4.28 weighted gpa good enough for northwestern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>i am currently a junior and i plan to apply for binding early admission to northwestern university. right now i don't have all my stats but on a general level could anyone chance me?
i really screwed up my freshman year and i've been working to dig myself out of the hole and the heighest gpa i've been able to get is a 4.28 weighted
gpa: 4.28 weighted
class rank: 40/1400 which puts me in the top 5% of my class
ACT: 33
i also have a strong background of volunteer work, extracurrics, and i hope to have a strong application.</p>

<p>as of now the only thing i feel that will hinder me is my gpa...do i have a good chance? especially for early decision</p>

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<p>You should have a good shot.</p>

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<p>What is your UW GPA? Because if it is under a 3.5 then your chances aren't looking so good. That being said, try taking out the non-core classes (gym, band, etc.) and recalculating your GPA. If it turns out that it is higher, than you have a better shot because most colleges will recalculate your GPA. Did you take the SAT? SAT IIs?</p>

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<p>post your SATs here first</p>

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<p>4.28 is great weighted, no problem for admission (unless your unweighted GPA is under 3.5). For reference, my 2 friends got into Northwestern for fall '08 with these stats:
2010 SAT, 3.92 Weighted GPA
2010 SAT, 4.1 Weighted GPA
Granted, they are from Alaska so I don't know if that helped some also.
Your ACT's are great and in the upper range for Northwestern. I'd say that if you applied early decision you have a very good chance of getting in</p>

<p>And the OP doesn't need to post SAT's. ACT's are fine, and a 33 is equivalent to about a 2200 on the SAT's</p>

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<p>Is this 4.28 weighted GPA on a 4-point scale?</p>

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<p>To fa-la-la-lena:
I think that at Northwestern geographic diversity might have been advantageous to your friends, but I would agree that with a 4.28 the OP has a great shot. The 33 ACT is nice as well, and the class rank is also helpful.</p>

<p>To OP:
Define strong ECs...
Oftentimes people think that they have amazing ECs and find themselves in need of better ones.</p>