Chances? for a friend...

asterstar
Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:13:35 +0000

hey everyone,

One of my best friends is applying to Northwestern. I’m really worried about her, because she gets discouraged pretty easily and I’m not sure if she’ll get into Northwestern, although she’s never expressed any doubt about it herself. she’s also applying to Yale, Duke, William and Mary, and some state schools. Could you guys evaluate her chances for Northwestern, cuz I think I’m in a biased position and can’t do it myself.

SAT I: 1460 (800M, 660V)
SAT II: hasn’t taken any, and she’s so discouraged that I think she might skip her Jan. testing date, which would automatically put her out of competition for Yale.
GPA: ~4.4 weighted, 4.0 unweighted (1/150)
AP’s: US history (3), eng. lang (3), spanish (4), calc ab (5)
This year’s schedule: ap chem, ap eng. lit, calc II (college), ap stats, humanities, anat & physiology
Recommendations: I read both of them, one was ok and one was good

EC’s:
-tutor for math (3 years)
-AIME (1 year)
-Spanish Honor Society
-State Spanish Conference, Superiors on impromptu and poem
-counselor/tutor at Math Camp for three summers
-NHS
-piano and guitar (but mostly as hobbies)

I might have missed one or two things, but I think that sums it up as a whole. Thanks for any help!

ps- inevitable someone will tell me to put this in the Chances forum. I will :)

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