Northwestern Fall 2021 Transfer

They have ED for transfers?

oops! I meant to say I applied ED as a high school senior.

College GPA: > 4.0 (semester it can go over, but overall capped at 4.0)
HS GPA: 4.19 on a 4.0 scale; top 20% of HS class @ competitive private hs
SAT: 1400-1500 range (sorry kinda personal) & also commended scholar
College ECs: business clubs, sorority
HS ECs: Varsity XC, Track, Swim; Editor of Yearbook; Captain of XC team + more stuff

damn nice. my college gpa sus as heck but the rest seem kinda fine? idk im just rollin with the punches at this point, im reverse manifesting

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also waiting for Emory!

So sorry to hear that, Iā€™m sure NU will be pretty disappointed when they see your son as a leading doctor in 15 years!

Your sonā€™s stats are easily better than mine in basically every way, so Iā€™m surprised I didnā€™t get a rejection letter today, gonna need strength these next however many weeks lol.

Is the first wave mostly rejections and the following waves more acceptances?

Every wave is mostly rejections lol

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My child applied as a High school senior Fall of 2019 Early decision. Got rejected. Applied again as a transfer January 2021 and sent application February 2021. Thank you, yes he is what my family calls ā€œBoy Geniusā€. He is in a competitive honors program at his school. He loves it! He really loves Northwestern as well.

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Thank you for the kind words. I guess admissions did not see it that way. Congrats to you!!

My brother said same thing when my boy was rejected as a ED applicant senior year that NU will regret this when they see what a successful MD he will become. LOL

WE STILL LOVE LOVE LOVE NORTHWESTERN! