I have noticed a myriad of posts on here discussing Northwesterns desire for applicants with work experience. I spoke with a member of the adcom today, and I was suprised to hear that they hold graduate school to the same level. In many ways they equate the experience gain from a few years of work to that of experience gained during a few years in graduate school. I was pleasantly suprised and think i may apply as a 'long reach' now