Wildcat Days

Admissions office launches new program for high school students to shadow Northwestern students

October 8, 2015

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions launched a new program this week that allows high school juniors and seniors to shadow Northwestern students for a day. The program, Purple Preview, begins at...

Goodman: Northwestern excels with Wildcat Days

April 27, 2014

I visited two colleges, Northwestern and another private school, as an admitted student during my senior year of high school. The other school’s admitted student day left me with a bad taste in my mouth....

Global Wildcats host Spring Skype-a-thon

April 10, 2014

Northwestern's international recruitment student group Global Wildcats spoke Thursday with potential international students as part of its Spring Skype-a-thon. The group is comprised of current international...

In Focus: Beyond the numbers: Recruitment push may not address diversity concerns

May 23, 2013

Even before she came to campus for an admitted student day last April, Weinberg freshman Karley Woods heard about the tense state of race relations at Northwestern, an issue that made her hesitant to enroll. “It...

Mallazzo: Wildcat Days succeeds when highlighting student enthusiasm

April 22, 2013

Surrounded by tiger moms and awkward dads dressed like they were coming back from a Grateful Dead concert, I vividly remember standing alone at the opening of Wildcat Days feeling hopelessly out of place....

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