NIU Application Speech

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I am pleased to announce that you, a hardworking student with an extraordinary academic history, would be a perfect fit for you to join our University. While looking through your record, I can tell you have the exceptional capability of doing great things, so I hope you could take the time and consider becoming a Huskie yourself!

After comparing Northern Illinois University to some other colleges in the region, it can be observed that NIU dominates as an exceptional school in almost all areas. Some Universities require you to have a ridiculously high test scores and GPA and class rank, so we at NIU decided to set our standards to a reasonable level. We usually accept students with a GPA as low as 3.15, 22 or higher ACT score, as well as an average of 1065 out of 1600 on the SAT, and our freshman class rank alsp averages at about a 62 (“Northern Illinois University Requirements for Admission”, and “Fast Facts”). These requirements are considered low, especially when compared to the University of Illinois, which has an average GPA of 3.73, and has an average ACT and SAT score of 28, and …show more content…

Not only do we have a male to female ratio of about a 50-50 split difference, but also have a very diverse ethnic ratio: White: 57.0%, Black: 15.9%, Hispanic/Latino: 15.4%, Asian: 5.0%,, Native American: 0.2%, Other: 6.5% (“Fast Facts”). Our school also offers a wide variety of over 100 different degrees to choose from, allowing you to study what you’re interested in. (“Undergraduate Degree Programs”). Some specific programs you may be interested include our NIU Law program, Education, including Physical Education, and Elementary Education, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, and Art/Design Education, Many different language courses, and many, many others to select from (“Undergraduate Degree