Northwestern University
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Educational Quality | A | Faculty Accessibility | A+ |
Useful Schoolwork | A- | Excess Competition | A- |
Academic Success | A+ | Creativity/ Innovation | A |
Individual Value | B+ | University Resource Use | A |
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | A+ | Friendliness | A |
Campus Maintenance | A | Social Life | A- |
Surrounding City | A | Extra Curriculars | A- |
Safety | A- | ||
Describes the student body as: Friendly, ApproachableDescribes the faculty as: Helpful |
Lowest Rating Individual Value | B+ |
Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility | A+ |
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Major: Mechanical Engineering (This Major's Salary over time)
Be prepared to work very hard. The engineering faculty and grad students are always available and my department fostered collaboration, not competition. Still, only exceptional work will get you exceptional grades. The facilities were excellent, there was never a piece of equipment we couldn't get and budgets were generous. I liked that the school encouraged us to do pure research while encouraging us to think of practical, commercial applications for it.The university library, online speeds and buildings are all great quality. Northwestern has a beautiful old campus right next to the 1970's landfill campus that stretches along Lake Michigan. It's just beautiful.Campus social life is very busy, largely because Evanston, while a nice suburb, it is hostile to students' partying, and Evanston residents resent that the University occupies many acres of lakefront property, but pays no property taxes (even though the university was here before Evanston existed). For the most fun, we'd go into Chicago, which is just a 45 minute ride on the el.