<p>Hey guys, would you guys mind rating NU on a scale of 1-10, 10 being really really excellent
Food in Dining Halls:
Prestige:
Job opportunities after college:
Internship opportunities:
Weather:
Campus:
Financial Aid for low income:</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Here’s one set of student rankings that you can find online:</p>
<p>A+ Academics
A Athletics
B+ Campus Dining
B Campus Housing
B Campus Strictness
B- Computers
B+ Diversity
C+ Drug Safety
B+ Facilities
B+ Girls
A Greek Life
B- Guys
B- Health & Safety
B+ Local Atmosphere
B Nightlife
A Off-Campus Dining
B- Off-Campus Housing
C Parking
B Transportation
C- Weather</p>
<p>Thanks. Yeah, i forgot to include housing, if you guys can add that to your list, that would be nice, thanks</p>
<p>NU offers excellent academics and an attractive social scene (with Greeks and sports if you want them, but not totally in-your-face with them if you don’t). Plus crappy Chicago weather. NU claims to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need. Internship opportunities should be very abundant in the Chicago area. It is one of Midwest’s 3 or 4 most prestigious universities (along with UChicago, WUSTL, and Notre Dame). </p>
<p>The trick is getting in. If you do get in with a workable FA offer, I really doubt that housing will be a deciding factor for you.</p>
<p>They will require YOU to take loans to meet a portion of that financial need. It was in the $20,000 range. They do not require parents (ie. parent plus loans) to take loans to meet financial need.</p>
<p>20,000 loans for a family that has a total income of 35k? </p>
<p>how much money can i expect if my family makes around 35k total, my sister is in college and we dont have any assets? Assuming i apply early decision to NU</p>
<p>run the net price calculator. don’t guess. have your parents sit down with you, the laptop, and their last tax return. plug in the data from the tax return and see what the NPC says your family’s expected contribution, including any loans, is likely to be. I’d be surprised if it’s very much. There are other schools where candidates who can get into NU would be able to go for free, and you should take a look at the financial aid forum on CC to find out who they are.</p>
<p>According to NU’s 2012-13 Common Data Set, the average need-based loan (for those 1st year full time students who received n-b aid) was $4,238. The limit on federal first year undergraduates is $5,500.
<a href=“http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized”>http://studentaid.ed.gov/types/loans/subsidized-unsubsidized</a></p>
<p>~$20,000 cited above must be a total figure for all 4 years.</p>
<p>Do use the online net price calculator to get an estimate for your own family situation. A family income of $35K/y should qualify for substantial n-b aid, though some part of that is likely to be “self-help” aid ( work-study / loans).</p>
<p>Yup, I ran the calculator, but i was looking through some threads and people with similar situations as me had to pay incredible prices for some reason so not too sure if calc is accurate. They claimed no additional assets
Also, how much would ED affect my aid, if at all?
Thanks for the comments btw</p>
<p>ED is not likely to make much difference for aid at most schools. In some cases, it means less aid because you’ve already committed to the school. I still think you ought to look at other schools who will provide more aid than NU. They can be pretty stingy.</p>
<p>Northwestern, like about 60 other schools, claims to meet 100% of demonstrated need. Their average need-based aid package, for those students who get n-b aid, is roughly the same as the averages for some other T20 universities such as Caltech, Emory, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, and Rice. Their average is much higher than the averages for lower ranked private schools such as American, BU, GW, NYU, or Villanova (but lower than the averages for a few of the Ivies).</p>
<p>However, even though two colleges have similar overall average n-b aid packages, they won’t necessarily be equal for every income bracket. Use the online Net Price Calculator to get the best available estimate for your own situation.</p>
<p>hm okay thanks, i would like more ratings please</p>
<p>have you tried the Northwestern site?</p>
<p>What do you mean? I’m asking for personal opinions</p>
<p>and I think you’d find more people with experience of NU here: </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/</a></p>