Campus and Students: Comparison

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>Since many of you are in the position of recently having gone through the college admissions process, I wondered if you could answer these for me. The colleges / universities don't have to be Northwestern-level academics.</p>

<p>When it comes to the overall campus LOOK AND FEEL, colleges / universities that are like Northwestern are ....</p>

<p>When it comes to the overall GENERAL TYPE OF STUDENTS THAT MAKE UP THE STUDENT BODY, colleges / universities that are like Northwestern are ...</p>

<p>I can guess some of the more obvious ones (esp for the latter) but I'm interested in more "unique" responses. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>overall campus; To be honest, I am not really that impressed by the campus. Yeah, the lake is nice. However, some nice red brick buildings would be pleasing to me as opposed to those arbitrary concrete buildings.</p>

<p>In terms of students; I would say Cornell, Penn, Duke, Rice, Gtown</p>

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<p>Collegebound, have you been up to the fraternity quad? ;)</p>

<p>I would say that odd as it sounds NYU attracts many of the same sort of students; the appeal of a city, the music and acting conservatories. I could see many of my NYU friends being happy at NU, though perhaps they'd need to be a little smarter to quite cut it. :/</p>

<p>Also, NYU's colors are Violet and White and their mascot is a Bobcat. o_O</p>

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When it comes to the overall campus LOOK AND FEEL, colleges / universities that are like Northwestern are ....

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<p>someone before suggested west point and i kind of agree with them</p>

<p>West Point: <a href="http://www.aogusma.org/soc/elpaso/wppc/wp.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aogusma.org/soc/elpaso/wppc/wp.jpg&lt;/a>
Northwestern: <a href="http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/doctoral/images/jacobs_allen_aerial.jpg%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/doctoral/images/jacobs_allen_aerial.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>there used to be a better aerial picture of northwestern but i can't find it</p>

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When it comes to the overall GENERAL TYPE OF STUDENTS THAT MAKE UP THE STUDENT BODY, colleges / universities that are like Northwestern are ...

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<p>northwestern is pretty preprofessional (it seems almost everyone i hang out with are planning on going to law/med/business school), so in that regard maybe penn, but students here also socialize a lot so maybe in that way also incorporate vanderbilt?</p>

<p>also from what i've heard michigan, a little bit? because i think michigan kind of blends those two aspects as well</p>

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<p>Similar student bodies:</p>

<p>Duke, Cornell, Penn, Stanford, Rice. </p>

<p>Similar Campus look and feel is much harder. The combination of new and old architecture, the Lake Michigan waterfront, Evanston and Chicago is pretty unique.</p>