Please Help, Transfer Question

<p>Hello,
I am currently enrolled in a local community college as a Freshmen. (IL)</p>

<p>Let me please introduce my situation here before I post my question.</p>

<p>My high school grade was pretty good(I think) which was 3.6-3.7(UNWGT), 4.0/5.0 (WGT), and I got 27 on ACT at that time. But due to military obligation and some personal circumstances, I decided to attend community college for this 2008Fall semester. For upcomming 2009Spring semester I will be attending UIUC, but I am hoping to transfer to my dream school, Northwestern in 2009-2010.</p>

<p>I still have to wait about 3 more days for finalized grades for this semester, but saying that I get 4.0 GPA, can I be considered as a competetive applicant in Northwestern's transfer pool?
My concern is that my GPA is from CC instead of 4-year instituion, do you guys know if NU (even any other top schools) admission considers which school you are comming from?
Combining last summer and this fall I will have about 25 credits done. I know NU will still review my grades for Spring semester from UIUC before making decisions.
I am confident that I will somehow maintain above 3.7 GPA at UIUC but I do not have ECs that stands out nor can't really guarantee how good my recomendations will be.</p>

<p>Assuming these happens, I want to know if I should give it a try.
Please let me know what you guys think. Thanks.</p>

<p>*The local community college that I am attending now is pretty well known and has high transfer rates in Illinois.</p>

<p>well you need to make yourself stand out...everybody applying to nw is trying to make themself stand out, if your not even trying youre in some trouble...just having solid stats isnt going to cut it</p>

<p>of course they will consider the college you got your grades at...but that being said, a 4.0 from a cc is usually very competitive</p>