<p>SAT: 660 CR/800 M/770 W (9 E) <strong>Re-taking for higher CR</strong>
SATII: 750 US History, 750 Math Level 2, 740 Biology M
AP: Already taken US History, Biology. 5 more in Senior Year.</p>
<p>School: Private, Catholic, no rank. Sends some to top schools.
GPA: 102/100 Weighted, Unweighted I'd guess around 97?</p>
<p>Extra-curriculars:
-Varsity tennis since 7th grade! haha
-Varsity cross country since 9th.
-Key Club (VP in 11th)
-NHS (VP in 12th)
-Volunteering at nursing home, humane society (50 hours+)
-Work at local candy store (haha), and theme park this summer
-Summer camp in New Hampshire for 7 weeks, last 5 summers</p>
<p>I'm a white male, no alumni relation, and I would be applying to the college of Arts and Sciences (Weinberg) in regular decision.</p>
<p>my knowledge of the admissions process is very slim but i'll give my opinion. </p>
<p>there's nothing that really stands out to me. you've got above average test scores but not by much (i think 75% is 1480 off the top of my head). you've got good grades but not enough to put you in the 'definitely yes' pile. i know how much time two varsity sports takes (i'm in 3) so i'll say you have solid EC's. if i had to guess, i'd say waitlist accept.</p>
<p>who knows though. there's not a whole lot of information there. you might right an great essay, get amazing recs, and prove me completely wrong.</p>
<p>token-I understand where you're coming from completely. I hopefully can write a great essay, and I think my teacher recs may be good. There are also some more minor ECs that I'm not listing, as well as awards.</p>
<p>ya i understand. i didn't put all my stuff in there when i did chance threads a while back, so it looked like i didn't have alot. i'm sure you have some more awards and EC's but i warn you against putting those minor EC's in your resume. unless you really have a passion for them, they might just clutter up your application and take away from the main point. good luck though. if i had to make a decision right now (safety, match, reach), i'd say slight reach-match.</p>
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you have better stats than me, and i got in. hope that makes you feel better lol
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<p>lol</p>
<p>write your essay about your summer camp, or volunteering maybe or something, i feel like an essay about your summer camp especially would be interesting to read, especially in the winter when adcoms are sitting inside closed doors.</p>
<p>if northwestern is your first choice, it will show through your application and essays. the admissions people will notice it, and you'll have a good shot. you considering ED?</p>
<p>Northwestern is definately up there for me, but I also really want to apply EA/Rolling to some schools (BC, UMich, JMU, PSU). Also, I don't know if I'll be able to visit before the deadline. I don't live within driving distance, but I hope my parents would be willing to take me for a weekend or something this summer.</p>
<p>^^ no, i just heard that was a running joke at JMU, like people wear t-shirts that say "James Madison University - THE University of Virginia" on them</p>