***northeastern regular decision 2022 results***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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**Decision: Rejected **

Applied (RD)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520 (790M) (730E)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t send
SAT II: Probably shouldn’t have sent, 690Chem, 700 M II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.47 (freshman year killed my hs gpa)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP stats (5) AP Chem (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP GovPol. AP Bio, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, Community College English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Technology Student Association (President)
Alternate Energy Race Team (No title, but definite leader w/in)
Tennis (captain)
Mock Trial
Job/Work Experience:
at time of application
1 yr as a trampoline marshall, 12 hrs a week
bailing hay, only during summer, 8 hrs a week
Landscaping, only during summer, 8 hrs a week for a month ish
Volunteer/Community service:
no consistent volunteering
helped build a frisbee golf course
volunteered as a lifeguard for a camp of special needs kids for days they needed extras
volunteered at local fair
Summer Activities:
Work, daily tennis
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
7-8ish. I felt that it was ok. I wrote the entirety by myself but had help editing from my english teacher
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #2:
8- Calc and stats teacher, liked me as a student, was my tennis coach for a bit. I didn’t read it, so i can’t really judge it. He works very quickly, so I don’t know the quality of it overall, but I think he would have done a good job.
Teacher Rec #2: 7- History teacher and Mock Trial coach, don’t think he has written many letters, also didn’t read it but I think it was alright

Counselor Rec: 8, I think this one was ok, didn’t really talk w/ her much but gave her a very thorough history of myself, I think this would have been alright
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Rescinded my application for it
Intended Major: Engineering undecided
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Suburban Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: prefer not to say
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: I think my sat scores were good. I thought my extra curriculars were good, but looking at some of the other things here I feel heavily outclassed
Weaknesses: GPA was low unweighted. Didn’t have a lot of service, which I think definitely hurt.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was rejected because I applied for a difficult college to get into and to their most competitive field.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA, deferred then rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1450 (800 M 650 RW)
ACT (breakdown): Didnt send
SAT II: 700 physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20% very large, competitive class of 1110 students.
AP (place score in parenthesis): 10th- AP Physics 1 (3), AP Spanish(5), AP Psychology(4) 11th- AP Physics 2(4) AP Chem (3) AP Calculus AB(5) and BC (5) AP United States History (2)
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, AP Comp Gov, AP micro/macro econ, AP Physics C mech and E&M, AP computer science A, 2 aice classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
(Tutoring Head), Mu Alpha Theta
Member, Social Studies Honor Society, Rho Kappa
Member, Science Olympiad SNHS
Member, Marine Science Society

Member, HOSA
Member, Key Club

Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, Camp, Club Tutor, Helping Teacher- Ovwe 600 hours total

Summer Activities: Summer Scholar, at local Hospital
Programming Camp, University of Michigan

Essays (rating 1-10, details):
7.5/10 i guess since it didn’t impress northeastern; wrote about struggle with double vision and it was an obstacle for me to overcome over my high school years.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Calc Teacher didnt read
Teacher Rec #2: Physics Teacher didnt read
Counselor Rec: I feel like it was super general, she has over 500 students
Additional Rec: none

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection
Strengths: SAT score for math, math grades, upwards trend for physics grades.
Weaknesses: GPA and got C’s in APUSH and first semester AP Chemistry

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
My GPA , also I feel like there wasn’t anything setting me apart from other candidates. Northeastern only asks for your common app essay which I feel just showed part of me.

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: University of Florida
Waitlisted: University of Miami
Rejected: University of Washington, Northeastern

General Comments : I thought I’d be more disappointed but I’m happy with UF. Best of luck to future applicants!

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Applied (ED,EA,RD): Deferred EA, accepted RD

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 790 Math, 730 Eng, 8/6/7 Essay
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 780 Bio E, 750 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 99.28/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/542
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics 1 (5), Language & Comp (3, did not send)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Macro, College Spanish, Honors Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major…National Merit Commendation, Harvard Book Award, school awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Speed skater, won some awards, my main EC (9, 10, 11, 12)
-Co-section leader in honors orchestra, second chair, did NYSSMA (9, 10, 11, 12)

Job/Work Experience:
-Work at ice skating rink (9, 10, 11, 12)
-House sitter (10, 11, 12)

Volunteer/Community service:
-Volunteer at after-school program for elementary school children (11, 12)
-Helper for Learn to Skate program (11, 12)
-Tutoring in math and Spanish, member of Peer Tutoring Club (11, 12)
-Book Pal at public library (11, 12)

Summer Activities:
-Pretty much just a continuation of everything else

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Didn’t read, I think it was good
Teacher Rec #2: Didn’t read, I think it was good
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably generic
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biomedical Physics
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Difficult senior courseload, GPA, SAT II’s, rank
Weaknesses: lack of EC’s, lack of AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my GPA/rank/test scores were the strongest component of my app. Also, being a girl and applying as a physics major was probably a plus. I was initially deferred EA, which my GC and others said was probably due to yield protection/lack of demonstrated interest, but I think it definitely could have been because of my lack of EC’s.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Northeastern University and University of Rochester; waitlisted at Williams College

General Comments: Don’t give up! I was so discouraged when I was deferred EA. I ended up not writing a letter of continued interest because NEU is not one of my top schools, but I would highly recommend writing one if it is. Also, remember that someone with a ton of EC’s is not necessarily looked upon more highly than someone with only a few to which they dedicate a lot of time and are passionate about.

