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Application Year:
2024/2025
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
Application Year:
2024/2025
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Northwesternâs location is special: on the shore of Lake Michigan, steps from downtown Evanston, just a few miles from Chicago. What aspects of our location are most compelling to you, and why?
Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the intersection of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?
Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
Community and belonging matter at Northwestern. Tell us about one or more communities, networks, or student groups you see yourself connecting with on campus.
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the intersection of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
Application Year:
2024/2025
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the intersection of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background (your identity, your school setting, your community, your household, etc.) have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2023/2024
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Northwesternâs location is special: on the shore of Lake Michigan, steps from downtown Evanston, just a few miles from Chicago. What aspects of our location are most compelling to you, and why?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Northwestern fosters a distinctively interdisciplinary culture. We believe discovery and innovation thrive at the intersection of diverse ideas, perspectives, and academic interests. Within this setting, if you could dream up an undergraduate class, research project, or creative effort (a start-up, a design prototype, a performance, etc.), what would it be? Who might be some ideal classmates or collaborators?
Application Year:
2023/2024
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Northwestern is a place where people with diverse backgrounds from all over the world can study, live, and talk with one another. This range of experiences and viewpoints immeasurably enriches learning. How might your individual background contribute to this diversity of perspectives in Northwesternâs classrooms and around our campus?
Application Year:
2023/2024
We want to be sure weâre considering your application in the context of your personal experiences: What aspects of your background, your identity, or your school, community, and/or household settings have most shaped how you see yourself engaging in Northwesternâs community, be it academically, extracurricularly, culturally, politically, socially, or otherwise?
Northwesternâs location is special: on the shore of Lake Michigan, steps from downtown Evanston, just a few miles from Chicago. What aspects of our location are most compelling to you, and why?
Painting âThe Rockâ is a tradition at Northwestern that invites all forms of expressionâstudents promote campus events or extracurricular groups, support social or activist causes, show their Wildcat spirit (what we call âPurple Prideâ), celebrate their culture, and more. What would you paint on The Rock, and why?