I am about to be a high school senior and am very interested in Northwestern. It’d be great if you guys could let me know my chances of getting in.
TEST SCORES:
ACT - 34 Composite E: 35, M:33, R: 35, S:34. (will retake once more in September)
AP Tests: AP World History-5 ; APUSH-5 ; AP CALC AB-5 ; AP STATS-5 ; AP CHEM-4
SAT II: Math II: 800, Chem: 740, World History: 720, US History: 720
GPA:
4.0 (to date)
INTERNSHIPS:
- environmental science internship sophomore year
- public health internship summer of sophomore year
- highly regarded cancer research institute summer of junior year
EXTRACURRICULARS:
- junior class VP, senior class president
- president and founding member of peer mediation
- leader of New Crew (new student program)
- days for girls club (founding member)
- National Honor Society
- Piano (10 years)
- Singing (12 years)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- I am receiving recs from my leadership, chemistry and statistics teacher who consider me as one of their best students. Additionally, the school vice principal who I work closely with will be writing a supplemental recommendation
ESSAYS:
Common App: This essay was about how I made the most out of my fourth move through an unconventional way (strong essay)
NW Activity Essay: About my experience interning in the cancer research institute (strong essay)
NW Why Essay: generic, but strongly voices passion and enthusiasm
SENIOR YEAR’S COURSES:
- Leadership
- AP US Govt
- Advanced Calc (equivalent to Calc BC)
- AP Bio
- AP Physics C - Mechanics
- English 12
