<p>hey tensighs, how good is Northwestern's English department? I know NU is very well-known for its school of journalism. However, if someone isn't interested in journalistic writing would they still find their major enjoyable and able to meet their expectations? Do you know what are some of the graduate programs NU grads have been enrolled at? Also, I hear NU has a summer program for high school students interested in writing. Do you know how good it is?</p>
<p>Hey GoYankees, it's not really necessary to have a bike the first year. I did not have one my first year. I brought one my 2nd year just because I live further south this year and many of my classes are on North Campus. The bike helps me get to my early morning/late evening classes and my job on time.</p>
<p>Private, I got this from the English Dept's website:</p>
<p>"With outstanding teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, a popular, well-organized undergraduate major (offering students more than a dozen areas of concentration, including creative writing), and a small, well-funded Ph.D. program--all supporting close working relations between faculty and students--the department combines the virtues of large scope and intimate scale. Located in historic University Hall, our highly ranked department has more than thirty renowned faculty members, publishing frequently and intensely involved in teaching. Among our strengths are the study of medieval, early modern, eighteenth century, Victorian, American, African American, modernist, twentieth century and postcolonial literature. Many of our faculty hold joint appointments and teach courses in related programs and departments, such as American Studies, Asian American Studies, Classics, Comparative Literary Studies, WCAS undergraduate Drama, Gender Studies, History, the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theater and Drama, and Religion."</p>
<p>I'm not sure what kind of ranking the English dept has here. I've heard mixed reactions (some love it, some chose other similar majors). I've taken an English composition class to improve my peer editing skills and it really helped. Just take my word with a grain of salt. People I know who would have been English majors, because WCAS has over 40 majors, found interests in other majors like European, African American, International, Global Health and other interdisciplinary majors. </p>
<p>I do not know much about the summer program for high school students since i've never applied. I've heard about it but cannot give you any more information. Check out the school's website or call student affairs and admissions office since there are so many programs for high school students at Northwestern like Engineering, LEAD, Journalism and other fields.</p>
<p>goyankees,</p>
<p>I would say bike isn't really necessary if you live on campus. But it's a lot more convenient to have one. A lot of people do stop biking when it's snowy and icy. Those without bikes probably don't want to schedule one class right after another when they are on the opposite ends of campus. </p>
<p>Evanston and Chicago have really nice bike paths along the lakefront:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wgtd.org/chicago.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.wgtd.org/chicago.htm</a></p>
<p>bump bump bump bump</p>
<p>hey, could you take a look at my "why Northwestern" essay? i've gotten a few comments already so i just need a final look-over i think...</p>
<p>He Oyvey, I just read your essay. It's pretty good. You may want to change the "99.9%" to "the students were predominately Korean" or anything similar to that. Good luck in admissions!</p>
<p>i take it you are a male tenisghs so i will ask you: How are ladies? busted, hot, plain, or what? Also do parties tend to be sausage fests? Is the male female ratio good?</p>
<p>also would it be hard to find a party during the week or is there one everynight? Finally, does the party scene revolve mainly around the greek system? Like, if I joined a frat would i party more than if i simply lived in a res hall?</p>
<p>ha................</p>
<p>tenisghs- It is so thoughtful of you to offer your help. You talked about the sizes of classes being dependent on the popularity of the major. I am interested in a theater major, which you said is one of the most popular. Does this mean the theater classes are large in size? I cannot imagine an acting class taught as a lecture class. Is the theater major an exception? What are your impressions of the theater major in general? Do you think it is as aggressive and intense as some of the other majors? Do the majority of the theater majors hope to have performance careers, or just want to focus on theater as part of a liberal arts education? Are the students very talented? hard-working? Are many pursuing double majors? Are many pursuing a music theater certificate? What do you think of the quality of shows there? Thank you so much for any information you can provide!!</p>
<p>Dizzy, I'm glad you chose this question. Since Northwestern is on the quarter system, faculty and administrators can divide popular, lower-level classes to be offered every quarter or twice a year. This helps lower the student-faculty ratio so that classes will not be too large. Popular departments like Economics, Sociology, Psychology and Communications do this so that students can take other classes if that particular class is full while in the future (or down the road), they can still enroll in the course before the year is over and lessens anxiety over major courses.</p>
<p>However, since my knowledge of the School of Communications is narrow, I strongly recommend the school's website to learn more about performance studies and theatre. it is a very popular major, and many students I know who major in it pursue wonderful careers related to drama ('Friends' is an example, we have lots of NU alumni in major productions across the country) or want to pursue their interests. The theatre productions here are very cool, especially the student-run shows. You don't even have to be a theatre major to join or participate in student plays. I'm sorry I couldn't be more discrete since I'm not in the School of Communications. Good luck!</p>
<p>dude, you still havent answered my questions. Whats up with that?</p>
<p>hello, this might be a bit random, but it just came up my mind. Is it correct to say that getting into McCormick and Medill is much harder than getting into others, e.g. CAS? like higher SAT scores, higher GPAs, better ECs?</p>
<p>Heplans, you are correct. Medill and McCormick tend to have stricter admissions rules since both of their programs are popular and/or very competitive. CAS is still hard since it's the largest school on the campus. While McCormick might stress higher SATs and courseload, Medill wants to see promising journalists (actvities, good English/History grades, etc.)</p>
<p>who are some famous graduates from nu? like that guy from friends went to comm at nu right?</p>
<p>Right. </p>
<p>Richard Gephardt the politician, presidential candidate, and debater holds a speech degree from Northwestern University
David Schwimmer (Northwestern University, 1988) TV co star on Friends (1994 to 2004) and film actor
Peter Stuart (Northwestern University, 1989) Former lead singer in Dogs Eye View; solo artist
Todd Martin (Northwestern University, 1992) Pro tennis player and Davis Cup team member
Jim Stack (Northwestern University, 1982) Indiana Pacers assistant coach<br>
Craig Sager (Northwestern University, 1973) WTBS sports commentator </p>
<p>Just to name a few. Look at this link on famous politicans, entertainers and athletes who graduated from Northwestern.
<a href="http://www.umass.edu/rso/deltau/famous.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.umass.edu/rso/deltau/famous.html</a></p>
<p>But I will have to say that when most people think of Northwestern alumni, we have a very good reputation from the School of Communications and Medill School of Journalism. (The graduate schools definitely have good reputations - Law School, Kellogg, Music, Education, various departments within Weinberg) The other schools also have good reputations as well as we have alumni in all sectors of life doing very important, famous and significant things.</p>
<p>Jerry Orbach (RIP) went to NU, so did the girl who plays Alex Cabot on Law and Order: SVU. So there are your NU-SVU connections for the day!</p>
<p>zach braff went to NU</p>
<p>tenisghs, i dont know if you are ignoring me on purpose or not. If you are, thats pretty lame man. My question is very legitimate. I recall you answering other social scene questions so i dont know what makes mine any different. As a member of the class of '09 at NU itd be nice to know.
Again my question: How are the ladies at Northwestern? Are they hot, plain, or at the bottom of the big ten barrel? Also would it be hard to find a party during the week or is there one everynight? Finally, does the party scene revolve mainly around the greek system? Like, if I joined a frat would i party more than if i simply lived in a res hall?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>achach, maybe if you asked a more considerate and meaningful question then tenis would take time to answer it. However, your question is largely inappropriate (at least in the way you worded it). The ladies are going to be like any other top 25 school, so don't worry about it.</p>