<p>Gender: Female
I attend a public school in Southern Ohio. Less than 50% of my classmates will pursue higher education.
Intended Major: Communication disorders/hearing sciences to become a Speech Language Pathologist
Will need a large amount of financial aid (EFC is around $6,000)</p>
<p>Stats:
GPA: 4.2
Rank: 8/240
ACT: 33
Taken/will take 3 AP classes (my school offers only 3)
Taken all honors classes offered at my high school</p>
<p>Senior Schedule: AP Lit, AP Calc, Spanish IV, Orchestra, Symphonic Chorale, Physics, Honors Govt.</p>
<p>Athletics:
Varsity cross country and track</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Region Orchestra
All-Ohio Youth Choir
Part of select traveling contigent of All-Ohio Youth Choir
Civic Chorus
Civic Chamber Chorus
Foreign Language Club
Church Choir -adult and youth choirs
National Honor Society
Career Mentoring with a Speech-Language Pathologist
Junior Leadership Seminars
Playing as a student apprentice in a sem-professional orchestra
Voice and viola private lessons
Worked as a Fine Arts Camp Counselor last summer
Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Chorale</p>
<p>Service:
Key Club
Girl Scouts -directing a camp for younger girls
Hospital Volunteer
Volunteers at junior high track meets</p>
<p>Awards/Honors:
Girl Scout Silver Award
Working on Girl Scout Gold Award (will spend at least 65 hours on it)
Buckeye Girls State
Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Ambassador
Local Rotary Club’s Outstanding Musician Award</p>
<p>Interest:
Have visited, attended School of Communication info sessions</p>
<p>yes i think you have a shot.</p>
<p>You look like an outstanding candidate. The fin aid from NU was, in my experience, very generous by the way, so ED may not be a terrible choice, but that’s something only you can decide. I’d put money on you getting in.</p>
<p>Sounds like you enjoy music. I do too. Therefore I feel that it is my obligation to warn you that the school is not very good at taking care of musicians outside of the music school. Perhaps you’re attracted to Northwestern because of its great music programs, I certainly was (I’m a violinist who probably did the same amount of time outside of academics in music as you did (haha or more (trust me))). It’s very disappointing then to get so little attention. Yeah, you do get quite a few opportunities to play: orchestra, chamber music, and non-major lessons with a graduate student (for only 30 minutes a week!), but they really don’t treat you that well. I don’t know about voice, but as a stringed player, I was pretty disappointed. Sorry :(.</p>
<p>you have a really good shot
go for it!!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. I love Northwestern. I would appy ED, but I’m afraid of not getting enough financial aid. I’m still considering it at the moment. If the financial aid wasn’t enough, would they let you out of the ED binding agreement to attend?
RisingSun- that is disappointing about the music program. I play viola and sing. I’ve heard that it’s pretty hard to get into the orchestra, Is that true?</p>
<p>you’ve got a good shot. over 50% (that doesn’t sound great but when u consider acceptance rate was 28%, it’s pretty good). your test scores and class rank are good, and you seem really passionate about music. good luck.</p>
<p>yes, they do let you out of the binding agreement if you didnt get enough aid.</p>
<p>I don’t know, I think most people are ok with the music program - I did youth, chamber, lesssons, I taught violin, I taught chamber, I competed at state, etc, there were a lot of things I did. I was also the highest seated freshman violinist in the NU orchestra. The skill range is pretty huge though, and I don’t think it’s that hard to get in. Looking at your experience you should be fine. Choir, I hear, isn’t that hard to make, and there are a TON of a capella groups on campus that you can join, especially with your background. Music’s fine I guess, but not if you were really serious like I was (like serious enough to consider double degree).</p>
<p>I was considering a double degree, but most colleges have told me that it just wasn’t possible. Are you doing a double major and if so, how is it working out?</p>
<p>There’s a double major program for Music and Engineering, I think it is, that is a 5 years dual degree program (as in you get seperate degrees, not a single degree with two majors)…</p>