chance me please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>So Northwestern is definitely one of my top schools, but I'm not sure if I have a decent chance at getting in. I am an Asian female, and I live in California. I feel relatively confident about my personal statement and supplemental essay because I had several people read it. Both of my teachers that wrote my letters of recommendations I heard are good, but I didn't read either of them. Oh, and I am going in undecided. Thank you!!!</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 3.96, W: 4.64
Rank: my school does decile, so top 10%, but technically I am in at least the top 5%
SAT: CR: 720 M: 780 W: 790, superscore: 2290, best in one sitting: 2210
PSAT: 224, national merit scholarship semifinalist
SAT II: Math 2: 780, US Hist: 790</p>

<p>APs:
Euro (3), Art Hist (5), APUSH (5), AP US Gov/Pol (5), Chinese (5)
Plan to take this year: Bio, Calc AB
Oh, and I took the class for Spanish AP (Language) junior year, but I didn't take the test, so on my transcript colleges will see that I took 4 years of Spanish
IBs:
Mandarin B SL (7)
Plan to take this year: English A1 HL, 20th Cent. History and Regional Studies HL, Visual Arts HL, Biology SL, Math SL
I am a full IB diploma candidate</p>

<p>EC's summary:
Yearbook: 3 years, section editor for two years
FBLA: 2 years, board member senior year
Interact: 3 years, board member senior year
Greater Contribution Club: cofounder, VP 3 years
AID Summer (volunteer teaching program)
Big Brothers Big Sisters: 1 year
National Honor Society: 2 years
California Scholarship Federation: 3 years
Volunteer Orchestra (1st violin): 2 years
Tutor: 3 years
Chinese School TA: 3 years
Pretty much I have 300+ recorded community service hours</p>

<p>I really don't know where I stand so any ideas would be helpful and at least make me mentally prepared! Thank you!!!</p>

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<p>You seem to be a competitive candidate to me…go for it!</p>

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<p>Is this a joke… I would say Northwestern is nothing less than a match for you, and you have relatively little to worry about in terms of your grades and test scores. The only thing I noticed is that you seem to have a lot of extra-currics but I can’t quite tell if there is one thing you are passionate about, which I know Northwestern really cares about. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>I hope you guys are right! I feel a lot better now!</p>

<p>and as for ECs, some of mine take a lot more commitment than others, and I do explain that in other parts of my application, yearbook for example I spend 5-10 hours every week whereas NHS probably one or two hours a month.</p>