Can I get into Northeastern through Early Action?

ProjectGenesis6
Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:46:03 +0000

Hi, I’m an African American female and rising senior in high school in New Jersey and I’m applying early action to NU this fall. Northeastern is my top choice of colleges, and I’d really like to know what my chances are of admission. This is gonna be long; bear with me, please.

My Stats:
Unweighted GPA: 3.68
Weighted GPA: 4.01
5 APs
My school doesn’t rank, but I think I’m in the top 10% of around 700 students

PSAT: 228
SAT: 2130; 2140 superscore
Breakdown of highest scores:
Math: 700
CR: 710
Writing: 730

My HS Schedule:

Freshman Year (Class/Final Grade):
Honors Government and Economics/A
Honors English I/ A-
Honors College Physics/ B+
Advanced Algebra II/ B+
Spanish II/ A
Business in the 21st Century/ A
String Orchestra/ A
Gym/ A

Sophomore Year:
Honors Chemistry I/ A-
Honors English II/ B+
Honors Spanish III/ A-
Advanced Pre-Calculus/ A-
AP U.S. History/B+
Business Organization and Management/A-
String Orchestra/ A
Gym/ A

Junior Year:
Honors Biology I/ A-
Honors English III/ A-
Honors Spanish IV/ A-
Honors Global Studies/ A
College Calculus/ B-
AP Economics/ A-
String Orchestra/ A
Gym/ A

Senior Year Classes:
AP Statistics
AP Spanish V
College Composition
College Accounting I
College Computer Applications and Systems
Honors Personal Financial Management
Sociology
String Orchestra
Gym

Extracurriculars: Environmental Club (9), Student Senate Member (9, 11), Class Council Executive Member (10), Amnesty International (10, 11), String Quartets (10, 11)

Other: National Merit Semifinalist, National Achievement Scholar, Spanish Honor Society

Notes: I’m weakest in the extracurriculars department; I think I have <50 volunteer hours. This came from the fact that when I was not in school, I was expected to be at home taking care of my baby half-brother (literally a baby; he was born the summer before I started freshman year). My dad worked a lot, and thanks to the divorce and custody battle, I ended up being like a second (third?) parent to my brother; there weren’t many chances to do what I needed/wanted to do service-wise.

I’m going to retake the SATs for a third time this fall and aim for at least 2200+, but I don’t intend to take the ACT. I’m taking the Math II and English Literature SAT IIs this fall, as well. I know my GPAs suck, but my school is very highly ranked in the state; out of a 5, the valedictorian and salutatorian of the class of '14 had around 4.56 weighted GPAs, and they’re both going to MIT this fall. I think I’ll get pretty good recommendations, but I’m not too sure what I’ll write for my essays.

Honest input about my chances would be much appreciated.