Possible scholarships for Northeastern based on my stats?

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<p>Hello, all! I'm brand new to CC and am really excited to be a part of it! Anyhow, I am a rising white male senior at a small high school in MA and considering applying to Northeastern, among other competitive universities (Tufts, Boston College, Brown, WPI, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, UPenn). I intend to follow the Pre-Med route. I would like to know what possible kinds of scholarships I am capable of getting at NU based on what others w/ similar stats as mine have gotten for aid.</p>

<p>Stats:
UW GPA: 4.08 (4.0 = A, 4.33 = A+)
W GPA: 4.81
(This was middle of junior year, so it may not be accurate now)
Rank: Unknown, but more than likely 2-5/120
Enrolled in all Honors and AP courses)
AP Biology (5) - Only 2 maximum AP courses offered during Junior Year
SAT 1: 2140 - 760 Math, 740 Writing (3 wrong and 10 Essay), 640 CR I know I SUCK at Critical Reading
Planning on retaking SAT 1 in Fall: Aiming to, and probably will, have a 2200+
SAT 2: Biology M: 750 (Taking Math 2 and Spanish in Fall, aiming for 750+ on both)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Scheduele:
AP Spanish
AP English Lit - I know I said before I suck at CR, but I am a good writer and am better with literary symbolism type stuff
Hon Physics
Hon Calc
Art-related Electives</p>

<p>Volunteering:
Local Library: Past 3 years: 100 hours
Local Hospital: 1 year: projected to have 50+ hours
Annual Volunteer for Earth Day: 15 hours
Other Miscellaneous Stuff: 15 hours</p>

<p>Awards: Nothing Outsanding, just some minor academic achievement awards every year.
UMASS Lowell Book Award (Given to students who are strong in the pure and social sciences and have distinct leadership qualities) - The award is actually a dictionary. haha</p>

<p>EC:
ok, so this is my weak point :/. I do have some, but few, EC activities but no leadership roles within them. some of the main ones though are:
Badminton Club (newly formed this year)
NHS
AFS
- BTW, I am currently seeking a non-paid internship at a local biotechnology lab in early fall</p>

<p>Teacher recommendations: Probably from my Spanish Teacher and most recent Science Teacher. Will probably be good if not great, especially from my Spanish teacher.... I think.</p>

<p>Essays: I'm a strong writer and have been told numerous times that I have a unique writing style, so I really hope that I can come up with some interesting essays! I haven't decided what topics I will address in them, but I will definitely try to spend a lot of time drafting and revising.</p>

<p>Interview: I will probably have one</p>

<p>Other: Summer classes at local CC</p>

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<p>Are you a likely NMF? </p>

<p>I think NEU gives full tuition scholarships to NMFs. </p>

<p>I don’t think they give big scholarships for a 2140 and your GPA because they have many with higher stats. Your stats are around the 25% mark for them. That’s not high enough for large merit scholarships. </p>

<p>Typically, to get a large merit scholarship at the schools that give them., a student’s scores need to be in the top 10% of the school…sometimes the top 2-5%. </p>

<p>How much scholarship money do you need for a school to be a financial safety for you?</p>

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<p>Mom2collegekids, on the Northeastern site, under student profile, it shows for the class of 2010, the middle 50% had an SAT of 1850-2050, so I don’t know what stats you are looking at. The OP’s stats put him/her pretty fairly right at the 50% mark according to the graph on the website.
OP, this past cycle, Northeastern got over 40,000 apps for not even 2000 spots. Since you are from MA, that makes it even tougher for you, did you know that? MA colleges want to attract out of state/international students, so they have even fewer spots for “local” kids. Kills me, but it’s true according to admissions reps we know. Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>on the Northeastern site, under student profile, it shows for the class of 2010, the middle 50% had an SAT of 1850-2050, so I don’t know what stats you are looking at. The OP’s stats put him/her pretty fairly right at the 50% mark according to the graph on the website.</p>

<p>That’s not what that means.</p>

<p>The middle quartiles are that range. That range defines those who are 25%-75%…that range defines who is in the middle 50% RANGE of the 2 middle QUARTILES…</p>

<p>This student would not be “at the 50% mark” if the middle quartile range is 1850-2050. This student would be in the top 25%.</p>

<p>Do you really think that 50% of NEU’s students have scores above 2050? No, they don’t. 25% do.</p>

<p>Certainly you can see that a child with a 1850 would not be defined as the same as a child with a 2050, right?</p>

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<p>thanks, both of you. i am taking the SAT again so my score may improve. unfortunately, i am not a NMF (MA has highest score for NMF eligibility, at 224 on PSAT). Regardless of $$ aid I receive, will I get into the Honors Program?</p>

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<p>*What qualifications is the Honors program looking for in prospective students?</p>

<p>Northeastern University automatically reviews the top 10% of the incoming freshmen class for admittance into the Honors program. The reviewed materials include high school academic records including GPA and SAT/ACT scores, and leadership and community service.*</p>