I'm applying to Northwestern Early Decision and am currently going through the nervous waiting period and would really appreciate others opinions of my application. Like most ED applicants, Northwestern is THE dream for me, I've been waiting for over a year to apply (fingers crossed).
WCAS, Major: Economics, minor in Philosophy or Business Institutions
Visits: (do they take this into some consideration?)
Campus Tour: August 2007
Hotel Info Session: April 2008
Overnight: October 2008 (invited to stay another night by host)
-sat in an Economic Geo class, fell in love to say the least
-White female, Dallas, Texas
-Public High school, 3000+ kids
-Unweighted GPA: 3.71
-Top 7.5% of Class of 402
-Taken all available honors/APs
SAT: 1420 composite, 2100 total
cr: 730 math: 690 writing: 680
-AP Scholar (English Lang-5, US Hist-4, Calc AB-3)
-Texas Gifted and Talented Student (5th- 12th)
-Top 10% Recognition 9th-12th
-ILPC Newspaper Convention award for Feature Writing 2008
-Duke Talent Program recipient 9th grade
EC's:
-National Honor Society Treasurer
-Vice-President an Co-founder of a Philosophy Club
-Varsity Soccer Starter on a top state-ranked High school team (10,11,12)
-Played soccer for 14 years, 7 years of Club Soccer (injured freshman year)
-Newspaper Staff Writer
-Student Government member (11th)
Essay: Extremely confident
Statement: career-focused/what I would bring to northwestern/a little about my overnight experience. Has some good touches of humor throughout it (is that bad?)
Rec's: Counselor-good, Teacher- former AP test grader and teacher, hopefully very good
Senior Class Schedule:
AP Biology
AP English IV/ Humanities IV
AP Economics
Newspaper
Soccer
(exhausted all available math classes junior year with Calculus, or else I'd take one)
Please chance? Your thoughts are greatly appreciated
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