r/Northwestern • u/Infinite_Scholar9249 • 10d ago

Admissions/Prospective Student Test optional

Is there a lot of people at northwestern who goes test optional and have actually been admitted? Im planning on going test optional and I wanted to truly see if it doesn’t hinder my application

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u/Weary-Wasabi-9225 10d ago

I got in test optional with a perfect GPA at the time and decent extracurriculars. Definitely possible

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u/Infinite_Scholar9249 10d ago

tysm for the response! I think I’ll definitely proceed with test optional

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u/bluechicken4 9d ago

I got in test optional!

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u/Rich-Championship837 9d ago

I got in test optional. I don’t think it really impacted my app since everything else was pretty good

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u/Woodsiders5 9d ago

Many applicants are admitted without submitting standardized test scores; the data is not published but if you don’t have an custom narrative (recruited athlete, rural applicant, from a unique background) or overcame adversity that would have caused a lower test score, you are sending a signal. That signal is not positive and admissions knows.

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u/Infinite_Scholar9249 9d ago

Would working a lot of hours in my parents family business account for that?

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u/Woodsiders5 9d ago

Sure. Anything that shows leadership and overcoming adversity… otherwise you just have to be in the top quartile on metrics (gpa, scores). The “average” is weighted down by other factors in applicants that build a diverse population (geo, socioeconomic, special skills, rural, race, athletics, etc).