Chance for Northwestern please

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ACT: 34
GPA: 3.86 unweighted, don’t know weighted because school doesn’t do weighted gpas
PSAT: 1480
SAT subject tests: chinese 800 math 2 800 physics 760 chemistry 730
AP scores: chinese 5 ap bio 4 apush 4
Taking AP physics C, AP BC calculus, AP Macroeconomics and AP psych senior year

Activities: COSMOS (california state summer camp)
school badminton team (jv freshmen year, varsity sophomore and junior year)
TEAMS (science/math competition) club treasurer/vp
TEAMS state and national competition (did decently well)
Volunteer at local art center (around 100 hours)
Qualified for AIME
DId robotics and debate freshmen year

Attends a pretty competitive high school in California, no first gen/asian male
Could you please chance me for Northwestern? I will most likely apply ED.

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Your stats sound great. Stick with the 34 ACT and don’t bother taking the SAT, a 34 is equivalent to the SAT score you would get based off of your PSAT. Stellar math II score!

Your ECs are not bad, but they’re not as good as others ECs will be in the applicant pool. Make sure you continue all of your ECs in senior year.

I worry that doing robotics and debate freshman year and then quitting both without picking an activity up to replace them will come across as dispassionate. That’s my only critique- Your app is solid otherwise :slight_smile:

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You are a bit reachy with NW…but ED should help you out with your chances. I wouldn’t put any clubs that you dropped out of on your application, it won’t look good.

Have a backup plan, but otherwise, go for it!

Good luck