Should I even apply?

Colleges & Universities Northeastern University
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<p>A lot of people told me NEU wasn’t that selective but seeing the decisions this year it seems to be quite the opposite. I’ve taken mostly honors/ap courses in high school which kind of screwed my GPA and freshman year.</p>

<p>UNWEIGHTED GPA: 3.1 (Because of honors/ap classes and a bad freshman year)
ACT Composite: 27
Upward Grade Trend</p>

<p>Freshman Year S(1):
Honors English 9 - B
Honors Biology - C
Honors Algebra II - C+
Honors World Studies - B
Spanish I - B
Outdoor Pursuits - A</p>

<p>Freshman Year S(2):
Honors English 9 - B
Honors Biology - C-
Honors Algebra II - C
Honors World Studies - B-
Spanish - C
Health - B+</p>

<p>Sophmore Year S(1):
US History - B+
Chemistry - B-
English - B
Spanish II - A-
Debate - A
Honors Pre Calc - C+</p>

<p>Sophmore Year S(2):
US History - A-
Chemistry - A
Honors English 10 - A-
Spanish II - A
Honors Pre Calc - B-
Astronomy - C+</p>

<p>Junior Year S(1):
AP English - B-
IB Biology - B-
Psychology - A-
Spanish III - A-
Economics - A-
AP Calculus AB - C-</p>

<p>Junior Year S(2) [Estimated]:
AP English - B+
IB Biology - B
Creative Writing - A
Spanish III - A
Government - A
AP Calculus AB - B-</p>

<p>Senior Year Rigor:
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus BC
AP Literature
AP European History
Spanish IV (Worth taking?)
Psychology II, Intro to Business</p>

<p>Sports:
Played tennis for four years.
Three years were junior varsity.
One year will be varsity.</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>Quiz Bowl - 4 Years
Qualified for States each year</p>

<p>Debate - 3 Years
2 Years Varsity Debate, 1 Year Novice Debate</p>

<p>Multi Cultural Club - 3 Years
Participated</p>

<p>One Small Step - 2 Years
Fundraisers and more</p>

<p>Chess Club - 2 Years</p>

<p>Astronomy Club - 2 Years</p>

<p>Ourdoors Club - 2 Years</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Helped in Restaurant management 50 hours</p>

<p>Community Service:
100 Hours volunteered at hospital</p>

<p>I will make sure I will apply early.
I will get three letters of recommendation</p>

<p>Please let me know my chances, I’m really worried. I won’t be able to get my GPA up anymore and I probably can’t raise my ACT score much if not any.</p>

<p>Money is not a problem either, I am of Indian ethnicity (M).
Top 35% of Class</p>

<p>Any other good college reccomendations in New York, Boston, or Chicago let me know! thanks!</p>

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<p>My stats were similar to yours, I think slightly worse. I also took all honors level classes and then slacked off on the work sometimes and didn’t do so great. So I did get in get merit money, but that was five years ago. So I guess that’s comforting but maybe not enormously?</p>

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<p>Most people are not aware of how selective Northeastern has become in the past 10 years. NU is more selective than Boston University but not as selective as Boston College. </p>

<p>Your grades show a good upward trend. A lot will depend on your SAT/ACT scores. It won’t hurt to apply.</p>

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<p>One key factor may be your choice of major. If you pick a major that they don’t get too many apps for, I think that would increase your chances.</p>

5

<p>Alright cool! Any idea’s on some of these majors?</p>

<p>Psychology?</p>

6

<p>^Well what do you intend on majoring in?</p>

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<p>Not 100% sure on my major at all. I’m leaning towards Biology or Psychology. I could still pick a easy major so I can get in then switch my major later on.</p>

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<p>So you def want to be in College of Arts and Sciences though, right? Or maybe it’s not called that anymore… I’m not really sure of all the new changes.</p>

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<p>Yep that’s what I’d like to be in. Almost everyone I’ve seen with over a 3.0 and 25 or higher on their ACT with decent EC’s has gotten in.</p>

<p>Since I have 14 AP/Honors Classes will I have a really good shot at CAS?</p>