Bad ACT and wanting to apply to NU, Tufts, BC...

hathora
Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:42:45 +0000

My daughter was admitted to NU In last year with a 28 ACT, below the average for the admitted students. She was full IB and and international student. She wrote a very strong common app essay and had strong recommendations (per her HS counselor). She did not get any merit aid, though, and we talked about it. She said “it’s like spending the price of a house” for four years - the bill would have been over $70K per year. She really liked the school. In the end, she chose a midwestern liberal arts college that gave her a good merit aid package. She is very happy.