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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After reading through the northwestern thread where multiple people said no one gets in…I’m just not sure where to encourage my kid to look.  What would you all suggest for a white female, good public school, 3.95 UW with high rigor, 1550 SAT, several extracurriculars including leadership roles, volunteerism and awards — but nothing knock your socks off like those famous awards or started a non-profit or wrote a published book or whatever.

I’m assuming Harvard, Yale, Princeton and places like Amherst are unrealistic.  What would be realistic?  Kid does not want to go to the Sputh and isn’t super interested in California so we are primarily looking Northeast, mid Atlantic, or upper Midwest.

Thanks for any ideas.[/quote]

Of course students are admitted to Northwestern University. ED admit rate is much higher than the RD admit rate. Overall rate of admission is just under 7% (6.97%).

Does your daughter have a particular major that she would like to study ?

Your daughter's stats are outstanding. ECs depends upon depth/quality/length of participation.

Are you aware that many well respected LACs offer a second round of ED. Your daughter could apply ED to Northwestern, then--if unsuccessful--apply ED to a school which offers a second round of ED.

Rolling admissions, early admissions (EA), and binding ED (early decision) admissions could & should all be utilized or, at least, considered.[/quote]

Continuing: I suggest that one should not apply ED to any small school prior to visiting. The smaller the school, the more important location and fit with the campus culture become.

Make a list of the most selective schools which offer ED, EA, rolling admissions, and second round of ED (ED2). The University of Michigan offers EA. One could simultaneously apply ED to Northwestern and EA to Michigan while also submitting a rolling admissions application to the University of Pittsburgh.

If not pleased with the results, then apply ED 2 & RD to other schools.

Colleges & universities which offer ED II:

https://collegetransitions.com/blog/early-decision-ii/

Hope this helps ![/quote]

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