Is northeastern a good fit for me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>I have a 4.2 GPA out of a 5.0 scale (weighted)
- I have a 29 on my ACT score
- I'm REALLY involved in my school. I'm part of 8 clubs, not including Track and Field (JV... not a good runner.. regardless)
I'm also on two executive boards: Future Business Leaders of America and the National Honor Society
- I'm going to study science... most likely Biology, and go pre-med
- I'm the type of person who studies hard. I do my work, BUT I do like to relax/have fun/go out with friends after I'm done with a hard week. I don't plan on going crazy in college because I'm not into the whole crazy party scene. I know people say that all the time, but I'm not the kind of person to party hard. I'd rather go to a party for a little, then hang out with my close friends after and chill with them.
- I hate being competitive. I do better when other people don't ask me what my ACT, test score, lap-time, etc. are. I don't like that attitude towards life. However, a little competition wouldn't hurt. I know all schools are competitive, but I need a school that doesn't shove competition down my throat.
- I am not preppy and don't care about what brands people are wearing or where their from. I don't want to look beautiful all the time. Some people are obsessed with being perfect: perfect body, perfect image, perfect boyfriend/girlfriend, etc. I don't care. I dont want to be around other people like that. I want to be myself and I want to surround myself with people who are confident in who they are. I do care about image in terms of being respectable though. Again, I know that no matter where I go, there are going to be people like that everywhere, but if there's a school that has a little less of that, I would go there for sure.</p>

<p>SO... that being said... is Northeastern a good fit for me?</p>

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<p>I didn’t see any mention of practicality, real life application, etc. That’s a big cohesive part of most NEU students. Almost everyone I know here is drawn from the co-op and is very serious about their future. They aren’t necessarily very heavily involved and in fact many deemphasize classical schoolwork, myself included, for practical takeaway. The student body is very noncompetitive and involved less in breadth and more in depth. There is a good seriousness and party/fun balance. There is very little “prep”, but many other schools also offer said lack of “prep”.</p>

<p>I don’t think NEU is a perfect dream fit, but you would certainly fit. I would keep NEU on your list if you can apply to a decent amount of schools but keep looking for more. I would suggest looking for schools similar to NEU with a more intellectual focus.</p>