Chances at NEU?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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White male, at a nationally ranked private school

GPA:
95.6 UW
98.6 W

All dual-college/AP/Honors classes through 4 years, taking 3 APs, 1 SUPA, and one dual-credit course senior year)

9th in class ranking

SAT/ACT:
1310
28/29 (Superscore a 31)
(Retaking these, I know I can do better)

EC:
Raised $15,000+ with school Varsity soccer team towards Making Strides for Breast Cancer Research
HOBY leadership conference Alumni
National Honor Society
Elected high school student senate member 4 years
Youth mentoring program through school - 2 years
Tutoring younger students in my school through National Honor Society
2 year Varsity soccer, 2 year JV, 8 years travel (captain of Travel last 2 years)
4 Years varsity wrestling
1 year Varsity Lacrosse, 2 years JV
High school band
High school jazz band
Church Youth minister
Literature of the Word teacher (church)
RPI EcoEd project (did college-level research project and presented at RPI)
Hundreds of various community service activities

Job and Work Experience:
Summer Work Cleaning at my high school - Summer 2014
Cashier and Produce Stocker at local grocery store - Summer 2015
Cut lawns/mulching with local yard care company - May-September 2016

My brother also attends NEU and it would be my dream school to attend :slight_smile:

Thank you all for reading!

2

You look like a competitive applicant but your test scores will drag you down. I say if you get your tests scores up near or above average you will have a great shot at admission.

3

Kramer1 is right.

The 25th (lowest) percentile for admitted NU students is 1370. That means that >75% of accepted students scored higher than you. Study for either the ACTs/SATs – don’t try to prepare for both, spend all your time on one– as if they’re a school subject. It’s worth it.

Good luck!

4

Would you be willing to do first semester abroad?

5

I think you’re very safe, your scores are a bit low but you make up for it in GPA/extra curricular. Retaking the tests will definitely help you though in terms of scholarship amounts