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Alyssa: The Fall Quarter Guide for First-Years

Alyssa: The Fall Quarter Guide for First-Years

Posted on August 20, 2018August 21, 2018 by Admissions Blog
Now that I’m entering into my second year at Northwestern I wanted to take some time to reflect on my busy first year as a Wildcat. For many of us college is a huge transition after being in high sc... Read More
Casey: 'Holidaze'

Casey: ‘Holidaze’

Posted on December 8, 2016September 28, 2017 by Admissions Blog
College is full of traditions – new traditions, old traditions, traditions you’re carrying on from alumni who came years and years before you. Once such tradition is “Friendsgiving”, the tradi... Read More
Eliza: Opportunities I Never Imagined

Eliza: Opportunities I Never Imagined

Posted on January 8, 2016September 21, 2017 by AdmissionBlog
In high school I was involved with mostly community service groups, so when I came to college, I assumed that I would take a similar path. While I still do try and volunteer, I’ve found a love for e... Read More
Kevin: My Trip to the City (It Features BBQ!)

Kevin: My Trip to the City (It Features BBQ!)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by AdmissionBlog
As I mention consistently to everyone I meet, I am absolutely obsessed with barbeque and my passion for this fine cuisine is typically insatiable. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that my fav... Read More
Ryan: Camping with the "Surgeons"

Ryan: Camping with the “Surgeons”

Posted on November 6, 2015 by AdmissionBlog
I love that Northwestern University is located in Evanston, IL, on Chicago’s North Shore and a shuttle ride away from the city of Chicago. I love that my morning run could take me north along Sherid... Read More
Clayton: Floor + Family = Flamily

Clayton: Floor + Family = Flamily

Posted on August 27, 2015 by AdmissionBlog
My first year at Northwestern, I lived on the first floor of Jones Fine and Performing Arts Residential college. Within the first few weeks, many of the fourteen of us living on that floor had become ... Read More
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