<p>I sure hope so! I plan on getting rejected and bracing myself for it but…I still wanna know! I just wanna move on from all of this…hopefully to Northwestern but I am not banking on that haha</p>
<p>Same it was cold in Chicago today and I only wore a hoodie- and I’m a girl. The weather isn’t THAT bad… like seriously. The only “bad” is when it just snows a ****load and no one shoveled so you walk in the snow. I hear from a teacher they’re actuallyyyy giving out tickets to people who don’t shovel now so that’s good lol! But I doubt that will be that much of a problem on campus.</p>
<p>Yayyy
Accepted: Wear my NU hoodie AND 3-4 other NU shirts all week. Cry. So happy gonna go to the buffetttt haha. Tell virtually everyone? Contact all colleges I applied to and say noooooooo baby.
Denied: Buy a CC hoodie and wear it all week lol. Cry. Too sad too eat. Whine to virtually everyone? Finish my apps.</p>
<p>@gobulls and insertjokehere</p>
<p>I applied to NU and Uchicago as well. To me it seemed that NU was just as intellectual as UChicago but had more of a school spirit and “collegey” feel. If I went to Northwestern I’d totally be dunking myself in purple paint before every football game, whereas at UChicago I don’t know if that’s what I’d be doing. So I guess the reason for me applying ED is for the body painting haha.</p>
<p>Okay, so I am new to this, BUT, I am soooo nervous. I applied ED to NU and really want to get accepted. I spent the summer on campus and can’t imagine going to school anywhere else. I hope it comes out on friday. I have been anxiously awaiting the decsion since I pushed “SUBMIT” on the commonapp.</p>
<p>ahaha that gnome is so cute.</p>
<p>I applied early actions to UChicago too (it seems like a lot of people did) plus University of Illinois @ Urbana Champaign, Illinois Wesleyan, UMich, and Notre Dame. I plan on applying to Carnegie Mellon and Wisconsin RD if I don’t get in anywhere… hopefully I won’t be filling out those applications though!</p>
<p>I LOVE CHICAGO. It’s seriously one of the best places to go, and there’s so much to do. Michigan Ave with the water tower mall is filled with tons of shops, the CSO is amazing to hear AND see, there are so many interesting museums, the architecture is superb, there is a variety of wonderful restaurants, Millennium Park with the bean is really pretty in the winter, Navy Pier, Chinatown, the beaches, Shed Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, and the list goes on. I live in the suburbs but whenever I go downtown I always have a blast. </p>
<p>If you’re scared of the cold there are a ton of things to do inside. My friends and I even went downtown over winter break when it was really cold and we went to the Navy Pier exhibit they had where there were a ton of different rides and an ice skating rink all indoors. Crime wise it is a bit scary - for my prom after party we took the limo downtown Chicago spending the night at my friend’s condo and we went out around 4 in the morning to eat Mcdonalds cuz… I guess we were hungry haha. There were a lot of drunk and sketchy people with dark alleys, but there were also police roaming around.</p>
<p>Aaah, just a few days left until “D-day”! I have so much nervous energy built up inside of me. The more I think about it, the more I realize that Northwestern’s my dream school. If I was fortunate enough to be accepted, I would most definitely cry. Such a huge burden would be lifted from me! I adore Chicago and everything Northwestern has to offer. If I don’t get in, I’ll know it’s just because so many incredibly qualified applicants also recognize everything Northwestern has to offer! If I don’t get in, I will most definitely cry as well. Does anyone else wish the decision was coming via snail mail? At least then the size of the envelope would indicate the decision, allowing for an easier let down. Emails just seems so cold and impersonal for such big, life altering information, no? I don’t know what to with all my thoughts/energy! I want to start on the rest of my college apps, but I feel like that would be giving up on my Northwestern dream! But I don’t want to lose my back up plans…I’m trying to be optimistic without getting my hopes up…so difficult! :(</p>
<p>33 hours and 40 minutes until the time frame that they are supposedly sending out our decisions… not that anyone is counting…</p>
<p>I have never faced a decision like this in my life. It changes everything. I have imagined myself at Northwestern and I have dreamed of acceptance… but the harsh reality is that my lack of EC’s and horrendous SAT/ACT (~30/2000) will reject me on the spot. It’s a pass or fail grade which evalutes the last fourth of your life. I cant believe that in a few hours (compared to the years we have struggled) this will all be over, either propelling us to the top or plummeting us to the bottom (for that time). For me… I expect rejection and have started accepting the idea of my safety school, but that small glimmer of hope still exists which keeps me on the edge and nervous/anxious out of my mind. Just the thought of going to Northwestern drives me crazy!! ARGHHHH GOOD LUCK GUYS! We have done all we can possibly do at this point, and now its just a cruel waiting game.</p>
<p>Haha @shannon2012 thanks for the countdown :)</p>
<p>Gosh it’s so hard to approach thinking about the decisions coming out. Like I’m just preparing for the worst because I don’t want to get my hopes up, but at the same time Im just like… Ahhh I don’t know I’m sure you guys are feeling the same conflicting feelings.</p>
<p>@cjhansen Yeah when I visited Chicago, I was able to pretty immediately decide that NU was more for me. I didn’t like UChicago’s vibe for some reason.</p>
<p>If we get good news, does anyone know whether financial aid info will be included with acceptance letter or does that come few days later? Will financial aid info be emailed or via regular mail? Anyone know what the protocol was last year?
Good luck to all!</p>
<p>if it came out on the ninth would it be 5 am?</p>
<p>Hmmm I think the impression is that if it came out on Friday, it will come out after closing time for the admissions office so probably after five pm? Although I don’t know at all, going to be jumpy whenever indeed a new email update on my phone hahaha. If/when I get rejected, seeing all the acceptance posts on here will only make it sadder 
but GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY! HANG IN THERE, ONLY A DAY LEFT…!
& at insertjokehere, I got that vibe from uchic too! I loved it theoretically, but when I visited it just didn’t seem like a good fit. Don’t know what was up with that haha</p>
<p>@smoothsleep
I’ll just sleep soundly and wait silently until the Saturday morning. Just a decision. They’ve made it already. Hope it is gonna be a good news after I open my eyes.</p>
<p>@Larrydee - Last year the financial aid information was available several days after the decisions. As I recall, it came online first, then in snail mail, like the decision.</p>
<p>im super nervous about the decisions…
im about to die.
i cant concentrate.</p>
<p>Same. Idk how I’ll make it until after 5 or 6 tomorrow!!!</p>
<p>I actually walked out of my chicago info session. When the admissions guy said “now I’m gonna role up my sleeves and talk about fun” and only touched on living arrangements and leadership opportunities, I had had it. My mom, an ivy league grad, was quite willing to leave with me. She’s in love with NU though</p>
<p>is there anyone else hear who hasn’t been to NU/Chicago before? :)</p>
<p>D had visited NU, but had never been to Chicago (aside from many trips through O’Hare) until we came for Wildcat Welcome. Fortunately, we are all now completely smitten by the city AND Evanston AND especially NU!</p>