<p>I'm sorry for flooding this forum, yet with another chance thread, but on the "What Are My Chances?" thread, students seem to give inaccurate answers, so I decided to ask Northwestern students about the chances of an international student making it into Northwestern Early Decision.</p>
<p>So here are my stats:
SAT I: about 2300, will take it
SAT II: US History 800, World History 780, Biology E (will take it in October, expecting 750+)
GPA: 91/100
Rank: Top Half (I know, terrible, but our school is an extremely competitive school with less than 100 students per grade, but would this make up for the terrible class rank?)
Recs: I guess they will be pretty decent, got them from teachers who really care about me
ECs: What I would consider pretty good, involved in sports, public speaking, academics, community service with some leadership and awards
Essays: I'll start them in a few days, but I'm thinking of talking about how I grew up in Evanston with my parents...
Ethnicity: Asian-American (does citizenship affect college admissions?)
Region: Overrepresented country from Asia
School Type: EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE international school with very few students, sends about 1/4 to top 15~20 colleges every year
Hook: This is my strong point.. Double Legacy!!! Woot!!!</p>
<p>These are my scores, but I'm worried because I seem to have a C in one of my classes this year. We had a new teacher who gives As and Bs very rarely, and puts more than half of her students on the C~D zone. I talked to my counselor about this, but all he seems to say is "tough luck." Please keep in mind that I'm applying Early Decision, and I would like to know the chances! Thank you!!!</p>
<p>@ aabbcc1789, arbiter213, drizzl: thank you for answering!
I’m not going to apply for financial aid, because I am a US citizen. My peers told me US citizens pay a significantly lower tuition (up to $15000 depending on college) than foreigners do, so I think my parents can manage without the financial aid. But I thought FA was need-blind??</p>
<p>However, my biggest concern is my rank (which is very low according to Northwestern’s standards). Our class has a median grade of 86, and my grade average is a 91 (actually more like a 91.47, which will become something more like a 91.7ish grade with the second semester added). The difference between the top 10 and the top half (in terms of grades) is only off by a couple integers. Plus, students who take EASY courses generally rank higher with free A’s (this is a concern to me because our valedictorian 2 years ago only took 2 AP courses throughout her high school career but still was accepted to Dartmouth while other students with much harder courses were waitlisted and rejected from colleges of similar calibur). My counselor told me the 2 things that will hurt my chances significantly are my class rank and my C in Precalculus. I don’t get it, I’m not planning on majoring in any field of study that requires advanced math. But I guess the applicant pool @ Northwestern is too competitive to be lenient to someone like me :(</p>
<p>I hope the double legacy factor plays a significant role in admissions, that pretty much all that I can lean on…</p>
<p>you have a really good shot then…since you’re a US citizen that internat’l finaid situation doesn’t apply at all, and you’re right, finaid is need-blind for US citizens but not necesarily internationals…that’s why i asked. so yea things are looking good ED+double legacy are going to help as well :)</p>
<p>There’s no difference in tuition just for being a US citizen- if you think you will need fin. aid (can’t just pay $50k a year) you should apply. It will not affect your admissions if you’re a US Citizen.</p>