Same here. It clearly says that we have to accept the waitlist now and then reconfirm the waitlist after April 15 after getting the college decisions from other colleges even to be considered. They are clearly yield protecting and I am predicting that they will accept you of the waitlist if you write a LOCI and reconfirm after April 15.
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excuse me? those are my stats and my weighted gpa is indeed a 4.76. i took ap chemistry which is a double period class so it weighs more
Waitlist over here.
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black fgli test optional applied history rejected honestly ive gotten into 16 other schools but this was my first rejection i cannot belive it. my ego hurts more thna the rejection honestly
Son accepted
35 Act
3.98 UW GPA
11 APs all 4 and 5s
Varsity ice hockey - captain of team
Deca stats 3 years in a row
Started charity for those impacted by COVID 19
Strong essays
Volunteer, etcâŠ
He is very excited
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Are you sure? Also, do you know how many are on the waitlist?
I donât know how many are there in the waitlist, but am certain that they are yield protecting. Otherwise they have no reason to make you accept the waitlist and confirm it after Apri 15. They even mentioned it in the letter that we have to confirm after receiving decisions to be considered for the admission. Also they stated that if you had got into the college of your choice and not confirm the waitlist position afterApril 15, then they will take your name of the waitlist. So it is clear yield protection.
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ayo same
true true. Although since this year is one like no other, Im pretty sure its there just to make sure the class size is right bc yield is gonna be unpredictable, even for top colleges like Northwestern. Unless I can snag an Ivy/Stanford/USC, Iâm gonna stay on the waitlist, write my loci, and hope for the best
That really is the way to go. Get in touch with the AO directly for the LOCI.
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Got rejected. I really didnât want to go to the windy, cold school anyway.
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Hi, any reason you are placing USC ahead of NU? Feel free to PM me if the reason is personal. Thank you!
waitlisted, wouldâve made no sense anyway. seems like quite a few were waitlisted. What is protecting yield - is yield the percentage of kids who attend from accepted ones? Then waitlisting does not help that does it? It does help acceptance rate percentage though.
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yes, and waitlist helps in case expected yield is higher than actual yield
protecting yield is rejecting students who seem like they will not come if accepted
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Hi, assuming I get the choice between NU and USC and costs are equal, I would most likely pick USC for one main reason:
- I live pretty close to NU (<1 hour) and would like to venture out, hopefully somewhere warmer!
I would also love to be in USCâs marching band, but honestly NUâs is fantastic as well. With that said, I really like NU and think it would be a pretty good fit for me, so Iâll see what happens!
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Schools like NU donât yield protect.
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where did i say NU yield protects?
Got rejected
Female
International (Middle East)
First-generation. Low-income. Gap year 4 yrs.
Rank: 1 out of 44
Public school (doesnât have Weighted GPA)
UW GPA: 4.00
Major: Biology
Applied Test-optional
No AP or Honor courses taken nor offered
ECs
-Research (medical-related, cardiovascular diseases) and internship at Bio lab (Wrote paper, not published)
-Constant trainee of the same lab during high school
-President, Science/Math Club: School-wide poster Honorable Mentions (x2).Held a Neurobiology conference.All-yr class president.
-Co-Founder & VP, Literature Club: Organized weekly writing sessions. Raised Membership(10 to 45) (Inc lowergraders)
-Peer Tutor & TA (2 YRs): Regionally qualified tutor (Team of 15) for 11th gradeâs national exams. Graded Chem exams. Lower-gradersâ Math tutor. Lectured to Bio class.
-Founder & President of the school chapter of a national test. Created a helpful practice program.Prepared members w/ library resources for
EXs. Held out-school meetings for extra study hr & practice past STEM Qs.
-Vice President (Class Representative), Student Council: Event management: Charity Markets, Food Festival, trip for needy, talented students. Charity distribution (Food & Donates).Raised money from painting sell.
-Taekwondo. Coach Assistant & Private Coach, Martial Arts Club
Practiced for 15 yrs. Named/pic published in sports journal.Helped recruit martial
artists in HS.Trained 10 kids(belt promotion test preps)
-shadowing
-family responsibility
-full time job (Cashier)
-Choir
-a bunch of other community services and activities.
Honors
Taekwondo recognitions.
Scholarship recipient from a national education organization (Book and exam scholarship)
scored top 1% in physics chapter of my countryâs national mock test(out of 100,000 test takers)
Received honorable mention in a regional research projects
Lots of other HMs and awards including Art and writing and academic awards (Levels school and region)
Essays: wrote about the family issues.(my writing is good and acceptable)
LORs: 3 teachers and 1 peer and 1 counselor. I think they all were written in a good and positive way.
Anyway, Congrats on all your acceptances. wish you all the best of success and please wish me luck too.
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My condition is also pretty much same like yoursđ
Thatâs unbelievable. Did you get waitlisted at any?