Hi guys… I’m asian so keep that in mind
I’m a junior and I am in a weird situation.
So you see during the first semester of my Junior year I had an unweighted GPA of 3.92 and a weighted GPA of 4.0
However, I screwed up a class and my second semester GPA and it will probably be an weighted of 3.82.
The good thing is that I received an ACT score of 32 and I would like to apply to Northwestern early decision (btw I live in Illinois).
Do you think the GPA drop will be of any problem?
Thanks.
Depending upon the competitiveness of the school(s) to which you apply, it could be. The fact is, nothing is more “admissions important” than GPA (and concomitant curricular rigor). A university of Northwestern’s stature and selectivity is likely to view this GPA decline somewhat adversely, although you can certainly lessen the impact by improving future grades. Further, an ACT composite score of 32 is not especially “acceptance compelling” for Northwestern.
You have a decent shot. Applying ED to Northwestern helps a lot, and your ACT is about average. Northwestern’s ED acceptance rate is 36%. Good luck
It’s hard to tell with Northwestern. But there are plenty of 4.0, 33+ ACT Asians who get rejected every year, and kids with lower scores and GPA’s that get admitted. It really is a crap shoot, so just do your best, and maybe take your ACT again to try to improve your score.
Hey I’m a high school junior in the same position and when I talked to my counselor about it, she said to just make sure one of your essays kind of explains what happened in the class that dropped. Nothing is guaranteed, especially with Northwestern, but it is worth a shot.