Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 19:55     Subject: What Northwestern looks for in an ED applicant
Anonymous wrote:Besides high stats.

What are the things to highlight or focus on in their supplementals?


They tell you:

https://admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/advice/the-fit-factor.html
Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 19:51     Subject: What Northwestern looks for in an ED applicant
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My kid got in ED but I don’t think this is an answerable question. I think the answer is basically the same for every school. Kids that seem interesting with a passion for learning who are engaged in their community?


I was reading another post (above), it seems they put a lot of emphasis on EC, 30% weight. National level or research publication.


I don’t think you “need” it first ED (but in what we’ve seen for RD at our school, yes).
But if the other parts of the application are super strong it may outweigh weaker ECs?

Ask your school’s CCO.

Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 18:38     Subject: What Northwestern looks for in an ED applicant
Anonymous wrote:My kid got in ED but I don’t think this is an answerable question. I think the answer is basically the same for every school. Kids that seem interesting with a passion for learning who are engaged in their community?


I was reading another post (above), it seems they put a lot of emphasis on EC, 30% weight. National level or research publication.
Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 18:35     Subject: What Northwestern looks for in an ED applicant
My kid got in ED but I don’t think this is an answerable question. I think the answer is basically the same for every school. Kids that seem interesting with a passion for learning who are engaged in their community?
Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 17:27     Subject: What Northwestern looks for in an ED applicant
found it by searching. try that next time and bump those posts up?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/45/1224166.page#30357737
Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 14:14     Subject: What Northwestern looks for in an ED applicant
depends on their interests, which school they they are applying into. like every other highly selective school, they are looking for a group of smart, motivated, interesting kids who, together will form a strong class.
Anonymous
Post 07/02/2025 13:44     Subject: What Northwestern looks for in an ED applicant
Besides high stats.

What are the things to highlight or focus on in their supplementals?