So I did extremely poorly on my SAT subject tests.
690 on US History and 640 on Eng Lit. I can’t retake it before the ED deadline…
After seeing these scores I was incredibly surprised to see that I got 5’s on AP US History and English Language with a 4 on Psychology.
…I honestly have no idea how it is possible for me to get a 5 on the AP Test that SHOULD be more difficult than the all-multiple-choice subject tests…
Also, supposedly when Northwestern says that they “recommend” subject test scores, it looks bad not to send them unless you are lower income.
As you can see from my stats, pretty much my ONLY shot at Northwestern is through Early Decision.
Stats
UW GPA- 3.68 (Will be 3.73-ish by next quarter ) - I know it’s crap - Did horrible freshman year but did quite excellently sophomore and junior year. ENORMOUS upward trend ( Moved from Top 33% - > Top 11%. It’ll be 3.73-3.75 and top 10% after first quarter senior year )
Ranked 88/806 ( Around barely top 10.9% )
W GPA- 4.6250
ACT- 32 composite ( 32 E, 35 M , 33 R, 29 S ) ( Still waiting for my retake score; hopefully I got 33-34 )
SAT - 2210 Superscore
SAT Subject Tests - 690 US History/640 English Lit
AP SCORES: APUSH ( 5 ) Psych ( 4 ) English Lang ( 5 )
Senior Schedule:
AP Stats, AP Environmental Science, Calculus AB/BC, AP English Lit, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics
*Will graduate with 13 AP courses.
Extracurricular:
Debate Captain ( LD )
President and Founding Member of Philosophical Inquiry Club
Founding Member and Leader of a Church-Based Organization ( Distributes Flowers and Cards to Elderly Homes )
Head Activities Director for Church
Tech Solutions Club ( Nerd Herd )
No Major Awards
Community Service: ( About 120 hrs )
Volunteered at Special Education Facility
Service Trip to Fix Poverty-Ridden Homes and Communities in West Memphis
Homeless Ministry
Essays: Common App should be very good. Supplement should be decent.
Recommendation Letters: Probably decent
Another detrimental factor is that I don’t really have demonstrated interest for NU… I visited Chicago / the campus once but I never had a formal tour because I was a dumb freshman who didn’t know what he was doing. Plus, I live all the way in Texas and I have been unable to attend the recent local info sessions because of other important obligations.
My internal conflict is whether I should apply to this school or Emory ED… I know I have a basically ZERO shot RD and a mediocre shot ED. I like Emory a lot, but Chicago/Evanston >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Atlanta/Duluth…
Do you think I have ANY shot here? I would rather get accepted to Emory ED and be finished with this damn process than get rejected from Northwestern ED and Emory RD… Should I just apply Emory ED instead?