Chance me please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>My GPA is slightly low.. I kind of slacked off sophomore and junior year but I'm at the verge of getting All A's and one or two B's currently (senior year) taking 5 AP classes, 1 Honors class, and 1 Elective.</p>

<p>Classes:
AP Environmental, AP Human Geography, AP Computer Science, Graphic Arts, AP Government, AP Statistics, English 12 Honors</p>

<p>GPA: UW : 3.32
W: 3.47
RANK: Top 28%</p>

<p>SAT: MATH: 700 READING: 560 WRITING: 660
ACT: will be taking in December</p>

<p>Over 300 Hours of Community Service</p>

<p>COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/LEADERSHIP: YEAR:</p>

<p>Piano Lessons/Experience Grade 1 – Present
Piano Competition / Recitals Grade 1 – 9</p>

<p>Summer School Teacher 10
Tutoring students in various subjects 9, 10, 11, 12
Evangelism (Went to Georgia, Colorado) 9. 10
(Church Planting, Going around colleges evangelizing)
Student Leader (OF ALL OF YOUTH) 10-11</p>

<p>Volunteered at Virginia Living Museum 11</p>

<p>Learned Sign Language 9, 10, 11
(also went to Patrick Henry Mall to communicate w/ the deaf for volunteer)</p>

<p>Soup Kitchen for poor/deaf 10
Volunteered at a Homeless Shelter 9, 10, 11
(Peninsula Korean Baptist Church)
Vacation Bible School 9, 10, 11
(Peninsula Korean Baptist Church)
Key Club 9, 10
Spanish Club 10, 11
Mu Alpha Theta 11, 12
SBCV Bible Drill Gold Medalist 8, 9, 10
Local Bible Drill Gold Medalist 8, 9, 10</p>

<p>ATHLETICS:</p>

<p>Soccer 10
JV
Virginia Rush Club Soccer 11
Fencing 10</p>

<p>AWARDS:</p>

<p>Honor Roll Grade 6 – Present
SAT Class Scholarship (Top Student and Most Improved) 11
AP Scholar Award 11</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE: </p>

<p>Worked at Flea Market (Selling Beauty Supplies) 10
(Also obtained a business license to do so)</p>

<p>Employer at Beauty Max 9, 10, 11, 12
(Cashier, Restocking, Cleaning)</p>

<p>Business 11
(Went around Virginia buying silver/used watch batteries and sold them for profit) (Bought $8/lb of used watch batteries & sold for $40-50/lb)</p>

<p>EDUCATION:</p>

<p>AP Computer Science 12
AP Environmental Science 12
AP Human Geography 12
AP Statistics 12
AP U.S Government 12
English 12H 12
AP U.S History 11
AP Calculus AB 11
AP Psychology 11
Physics 11</p>

<p>OTHER ACTIVITIES:</p>

<p>Built own computer 11
Made own private server of game 11</p>

<p>Bilingual
Fluent in Korean and English
Took Spanish for 6 years since 6th grade of middle school</p>

<p>(SORRY IF THE EC'S ARE MESSED UP, I COPIED AND PASTED FROM MY RESUME)</p>

<p>*<em>Good Recommendations
*</em>ASSUMING I HAVE GOOD ESSAY</p>

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<p>I’m gonna say Low Reach. GPA and SAT holding you back</p>

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<p>Low Reach? oh gosh…</p>

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<p>Tough to say but similar to jibler, GPA and SAT could provide some difficulty but the trend is in the right direction and you have great ECs. However, Northeastern had a new student day a few weeks back and to say it was a mob scene is an understatement. It totally surprised the admissions office. This leads me to believe that the applicant pool is growing substantially and the competition will be fiercer than usual.</p>

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<p>Hope I can get in! anyone else?</p>

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<p>You should at least get wait listed. Your GPA honestly sucks, but your SAT isn’t too bad. Your course load is really impressive, too. NEU admissions calculates your GPA bases off of course load and grades, so your GPA that they calculate could be higher. Your ec’s are great, too…
However, getting into NEU becomes harder each year. Based on last year’s stats, though, I’d say NEU isn’t quite a match, nor quite a reach. Annndddd… I’m no expert.
I still think you have a decent chance, though. Factor in your rec letters and common app essay. I think you deserve to get in.</p>

