<p>How does the selectivity of the Engineering School compare to that of the entire university? Is it more selective? Anyone have facts or figures; I can't find any. Thank you, and I would value any response so don't be shy please.</p>
<p>Median SAT score in 2006 for McCormick: 1430
<a href="http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/docs/highlights_fact_sheet_2006.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/docs/highlights_fact_sheet_2006.pdf</a></p>
<p>Median SAT score in 2006 & 2007 for WCAS: 1400 & 1450
Announcements</a>, Office of the Provost, Northwestern University</p>
<p>McCormick's scores are probably slightly higher than those of WCAS... maybe around 30 points or so.</p>
<p>engineering seems to always be slightly more competitive than arts and sciences. it also seems more difficult - not only to get in, but to get out as well. (and by 'get out' i mean graduate)</p>
<p>I want to study engineering, but I was orginally interested in Northwestern because of its ISP program. When I visited campus, I found out you can do both, if you graduate in four years instead of the ISP's optional three. Apparently many ISP students do four anyway to add a second or third major. </p>
<p>So I suppose if you were really desparate for an edge... </p>
<p>I didn't write about Engineering in my Why NU essay, just about ISP and other school programs I'm interested in. Their study abroad offerings are also exactly what I want--ability to take coursework in Spanish, and in Latin America at a good university. </p>
<p>I'll find out how it worked out in April, I guess.</p>
<p>If you're in ISP, you will definitely not be able to study Abroad during the year. I'm good friends with 3 (and friendly with a 4th) ISP students, and they're all triple majoring. Scary, scary people. <3 them all.</p>
<p>Yeah, I know studying abroad + ISP can be difficult. I talked with some of the ISP students while I was at Northwestern about it. At the very least, it's possible.</p>