chance a kid from the sticks

Colleges & Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>almost done with app, help me CC, do I have a shot?</p>

<p>Senior
Male, Caucasian
Location: Extremely small town, Wisconsin
School: Public, top students go to Madison, a few in the past have gone farther
Financial Aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics
- UW GPA - 3.86-3.9
- W GPA - Don't know, did max AP course offered at school and 12 credits at local university
- Rank: 5of100, will be better at the end of this year</p>

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<li>Noteworthy: Will have taken 2 UW Extensions courses (Latin, Hebrew) and 4 classes at local university (2 semesters of English and Philosophy)</li>
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<p>Scores
- ACT - 32(C), 36(R), 34(E), 31(S), 28(M) - super scored with another is 33
- SAT II - Lit (730), Math 2 (690), USHis (680) - not ideal, don't think I'll send</p>

<p>EC's
- 4 year FBLA Member - held officer positions
- 4 year varsity soccer, 3 years competitive club soccer, 1 year wrestling
- 3 year Math team, 4 year Classics Club, International Club, Spanish Honor Society
- 2 year (max allowed) National Honor Society
- Also: City-wide Robotics team, Companion Program (needy kids), Youth group, significant mission trips, many hours of community service, started church ping pong club</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience: Summers full of mission trips all my life, volunteer at food pantry, some more</p>

<p>Employment - hook?
- Own and maintain successful web design firm. Have gotten significant local recognition, plenty of commission. Life-altering commitment, I madly enjoy it.
- IT assistant at school, work during the school day, made website, etc</p>

<p>Honors and Awards
- Won State for FBLA Competitive event, Top 20 at Nationals, fully expect nationals again this year, hopefully in Top 5,
- Evan Baxter Creativity Award, sort of a big deal
- Dozens of typical sports awards (letters, scholar award)
- School does department awards at the end of the year, bound to get at least one
- High Honor roll, school achievement awards
- Homecoming court? just kidding</p>

<p>Recs and Essays
- Should be good</p>

<p>Other - English is a second language, fluent in Italian, parents are methodist pastors (notre dame problems?)</p>

<p>Thanks for your help</p>

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<p>Which specific college are you applying to?</p>

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<p>good question - weinberg arts and sciences</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a good shot, your rank and scores are well within the range. Your EC’s show dedication. But NU isn’t strictly numbers, so with a solid essay and a convincing statement I’d say very good chance. Good luck!</p>

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<p>you’re in…</p>

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<p>thanks again,</p>

<p>more opinions would be awesome</p>

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<p>itsme123, we’re not adcoms. There were some applicants who statistically should have been accepted ED, but were deferred and some even rejected. With NU, it’s impossible to tell for sure.</p>

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<p>bumpversion2</p>

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<p>DO send in your SAT II scores, in my opinion. They aren’t bad at all.</p>

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<p>i don’t know, the percentiles aren’t very good - especially math 2</p>

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<p>You should really send in your SAT II scores. Not only aren’t they bad scores, but they truly cannot hurt you. It is optional to send them in, but sending in the scores shows that you had the initiative to take the tests.</p>

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<p>It’s really up to you, honestly. Many people get in without any test scores, and I’m sorry sanders, but I have to disagree. Sending the scores does help your application, but only if the scores are really good— not simply because you took the initiative to spend your Saturday morning testing. </p>

<p>I’m 50/50 on whether you should send scores… It’s up to you. I’d post in the SAT/ACT boards and ask.</p>

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<p>I got in posting a single SAT II score of U.S. History, and i got a 690. Since your scores are similar if not higher, and you’ve taken 3 good ones…I’d send them in. It won’t get you rejected, but it may get you accepted.</p>

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<p>i don’t think I will, since my ACT score is better</p>