-- Posted by purple wildcat plz at 3:55 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Is it realistic for me to dream? What kinds of people have you seen be accepted there? Ok, I got a 2230 on SAT's. (SAT Subject Tests: 750, 740, and taking one more in two days.) I get A's and one or two B's each term, but those are in AP courses. I took four AP courses last year, my junior year, and am taking four this year. I'm editor-in-chief of the paper, have played tennis for four years, have good recs/essays. NORTHWESTERN <3 -- Posted by PrincesSita at 3:56 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 your scores are really good, just apply and see what they say. -- Posted by crushdarling at 3:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 2230 on the SATS? Is that even possible? I thought the highest was an 1800 or something... -- Posted by radshelb at 3:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Wow, you sound just my friend who is dying to go there.  Except he gets all A's and I think all of his classes except Newspaper are AP. -- Posted by perfume cowboy at 3:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 i think you are a strong candidate -- Posted by purple wildcat plz at 3:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Quote: from crushdarling at 3:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 2230 on the SATS? Is that even possible? I thought the highest was an 1800 or something... Out of 2400 lol. -- Posted by Malachite Morning at 3:58 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Quote: from crushdarling at 6:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 2230 on the SATS? Is that even possible? I thought the highest was an 1800 or something... 2400 under the new scoring system. They added a section. -- Posted by quiteanart at 4:00 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Quote: from purple wildcat plz at 3:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Quote: from crushdarling at 3:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 2230 on the SATS? Is that even possible? I thought the highest was an 1800 or something... Out of 2400 lol. Yeah, you should. But make sure you have something that sets you apart from everyone else. My sister's best friend had perfect grades, perfect scores, and did loads of community service. But she lost to her dream school, Yale. Brown turned her down too. -- Posted by airemaye at 4:01 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 That's really good. I don't think you have anything to worry about. And I understand what you're going through. I want to go to a fairly prestigious school (not Northwestern though) more than anything else in the world, and I'm terrified that I won't get in. Haha. Just breathe and try to relax and do the best you can. -- Posted by crushdarling at 4:01 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Quote: from Malachite Morning at 6:58 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Quote: from crushdarling at 6:57 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 2230 on the SATS? Is that even possible? I thought the highest was an 1800 or something... 2400 under the new scoring system. They added a section. Oh, I had no idea haha. Excuse me while I go google this... -- Posted by Everlongx at 4:02 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Sounds like your set for it. -- Posted by thinkexist at 5:36 pm on Dec. 4, 2008 Oh man, I used to want to go there too. I realized that it wasn't the school for me, but I really hope you get in. It's a tough school, but it sounds like you've got stellar scores and as long as your GPA is decent, then I'd say you've got a fighting chance. Just let your enthusiasm shine through in your essay. Good luck! -- Posted by Colleen35 at 12:46 am on Dec. 7, 2008 I don't think it's much of a dream, but your scores are in the right places.  Now it all comes down to your interview, which is more important than people stress (while scores are less important).  You should be fine, except for college overfilling (the class applying right now is the largest ever) and grade inflation (hopefully compensating by less of an emphasis on grades, which is good because they don't represent much of anything anyway.