<p>correction: should not.</p>
<p>(maybe that was not worth a post, lol)</p>
<p>I just found this on NU's website:
<a href="http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2007/10/admission.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2007/10/admission.html</a>
It may prove helpful for those considering their chances of acceptance at Northwestern.</p>
<p>just curious, why did everything else say 1423 and 86 percent in top 10 percent. Why is there a 1 pt differential? I think that is kind of funny.</p>
<p>Another observation: our admit rate hasn't gone down as much as expected. The reason is our yield also hit a record low (i.e. the number of admits hit record high). It seems like the admission has done a good job of foreseeing that. I guess they saw many more HYPS likely applying to NU than before. </p>
<p>At least our average SAT surpasses that of UPenn. I think in the mid-90s, our test score was comparable to them. But UPenn got hot and got ahead of us. While UPenn is still more selective (a lot lower admit rate), it's nice to see our test score matches theirs now.
<a href="http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v54/n02/stetson.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v54/n02/stetson.html</a></p>
<p>Hopefully with the new business program and merit-based scholarships...etc, NU can do better in cross-admit battle.</p>
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I think the average SAT score for admitted students (1463) is much more useful for those seeking their chances than the average SAT score for matriculating students (1423). Your chances of getting in with the average accepted score (1463) should be around the average overall acceptance rate (~27%). Those with greater than a 1463 should have a higher acceptance rate. those below, a lower rate.</p>