Apply to Design, Technology, & Research
We are now accepting applications for Fall 2024!

DEADLINE: Applications will close Monday, May 13th, at midnight.

Applications are reviewed during the second half of each quarter (not counting summer). We send out interview invitations when course registration nears, and send out final decisions shortly after.

Please email Haoqi Zhang (hq@northwestern.edu) with any questions.
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At DTR, we develop systems that shape new experiences with people and technology. We are designers, builders, and researchers. We are undergrads, graduate students, and faculty. We are a community who support each other, who work hard together, learn together, laugh together, have a good time together, struggle together. We design solutions to address people’s needs, explore new technologies that capture our imagination, and challenge ourselves to advance the state of the art with honesty through research.

See the DTR website for more info.
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How did you find out about DTR?
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DTR Expectations
Below we will quickly review some of our expectations in DTR so you can learn if it's for you.
How many hours can you dedicate to DTR?
DTR is a hard class and will require 8-12 hours a week.
How many classes do you plan to take next quarter?
DTR is a hard class and we don't recommend anyone taking more than four classes (inclusive of DTR).
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What times are you available on Fridays of next quarter for our DTR Studio Meeting?
We meet for a single 3 hour meeting each week, and a separate one hour SIG meeting. The longer meeting is used mainly for learning modules, pair research, and status updates. We require all students be able to make the longer meeting. Typically it's on Fridays from noon-3 or 1-4pm, but we may have some flexibility depending on people's schedules.
Tell us about you and your skill set
What are you passionate about?
Please link us to a copy of your unofficial transcript
Please make sure this link is public (and not just public within u.northwestern.edu).  If you are having trouble, ask for help.
Please link us to a copy of your resume
Please make sure this link is public (and not just public within u.northwestern.edu).  If you are having trouble, ask for help.
Please link us to your project page, if you have one.
This could be a link to your GitHub, a personal website containing your projects, etc...
In a sentence or two, briefly describe your experience (courses, research, work, hobbies, etc.) with human computer interaction and user-centered design.
In a sentence or two, briefly describe your experience (courses, research, work, hobbies, etc.) with computer science, in particular in working with web, mobile, and wearable technologies.
What's the last thing you learned just for fun? Tell us about your learning process and experience.
Do you have any other talents/skills you'd like to highlight?
Tell us about a project you have done that excited and challenged you. How did you approach it?

Consider a situation in which you are struggling with completing a project. You know the deadline needs to be met, but you have other pressing deadlines. What would you do? What factors would affect your course of action?

Tell us about a time that you failed to meet a goal. How did you respond to the situation? Is there anything you would have done differently?
Why do you want to join DTR?
Let's find an interview / meeting time
If selected, we'd like you to come in for a one-hour interview/meet-up. Let us know what times may work below. We will send you more details about what to expect before you come in. Times are subject to change.
Which of the following times can you come in for an interview/meet-up?
Please choose all times you can make. No worries if the listed times don't work out.
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