Chance me for Northwestern ED

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<p>White female from moderate-sized town in Iowa, not applying for financial aid, applying early decision.</p>

<p>GPA- 4.02 Weighted/ 3.96 Unweighted
Rank- 5/309 (public school)
ACT- 31--35 English, 32 Reading, 32 Science,26 Math, 10/12 Writing
AP Scores-3 on AP Chem, 3 on AP Gov. and Politics (probably won't send these in...)</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule
Trig/Pre-Calc
AP Chem
AP Gov & Politics
Student Mentor/ Mentor in Violence Prevention ( Tutored/mentored underclassmen for one class period every other day)
Global Literature & Comp. (Advanced Junior English)
Spanish IV
Physics I
Chamber Choir</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
AP Psychology
Concert Choir/AP Music Theory
Calculus
AP Bio
I intern at a local theatre for a class period
AP English Lit
Chamber Choir</p>

<p>Activities
Member of all vocal ensembles for 4 years, section leader for 4 years, all-state choir for 2 years
Active in musicals/theatre in school and at the local professional theatre that I intern and take classes at
Lead singer for youth rock and roll orchestra
Student Council Rep for 3 years, president of NHS senior year, member of environmental club
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Vacation Bible School Volunteer for 1.5-2 years
Varsity XC for 3-4 years
Member of youth reader's board for local newspaper: gives feedback, meets journalists, brainstorms, and occasionally responds to prompts in the paper. 3 years</p>

<p>I've been on my school's honor roll as many times as they've offered it to me, which I think is like 4 semesters now? Also, I've been academic all-conference for XC and was selected to represent my school at a leadership luncheon comprised of high school sophomores from 3 states.</p>

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<p>Oh! And I’m planning on being a theatre major!</p>

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<p>You’ve got a decent chance.
If you want to improve the odds, I would recommend taking the ACT again, because even a 1 point improvement to a 32 might help a lot. If you do, focus on practicing the science section within the time limit, because I suspect that with the AP Chem and Physics under your belt, and taking the AP Bio, your problem is not the substance as much as the ridiculous pace you need to keep to do well on that section.
Good luck!</p>