Hey Everyone, currently a junior in high school and i visited NU back in October. It has been my number 1 school since and I would really like to attend at the end of next year. How are my chances and how can i improve?
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: Took 4 times with 31, 32, 33, 33 (32E, 31M, 34R, 36S, 27W(We are told that writing scoring is different now.))
SAT II: n/a
Intended Major: Biology(Pre-med) with Economics/Finance (I know NU does it a bit differently.)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.52/5
W GPA: 5.03
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not given but top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (4), World History (4), Physics 1, AP Lang, US History
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics Macro/Micro, AP Lit, AP Biology, BC Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society?, Honor Roll Student, Various small awards from DECA and Debate
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 Years Student Council (Secretary, then Treasurer) 2 Years DECA (Competitor at ICDC), 1 Year Debate, 1 Year Robotics, 1 Year Finance Club, 1 Year JV Tennis, 1 Year JV Track, 2 Years Varsity Track, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a movie theatre since end of Sophomore year to support family. (April 2015)
Volunteer/Community service: Feed My Starving Children
Interesting Things?: Programmed apps for fun since middle school, Built and sold an online business for $200 in 1 month.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <60k
Hooks (Athlete; first generation college, etc.): none
Strengths: ACT Score? AP Workload (Have taken all AP/Honors/Acc when available), Dedicated to attending, Seen the CC Essays and I think i can knock them out of the park.
Weaknesses: GPA, Lack of leadership roles.