Northwestern University - How Selective Is Admission?

Transfer Students
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<p>I came from a community college where I attained a 3.8 GPA. I currently attend another Big Ten university and have a 4.0 GPA. My SAT scores are low for Northwestern and plan on retaking them in the near future. My high school experience was terrible; I achieved a 2.2 GPA. As to why my HS GPA was that low...I'd rather not go into it. I was a goofball in high school - let's just put it that way.</p>

<p>How much weight does Northwestern University put on ECs? Recommendations? SAT scores? Subject Tests? High School? My ECs are lacking, too. I haven't been as involved as I want to be. I'm a Chemical Engineering major and classwork eats up a lot of my free time.</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>Can anyone chime in on this one?</p>

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<p>Why do you want to transfer from your Big Ten university? I think it would look kind of odd transferring from CC to a 4-year to another 4-year without a valid reason. </p>

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<p>I want to transfer because Northwestern University is a top-tier school and mine is not. That probably isn’t a valid reason, though.</p>

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<p>Can anyone tell me how competitive transfer admissions are, though?</p>

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<p>Look at their common data set </p>

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<p>Where would I be able to find that?</p>

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<p>Nevermind. I found it.</p>