Competitive

A student with a weighted GPA of 4.5–5.0 and an ACT of 34–36 applying to Northwestern University is in the Competitive range. Northwestern University admits 7% of applicants, and the middle half of enrolled students submitted ACT scores of 33 to 35. At this band the estimate is about 13 in 100.

For this band, the estimate reads the middle of the band, a weighted GPA of 4.6 and an ACT of 35, so a student's own numbers can land differently. It also weighs only the numbers; essays, activities and course rigor count too.

← One band lower: weighted GPA 4.3–4.5, ACT 31–33 (Reach)
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Same band, other ways to read it

SAT, unweighted GPA: unweighted GPA 4.0, SAT 1500–1600 (Competitive)
SAT, weighted GPA: weighted GPA 4.5–5.0, SAT 1500–1600 (Competitive)
ACT, unweighted GPA: unweighted GPA 4.0, ACT 34–36 (Competitive)

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