Northwestern University

An absolutely beautiful campus. Northwestern puts lots of money and effort in the aesthetics of the campus. We have a lakefill with a view of the Chicago skyline. The grassy areas are nice. The architecture is mostly amazing. Even if you don’t go to this amazing academic institution, it’s definitely worth stopping by and touring around.

I loitered and lurked on this lovely campus for a decade and they gave me two degrees to make me go away.

We drove here the night after visiting the Art Institute and Chinatown. The next morning, we walked from the Hilton Orrington to Northwestern University campus. The visitor center is gigantic and decided to visit the campus on our own. The buildings are absolutely beautiful (Music, Student Center, Segal) and impressed by the Ford Engineering bldg. with mechanical design open concept workshop. Parking is at least reasonable at $ 11/​day at the Church St parking garage. Unfortunately, the art museum was closed due to putting up a new exhibit during the summer break.

Small pathetic little thing. When I found out they had a «north» and «south» campus I nearly fell over in laughter. The whole campus is like three blocks. The egos are high and the knowledge is low. You’ll hear half of them go on and on about how distinguished the university is as if that’s half the work done.
Will be going elsewhere soon

Beautiful beautiful campus. If you ignore the construction that is always going on, it’s basically perfect.

I was blessed to grow up in Evanston and enjoy the beautiful campus; walks and jogs along the lake, as well as activities that included the community. I was also fortunate to be employed by their temp pool when I was in between jobs after college.
This review pertains to the theater and performing arts program, specifically. I’ve gone to numerous performances over the years, and because I have a little dancer at home myself, I’ve taken her to a few dance shows. Today we saw Danceworks 2015, which is a compilation of numbers of various genres. We loved it! It is evident from the choreography that NU hires quality instructors, and the students seemed to take pride in their parts. We look forward to another performance!

What an absolutely gorgeous campus. On a day trip wandering north of where we live we literally stumbled upon the university, we weren’t looking for it. We were checking out Evanston’s shopping district and commenting on how it felt like Madison, WI and BAM — suddenly we’re on Sheridan and checking out some amazing old historical mansions now converted to offices for different university departments, and the fantastic buildings lining the lakefront. I am quite sure this is an excellent place to attend for grad school and I couldn’t help but think about the eventual PhD conquest…
A definite destination for wandering come warm weather…

We had ‘the tour’ this morning in the rain and snow! The tour was really top notch, and a shout out for our group guide, Haley the engineering student from Iowa. She was great and was the epitome of what we would hope for our son, now a junior in high school in Davis, CA. My wife attended Northwestern many years ago, as did one of her brothers, and both of their parents. So ‘purple’ is in the veins someplace. I was very, very impressed.

Super impressed with our campus tour-​led by two students who were creative and fun and seemed to know a lot of the other students we walked by… good sign to me that the campus was small enough to see your friends while you were out and about! Northwestern had that great feeling of scholarly-​ness along with fun! I think this looks like a good fit for the smart kid who still wants to say «remember when we did _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​«20 years later. I’m biased since my husband went here…

An Ivy League school without the long flight out east. Wonderful small campus feel and just a short ride by train to downtown Chicago.

does anyone earnestly seek information about institutions of higher learning on Unilocal?b/​c if so, I would be concerned.
…but anyways… condescension aside, I think this is a pretty decent school.

This review is more about Kellogg than it is about Northwestern in general, but many of this still hold:
*They have a top (seen by many as ‘the’ top) Marketing program in the world. Northwestern is where the AMA was born. This is where Philip Kotler spent his storied career revolutionizing the maketing field. Their faculty are among the world’s leaders in research.
*The resources offered by Kellogg are amazing. If you’re coming here for a doctorate, all the research resources you’ll ever need will be given to you: computer, software, research funding, travel grants, IT support, and a very very generous stipend/​fellowship to support your living expenses. If you come here for an MBA, then you should already have an idea about how heavily-​recruited Kellogg is by corporations and the big consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Booz&Co, and Bain&Co).
*Aside from just Marketing, Kellogg is a Top 5 business school (as recognized by most MBA rankings), and Northwestern University is an elite private undergrad institution that turns heads. I really didn’t look too much at these two rankings since the faculty and their respective department matters more for Ph.D. considerations, but it’s nice to know I’m in good company all around.
*Evanston is the type of college-​town I fell in love with after spending a summer in Chapel Hill, NC (a nice change from my undergrad in La Jolla, CA). There is a small-​town spirit, and the city is very very revolved around Northwestern (NCAA football season is underway, and all the businesses have their Purple on).
*Unlike some other small college-​towns, Evanston has a big bustling city in Chicago right in its backyard. The heart of downtown is located just 12 miles south of Evanston, which can conveniently be reached by the ‘El’ (Purple Line), Metra (UP-​N to OTC), Northwestern Shuttle (Intercampus to Northwestern Memorial Hospital or the Chicago Express to The Loop), by car, or even by bike (Chicago is extremely flat compared to California, and I’m loving it).
*The food scene is much better in Chicago and the surrounding area than it is in the other cities that house the programs I got into (Philadelphia, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Gainesville, Boulder, St. Louis, and Houston), and if you look at my reviews, then you know I LOVE my food. Chicago is one of the only three cities in the US that has a Michelin Guide; it’s the home of famous epicurean destinations of ‘Alinea’ and ‘Next’ (chef: Grant Aschatz), ‘L2O’ (chef: Laurent Gras), and Charlie Trotter’s namesake. Combine this with famous Chicago fare of Deep Dish Pizza (you can find Lou Malnati’s in downtown Evanston, or go out into the city for Pequods), Chicago Dogs (Hot Dougs in Chicago and Portillo’s everywhere), Italian Beef (Al’s Beef and Portillo’s), and everything else!
Before applying, I thought I had no chance of getting into my dream school for my PhD, but here I am today. If Kellogg is a good fit for you, just apply and see what happens!

