<p>GPA: 3.91 Regular 4.76 (Weighted and Unweighted)
Rank 5 of 404
ACT:35
SAT II: Math II-770,Physics 760
I will probably take the Math over again.</p>
<p>Awards:
National Honor Society
Commitment Award for football
Named first team all conference RB Sophomore and Junior year
Forecasted to break state records for football next year. </p>
<p>Avtivities:
Varsity Football 4 years (projected If i dont get injured). Put into starting position start sophomore year. Voted Team captain next year.
Baseball 4 years (projected If i dont get injured)
National Honor Society
Math Bowl</p>
<p>Math Olympiad Middle School
Boy Scouts</p>
<p>I am currently being recruited by Northeastern for football my other top schools for recruiting are Cornell and Duke. Duke and Cornell will be a huge demand regarding sports and academics due to D1 and academic status. I know Northeastern is no slouch but the aformentioned schools will just be tougher. I am a legacy for Northeastern (Father an alumnus). Sports is a big part of my life but so are academics. I want a good balance of life and I love the coop program that Northeastern offers. If any Northeastern students can offer their opinion on my situation and advise me if they think Northeastern is a good fit would be much appreciated. </p>
<p>Thanks im looking to major in Math. Can anyone describe their experience with NU Core and the math program? My counselor described NU core as almost a liberal arts integration and how that would work out with a math schedule. By the way the football scene at my other schools aren’t that strong. I know i will not be playing professional football. Im a competitive kid but i just want a solid balance of academics, sports, and college life which boston is ideal for.</p>
<p>I’m an engineering major, but the math courses I have taken thus far (CALC II and CALCIII) have been taught by strong professors who expect a lot but do a very good job of conveying the ideas behind subjects. Not sure how much that helps, but that’s all I got. Also Boston is awesome, but I’m sure you didn’t need me to tell you that.</p>
<p>i’ll be a freshman this year and i just began looking into classes to take. i’m a math major. looks like there are several core requirements for the first year… english, science, social studies… i’m not sure, but with AP credit you might just place out of them. the preorientation website said not to pick any subjects you might have gotten credit for yet. also, the requirements look easy to fill… there are tons of options for each requirement; it won’t be like high school where there are only one or two choices.
when i visited, the current math majors said that AP courses in math really prepared them for the major and they had no problems skipping to calc 2 or calc 3. there was also a girl who was double majoring and graduating in 3 years instead of 5. i got the impression that the schedules are flexible and that the math courses will work well with the liberal arts courses. i definitely wasn’t looking for a liberal arts school, but i don’t think their core requirements are that bad.</p>
<p>i’d be shocked if you didn’t get in, and you should get a lot of scholarship money. also, you could get into the honors program, which, if you’re interested, gives you the option having a very nice suite style room freshman year.</p>
<p>hah, I think I know that math/double major graduating in 3 years.</p>
<p>The core really isn’t bad. In 8 semesters it’s 1 math (which is covered by your major anyway), 2 english courses, and then like 4 core social studies. Definitely manageable and doesn’t really interfere with getting your major requirements completed.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses guys. I appreciate all the help. I actually just got back from meeting with some professors from Northeastern in the mathematics department and they have a very impressive collection of teachers. After today i think i will look into actuary mathematics. The capstone projects sound really awesome. As of right now Cornell and Northeastern are at the top of my list.</p>