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[xylocarp]

The interview really sold me to the school. Would deff take it over any of MVPBDNCG (at equal cost of course)

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/penn/2013/

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tern/2013/

ok that's all, sorry

[Mack.Hambleton]

The interview really sold me to the school. Would deff take it over any of MVPBDNCG (at equal cost of course)

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/penn/2013/

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tern/2013/

ok that's all, sorry

this. half the point of the interview is to pitch the school to you lol.

[R. Jeeves]

The interview really sold me to the school. Would deff take it over any of MVPBDNCG (at equal cost of course)

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/penn/2013/

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tern/2013/

ok that's all, sorry

this. half the point of the interview is to pitch the school to you lol.

this.

[bound]

Interview scheduled!!

[rebexness]

[warby93]

I emailed admissions about them opening up more Skype slots and they said they added some more dates today and will be adding more in the future.

[WhiskeyAndCupcakes]

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[WeeBey]

The interview really sold me to the school. Would deff take it over any of MVPBDNCG (at equal cost of course)

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/penn/2013/

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ ... tern/2013/

ok that's all, sorry

63.3 vs 69 for 100+ firms and fed clerkships isnt that much. Especially with all the self selection. Penn grads go to NYC which is an easier market than Chicago. Add the 13.7 in business with median salary 120k and the difference is pretty negligible. At the same class rank I doubt a Penn grad has any advantage over NU. Firms don't change their yearly hiring to reflect this years USNWR ranking they follow historic patterns HYS, CCN, the rest of the T14.

Between the lower t14 it comes down to location for me. so its Definately NU > MVBDCG. But Penn is in a decent city.

Between Penn and NU, id weigh the pros and cons of having 2 major markets and better city vs superficial ranking and ivy name

[xylocarp]

i mean I'm not going to argue with you since that's not what this board is for. but bringing up rankings and prestige is a hell of a straw man. wanting chi is a decent reason for NU tho.

[WeeBey]

^thats basically what my point is, within the lower t14 (MVPBDCNG) the rankings are a wash and other factors should decide your decision like location and scholly. If all else is completely equal take the highest ranked but to pay more for UVA over Duke would be stupid imo. You can justify paying more for CCN over MVPBDCNG but within MVPBDNCG not really.

[alexrodriguez]

Interview scheduled!

Flight booked!

[Mack.Hambleton]

Interview scheduled!

Flight booked!

for the interview?? why not just use skype? if you go to ASW they pay for transportation if youre just looking to visit

[WeeBey]

Interview scheduled!

Flight booked!

No offence, but your gonna feel pretty stupid after. I doubt it plays any role other than a screener for weirdos. It won't make up for uncompetitive numbers. Its just a 30 min convo about yourself in very informal way.

[blueberrycrumble]

Interview scheduled!

Flight booked!

No offence, but your gonna feel pretty stupid after. I doubt it plays any role other than a screener for weirdos. It won't make up for uncompetitive numbers. Its just a 30 min convo about yourself in very informal way.

I think the Northwestern interview is much more structured than the others (or at least it could be depending on who you interview with), seeing as they even have a Handbook.

But yes, a Skype interview would most definitely suffice.

[taptaptop]

Interview is tomorrow and I have prepared absolutely nothing .. *DOOMED*

[whosinthehousejc]

Interview scheduled!

Flight booked!

No offence, but your gonna feel pretty stupid after. I doubt it plays any role other than a screener for weirdos. It won't make up for uncompetitive numbers. Its just a 30 min convo about yourself in very informal way.

I think the Northwestern interview is much more structured than the others (or at least it could be depending on who you interview with), seeing as they even have a Handbook.

But yes, a Skype interview would most definitely suffice.

There's an interview handbook? Cray. Where'd you find this?

[taptaptop]

There's an interview handbook? Cray. Where'd you find this?

