Chance a Junior, Northwestern ED this fall!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ethnicity: White
Location: New Jersey
Gender: Male</p>

<p>I attend a rigorous college prep school outside of New York City. We send 100 percent of our students to college, and the curriculum is definitely much more difficult than your average high school.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.44 UW, school doesn't do weighted.
* I had a 3.55, and then a 3.4 something Freshman year, and then I got 3.3's Sophomore year, this year first semester (Junior) I received a 3.572.</p>

<p>SAT: 2100
Class Rank: N/A, school doesn't rank.</p>

<p>I am planning to take what my school calls 'Focus', a year long research project/thesis in something you love. I hope to tackle an aspect of politics and the media, and it would involve writing a 25 page paper first semester and then going out into the field and actually working in that area before presenting this project to a panel of experts.</p>

<p>EC's:
--Student Government:
- I was the president of my grade for Freshman and Sophomore year.
- I am currently the vice-president of the Student Body.
- I have a good shot for President next year.
I've helped initiate major rule changes, argued in front of faculty meetings, and been a general advocate for the Student Body.</p>

<p>-National/International Editor of the school newspaper.</p>

<p>-Play guitar in private lessons, school band, the pit orchestra for the musicals, and small cafes and restaurants.</p>

<p>-I interned for the Barack Obama for President campaign, compiling over 120 hours of service. I was an assistant to the field organizer, and helped run events, train volunteers, set up and take down events, etc. I was also left in charge of some phone banks and canvassing events. Great letter of rec from my supervisor/field manager. </p>

<p>I may work in the New York Governor's fund raising race as well this year.</p>

<p>I was the only high school student on the campaign in an extended leadership role in my district, and I was basically told I could have worked a full time job if I wasn't in school. I had a role most kids don't have as 16 year olds, and I am trying to get a letter to explain exactly what I did.</p>

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<li><p>I am a tour guide for my school.</p></li>
<li><p>I've run cross country all four years of high school, varsity for three of them.</p></li>
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<p>I am going to be able to get great letters of recommendation. I don't know how to explain it, but I have become a sort of natural leader at my school. The teachers who know me will be able to advocate for me quite well, and I think interviews will go well. There is a sort of unspoken quality about me that I can't get on paper, but I hope to somehow show. You guys probably get this a lot, but anyway.</p>

<p>So, Northwestern ED?</p>

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<p>bump1010??</p>

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<p>I am exactly in your shoes. My GPA is higher, but my ACT score is the equivalent of your SAT score. I don't think I have as many individual hooks as you, though. What college are you planning on going into?</p>

<p>I'll be applying for NU ED next fall, too. Good luck.</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>What's hard to know is how Northwestern and other selective schools will view your GPA. Any idea where it places you within your class, even if it's not a specific rank?
Your ECs are very good. Your SAT is good but not stellar (will you be taking it again?).</p>

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<p>I go to a very competitive public high school in Illinois and usually 15-20 students get accepted to Northwestern every year (class size is over 1000 though). My school has this online program where you can see what the avg act, gpa, and sat was for past students admitted from my school & these are the averages for northwestern :
GPA(weighted) 4.335<br>
ACT 32<br>
SAT(math/CR) 1435 </p>

<p>I would say you have a good chance with all your extracurriculars and leadership but idk maybe try to raise your SAT a little or try taking the ACT</p>