Chances of Getting into Northeastern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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My top school is Northeastern and I was wondering what my chances of getting in applying early action would be:

(new) sat: 1410 (720 math, 690 reading)
weighted gpa: 4.83
major: international business (double major w psychology)

school extracurricular:
~president/founder of school SPCA club
~participated in DECA (business competition) for 4 years at the district, state, and national level
~participated in Model United Nations
~Young Life
~Interact (volunteering club)
~National Honors Society
~Business National Honors Society
~National Spanish Honors Society
~National Art Honors Society
~Honor Roll (all 4 years)
~ran track/field 11th grade

outside of school:
~danced for 13 years (about 22 hours a week) until my junior year in high school
~volunteer for my local SPCA
~yoga/pilates at local YMCA

jobs:
~babysitting
~waitress local breakfast place

classes: 3x electives/had no lunch
~freshman year: introduction to business, seminar African American history, biology 1 honors, health/gym, Spanish 3 honors, English 9 seminar, Algebra 2 seminar
~sophomore year: AP psychology, marketing, pre-calculus honors, chem honors, health/fitness, Spanish 4 honors, AP European history, seminar English 10
~junior year: photography, calculus honors, AP physics, personal health/fitness, Spanish 5 seminar, AP American history, AP English 11, sports/entertainment marketing
~senior year: studio art 2, AP statistics, biology 2 honors, sports/fitness gym, AP Spanish 6, AP Government, AP English 12, Entrepreneurship

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Match

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You have a pretty great chance. Your extracurriculars, academic interests, and classes all align with business and youu are a very well-framed applicant. Northeastern doesn’t care too much about test scores and your GPA is great. Hope you get in and go there!!! :slight_smile:

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^^ Northeastern doesn’t care about test scores??? They are all about test scores, especially whether or not you have good ones. Mid 50% for last year was 31-34. They have been trying to increase their average for the last decade or so, and last year was the most competitive yet.

To the OP, you seem like a good candidate, my son had similar scores and EC’s but weaker GPA got in to the business school. Good luck, it is a fine school.

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I’d consider you a match on the lower side, I think your SAT score is equivalent to a 30ACT. Your ECs are good, particularly your DECA involvement. Good luck !

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Thanks so much for answering! That’s what I was worried about. Do you think my test scores would make or break my chances of getting in? I forgot to mention this in the information above, but if it helps I am 10/301 in my class.

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Northeastern puts little weight into class rank - the main 3 factors are test scores, GPA, and course / high school rigor. A student shouldn’t be penalized for being in a competitive high school or gifted for being in an easy one, so many schools are lessening the importance of class rank. Northeastern looks like a high match / low reach. I don’t think there’s anything to be done but wait. Good luck!