Hi! I’m posting this here, I think I posted it in the wrong spot before. I’m a high school senior looking for opinions about my acceptance chances to NEU in Boston, MA. I would, most likely, pursue a major in either biology or hospital administration/management.
I plan to apply EA so I have a chance at academic aid, but it really is my top school so I’m still considering ED. But, I also don’t like the contractual confinement of ED.
-caucasian female from NJ
-Weighted GPA on a 4.0 scale is a 4.6 (almost all As)
-took more than most rigorous courses available
-junior year schedule: AP Eng Lang, AP Biology, AP US History, and AP Spanish Lang
-Exam scores: Eng (4), Bio (4), APUSH (4), Spanish (4)
-Senior year schedule: AP Eng Lit, AP Microeconomics, AP Government, AP Calculus AB, Anatomy & Phys (college course through local medical school)
-ACT: English- 35, Reading- 35, Math- 28, Science-28, Writing- 32 Composite- 32
- I took the test four times, the above test is my best singular test as in my best score not superscored. However, 32 is also my superscore.
-Did not/will not take SAT
Extracurriculars
-Class treasurer two years, junior class president
-Planned/organized the junior prom, head of prom planning committee
-Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper
-Editor-in-Chief of a prestigious science publication
-President/Founder of a Boy Scout Venture Crew
-Club soccer team captain seven years, serious commitment 20+ hours per week distant tournaments
-Varsity soccer four years, program captain (20 hours per week as well, does not overlap with club season)
-Freshmen orientation student leader (selective group)
-Senior Advisor for the Key Club (community service group)
-150+ hours of community service, including a project I started myself to benefit a charity who helped my younger brother when he was very sick
-Tutor/Babysitter 50+ paid hours
-member of stem academy program within my school
-participated on select hs science league team, won county title
-often a writer for local newspapers, have a spring internship next year
Honors/Awards
most unique honor: -statewide personal essay award (won’t be too specific, but very very selective)
-Spanish Honor society
-National honor society
-Amateur filmmaker, won prestigious founder’s award
-nominated for a prestigious school scholarship
-HS Soccer above and beyond award
-potentially national business honors society
Application
-Solid college essay, very solid supplements. This area is my strong suit. I know very few essays truly catch admission office eyes, but at the least my essay is not bad/detrimental to my application.
-Two solid recommendations, very close with each teacher. One is notorious for great letters.
Sorry, this is a lot of information. But, Northeastern is my number one choice (followed closely by UPenn). I really want to get in which makes me lean toward early decision. However, I want a shot at academic aid/scholarship, which they offer to roughly the top 25% of the overall applicant pool, and from what I’ve read, they typically don’t offer aid to early decision candidates. So, should I apply early action or early decision? Do I have a chance of being in the top 25% of the pool? And what are my chances of getting in?