NU Sophomore Taking Questions (contd.)

<p>great! that's exciting. thanks for ur help. i just want to make sure so i don't sound stupid in my why NU essay!</p>

<p>Hey Tenisghs,</p>

<p>I think I remember you saying you were in a res college and then this year you moved to a different dorm. Which dorm would you recommend for sophomore year? If you're in a res college is there any way you can request a single in another dorm next year, any dorm? Why did you move dorms soph. year?</p>

<p>I'm not gonna give out my personal information on this forum since there are some things I like to keep private. I think living in a residential college freshman (and sophomore) years are an excellent idea. You get to know your peers, explore Chicagoland on various all-res-college field trips, and have firesides on issues that affect students and the Northwestern community. I really enjoyed my experiences in Shepard as I took advantage of the Broadway plays my dorm sponsored and its convenience near Allison and PARC. </p>

<p>Not everyone chooses to live in a residential college their 2nd or 3rd year. You have to have a certain amount of participation points to even qualify for re-enrollment in the residential college. I also had personal reasons like wanting to live on another part of campus closer to my friends and wanting a single instead of a double. I don't regret moving out of Shepard, but I recommend any residential college to incoming freshmen. I hope this has helped you.</p>

<p>What political leanings do people have at Northwestern University? Are people interested in the coming election (it's coming up soon -- NOVEMBER 2!!!), or do they not care who wins very much?</p>

<p>how are intl students doing at NU?? are they isolated??</p>

<p>The Northwestern Administration is taking the Election very seriously by mailing pamphlets and emailing the Northwestern campus community to vote Nov. 2nd. I don't live in Illinois so I voted absentee ballot (my home is a battleground state). Everyone here is excited about elections, even though some are not U.S. citizens, including some professors. This is the most important election in our lifetime as both candidates have entirely different agendas that can alter our nation and international reputation. Northwestern is fairly liberal. Although you will find some student groups publishing conservative newspapers and inviting conservative guests like Ann Coulter (!), Dinesh D'Souza, etc., NU is mostly a Democratic university.</p>

<p>Hello, I have already answered your question on international students on my old thread on the old boards. Please scan through it (mostly near the bottom) to read what I had to say.</p>

<p>If you have any questions, please check my thread on the old College Confidential forum. I answered lots of responses during the summer: <a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/8/82112.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeconfidential.com/...es/8/82112.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/discus/messages/8/82112.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeconfidential.com/discus/messages/8/82112.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Argh, this is the link to my old thread from the old forums.
If you think you have a question that has already been answered, check this link out first before you reply. If I feel I have already answered it, I won't repeat my answer again and direct you to the link above.</p>

<p>(Note: This link DOES work.)</p>

<p>BUMP. (If anyone has any questions, just post and I will respond.)</p>

<p>What is a typical weekend at Northwestern like?</p>

<p>GoYankees, I find your question very broad and I'm not sure how you want me to answer, but I will give it a shot.</p>

<p>Most Northwestern students will tend to sleep in unless they have events to attend prior noon. Many are engaged in student clubs that meet on the weekends before noon. You can do homework at the library early in the morning (especially on Saturdays) or relax and plan your schedule for the following week ahead. Many hang out by riding the eL train into downtown Chicago or have a friend with a car to spend some time with. People also hang around the clubs and bars in Evanston like 1800 Club and the Keg. Friday and Saturday nights are dance parties nights or nights where people attend theatrical productions a lot, whether on-campus or another college campus. Sundays are your typical cramming-your-homework since the library is open until 2AM. Many people do homework Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but not everyone.</p>

<p>If you have a specific question, please ask. What you asked was pretty broad so I gave you a broad response.</p>

<p>hey tenisgh
I have a question about Mathematical Experiences for Northwestern Undergraduates</p>

<p>How competitive is that honors program? Are international students eligible to take part of that program?? Personally, I love math and am pretty strong in terms of SAT, SATII, AP scores in the area of mathematics. I would like to know more about the requirements of MENU. Thanks</p>

<p>Do you know how many core requirements are at NU? Is it very open-ended like Brown or more restrictive like Columbia?</p>

<p>It depends on what school you are admitted into. I will only discuss CAS (College and Arts) distributions: 2 courses in Math (Formal), Science, Social/Behavioral, Literature & Arts, History and Values/Religion each. You can test out of these requirements with APs, college credit etc. We also have a 2-year language requirement and 2-quarter freshman writing seminars that people usually test out their freshman year.</p>

<p>For other schools at Northwestern, it's a modification of the above. Some do not have foreign language requirement or freshman seminars.</p>

<p>Kaypee, I'm not familiar with the MENU program but I do know a website that will tell you more about the department: <a href="http://www.math.northwestern.edu/menu/menu.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.math.northwestern.edu/menu/menu.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>You should check that site out. Sorry I couldn't be of much further help.</p>

<p>Tenisghs,</p>

<p>I used to think that Northwestern valued engineering a lot. However, they had an information session last week in my city, and the representative would not stop talking about the School of Music. He even implied that music is the most important thing on campus. I don't wanna go to a complete tech school (like caltech) but neither to a school where music is ligh-years more important than engineering. So, was it just that particular rep or is the focus of the university mainly towards music and arts?</p>

<p>Paulhomework,</p>

<p>I have no idea what kind of information session you attended, but the School of Music here is actually underfunded and has its own student panel on the ASG (Associated Student Government) to provide more funds and better facilities for the aging department. If anything, the Engineering school has more renown respect and recognition than the School of Music. What that guide said was wrong. The Engineering, Journalism (Medill) and CAS are the most popular schools on-campus.</p>

<p>Tensighs,
What impressions have you gotten from the School of Communications and its students?</p>

<p>Oh thanks a lot tenisghs, i think that particular rep didn't represent well.</p>

<p>Juliusmonky, I'm not a School of Communiations student so I can't elaborate. Given its high ranking, it's one of the most popular schools on-campus. The most popular majors are Radio/Television/Film, Communication Studies and Theatre. I have many friends who are Communication students. They love their experience so far. The only bad things I've heard is that the grade inflation is really insane (easier than the other schools like Engineering, Medill and WCAS).</p>