Purple Prep Email Archive
You will receive Purple Prep emails in your Northwestern inbox on the first and third Tuesday of each month from June through September, reminding you of the information you need to focus on that month and giving notice of any updates. If there are changes in Northwestern's entry process due to new health and safety concerns, these emails will tell you.
If you are not receiving Purple Prep emails, please use your Northwestern email account to contact Student Transition Experiences at transition@northwestern.edu. If you have not activated your Northwestern email, go to the NetID and Email page for instructions.
2024 Purple Prep emails
May 21, 2024
How to Prepare for Northwestern: An overview of Northwestern's orientation process
June 5, 2024
Launch and defining of Purple Prep, the first component of Northwestern's orientation process
June 18, 2024
Overview of updates and reminders
July 2, 2024
Overview of the upcoming Before the Arch orientation component, your Peer Adviser, Peer Adviser Group, updates, and reminders
July 16, 2024
Overview of work-study program information for eligible students, updates, and reminders
August 6, 2024
Overview of True Northwestern Dialogue (TND) series, updates, and reminders
August 20, 2024
Overview of the Wildcat Welcome programmatic schedule, updates, and reminders
September 3, 2024
Overview of Move-in Day, preparing for Wildcat Welcome, updates, and reminders
September 17-22, 2024
Expect to receive nightly Wildcat Welcome emails to prep you for each day of the in-person orientation program, starting the night before new student move-in day.
*Dates and content of emails are subject to change.