NU Apps '11-'12 - Good Luck Hold Candidates!!!! <3 Forum

[crumpetsandtea]

I have my off campus alum interview in two weeks. What kinds of questions did she ask you? Stuff specifically about NU?

Look at the OP: there's a list of questions there that you can prepare for. Curry and I made a google doc and wrote out our answers in paragraph/complete sentence format for every question listed on the OP. We didn't try and memorize the answers or anything, but it forced us to think ahead of time about questions they would ask and gave us good, well-thought-out responses to all of them.

TBH though my interview was more like a conversation than a series of questions. We started off by talking about my study abroad experiences (she had studied abroad in the same country, so we talked a lot about the culture there and our favorite cities) and then moved into my WE and then finally my grades (so, expect questions about weaknesses in your app, if you have any).

[the_phoenix612]

Just checking in. Had my off campus interview with a Northwestern alumna the other day. She was wonderful. Very nice, friendly, down to earth. It was a good, laid back (but 45 min) conversation. It made me really want to get into Northwestern! Hope I get in.

Good luck to all!

I have my off campus alum interview in two weeks. What kinds of questions did she ask you? Stuff specifically about NU?

My off-campus was super laid-back. She started off by saying that she thought the NU-supplied questions were "lame" and the whole thing turned into a conversation about the school with very few evaluative questions. I tried to work in some of my prepared answers at the beginning, but the feel of the interview quickly made that feel unnecessary. I brought a resume but she had printed mine off from the email I sent to her. By the end, I had basically gotten her whole life story, which mirrored mine quite a bit so it was actually useful, but it wasn't AT ALL what I had expected. Couldn't imagine a nicer lady to interview with, though. Fantastic experience.

OH and she kept going on about how much the legal economy is improving and that we shouldn't believe the horror stories people post, especially if we go to a T20 school. That reassured me quite a bit as well, since she is very involved with hiring new associates for her firm.

[snehpets]

i kind of want to apply here after getting the thanksgiving card...

[curiousgeorgia]

After weeks of paranoid e-mail/status checker/TLS checking, I just got that nice "Happy Thanksgiving" gobble gobble email from NU. It made me chuckle and put things into perspective. Thank you Northwestern, I like you more and more each day.

[moshid]

the e-mail wishing me a happy thanksgiving almost gave me a heart attack. don't do that!

[Strange]

the e-mail wishing me a happy thanksgiving almost gave me a heart attack. don't do that!

For real. Especially since I have to "turn images on" before I could see the actual content.

[Eugenie Danglars]

Haha I remember that! Should have warned you guys, sorry

Seriously, though, it's great we had pie day and a whole Tgiving dinner from the SBA on Monday

[hobojarpen]

yep. got the same email too. thought i was getting a cardiac arrest.

[franklyscarlet]

No thanksgiving email. NU hates me

[Hopefully2012]

the e-mail wishing me a happy thanksgiving almost gave me a heart attack. don't do that!

For real. Especially since I have to "turn images on" before I could see the actual content.

Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble Gobble

[crumpetsandtea]

Haha I remember that! Should have warned you guys, sorry

Seriously, though, it's great we had pie day and a whole Tgiving dinner from the SBA on Monday

That's adorable XD!!!!!!!!

[thelawschoolproject]

Aw, I like the happy holiday love from NU. It was cute.

Would have been even better with an acceptance email, though.

[dakure]

No thanksgiving email. NU hates me

[thelawschoolproject]

No thanksgiving email. NU hates me

Boo to both of you. I'm sure that's not the case.

[fingerscrossedxx]

Aw, I like the happy holiday love from NU. It was cute.

Would have been even better with an acceptance email, though.

Haha right? Happy Thanksgiving, you're accepted!

[emkay625]

No thanksgiving email. NU hates me

It's not sent to applicants - it just goes to you if you sign up on the NU web site to receive newsletters. : )

[thelawschoolproject]

It's not sent to applicants - it just goes to you if you sign up on the NU web site to receive newsletters. : )

. . . I didn't sign up for that?

[emkay625]

It's not sent to applicants - it just goes to you if you sign up on the NU web site to receive newsletters. : )

. . . I didn't sign up for that?

You can sign up here: http://www.facebook.com/nulawadmissions ... 1428856257

[thelawschoolproject]

It's not sent to applicants - it just goes to you if you sign up on the NU web site to receive newsletters. : )

. . . I didn't sign up for that?

You can sign up here: http://www.facebook.com/nulawadmissions ... 1428856257

Okay, cool.

But, mostly I was just saying that I got some gobble gobble action without signing up to said newsletter place.

[franklyscarlet]

It's not sent to applicants - it just goes to you if you sign up on the NU web site to receive newsletters. : )

. . . I didn't sign up for that?

You can sign up here: http://www.facebook.com/nulawadmissions ... 1428856257

Okay, cool.

But, mostly I was just saying that I got some gobble gobble action without signing up to said newsletter place.

Yeah... NU hates me. AND A HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU TOO NU. NOT.
I don't really mean it. I love you. Let me love you forever please.

[Strange]

I didn't sign up for that either. Maybe it's the emails for people who did interviews? Because I think I put my email on the interview signin sheet they gave us.

[franklyscarlet]

I didn't sign up for that either. Maybe it's the emails for people who did interviews? Because I think I put my email on the interview signin sheet they gave us.

Negatory. Did an interview. Es para special snowflakes.

[emkay625]

It's not sent to applicants - it just goes to you if you sign up on the NU web site to receive newsletters. : )

. . . I didn't sign up for that?

You can sign up here: http://www.facebook.com/nulawadmissions ... 1428856257

Okay, cool.

But, mostly I was just saying that I got some gobble gobble action without signing up to said newsletter place.

Oh! I thought you were asking it because you thought you HAD signed up for the e-mail but then didn't get it. Nvm.

[JustE]

This is weird. I received the holiday email last year, months before I applied. I'm already complete this year and I got nothing... Considering I got the email and didn't get in last year, I think an empty inbox is a good thing....

[happyshapy]

I got the thanksgiving email and I haven't applied, done an interview, or signed up for their news letter. I did get a fee waiver though.