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Northern Lights

TLynne Seyfarth

NMU Parent

Wildcat weekend sealed the deal. She was very excited to attend after that.
 

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Marquette Golf Club

Jamelle Godlewski

NMU Parent

She has made great friends from her classes, joined some groups, participates in yoga and other rec, has study groups for her classes, has utilized career services for resume and internships, has had great professors, couldn’t ask for more!
 

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Wildcat statue

Amy Bankovic

NMU Parent

Aidan met Professor Martin Renauldi and was invited to participate in a Clinical Lab Science class during our visit, which is what sealed the deal.

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510 Bridge

Denise Kuschell

NMU Parent

I was a sounding board and offered advice when he asked. He has worked with his advisor since he got there and they have it mapped out pretty well.

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Marquette Sunrise

Amy Posey

NMU Parent

My daughter was considering 3 medium size state schools, GVSU, CMU and NMU. NMU. We visited all 3 and she chose NMU because of the beautiful (and bougie) interior of the buildings- specifically the Woods

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WIlcat statue

Jill Buterbaugh

NMU Parent

My son applied, but was looking at other options as well. He met the BFA for Acting department head at the Scholarship Competition, who took him on a tour of the Department and my son never looked back. He knew it was where he was meant to be.

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football player

Misty Karlen

NMU Parent

The campus was clean, updated and beautiful. Marquette in general is a little slice of Heaven and it’s just far enough from home that he can get back or we can get to him easily enough.
 

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Dead River Games

April Duvalle

NMU Parent

Being 6 hours away and our first college kid, it was very hard for me. She got involved in hall government and found some of her very best friends. When she found her crew, it was easier.

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Girls hiking

Wind Larson

NMU Parent

She went back "home" to college. We moved out of the UP when she was 6. She was sad to leave and always said she would go back. She did and I am very happy for her. She made friends at orientation and loves everything about NMU.

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Marquette Mountain

Jenelle Elkins

NMU Parent

He (My son) loved the campus—small, close-knit, beautiful location.

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Richelle Miller with her family

Richelle Miller

NMU Parent

My son found NMU at a college fair and that was the one and only school he was interested in. Coming up for a Wildcat Weekend sealed the deal for him and for us.

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Scott Schrank

Scott Schrank

NMU Parent

Carly originally found NMU when searching for colleges that had high rankings in her chosen major. We then took her to tour NMU in February of the year she got accepted. 

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Bill Tatun family photo

Bill Tatun

NMU Parent

My daughter loves the UP, is doing well in finishing up her coursework, is active in her work with Common Grounds, is a hospice volunteer, on the NMU rowing team, and works part-time at the school’s golf course to fill the time. She loves the UP so much that she didn’t even come home this past summer.

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Patricia Hansen

Patricia Hansen

NMU Parent

What sealed the deal was that Alexander had just fallen in love with NMU and the area. It was, once he realized that we would make the finances work, an easy decision for him.

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Kathy Agee with her daughter Liz on Sugarloaf Mountain

Kathy Agee

NMU Parent

NMU was on her short list of choices from the beginning. We first visited the campus for Wildcat Weekend and after that she decided she didn’t need to visit any other colleges.

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Marquette Fall

Hope Young

NMU Parent

My daughter fell in love with Northern on the very first visit. We were not even halfway through the thorough and amazing tour and she leaned over to me and whispered, "This is it, I don't need to see U of M, this is where I'm going."

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Thomas Rock

Melissa McClanathan

NMU Parent

I was never worried about her attending. I knew she was in a safe place.

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Helpful Tips for a Wildcat Parent

Sending your child away to college can be scary, even if they are considered adults now. Let us help ease your worries by answering some of your most frequently asked questions regarding jobs, vehicles, weather, living on campus, keeping in contact, and more.

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