<p>I've been fairly calm until tonight, but I was dumbfounded to get waitlisted at Northwestern. Now I'm unbearably tense about Chicago (my first choice.)</p>
<p>out of curiosity-- did you apply to berkeley?</p>
<p>Indeed. And I got into both.
I'm baffled that Northwestern would waitlist me and Chicago would accept.</p>
<p>Congratulations! :D
I applied to both as well, but was denied by Berkeley. They don't fancy many New Jerseyans, do they?</p>
<p>No Berkeley is picky - amazingly though 2 people in my class got in (I'm in NJ) so it's not impossible...</p>
<p>oooh, congrats! Are you going then?
Some boy and I were rejected, but two people were accepted last year from our school. </p>
<p>I hate to be pathetic, but could I have your stats, please? :]</p>
<p>S recvd acceptance envelope today. We are in SF Bayarea.</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2180 (750M,730V,700W <em>Chicago ignores the writing part</em>)
SAT IIs: US History, 800; MathIIC, 740; Chemistry, 730.
GPA: 3.8u/4.4w
Rank: 35/853
Other stats: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Painful to write. I think they showed depth of knowledge and imagination. It was excruciating to write the long one about a mind that sticks.
Teacher Recs: One was obscenely good. The other was good, but not memorable. The first one, though - man. A couple schools wrote her to say that it was a hell of a recommendation.</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good. I know her better than the vast majority of kids at my school since her husband is my track coach.
Hook (if any): I really don't know.
Location/Person:
State or Country:Long Beach, CA.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Major strength/weakness: My recommendation and the interview / weaker grades</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted: My interview went perfectly. I had a lot in common with my interviewer, and we talked about a lot of non-school related things. I was really well-informed about Chicago and I think that was apparent in the questions I asked. Why the interview, you ask? Well, I got waitlisted at Northwestern after an awful interview, despite being the child of two generations of alumni there.</p>
<p>I'm just relieved to have gotten in. Chicago is my top choice, and it's the only private school of any note that I've been accepted by.</p>