<p>Hi. I am rising senior who's trying to get into good college with crappy gpa haha
My weighted gpa is 3.72, and I took almost every hard classes I could.
I took 7 APs so far, probably the most APs the school has ever seen by one student.
I used to live in small city in WI called Appleton, where I came two and a half years ago.
Before that I lived in Korea, so it's been only three years since I lived in US. That's my excuse..hahaha but I know that that would not work in college app
I took SAT and got 2210, and would take ACT before ED and expect to get at least 33. If I try hard, I might get 36. My extracurricular, would probably neither help or hurt my chances. My essay too. I see evaluation of EC and essay as things that can be are subjected to my 'luck'.
So my question is, based on my scores, would it be 'wise' to apply ED? I mean, I know that I do not have much chances. But since, it is ED, I should apply to 'dream' school right? But if my chances are horrible, like, say, below ten percent, would not it be more wise to apply to lower schools? To summarize my two questions are : </p>
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<li><p>Is it wise to apply ED to NW? (Again I am not asking if I would get in; I am asking would it be wise to waste my ED to NW!)</p></li>
<li><p>If it is not wise, what are other schools that are similar or lower than NW in terms of prestige or rank that I can apply? I do not like Liberal Arts college</p></li>
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<p>Thanks a lot! I love you guys</p>
<p>What is your class rank or estimated percentile?</p>
<p>It’s NU.</p>
<p>And like cortana asked, what would your class rank be? That’s probably the most important objective requirement.</p>
<p>I really have no idea. I don’t think we rank.</p>
<p>What is your unweighted GPA (unweighted is usually more important then weighted)?</p>
<p>I just calculated, and it’s 3.55. hahaha I feel like crap after calculating it. I think my uw is relatively high for my w because our grade does not take honors class in 5 point scale.</p>
<p>Your unweighted is low for Northwestern, so if you are truly intent on going there yes ED would be wise. Your odds are not great (partially due to your GPA), but applying ED will help your chances.</p>
<p>so should I? I mean I really do not want to waste ED. I want to enhance my chance as great as possible. I mean would you?</p>
<p>thank you for being honest. Do you have any suggestions for ED? Thanks</p>
<p>Have superior statistics and an unwavering desire to attend NU. Write exceptional essays that captivate your interest in NU and the unique qualities that make you a competitive candidate.</p>
<p>ED isn’t an admission ticket. Next year will see an even more competitive application process.</p>
<p>yeah I would do my best to sell myself. but what you are saying is that my chances are too low so it’s better to apply ed to other places than NW?</p>
<p>It’s NU for the second time.</p>
<p>I would definitely use ED somewhere else.</p>
<p>How about NYU stern ED?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t know enough to comment on Stern.</p>
<p>Are you Korean? If so, your chances look close to nil, the competition among Koreans at top colleges is incredibly competitive.</p>
<p>What percentile of your class do you think you fall in? Top 1%, 5%, 10%, 20%, etc? Anything more than top 5% and I probably wouldn’t apply early decision.</p>
<p>And what do you want to study in college?</p>
<p>I would think Stern would be even more competitive than NU</p>
<p>yeah I’m korean, but I would get green card. I would still not be citizen, but I would not apply in the ‘international’ pool. I do not know if that would help me or not… Again, what are some colleges that have similar reputation as NW that has early decision? thanks! and would Stern be as hard to get in to as NW in ED?</p>
<p>I want to study Econ, but major is kind of flexible if I can get into NW</p>
<p>Since when is Appleton small? I consider that a regular sized city. I think you should use your ED on Northwestern because it greatly increases your chances. I got rejected regular decision with a 34 and a 3.7 UW and I regret not applying early decision.</p>