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Desicision: Accepted

Applied (ED,EA,RD): RD

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):-
ACT (breakdown): 34C (36 Read, 36 Eng, 31 Math, 35 Sci) (2 sittings)
SAT II:-
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9uw, 4.7w
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):-
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), US Hist (4), Bio (4), Eng Lang (3), Chem (2), Spanish (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):-
Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Phys A, AP CompSci, AP Music Theory, Python programming, Spanish Inquisiton, Caribbean Cultural Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with distinction

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Eagle Scout, School choir director, varsity tennis, piano
Job/Work Experience: see summer activity
Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, NHS, religious
Summer Activities: 6-week paid research internship at Clemson University
Essays (rating 1-10, details): (CommonApp) 9, I poured my heart into that essay, but was never 100% satisfied

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9/10 Had for 1 1/2 year
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10 Had for 1 semester, but class of 4 people and taught what I want to major in
Counselor Rec: 10/10 He’s also my tennis coach, only counsels ~50 kids
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: CompSci
State (if domestic applicant): SC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: 2 year residential
Ethnicity: Caucasian/Hispanic
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hispanic

Reflection

Strengths: Cirriculum difficulty
Weaknesses: Math grades & math test scores (the reason I didn’t get into other top schools)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strong overall
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
UPenn (deferred), Tulane (A), Rensselaer (A)

General Comments : I have heard that this school gives outstanding scholarships for National Hispanic Scholars, which was one point that got me interested

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Decision: Accepted
Applied: EA but got deferred so RD

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (660 RW / 740 math)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): nope
AP (place score in parenthesis): French(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A But I do follow the French Baccalaureate program for science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): …none that I know of

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (this is my activities sheet from my CA)
Dance (Ballet, jazz, hip-hop)- 13 years
Krav Maga (Israeli martial arts)- 3 years, level 2/4
Experimental Baking (No instructions are followed as I love to see where it goes….)- 4yrs
Self- Study: Research and Anatomy (reading and learning about how the human body works,) 2 yrs
Maths En Jeans (French High School math competition)- 2yrs
Technovation-Girls for Change (make an app to help society in 12 weeks) - 2yrs
Creative Writing Club- 2 yrs

Job/Work Experience:
Camp Counselor for ages 3-5 -10th grade and 11th grade,)
High School Explainer at the Exploratorium (worked at science museum)- 1 day/week all of 12th grade
Babysitting - 5 years

Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App- 7/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Math teacher- English is his second language but he loves me so 7/10
English Teacher - He knows me really well and is a really good writer 8.5/10
College Counselor- she had to write around 50 but she really likes me 7.5/10
LOR Rank (1-10): see above
Interview:N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major and College: Biomedical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: …idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Following the French high school program (French Bac) as well as USHSD, Living with ADD without the use of medication, French-American?

Reflection
Strengths: Hooks, SAT, Common App Essay
Weaknesses: no SAT Subject tests,
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
I think I got deferred because of my application isn’t the strongest but

General Comment:
Good Luck for all those applying to NEU in the future years!! And remember to not compare yourself to others here

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Daughter accepted to NU In

Applied (ED,EA,RD): RD

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1320: 670 R, 650 M
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/123
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 US, 4 Calc
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP, other honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): theater
Job/Work Experience: paid actor, theater camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: church youth group president
Summer Activities: theater
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Social justice focus
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Math
Teacher Rec #2: History
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Theatre
State (if domestic applicant): MidAtlantic
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Performing Arts
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Focused application
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Moved to NU In due to test scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Connecticut College, Bard, Muhlenberg, Evansville (BFA), Point Park (BFA), Susquehanna, Drew, Florida State, DeSales, Webster, Viterbo; Waitlisted: Barnard; Rejected from several BFA audition schools.

General Comments :

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Decision: Accepted

Applied (ED,EA,RD): RD

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 35C (35 M, 35 R, 34 W, 36 S) (Took once)
SAT II: 780 Math II, 780 World History (Took once)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 56/767
AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), U.S. History (5), World History (5), Physics I (4), Language and Composition (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Computer Science Principles, DC English IV, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra, Tennis, Chess Club, Academic UIL,
Job/Work Experience: Busboy during latter part of junior year
Volunteer/Community service: Co-founded organization that gives birthday supplies and gifts to underprivileged children
Summer Activities: Tennis
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9, wrote about comedy
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10
Counselor Rec: 6/10, barely knew her
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Data Science
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test Scores, Grades
Weaknesses: Class rank, not that unique or special
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Relatively Strong Stats
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: William & Mary, Fordham, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin.
Deferred: U of Chicago, Rice.
Rejected: Northwestern, WashU St. Louis, Bowdoin

