chance me please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>SAT I (breakdown): cr: 670 m:800 w:620
ACT: composite 33
SAT II (if submitted): 800 math II, 750 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 Weighted: 4.04
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): bio (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load with 1st semester grades: ap physics c - (B), ap calc ab (A), ap chemistry (A-), english 4 honors (A), forensic science (A)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, SNHS </p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): wrestling (captain), soccer (captain), green club (officer), piano
Job/Work Experience: soccer ref, baseball field assistant, coach
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer coach, volunteer tutor
Essays: teachers and guidance counselor said it was very good
Teacher Recommendation: one from physics teacher, one from italian teacher, both should be quite good.
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: none
Interview: alumni interview. Went well</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: biomedical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): nj
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none</p>

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<p>Those numbers and a URM make for a pretty strong application (heck, they’d be strong for a non-URM).
Good luck.</p>

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<p>^Not a urm, white kid. The composite SAT is worrisome, but the 33 ACT offsets that. GPA is a tiny bit low, but not too low.</p>

<p>I’d say probably, but it’s tough going as a rich white kid coming from NJ. How competitive a HS is this? Bergen Academies?</p>

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<p>In my humble opinion:
Academics are fairly good. Like arbiter said, ACT off-sets SAT
My real worry for this app is ECs. Very few. Well-rounded, but nothing super unique. In reality something would REALLY have to stand out on this application, but obviously your academics are going to be better than some others so EHHH, 50/50 chance? Really hard to say with this applicant.</p>

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<p>^sorry, in my haste I misread.
As for the SAT, while the 670 on CR is not impressive, the combined 1470/1600 is pretty strong. (Probably roughly equal to the ACT 33?) The scores and curriculum make it clear that this is a math/science type, and the curriculum looks fairly challenging, which is a plus. I think s/he’s a solid candidate (which, of course, means anything can happen).</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replys everyone. I go to livingston high school which is very competitive and i know my sats are low but i got a 36 on ACT reading so i was hoping that would help.</p>