For those of you applied to Northwestern Forum

[alanbfish]

Did you all include the CPE form together with the recommendation letters?
This is a annoying and weired rule since my professors are super busy and I don't want to approach them for another stupid form.
And I assume it will hurt if I send RL without the form or don't send my rl at all.

What did you guys do? Thanks?

[dorriedoodle]

I didn't do the forms. I just did standard recs, and I got in!

[alanbfish]

Wow, glad to hear that. Congrats!

[dcwumpus]

I started my app thoroughly confused about NU's policy on letters, but this blog post seems to be a pretty definitive summary of their new recommendation procedure: --LinkRemoved--

In summary, they prefer their own CPE form to a standard letter, but they'll take whatever you give them. From the blog post:

The truth: you can pretty much submit whatever you want to us, but we prefer the CPE.

I ended up NOT submitting any of my letters and just having my recommender fill out the CPE form online here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=R ... 1vug_3d_3d

However, I have NOT been admitted (or denied) yet, so take it fwiw.

Edit: And good luck!

[ArchRoark]

I didn't do the forms. I just did standard recs, and I got in!

Same.

[amorfati]

No forms for me either... fingers crossed!

[alanbfish]

Thanks for the explanation!
Good luck to you too~

I started my app thoroughly confused about NU's policy on letters, but this blog post seems to be a pretty definitive summary of their new recommendation procedure: --LinkRemoved--

In summary, they prefer their own CPE form to a standard letter, but they'll take whatever you give them. From the blog post:

The truth: you can pretty much submit whatever you want to us, but we prefer the CPE.

I ended up NOT submitting any of my letters and just having my recommender fill out the CPE form online here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=R ... 1vug_3d_3d

However, I have NOT been admitted (or denied) yet, so take it fwiw.

Edit: And good luck!

[Bela]

I sent in my regular rec letters.

[Aggiegrad2011]

I did LoR from one professor and a CPE from that professor.

[sarahlawg]

I was under the impression that they didn't want letters from professors, so I just asked my employer (far less eloquent than my professors) to send in the CPE. The CPE is kind of a scary form though... also, it seems like anyone could just fill it out and send it in.

[Lwoods]

I didn't submit any letters, but had a former boss fill out the CPE online.

I haven't heard yet, but Northwestern is also a reach for me, so take that fwiw.

I think they prefer professional recommendations to academic, but these are secondary to numbers (and w/e).

[thunderflesh]

Didn't submit any of my academic LoRs, just had my supervisor fill out the CPE, and I got in. It was my impression that this was what they kinda preferred.

I had her fill out the online form (they have a surveymonkey set up).

172/3.63, 2 years WE (as of Fall 2011)

EDIT - And I got in.

[LawSchoolPorFavor]

I sent in two LSAC recs and had one of those recommenders fill out the NU CPE form (but only the NU form). (Complete 11/1, haven't heard anything back yet)