Chance me Northwestern ED and others...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Background:
Race: white
Gender: Male
State: MA
School: Elite boarding school
Income: 200k

GPA is weighted (0-102)
Sophomore GPA: 89(explained in essays)
Junior GPA: 100
Senior GPA: 99

SAT I: 790M/730R

SATII: Math lvl 2(800), Physics(770)

AP Tests:
Junior: Calc AB(5), Lang(4), Macro(5), Micro(5), Comp Gov(4)

Senior: Calc BC(), Lit(), CS A(), Physics C Mech(), Euro(), Stats()

Awards:
Calc and history teacher gave me an award at graduation.
Cum Laude(top 5% GPA)

Essays:
Personal Statement 9/10
Supplementals 8/10
Math Recc 9/10
Humanities Recc 10/10

Extracurriculars:
1.* Head of Investment Club(manages $20K)
2. Student Diversity Board Member
3. Attended Student Diversity Leadership Conference
4. Math Club (top AMC score)
5.* Thesis paper on economics/data analytics surrounding minority rights and gerrymandering(published)
6. FIS Alpine Ski Racer
7. Harvard Global Health Conference(eventually worked with professor over the summer to analyze the data/economics behind STDs)

Major: Economics/Data Analysis
Schools:
Northwestern ED
UPenn
Columbia
UCLA
UNC
Northeastern
Carnegie Mellon
UMass Amherst
Boston University

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Unweighted gpa numbers?

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Aren’t northwestern ED results out already?

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All of those are reach schools. You have a greater than 80% chance for being declined by every school on the list. Even if you managed to get into one of them, the other problem is affordability. Do you have any target or safety schools?

If you’re convinced your parents can afford it, try doing this. Run the net price calculator for all of these school, then add 15% to the expected parental contribution. NPCs are always over-optimistic. Then bring that to your parents, and see what they say. If you can’t find them, they’ll probably hiding under the bed :slight_smile: