What are my chances of getting into Northwestern University with the following stats?

Applying to College
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<p>I am currently a Junior in High School, by the end of the year, I will have finished:</p>

<p>-AP European History
-AP Physics B
-AP Calculus BC
-AP United States History
-AP Biology
-AP English Language and Composition
-AP Spanish</p>

<p>My scores on the AP Euro and AP Physics B exams (taken sophomore year) were both 5 if that helps at all</p>

<p>My current unweighted GPA is 4.0
My weighted GPA is near 4.7
(At my school, accelerated classes count as 4.5, and AP classes count as 5.0)</p>

<p>My senior year classes will include: AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, Calculus III, and Advanced Linear Algebra</p>

<p>I haven't taken the SAT or ACT yet (scheduled the ACT in February), but from some practice ACT tests I've had, my projected score should be a 34 or higher
(also, would Northwestern prefer the SAT or the ACT? I know their website states that they accept both, but I'm almost positive that they DO have some sort of preference)</p>

<p>My PSAT score was 227 (not sure if this is good or not...)</p>

<p>At the end of my school year, I plan to take the following SAT subject tests:
-Math II, Biology M, Spanish, United States History</p>

<p>In regards to work experience, I spent last summer working as a lifeguard </p>

<p>Right now, I'm lacking in community service, because the only thing I have done is volunteered at the Chicago Marathon for the last 3 years, but I will be spending most of this summer volunteering at a local hospital</p>

<p>For extracurriculars, I participate as a varsity cross country athlete, a varsity track and field athlete, the academic scholastic bowl (quiz bowl) team, and math team.</p>

<p>I was offered a position on the National Honor Society, but I denied it because of my other commitments (my cross country coach told me that he didn't want a runner who had to miss every tuesday practice to attend an NHS meeting)</p>

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<p>A PSAT score of 227 translates to roughly a 2270 on the normal SAT, which puts you on the upper 50% of the scores of the admitted students. A score of 34 on the ACT would be above the 50% range for their ACT scores (30-33). According to collegeboard, 80% of admitted students submitted the SAT and 54% of admitted students submitted the ACT (I don’t think they care, however, which scores you submit).</p>

<p>If you score this well on the actual SAT and ACT as well as keeping up your extracarriculars, I’d say your chances are pretty high.</p>

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<p>I’d give you 40-50% with those stats along with good letters of rec and good essay.</p>

<p>Oh, Honor Society is completely meaningless for college apps, unless through NHS there is significant community service component (which there usually isn’t). the reason it is meaningless is that almost all students attending top 50 colleges have the stats to qualify for NHS… in other words, its redundant.</p>

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<p>I believe NU doesn’t have a test preference.</p>

<p>If you take your planned senior cources, keep the UW 4.0, achieve the 34 or 2270+/-, build on your ECs and present them well, write a good essay, get good recs, and apply ED, I predict you’ll be accepted.</p>

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<p>Wouldn’t a 227 make you a National Merit Semifinalist? Correct me if I’m wrong.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help everyone</p>

<p>And @Lullina, Theoretically yes, the cutoff for being a 2011 National Merit Semifinalist in my state was 214, but I’m entered in the 2012 competition, so the numerical cutoff won’t be out until next September (although I’m pretty sure it shouldn’t rise high enough that 227 won’t be enough)</p>

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<p>You’re a fool for not doing NHS</p>