<p>So, i got rejected from Northwestern ED, and im devastated...here are my stats...will they get me anywhere?
ACT: 29
SAT: 1330, 600 on writing
GPA: 4.588 (weighted)
Rank: 9 of 704</p>
<p>I'm looking into Notre Dame, but i dunno if that will be a lost cause. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks so much!</p>
<p>whoa ****, your like top 1.5% and you didn't get in? Did you like not do any EC's at all? I guess your SAT is a bit low.</p>
<p>Notre Dame: Slight Reach/Match (much closer to match; slight reach would be because of low acceptance rate)</p>
<p>Where would you like to go (location)? I'd try looking into Univ. of Michigan and Univ. of Wisconsin.</p>
<p>anywhere except for the south. I definitely dont want to go to an out of state public school though</p>
<p>Yeah I'm surprised you didn't get in, maybe cause of EC's or essay...but I think you'd get into ND</p>
<p>What is the problem with a "public school" </p>
<p>However, with those stats, you will get into atleast one of the "elite privates" possibly a lower ivy assuming you can bring that ACT up (31+)</p>
<p>It's the thought process of the majority of the people on these boards. They feel that publics aren't as good as privates (completely untrue).</p>
<p>why is ur SAT so low in comparison to your grades, do u go to a reallly bad school?</p>
<p>i guess lol, its a public school in chicago's burbs. buttt, i guess im a bad test taker? im retaking my sat's and acts one last time. i know with a little bit of preparation, i can improve them</p>
<p>How about Lake Forest?</p>
<p>You mean wake forest? That would be a nice choice.</p>
<p>No, I meant Lake Forest, a private college in Chicago. She'd get nice merit aid there, but I see from her other thread that she's looking for larger universities.</p>
<p>What do you want to major in?</p>
<p>With that kind of score, i think she should aim a bit higher?</p>
<p>try nyu, you have plenty of time left</p>
<p>your GPA is through the roof!</p>
<p>i plan on majoring in psychology...
any ideas? i've already applied to notre dame, but maybe i can get lucky at some other prestigious schools</p>
<p>Macalester - Jan. 15
Case Western - Jan 15
Smith - Jan 15 (assuming you are female)
U of Rochester - Jan 20</p>
<p>hey im in a burb of chicago. u know park ridge?? yeah u do...</p>
<p>Definitely suggest NYU or Macalester, as commented above. Boston U I would imagine as a match school, the SUNY schools? Of the SUNY schools, I would especially recommend Geneseo or Binghamton, if you're interested... You should really check out the Princeton Review website and use their "Counselor-O-Matic," it's great for hooking you up with choice schools that match you well.</p>
<p>Notre Dame is a hard school to get into, and VERY OVERRATED... A lot of my friends regret going there, mostly because they have a hard time getting into any grad schools...</p>