Theater at Northwestern

edmondsg
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:41:17 +0000

Travelling… my son was an NHSI “cherub” last summer. Grades are a huge factor in admission. The rumor floating around my son’s high school last year was about a boy who had the lead in his school’s musicals for two years, was heavily into community theatre, etc., but didn’t get into NHSI because his grades weren’t high enough. He was in the top 7% of his class, yet they supposedly told him it was primarily due to grades.

Seems hard to believe, but maybe if he goes to a large public school, the top 7% might not be as great as it sounds, I don’t know. My son is in roughly the top 8%, but goes to a smaller college prep school.

Not sure of specifics, but I would suggest that if your daughter received her SAT or ACT scores yet and if they’re good, fax them a copy. We did that at the last minute, long after the app had been in. Good luck… it’s an amazing program.