Chance Me - ED2, my absolute top choice

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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Applied for CS. This is really the only college I can expect to get into since everything else is a reach. I bound myself as well.

GPA at the end of junior year (Calculated as per Northeastern’s standards): 4.3478

GPA at the end of first semester, senior year: 4.4285

9 APs at the end of junior year. (All 4s and 5s aside from Physics 1). Taking 6 more senior year for a total of 15.

ACT: 34 Composite (32M, 33S, 35E, 36R).

Race: Asian (Indian).

Applying from Georgia, so I should get a boost from an underrepresented region of the US.

Awards:

  1. FBLA Coding & Programming - 2nd place in state and 6th place nationally.
  2. Academic Bowl Winner - 4th in state sophomore year and 1st junior year.
  3. Regional Tech Fair programming project winner and state qualifier.
  4. Honors for highest AP Computer Science Principles grade in school.
  5. ACT Hall of Fame.

ECs:

  1. FBLA Officer 10th - 12th - Grew club from 30 people to over 200 in the span of a year.
  2. Hobby Programming 9th - 12th - Pursued interest and passion for computer science, made small projects.
  3. Game Development 9th - 12th - Created and marketed video games. Did video game development competitions.
  4. Academic Bowl 10th - 12th - Team-based trivia.
  5. Student Government 11th-12th - Class secretary and public relations.
  6. National Honors Society President 11th - 12th - Organize community service opportunities for students.
  7. 11th - Organized STEM tutoring program between local high school and elementary school. Personally taught elementary students how a computer is built.
  8. 12th - Computer science tutor for student-run non-profit. Tutored middle schoolers in computer science.