Hi, Im a male international student from Korea. Please let me know if I have chance of getting into Northeastern (I applied Early Decision 1)
Family and application - no legacy, high income, did not apply for any financial aids, did show interest for NUin / Intended major - Applied to the Bouve School of Pharmaceutical Sciences / School - Small private school(very competitive) with 90 students per grade in NY, no ranks provided
Classes - Mediocre rigor courses I guess?: 9th-all advanced 10th - all advanced with AP Euro 11th- All AP (Calc AB:5, Bio:5, Stats:5, APush:4, Lit:3) 12th - all college prep courses with 2 AP(Econ, Physics C)
Grades - Unweighted: 4.0/4.0 , Weighted: 4.53
SAT/SAT2 - 1440 Superscore (R640/M800 and submitted) / 800 on Math level 2 and 780 on BioM
TOEFL - 115 superscore (R:30, L:29, S:30, Wr:26)
Awards: Highest Honors award from 9-11th grade, AP scholar with distinction jr year, Odyssey Of the Mind State Champion(Qualified for internationals), WNY Math League champions 2019, Varsity track Most Improved Player award
Ec:
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Science Olympiad
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Math League
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Student Council: Representatives for new students
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Odyssey of the Mind(Leader)
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Varsity Track
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Verdian (yearbook editor)
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JV Basketball
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Chess Club
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International Club
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Fashion Club
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Fight club(organizing video game tournaments in community for fundraising purposes)
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JV lacrosse
Community Services: 300+ hrs
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Volunteered to create an introductory English program for community church
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Volunteered assistant for a community swimming team (track time, record keeper)
Work/Internships:
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Worked at a health examination&Radiology center in Korea for 2 weeks(30hrs/wk)
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Worked at a plastic surgery/dermatology hospital in Korea for 4 weeks(30hrs/wk)
Recommendations:
- Was going to turn in 2 from my AP Bio/AP lit teachers, but my two college counselors and my advisor volunteered to write 2 extra Recs for me so I have 4
Essays:
- Wrote about how a volunteering at a refugee center reminded me of when I first came to the United States and motivated me to further strive for my goal (checked by 7 teachers and they said it was a very emotional and motivational essay.)(Essay was very personal)
Showing interest:
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Constantly asked questions and stayed in touch for regional admissions representative
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Attended all virtual seminars and a school visit
Questions:
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my only concern is the relatively low Reading score on the SAT for Northeastern. I have a 640, and the 25th percentile is 680 so I am very concerned about this, considering that I am an international student
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Do I have even a small chance of getting into NEU? I applied ED1, would this help a little bit?
Thank you.