What Are My Chances At Northeastern

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>First off I'd like to say I want to apply EA and want to do electrical or computer engineering...</p>

<p>Ranked: 18 out of 188 (Public School, White, Male)
GPA: 3.9 weighted
SATs: Math-630 Reading-580 Writing-590
(I have only taken the SATs once and am taking them 2 more times in the fall as well as ACTs)
Recs: Should be pretty good as one teacher just finished her Doctorate at Northeastern and the other teacher I have had for 2 years and writes the best recs out of everyone.
Essays: Haven't Started</p>

<p>***I take the hardest classes my school has to offer and will have taken (AP Lit. and Comp Science - the only two APs my school offers)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Soccer 4 years (JV -2 , Varsity -2) Good chance I will be Captain and 2011 State Champion
Lacrosse 3 years (Varsity - 3) 2011 and 2012 State Champion
ACE Mentoring Program (3 years) - Program that lets us work hands on with engineers in and architects in the field
Member of Academy of Finance and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)</p>

<p>Jobs / Community Service:
Landscaping (Self-Employed)
Grade 8 State Soccer Referee
Paid Engineering Internship for DoD - 8 weeks / 40 hrs per week summer internship specifically in electromechanical engineering
150+ Community Service Hours with Church / Soup Kitchen / Coaching Soccer (3 years)</p>

<p>Awards:
NHS / National Spanish Honor Society / National English Honor Society / National Technical Honor Society
Second Place at School Science Fair
Second Place at State Science Fair
Marine Science Award for Science Fair Project
<strong><em>State Championships that I already listed above</em></strong></p>

<p>Thats all I can think of off the top of my head, Northeastern is my first choice so any thoughts on what you think or what I should focus on will be greatly appreciated!!</p>

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<p>Your extracurricular and service parts are fine, but you MUST get your SAT scores up by a large number. Your GPA is about average, depending on the courses. I don’t think you will make it with those numbers, but fortunately you have time to improve them.</p>

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<p>Agreed… and make sure your community service coincides with what your major is. That’s really helpful. I worked at a pharmacy and I think that helped a lot for my acceptance at NEU. </p>

<p>Then again, you never know. One of my friends got into UC Berkeley but got rejected from NEU, and she was in top 20% of school with lower grades than mine and less extracurriculars (I’m in the top 9%).</p>

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<p>That shows that admissions people are human, and the UCB folks saw something that NEU folks didn’t. That’s why it is always worth trying for your reach college, because you never know for sure. I know someone who got into his reach college and he was always behind in school. Lots of people wondered if he would get into a mediocre college, let alone a top one. And his parents are not rich and do not have special connections.</p>