@seaotter17 Thank you! The weather at Northwestern has been a concern of mine, actually. While I am used to long winters, I much prefer a warmer and more temperate environment. However, if one school with unideal weather is clearly a better fit for me academically/socially than another school with ideal weather, I’d prefer the former.
That’s good advice, to visit the schools. I have been able to visit Northwestern and Swarthmore, but not during the school year, and I haven’t been able to visit Vanderbilt at all. I have yet to decide whether I think Swarthmore’s size is cozy or stifling…
I thought you committed to swat already?
@privatebanker I was accepted to Swarthmore, but I have not committed to any school yet.
It’s true about the winter and fast paced quarter system at NU, but its very easy to switch into Weinberg, especially before junior year. I don’t really know anything about the other schools.
I would lean to Medill as well, if you’re going to be a writer anywhere (not just Nat Geo), you’ll need contacts and networking and Medill is going to have a better, broader network than the other colleges. Also journalism is not just print, and NU with it’s entertainment alums (Colbert, Meyers, et al.) could be better for media as well.
Update: I’ve chosen to go to Northwestern. Thanks for everyone’s advice!
Great choice. Just as another example of Medill’s prowess, the newly appointed editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal is a NU alum:
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/06/05/campus/nu-alum-matt-murray-named-next-editor-in-chief-of-the-wall-street-journal/