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Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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Sex: F
Hooks: 1st gen
School: In the most richest county in the world with excellent schools (Thomas Jeff. High is in the same county)
Race: Asian

Overall UW GPA: 3.6
Freshman Year GPA: 3.4 UW
I take the most rigorous courses in my school: HN Geo, HN Eng, HN Bio, HN History, Chinese 1
Sophomore Year GPA: 3.09 UW
Again, most rigorous courses: HN Alg2, HN Eng, HN Bio, AP World, Chinese 2
the reason why my GPA was so low this year is because i have a C in AP World which obviously brings me down a ton):
Predictions/Goals:
Junior Year: 3.9 GPA
Physics, Precalc/Tric, AP Lang, AP Psych, HN US History, Chinese 3, Peer Helping
Senior Year: 3.9 GPA
AP Physics, AP Calc, HN Govt, HN Eng/AP Lit??, AP Macro/Micro, AP Chinese, AP Stat

I also have extremely unique and great EC’s (I am a very competitive figure skater who skates about 15 hours a week with a handful of medals from local competitions and I am in the highest level possible (Senior). I am also a dedicated figure skating coach who works about 4 hours a week for children, seniors, and people with mental disabilities. I can ask my boss to write me a good rec, because he really likes me and thinks im an incredibly active instructor).

My family has a history of doing incredibly well on the SAT’s because my dad is very good at helping me and my sibs prepare. My oldest sister who graduated HS with a gpa of 3.3/4 UW gpa and went to VT engineering had a near perfect SAT score, with maybe 50 points off (the 1600 SAT) and my sister who went to TJHSST and went to Columbia got a 2350 on her SAT, so my prediction would be:
2200-2300

I am interested in majoring in business, but to increase my chances, I will first apply as an engineer, since they are looking for females in that department, then switch to international-b if i get accepted!

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Umm engineering is the hardest school to get into at NU. Affirmative action won’t really help you and your overall odds for McCormick would be lower (not to mention it’s not the school you want to apply to anyways). You’ll need amazing test scores and a perfect GPA in AP classes your Junior year to get in next year. Honestly going from a 3.0 to a 4.0 UW GPA just doesn’t seem realistic, though I’m not saying it’s impossible. ED would be your only shot at getting in, and even that would be a high reach. Also how do you have a 3.6 UW GPA when your freshman and sophomore year GPA are lower? (Are you calculating in a 4.0 for Junior year?). If you can’t get your unweighted GPA to a 3.7-3.8 by the end of Junior year I’m sorry to say that you have basically no chance. If your looking for a business school, I know there are a lot of higher ranked ones that are better than NU for undergrad because the NU business school is a graduate school only, though there is a certificate program to apply to once your an upperclassman. Overall though you have good ECs and classes the only thing holding you back is grades. I’m not trying to discourage you but you’re going to have to improve as best as you can if you really want to have a chance. If you do that regardless I’m sure you’ll end up at a great school for college! Good luck!