How is NW Engineering?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>I'm lookin at chemical engineering as my major.</p>

<p>Is the department strong? Friendly environment conducive to learning? (UMich engineering is pretty much isolated from the main campus)</p>

<p>mmmm hope to join you all eventually <3</p>

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<p>Here's a copy of what I wrote before:</p>

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  1. NU's most renowned programs are journalism, theater, and Kellogg-MBA (graduate only).
  2. The school of education and social policy is ranked #6 by US News.
  3. The music school is one of the top non-conservatory programs in the country.
  4. The communication school (performance studies, raido/television/film, theater, communication studies, communication sciences and disorders) is widely considered top 5.
  5. The econ program is top 10 in the nation. NU team has won the College Fed Challenge 2 years in a row and teams they beat include U of Chicago.
  6. The engineering school is strong with most programs ranked in the top-15 (see below).
  7. Other top-10 programs in the nation: art history, material science, industrial engineering & management sciences, civil engineering, mechanical engineering,
  8. Other top-20 programs: applied math, chemistry, english, history, sociology, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering.
  9. Premier research centers: institute for nanotechnology, materials research center
  10. The debate team is the winniest in the nation.
  11. The law/med schools (grad programs though) are ranked 10th/20th by US News.

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<p>ChemE is ranked 12th by US News. There seems to be a lot of energy in the research. For example, NU is one of the premier research centers in nanotech and chemE department is heavily involved in it; it's also strong in biochemical/biotech research partly because of the strength of the biomedical engineering program (the two departments collaborate). Most of the professors are young and teach well also. Don't forget that regardless of what discipline you take, you will be taking "Engineering First", one of the most innovative introductory engineering curriculum in the country. You should learn about it from their website and see what that entails.</p>

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<p>Is it harder to get into the engineering school? What if your proposed major is electrical engineering? Does it make a difference</p>

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<p>The engineering school has always had the highest SAT average but it's not necessarily harder to get into. For example, high test scores won't get you into the music school if you don't play any instrument well. Similarly, good writing skill and journalism-related ECs are probably more important than killer score in math for the journalism school. If you don't have any theater-related EC, your chance of getting into the theater program is very slim regardless of how good your academic record is.</p>