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Northern Illinois University

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Tips mention: Interview (0), ACT/SAT (14), Grades (47), Sports/Extracurriculars (4), College Essay (2)
If you have decent grades in high school theJan 20 2007Business - Management and Administration
If you have decent grades in high school the school isn't terrably hard to get into. I believe NIU fills the need for a good school that isn't as hard to get in to as say, a U of I or NU but still competes acedemically.
ACT: 23 Male
You can get straight C's in high school, andNov 26 2006Undecided
You can get straight C's in high school, and perform self fellatio while taking the ACT and still get in--its that easy. Trust me, take a look around at the people walking around campus to get an idea of how hard it is to get in.
ACT: 24 Male
Don't go here, believe me you will not needSep 06 2006Business - Management and Administration
Don't go here, believe me you will not need to try to get in, you would have a harder time trying to get accepted into a community college then NIU, invest your time, money, education and life elsewhere
ACT: 21 Female
I was a transfer student with a 3Aug 15 2006Communications
I was a transfer student with a 3.5 GPA.
ACT: 21 Male
Applied, periodMay 01 2006Finance
Applied, period. A chimpaneze can get accepted to NIU for crying out loud. The state of Illinois created NIU so Joe Lunchbucket from Chicago would have a place to send his kid to college to waste four years prior to becoming a welder or a postman. Homer Simpson is the most distinguised alumnus of NIU. Nuff said as to the academic rigor.
ACT: 22 Female
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