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Alyssa: Finding the Major Right for Me

Alyssa: Finding the Major Right for Me

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Admissions Blog
When I started my first year at  Northwestern, I had no clue what I was going to major in, what I wanted to do for a career, and, in general, what my future would look like. I came in as undecided, l... Read More
Avery: How A&O Blowout Brings Us Together

Avery: How A&O Blowout Brings Us Together

Posted on September 14, 2018September 13, 2018 by Admissions Blog
When one artist climbs the side of the Riviera Theatre, the night’s a success. When two make the climb? It’s the A&O Blowout. When I applied to Northwestern, I had no idea that I’d end up ju... Read More
Alyssa: How the Chicago Undergraduate Program Changed Me for the Better

Alyssa: How the Chicago Undergraduate Program Changed Me for the Better

Posted on August 31, 2018August 28, 2018 by Admissions Blog
The summer before I started my first year at Northwestern my parents were excited, yet anxious about their youngest child going to school out of state. I’m the youngest of four children so I’ve al... Read More
Carter: Mastering the Independent Evanston Summer

Carter: Mastering the Independent Evanston Summer

Posted on August 8, 2018November 6, 2019 by Admissions Blog
There are a hundred different ways you can spend your college summers. Some friends go abroad, some explore the US, and many grab internships and jobs and make careers outside of Evanston. One thing t... Read More
Tomas: Northwestern's Location Trifecta

Tomas: Northwestern’s Location Trifecta

Posted on February 28, 2018February 23, 2018 by Admissions Blog
As a school only a few miles away from Chicago, with 6 different colleges offering courses for 8,000 undergraduates, it is hard to argue that Northwestern students don’t have a lot of opportunities ... Read More
Tuesdays with Professor Pattillo: A Casual Conversation with my Favorite Professor

Tuesdays with Professor Pattillo: A Casual Conversation with my Favorite Professor

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Admissions Blog
Professor Mary Pattillo is the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, but I know her as my Freshman Year Seminar Advisor and de facto “... Read More
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