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<p>@ HerroRinaa
“Your GPA honestly sucks” Ouch that’s a bit harsh towards OP? OP has lots of APs. </p>

<p>OP have hope. You have 8 APs under your belt and honors, which is pretty impressive compared to most NEU applicants. However, you slacked off during junior year and admissions officers tend to focus on junior & senior year. Your ECs are really good. </p>

<p>Bottom line is, it really depends on your school and the other applicants applying from your school. They will compare you to the other applicants from your school. Also, check your school’s naviance. </p>

<p>On my school’s naviance it says that the average accepted applicant from my school to NEU has a GPA of 3.19, however my school tends to have tougher courses (the general courses are at honors level). It varies depending on the school, location, applicants, etc. </p>

<p>In my opinion, I think that you’d get in.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys haha
Hero i just took that as “constructive criticism” lol
Hope I do get in!</p>

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<p>did anybody else not have their guidance counselor send in their first quarter grades? mine completely forgot about it…</p>

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<p>Did not send in 1st quarter grades as they were not requested.</p>

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<p>@aznrobot9 and op</p>

<p>Gotta be honest. I had no ill intentions when I said that. Plus, look here: [Academic</a> Profile | Admissions](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/apply/profile.html]Academic”>http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/apply/profile.html)</p>

<p>Inner range of accepted students’ GPAs is 3.7 to 4.3 on a scale of 5. I spoke to a rep a few weeks back, and they said this was based on the GPAs they calculated and rescaled themselves. I dunno what scale your weighted GPA is on, though. 4? 5?</p>

<p>And as aforementioned, NEU recalculates your GPA based on your course load. You’re standing at a 3.47, not that far from the range of acceptance. And it hasn’t been scaled yet, either. But I don’t know how much it will go up, because I don’t know much about your grades.</p>

<p>PS. My stats are 4.0/4 weighted GPA and 42/429 rank (In one of the crappiest schools in Massachusetts. That’s not good for me.), 32 ACT/2000 SAT, similar ECs, 10 APs and the rest honors. Also bilingual (Viet/English) My rec letters made a single tear roll down my cheek. My guidance counselor said I would probably be accepted. Our stats are kind of similar, but I doubt your high school is as lowly ranked as mine. The only thing that stands really between us is our GPAs as calculated by our schools, but that shouldn’t be much of a problem considering how NEU redoes that. But how can we guarantee that? </p>

<p>PSPS The early action acceptance rate is higher than the regular decision one. Plus the ones accepted in early action have lower stats than the norm.</p>

<p>PSPSPS Some majors are harder and more competitive to get into than others. Apparently the hardest ones are science and business(?)- although I can’t remember where I got that info. Check in with somebody else. I know somebody who got waitlisted as Undecided, who then changed his major to Linguistics or something and got accepted. (Coincidence? I dunno.)</p>

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<p>Thanks guys so much! Anyone else?</p>

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<p>Could you chance me?</p>

<p>3.49 GPA
4.0 Weighted
My school doesn’t rank, but it is one of the top private schools in the country</p>

<p>SAT: 720 CR 730 Math 730 Writing = 2180
ACT: 30</p>

<p>EC’s </p>

<p>Varsity soccer 4 years
Lacrosse: Jv (10), Varsity (11, 12)
Environmental Action Committee
Human Relations and Sexuality Head
Various Summer Jobs</p>

<p>I want to major in Business and Northeastern is my top choice!!!</p>

<p>Current Classes; Honors English, AP Calculus AB, AP Gov, AP Economics, Spanish III, AP Psychology</p>

<p>THANKS!!!</p>

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<p>Not trying to be rude… but could you make your own post…?</p>

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<p>Bump~!!!</p>

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<p>junenathanyi</p>

<p>What is your major (cant understand why most chancers never put this) , what state are you from, and are you looking for federal aid?</p>

<p>This is important info needed. Your amount of AP taken are good but GPA and rank are low for NU, but you did work, good ec, sign language, and sports… so hopefully someone will look and understand this.</p>

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<p>@collegetiger I will be applying to CAS for mathematics. I am from Virginia and yes, i will be looking for federal aid.</p>

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<p>bumpppppppp</p>