Would NU Want Someone Like Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>What are my chances for Regular Decision?</p>

<p>GPA: 94 weighted- school doesn't rank but should be in top 10% (this is really badddd)
SAT: 1500
SAT IIs:
Math IC- 700
Writing- 730
US History- 770</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
1- Opinions editor of school newspaper
2- Yearbook Business/Advertising editor
3- Cabaret Night Publicity Chairperson- show that raises thousands of dollars for cancer research- im in charge of the publicity aspect of the show
4- Varsity Fencer
5- President/Founder of Environmental Club
6- 210 hrs Volunteering at hospital</p>

<p>Work Experience/Internships:
1- Washington Mutual- worked as teller
2- Grameen Bank- worked in Kosovo under the president of the bank- bank gives loans to really poor women who cant earn a dollar a day without collateral and helps them start their own businesses. point of the bank is to slowly erase or alleviate poverty from 2rd world nations- 98% success rate. I went to villages and met with the women and faciliated in the transactions.</p>

<p>I'm female by the way.</p>

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<p>Seems like you should be good...Are you a minority?</p>

<p>The bank expereince will help you immensly...Esp. if it pertains to your major</p>

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<p>No im not a minority. Im from New York and i plan to major in economics.</p>

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<p>I say you are a lock... there can't be toomany others out there with living experience in Kosovo!</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>the bank experience with the purposed econ major will help. My friend here at NU is an econ major an he swears the only reason he got in was because he worked at TCF bank for 2 years, and wrote his essay about that helping him with his econ skills.</p>

<p>again good luck</p>

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<p>I wouldn't go as far as to say that you are a lock, but I think you have a really good chance of being admitted. If you have another hook, I'd say your chances of admission would be about 80% - but, as I always say, I am not an adcom nor do I work in their office, so this is pure speculation. If you haven't already written your essay, I might recommend writing about the Kosovo thing - but try and put a different spin on it, not just "working with poor women made me more grateful for what I have in the Great United States of America" and that sort of thing. Good luck!</p>

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<p>NU's essays are amaizingly..annoyin. Check out butterfly one. ROFL</p>

<p>I chose to do Nixon's crisis one, and it turned out pretty gd. Suggest you do that topic</p>

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<p>Check out NU's fencing website: <a href="http://groups.northwestern.edu/fencing/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://groups.northwestern.edu/fencing/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Oh... wow. Yearbook, newspaper + v.sport. Kosovo. You really have some good stuff for major in econ... I hope you get accepted, good luck! (b/c if you don't, no way I will :P)</p>

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<p>very good scores (ap results?), ec's have some uniqueness in them, but work experience is where you tremendously stand out. GREAT, GREAT chance</p>