(Northwestern) It's been a struggle to enjoy my time here

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	A-	Faculty Accessibility	A+
Useful Schoolwork	A	Excess Competition	B
Academic Success	A	Creativity/ Innovation	A
Individual Value	C	University Resource Use	B+
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B+	Friendliness	A-
Campus Maintenance	A	Social Life	B-
Surrounding City	A-	Extra Curriculars	B
Safety	A-

Describes the student body as: Friendly, Afraid, Arrogant Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

Male

ACT:34

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SAT2270

Not so bright

Lowest Rating Individual Value	C

Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility	A+

He cares more about Individual Value than the average student.

Date: Jan 01 2015
Major: Unknown (This Major's Salary over time)
It's been a struggle to enjoy my time here as an undergrad and I know that a fair number of students that feel the way I do. The people here are amazing (intelligent, diverse, thoughtful) - but it's hard to have a good time when the everyday energy is tense and closed off. The culture here is clique-ish. People are more concerned with having the appearance of being part of a group than celebrating individuality.

The academics are great. Great professors that are willing to help, interesting classes. Also, people are impressed by Northwestern's name, which is a superficial thing but also pretty nice to have.

If you're going to come here, be very, very proactive about finding a good social life/group right from the start of your freshman year. Otherwise those opportunities tend to close up. If you find the right ones, you'll probably have a good time.

Responses

Thank you for the outstanding insight. My oldest child has applied for admission to N.U., and information like this hard to come by. This keeps coming up in other reviews, that basically you get one chance to "fit in" right away as a freshman…I think that is sad that the first few weeks on campus determine your next four years of social wellbeing. Anyway, thanks for your helpful input.

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