<p>GPA: 3.2
SAT: 1700 (Math-510, CR-570, Writing-620..Essay-10)
*First time taking it...will take again in October(expect to bring it up into 2000's and above)
Rank: School doesn't rank
Schedule: Taking almost every AP I possibly can
*I go to one of the hardest high schools in the nation...Ranked 26 in Newsweeks Top High Schools and Ranked 3rd in the state.
-Essay:Excellent
-Recs: Should be excellent as well</p>
<p>Senior Year Schedule:
-AP Gov't
-AP Econ
-AP English Langauge
-AP Spanish
-Adv. Dance
-Pre-Calc
-Health Ed(Grad. req)</p>
<p>ECs
*La Raza Unida Club (4 yrs- community liason and sec.)
*Spirit Committee(Skit Leader for three years)
*Mock Trial (2 yrs)
*Red Cross Volunteer (since 9th grade, actively engaged with summer camp program-staff for 2 years, Serving on Board of Directors as Youth Representative)
* Internship summer before Senior Year at San Francisco International Airport</p>
<p>Race/Ethnicity-Hispanic
Location-California
*First to go to college, Parents are immigrants to the US and never attended college.
* Would need as much financial aid as is possible</p>
<p>Yeah... I'm going to be blunt... it's not looking too hot.</p>
<p>Your ECs seem ok, but your GPA and SAT score are pretty low. Average SAT for Northwestern seemed to be about 400-500 points higher than yours (2100-2200 by what I remember from the admission's thread). It's very important that you work on that. I think it can be quite difficult to make a jump in score that huge in several months. Work hard, I'm sure it's not impossible. As for the whole AP thing, that's certainly important, but so is GPA. Plus (just keep on bringing out the bad news...) Newsweek public school rankings are generally not veritable (as the method of ranking seems too simplistic and generally faulty in measuring quality). I'm saying what I believe, if other people disagree I would be happy to stand down. If I were you, I would work hard, cross my fingers, and be sure to look at other schools as well. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Your URM status will help, but I don't know how much. You didn't mention your SAT II's, but if there are subjects you would shine in, be sure to include those in your choices.</p>
<p>I'd say it's worth a shot as a reach if you love the school (especially if you manage to dramatically improve your SAT scores). Otherwise, you'll always wonder.</p>
<p>You're right, I completely forgot to include my SAT II Scores.
Spanish-760
US History-660</p>
<p>Well, I have taken many AP classes and exams. By the time I graduate I will have taken about 11 exams. I don't know the scores from the AP Exams I took recently but I got a 3 in World History sophomore year and it has been said that the 2005 AP World History was extremely difficult due to one of the FRQ's.</p>
<p>That looks like a pretty good Spanish score, but I don't know how it compares with other native speakers. My guess is that the history score won't help, but it probably also won't hurt.</p>
<p>I see you've posted this question in other forums, so you're still exploring. What you need to know about NU is that they don't admit based soley on numbers, and have been known to choose students who have demonstrated their brilliance in other ways. NU</a> does admit some students in your current SAT range but relatively few. Numbers certainly are important, and your GPA won't help, but I don't think your numbers are prohibitive if they really like you for other reasons, especially if you manage to bring up your SAT I scores.</p>
<p>If you decide NU is a good fit, it looks like it might make a good reach school for you.</p>
<p>Yeah, but being an URM and first-gen is really going to help. I'm not sure Northwestern will take a chance on you, but then I'm not on the adcom. Yes, you do need a higher SAT, at least 1900. And you should definitely show improvement in your grades over the course of your senior year. Other than that I just have to say it's a crapshoot.</p>
<p>who says I am a native speaker.. just for your information....i only knew basic conversation words before high school and i couldnt even read or write...just because someones ancestry is hispanic doesnt always mean they spoke the language as a child</p>