Don’t waste your time applying to Northwestern University. They appear like a good school on paper, but after spending 4 years there, I came to the realization that NU only cares about $$ and couldn’t care less about individual students.
Their academic advising is like herding cattle. I never had a professor I especially liked. If you ever have a serious problem, they’ll turn their back on you (I have several friends who had to drop out /​postpone graduation because of this). To top it off, the student body is full of whiny rich kids who have a chip on their shoulder because they couldn’t make it in to their favorite Ivy league school.
In addition, Evanston, where Northwestern University is located, is really unsafe. I know FOUR people at Northwestern who got mugged, and two of them were mugged at GUNPOINT! Plus, it gets dark at around 4:30 pm in the winter, so you pretty much have to walk alone in the dark. In general, there is a huge rift between the city of Evanston and Northwestern University (I’ve heard that this is because Northwestern doesn’t pay them taxes), so Evanston goes out of their way to make things difficult for Northwestern students.
I wish I had realized it sooner, but instead I ended up with a degree that’s not even in the right field for me (see poor advising) and a mediocre college experience. I urge you to think twice before applying to Northwestern.

Though I’ll be paying off student loans on a reporter’s salary for a long, long time, this place was definitely the perfect fit for me, and I wouldn’t change a thing!
Where else could I double major in two subjects I loved, spend a quarter abroad in London and bumming around Western Europe, spend another quarter at an incredible reporting internship in Chicago, and still manage to graduate early at the end of it all?
Northwestern gave me so many opportunities to go beyond the box of the typical, rigid, four-​year college experience in the classroom, really encouraging firsthand learning in the real world. And I am so much better off for it.
Also, Evanston is an amazing college town with restaurants, bars, shopping, bookstores, coffee houses, a huge movie theater, apartment living, the lakefront, and the CTA at your fingertips (so that if you do happen to get bored, you can hop on the Metra and be in Chicago in 20 minutes).
Sure, some of the student body is of the pretentious, I-​was-​in-​private-​school-​since-​preschool variety, but certainly not all. In fact, it doesn’t take a long time to find your little group of friends, and they’ll likely be the people you stick with for four years and after graduation.
Good times at NU. Even before I came here, my favorite color was purple.

Best school in the world…

The best university in the world. I believe this is such a great place to get your undergard or graduate degree, you will get so much out of it.
Worth the investment and the NU Football games are the best sports deal in town. GO CATS!!!

A fine education, a world class campus right by the lake and memories to last a lifetime.
We grew up in Chicago, and NU was always a reach school, a great source of pride to the area as a great educational institution and we can always count on the beloved Wildcats to give us some fun College Football seasons, even if they lose.
During the four years our daughter attended NU, we had the opportunity to visit quite often, and still we try to make the trip at least once a year whenever we are in the City visiting family.
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Still a die hard Cats fan… I’ll be there cheering for them at the homecoming game. Go Cats !!!

I was really excited about visiting the campus!
We took the CTA Purple line to Noyes and walked a few blocks east to the campus, it’s such a beautiful campus. It was freezing cold out but I couldn’t help myself — I wanted to explore!
It’s such a well put together campus and would be a wonderful place to go jogging or running for certain.

I give it five stars because Northwestern gives me a paycheck monthly. If you did too, I would give you five stars.

With a heavy heart I said goodbye to NU… not because I went there but because I am the proud Mama of a now NU Alum. Graduated from Weinberg last Saturday.
As a parent I will review this institution. So many experiences that form my opinion.
–Love the education she received as a Liberal Arts student, her mind was stretched, tortured, stomped on and then rearranged (many tears over the phone, due to deadlines, hard classes, etc were WELL worth it).
–Love the campus. Its breathtaking.
–The support she received from all departments was outstanding — like the quick response to the intruder who was breaking into girls rooms. Her network of support was extensive in so many departments, and so many ways. From health to fin aid, to advisors (they were stellar). Everyone.
–Did I mention the amazing education?
–They made it easy for her to study a semester abroad.
ONE HUGE CON… WHO ON EARTH THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING MAYOR DALEY HAS TO SAY IN COMMENCEMENT??? Harvard gets JK Rowling and we get a local politician. WAY TO GO! So we skipped that trash and went to the museums and navy pier. We did go to convocation and the speech by an English professor (forgot her name. SORRY). was nothing short of excellent!
I would say, my daughter and I agree with Phil H’s assessment.
I had to sell my second child to pay the tuition but hey! It was for a good cause!
OK JUST KIDDING ABOUT THAT! I would never sell my baby girl. I am trying to convince her to go to NU too… I can always sell a kidney, a leg or my hubby. I wonder if I can catch a good price for him…
Go Cats!