Chances of getting into Northwestern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Okay, so I am a white catholic female who goes to a small public school in Michigan. I am ranking 20 out of 276.
My courses and grades that are on my transcript are as follows (my school does not offer an A+, A is the highest grade):

8th Grade:
Algebra, A

Freshman:
Advanced Geometry, A
Accelerated French, A
American History, A
Earth Science, A
Band, A
English, A

Sophomore (no APs offered):
Advanced Algebra 2, A
French 3, A
PE, A
Government, A
Band, A
Accelerated Chemistry, A
World Literature and Speech/Composition (aka our English credit for sophomores), A

Junior (I started the IB diploma this year!!!):
IB Physics HL, A
IB Bio SL, A
IB English HL, A-
IB Psychology HL, A (but received an A- first semester)
IB French SL, A (but received a B+ first semester)
IB Math SL, A
Band, A

Senior Year, as I have currently planned it:
IB Physics,
IB English
IB Psychology
IB Math
IB French
Band
AP Macro
AP Mirco

Took AP Bio exam in hopes of getting credit, also taking AP Calc exam, AP french exam, AP macro and micro (maybe…).

Had a 4.0 until this year, currently have a 3.97.

SAT got a 1360 and retook it and do not know my scores yet, ACT got a 28 and am planning to retake because that is so sad :(, taking SAT subject tests of chemistry, physics, and math 2 in the fall.

I also have a lot of extracurriculars, like I have a job coaching gymnastics, I’ve gone to this sort of prestigious leadership camp on NU’s campus, I started my own bicycling club, I am the president of another club that is a “peer to peer” club (so we work w special education students) and am an active volunteer at the local hospital as well as the community. I am a squad leader in my marching band, and am a captain for field hockey, and have ran track for going on 6 years.

Northwestern is my dream and I really want to go into the Weinberg school of science.

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Have you considered studying now and then retaking the SAT or ACT? I think that is the only thing holding you down and that you would be almost guaranteed acceptance if your scores were a little higher! Best of Luck!

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@PetEngineer
I don’t know about guaranteed acceptance, it’s Northwestern after all. But definitely try to improve your SAT/ACT scores.

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Basically same as above posts. If you get like a 33 or higher on your ACT your chances will increase a lot. Also write an awesome essay, get good recommendations. Otherwise I’m sure you’ll have a pretty good chance of getting in, but since it is Northwestern, have other matches and safeties just in case.