Chances...Really Sacred Senior....

<p>Stats:
SAT: 2200(750 CR,750M,700 W) 1500/1600.
SAT IIs: 730 Math I, 750 U.S. History
ACT: N/A
GPA: 94/100 weighted, 3.8 unweighted
Rank: 59/300 (Barely in Top 20 percent)------------So Worried About This…Freaking out about this---------
AP Courses: USGov(12),Macroeconomics(12),Lit(12), Composition(11),Biology(12),US History(11),BC Calc(12), AB Calc(11), World History(10), Stats(12)
AP Exams:USHist(4), AB Calc(4), English Composittion(3), World History(4)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Asian Male(Indian) From Dallas, Texas</p>

<p>Essays-Talked about how being a hindu helped me want to learn about different cultures/beliefs/traditions.
Short Essay- Talked about being in Fencing and how it taught me respect, dedication, coutersey.</p>

<p>ECs:
Fencing-All 4 Years of HS
Fencing Club- All 4 Years of HS
Pre-Medical Club- All 4 Years of HS
NHS- All 4 Years Of HS
Youth Club- All 4 years of HS
Youth Club Mentor- Made presentations for teenagers trying to get them to live more ethical lives.</p>

<p>Volunteer Work
250 Hours at a MRI Office
130 Hours at a Cardiologist office</p>

<p>Recs
Counselor- Said in other schools around the Dallas/FW area, I would have had a higher rank
Teacher-Marked me as top 5 percent of the students shes taught
Teacher- Marked me as the top 10 percent of all the students shes taught.</p>

<p>*****I have been rejected from Notre Dame Early Action and Rice Early Decision…any hope at all for NU???</p>

<p>Now, here, on the other hand, Northwestern cares about rank…but you still have a shot; not as good a shot as Emory, but a shot…GL</p>

<p>Lol, I know, so many kids that are better than me apply to NU, higher sats/rank/grades…</p>

<p>I will probably end up at my local state school.</p>

<p>Nah. Not as your state school. NU will not be easy, but you still got a shot.</p>

<p>Btw, it should be scared senior, not sacred senior. I don’t really want to praise you. lol</p>

<p>^ LOL, did not even see that Sacred part lol…my bad… 2 early decisions rejections and a terrible class ranks = state school.</p>

<p>How can you apply both EA and ED?</p>

<p>^ EA is not binding, ED is binding, for EA even if you get in, you can still apply to regular decisions schools…Thats what my counselor told me to do…</p>

<p>I was in a similar class rank situation. But then, my HS was one of the best in the nation, with the most competitive (by number of national merit) in school history. Plus, class rank honestly means almost nothing, and we don’t officially rank. </p>

<p>I wouldn’t worry about your rank. I would worry about the fact that you got rejected from early admission to two schools that are less selective than NU.</p>

<p>I hope you applied to some safeties you like. :/</p>

<p>I have been accepted by my saftey, but don’t really want to go there =(. It sucks how we do rank, because in Texas if you are in the top 10 percent, you have automatic admissions to any state school, so even though my school is one of the top in Texas, we still have to rank…</p>

<p>I am happy, I just got waitlisted at WashU woot, woot…I serouisly thought I was going to get rejected at WashU. I know they waitlist everyone, but still, this gives me a little hope for after 1 early decision rejection, and 1 early action rejection…</p>

<p>Bump…</p>

<p>You’re definitely qualified but your rank will be your only detriment. I think a lot of it will depend on your counselor recc to be honest and what she has to say about the whole situation. The unfortunate part is however, that NU may not care. It all becomes a numbers game at some point. Best of luck!</p>

<p>^^^ I agree, it becomes a numbers game…I just don’t want to end up at my local state school…</p>

<p>Sorry I thought SCEA, my bad.</p>

<p>You won’t end up at your state school most likely, but whether you end up at NU is probably a 40-45% chance. Unfortunately, you’ve got to take into account the applicant pool you’re competing against which this year is extremely competitive.</p>

<p>This is random, but did you get into UT?</p>

<p>^^^ I didnt apply to UT, I just applied to A&M…</p>

<p>umm…</p>

<p>not to be a spirit killer…</p>

<p>but did you send your short essay to everywhere that you applied?</p>

<p>Does NU look at weighted rank or at unweighted rank?</p>

<p>^^^ NU looks at weighted rank.</p>

<p>Whats wrong with my short essay?</p>

<p>I think you have a fair/good chance because your US History SAT II is pretty high and your SAT I is on par (or maybe slightly higher than the average). Your weighted and unweighted GPAs are strong as well. I think those two components will even out your rank, which is on the mediocre side. My case is a bit opposite of yours. My weighted rank is in the top 5%, but it’s only a 4.28. Good luck. =] I hope we both get in.</p>

<p>P.S. I think it really depends how you wrote your essay. I know a few people who used the most common topics yet warped their essays in a unique manner. :]</p>

<p>how are someone’s chances if they live in northwestern and have the same stats as colleges00701?
Not me :] hypothetically speaking</p>