<p>Now currently my act is 30 but i’m gonna study like mad and hopefully get a 32. so for sake of discussion, let’s assume my ACT is 32.</p>
<p>So…is EA harder than RD at NU, or the opposite? Chance me plz?</p>
<p>Applying to Weinberg</p>
<p>catholic school in MN</p>
<p>32 ACT
3.83 UW
hardest possible courseload
AP: English comp 5, apush 4 (*** studied so much) Calc ab 3 (not submitting)
PSAT commended (well I better be…got a 202 so we will see)
summa cum laude, national latin exam (■■ yeah)</p>
<p>white male, whiter than…the whitest person you can think of </p>
<p>2 sport varsity athlete junior and senior years
founder of school’s economics/marketing club
studied entrepreneurship for 2 weeks this summer at Notre Dame
math club and volunteer corps all 4 years
50 hours of service in fresh and soph year each, 100 in junior year
did a book drive that raised ~$3200 in books and supplies for veterans in a VA hospital
various other ECs </p>
<p>common app essay is great, i think.
The “why NU” essay needs…help.</p>
<p>how do I look? questions? comments? concerns?</p>
<p>oh and I visited Northwestern in april, nice place.</p>
<p>Northwestern does not have EA; it has binding Early Decision.</p>
<p>sorry, I knew that. NU is my top choice, so should i apply ED?</p>
<p>Yeah, you should apply ED unless you expect to need to compare financial aid offers.</p>
<p>Assuming my family’s income is ~$100k, do you think I would qualify for any FA?</p>
<p>And am I competitive in the ED pool?</p>
<p>also for my NU essay, when I toured my tour guide talked about a “trash talking chess club”…but i cannot find it on the NU website. does this exist? should i include it?</p>
<p>You could possibly get some kind of FA if your family income is 100k. But I wouldn’t consider you to be competitive in the pool though, sorry. You have no hooks, and your EC’s are average.</p>
<p>So which pool is more competitive, ED or RD? I want to maximize my chances obviously.</p>
<p>ED tends to be more competitive but there’s also a higher acceptance rate. If Northwestern is your top choice, there is no disadvantage to applying ED.</p>
<p>Yeah you’re going to have to fill out RD apps regardless probably because you are not that competitive no offense. I’d apply rd and save myself the heartache.</p>
<p>ED might boost your chances. If NU is your first choice, I recommend applying ED so if you don’t get in, at least you’ll know you gave it your best shot and you can still apply to other schools.</p>