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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NYC private school ds with a UW 3.9 GPA, all top rigor classes, two varsity sports and a bunch of solid ECs (nothing hook worthy), part-time job during the year and full time counselor in summer loves a program at Northwestern. His SATs don't look like they will crack 1480 since he doesn't do well on timed tests. Taking them the last time in June. He would be happy at Michigan or Wisco (his school sends a bunch there every year) but wants Northwestern. Is this a waste of an ED? his school is trying to steer him elsewhere and is saying scores not high enough. Would you try and go test optional? or submit those? Or be realistic with him and say if he really wants to ED a school he should look elsewhere?[/quote]

An important factor regarding your son's chances for admission to Northwestern University is that he "loves a program at Northwestern". Your son needs to let Northwestern admissions know this and explain why.

High school counselors priority is to get all students accepted to a college or university; typically, they are not concerned about fighting for one's top choice school. Lots of turnover among high school college counselors.

If you want to share the particular program, I will try to suggest alternatives. It would also be helpful to know the schools suggested by his college counselor.

Regarding your son's academic requirements, he has what appears to be a high GPA in the most rigorous classes. Without an actual standardized test score (ACT or SAT), it is difficult to comment on test optional versus submission of test scores.[/quote]

op: Thank you. He is very interested in a program called MMSS. It is a degree program that uses a mathmatical approach to social science. His coursework and ECs support a lot of the directions it goes. He also wants a school with a golf course and sports/school spirit feel and not too small. He does not want to go far south. College counselor thinks UMich, Vandy, Maryland/GW(he likes politics and DC)/Wisco as safer choices. Tufts is on the list for other reasons.  [/quote]

Apply to NU, it's an amazing school. However know that MMSS is highly competitive, beyond just getting into NU.  Avg SAT is well over 1520 and ACT 35.  So not sure if applying TO to a program like that will work, then again you definately do not want to submit his scores when it is so far below for the program.  I'd try to find out if kids get accepted into this program going TO (I don't care or have time to dig deeper than a google search). [/quote]

This.  I would think they expect kids applying to that program to have an 800 on math.[/quote]

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