<p>I just finished my freshman year at Northwestern University. I entered NU as a Learning and Organizational Change (LOC) major in the School of Education and Social Policy (SESP), but am now in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (WCAS) with a declared major in Mathematics and a declared minor in Film and Media Studies.</p>
<p>If anyone has any questions about Northwestern University, free free to post your questions on this thread and I (and anyone else) will do my best to answer them! ^^</p>
<p>With a minor in film and media studies, have you done any of the clubs/extracurriculars that pertain to film, etc? Basically, have you done anything with film media, and what are your thoughts on it?</p>
<p>Wow, another LOC-er (well, ex-LOCer) minoring in Film/Media... rare :) As a soon-to-be senior I'm curious why you transferred out of SESP, as it seems like the trend is the other way around!</p>
<p>And ohhhradio, you should know that the film/media minor is more an analytical study of the topic and not at all production-based, whereas the opposite is true for most of the extracurricular film opps on campus, from my experience.</p>
<p>About the clubs/extracurriculars, dfleish has it spot-on. Film minor = film analysis whereas film major = production as well as film analysis. In fact, it is explicitly stated in the course requirements that production courses do not count towards the minor requirement. So no, I am not involved with film media or any clubs and extracurriculars related to film.</p>
<p>I have been to two student film festivals - the one at Block Cinema (forget what it is called) and the Studio 22 film premiere. As someone completely clueless about the film production process, I was really impressed by the final results and throughly enjoyed the student works. ^^</p>
<p>Yes, it seems as if SESP is a really popular school to transfer into. I hate to say it, but I felt as if the LOC major is pretty much complete BS. Although I only took one course (LOC 212), so perhaps I made a judgment too quickly. But I hated the way the course was taught...I had a really bad professor. The material is incredibly boring: mostly case studies. I learned that I really hated reading about psychology and cognitive science...and there's a huge reading load in that course! Also, we had to do a lot of field study for our final paper and it was just such a huge pain. I sound really lazy, but LOC just didn't click for me...I get the feeling that either you really love it or you really hate it.</p>
<p>Also, at the time, I was really starting to develop an interest in film, literature, math, history...basically all liberal arts courses. I figured that perhaps being pigeonholed in the LOC major wasn't the best thing for me at the time and that I should have left my options open. So...that's why I transfered. It's ironic because I wanted to attend NU mostly because of LOC.</p>
<p>What average grade are the math classes usually curved to? Is it something like a B or B- maybe? And would you happen to know the answer to the same question for economics classes? Thanks!</p>
<p>just thought i would jump in here since im a rising Econ major at NU and ive takin plenty of math classes... Yes, the grade is curved to a B/B- depending on the professor. It's unusual to see anything more or less than that. Sometimes if the average on a test is like 77+, there may be no curve. Professors take into account mean and standard deviation when formulating curves</p>
<p>Haha prestige, I don't disagree with you at all, I just wish you had taken more courses! The LOC core curriculum is kind of hit-or-miss, and unfortunately 212 is one of those classes that's widely viewed as a "miss." It's awful. But if you ever have some free elective spots, definitely take LOC 211, it's one of my favorite classes that I've taken at NU, and it was the first class I took as a freshman. </p>
<p>I've taken Math 220, 224, and 230 and the curves for the first two courses awere pretty much nonexistent because the class averages were super high. Math 230 used this weird grading scale where if someone does well on the first two midterms then the final was worth slightly less (i.e. you could slack off) and if someone does poorly on the first two midterms then the final was worth slight more (i.e. you'd better nail that final or you're screwed).</p>
<p>I took an intro economics course and my professor was pretty tough. Class averages were around a D+ in that class, but tests were curved to a B-.</p>
<p>The page where the assigned seminar name is displayed says we need to actually register for it. Could anyone please tell me when exactly do we do it?
Does it happen only after we reach NU in September??
Also what documents are required for actual matriculation at NU?</p>
<p>Sometime before September, Northwestern will email you and let you know when to submit your freshman seminar preferences. I don't know the exact date, but you do receive your freshman seminar assignment before school starts. However, I think that you do need to register for the class at the same time as you register for other classes.</p>
<p>As for the documents, don't worry about it for now. NU will mail you all of the information + documents that you need.</p>
<p>hit me up if you need info on film schtuff (i'm an RTVF major/heavily involved in production)</p>
<p>prestigefactor--</p>
<p>you saw the senior directing premiere. wasn't the animation "Awaken" amazing??? anyway you also saw a film i produced--16th street. hopefully you enjoyed it!</p>
<p>I have a Verizon phone and it works everywhere. I've never had a problem with Verizon and all of the people that I talked to with Verizon phones don't have any problems with signal strength.</p>
<p>AT&T is a mixed bag - sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. As far as the other phone companies, they don't work that well. You either have to be standing right near a window or outside for your phone to work. This is actually the biggest complaint that I hear on campus!</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend getting Verizon to avoid having to stand in awkward positions in your room in a desperate attempt to get signals or, worse yet, to have to go outside (especially during the winter!!!).</p>