<p>The website says Northeastern does consider the writing. Also, when schools look at GPA they look at it in relationship to the rigor of your high school course selection. If you took AP classes and have an unweighted gpa of 3.7 it is alot different than if you have a 3.7 and you’ve taken basic classes. A school like NU looks at the whole picture. Every year the average SAT averages for admitted students is rising 10-20 points in every category. Last year for 2010 the numbers I saw said 25-75% of admitted students now fall between like 1880-2080. The year before it was 1850-2050. Who knows what it will be for this class, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it approaching 1900-2100!</p>
<p>The acceptance rate should, theoretically, reflect that of the general RD population. Hence, I’d say it is about 40% +/- 2%…</p>
<p>I have a question…
I set up my own meeting with the head professor of the Computer Science department and the Dean of Students just to show how interested I was in the college, but more importantly the program itself. They both loved me and couldn’t believe all the programs and CS experience I had this early in life. They were also quite impressed with my course load (all IB/honors: Diploma candidate) and yet I still was not accepted. So my question is, do you guys think the admissions committee even knew that these meetings took place?</p>
<p>r1dePrkCty,</p>
<p>Well, if the professor and dean took the time to let the admissions department know, then the committee would take it into consideration (perhaps.) This, of course, would not likely happen at a school that receives huge numbers of applications each year and typically just sorts through them based on statistics alone. </p>
<p>You should have taken the initiative to let the admissions people know that you consulted with these department heads and that, because of this, it is evident that you are interested…</p>
<p>Yeah I guess that was my own fault then. Well they did say to hand write a letter of new accomplishments and such for the Regular Decision so I’ll include it in that. Hopefully that will help.</p>
<p>Northeastern is my top choice, but I was deffered. I am a nervous wreck, can anyone give me an estimate if I’ll be accepted in the RD pool come April?</p>
<p>GPA: 3.8 unweighted, 4.4 weighted
Class Rank: 190/950, Top 20% (My school is very competitive, we are, or at least were, the largest high school in terms of population in the country)
SAT: Reading: 600, Math: 490, Writing: 550
SAT II: Literature: 580, US History: 550
APs: AP Psychology (5, junior year), AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Government, AP Literature (all senior year)
Mostly Honors classes-except 3 math classes, physics, and chemistry-math is my weak spot.
Mostly A’s with some B’s
4 years of high school Spanish
Award recognizing my work in English by my school
Silver Cord at graduation for my # of service hours
301 Service Hours so far
People to People Student Ambassador Program trip to China
Mother is an alumni (so is my uncle and older cousin, should I mention this in a letter? There was no place to add this in the CommonApp)
I am Hispanic
I did a campus tour and info. session in the summer (does this even help at all?)</p>
<p>Essay- Great, my advantage is that I’m a great writer, it was on my experience in the aforementioned China trip where I was quarantined for 7 days b/c the government thought me and others had Swine Flu and how that and my other extensive travels have affected my life.
Recs- Great, I had, and continue to have, great relationships with these teachers (I don’t think I sent an extra one in though, should I?)</p>
<p>I realize that the SAT scores are dominating their decision process, but I am a bad test taker, should I keep taking it as much as I can until April to boost any chance I have left?</p>
<p>Almost forgot!</p>
<p>I’m a member of the National Art Honor Society</p>
<p>Can you take an SAT class to get the Math and Writing up? Can teacher help you with test taking strategies? Practice workbooks and CD work books can help too.</p>
<p>Northeastern is my first choice and I was deferred and I don’t know why 
I have a 4.3 weighted GPA (96.85)
Ranked 6/175
All honors and AP classes
1920 SAT score Math:680 Reading:600 Writing:640
Tons of Extra Cirricular (National Honors Society, National Music Honors Society, SADD, Marching Band, Concert Band, Track, Environmental Council, and more)</p>
<p>the number of people that applied Early Action went up 22%
they may be why there are so many people getting defered</p>