Worried About ECs - Chances for RD Please?

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>Hi, the link below will have all of my stats/information. Just ignore the fact that its for Duke. I did not want to retype everything or waste a ton of space by copying/pasting. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/967446-chance-me-duke-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/967446-chance-me-duke-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I should also mention I will be applying to McCormick, if that has any significance.
Thanks in advance! (:</p>

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<p>Your profile is very strong but also very typical. You will probably get into one of your choices. I just don’t know which one.</p>

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<p>Thanks. I’m not exactly sure how to make my profile stand out…
Here’s a slightly updated thread
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/980843-narrowing-college-list-serious-chances-needed.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/980843-narrowing-college-list-serious-chances-needed.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>You want to be an engineer and you got a 29 on the science section of the ACT? Either take it again or apply to another school because that is definitely an eye sore.</p>

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<p>^^agreed, that 29 in science is a problem. Any SAT Subject Test scores in the sciences (especially in Chem or Physics)?</p>

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<p>I agree its an embarrassing subscore.
I’m not sure if you are familiar with the ACT, but the science section doesn’t exactly test scientific knowledge - more like inferencing. At least that was the case for both of my tests.
I’m planning on majoring in BME, so would a strong Bio (E or M) SAT II compensate for my relatively poor ACT “science” score?</p>

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<p>If it’s very strong, NU is one of the few places where it can really be seen as boosting the mediocre ACT score</p>

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<p>Regardless of whether or not it’s actually science… it’s pretty basic stuff (at least when I took it, maybe they’ve made it harder since then). You should study harder for it and then take it again. It just sticks out a lot.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’ll definitely consider the retake. Plus I’d really like a 34 haha.
Any other opinions? I have not written my supplement essay yet, so I’m still considering WCAS as a possibility.</p>

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<p>what act score does it take to get accepted into mccormick? does anyone know the ACT mid 50 spread of the last freshman class for NU’s McCormick college of engineering?</p>

<p>For NU as a whole ,I see that it is 30-30, if I recall. I have not been able to see the breakout amongst the different schools of NU. UIUC publishes this data.</p>

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<p>^I’d also like to know</p>

<p>Soooo…are my chances good enough to apply RD or should I just save the $65?</p>