Walking down a cracked, muddy, trash-infested road, I breathed in the hot, pungent air of burnt oil and cow feces, as people scurried across the street, dodging the cars roared in dissonance. Unfortunately, the street that was filled with cars and pedestrians was also lined with beggars tattered in rags. Coming from the comfortable suburban life of St. Louis County, I wondered where India, my ancestral home, would fit into my American identity. Coincidentally, this visit marked the day of...

First and foremost, my interest in Northwestern starts with my desire to prepare myself in the best way possible for a career in medicine, specifically through the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. In combination with the strong curriculum in chemistry and biology, I found it appealing that Weinberg offers a relatively small undergraduate pool of around 4,000 students, resulting in modest class sizes of around 15 students and more individual attention. I have always valued a personal and one-on-one relationship with...

I chose it on three factors essentially: 1) Academic prestige of the school, well-roundedness, and distance to home. I ultimately applied to Northwestern early decision because it best fit those three factors. Northwestern's academics speak for itself, but the school is also academically well-rounded. From pre-med to consulting, Northwestern's undergraduate liberal arts education...

I chose it based on academic...

I'm involved in the...

If you're into science, get involved in research. If you...

Pick one or two extracurriculars and get REALLY involved in them. That's what I did...

It's close to Chicago, and it's a really academic and hard-working culture. It...

No, and you don't really need to. Talk to your friends who are...

I plan on working for a bit and then...

My debate coach (also my teacher) and one of my teachers that I was really close to....

Definitely my involvement with debate. Like I said, I qualified to nationals once by the time I...