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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Does the 3.8 kid have a good shot at Northwestern?”

Unlikely. This is why many private school kids ED to privates the next tier down - think Bates, Colby, Tulane. Much more likely admit going full pay ED at one of these types of schools than roll the dice with northwestern. [/quote]

Someone linked this thread in another thread.

Just want to respond to this about Northwestern. 
My 3.83uw (private - non-DMV) is going to Northwestern (admitted in RD)...... Didn't even apply to the lower-tier schools people listed here. Some of the advice here is just questionable.

I think being full pay from a "known" private without grade inflation was a benefit this year, given the sheer number of apps (highest number?) and funding cuts.[/quote]

Northwestern did not take anyone under a 3.95 from our Big3 private THIS YEAR.  And 12+ applied. 
My 3.88/1550 was outright rejected.  Not even waitlisted.

Just talked about these stats with the counselor.  
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Wow.
Northwestern also really likes demonstrated interest. The more the better. They don’t like being a shotgun application.

There are a lot of ways to show genuine interest, including sitting in on classes during the fall (purple preview), even after your early applications are in. I would definitely look into that.[/quote]

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