Transfer Freshman - please please chance me!! I would truly appreciate it

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<p>Freshman student at St. John's University</p>

<p>High School Stats:</p>

<p>SAT - 2080 - 750 W 710 M 620 V
GPA - 3.77 Weighted 3.55 Unweighted (arguably the biggest pitfall)
AP - 5 in Gov, 4 in Eco, 3 in US and World History
Activities - Two Varsity Letters, Baseball Captain, Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, FBLA Treasurer, the whole nine yards ...</p>

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<li>these stats got me into penn state, saint joseph's university, and my current school. Wait listed at Lehigh and Wake Forest. Denied BC, Georgetown, NYU, GW, Northwestern </li>
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<p>College Stats: (first semester) Economics Major - Honors Program</p>

<p>GPA - 3.94 - A's in all business course and 1 required core (calc, CIS, eco, envi sci) A- in Lit</p>

<p>Activities - University Eco and Finance society, University Debate team</p>

<p>Got an internship on wall street this semester at a wealth management firm. Learned a great deal about finance at the firm and my essays + recommendations will reflect my experiences. </p>

<p>I am reapplying to Northwestern, what do you think my chances are at admission?</p>

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<p>views but no comments … please leave your thoughts, good or bad</p>

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<p>… bump … any ideas?</p>

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<p>please let me know what you guys are thinking?</p>

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<p>My response would be pretty much the same as on the Georgetown board.
If you want to switch to NU, you should apply. Period. Your chances are what they are, and certain key variables are unknown, like how you’ll do second semester and how many spaces will become available at NU just by virtue of attrition. The latter is beyond your control but the former is not, so kill your courses second semester and maybe you’ll impress them more than you did a year ago.
Good luck.</p>

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<p>ok thanks … i would appreciate some more opinions</p>

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<p>Hi Zackthemac~
Your desire to stretch yourself is evident, because you are willing to apply again to NU. You have excelled freshman year academically-however-you know your current college is a different tier than NU, and that your SAT/AP scores reflected the lower end of the admittees.
Is it worth applying to NU again-maybe/your call-but go into it knowing it is a loooong shot.
APOL</p>

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<p>if you can get all A’s this semester, I think you have a good chance.</p>

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<p>does nyu request my midterms?</p>

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<p>^^nyu?</p>

<p>[Frequently</a> asked questions, Transfer, Office of Undergraduate Admission - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/transfer/faq/]Frequently”>http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/transfer/faq/)
It looks to me that although your application is due by May 1: (1) they require the transcript for your whole freshman year, and (2) they won’t make a decision on your application (it’s “rolling” admissions) until they get it</p>