<p>Hey guys,
I am currently a freshman at the Jerusalem College of Technology in Israel, and plan on applying as a transfer to NU for Fall '08.</p>
<p>As the first semester comes to a close, I am anticipating a 4.0 gpa.</p>
<p>I’m taking Calculus 1 for engineers, which is the equivalent of 1 and 2 in the US,
Intro Physics and lab,
Advanced Modern Hebrew,
and Inro Management.
I also have 7 credits from a summer at Cornell University, (3.8 gpa), and an A from creative writing at an American community college.</p>
<p>I had a 3.7 HS gpa,
720 M, 670 V, 800 W SAT.</p>
<p>HS EC’s:
3 years of varsity hockey,
4 years high school newspaper,
3 years head of peer-to-peer tutoring in math and science
editor of yearbook
1 year of volunteer EMT service.</p>
<p>Please chance me for transfer admission to both A&S and engineering, and which is a better option to apply to.
as a side note, what are my chances for cornell, washu, penn, and carnegie mellon?
Would it be better to have another semester under my belt? or apply as a freshman this week?
THANKS!</p>
<p>you need 30 credit hours before applying to northwestern as a transfer (in America, 30 credit hours is the equivalent of two semesters of college). At least I think this is right.</p>
<p>i’d say you have a decent shot, just as long as you don’t apply for aid (transfer admissions are not need-blind for international students).</p>
<p>thanks elsi
say that i have 15 credits from this semester, 7 from cornell and 3 from a community college, totalling 25. can ap’s contribute to credit hours?
anyone else have some more input?</p>
<p>you’re chances look very high, just a side note, if you wait until next year they won’t see your SAT scores for transfer admission, whereas they would look at them if you transfered freshman year. However, your scores look pretty solid. Engineers are hot right now :), and of course I’m a bit biased, but I think you have a better shot in the engineering school, the Weinberg A&S school is very broad, and theyll be more competition there.</p>
