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"Classes are rigorous but not necessarily pertinent to what I feel students should know. Then again, a lot of the programs here are pre-professional and I was hoping for more of a traditional broad liberal arts..."

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The professors, well, it...

"The professors, well, it depends. Some are great, some not so much. But I would say the history, English, and political science departments have pretty solid professors. I hear fewer good things about those in..."

Posted on 1/1/2008

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There are the professors who...

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"I have some amazing professors and some that are awful. Northwestern has a really good system where you can read online what other students thought of classes and professors before making your decisions."

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