I know everyone hates these, but chance a junior?

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>Hey I know these things are pretty annoying but I just need to make sure that I’m not wasting my time with NU. Please be honest! </p>

<p>Stats:
Didn’t Take the SAT. should i take it?
SAT II: Not taken yet, but I plan on taking the US and French ones
PSAT: 200 (ugh)
ACT: 29 (■■■! i plan on taking this again and hopefully getting a 30+)
English-32
Math-28 (ugh)
Reading-30
Science-27
Writing-8. double ■■■
AP/IB taken/scores: AP Euro Sophomore Year (4). This year I’m taking AP US & AP Language
GPA weighted: 4.56
GPA unweighted: 3.9
Rank: 10 out of 389</p>

<p>Extracarriculars:
Key Club-2 years. Chaired and Cochaired a few events
Academic Team-1 year (JV). Captain in some matches
Link Crew-2 years. Lead/help freshman.
Peer Mediation-2 years.
Hopefully NHS next year & I may run for office.
Piano-9 years. Playing in 3 recitals a year
Northwestern Saturday Enrichment Program: 5th-9th grade. Took various Saturday classes at NU.</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
Northwestern CTD-8 summers.
NJCL-went to a national latin convention as the only person from my school (my school doesn’t offer latin). I took Latin I & II at CTD & SEP.
NYLC-leadership conference
Hopefully Summer@Brown this summer</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I have worked at Kumon for over a year. about 4-8 hours a week.
Volunteering at a local hospital this summer.</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Illinois
School Type: Public (Sends few grads to top schools)
Ethnicity: Indian (asian)
Gender: F
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: no</p>

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<p>Edit:
Swimming for 6 years
Indian Dance (Kathak) for 2 years</p>

<p>sorry this is so long. I just wanted to get everything in!</p>

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<p>You need better board scores. I recommend re-taking the ACT and trying the SAT, then submit whichever looks better.
If you improve the ACT substantially (hopefully more than a 30) or do well on the SAT, you would certainly be a competitive applicant. Hard to say more than that.</p>

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<p>Yep, try retaking the ACT. If that’s still not good, then try the SAT. I think being really involved in CTD programs helps your chances (even if it’s just a little bit).</p>

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<p>you’re in the top 4% lol. and don’t ever ‘ugh’ at a 200 PSAT - some PSAT-takers would murder for those scores :stuck_out_tongue: you have time to gather up NU-potential. like modulation said, maybe some EC work would be nice. and then pick either the SAT or ACT and run with it</p>

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<p>Definitely retake your standardized test scores. You won’t fly many places with an 8 on writing, sorry to say that. Everything else looks pretty good, plus Northwestern’s acceptance rate is pretty high.</p>

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<p>^ by “pretty high,” UserUnknown means “not as high as some Ivy League schools.”</p>

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<p>I disagree with User Unknown, NU’s acceptance rate is not high at all. Out of more than 25000 applicants they might accept 3000. That’s way below what I would consider to be “pretty high”. That’'s a little more than 10 percent.</p>