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I really enjoyed my school, I don't have any complaints. I got everything that I wanted.

Although I would not consider this an assuredly negative aspect of Northwestern, the academic demand on students has been known to impact the culture and atmosphere greatly. Fellow classmates and I have often felt that the academic rigor is beneficial in that it consistently challenges us to work harder; however, it also leads to difficulty in balancing school and personal life. Nonetheless, I do understand that my experience here will ultimately allow me to find success in my professional career.

The worst thing about Northwestern is the lack of interracial and interfaith interaction among students. Students belonging to a certain ethnic, religious, or cultural group tend to hang out only with students who are similar to themselves and don't give different students a chance. Again, there is a large amount of diversity in the students that Northwestern accepts, but it is up to the students themselves to be tolerant and open to being friends with people who are completely different from themselves. The administration does nothing to promote this unchanging mentality.

For some of my science classes, I felt the professors cared more about their research than teaching.

There are lots of kids on this campus who want to make it a more ecofriendly place to go to school, unfortunately the administration has been resistent to change, but luckily we got a new president who is really pro sustainibility, hopefully he will help us make it a greener place to go to school.

The weather, the rigorous coursework, and the emphasis on Greek life are three of the worst things about this school. Evanston gets extremely cold and students can get depressed because of it. The school is very challenging and if you don't put effort into schoolwork it will show. Greek life here is almost too overwhelming.

The weather is absolutely awful!

It is extremely denominational.

closing over breaks!!!

Weather because it makes it difficult to get to class becase it affects your mood.