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Consider Northwestern! Its a completely underrated school and is a great home for 4-5 years.

People get really worked up about the weather. I have yet to experience a Chicago winter, but I have plenty of older friends from Florida, Texas, southern California, etc. They made it, and you can too if you learn to dress for the weather. As for winter depression--we ain't no Cornell. The general atmosphere is a happy one at Northwestern, and as far as I've heard it stays that way. People are supportive and concerned. The school makes an effort to plan fun events to brighten things up during the coldest months. I've had problems with seasonal depression previously, but I've been having my best winter in years so far. I do recommend getting a sun lamp if you know you have problems, though. You wouldn't think it would work, but it does. It's amazing.

People get really worked up about the weather. I have yet to experience a Chicago winter, but I have plenty of older friends from Florida, Texas, southern California, etc. They made it, and you can too if you learn to dress for the weather. As for winter depression--we ain't no Cornell. The general atmosphere is a happy one at Northwestern, and as far as I've heard it stays that way. People are supportive and concerned. The school makes an effort to plan fun events to brighten things up during the coldest months. I've had problems with seasonal depression previously, but I've been having my best winter in years so far. I do recommend getting a sun lamp if you know you have problems, though. You wouldn't think it would work, but it does. It's amazing.

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You have the best of all worlds. Division I sports, the beach, academic superstars and the arts. Plus you're close to the city!

It has a number of speciatly schools that are known across the country, such as its journalism school, its communications school, engineering school, and education/social policy school.

Northwestern is very unique because of the student body the university attracts. I have met students from all over the country and around the globe. One of my favorite frequent events during the year is when I meet someone new and exchange phone numbers, only to have my cell phone read the area code and tell me what far away place my new friend is from. Aside from the social aspect, I think Northwestern pushes you rewardingly hard academically, but not over the edge to the brink of insanity.

I would seriously consider other schools.

My school is more academically prestigious. It is also the only one I applied to located in a suburb. It is located on the lakefront and is very spacious. It was the most expensive, but also offered the most financial aid assistance.

Northwestern University is known by my friends back home as a school of nerds. To be completely honest, that actually is pretty true. The reason that most of my fellow classmates are getting an education at Northwestern is because we constantly had our noses in books. That's one of the reasons that Northwestern is so special. We all have a clear vision of a bright future of countless accomplishments and leadership positions and will do whatever it takes to make our dreams a reality. Northwestern is so unique because everyone's dreams are big, no matter how nerdy.

As an undeclared major, Northwestern was the perfect selection. Its specialization in majors as specific as industrial and design engineering to horn performance easily allows the wandering high school graduate to explore options previously unthought of. With seven prestigious undergraduate colleges highly skilled in their field of study, I am exceptionally grateful that I have the ability to take classes in all the schools to find what major really suits me. Majoring in something applicable and personally enjoyable was a significant factor in my final decision, and Northwestern provided me with an impeccable choice.

Very pretty campus. Great research sources and great internship and study abroad opportunities

Location, spirit, diversity, many schools

many schools, very flexible majors

Medill's amazing journalism program

Kellogg's exclusive culture needs to be changed... I wish graduate students here can take dual degree from Kellogg

Northwestern University is right on Lake Michigan, and while during the winter it is very cold, the beach of the Lake is a very fun place to hang out at during fall and spring.

Northwestern is one of the few really good academic schools that has a decent social scene as well! Plus, Evanston is totally your typical college town, but Chicago is only an el ride away!

NU is really pretty and the teachers are really friendly and devoted. It has some amazing course selections.

Northwestern has the prestige of an Ivy-leage like school while retaining a fun, community-oriented and school-spirit-filled campus. You have the benefits of a state school, with things like Big 10 football, but the competitive academics that make an NU degree so valuable.