will i be rejected from northwestern ed?

se
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:55:09 +0000

i’m applying early decision as a journalism major in medill
not applying for financial aid

white male from illinois
attend a very competitive public school (ranked by newsweek in the top 1% of schools across the nation)
30 act and 8 essay
weighted gpa: 4.9/5, unweighted gpa: 3.61/4
class rank: within the top 22% (this is the part that makes me nervous)
5 ap classes by graduation
senior year schedule consists of 4 aps and other honors classes
ap scores: calc ab- 4
ecs: one leadership position in a club (that i co-founded)- a gardening club, varsity soccer for two years, lots of volunteer work as a tutor at an elementary school
essays: very unique and compelling, imo
recommendations: glowing; probably the best aspect of my application

in my counselor’s rec, it is explained why my class rank is so low. our class rank is calculated by our weighted gpas… and my counselor wrote that because i was not able to take any ap or honors classes my freshman and sophomore years, my class rank is not as high as it should be. i transferred from a small boarding school that didn’t offer any advanced classes after my sophomore year.

i give myself a 16% chance of being accepted, what about you? :D