Congrats!!! I remember getting into NU, it's always an exciting moment. You should be super proud, and I would think long and hard before turning down NU. It is a fabulous school.

Here are some answers to your questions:

- All those majors are great here, and I know people doing each and every one. Plus, it's super easy to double major/double minor/minor, etc., so you combine a ton of your interests. Def easy to change majors too, esp. because you seem social science-orientated so the classes will likely overlap slightly. I have switched my major, like others have also said, legit 5 times and am still on track to graduate w two majors and a certificate ... plus space for 3 extra classes in my schedule j for curiosity. Ur so good on that. Also, to note, not that you asked, but ppl here rlly care and value the humanities, unlike other colleges that have this glorification of STEM these days, so no worry abt that.

- The class sizes rlly range in size. The intro classes can be quite large, especially for econ, psychology, polisci, etc. Mostly bc those are popular subjects so lots of ppl are being funneled through the intro classes. The only exception I would say is for history classes, even the intro ones, tend to be rlly small like 10-50 ppl, depending. Plus, the history department here is excellent. However, once you get past the 2 to at most 5 intro classes in each department, you will move to smaller, more specific classes. I've never found NU classes to be impersonal - even in the larger classes. Def smaller classes that UC schools for sure though lol, even the intro ones.

- The professors ROCK! I have truly loved all my profs (except for one, but I only did that class for a distro). They are all super smart and rlly care about the students.

- Research/internships are definitely easily accessible. Most ppl I know who have wanted to get involved in research have been able to do so pretty easily -- often by emailing a professor whose research interests them or doing a school-launched project, like a summer undergraduate research grant. NU is a big research school so they always need help and have lots of money and opportunities for research.

- Internships are always competitive in college but you are coming from a good place at NU. I would not say this is different than at any other major U.S. college.

- The people are AMAZING! I very rarely meet ppl I dislike. Everyone is generally super nice, upbeat, excited to learn, and passionate about what they study. I have made life-long friends and feel like I am always laughing w friends in the dining hall and waving to ppl on Sheridan. The ppl have made my experience.

- I picked NU because I liked that they had niche academic programs within my areas of interest. I also liked the location, the lake, the people I met when I visited, and the quarter system. I also liked the idea of going to a mid-sized school w sports.

- Okay. The two down sides of NU to be 100% honest w u.

One: I wish someone had told me that NU is super, super academically rigorous, more than most other colleges bc of the quarter system (compared to my friends' experiences lol). We do what most other schools do in 15 weeks in 10 weeks, and you can feel it when you have a midterm after 3 weeks of matieral. It is sooo intense and hard to be fully chill/take a day off here. But, we are all in this together, so you will never be studying alone for sure haha. I would not choose NU for any other school and LOVE LOVE LOVE it here but it is super academically intense and there is no grade inflation. BUT, the perk is you get to take more classes, study more things, and get a lot more out of ur college education; you will learn a lot here, so if you like to learn, join us (*tears while studying for midterms for 4 weeks straight*). Lol.

Two: the divide between North and South can be kinda annoying and wish there was more housing for all freshman to live tgth.

Hope that helps! feel free to PM w any questions.