<p>Atlanta Public School
African American Male
Less than $30k income ($19,900 to be exact)
GPA: 3.42
Living in Atlanta,GA
ACT: 32
Around top 25%
HUGE UPWARD TREND (Sophomore year dip in grades - death in family, will be explained)</p>
<p>Getting a rec from a Georgetown Professor (should be amazing)</p>
<p>Senior Classes:
AP world
AP Govt
AP econ
AP calculus
AP Satistics
H. World lit</p>
<p>UCLA Transcript:
Biological Threats To Society: B
Sociology: B</p>
<p>A part-time job since Freshman year
President of FBLA
Vice-President/Founder of Psych. Book Club
Chess Club
Treasurer French Club
Cultural Diversity Club
Math Team
100+ hours of volunteer.
Great Rec's & Essays (Including 1 from a known Georgetown Professor)
Regional Award for FBLA competition
Web designer for Megetti Ent.</p>
<p>The total GPA is not impressive for NU, but you said that there was a substantial, and explainable, dip in your sophomore year. What were your grades like your junior year, and how are you doing so far this year? That might make all the difference.</p>
<p>I see lots of courses in social sciences and quantitative areas, but what about science and language? Are you strong in just a few areas, or are you well-rounded academically?</p>
<p>It looks like you have a strong transcript if you exclude your explainable sophomore slump. Have you taken SATs, or are you going with just the ACT?</p>
<p>I suspect that you are a very viable candidate, but that it could go either way, because NU simply has so many comparably strong applicants that there is no room for everyone who is theoretically qualified.</p>
<p>4.5/4 (weighted GPA), I am taking Honors Chem as well this year. I took a life science class at UCLA which I received a B in. I'm only going with my ACT. I speak 3 fluent languages. (English, French, Arabic) I would like to think i'm well-rounded academically.</p>