Will I get in

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>Gender: M
Location: MA, USA
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools</p>

<p>I want to pursue a career in engineering and minor in business.</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Weighted: 3.90 (School doesn’t do unweighted but I would estimate a 3.7)
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 370</p>

<p>I have one of the most rigorous course loads with 3 APs last year(bio, ush, stats) and 4 more this year (physics, chem, psych, calc bc).</p>

<p>Scores:
SATs
2200 (720 M, 720 CR, 760 WR)
2100 (780 M, 700 CR, 620 WR) - I must have misgridded on the writing section</p>

<p>SAT IIs
Chem - 750
Bio - 720
Math II - 800</p>

<p>APs
Bio - 4
US History - 4
Statistics - 5</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars

  • 9, 10, 11, 12 Two year captain of the Forensics team (placed in the top 6 at numerous local events)
  • 9, 10, 11, 12 Elected Student Council Representative (Only class elected member for all 3 years of high school, so far and VP for senior year)
  • 10, 11 Science Team (placed 1st in the state in the Chemistry Lab event and 4th in a few other events)
  • 10 A member of DECA (placed second in the district, top 10 in the state, and also received an achievement award for scoring fourth highest on the state written test in the event Sport and Entertainment Marketing and Management)
  • 9, 10, 11, 12 Math Team
  • 10, 11, 12 National Honor Society</p>

<p>Other Awards I didnt cover

  • National German Exam Award - Scoring in the 90th percentile on the exam during freshman and sophomore year
  • Advanced Placement Scholar Award - Granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
  • American Mathematics Contest Award (AMC) - Qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination by scoring over a 100 on the AMC 12 during sophomore and junior years, which is only achieved by a few students in the school.</p>

<p>I also started my own web company that has made a few hundred dollars.</p>

<p>I also volunteer at a hospital for about 40 hours per year.</p>

<p>What do you experts think?</p>

<p>Also this is a bit off topic but does Northwestern only do Early Decision and not early action?</p>

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<p>Only ED, and it is an admit or reject decision. In my opinion, you are very competitive ED, and competitive RD. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Didn’t the ED deadline pass? I’m going to apply RD. My only reservations are the whole trimester situation and cost.</p>

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<p>Yes, ED deadline has passed, but you asked the question which I answered about ED and/or EA. Cost and trimester are some substantial concerns. Why are you interested in NU?</p>

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<p>will definitely get in if you have strong essays/recs- your statistics are solid.</p>

<p>the trimester system actually has a lot of upsides. get to take more classes (12 per year compared to 8-10 at most schools) and courses are shorter. some people like it, some don’t, its really a personal thing.</p>

<p>i am a freshman at the school right now and adore it; you should definitely apply and visit.</p>