College Credits: Northbrook Residents Begin Classes At Iowa

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Class of 2026 At University Of Iowa Represented By Northbrook Students

The University of Iowa continues to attract high-achieving students. This fall's incoming first-year class has topped previous records with an average high school grade-point average (GPA) of 3.82. The average high school GPA for the classes of 2025 and 2024 were 3.81 and 3.78, respectively. It is also the third-largest incoming first-year class on record at 5,178 students, after 5,643 in the fall of 2016 and 5,241 in the fall of 2015. Local students include:

• Lauren Brodsky, of Northbrook [Major: Pre-Business]
• Sophie Cohn, of Northbrook [Major: Pre-Child Life]
• Penelope Isberner, of Northbrook [Major: Pre-Business]
• Sidney Kane, of Northbrook [Major: Sport and Recreation Management]
• Nicole Malek, of Northbrook [Major: Pre-Business]
• Morgan McGee, of Northbrook [Major: Environmental Sciences]
• Deirdre McMahon, of Northbrook [Major: Open Major]
• Carlin Rogers, of Northbrook [Major: Psychology]
• Leah Ruttkay, of Northbrook [Major: Psychology]
• Matthew Schmidt, of Northbrook [Major: Pre-Business]
• Joseph Skaja, of Northbrook [Major: Pre-Business]
• Max Sobel, of Northbrook [Major: Open Major]
• Abigail Sommerfeld, of Northbrook [Major: Therapeutic Recreation]
• Eleanor Stern, of Northbrook [Major: Speech and Hearing Science]
• Madelyn Swafford, of Northbrook [Major: Nursing]
• Sam Larrea, of Northbrook [Major: Business Direct Admission]
• Naomi Pasman, of Northbrook [Major: Business Standard Admission]

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