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Applied Learning at SESP: Demystifying The Practicum!

Applied Learning at SESP: Demystifying The Practicum!

Posted on April 19, 2024April 18, 2024 by drr1327
The best way that I have applied all I have learned in school is through hands-on experience, which is exactly what the School of Education and Social Policy provides its students at Northwestern. Dur... Read More
Margaret '23: Finding a Passion for Sports Radio

Margaret ’23: Finding a Passion for Sports Radio

Posted on May 20, 2021 by aal061
  There’s sometimes pressure in life to only do things that advance your career. To spend all your time working toward your dream, and only doing classes and extracurriculars that get you there... Read More
Andrew '22: The Arts at Northwestern as a Non-Major

Andrew ’22: The Arts at Northwestern as a Non-Major

Posted on May 17, 2021 by aal061
When I arrived on campus my freshman year in the fall of 2018, I knew immediately that I wanted to find a way to continue to actively engage my passion for music even though I was entering Northwester... Read More
Julia '21: Finding Creative Voice through Independent Film Score Projects

Julia ’21: Finding Creative Voice through Independent Film Score Projects

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Admissions Blog
As a fourth year composer in Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music, I have spent the past three academic years exploring, learning about, and refining my creative voice. I have always been fascinate... Read More
Alexa: Becoming an Investigative Reporter During the Pandemic

Alexa: Becoming an Investigative Reporter During the Pandemic

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Admissions Blog
As an incoming journalism student, I had no idea what my Northwestern and Medill journey would look like. I knew I loved talking to people. I knew I loved telling stories. I ultimately knew I loved up... Read More
Kendyl: #NUPerspectives: Exploring Start-ups in The Garage

Kendyl: #NUPerspectives: Exploring Start-ups in The Garage

Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 by Admissions Blog
For this installment of #NUPerspectives I sat down to talk with Andi, a senior studying communication studies, about her experience with Northwestern’s start-up incubator The Garage.   Kendyl: How... Read More
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