hi i’m a rising senior applying as a physics, biology, or engineering major - on a pre med track
i had a rough freshman year and my gpa was a 3.0 but sophomore year it brought it up to a 3.78 and junior year it was a 3.86
stats:
3.58 GPA
1330 SAT (680 EBRW 650 Math)
32 ACT (English 32, Math 28, Reading 34, Science 32) taking again in July
APs - APUSH, AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Calc AB
extracurriculars:
worked in a lab; 10th-12th
volunteer at local library; 7th-12th
first chair viola in orchestra + play music in nursing homes with my quartet
music project thru school; 11th-12th
cooking class project with school grant; 11th-12th
tutoring club; member 9th-10th but president 11th-12th
tae kwon do black belt; since age 6 but took a break and came back to it in 11th
congressional debater; part of debate team 9th-12th
mock trial lawyer; 11th-12th
tutor to middle school students
writer for a lifestyle blog; 11th-12th
scholastic art + writing honorable mention, 11th
robotics team; 9th-12th
hich honors since sophomore year
recs:
Biology teacher bc i made growth in their class
History teacher bc i worked on a separate project with them
I would say its probably a reach. your GPA and SAT are both lower than the average for the incoming freshmen class. your ACT seems to be on point, so I would focus on that if that is your strong suit. Northeastern has become very competitive over the past couple of years. however, it is also pretty unpredictable I have seen them reject students with 1500+ on the SAT and admit students with stats close to yours. all I can say is that northeastern values demonstrated interest. they will flat out reject students with high stats if they think they are using northeastern as a safety school. so I would try to visit if you can and tour the school. you can also talk about why you like northeastern in your essay as well. I hope this helps. Good Luck!
If you’re taking the ACT, try to get it up to 34. On last year’s EA thread, student after student was getting deferred with 33 on ACT, but 34s were making it in.
For the Fall 2019 admitted students, the middle 50% student profile is GPA 4.1-4.5, ACT 33-35 and SAT 1470-1550. The admission rate was 18%.
Those are very competitive statistics, higher than some of the schools ranked in the 20s. With your current GPA and scores, it is a reach to get into NU. Try to get higher SAT or ACT scores. Explain the trajectory of your GPA. The good news is NU’s admission is holistic and the admissions officers will consider situations like yours. If you demonstrate strong interest and apply through ED, your chances will be better.