I want to go to Northwestern University?

I want to go to Northwestern University and major in journalism. I also want to play basketball, but I'm not sure I can pay the high yearly tuition. I know NU won't come looking for me down in Atlanta, because of my average GPA (3.2) and my SAT scores (1450). I'm taking the SAT again and I hope to improve my score. I wanted to know would NU accept a basketball player coming from a junior college?

A little more about me

*11th grader

*1450 SAT score, I haven't taken the ACT

*In Who's Who's Among High School Students and two other academic yearbooks

*GPA is 3.3 (last time I checked)

*I want to major in Journalism with a minor in Communications

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If you're really good at basketball, NU is an NCAA school so they have scholarships for it.

Academically, I don't think you'd get into NU (I assume your SAT is the new SAT) although you're out of the ballpark either. Combine your academics with some basketball skills and talent, and you might get in.

Unfortunately, you might have to change your major. NU has one of the best journalism schools in America and they have pretty high standards.

NCAA schools and thus, NU, do accept basketball players from junior colleges. Some colleges actually rely a good deal on junior colleges but others almost exclusively try to recruit freshmen.

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How did your GPA during your writing of your question go up from a 3.2 to a 3.3? No biggie - I just found it funny. Regarding your SAT score - is that with just two parts of the test or all three parts of the test. If that is including all three that is a very low score for Northwestern University and I would suggest that you look into another college. I would suggest to check out http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/freshm... to see some of the data as to who is accepted based on high school academic achievement and SAT scores to the school.

Good Luck!!!
Northwestern is a tough, tough school. very cut throat. If you want to even go there and have them consider you, you need to get those grades up. The academic yearbooks don't mean a thing, especially for a school like Northwestern. Most of the students that go there have 5.0 out of 4.0 GPAs and ridiculous ACT and SAT scores. I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm trying to be realistic, you'd have to be a very good basketball player to be considered by northwestern. They possibly would recruit you from a junior college. That I'll give you. But you'd have to work to get those grades up and keep them up. Make sure, especially with the GPA and SAT score that you have, you need to contact the coaches (go through the website, it's easier than it sounds), and keep contact with them. Give them your stats, and make sure that you go to Northwestern and visit, and make sure that they see you play. If you are a good basketball player, they will recruit you. The school may be full of smart people, but they will understand your financial situation. And, as an added bonus, if you are really good at basketball, you could get a decent scholarship.

Good luck!
75% of the students at Northwestern have SAT scores that are 700 points higher than yours. More than 75% have higher GPAs.

It is highly unlikely that you would be accepted to Northwestern unless it was on a basketball scholarship. The Big Ten is one of the more competetive leagues -- so you would have to be very good. I'm sure they would love to have a McDonald's All America with your GPA and SAT scores. But unless you are that good -- there isn't much luck.

The good news for you is that many of the best journalism schools are at State Universities -- and you have a much better shot at getting into one of them.

You can certainly do a lot better than a community college.
Really would all depend on your skill level. If you're a blue chipper it really doesn't matter where you come from anymore.