My chance at Northwestern University?!?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I am a white, Jewish, female about to go into my senior year of high school. I'm really in love with Northwestern and would absolutely love to go there.</p>

<p>My superscored SAT is a 2120
Math: 650
Reading: 730
Writing: 740 (With an essay score of 11)</p>

<p>My dry score is a 2110
Math: 650
Reading: 730
Writing: 730 (With an essay score of 10)</p>

<p>I have taken the SAT II in American history and I got a 690. I took it again today (hoping to get above a 700) and am planning on taking the Math 2 test in the fall as soon as it's available.</p>

<p>My GPA at the beginning of this year was a 91.1% (roughly a 3.6), but considering my schedule this year was harder, i'm expecting it to drop to about an 88 (roughly a 3.3) My school does not weight GPAs.</p>

<p>As far as APs go, this year i took APUSH and currently have an A average, and AP English Language and i have an A in that as well.
Next year i will be taking:
AP studio art
AP Environmental
AP Calc AB
AP Spanish</p>

<p>I would have also enrolled in AP English Lit and AP Government, but my school offers Senior Seminar Programs, and so for English, Soc, and Drama credit i will be taking a 3 period class called Stages, in which students write, produce, direct, and perform their own original musical. It's a really unique thing to have on a resumé and im really excited to take it.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
4 years of Girls Varsity Soccer (including 1 All-County award and 1 All-Class award)
10 years of out of school Travel Soccer (I don't know if that makes a difference but i'll just put it down)
3 years of Girls Varsity Fencing
1 year of Girls Varsity Lacrosse
4 years of Athletic Leadership Club (including an officer's position)
2 years of Peer Drug Education and Peer Leadership Clubs/Programs
2 years of Model UN (including an officer's position)
2 year member of my school's Congress
Ample community service hours, mostly working with mentally handicapped adults and kids (e.g. Special Olympics)
Summer cashier job (summer 2013)
Summer lifeguarding job (summer 2014)</p>

<p>I pride myself on my writing and think that my essays for my application will be pretty strong.</p>

<p>Additionally, I have a pretty close relationship with my AP English teacher, an amazing writer and a Northwestern alum, and am planning on asking him for a letter of recommendation, along with my APUSH teacher and my school's principle.</p>

<p>I would also apply early decision.</p>

<p>Do I have a chance?!?</p>

<p>-sorry this is so long-</p>

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<p>I think you definitely have a good chance! Make sure you write a good essay and visit the campus! Northwestern really likes it when you visit and show interest.</p>

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<p>You do need a better SAT2 score and SAT Math score. Try to bring the Math score above 700. Northwestern has an admission rate of 12.9% this year. Your SAT score is within the mid 50 but below average. CR+M at 1380 is near the low end of mid 50. It would be a reach for you considering the low GPA and admission rate.</p>

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<p>That downward trend in gonna hurt you. 3.6 to 3.3 is a huge drop.</p>

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<p>I would say that Northwestern is a Low Reach school if you apply regular decision. Your GPA is somewhat below their average and your math score is somewhat low. However, I feel that you should be a high match if you do decided to apply Early Decision. </p>

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