Northwestern 1L/2L/3L/Grads Taking Questions and Challenges Forum

[Big Dog]

What I don't understand is that NU has a bigger endowment than Chicago, Penn, UVA, Georgetown, etc., yet seems functionally unable to control costs better than those schools. In many respects, it's much worse. Even our health insurance costs like $800 more per year than GULC's.

NU's plan has a richer benefit formula, i.e., if you get really sick, your out-of-pocket costs will be lower. NU caps your out-of-pocket at $1250. GULC caps it at $5k.

Penn's plan cost more than NU, btw.

[IAFG]

What I don't understand is that NU has a bigger endowment than Chicago, Penn, UVA, Georgetown, etc., yet seems functionally unable to control costs better than those schools. In many respects, it's much worse. Even our health insurance costs like $800 more per year than GULC's.

NU's plan has a richer benefit formula, i.e., if you get really sick, your out-of-pocket costs will be lower. NU caps your out-of-pocket at $1250. GULC caps it at $5k.

Penn's plan cost more than NU, btw.

It's $2k, but yeah.

[bjsesq]

What I don't understand is that NU has a bigger endowment than Chicago, Penn, UVA, Georgetown, etc., yet seems functionally unable to control costs better than those schools. In many respects, it's much worse. Even our health insurance costs like $800 more per year than GULC's.

But we get birth control.

GOOD TO SEE WE PUT IT TO USE

[Icculus]

What I don't understand is that NU has a bigger endowment than Chicago, Penn, UVA, Georgetown, etc., yet seems functionally unable to control costs better than those schools. In many respects, it's much worse. Even our health insurance costs like $800 more per year than GULC's.

But we get birth control.

GOOD TO SEE WE PUT IT TO USE

This may be the best thing I have ever read on here.

[09042014]

What I don't understand is that NU has a bigger endowment than Chicago, Penn, UVA, Georgetown, etc., yet seems functionally unable to control costs better than those schools. In many respects, it's much worse. Even our health insurance costs like $800 more per year than GULC's.

But we get birth control.

GOOD TO SEE WE PUT IT TO USE

They really could have covered more than the pullout method.

[IAFG]

What I don't understand is that NU has a bigger endowment than Chicago, Penn, UVA, Georgetown, etc., yet seems functionally unable to control costs better than those schools. In many respects, it's much worse. Even our health insurance costs like $800 more per year than GULC's.

But we get birth control.

GOOD TO SEE WE PUT IT TO USE

Hey, I'm on it now. Thank you NU for the IUD.

[franklyscarlet]

That's cool, D.Rod, don't bother to have the atrium reset for 2 days and counting. It's not like students need that space.

[Micdiddy]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

[Cobretti]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

gunner

[crumpetsandtea]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

I don't have one, but I would assume it's a combination of good grades + being on top of mass mailing.

[Micdiddy]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

gunner

Everything's funner when you're a gunner.

[Flips88]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

I don't have one, but I would assume it's a combination of good grades + being on top of mass mailing.

+ being a URM

[crumpetsandtea]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

I don't have one, but I would assume it's a combination of good grades + being on top of mass mailing.

+ being a URM

Ah, yeah, that is definitely very very helpful. Possibly necessary, IDK.

ETA: it seems like in-house positions are less focused on the whole 'must be a URM' thing. I know 2 people going to corporate/in-house jobs and they are both white males. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE = PROOF 'MIRITE??

[Cobretti]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

I don't have one, but I would assume it's a combination of good grades + being on top of mass mailing.

+ being a URM

Ah, yeah, that is definitely very very helpful. Possibly necessary, IDK.

ETA: it seems like in-house positions are less focused on the whole 'must be a URM' thing. I know 2 people going to corporate/in-house jobs and they are both white males. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE = PROOF 'MIRITE??

I'm a white male! SCORE!

[bk1]

Anyone have a 1l summer SA in California? If so, how'd you get it?

I don't have one, but I would assume it's a combination of good grades + being on top of mass mailing.

+ being a URM

Ah, yeah, that is definitely very very helpful. Possibly necessary, IDK.

ETA: it seems like in-house positions are less focused on the whole 'must be a URM' thing. I know 2 people going to corporate/in-house jobs and they are both white males. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE = PROOF 'MIRITE??

I think you need to have at least 3 if not 4 of the useful factors to have a decent shot:

• Top Grades
• Minority
• Ties to a smaller market that hires 1L SAs.
• Prestigious WE
• Hard Science UG

Being on top of mass mailing is a given no matter what you have going for you.

I didn't really look into in-house stuff but I recommend that everyone who is interested in firms look at in-house for their 1L summer. I know several people who did in-house and loved it (at places like Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc). I think it often requires more effort because nobody hands you a list of in-house jobs like NALP does for firms or the Arizona thing does for gov, but it is definitely worth it to look for and apply to in-house stuff.

[KremeCheez]

Will I be able to survive without a Facebook account?
Seriously though...will being Facebookless keep me out of the loop?

[09042014]

Will I be able to survive without a Facebook account?
Seriously though...will being Facebookless keep me out of the loop?

I occasionally get a party invite from facebook, but that's really it. It's not a big deal.

But I don't get this I DONT GOT A FACEBOOK brag people do. Guess what, you can have a facebook account and not check it like a 12 year old girl every 10 mintes, and tweet your personal details.

[KremeCheez]

Will I be able to survive without a Facebook account?
Seriously though...will being Facebookless keep me out of the loop?

I occasionally get a party invite from facebook, but that's really it. It's not a big deal.

But I don't get this I DONT GOT A FACEBOOK brag people do. Guess what, you can have a facebook account and not check it like a 12 year old girl every 10 mintes, and tweet your personal details.

Inadvertent brag. My sincerest apologies.

[09042014]

Will I be able to survive without a Facebook account?
Seriously though...will being Facebookless keep me out of the loop?

I occasionally get a party invite from facebook, but that's really it. It's not a big deal.

But I don't get this I DONT GOT A FACEBOOK brag people do. Guess what, you can have a facebook account and not check it like a 12 year old girl every 10 mintes, and tweet your personal details.

Inadvertent brag. My sincerest apologies.

Oh I wasn't trying to shame you. I just see people actually brag about it.

[KremeCheez]

Will I be able to survive without a Facebook account?
Seriously though...will being Facebookless keep me out of the loop?

I occasionally get a party invite from facebook, but that's really it. It's not a big deal.

But I don't get this I DONT GOT A FACEBOOK brag people do. Guess what, you can have a facebook account and not check it like a 12 year old girl every 10 mintes, and tweet your personal details.

Inadvertent brag. My sincerest apologies.

Oh I wasn't trying to shame you. I just see people actually brag about it.

No worries. For what its worth, I just got done braggin' about my 2008 model Sony Ericsson flip phone in the Class of 2016 thread too...

[09042014]

I occasionally get a party invite from facebook, but that's really it. It's not a big deal.

But I don't get this I DONT GOT A FACEBOOK brag people do. Guess what, you can have a facebook account and not check it like a 12 year old girl every 10 mintes, and tweet your personal details.

Inadvertent brag. My sincerest apologies.

Oh I wasn't trying to shame you. I just see people actually brag about it.

No worries. For what its worth, I just got done braggin' about my 2008 model Sony Ericsson flip phone in the Class of 2016 thread too...

lol nice.

[twinkletoes16]

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[rinkrat19]

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[Georgia Avenue]

This free coffee at school is bitchin'. Props to SBA for, uh, doing something?

[09042014]

This free coffee at school is bitchin'. Props to SBA for, uh, doing something?

Damn it I just bought 7-11 cofee.