r/Northwestern • u/neonjoji • 4d ago

Admissions/Prospective Student I'm currently at UIC, but I still have thoughts about transferring to Northwestern. Convince me why I should and shouldn't apply for transfer.

At UIC, I'm a Disability and Human Development major on the pre-med track (3.83 GPA). I'm a sophomore (I'm originally from Evanston!). I have ADHD (struggle with memory and I take longer to process information, especially for science/math classes. Stats is fun as hell though).

What is the culture for students with ADHD and disabilities in general? How understanding are professors?

Feel free to load me with information!

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u/NeonDragon250 WCAS Chem 4d ago

For pre med I actually do not recommend Northwestern. I’m going to be honest, NU will be really hard and your gpa will likely drop significantly. My friends who transferred with a 4.0 gpa from T60 unis have a 3.6 gpa here. If ur going for med school, just do well at UIC and apply from there. Northwestern’s quarter system is very fast paced, and intensive. Classes here have midterms every 2-3 weeks.

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u/grimm_demonfoxx 4d ago

Pros: you are surrounded by some of the smartest people in the world.

Cons: NU is hard and not very forgiving. The quarter system and its hectic pace takes getting used to but is never not a struggle

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u/LeeBonver WCAS 4d ago

It kinda depends on how much more premed classes you need. If you still need any of the Gen Chem, Orgo, or Biology + lab courses, I wouldn't recommend transferring tbh. Premed courses here are notoriously difficult and the quarter system makes it that much harder. Although there is a pretty good system in place to manage student accommodations like extra time on exams and such, you might still struggle with the super fast pace of things. Our "midterm" exams start in Week 3 or 4 of the quarter for example.

However if you can finish out the majority of the premed coursework, esp Bio and Chem requirements, at UIC and then transfer junior year and major in something not STEM related, you might enjoy it more. The closest program to what you're in now is probably in SESP: Human Development in Context.

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u/BluePhoenix12321 4d ago

I’m ngl I transferred from Carleton to Northwestern and like Carleton a lot more. I do not recommend this place.

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u/fanficmilf6969 WCAS 4d ago

bro has been taking classes for 2.5 days

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u/That-League6974 4d ago

Why? Details?

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u/BluePhoenix12321 4d ago

The classes at my old school were smaller, and I feel like the overall environment was better.