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Athletic (aciitties are great ‘Great off-campus food Frats and sororities dominate ‘social scene ‘Musical organizations are popular ‘Student publications are popular ACADEMICS ‘Academic Rating 92 Calendar ter ‘Studenbtaculty ratio TA Prots Interesting rating 78 Profs accessible rat 76 ‘a classes lauget by TAs 2 common eg class size fewer than 10 students Most common ‘ub size 10-18 students, (MOST POPULAR MAJORS: economics engineering journalism STUDENTS SAY *.. .” Academics “The streng) ce.” SEE students agree, vowing their school. “h, ligent but laid-back students, excellence] in academic fields,” urriculars and good parties,” “strong [Big Ten] sports spirit,” and “so many connections and opportunities during, and after graduation.” Undengrads here brag of “nationally acclaimed programs for almost anything anyone could be interested in, from cngineering to theater to journalism to music,” and report “everything is given fairly equal weight. Maestaeeiben stu- dents and faculty do not show a considerable bias” toward specific fields, The school accomplishes all this while maintaining a manageable scale. While its rel- atively small size allows for good stucent-professor interaction, it has “all the perks” of a big school, including “many opportunities” for research and intem- ships. Be aware, however, “Northwestern is not an easy school. ft takes hard work to be average here.” If you “learn from your failures quickly and love to fear for the sake of learning rather than the grade,” students say it ts quite pos- sible to stay afloat and even to excel. Helping matters are numerous resources established by administrators and professors, including tutoring, programs such as Gateway Science Workshop, Those who take advantage of these opportunities find the going much easier than these who don't Lite There are po distinct sections of the MGTWEStem campus. The North Campus is where “you can find 4 party every night of the week” and “the Greek seene is strong,” The South Campus, about a one-mile trek from the action to the north, 4s “mare artsy and has minimal partying on weeknights,” but is closer to town so “it is easy” to “buy dinner, sev a show at the movies, and go shopping, People who live on North Campus have a harder time getting motivated to go into Evanston and tap inte all that is affered.” As one South Campus resident puts it, “South Campus is nice and quiet in its own way. [enjoy reading and watching movies here, and the quietude is appreciated when study time rolls around. But for more exciting fun, a trip north is a must.” Regardless of where students live, extracurriculars are “incredible here. There is a group for every interest, and the jus are amazingly well-managed by students alone. This goes andin-hanid with how passionate students at ane about what they lowe.” Many students “are involved in plays, a cappella groups, comedy troupes, and other organizations geared toward the performing, arts, Activism is also very popular, with many involved groups, human-rights activism, and volunteer: ing.” bn addition, membership in the Big Ten means student “attend some of the best sporting events in the country.” Chicago, of course, “is a wonderful resource. People go ito the city for a wide variety of things—daily excursions, jobs, intermships, nights out, parties, etc.” Student Bo The typical tudent “was high school class president with a 4.0, swim team « and on the chess team.” So itimakes sense everyone here “is an excellent student who works hand” and “has a leadership position in at least two clubs, plus an on-campus job.” Students also tell us “there's [a] great separa- ion between North Campus (think: fraternities, engineering, state school mental tty} and South Campus (think: closer to Chicago ane its cultune, arts and letters, liberal arts school mentality}. Students segregate themselves depending on back- ground and interests, and it’s rare for Hers tive groups to interact beyond a superficial level.” The student body here includes sizeable Jewish, Indian, and East- Asian populations.