Chance Me (ED)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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Objective:

ACT (breakdown): 35 Math, 34 Reading, 31 English, 36 Science (34 composite)
SAT II: Haven’t taken them yet but I score above 750s on practice tests for Math 2 and Chemistry
GPA:
3.91 unweighted (8 AP’s before senior year, will be taking 4 AP’s senior year, rest of the classes were honors excluding orchestra and anatomy)
~4.3 weighted before senior year (only weighted based on AP classes because honors classes are on a 4.0 scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
AP scores: Mainly 5’s and 4’s, gotten one 3 so I probably won’t send in that score
Senior Year Courses: AP Calc BC, AP Language, AP Statistics, AP Governemnt
Major Awards: AP Scholar with distinction, High Honors every semester

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Tennis all four years (caption junior year)
Service club - have ~50 hours from school related events
Student Council for 3 years (junior representative in school events and most likely will also be senior representative)
Volunteer at local hospital - around 100 hours
NHS
Future Physicians of America - kinda like a pre-med club (founder and president)
Diversity club (VP in 11th grade and Pres in 12th)
Freshman mentor program
Principals Advisory (Junior representative)
HOSA (2nd place in medical math)
Spanish club
Science Olympiad (Team manager)
Young Feminists club
Pit Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra (all four years, viola section leader)
Volunteer at local food pantry (25 hours)
volunteer at ronald mcdonald house (30 hours)
Professional Indian classical dancer and I teach 10 hours a week

Teacher Recommendations: Getting them from freshman year math teacher who absolutely loves me, English teacher that I’ve had twice - all will be pretty good. 9-10/10 on each.
Counselor Rec: Knows me really well, will be amazing. 10/10
Interview: I haven’t done my interview for NU yet.

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Intended majors: Neuroscience (pre-med track)
School Type: moderately large public, one of the best in my region
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female

Strengths: test scores(?), recs, ECs,
Weaknesses: GPA is kinda low compared to other people applying but it’s pretty high at my school and I really don’t have a clue where i’m going with my essays

Where else are you applying (feel free to chance me for these if you so choose, but you don’t need to): Vandy, Emory, Notre Dame, Case Western, OSU, UVA

Please chance me for both ED and RD! Please feel free to give any advice or help or anything really! Much appreciated!

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You have a good shot ED and RD. Honestly you could aim higher with your extra curriculars. Your stats meet the threshold for elite colleges, so it’s up to your extra curriculars and essays. I would be looking at HYPSM early if I were you, but that’s just me.

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I agree with ^^ perspectivestude. You could be aiming for HYPSM.

For NU, your stats are very strong and make you a competitive applicant in both the ED and RD rounds. Unfortunately, admission to top universities calls for much more than an impressive GPA and high test scores. Though robust in quantity, I can’t really see a lot of focus among your ECs; they slightly resemble a laundry list, and as an AO, I’d question how dedicated you are to each activity. With that being said, I’d consider leaving out the clubs that don’t really fit the “narrative” of your application, and I’d focus on the science/medicine/orchestra/whatever-you’re-most-passionate-about related activities.

Also, you’re applying for a really competitive track as an Asian female. Take that as you will.