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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Gates: Early admission policies need improvement

Gates: Early admission policies need improvement

November 4, 2013

While current Northwestern students enjoy the fall weather and de-stress after midterms, high school seniors are in the midst of the exhausting college application process. Being admitted to a top university...

Members of the Class of 2016 run onto Ryan Field before Northwestern took on South Dakota in September. NU sent acceptance letters Friday to less than 14 percent of its Class of 2017 applicants.

Northwestern acceptance rate drops to all-time low of 13.9 percent

March 23, 2013

Northwestern sent acceptance letters Friday to just under 14 percent of all undergraduate applicants, its lowest admit rate of all time. NU accepted 4,555 high school students out of the 32,772 who...

Northwestern admits largest, most diverse early decision applicants

December 18, 2012

Northwestern admitted a record number of early decision applicants again this year, sending acceptance letters Thursday to 43 percent of the Class of 2017. This is the highest percent of the freshman...

Northwestern hits record number of early decision applications

November 26, 2012

It’s another record-breaking admission statistic for Northwestern. The University reported an all-time high number of early decision applicants last week, with 2,625 students vying for a sport in...

Waves crash into The Lakefill on Tuesday evening. High winds from Superstorm Sandy brought some mild effects to the North Shore and Chicago.

Superstorm Sandy affects Northwestern students, families

October 31, 2012

After Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, N.J., on Monday evening, students at Northwestern continue to feel the effects of the tropical superstorm.  Although it originally moved up the coast...

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