I swear I'm special

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>Korean who came to america in 2001.
UW gpa:3.7 ish
(10th and 11th) unweighted: 3.8
took maximum number of honors and ap courses. Weighted gpa: 4.25
according to our school's system.
ranked 47/742</p>

<p>Act:34 eng:35 math:35 reading:33 sci:31
SAT II world history: 780
math IIC :760
physics:750
AP: Physics: 5
US history: 4</p>

<p>Scholastic Bowl 7-11
MVP in a tournament
Bteam Captain
Math Team 7-11
State qualifier
I carried the junior team pretty much</p>

<p>Band 8-11
District contest: Good rating
voted as most dedicated
Section leader
Voluteer:9-11
300 hours in a local hospital's ER
managed volunteers in ER</p>

<p>Writing published in Creative Communication Essay Contest
(a great accomplishment for me because I came to US in 2001)</p>

<p>PSAT: Commended scholar</p>

<p>NHS 11</p>

<p>Tae Kwon Do for 2 years.
Voluntary Leader
Even though I started in my freshman year, I broke my foot and couldn't do it for a year. But now I am lead the kids through daily exercises.</p>

<p>JV golf 10
2nd in conference</p>

<p>Viking Pride Award - awarded to students with the most impressive improvement. (need teacher nomination) I'm so proud of this because I have tried so hard last two years. And about 30 kids from the whole school get it annually.</p>

<p>Tutored A LOT 10-11
I helped a girl in a remedial math class move up to a regular one.
Also helped a girl in a regular math class move up to an acclerated one. lol
tutured a kid from Korea by talking to him on the phone every week.</p>

<p>ok
Interested in Weinburg.
heard it is difficult to get into.
but is it easy to transfer into weinburg from diff. schools?
Also, it is really hard to write about something that I am not interested in for Why NU essay. A little help?</p>

<p>I told you i was special ;)</p>

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<p>"Also, it is really hard to write about something that I am not interested in for Why NU essay. A little help?"</p>

<p>If you are not interested then why apply?</p>

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<p>Yeah, why are you applying...???</p>

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<p>Yep, you're "special" all right...</p>

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<p>hm a little misunderstanding there..
I meant writing about a particluar school withinin NU (Weinburg, etc) not NU itself</p>

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<p>Write about the school you ARE interested in attending...there, problem solved...</p>

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<p>I'm sure the adcoms are going to love your modesty.</p>

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<p>jjjjj89,</p>

<p>It's why NU essay, not why college of XYZ at NU essay. You don't have to write about a particular school.</p>

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<p>jjjjj89,</p>

<p>you spelled weinberg and tutor wrong</p>

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<p>don't apply there if you're not interested</p>

<p>that's one less competition for the rest of us =D</p>

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<p>why r u special. You r just one of those or one of us. We are all special, depends on how you see it</p>