Can Northwestern Be a Saftey for me??

arbiter213
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:30:49 +0000

My college counselor from my HS said Northwestern was (among others) a safety for me. This was at a school with an incredible guidance department (really a glrofied college admissions department) who moved there from another, equally exceptional school’s head of guidance position. He had years of experience, he knew what he was talking about. I in fact ONLY got in to my three safeties, theoretically proving my point.

Statistically from my HS, the trend is similar to the one Gamma describes. NU just is slightly less competitive to get into for the very top applicants, as long as you don’t write your essay about how you enjoy mutilating small animals and vivisection.