Can Northwestern Be a Saftey for me??

monydad
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:37:27 +0000

I think there’s a difference between very good chance of admit vs. safety.

Regarding naviance data, one thing to keep in mind is they probably don’t distinguish between which college at Northwestern the applicants were applying to, do they? In the case of my own alma mater this can make a material difference. Besides, that’s only the results of one high school, not the universe. A probability curve will have outliers. Maybe that school is particularly well known by Northwestern.

Also, at my alma mater legacy can indeed be a tip factor, but they make a big point that this is only the case if you apply there ED. I don’t know about Northwestern’s policies in this regard.

It can’t be such a burden to fill out the application to U florida, can it?
Being on CC for a while, one reads the horror stories about the 2300+ kid who got rejected everyplace. It doesn’t happen often, but who needs that.