Chance me for Northwestern ED

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey!

I’m an incoming senior in High School, and I’m pretty much looking for just a little bit of perspective in where I stand admission chances. I’m mainly interested in Northwestern(Medill), where I’m planning on applying early decision for, but I’d also appreciate chances for other schools I’d apply to RD, namely U of I, USC, and NYU. I’d also appreciate feedback into what I could do these last few months to improve my odds beyond just writing a good essay.

-Unweighted GPA (4-point scale): 3.86

-Weighted GPA (5-point scale) – 4.28

-# of AP/IB/honors courses-7 Honors, 6 AP

-SAT/ACT scores – 34 ACT(34 English, 34 Math, 34 Reading, 33 Science, 10 Writing)

-AP scores: Not gonna use

-ECs –
News Editor for School Paper
Marching Band(Top 10 in State)
Wind Ensemble
School Track-1 Year
Unattached Track-2 Years
Philosophy Club
Math Team
Research Project for IU
Published on Teen Ink(?)
Winner of PNC Bank CPI Challenge(?)
Winner of Midwest Music Academy Scholarship Contest(?)

*?=Relevant?

-short explanation on recs/essays
Haven’t started yet. Haven’t decided how bold I want to be with my essays just yet.

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You’re a mid-reach for Northwestern… but that’s because Northwestern is just that competitive (despite you being ED)

U of I- you have a great chance of getting in! I would say this is the school that you have the best chance at.

USC- you are a reach for this school. It’s pretty competitive but you still do have a good chance of getting in.

NYU- same as USC.

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You have a decent shot at Northwestern ED, I would say it is a low reach for you. U of I is a match as well as NYU Cas, but USC is probably also a low reach. You have the stats for all these schools, its just the competition has risen recently and its hard to predict acceptances. Good luck!