<p>Just saying, I got into Northeastern with a 3.0 GPA and a 32 on my ACT. That being said I wrote an awesome essay and had some strong EC’s, but from everything I heard and witnessed at my high school this year, I was certainly an outlier. I had a couple friends that got rejected with 3.5+ GPAs and slightly lower test scores (think 28-31). While I don’t consider NEU to be a top notch school, it’s certainly growing fast and had a record number of applicants this year. These people on this board are clearly biased since they are associated with the school. To put it bluntly, when I finally became a little motivated, I was disappointed with only being able to get into a school like NEU, and I am leaving the option of transferring on the table.</p>
<p>One more thing to note about my particular case is that my grades were on a significant upward trend (2.6 freshman, 3.05 sophomore, 3.1 junior, 4.0 senior). That could have played a large role in my acceptance too, who knows. My overall GPA including senior year was a ~3.3 (rounding up).</p>
<p>All you can do is try right? No one here is exactly qualified to tell you even ballpark whether or not you can get in because there are so many odd cases and unexpected outcomes (look at my case for example). Just do your best this year and apply EA since there is no reason not to. Keep your head high and see what happens. Best of luck.</p>