<p>I'm currently a junior in high school and I'm really interested in attending northwestern for the rtvf program...but i'm curious if grades matter as much if i apply directly to the film program. I have decent grades, not as fabulous as the people on here, but i have a lot of background in film...i'm in an after school film conservatory at my high school which was just awarded outstanding new and emerging art school by the International Network of Schools for the Advancement of Arts Education. Would my commitment to film make up for my grades? P.S. as of now i have a 3.7 unweighted and a 3.9 weighted gpa..but i plan to take a lot more APs next semester and senior year (my schools on a 4x4 schedule) Thanks!</p>
<p>NU considers many factors in the admission process, and your film ECs certainly won't hurt. Grades and SAT scores matter, but so do essays and recommendations. It doesn't look like your grades are bad enough to rule you out. You can get an idea of where you stand in the range of GPAs and test scores NU admits by looking at their Common Data Set. You can also see there how they'll weight different aspects of your application. </p>
<p>If NU really matters to you, you might want to consider applying early. </p>
<p>You might be a good candidate for NU's National High School Institute summer program. Have you considered attending next summer?</p>
<p>yeah i think i will apply early...but about the summer program..i don't think id be able to do it because of financial issues (is it expensive??) and i have club soccer over the summer that im pretty much committed to already...but if going to summer program would really boost my chances then its a possibility</p>
<p>anyone else? has anyone done the NHSI Video Film summer program?</p>
<p>I did this last summer and had a wonderful time. I would highly recommend it.</p>
<p>did you have much time to be social and meet people/have fun or was it strictly work the whole time?? thanks</p>
<p>It was a lot of work. The classes were in production, writing, and editing 6 hours a day with a required film and lecture each night(this would last for about 2 hours). The work, however, was fun work and I was constantly surrounded by and working with friends. By the end of the program, you will know everyone in the Film and Video Production Division quite well. There were 51 of us this last summer.</p>