Chance me ED please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>I have bad extracurriculars but good stats, and the lady who came to our school for the college visit said that Northwestern weights the numbers more so my fingers are crossed for that to be true. That doesn't keep me from worrying, though :( There's a lot of people (30 or so) applying ED to NU this year, and typically our school takes 12-17 from the 60-70 total that apply each year (majority are taken ED).</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2340 single sitting (CR 800, M 790, W 750)
ACT: two 35's (Eng 35,36/Math 35,36/Reading 36,34/Science 35,35), superscore out to 36
SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Biology M, 740 Literature
Unweighted GPA: 3.8 (I've taken one of the most rigorous courseloads available, will that make up for this?)
Weighted GPA: 4.53
Rank: <Top 3%, around 20ish in a class of 800
AP: (8 total) 5's: Calc BC, Language & Comp, Psychology, Chinese Lang & Culture/ 4's: Biology, US History/ 3's: US Govt and Politics, World History
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, Multivariable Calculus/ELA, Honors Senior Rhetoric/Humanities, AP Statistics, Advanced Chemistry/Consumer Ed, Senior Foods, Spanish II online, required PE
Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, Distinguished Honor Roll, AP Scholar with Distinction, Prairie State Achievement Award, Academic Achievement Award (school specific)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Youth Symphony of DuPage (8-11th)
Badminton (9-12th), varsity 11/12th
Key Club (9-10th)
Math team (10th)
Model UN (9th)
Job/Work Experience: Tutor at Top Tier Learning since July/August, 3hrs/week
Volunteer/Community service: around 100 hours split between peer tutoring at school and a TA at a Saturday chinese school, 10 hours Hesed House
Summer Activities: Summer school so I could fit in more classes during the year
Essays: Proud of them, pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Good
Counselor Rec: Good</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Large public, >3000 enrolled
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $150,000-$200,000</p>

<p>Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>You’re perfectly fine for EC actually, grades are wonderful as you said. So I honestly don’t think you have much to be scared for. Perhaps being Asian and having a large number of students applying to NU from your school might hurt a little, but generally you’re a reasonably competitive student! </p>

<p>I’m applying to NU ED too…let’s see how it turns out for both of us! Chance me back?</p>

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<p>You are a pretty strong candidate. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>@alafae‌ thank you! I chanced back.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>I’m super jealous of your SAT scores!! :slight_smile: I think you have a great chance, but with schools like NU it’s always difficult to know. If your essay is strong and recommendations are good I think you’re in. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Yea, any reason why ECs were only done in 9-10 grade? I think that really hurts, but your scores give u a good shot regardless</p>