Northwestern - what kind of kids do they like?
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Anonymous
| Anyone know what they value? |
Anonymous
| Based on DS' class at Sidwell, they like legacies. |
Anonymous
| Who knows? According to Naviance at our large NJ public in the last ten years we've had kids get into every ivy, plenty of other top 20s... but nobody seems to have cracked the Northwestern code! |
Anonymous
same with other t10: top stats, at or near top of class, maxed out the hardest APs in all core areas. ED if you aren't a tippy top student because only those get in RD: it is slightly easier than RD at the top 5 ivies or Duke, but Norhtwestern is harder RD than the lower ivies and Hopkins |
Anonymous
| ^based on naviance at one private and scior at another, schools that send 10% to t10/ivy |
Anonymous
| ^hooked are removed from data |
Anonymous
| Full pay |
Anonymous
| Top stats, but also deeply involved in some other activity. Top stats are a basic requirement but alone not enough. They like kids who go deep in something outside of school. |
Anonymous
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The kids I know who got in don’t seem to fit a common pattern except bright, nice kids who seem genuinely interested in learning.
My kid had high SAT and high grades (not perfect)—challenging course load but not “the most” challenging (eg Calc BC, not multivariate). They had a bunch of activities including one that they were very involved in and had an outside recommendation for that activity that I am sure helped. I think they probably came across as a study nerd who was also outgoing/social … that seems to be sort of the northwestern sweet spot. Lots of kids with diverse interests who want to double major. |
Anonymous
| From our school, URMs |
Anonymous
| I can tell you they don't like top kids from magnet schools since seems no one has gotten in in the last 5 years. Numerous NMSF with perfect grades in challenging curriculum. |
Anonymous
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At our competitive public school - the editor in chief of the school paper.
You really should visit if you can before applying. There are some schools - I'm thinking Northwestern, Stanford, Duke - that have this reputation as fun, smart schools. Well, that was some time ago. We visited. The lake is beautiful of course. But when Chicago seems like the more fun school, there might be an issue. |
Anonymous
Same here. only URMs from our private. |
Anonymous
| Kids not good enough for Ivies or UChicago. |
Anonymous
Tiresome. It's been decades since Northwestern has been a back up school for anyone. |