more like stanford or the ivies in admissions?

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>what i mean is that stanford really really cares about people’s essays, who they are as a person, whether they have unique passions, etc. while the ivies (while they care about these things too) are way more numbers-based. i personally know at least two people who got into stanford with around 2030 sat’s and 5/10 ap’s taken from my school. </p>

<p>i’m just wondering if a 2140 sat (800 w, 740 cr, and 600 m) will kill my chances at nu like it probably would at the ivies. (3.86 uw gpa, 4.6 w, ranked 8/507…)</p>

<p>i am realllllly passionate about screenwriting and creative writing and have done a ton of work in both; i’m applying as a tv/film/radio major and am gonna talk about the certificate of creative writing for media in my “why nu” essay too. so…any info about their admissions process and what they value the most in an applicant??</p>

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<p>did you check out the ED thread? couple people got in with lower scores.</p>

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<p>no i haven’t, i’ll go check it out. thanks. :slight_smile: also ED is supposed to be harder to get into despite it’s higher acceptance rate right? cuz most of them have higher stats than RD applicants overall? or is it easier? </p>

<p>either way, there’s nothing i can really do about my sat at this point. i’m just gonna work really hard on my essays and hope everything else besides my math sat pulls me through!! </p>

<p>edit: checked out the ed thread and that does make me feel a little better, but it also depends on if ED or RD is easier or harder…:-/</p>

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<p>actually RD will be harder. on top of the lower admit rate, many of the kids you are competing with will be HYPSM admits.</p>

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<p>ok, well i’ll still try i guess. :P</p>

<p>but as my original question was: does northwestern care more about numbers like the ivies or essays/fit with nu/passions/etc like stanford?</p>

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<p>Northwestern seems to be more like Stanford. I made it in and I am pretty sure my essays and passions were a big part of it.</p>

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<p>good to know!! thanks. :)</p>

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<p>I was so happy I got admitted ED because I was looking on here and there were a ton of people with like 34’s on the ACT and a ton of awards. I had a 32 the ACT. I think NU wants people who are smart, but also well rounded interesting people so their campus isn’t a nerd nest. And I don’t blame them. </p>

<p>Go read my post on the Official Decisions thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/826669-official-northwestern-university-ed-decisions-class-2014-a-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/826669-official-northwestern-university-ed-decisions-class-2014-a-2.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I explain more there how my essays and different things I did helped me stick out to them.</p>

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<p>ED is way easier than RD. The admissions rate hovers around 35-40% and NU really likes to see demonstrated interest so ED gives you a definite boost.</p>