NU ED Chances

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<p>Hi everyone, I would really dig it if I could get ED chanced. I am an Indian Male (Dot not feather) and I would say I am a pretty decent student.</p>

<p>Grades:
My unweighted GPA is something around a 3.86 and my weighted GPA is a 3.99 out of a 4.75 (Not possible because Gym and such are not weighted).
I got one B+ Freshman year (Advanced Geometry). No honors courses taken
I got 2 B+'s Sophomore year (Advanced Alg. 2 and High Chemistry) 1 Honors course this year
Straight A's / A-'s taken Junior year. AP Lang and Comp - 5, AP Physics C: Mehanics: N/A, AP US History: 4, AP AB Calculus: 4.</p>

<p>In Junior year, I took 4 AP Courses and a dual enrollment college level Spanish class. I received an A- in that course. It is notable to say that I jumped from Alg. 2 to Calc because I took Pre-Calculus over the summer. Contrary to my belief and my guidance counselor's belief it did infact end up on my transcript. I received a B and a B+ as it was broken into two parts but my transcript does note it as a transition class taken over the summer.</p>

<p>Additionally, I have always taken the highest classes available to me. Freshman year and Sophomore year, I was a track behind the highest in math, but regardless, it was the highest I could actually take since we operate on a track program.</p>

<p>SATS: 740 W 10 Essay, 740 CR, 700 M. Retaking SAT II's but I have a 710 in math 2C. Taking Lit + US History.</p>

<p>ACTS: 31 Composite</p>

<p>My senior year schedule is the following:
AP Physics 2: (AP Physics C E&M)
AP Computer Science
AP Gov
AP BC Calc
AP Spanish
AP English Lit & Comp. </p>

<p>I don't think I'll be able to send in with straight A's as English is literally impossible. Although I could be wrong, I just don't think it's possible for me to get an A- or anything in that vicinity for English. I'm not sure how big a deal they make of first MP for senior year. However, everything else should be decent although I'm a bit concerned about Physics 2 and BC. </p>

<p>EC's:
FBLA (9-12) 5th at Regionals, didn't place at States. Got 8th place in an open event at States though.
Spanish Club (9-12) President
Squash Club (10-12) No position currently, although running for a lowly one.
Academic Challenge (Quiz Bowl type thing - 10-12) JV
Danish Exchange Program (11)
Web Design (9-12) I did a voluntary website for a local dance community, but also did commercial endeavors for multiple different insurance firms as well as a local millwork firm.
Volunteer at a local hospital (11, 12)
JV Tennis (10-12)
Self Taught Sound Synthesis (9-12)
I've also been teaching myself Danish and I have been practicing a few hours a week for the past year or so.
I speak Tamil (Indian dialect) fluently.
I also am teaching myself the Ocarina (I love Zelda, lol)
Managed a Professional Gaming Team (9-10)
Write editorials for a Professional Gaming Team (12)
Attended former Governor's School (State no longer funds it, albeit it's still prestigious).</p>

<p>Awards:
Distinguished Honors 9-Now
I won an award for raising money for those less fortunate two years in a row at school.
I don't really think it's that big of a deal though.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for your time. I'd really love to be chanced for Northwestern - it's my #1 and I'm for sure EDing there. I have all my recommendations, including one from the head of the Gov School program and I am trying to send out my app in 2 weeks.</p>

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<p>You’re competitive for ED, not guaranteed in but competitive. What’s the Denmark thing about? That’s really cool. We could learn a thing or two from some of the happiest people in the world.</p>

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<p>This post just made my night. Thanks for that. I forgot to mention that I just made the cut for the top 10% of my class. Although we don’t rank so I’m just noted as being decile top 10% so I guess I get as much distinction as the next guy :slight_smile: - which in my case helps as I was second to last in the top 10% haha. As for the Danish Exchange, basically, we went to Denmark for 10 days and learned about the culture and about the country as a whole. We stayed with a Danish family who had a kid attending a certain school. So it was a really great time to meet some international students and have fun with our friends at the same time. Then a month later, they came back to America and stayed at our houses, we showed them around and partied a lot.</p>

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<p>Getting into the top 10% is great. If you talk about your Danish experience in your essays, be careful not to fall into the trap of writing about how you learned from them and they learned from you unless you have something original to say.</p>

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<p>Alright, thanks so much. I definitely will keep that in mind. I just wanted to know what my chances were even though the dice are essentially out of my hands.</p>

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<p>Bump, any other thoughts? I’ve completed my essay already and am prepared to go through it multiple times.</p>

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<p>I don’t “do” chances but I enjoyed your “dot not feather” explanation of type of Indian. I never heard that before.</p>

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<p>Thanks, haha. I thought it was creative, but I really did not make the thread to differentiate Indians and Native Americans haha. Would anybody else mind critiquing me? I just really want to get an outsider feel for my chances.</p>

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<p>I’m with brebeuff. YOu’re very competitive, but definitely not a lock.</p>

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<p>unless I missed it, I do not see a school that you are applying into specified in your data. </p>

<p>Other NU experts: to what extent does applying to a particular school affect one’s chances for admission at NU? I assume there are different admission criteria for weinberg vs maccormick, eg - there are different skill sets being employed in each school.</p>

<p>Sooooo - what are those criteria for each school? for me , I was interested in the academic stats needed to get into maccormick. OP s/ chime in, too.</p>

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<p>Oh sorry, I meant to say that I am very interested in Economics and Math. I’m not very good at math, but I love it. I’m definitely considering an Econ/Math dual major. For further clarification, I am applying to Weinberg.</p>

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<p>Bump! I’m seeing a lot of chance me threads show up recently, where do you see me fare in comparison? Also, I’d love if somebody could tell me how much adcoms look into first marking period grades of senior year as I’m taking a very very demanding schedule (6 APs) but I’m not doing the best in them.</p>

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<p>forgive me if u already mentioned it, but where are you from - state? indian male - r u 1st generation to go to college?</p>

<p>do you possibly have a hump or a cleft palate? after all, the adcoms are trying to compose a class like a mosaic.</p>

<p>seriously, u seem pretty competitive to me. but it is true that the adcoms are trying to build that freshman class, ahem, dot by dot. so you’re INNN dian :)</p>

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<p>Awesome, thanks. My parents came here from India and my dad got his degree here, but they went to school in India as well. I’m from Pennsylvania. I don’t really get the whole hump / cleft palate thing.</p>

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<p>“not doing the best in them”? uh oh</p>

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<p>Yeah for me, two of my classes are just impossible to do well. I’m likely going to end up submitting with a B in AP Lit and a B in BC Calc. The rest should be A-'s /A’s.</p>

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<p>I applied ED - any after thoughts, now that it’s out of my hands I can’t do anything but I’d still like to see what others think.</p>