Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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What is the student to facul- ty ratio? How many meals a week are available with the meal plan? How well is security enforced? What happens in Lutkin Hall? What in the world am I going to do about college? For answers to these ques- tions and many others, prospec- tive freshmen found that CAS sophomores Tom Peterson and Stephanie Wolfson, members of Wildcat Council, were there to help satisfy their curiosity. Guides like Peterson and Wolfson offered helpful advice to high school seniors interested in Northwestern. They helped parents feel better about the safe- tv conditions in which their stu- dents might eventually live. The tour guides played a crucial role in the college decision-making process for over one hundred students a week during the fall and spring. Size is one of the major rea- sons prospective freshmen con- sider Northwestern. It is nice that Chicago is so close, but there is a good sense of commu- nity here also, Adrienne Herren, a prospective student from Louisville, KY, said. It's a little bit smaller, so it's more personal- ized than other schools. Prospective students agreed that Northwestern compares favorably with its competition. My college counselor said it is the best school in this area. It's a nice, middle-sized school with strong liberal arts, Rebecca Moyle, a prospective freshman from Salt Lake City, UT, said. Students normally applied to three or four other schools besides Northwestern. Brown, Cornell, Harvard, Michigan, perspectives Princeton, Tufts, and Washington University were among the schools mentioned. The tour took students past housing on South Campus, as well as Norris University Center, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, and the University Library. The tours give a basic look at the campus. You get past all of the bulletin boards, so you can see what's really going on, Moyle said. Tours are encouraged by the admissions staff because they give prospective students a chance to talk to current stu- dents. It was nice to talk with Northwestern students, lodi Kamps, a prospective from Wilmington, DE, said, When current students recalled their prospective experi- ences, some criticized the tours for their limited information. 'f0verall the tour wasn't that good because we only went on south campus. I'm in Tech, so it didn't provide me with the per- spective I wanted, Mark Ioing, CAS sophomore, said. Peterson, however, extollecl the tours for the exposure they offered to prospectives. I joined Wildcat Council my freshman year, specifically so I could give tours. I thought it would be fun to show students and alumni the school, Peterson said. Campus tours provide prospectives a chance to become acquainted with the physical structure of Northwestern. Although stu- dents leave the tour with a better grasp of the school's appearance, they will only truly understand Northwestern by becoming a Wildcat. --jeff Hellbusch I9

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S The whole idea of having a roommate is such a simple one. Sfhe should simply be, as Webster defines it, a person who shares a room or apartment with another or others. But that isn't all a roommate is, not even quite... A roommate is like a second skin that is always up against you in those crowded and minis- cule dorm rooms, someone to point out our quirks and faults, someone to share that first big paper and that first all-nighter with, someone who may be your hest friend. Living with another person is a unique experience, especially for freshmen. There are so many things to get used to-different sleeping hahits, different tastes in music, and personality clashes. For some, that first roommate tlirIn'l quite cut it. As one lil ecorzd Speech sophomore said, My first roommate would choose to print her papers at 5:00 in the morning and I'd have to go sleep out in the suite. For others, however, their roommate was a perfect match. According to Speech freshman Tori Landau, Shes great! llvty roommatel and I are just perfect for each other...we're really in tune. I think it helps that I wrote to her over the summer...l3y the time we met, we already knew each other. The whole roommate experi- ence is quite different for return- ing students. Most choose their roommates, so there aren't many surprises, or at least there shouldn't be. You sort of know the person, hut that doesn't mean you have any less ofa chance of having an unfortunate experience, said Speech sopho- E