizon and I get service in Norris (even the basement!, to an extent), and amazing service in South Campus dorms. The only place I've had spotty signal is near the Allen Center and in some of the graduate chem labs (i.e. nowhere most people will be).</p>

<p>i have a quick housing question. i tried to search, but there are pages of info that came up.</p>

<p>right now i'm considering 1835 hinman as my top choice because of the dining hall & suite set up. what's your opinion of 1835? liiike, is it social? & same thing for CRC. i heard that res.coll. are all very weird, and i'd like to be in a social place with the environment of allison but with a suite set up. any advice would be much appreciated.</p>

<p>Now I'm thinking about switching to Verizon. I have AT&T right now and the last thing I need is for my phone to not have much of a signal in the North campus dorms.</p>

<p>right now i'm considering 1835 hinman as my top choice because of the dining hall & suite set up. what's your opinion of 1835? liiike, is it social? & same thing for CRC. i heard that res.coll. are all very weird, and i'd like to be in a social place with the environment of allison but with a suite set up. any advice would be much appreciated.</p>

<p>Hey jl08. I personally really like Hinman; I have quite a few friends there and I eat there a lot. It's a nice dorm, but it is on the quieter side, so maybe if you want to live someplace a little less quiet you can go for Allison or Willard. CRC I've never been into, but it's on the smaller side, so I don't imagine that it's a place that's hoppin' every night of the week.</p>

<p>(Yeah, I did just say "hoppin'", folks. I am officially awesome.)</p>

<p>Saying that residential colleges are all very weird though is a pretty broad generalization to make about such a large percentage of the campus -- like saying that everyone in a fraternity or sorority is shallow and just wants to party all the time. Residential colleges can be really cool and a great way to meet people, so you might not want to disregard them completely. </p>

<p>But from the way you're talking, it sounds like Allison might be the best fit for you? It has a dining hall and nice facilities, even though it's not suite-style.</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

<p>are there any pet-allowed dorms/apartments in existence?
random question, but now that both my brother and I are away from home...my pet dog's walking hours are becoming increasingly vexing >_< My brother is thinking of taking him to Davis, but there are chances that it might not work out. So any info on that?</p>

<p>aquamarinee - stayed overnight at NU in Bobb the past two days, and ATT is complete crap there and throughout a lot of evanston. possibly could've been my phone, but i'm definitely switching to verizon, or maybe sprint</p>

<p>How often are famous/interesting/intelligent people speaking on campus?</p>

<p>Intelligent? Almost every day- just go to class :P</p>

<p>Not quite what I meant, though I'm sure true. :P</p>

<p>How hard is it to double major in McCormick? Does the quarter system make it considerably easier?</p>

<p>It's definitely easier to plan and schedule so you can accomplish that within 4 years without even taking summer school. It's no easier as far as how much work you need to put in though.</p>

<p>Do you know of anyone in the Comm school, specifically with the communication studies major? Is it easy to get into an advertising/public relations internship in Chicago with this major? Have you ever heard any complaints about the School of Comm?</p>

<p>Also, anyone know anyone else who is in Niteskool? Any opinions regarding that?</p>

<p>Check this out: Medill</a> - IMC Undergraduate Certificate

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<p>What would you say is the defining personality or environment there? I'm a rising senior and am applying next year! ;)</p>

<p>I haven't abandoned CC, promise. I'll respond to stuff soon. </p>

<p>Amy</p>

<p>Hey there.
I am an international student, and I am thinking about applying to Medill, for journalism.
However, since I am not from the US, and in fact, have never even visited, I am just not too convinced... Is the university far away from a big city ("civilization")... Because Im worried that it will be very "rural" in a way, this making all the work of students very local.
Has anyone here studied journalism at northwestern? Did you enjoy it? ...
Because Im also looking at NYU, and although it doesnt have as good of a reputation as Northwestern, the fact that its located in a huge city makes it more convincing, since it seems like i will be getting a lot of experience...
Im just not too sure whether I would actually like being in a non-city environment...
Any feedback anyone??</p>

<p>It's not rural in the least; I'm not sure where you are getting that perception. It is right smack up against the city of Chicago, in Evanston, which is the first suburb north. Evanston itself has a small-city feel as opposed to a true suburban feel. NYU is a fine school, but in terms of journalism, there is no comparison to Northwestern.</p>

<p>Pizzagirl, thanks for the feedback...
I guess since I am not from the US, and my family lives in Europe, I would prefer to be as close to the east coast as possible...
However, I understand that Northwestern is a fantastic school for journalism and must be a great place to get a degree. Im simply worried that my expectations of the US may turn out to befalse, therefore I am automatically going for a very international city such as New York. I apologize for getting a false perception of Chicago though and I do realize that I cannot base my decision on that factor. </p>

<p>Would anyone here happen to have studied journalism at Northwestern? Would you mind telling me whether you enjoyed it, and basically how you are taught?</p>

<p>How often are famous/interesting/intelligent people speaking on campus?</p>

<p>There are always a lot of speakers on campus, some more famous than others, but they're almost always really interesting and these kinds of events tend to be very worthwhile. Speakers and panelists I've heard this year have included a lot of professors from other schools, Michael Scheurer (former CIA head of the Bin Laden unit), the leaders of the Illinois House and Senate, and in a week I'll hear Elie Wiesel, who's coming to campus for an "Israel at 60" event. </p>

<p>Also, apparently next year NU will be hosting somebody super-famous (along the lines of U2/Oprah) -- either a band or a speaker. So that's pretty cool.</p>