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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Second DePaul. Also WashU, Pitt, Emory, Tufts, Boston College.[/quote]

WashU and Tufts are about as tough admits as Northwestern.  Second DePaul, Pitt, Emory, Boston College.  Also Boston University and University of Portland if willing to go West Coast.[/quote]

WashU and Tufts certainly are selective, but their acceptance rates at 13% and 15% respectively are quite lower than Northwestern’s 6.8%.[/quote]

Yes but their admitted students stats are higher.  The thing is now that students have so much data they can more carefully target their applications more to where their stats match.  There are fewer students the higher you go up the stats ladder so it ends up slightly lessening the total number of applicants slightly among selective schools.  So if OP says Northwestern is a stretch bc of stats, then WashU and Tufts are harder admits.  If it's because it's a stretch for everyone due to single digit admits and OP falls within the top 50% percentile of Wash U and Tufts then maybe they are easier admits, but maybe not. [/quote]

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