Chances for Northwestern RD?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>This is my reach school, but I am wondering if I have a realistic shot of getting in (like a greater than 10% chance). </p>

<p>My major would be Political Science or International Studies</p>

<p>Also, 12 kids already got accepted ED from my school, some with about the same stats as me. </p>

<p>Anyway, here are my Stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 4.16 Weighted, 3.6 Unweighted,
Class Rank: My school doesn't rank, but I would estimate around top 15% out of 660 Students
ACT: Best Composite 33 (E: 34, M: 31, R: 33, S: 32, Writing 11), Super Score 34 (E: 35, M: 34, R: 33, S: 32) </p>

<p>AP: European History (5), English Language (5), US History (5), AP Scholar</p>

<p>Course Load: About 80% Honors and AP classes</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Science, AP World History, AP American Government,
AP English Lit, AP Psychology</p>

<p>Senior Year Grades: 1st Semester will probably be 4 A's, 2 B's</p>

<p>Awards: National Honor Society, AP Scholar, Various in Model UN, Business Professionals of America</p>

<p>Extracirriculars:</p>

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<li><p>Model United Nations, (10,11,12)</p>

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<li><p>Business Professionals of America (10,11,12)</p>

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<li><p>History Club (11,12)</p>

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<li><p>School Tutor (11,12)</p></li>
<li><p>Have Played Piano for 12 Years</p></li>
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<p>Work Experience: </p>

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<li><p>Paid Intern for Bruce Rauner Campaign for Governor</p></li>
<li><p>Grocery Store Clerk</p></li>
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<p>Essays: (1-10)</p>

<p>Common App: Very good, Probably (9.5-10)</p>

<p>Northwestern Supplement: Haven't written yet, but should be good</p>

<p>Teacher Rec: APUSH teacher, probably very good (8 or 9 out of 10)</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Probably decent (7 or 8 out of 10)</p>

<p>OTHER: </p>

<p>State: Illinois (in-state)</p>

<p>School Type: One of the best public schools in Illinois</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Hooks: Not much just having very good essays and winning at the Northwestern Model UN Conference</p>

<p>Thank You! </p>

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<p>Your ECs look good and your ACT is about average for Northwestern (For future reference, no schools that I know of superscore ACT so it’s highest single sitting 99.9% of the time). Being In-State actually doesn’t help for private schools (it doesn’t hurt for the most part, although, some schools looking to diversify will take the kid from North Dakota with the same stats over you [private schools only]). The only thing that really brings you down is the GPA… 3.6, while not bad, is pretty low for Northwestern. You definitely have a shot at getting in but it’s absolutely a reach.</p>