NW econ chances anyone?

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<p>1st generation South east asian american
GPA: 4.0
W GPA:4.30
Class rank: 1/450
ACT: 31 (M33 E32 S30 R30)
SAT II: 800 US History 750 Chemistry, 760 math ii
Ohio</p>

<p>APs (hardest course load):
AP Chemistry...........................3
AP Environmental Science..........3
AP US History...........................5
AP Physics
AP English
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>Internship at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh- they won the noble prize back in 2006 for their microfinance work and it was definitely a memorable experience</p>

<p>Internship at a garment factory in Bangladesh. Did a critique on the sweat shop like conditions. Two weeks</p>

<p>-VP of NHS 2 years
-Tresurer of Key Club 4 years (lots of activities)
-Rec Basketball for 4 years
-Academic Team 4 years captain senior year
-over 400 hours volunteering at a summer camp for mentally disabled kids
-spent summer researching turtles at a major nature center</p>

<p>Jobs:
-Graeters Ice Cream 4 months so far
-Riverbend Music Center -summer of '10</p>

<p>Recs: should be alright
Essay: should be very good, entitled "How Yogurt Can Save Bangladesh"</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>FIrst, your chances are not linked to whether you express an interest in Econ or another potential major.
Second, you are a competitive applicant, with SAT II scores, GPA and a curriculum that are clearly more impressive than your ACT or your AP scores. ECs are fine; no more, no less.
If you catch their attention with a great essay, you will clearly boost your chances.
Good luck.</p>

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<p>Yeah your scores do my match everything else. 3s in Chem and Enviro are questionable and so is that ACT score for the #1 at your school. Does your school send a lot of kid to nu? I’d take it again if I were you to get in the 25-75% range. </p>

<p>Ecs are very northwestern I like those a lot. Maybe talk about microfinance more. There is a club on campus but is under-developed/growing. Your essays need to inspire. Econ major really doesn’t matter, you’re a dime a dozen. Good luck!</p>

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<p>No my school is pretty crappy kind of in the boondocks. Maybe every 2 or 3 years, we’ll send a kid to a top 20 school.</p>