Chance my D for Northwestern ED 2019 please!

Mwfan1921
Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:48:59 +0000

NU ED success seems highly improbable. Successful, unhooked NU ED applicants tend to be on the top end of the ACT/GPA ranges. As already stated her ACT is below the 25% percentile, and a significant proportion of students with the lower ACTs are athletes. GPA is also on the low end, and even if there is grade deflation in her high school, it seems STEM rigor (or offerings or classes your D took) may be lacking based on ACT math/science scores. ECs frankly seem light as well. Have your D take a long hard look at other schools on her list, ones that are seemingly better fits. Perhaps one will stand out where ED would make sense, and she could take advantage of any ED bump.