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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do multiple responders say this is definitely not a Northwestern admit? What's so different about this kid and what Northwestern wants[/quote]

NU likes kids who go DEEP on something outside of academics. Really deep. It's an academically diverse campus (Medill, Bienen, SESP, Comm) outside the two big ones and has a HUGE arts and music scene. Kids with "talent" are extremely valued - more so than at other schools in its league.

Kids who have multiple strong (even unrelated) spikes are seen as desirable, versus a preprofessional or overfocused on one area. Northwestern looks for applicants with a specific interest/a particular reason for attending Northwestern and NU alone (some of the essay questions get at it). A good NU essay focuses on your unrelated interests and how only NU can satisfy it - the "and" - similar to Yale. 
Also, the quarter system is unique and facilitates this with multiple majors and minors and dozens of certificates.

In terms of who/what NU likes:

HS newspaper editors, particularly from the summer program.
national accolades in niche sports.
Published writers
YoungArts winners and other arts awards
Actors/musical talent

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