Can someone help me to get into my dream school, Northeastern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alright, I'm an ambitious Asian (indian) rising sophomore at an academically challenging NY state high school (won national blue ribbon). This is my first year here as I'm a transfer from a school in Canada (although i was born here in the U.S). I really want to go to Northeastern University for college (I have a cousin who goes there if that helps in any way), this school is everything i look for. Anyways, In my freshman year I did pretty well with a GPA of around 89 or 90%, though this was in Canada. This year was tough as i was exposed to a new environment, classroom, how I came from a semester based system to a quarter based system. It was extremely tough at first but i managed and now, I am finally getting A's in my classes! :)
Basically, I took rigorous courses in Canada but they weren't acknowledged here in my school, and my school does not offer honors either, just AP. For this year i will most likely end up with a GPA around 83.85%. I know, I know, but i tried and now i am finally succeeding in the last quarter! Basically i was restricted to having a very challenging course load for next year because of my transfer situation.
My next year schedule is as follows (without phys ed):
English 11
French 3
Algebra 2 and Trig
Chemistry
AP US HISTORY (only AP i was allowed to take and it seems interesting)
College Marketing (Dual Enrollment Via LIU C.W POST, I receive 6 college credits with official transcript upon completion of the course)
Sports Marketing
Personal Finance</p>

<p>As you can see, i have a passion and interest for business which is what i will be applying for in Northeastern. I have great EC's and my teachers really love me, especially my current Business teacher, haha. For next year i will be self studying 4-5 AP's that interest me, and with that, I will be taking the AP exams. </p>

<p>I really want to go to Northeastern, it's my #1 choice! If i can improve my GPA by a lot, (i am a fast learner and the courses for next year seem easier for me), and i mean close to perfect 4.0 GPA for my junior year, do you think i have a good chance of getting into Northeastern? Oh and i have also tried some practice SAT tests and i have gotten over 2000 on all of them. ( Again, i'm a fast learner, haha, if that helps).
How am I looking in terms of getting an acceptance for northeastern?
Thanks a lot in advance and sorry the long post.</p>

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<p>Bump…
Lots of views but no answers? C’mon. help me out! :)</p>

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<p>My GPA was very low in large part due to my freshman year. I didn’t really work hard until the end of my junior year. No one thought I would get into any good schools but I was able to get a 3.8 unweighted GPA in the first and second semesters of my senior year (which I kept up). I applied regular decision so the schools would have my latest (and best) grades. SATs were fine but not incredible. I had no extracurricular activities to speak of but a lot of interesting work experience and even efforts to start my own company. Although I didn’t apply to Northeastern and probably wouldn’t have gotten in, I did get into some good schools. The schools really seemed to recognize the significant improvement in my grades in my junior and senior years, even though my overall GPA was still pretty low. Also, do something like I did (start a small company) to get yourself noticed. The company never really got off the ground but it demonstrated my drive and ambition. If you’re interested in majoring in business, there are a lot of great schools to choose from in the Northeast, in addition to Northeastern, including Bentley, Bryant and Babson. </p>

<p>So overall, if you do really well your junior and senior year, I think you have a good shot at getting into Northeastern. (Make sure you look at their academic requirements. Many business schools require pre-calculus, at a minimum, which I almost didn’t take.) But if you don’t get in, know that there are a lot of great choices out there for you.</p>