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Counselor Newsletter

Below, in reverse chronological order, you will find links to previous counselor newsletters. 

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Past Newsletters

Fall 2024

  •  Meet our incoming students
  • Explore financial aid, testing, writing supplements
  • Alumni conversations/interviews
  • Visit and Connect

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Summer 2024

  • Class of 2028 updates
  • Standardized testing policy (2024−25)
  • Visiting campus over summer
  • Digital programming

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Winter 2024

  • FAFSA delays and Northwestern financial aid
  • Regular Decision notification and upcoming pool-wide context
  • Standardized testing policy (2024−25)
  • Resources for transfer applicants

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Winter 2023

  • Decision release date (3/24/23) and process
    • Pool-wide context will be made available around this time
  • Test-optional for 2023-24 admissions cycle
  • Spring visit and programming schedule
  • Updates from Northwestern

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Summer 2022

  • Office of Admission updates (applications, financial aid, test-optional)
  • Campus updates
    • FGLI support
  • Resuming in-person campus traditions
  • Campus tours and digital programming

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Winter 2022

  • Test optional updates
  • Presidential transition
  • Campus tours and digital programming
  • Class of 2025 statistics
  • Campus spaces highlight
  • Special programs with separate admissions processes

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Fall 2021

  • Welcome back festivities
  • Regional connections and visit options
  • Application trends and first-year class profile
  • Application updates

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Summer 2021

  • 2021-22 admission cycle preliminary overview and waitlist update
  • Northwestern vaccination requirement
  • 2022-23 admission cycle news
  • Commitments to racial justice
  • On-campus programming update
  • Regional contacts
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Winter 2021

  • Test-optional policy for 2021-22 application cycle
  • Wrapping up the 2020-21 application cycle

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Fall 2020

  • Regional contacts
  • Digital programming
  • Test-optional updates

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Spring 2020

  •  Commitment to college access
  • Digital joint information sessions (Coast to Coast)

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 Fall 2019

  • Class of 2023 Snapshot
  • Application Info & Updates
  • Office and Campus updates

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Spring 2019

  • 2018–19 Admissions Context
  • New Regular Decision Deadline
  • More Application Updates & Info
  • A Milestone for Accessibility
  • Do We Track Demonstrated Interest?
  • Campus Visits & Virtual Tour
  • Office Personnel Updates
  • Campus news

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Fall 2018

  • A milestone in affordability and access
  • Campus visits and virtual tour
  • Application update & info
  • Campus news
  • Newsletter archives
  • Class profile

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Spring 2018

  • On 2017-8 admissions
  • A note about waitlist practices
  • Affordability and access
  • Application process
  • Exploring our campus
  • Campus news

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Fall 2017

  • New academic programs
  • Application updates & info
  • New support services
  • New campus policies
  • Programs you don’t see every day
  • Class of 2021 profile
  • Financial aid
  • Application process

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