Northeastern University Northeastern UniversityAdmissions
Northeastern University photo
Jessica Wilcock
Jessica Wilcock

My name is Jessica Wilcock, and I'm a freshman at Northeastern, originally from New Haven, Connecticut. I am in the architecture program and look forward to becoming involved with many new activities on campus. I am excited to share with you my first experiences here at NU and in the city of Boston.

« April 2008 | Main | June 2008 »

May 30, 2008

Visiting New Haven

Well, another few weeks have already gone by, and I haven't been up to too much at home other than working and hanging out with my friends from high school. I have been able to sneak in a good chunk of time thought to work on my my architectural software. And I actually went to New Haven (CT...where Yale U. is located) yesterday, and I forgot what historic beautiful buildings are thoughout the city. I visited the Yale University Art Gallery designed by Louis Kahn, which was very much a modern approach to housing artwork throughout history. It was filled with open spaces and lots of light, while playing with texture and pattern with the construction of material. For instance, the ceiling throughout the main floor had this interesting triangular coiffering out of concrete. The town's green is also surrounded by numerous other fascinating buildings, as is Yale's campus. So if you are ever in the area its worth a trip.

I also recieved a comment from a future NU Arch student asking about computers. There is a webpage on the architecture webpage that explains the university's suggestions. http://www.architecture.neu.edu/undergraduate/computer_suggestions/. I have to say too that I LOVE my mac!

May 15, 2008

Already Missing NU!

I've been really busy with my summer job thus far. It's hard to believe I've been home for a nearly a month already; before I know it I will be back in Boston! Which is good, cause I already am missing the city, friends, and NU! In a few more weeks, I'm definitely going to be anxious to get back into the swing of the school year.
What little downtime I've had I've been trying to work with the architecture software that I had so far, just to gain some familiarity with the products that I will either need next year or for co-op in a few semesters (it looks good to have a good understanding of a lot of different software programs on your resume!).
Feel free to ask any questions or leave comments; I'd be happy to respond and help in any way I can!

© 2008 Northeastern University · 360 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02115 · 617.373.2000 · admissions@neu.edu
Admissions HomeNU HomeSearch