How are my EC's etc.?

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>How are my EC’s, Honours, Sports?</p>

<p>BARE IN MIND; I AM A U.K APPLICANT, SO YOU WILL NOT SEE ALL THOSE STATE AWARDS etc.</p>

<p>EC’s</p>

<p>-Peer Support President (Basically Buddy program for 1st Years i.e 11 Yearolds)
-Worked for Not-for-Profit Organisation (Oxfam)
-Debating Society
-Discussion Society
-Internship at CitiGroup Investment Bank
-Stockbroking at Morgan Stanely Quilter
-Internship at Think Tank (Social Market Foundation)
-Volunteering in Africa with orphans of AIDS
-600+ Hours Community Service
-Member of The Royal Economic Society
-Intense Research in Political Economy
-Combined Cadet Force - Non-Commisioning Officer, Sergeant
-£7,000 Raised for Cancer Research from fundraising
-Several Publications in Local Newspaper
-Involvement in Conservative Party Conference
-Helped and Assisted Prospective Youths on a Junior Year 5 Workshop Day
-School Deputy Head Boy
-Attended Several LSE Economics Lectures
-Conservative Party Member
-Junior Rowing Coaching and Teaching
-Publications in School Magazine
-Junior Rugby Coaching and Teaching
-Volunteered in an Economic Conseravtion in Peru, Writing a Day to Day diary of the on going Economic and financial crisis in Peru, which I published in the Economics Web Institute, The International Economic Development Council, The Insititute for International Economics, The European Economic Association and The Royal Economic Society
-£1000+ Raised for School Rowing Boat Club</p>

<p>Sports</p>

<p>-First Team Rugby - Captain
-Lancashire Cup (State Competition) Rugby Winners
-Rowing Boat Club Co-President
-JU18 Quad Qualification and Victory for Henley Regatta (1st)
-County and District Rugby 1st Team
-Rugby Mail Cup (Country Competition) Semi-Finalists
-Junior Rugby Coaching
-Junior Rowing Coaching</p>

<p>Honours and Awards</p>

<p>-Top of Year Classics
-Top of Year Economics
-Top of Year English Literature
-Short Listed in European Economic Association “Young Economist of the Year”
-Duke of Edinburugh Bronze
-Duke of Edinburugh Silver
-Duke of Edinburugh Gold
-Millenium Volunteer 200 Hours Award
-600 Hours Community Service (so far)</p>

<p>Summer Programs</p>

<p>-Wharton Business School - Leadership in the Business World
-(Hopefully next year) Harvard SSP Economics (Hopefully next year)</p>

<p>Note; this is only so far. I’m sure I will achieve much more.</p>

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<p>Are you serious? lol Common sense should tell you that if you can write a list that long you’ll be just fine.</p>

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<p>Are there any areas I can improve on?</p>

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<p>Honestly, not really. As long as your SAT score and GPA are high you should be fine. They’re not gonna reject you because of a lack of ECs, that’s for sure…</p>

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<p>Will they be more leniant towards the fact that I am a U.K student?</p>

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<p>I am under the impression that Uchicago has a better economics program, and that seems to be your field. Have you considered them as a school? How about Wharton?</p>

<p>With those ECs you have a pretty good chance anywhere in my opinion, as long as your grades and SAT are okay. I mean Northwestern is great, but there probably is a better economics program elsewhere.</p>

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<p>I am probably considering NW as a good safety. (Along with my applied U.K unis)</p>