http://talk.collegeconfidential.com en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:28:54 GMT vBulletin 30 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://talk.collegeconfidential.com http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813966-supplement-length.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:30 GMT The application doesn't specify a length, whats the suggested length for the "What are the unique qualities of Northwestern" essay?

Also, what's a suggested length for a research abstract? ]]> Northwestern University Alex7592-148161 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813966-supplement-length.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813935-chances-pretty-please.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:51 GMT I'm applying regular decision. I'm an upper middle class female and I go to a public high school in North Carolina.
Academics:
SAT: Verbal 680 Math 700 Writing 690
Subject Tests: Literature 740 US History (ugh) 650 (I'm scared this will hurt me)
class rank: 13/429
GPA: uw 3.7 w. 4.746
APs: English Lang 5
Statistics 4
Psychology 4
US History 3
Environmental Science 3
Government 3

Senior schedule:
AP English 4
IB 20th Century History
IB Psychology 2
IB Math Studies 2
AP Biology
Honors Spanish 3

recommendations: really good. I read one from my AP English teacher junior year. She's awesome, and the other is from my math teacher who's taught me the past 3 years and loves me.
extracurriculars:
Speech and Debate- President this year, secretary last year. Honestly this is what I've focused the most on in high school. I spend about 14 hours a week on it between practices and tournaments. I've been a state finalist, won districts and been successful in Humorous Interpretation and Original Oratory. I absolutely love speech and it shows. I've participated all 4 years.
NHS- project manager
Interact- member, service projects
student government- class representative 9th and 10th grade
Violin- suzuki level 7, I've been playing since middle school
I do Yoga and I carriage drive my miniature horse
Church- I'm the prayer leader of my youth group and I volunteer there a lot.

community service:
I have a lot of community service.
Church- multiple things with my youth group
Volunteer at the Coalition for Human Care
Volunteer at ARC (association of retarded citizens)
paper drives at my school and regularly work recycling drive at my town
I also have been an AP/Honors teaching assistant for the past 2 years (grade papers etc)

awards and other stuff:
All of my speech stuff plus:
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Forensic League Academic All-American
Junior Marshal for Graduation
NC Governor’s School Nominee – English
Excellence in Speech Award at my school junior and sophomore year
Barnes-Travis Arts Scholarship (arts award in my community)
School winner of the Rotary Club Alcohol and Drug Awareness Speech Competition
Best Newcomer to Speech Award at my school
County Winner of the Optimist Oratorical Competition (2006)
-Invited Presenter at the North Carolina Poetry Society Statewide Annual Meeting, recited my poem, Math, published in North Carolina Poetry Society’s book Bay Leave

anything else that could help me:
My dad is Puerto Rican, so I can put hispanic down on my forms. But I'm not bilingual and it's not like I have dual citizenship anywhere so I'm not sure if this matters. ]]> Northwestern University lazydaisy-314628 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813935-chances-pretty-please.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813670-ed-decision-date.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:35:57 GMT Hey Does anyone know the exact date for NW ED Decisions?
It just says " mid december' on the website.. ]]> Northwestern University DakotaRocheClone-277720 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813670-ed-decision-date.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813080-chances.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:53:37 GMT I'm a female high school junior at a pretty small public school in Connecticut...haven't taken AP exams so far, but here's whats on my resume...also my SAT's are estimates of what i think i'll get, I haven't taken them yet because I'm only a junior...

GPA: 3.7 unweighted
SAT: CR-740, M-650, W-780

AP's: 4 to 5, not many offered at my school

Class Rank: 7 out of 160

Extracurriculars:
1. Cross Country-9, 10, 11, 12...Captain (11/12); some awards
2. Indoor Track-9, 10, 11, 12...Captain (11/12)
3. Outdoor Track-9, 10, 11, 12...Captain (11/12); some awards
4. Spanish National Honor Society-10, 11, 12; Secretary (11/12)
5. School's Newspaper-9, 10, 11, 12; Copy Editor (10), Editor-in-Chief (11/12)
6. High School Bowl (it's this trivia competition thing)-11, 12
7. Captain's Council (meetings with all the sports team captains): 11, 12
...Hopefully NHS, inductions in the spring

Community Service: Around 50-60 hours at library
Part Time Job: Pre-junior year summer definitely up through time of application

Summer Programs: LeadAmerica Media & Journalism @ Columbia University (prior to sophomore year)
-Hopefully interning at local newspaper this summer
-Possibility of journalism conference at Yale Daily News this coming summer

-Can get good recommendations/write good essay

Would apply to Medill, definitely want to major in journalism

Thanks :) ]]> Northwestern University lizad93-310336 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813080-chances.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813016-my-ed-application-status-incomplete-but-i-cant-open-html.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:06:56 GMT I received an email that informed me my application is incomplete. I opened up the attached html, but the bulk of the message was made up of symbols, and it was written in html code so I could barely read it. I tried to search through the jibberish, and I found the following text, so i'm hoping it's safe to assume the only thing I'm missing is the ed agreement: ]]> Northwestern University mt7-261958 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/813016-my-ed-application-status-incomplete-but-i-cant-open-html.html