-What is your least favorite thing about your undergraduate coursework?
-What is the biggest/most important document you have written?
-What is the most difficult decision you have made?
-What is the most significant project you have managed?
-Tell me about the worst boss you have worked for and how you resolved issues.
-How would your professors describe you?
-Why NU?
-Why law school?
-Have you been to Chicago during the winter?
-Why did you choose your undergrad school?
-What would you change about your undergrad experience if you could?
-How will you define success in your career?
-How do you deal with conflict?
-Tell me about your most significant experience speaking in front of other people.
-What would you do if you didn't get into any law schools?
-If you were accepted to all of the schools how would you decide where to go?
-What was your favorite class? What was you most difficult class?
-What do you do for fun?
-What kinds of extracurricular activities were you involved in?
- What do you think is important to being a leader?

Something like this.

[Irish11]

Interview scheduled!

Flight booked!

No offence, but your gonna feel pretty stupid after. I doubt it plays any role other than a screener for weirdos. It won't make up for uncompetitive numbers. Its just a 30 min convo about yourself in very informal way.

I drove six hours and spent the weekend in Chi before an on-campus interview. Saw a bunch of friends I hadn't seen in months/years, enjoyed some nightlife, and took a campus tour. Had a blast. Solidified NW as my top choice. At no point did I feel stupid for not doing a Skype interview.

[TheSpanishMain]

Interview scheduled!

Flight booked!

No offence, but your gonna feel pretty stupid after. I doubt it plays any role other than a screener for weirdos. It won't make up for uncompetitive numbers. Its just a 30 min convo about yourself in very informal way.

I drove six hours and spent the weekend in Chi before an on-campus interview. Saw a bunch of friends I hadn't seen in months/years, enjoyed some nightlife, and took a campus tour. Had a blast. Solidified NW as my top choice. At no point did I feel stupid for not doing a Skype interview.

Louie has numbers that aren't even close to competitive for NU, though. No offense, Louie, but you're wasting the cost of the ticket.

[taptaptop]

Just finished my interview. Here are some questions if you'd like to know

1) Tell me about yourself
2) Tell me about your XXX (one of my internships)
3) Tell me about your XXX (another of my internships)
4) Tell me about one situation in which you worked as a leader
5) Tell me about your leadership style
6) Why law?
7) Why law in the U.S.? (I'm an int'l applicant, I knew this would come)
Why Northwestern?

25 minutes, pretty laid back.

[Dream_weaver32]

Just finished my interview. Here are some questions if you'd like to know

1) Tell me about yourself
2) Tell me about your XXX (one of my internships)
3) Tell me about your XXX (another of my internships)
4) Tell me about one situation in which you worked as a leader
5) Tell me about your leadership style
6) Why law?
7) Why law in the U.S.? (I'm an int'l applicant, I knew this would come)
Why Northwestern?

25 minutes, pretty laid back.

Had the same questions, in almost the same order, minus the international questions.

[taptaptop]

Had the same questions, in almost the same order, minus the international questions.

I was actually expecting some more questions but probably I said too much for each question, they had to cut it off lol

[Dream_weaver32]

Had the same questions, in almost the same order, minus the international questions.

I was actually expecting some more questions but probably I said too much for each question, they had to cut it off lol

I was the same way.

[JuanitaFromTheDiner]

Is there a place to submit a GPA addendum for Northwestern? It looks like you can add a second file under the personal statement section or I guess I could kind of include the pertinent info as part of my "Why NU" optional essay (although I really think that would seem distracting as it's structured right now.) Anyone else encounter this?

[shamallama]

Is there a place to submit a GPA addendum for Northwestern? It looks like you can add a second file under the personal statement section or I guess I could kind of include the pertinent info as part of my "Why NU" optional essay (although I really think that would seem distracting as it's structured right now.) Anyone else encounter this?

Yea, I encountered this problem too. I ultimately just submitted the application without the GPA addendum I had sent to some other schools and wrote a short Why NU essay instead. I figure they are pretty lenient for splitters anyway so maybe they just don't want the GPA addendum. However, I could be totally wrong about that.