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Class of 2018 Profile (will update with 2019 profile when available):
Enrolled Students: 213
Applicants: 4095
LSAT: 163/168/169
GPA: 3.56/3.77/3.85
Male: 51%
Female: 49%
Students of Color: 30%
Average Age at Matriculation: 25
Age Range: 21-42
Geographic Diversity - Midwest: 36%
Geographic Diversity - Northeast: 20%
Geographic Diversity - South: 21%
Geographic Diversity - West: 13%
Geographic Diversity - International: 10%

Cost of Attendance:
Tuition: $59,550
Room and Board: $14,040
Books: $1,418
Personal: $2,610
Transportation: $1,584
Health Insurance: $3,799
Loan Fees: $1,732
Total Tuition and Fees: $84,733

Past Applicant Threads for Reference:
c/o 2019 Applicants
c/o 2018 Applicants
c/o 2017 Applicants

Key Pages from Northwesterns's website:
Admissions Home Page
Northwestern Interview Process
JD Admissions FAQ
Check Application Status

TLS Pages:
Admissions Stats - Northwestern
TLS Wiki - Northwestern
Interview with Dean David E. Van Zandt (He's no longer dean, current dean is Daniel B. Rodriguez)
Northwestern LRAP

Other Useful Sites:
Law School Transparency - Northwestern
Wikipedia - NU School of Law
Above the Law - Northwestern
Law School Numbers

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Checking in. Wonder what impact the pritzker $$$ will have on the next few incoming classes ?

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Checking in. I like that NW is pretty vocal about giving people with work experience a bump.

KJD but will still be applying!

Suh


Kinda really hoping for this one

About 2 years WE hopefully 3 by time I go

Checking in! Second Jeeves: What will Pritzker's money and label do for this law school in the coming years?

checking in. when NU says they like work experience, 1 year of work experience is cool, right?

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zeglo wrote:

proteinshake wrote:checking in. when NU says they like work experience, 1 year of work experience is cool, right?

From their site:

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/admissions/ wrote:Because work experience is such an important factor in our admissions process, no other top law school can match the extensive real world perspectives that our students bring to the classroom: 90 percent of our entering students have had one or more years of full-time work experience, more than 70 percent have had at least two years, and approximately 50 percent have worked three or more years before entering Northwestern Law.

90% have at least one year while 70% have at least two years. I think just one year is fine.

However, my question is as of what date? I will have two and half years at matriculation, but applying, I have one and a half.

I think by the time you enroll is what matters, since those who apply the fall after graduating don't count as KJD.

Checking in. Really really like Northwestern. It's is my top choice by a lot.

Checking in!

Checking in.

I'm a little anxious about the interview process because of my current location. I highly doubt there will be anyone near by and the last thing I want is spotty internet when I'm trying to record my online interview. Internet here is never quite good enough for skype, so that worries me.

BlackCanary wrote:Checking in.

I'm a little anxious about the interview process because of my current location. I highly doubt there will be anyone near by and the last thing I want is spotty internet when I'm trying to record my online interview. Internet here is never quite good enough for skype, so that worries me.

No solutions here, just empathy. I'm in Haiti right now and I can guarantee anything beyond emails WILL bog to point of failure.

As I see it, that's future Meerkat problems, but I'll let you know if I come up with a solution. Might try to catch a weekend flight into Miami and use a hotel's Wifi to knock it out. I imagine if you communicate with the adcomms about your circumstances they will be a least slightly accommodating. (Or, maybe not, I dunno.)

ponderingmeerkat wrote:

BlackCanary wrote:Checking in.

I'm a little anxious about the interview process because of my current location. I highly doubt there will be anyone near by and the last thing I want is spotty internet when I'm trying to record my online interview. Internet here is never quite good enough for skype, so that worries me.

No solutions here, just empathy. I'm in Haiti right now and I can guarantee anything beyond emails WILL bog to point of failure.

As I see it, that's future Meerkat problems, but I'll let you know if I come up with a solution. Might try to catch a weekend flight into Miami and use a hotel's Wifi to knock it out. I imagine if you communicate with the adcomms about your circumstances they will be a least slightly accommodating. (Or, maybe not, I dunno.)

I would hate to bother them with this.
I am planning a trip back home for the holidays, but that's a lot later than I would want to submit the interview.

How long is the flight to Miami?

proteinshake wrote:

zeglo wrote:

proteinshake wrote:checking in. when NU says they like work experience, 1 year of work experience is cool, right?

From their site:

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/admissions/ wrote:Because work experience is such an important factor in our admissions process, no other top law school can match the extensive real world perspectives that our students bring to the classroom: 90 percent of our entering students have had one or more years of full-time work experience, more than 70 percent have had at least two years, and approximately 50 percent have worked three or more years before entering Northwestern Law.

90% have at least one year while 70% have at least two years. I think just one year is fine.

However, my question is as of what date? I will have two and half years at matriculation, but applying, I have one and a half.

I think by the time you enroll is what matters, since those who apply the fall after graduating don't count as KJD.

But wouldn't that mean just about 30% have exactly 1 year (cause the 90% that have at least 1 would include the 70% that have at least 2) and 30% isn't the best odds. I will have 1 year full time by enrolment but 3+ years if you count part-time. Does that help me out a little or no?

Checking in; definitely one of my top choices

KJD but checking in

Also checking in, NU is one of my tops

Checking in, NU is on the top of my list.

Guys, on-campus interview appointments just went live.

masterz wrote:Guys, on-campus interview appointments just went live.

do they pay for you to go?

masterz wrote:Guys, on-campus interview appointments just went live.

Question about this: are people who don't get interviews less likely to be admitted as opposed to someone who does?

proteinshake wrote:

masterz wrote:Guys, on-campus interview appointments just went live.

do they pay for you to go?

I wish they would.