<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I'm a Sophomore at UW-Madison, and I'm looking to transfer to Northwestern for Winter Quarter 2009. My stats are pretty good--3.875 Frosh GPA, 34 ACT, ect. Anyway, my best composite ACT score (34) is accompanied by a fairly dismal writing score (8). I remember having a very difficult time concentrating and that the essay was very short. I also feel as if I wrote some bizzare things after I got discouraged. I'm not TOO insecure about the score itself (one of my recs testifies to my writing), but I was wondering whether the admissions staff will look up my essay or not. It's probably not a dealbreaker (it WAS two years ago...), but I instead could send my test without writing that I received a 33 on (though only a 30 on reading...). Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Given that you would be applying for junior transfer, your standardized test scores would be subordinate to your GPA/transcript, recommendations, and essays; and thus, relatively unimportant (unless they truly send up a red flag, which yours do not). I would not worry so much about your writing score and suggest sending the 34.</p>
<p>A couple more questions that I would be really grateful for some help with:</p>
<p>1) I'm running a bit late on my application. The deadline is November 1st, but since Northwestern has rolling admissions, I was hoping to get it in before the end of September. Will I be at a serious disadvantage if I wait until October?</p>
<p>2) I never got to know any of my TA's very well, and the classes at UW-Madison tend to be very large. I have a rec. from an AP English teacher that knows my work extremely well (will write a GREAT rec), and plan on having a counselor testify to my courseload, ect. Will not having a recommendation from a college professor/TA be an issue? Northwestern doesn't require them, but I was thinking it could be one of those implicit things.</p>