<p>and what the hell gives you the ability to make such accusations? have u ever personally attended Northwestern?...no, so how can you rate the teaching in the classrooms? do you know people that have attended the school? you've really heard only 1 side of things, and it's a disappointment that so many students are brainwashed into thinking that certain schools aren't capable of providing a great education. Okay, so the classes might not be for you...great, but for others...it might be the most perfect education and college experience. this gives u no justification to diss a school because it doesn't meet your needs. but go ahead, continue to base your college decision on a "name" just because it makes you feel good about yourself. i promise, the "name" won't get u anywhere in life...it's what you do with the degree.</p>
<p>oh im sorry for repeating the opinions of northwestern students...they obviously have no idea what they are talking about.</p>
<p>i regret calling nwestern a crap school. happy? but that doesn't mean what i had to say was "Wrong." i quoted a bunch of opinions of nwestern students that i guess aren't the whole truth. but it's some of it.</p>
<p>also, i have no idea about this "name" business. i told you, i respect nwestern's name. that has nothing to do with its negative qualities.</p>
<p>i'm sorry. i guess we all need to agree that no school is perfect. Some students expressed negative opinions about the school in question. I expressed those views, which no1 else had talked about on this thread. some would praise what those others criticized. (there was little but praise on this thread.) none of us are "right" or "wrong" about northwestern. so chill out. these are not accusations!</p>
<p>postscript: you're right...by applying to Uchicago i'm pretty much guaranteeing myself a crappy GPA :) uchi is not my first choice, it happens to give merit $, and it's a great place aside from the tough grading.</p>
<p>if all you care about is your GPA and avoiding the quarter system because of it, you don't belong at Northwestern anyway. NU students rise up to the challenge for the quarter system, and we still have lives. criticize NU all you want, but for the rest of us who are enjoying Northwestern as current students, we just laugh at your one-sided perspective of the school. sure, no school is perfect, not even the lauded Ivies or your favorite state school, but NU's not the abysmal place some people think it is. not. even. close.</p>
<p>From California and now go to Berkeley. Have heard of Northwestern but I don't associate it as a great school... this is just my opinion and I know nothing about what the school has to offer. This is just an opinion from someone in CA.... so don't get mad at me.</p>
<p>I say the same thing about Berkeley from the other side of the country :)</p>
<p>um everyone kind of missed this bit: "i guess we all need to agree that no school is perfect. Some students expressed negative opinions about the school in question. I expressed those views, which no1 else had talked about on this thread. some would praise what those others criticized. (there was little but praise on this thread.) none of us are "right" or "wrong" about northwestern. so chill out. these are not accusations!"</p>
<p>again: what i say is not "the truth." what you say is not "the truth." it's an impression. stop yelling at me. good for you that you go to northwestern and love it, honestly, that's awesome. have fun with that. don't eat me because one's man's trash is another man's treasure.</p>
<p>sorry kk19131 but i think berkeley has a better rep than northwestern anywhere in the nation and in the world.</p>
<p>God end it already. If you go to Northwestern you will be respected wherever you go in the country. You know how retarded it sounds comparaing Northwestern to the ivies!! lol Its like 'damn I have to wear Chanel instead of Valentino'... I dont get it</p>
<p>I'm glad you think that.</p>
<p>I look forward to the quarter system. I'd rather go full steam ahead and then change subjects/teachers after 3 months. Half a school year is just too long to be in one course, imo. I wanna feel the adrenaline rush. Hopefully NU will give me the intensity I'm looking for, but, to be honest, I'm still hoping to get off the UChicago waitlist. :)</p>
<p>Berkeley and Northwestern are equivalent when it comes to prestige and selectivity of their undergradute programs; however, Berkeley has an edge in overall name recognition (due to its grad programs), while Northwestern has more undergraduate focus.</p>
<p>As a student from Texas, I'd say that your statement seems rather baseless, Lo1603.</p>
<p>Lo1603,</p>
<p>I wonder why you feel the need to come here to bash Northwestern. As far as undergrads go, Northwestern has better med/law/biz schools placement and better ranked in WSJ feeder school ranking (21st vs 42nd). Northwestern also got higher number of Fortune 500 CEOs not only per capita but in absolute numbers (even Berkeley's population is 3x more) . Berkeley got one of the best grad programs in the world but the quality of its undergrad is nowhere close to its grad programs. Their students also have lower average SAT too.</p>
<p>About the quarter system:</p>
<p>I don't really think it's harder to get a good GPA with the quarter system.
I'm transferring from NU back to the east coast in part of personal reasons as well as wanting to finish a major in music and engineering in 4 years instead of 5. With that said, I really enjoyed NU. To say that its a crap school or comparing its reputation to other higher ranked schools in ridiculous. Its a slightly different crowd than the east coast Ivies in terms of attitude- not academics. The students are just as brilliant but they don't constantly think about screwing other people over. Its just not that cutthroat. People are insanely friendly.</p>
<p>Even though I'm transferring, I will always defend the school from misinformed people, because it is a great school. Its not for everyone though- some people may function better at a semester school on the east coast.</p>
<p>The bad thing about the quarter system- once midterms start around the 3rd or 4th week of a 10/11 week quarter, it's hard to catch a break. They just keep coming one after the other. It's hard to fall behind in reading and work.</p>
<p>The good thing, if you screw up one quarter, that C will count less towards your overall GPA than a C at a semester school.</p>
<p>it doesnt matter if you get a "bad" gpa at a school that is known for tough grading. Grad schools know that. i read on a chart from berkely law that a 3.0 at Chicago is worth more than a 3.0 at all but 3 other schools in the country (a 3.0 at harvard is not as good as a 3.0 Chicago, according to Berkeley law, because they recognize that an A is harder to get at Chicago.)</p>
<p>i turned down yale and princeton for NU</p>
<p>Are you serious? For what reason?!?</p>
<p>Sorry everyone... but I think Yale and Princeton beat out Northwestern.</p>
<p>Where I'm from (Seattle), Northwestern isn't THAT well known. Often times people mistake me for going to Northwest University, which is in a small suburb and it's not that great... and usually it's kind of insulting :-P. On the other hand, some people go "That's very impressive." or "Wow... Nice job there." Because it is nice. Forgetting ranks, Northwestern is great, and it offers A LOT of things that lots of schools don't have. It's a great size, it is top notch in many programs, is near the city, has research opportunities, has great sports teams, obviously has a lot of people who really like it... It seems like a great place to be, and I think that's enough for me.</p>
<p>Plus, when it comes to prestige, there are many underrated colleges that send out very strong candidates (LACs are generally like that). So prestige isn't that important except for jobs and grad school, where adcoms and employers will know about your school. So fret not, we are pretty well set.</p>
<p>jcr probably chose it for hpme..
i agree that yale and princeton are more reputable institutions, but with northwestern, i can't ask for more</p>
<p>I turned down Yale, Penn, and Cornell. I'm also not in any special programs at school. :)</p>