<p>No, what I'm saying is that if there is no word count for the essays, write your heart's content. However, don't over do. If the personal statement says 500 word limit, don't go over it.</p>
<p>Bubbly, Northwestern won't care who the teacher recommendation is from as long as that teacher knows your talents, grades, etc.. It's better to get a recommendation from someone who knows YOU and can write POSITIVE things about you.</p>
<p>Do not include rejections in your personal essays. Northwestern wants POSITIVE-oriented essays. If you do include it, say how you overcome your defiencies or what you have done that has made you a more mature and better candidate.</p>
<p>czar_boi- you should call the admissions office and ask them a/b your weaknesses...thats what i did b/c i wasnt admitted this year as a freshman either. and although the applicant pool is competitive its not as competitive for a transfer as it for freshman. also you should go to a college or university rather than a community college if you can. the guy that i spoke with said that they do take it into account. my strength on my app. was my activity list. he said that if i maintained my involvement in activites, keep up the writing, and do really well in my first semester it wouldnt be too difficult. you have to keep in mind that if you were on the bubble...for admittance...that you already have an upper hand in the transfer applicant pool. just make sure that you do well next semester and i dont a/b your stats. but if you were expecting to get in...then your stats are probably pretty impressive...just work hard and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>I am considering applying to Northwestern next year. </p>
<p>1.) How many credits toward your major do they want?
2.) Is it harder to get accepted for a double major? (English/Chemistry)
3.) Do they accept SAT and SAT IIs taken in college? (I would like to retake my SAT I score and I never took the SAT IIs in high school because they weren't recquired for the schools I was applying to)
4.) Am I at a large disadvantage coming from a NY state community college? I have a 3.9-4.0 GPA (unsure until spring grades are in) and am involved in plenty of ECs, but I'm worried they will not consider someone not coming from a well-known 4-year institution.</p>
<p>I don't think there's a min requirement in terms of classes toward your major. In fact, most people from any college would have the majority of their freshman classes counted toward general distro, not their major. You apply to specific college, not specific major. NU doesn't have "impacted major" like Berkeley does so the difficulty is pretty much the same among majors within the same school. However, Medill does have a quota, so it's pretty difficult to transfer there. Seeing that any student can double major as long as they are willing to either overload themselves or stay longer, I don't see how double-majoring would make it more difficult. By the way, there are LOTS of double-majors (overacheivers) at NU.</p>
<p>Thanks! Does it make much difference that I am coming from a community college as opposed to a well-known institution even though I have done very well thus far?</p>
<p>i want to major in econ and minor in math, but i'm already a sophomore and will transfer as a junior. is it still reasonable and possible to minor in math? considering that i don't have any courses towards it except the prerequisites?</p>
<p>Northwestern does not have an underground business major. However, it has a top-ranked economics department. Most students who want to pursue business as a career major in economics and/or minor in business institutions. Not majoring in business is not a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Tenisghs, I'm replying to your first post. I've gathered up a bit of a last-minute interest in Northwestern and I'm thinking of applying before the May 1 deadline hits. What can you tell me about the social life and the area? I've been trying to hunt down schools that are good fits for me in this regard, and places like Georgetown, BU, and NYU are topping that list. I really prefer these schools because they have their own distinctive community which nonetheless blends easily into a larger city atmosphere, wherein one finds plenty of things to do - especially "oddball" social venues like movie theaters, bookstores, and the like - basically anything besides the standard fare of bars and partying. For comparison's sake, I didn't care too much for UMD College Park, because - while it has a beautiful and active campus in its own right - there's not much besides a lousy area once you step off campus. Also, I've kind of gotten the sense that NW's student body is intelligent and worldly without being arrogant, which would be a nice plus.</p>
<p>hello
i have a question about the application
for the college activities part... do we just list our activities with like a sentence or two of explanation?
also, there are features that allow us to choose font size and stuff... to the ad com, does our applications show as what we see on the screen? like the font size and stuff?
thanks~</p>
<p>alright, now I'm just going to sound stupid here, but whatever...When you check your application status & what you've sent in the College Transcript has an asterisk explaining that you need a transcript that says 24+ semester hours. Since I'm a freshman and this wont be complete till after my finals (it'll be official May 12-13th)...how does that work, do they wait to process our applications till 2nd semester grades come in, or do they know you're taking 24+ by the end of the semester based on your transcript and start evaluating you now?</p>