My Chances?

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<p>I am a South Korean International Student.
My school is very competitive in terms of both admissions and academics; there are twenty to thirty people in one class, and the students are admitted through rigorous admissions processes.
There are at least 15 AP courses offered in my school, and also there are a handful of AP Equivalent Honors courses and a few Post-AP level courses. The only thing that's a bit weak for my school profile is that my school is new, and I am the first class to graduate from my secondary school. </p>

<p>I am definitely going to ED for Northwestern. What would be my chances, if considering the following information?</p>

<p>GPA (W): 4.3
GPA (U): 3.9</p>

<p>SAT (T): 2290 (R,M,W: 720, 800, 770)
SAT II:
Physics 780
Chemistry 780
Math II 800</p>

<p>Taken AP Courses:</p>

<p>Macro/Microeconomics
Physics C M/EM
Chemistry
Calculus BC
Statistics
Literature & Composition
European History
US History
Psychology</p>

<p>AP Exam Scores:</p>

<p>Physics C M/EM both 5
Chemistry 5
Microeconomics 4
Macroeconomics 5
Psychology 5
US History 4</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>Student Prefect
Business Club Leader
Vice President/Student Tutor in Basketball Club
Soloist in A cappella Club
International Committee Manager in Interact Club School Department (Leadership)</p>

<p>Out-of-school Awards</p>

<p>Korea Enterprise Competition 5th Award
Korea Enterprise Competition Golden Award
Asia School Debate Championship Octo-Finalist</p>

<p>What would be my chances?</p>

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<p>Going by your stats, and presuming your essays and recommendations will be super, you have excellent chances in ED. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>I definitely think ED is the way to go if Northwestern is your first choice. Your academic credentials are very strong but your E.C. profile is weak. </p>

<p>For RD, you have to shine in both your academics and extracurriculars as well as have a strong PS, Why Northwestern essay, and outstanding recs.</p>

<p>Basically, you can get in ED with strong grades and scores and at least decent in everything else. To get in RD, you have to be exceptional in everything plus show a lot of genuine interest.</p>

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<p>You have the necessary academic strength, definitely and your scores and grades seem to reflect that however, I do feel as though your extracurriculars don’t display particularly unusual depth. Unless you can convey this somehow in your application (maybe an essay), the presumed edge associated with binding ED may benefit you in this area. That is, the somewhat routine extracirriculars MIGHT be offset by the demonstrated interest in Northwestern. Best of luck!</p>