<p>Say you have great grades and test scores but you do not have the extracurriculars to get into this school. Is it possible to apply to a less selective nearby college and achieve really good grades and build extracurriculars there and then reapply to NU and get accepted. Is there any course of action that is recommended once someone is done highschool but not old enough to be a mature student to get into the school.</p>
<p>This is just my opinion but, i think that works only for public schools.</p>
<p>So its not possible to get into or transfer to Northwestern after getting rejected and finishing highschool?</p>
<p>NU does accept transfer applicants. I don't know what the admitted rate/stats though. It's not a public U, so going to a nearby community college doesn't give any benefit. One of the factors would be the reputation of the college you try to transfer from.</p>
<p>Kate, what I was trying to tell you was that there is no advantage of transferring from nearby college because it is not a public school not that it is impossible. sorry for confusion.</p>
<p>Ok. thankyou. I'm asking because the University of Chicago sometimes accepts appliacants from less selective schools if they do really well in the school they attended and have extracurriculars. I figured that NU might do the same thing.</p>
<p>I think both Chicago and Northwestern would accept applicants from less selective schools if the applicants are qualified. I don't think attending nearby colleges is any advantageous as I said before.</p>
<p>Well, most applicants are applying to transfer from less selective/lower ranked (trying to come up with a better word but you know what I mean) schools. Some can be applying from peer (about equal) institutions (such as U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Wash U, Bowdoin, Carleton). I would be surprised to see someone trying to transfer from Harvard/MIT and if that person has good a GPA, it's gonna be a sure in. The ones from peer institutions with good GPAs would have the clear edge. The ones from those that are slightly lower ranked but known to have similar academic rigor (such as UIUC/U Wisc) would also be looked at favorably. I think the ones from community colleges would be looked upon the least favorably because you can't really tell if their classes are rigorous and if those "A"s mean much. When I was at NU, I knew a girl worked pretty hard but still got a C in organic chemistry I; she decided to do organic chem II at a college (U of Texas at xyz) near her home during the summer and she got an easy A.</p>
<p>Thank you. </p>
<p>I have actually heard that there are some colleges that actually favour community college students over other students. I have no idea why they would. Seems a little strange</p>