chance @ NU??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>really wanna go to nu..after my first visit, i fell in LOVE!</p>

<p>African-american female down in good ol jersey
public school- sends about 1 kid to top schools per yr
major: maybe bio</p>

<p>3.97 uw GPA 4.2something w
Sat: will be about a 1950..hopefully higher
SAT II..taking Bio, History and English Lit..</p>

<p>Currently taking
AP US HIstory
AP Biology
Enriched eng III
sociology..ect</p>

<p>Will take
AP Stats
AP World
AP Physics B
AP English Lit
Student Research internship with bio dept teacher (rec from her should be really good)</p>

<p>Ec's
-Cornell nanobiotechnology summer research internship
-Lockheed martin Engineering program
-Varsity Tennis (captain)-4 yrs
-Sec. of Interact Club senior year
-school news staff-3 yrs
-Model congress leader-3 yrs
-model United Nations
- habitat for humanity-1yr
- Hospital volunteer work-2 yrs
- Science league team- 2 yrs
- tutoring-2 yrs
- MSAA/MRI Institutes volubnteering-VERY involved (2 years)
-Babysitting for a christian foundation 4 yrs
-youth achievers committee
-national society of black engineers(NSBE) youth initiative
-tennis instructor at summer academy this summer</p>

<p>a few awards..
great essays!..my favorite part:)
recs will be very good as well</p>

<p>parents emigrated here in 92 with my 3 sisters in order to give us a better chance at a good education..</p>

<p>any chance?</p>

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<p>I would say you definitely have a good shot. Where are your parents from? Are you the first generation to go off to college? That's something that could be even more of a boost.</p>

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<p>my mom came here for college in 1988 in florida. She then went back to kenya and had me and my sisters. we came here in 92.
my father went to college in kenya and london</p>

<p>is that considered a boost?</p>

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<p>no boost (10char)</p>

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<p>try to break 2000 on the SAT, and i think you have a great chance.</p>

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<p>can anyone suggest some safeties??</p>

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<p>spaceranger, what do you mean by 'no boost'?</p>

<p>the OP is black, which is in and of itself a boost. The fact that she is originally from Kenya is perhaps not, since she came at such an early age, but if she can work that into an essay, it might turn out nicely.</p>

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<p>^^i think adressed to me. i meant "no boost" as in no boost for first-gen college student because his parent went to school in london and kenya</p>

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<p>lol yes, that was addressed to you :D i see what you're saying.</p>