Chances for Northwestern!

<p>My sister attends NU for Law. I'm not sure if that helps. </p>

<p>I'll be 17 years old at the time of transfer</p>

<p>I am currently a sophomore at a community college hoping to transfer to a top university.I graduated two years early from high school (left after my sophomore year) due to financial reasons (i had to help my parents out because they're getting older- and in the long run this would be the smarter financial decision). </p>

<p>I heard NU is pretty good with financial aid! </p>

<p>Anyways, here are my stats:
ACT Composite: 35/34
College GPA: 4.0
High School GPA: 3.9 </p>

<p>major of interest: anthropology
EC:
Vice-president anthropology club
-internship at non-profit organization dealing with middle eastern/north african culture
-creator and head of music teaching program at a non-profit organization that caters to children from low-income areas suffering from mental disorders
-creator and head of cultural enrichment program at the same place listed previously
-tutor for reading at low-income school
-soprano student at music conservatory for 3 years
-presented&won anthropology symposium at school (presented on original research on anthropological topic
-i work at a local pharmacy as a clerk for the past two years
-been helping out at my dad's small business for the last four years
-created a youth council that is active in local govt.
-research on cancer cells (tested various pharmaceutical drugs)</p>

<p>I’d say low reach (or even high match if having a sister in law school there counts as a legacy) at this late jecture.</p>

<p>well, she just started law there this year…so i’m not sure if that counts as a legacy?</p>

<p>I agree with Catria that Northwestern would be a low reach or a high fit. The most important thing for you to do is to explain how your activities/interest in anthropology fit with Northwestern. As for any transfer case, essays are crucial. Outside of this, I believe your stats are very strong. </p>

<p>The connection with your sister is a bonus but I doubt it will be the deciding factor. I would expect the rest of your application to carry much more weight.</p>