<p>GPA - 3.6 UW
ACT - 31</p>
<p>Rank - top 11 %</p>
<p>E.C. -
-Student council for 4 years
-Swim team for 4 years
-logged 320 hours of community service.</p>
<p>Classes -
-AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Spanish (fifth year)</p>
<p>Two questions - What are my chances and whats the major difference between NW and UC?</p>
<p>They're probably both reaches if you're not in the top 10%, but I'm not really an expert on that. </p>
<p>Differences -- I visited both of them this summer and I like Chicago much much better (and I'm interested in journalism!). Supposedly they don't attract the same type of applicants.</p>
<p>Chicago was just about the most accomodating and friendly elite admissions office that I have been to. While I was waiting for my interview I met the Dean of Admissions and my regional counselor. The dean introduced himself; the counselor was introduced by the secretary who remembered where I was from. I thought that attitude carried over a lot into the rest of the campus. People were all very nice and the reputation for everyone being genuinely intellectual seems true.</p>
<p>At Northwestern the admissions process seemed much less personal. They had a group info session and a big group tour and no interviews. They also didn't, unlike many of the other schools that I visited that were known for their journalism programs, offer a tour of Medill -- it seemed a bit like they were riding on their reputation. They said they have some intro classes of 600, which was bigger than anywhere else I visited (Syracuse, Ohio U...). I was expecting to be a lot more impressed by Northwestern than I was, although I think it still probably is a great school. Chicago seems a lot more like a liberal arts college, which I guess is what they consider themselves.</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick reply. One last question for anyone, Im planning on Pre-med with a chemistry major. Theoretically, if I get it both is it correct to assume NW is better suited for chemistry/pre med majors?</p>