chances, im afraid, very afraid

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>Indian Dude From Illinois
Went To a "Public Elite"
Gpa:4.2 Weighted 3.3 Unweighted
Took All Honors Classes Except For
3 Years of P.E.
And
Ap Lit
Ap Lang
Ap Stats
Ap Micro</p>

<p>I had a 3.5 weighted gpa freshman year and have bringing it up ever since </p>

<p>Act:30 (twice)
English:26 once and 32 once
Math: 27 once and 26 once
Reading:30 once and 31 once
Science:34 once and 31 once</p>

<p>Worked at my school's writing center
and did several different activities for the Chicago Park District</p>

<p>This Summer I worked full time 40 hours a week as Recreation Leader at a Chicago Public Park
Last Summer i worked 40 hours a week as a Paralegal Intern for a Law Firm </p>

<p>Captain of the Men's Lacrosse Team(4 years varsity)
Varsity Men's 16 inch Softball(they only play this in the chicago area) (3 years varsity)
Men's Bowling (2 years Varsity)</p>

<p>Illinois state scholar</p>

<p>I come from a middle class family that has an income of around 60,000 a year </p>

<p>My Father has been working on the northwestern campus for the last 11 years howeever he is not directly employed by Northwestern.
Also applying to
Hopkins
Tufts
Kenyon
Grinnell
Pomona</p>

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<p>first i wanna say that the fact that you have a bowling team is absolutely amazing</p>

<p>NU might be a little bit of stretch because you unweighted GPA is low but the fact that you ahve had an upward trend will probably help you a little.</p>

<p>Make your essays amazing and you might have a shot.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>yeah, I agree with typecastme22</p>

<p>Your ACT scores are in the middle percentile of accepted undergrads, but your GPA will hurt you a bit.</p>

<p>Oh, by the way, would you happen to know what your class rank is? The fact that you are excelling at a 'public elite' might help to overshadow your low GPA.</p>

<p>Essays are huge. Plan accordingly for those, and you will be fine :-)</p>

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<p>my school doesnt rank or have percentiles if it helps of the 60 or so people that applied last year about 20 got in from my school.</p>

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<p>can you estimate about what your rank might be? top 10%? top 25%?</p>

<p>and about last year's results...unfortunately that can't be used as a prediction of how well your class might do with NU this year. you just never know with these things...</p>

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<p>i am most def. in the top 50, maybe like 40?</p>