General Comments : Also got Honors plus 28k a year; still quite expensive though so I might go to Fordham where I got full tuition

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Applied (ED,EA,RD): Deferred EA, accepted RD in N.U.in

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 710+710 = 1420
ACT (breakdown): 31
SAT II: Did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 senior year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Only took 1 AP junior year, did not send
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mainly sports
Job/Work Experience: Job at restaurant, childcare
Volunteer/Community service: 110 hours at hospital
Summer Activities: Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:

Reflection:

Strengths: I’m not sure. I would say my senior grades, but my junior year I had almost straight B’s.
Weaknesses: My ACT score was pretty low for the 33 average at Northeastern

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Maybe my recs?

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: UPitt, Brandeis, Northeastern, University of Rochester
Waitlisted: Emory, Case Western (offered merit scholarship though)
Rejected: Tufts, Boston College, Wesleyan, Vassar

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aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision:Accepted[/color][/size]**

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math 650 Reading 6/6/6 Essay
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800 Math L2 800 Chemistry 800 Korean with Listening 640 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NA
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Cal BC (5), AB subscore(5) Macroeconomics(5) Microeconomics(5) Chemistry(4) All self studied since my school does not offer any AP classes
IB (place score in parenthesis):NA
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honours

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Council Math Challengers 9th grade 1st place School Honors Certificates Senior Soccer Team(Captain)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:volunteered at the local insurance company organizing files, raised $4000 for veterans in Korean War
Summer Activities:NSLC Horseback riding
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7/10 Wrote about my family business venture and how it formed my identity,

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:Finance
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):Canada
School Type: Small, Private
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Several UC universities, Purdue, UIUC, UW-Madison

General Comments:

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Accepted

Applied (ED,EA,RD): RD

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 32 (36E, 35R, 28M, 30s) (33 superscore with 31M)
SAT II:740 bio E, 720 WH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8? 4.17W. My parents calculated my weighted gpa with grades from my teachers/professors.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis):WH-4, Lang&Comp 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, AP Latin, College Precalc, College Advanced English Comp, Physics, College Calc 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 Presidential Volunteer Service Awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gymnastics team, National Homeschool Honor Society (VP in 11th grade, President in 12th grade).
Job/Work Experience: Frozen Yogurt Store Shift lead
Volunteer/Community service: Teen Court Volunteer Attorney, Sunday School Teacher’s Assistant, volunteer counselor at camp to disabilities
Summer Activities: Missions Trip to Haiti, Debate Camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): N/A- only submitted supplement to Northeastern. Ignored Northeastern’s request for additional essay.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Read both of them-excellent.

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Homeschooled
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection: I did what one shouldn’t do- I treated Northeastern as a safety school. No visit, absolutely no interest. I completely underestimated how competitive this school is. Somehow I still received admission, and admission to Northeastern’s Honors Program/Global Scholars Program at that.

Strengths:
Weaknesses: lack of demonstrated interest
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: URM? Female in Stem? Good Common App Essay?
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Cornell (top choice, going), University of Rochester, Lehigh, Case Western Reserve, Wheaton College (full scholarship), et al. Deferred: UChicaco, Swarthmore, Penn, Dartmouth. Rejected: Harvard.

General Comments : Truly show schools such as Northeastern some attention. Consider a visit, or applying ED/EA if this is truly a top choice. That being said, good luck, and don’t stress too much!

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Accepted

Applied : RD

SAT I (breakdown): 1420 (790 math 630 english)

SAT II: Math II 780 Chemistry 790 German 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School does not provide
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not provide
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): 45 Predicted
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Program - Physics, Chemistry German HL Math Economics English SL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): regional, but no international

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball (Co-captain), Golf (Captain), Tennis (Captain), Yearbook (Editor in Chief), MUN (Head Delegate), Business Club (COO - Co-founder), Orchestra (Lead Sax), Math Olympiad
Job/Work Experience: -
Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen, SOS Children’s Villages
Summer Activities: 2016 - Stanford Summer College, 2017 - 6 weeks internship at a paediatric hospital, 2 weeks medical placement in Tanzania
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I don’t know how to rate them? But I had a strong essay, so 8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Economics and Chemistry teacher, Head of Surgery at hospital
Again, I don’t know how to rate them, but I had excellent relationships with all of them

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No, but got 80k in scholarships
Intended Major: Biomedical Physics
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Austria
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah bby

Reflection

Strengths: Summer experience, big range of extracurriculars, IB Predicted scores
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: International student, IB student, Essays and Summer experiences
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UVM, GWU Waitlisted: Duke, Brown Rejected: Dartmouth, Stanford, Johns Hopkins

General Comments : I applied to NEU as a safety school, and I’m really happy I got in. I committed without waiting for the waitlists mainly because of the location, family reasons, and the generous scholarship I got. Go Huskies!

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