<p>Hi!</p>
<p>So I am a junior and i'm about to go into my senior year. I want to narrow down the list of colleges that i'm applying to as soon as possible. I have been thinking of EDing to Northwestern University but I haven't gotten the chance to visit, and i'm worried that visiting over the summer won't give me the same feel of the school as going during the school year would have, so, for students currently enrolled at Northwestern....</p>
<p>What led you to your decision to apply/go to Northwestern?
What's your favorite thing about the school?
What's your least favorite thing?
Do you wish you had done something differently/considered something that you didn't before you decided to attend?
Was it difficult for you to find a place among peers and settle into life at Northwestern?
Why did you chose Northwestern over other schools? (e.g. i am also considering EDing to UC Berkeley, Rice University, USC, or Colgate)</p>
<p>Also what's the deal with interviews? Are they offered? Are they on campus or Alumni interviews? and does Northwestern like/prefer you to have one?</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your feedback!!</p>
<p>You can’t ED to Berkeley; just FYI. It’s a public college and the UC app deadline’s in November anyway. They’re outside the RD/EA/ED framework.</p>
<p>You might have better luck asking these questions in the Northwestern board on this website.</p>
<p>You may also be able to contact someone in admissions to put you in contact with a student of your interest. Also uniggo reviews generally has good indicators of what the campus life is like, so that might prepare you for interviews. Check their website for official policies. Spend as much time there asking questions and meeting people when you visit though that will definitely help.</p>
<p>Cal and USC do not offer EA/ED options. Colgate and Rice both offer ED. </p>
<p>Some NU applicants will be interviewed while others will not. It is fairly random. If your area has alumni volunteers, NU will send them the names and contact details of all the students who are assigned to their specific high schools. Sometimes, all the students are funneled through the chair of the alumni volunteer committee, which makes it even more random. It is up to the alumni volunteers to contact the students from their assigned high schools and interview them. Each alumni volunteer will contact applicants at her/his pace, and not all applicants assigned to that volunteer will actually be contacted. </p>
<p>Since the interview process is so random, managed by volunteers rather than members of the admissions team, and not even offered in many areas of the country and the world, they are entirely optional and not important. Naturally, if an alum contacts you for an interview, you should make an effort and agree on a time and place to meet. You cannot afford bombing interview, and should know specifically why you are applying to the university and have a good understanding of what the university is about in general. However, by and large, an interview will not sway the office of admissions unless the report is very negative. </p>