Northwestern ED CHANCE ME

MAJOR: ECONOMICS
SCHOOL: WEINBERG

Indian Male,~200k income, from large Texan suburb.
Goes to one of the best public high schools in Texas

Academics:

ACT: 34 Composite one sitting (34E, 34M, 32R, 34S, 33W)
SAT II: ONLY ONE (even though Northwestern recommends 2)- 800 US Hsitory
UW GPA: 3.9 (only Bs were in 9th grade)
Rank: Edging on top 4%, in top 5% of ~820 person class

Senior Courseload:

  • AP European History
  • AP Micreconomics
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Literature
  • AP Physics II
  • AP Latin: Vergil

AP Exams: 6 5s and 2 4s

Awards:

  • “World of 7 Billion” Water Scarcity Worldwide Film Finalist
  • US Geography Olympiad National Qualifier
  • National Latin Exam Level III Maxima Cum Laude (Silver Medal)
  • National Merit Commended Scholar
  • US History Bee National Qualifier
  • National AP Scholar

Job Experience: None lol

Extracurriculars- most worried about this! They are not special and I don’t even have enough to fill up 10…

  • President and Co-Founder of City's Amnesty International Chapter: Partnered with restaurants to provide 700 meals to children, organized a carnival and music festival, a raffle for veterans & other fundraising.
  • President of National Latin Honor Society: Raised community awareness of the Classics, led members at Latin competitions. Planned culture activities, after school Latin help & weekly meetings.
  • Reading and history at a low-income elementary school: Provided guidance & homework assistance to 4th grade students at a low income school. Aided a small group of 6 children weekly in history and English.
  • Marketing Assistant at a Hospice: Aided in creating informational brochures and pamphlets for patients and their families. Worked with coordinator, developing strategy & care methods.
  • Model United Nations Communications Officer: Managed club publicity, raised awareness for MUN at school, relayed information between members and officers, and helped with conference organization.
  • Summer Intern at a Small Import/Export Business: Worked with the accountant to assist with company finances, prepared documents for loans and conducted administrative duties for 2 past summers.
  • Volunteer at the local Science Museum: Helped foster youth interest in science and curiosity through working with children at Science Discovery Camps. Gave information for exhibit halls.
  • National Honor Society Member: Volunteered through National Honor Society sponsored opportunities and events.

Essays:
My main concern: Common app was about a completely unrelated thing that wasn’t even academic. However I think it was solid (not like amazing though) and showed who i am extremely well. One of our family friends has a friend who is an essay consultant from Harvard and she said it was amazing
My Northwestern supplement is good also- very specific and showed why i wanna do economics. it also ties into my volunteering ECs.

Letter of Recs:

  • Good, maybe great. I really haven’t asked or checked but I’ve been pretty close with these teachers and they are the sponsors of my clubs.

It looks really really good!

Don’t stress, looks like you worked your butt off so I think you’ll be ok!

@Seacoast haha what’s that supposed to mean

I really do believe that you will get in as long as your essays are decent. Good Luck!

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help guys?

Your extracurriculars look spectacular! though the lack of a second SAT II may be a bit of a concern. I’d say you have a great shot as long as you expressed a passion for Northwestern in your specific supplement! Good luck, and hope to see you here :slight_smile: