Looking at NU as a serious contender - chance me?

jfleit18
Sat, 03 Oct 2015 07:55:07 +0000

Senior in high school
Desired major: Computer Science(or possibly Computer Science combined with another focus) in the College of Computer and Information Science

GPA: UW: 3.42(expected to hopefully go up to 4.5 by end of semester) W: 4.09(will also go up)

SAT: 1900(retaking in November)

Decile Rank(out of 608): 3

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Hispanic

AP Classes: 13 over 4 years(AP Psych(5), AP Comp Sci(4), AP World(3), AP Lang(3))

Always took the most rigorous courses except for the IB program and also only normal chem, not AP chem

Have never taken any physics

I had almost all B's sophomore year which hurt my gpa a lot, but never any C's.

Clear positive trend in gpa/grades throughout highschool.

2 community college classes: Intro to Databases(using MySQL) and Intro to Computer Science 1A. A in the database class, CS1A is currently in progress.

Teacher aid for AP Computer Science this year, getting a letter of rec from the teacher

Honors:

superintendent/principals honor role

National Hispanic Scholar award from College Board

AP Scholar

Extracurriculars/Activities:

Founder and President of Capo++ (a computer science club, capo is the abbreviation for my school, Grade 12)

Learning how to code/make things in my free time

4 years of community service(grades 8-11) through Jewish synagogue - over 600 hours total through classroom helping in religious classes, board member and Communications VP of youth group, participated in a charity board(fundraising for charities and researching specific details of each one to ultimately decide on one charity to donate to), and “Teen Leadership” which involved community projects as well as group sessions on team building and leadership.

Community of Character Committee member, local committee dedicated to promoting character throughout the city. Help plan and/or organize community service events like Relay for Life, Walk Against Drugs, also led and participated in subcommittees to carry out responsibilities of the whole committee.(Grade 11-12)

Quizbowl member(10-12)

I really hope to get into NU because of the variety of programs offered in relation to Computer Science as well as the Co-op program(basically guaranteed internships!!!???).
Also, if I get into NU, they offer National Hispanic Scholars 30k a year and consideration for the honors college!

Thank you for chancing.