<p>What do you guys know about this school (overall academics, teaching, difficulty, location, social wise)? Everything I have heard so far has sounded quite good and i think i have a decent chance at getting in. Also, if you were accepted what stats did you get in with? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I visited and I didn't love it but I can see why a lot of people would...</p>
<p>It's about 40 minutes north of Chicago right on the lake (gorgeous). The campus is in a pretty wealthy/suburban looking area. The town, although suburban, does have a "main street" town center area where a lot of the kids hang out that is, if I remember correctly, walking distance from campus. The campus is also really nice looking, very well-kept and those typical nice old stone buildings...</p>
<p>Academics are quite good, maybe a touch less personal than some schools (the biggest intro classes were 600, bigger than a lot of the other schools I visited of similar or lesser caliber). I guess it also has several stand-out programs, so if you go because of one you can still do well if you end up being in another.</p>
<p>Admissions seems pretty number-driven -- probably the biggest factor is going to be your GPA/class rank/transcript and the second-biggest will be SAT's. Good luck!</p>
<p>Academics - A+, Teaching- A, Difficulty- A+ (very), location- A, Social, B+</p>
<p>It's a really great place to learn. The intro classes are not that bad. The only intro class with 600 people, from what I know, is Intro to Sociology.</p>
<p>I was just accepted ED to Northwestern (the School of Communication). </p>
<p>I suggest reading the "What Students Say" section of Princeton Review. I think it is quite accurate.</p>
<p>I don't think admissions are numbers based. While SATs are important, essays are probably just as important, and your transcript is more (most) important. </p>
<p>My case is pretty unique since I'm a homeschooler, so I'm not going to post my stats. They probably wouldn't be of much help to you.</p>