Another Chance Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>I know there are a lot of these but I after reading a few I have become increasingly neurotic. </p>

<p>Ill try to provide as much info as I have...</p>

<p>4.0 Weighted 10-12 GPA w.o senior year. I think the unweighted is like 3.9 or something.
32 on ACT
650 SAT II Math
680 SAT II Spanish</p>

<p>Taken a pretty vigourous schedule. No APs other than this year but lots of honors classes. High school is pretty good especially for the area (so cal), but doesn't do rankings.</p>

<p>I applied to the Weinberg School ED. </p>

<p>Not gonna put up the whole list of extra curriculurs but they were nothing special. Did some community service and sports and stuff like that but nothing extraordinary. </p>

<p>I thought my essays were really good as well.</p>

<p>Any thoughts...</p>

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<p>Everything is within range, so it's hard to judge without the EC's/ awards... GPA looks good, ACT isn't "oh wow", but it is definately in the range. Hard to judge, just depends on who's applying unfortunately. :/</p>

<p>Academically, I definately think you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>Thats what I gathered from the rest of the threads. Do they put a lot of emphasis on the essays?</p>

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<p>ALOT- from what I've heard, an essay can make or break a good applicant at NU.</p>

<p>I'm ED WCAS as well...</p>

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<p>Well hopefully mine are up to standard. </p>

<p>Hopefully we both get in. I wish you luck. Would you say you are better qualified than I am? Just curious.</p>

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<p>I wouldn't know, lol. You have a better uw GPA than me and our scores converted are relatively similiar. I'm hoping essays, visits and ECs tip the scale for me because academically I'm 50/50.</p>

<p>Hope we both get in too.</p>

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<p>Purely out of curiosity, what's your rank?</p>

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<p>School doesn't do it.</p>

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<p>Without it do you have an opinion either way?</p>

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<p>Oh. Sorry.
I totally missed your "school doesn't rank" part in the original post.
I'm just going to assume that it's high since you mentioned your schedule was rigorous.
I'm not a good chancer since I'm a 09er, EDer.</p>

<p>However, I will say that you have an average chance. 50/50. It will probably come down to your essay and how your personality is reflected through the application as a whole. And, probably the admission officer's mood (T_T I'm always paranoid about this...what if they had a bad day? Ahhh~~!)</p>

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<p>Ya thats sort of what I assumed. I am not overwhelming but certainly in the range of something they might accept...i think?</p>

<p>I think as others have said it comes down a lot to who else applies, which is frightening.</p>

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<p>Applying ED also helps your chances significantly, especially in this economic crisis.
Then again, ED rates are up 15% this year...ugh</p>

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<p>Im not really sure what you mean by that? Is that for Northwestern?</p>

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<p>There was a huge boost in ED applicants this year which hurts all of our chances. ><</p>

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<p>Yes. That's for Northwestern.
They received 15% more ED applicants than last year, roughly 300.
Well uh.
I think we'd be far worse off if we applied RD...
I can't even begin to imagine how many people will be applying to Northwester via Regular Decision this year.
Things will get so competitive...</p>

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<p>Hopefully most of those people are applying to things other than the WCAS.</p>

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<p>...doubtful xD
WCAS IS the largest school with the most variety of majors, so it would make sense that more applied there.
Then again, I could be wrong.
I just hope they didn't apply to SoC T_T</p>

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<p>Well, although unintentional you have seriously decreased any remaining confidence/optimism I had.. :)</p>

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<p>Gah.
D:
Now I feel bad.
I said you had a good 50/50 chance, let's just hope the additional 300 students have an average 2.0 gpa?</p>

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<p>For EDers, these chance-me threads are getting progressively funnier every time i think about the fact that 100000 people could tell you YOU FOR SURE GOT IN and you could still get deferred/rejected. or the other way around. we could all say YOU SUCK and you could still get accepted.</p>

<p>OUR FATES ARE ALREADY DECIDED <em>shudder</em> so don't worry be happy:) for the next 5-6 days at least before our decisions come out.</p>