What are the Northwestern "vibes"?

Hey everyone,

I’m on the borderline about whether I want to apply to Northwestern or not. I am applying to and really like UChicago, but I have heard the atmosphere of the two are very different. Could someone tell me about Northwestern environment/vibes and what student would be a good fit for it?

Thanks!

There’s something for everyone. There’s a pretty big Greek presence. A ton of drinking as well. There’s are decent amount of school spirit, lots of purple on campus. When the weather is nice, people hangout on the lakefront. There is a work hard, play hard atmosphere here. UChicago doesn’t have D1 sports and they are in the city, so I would imagine there is less of that mentality.

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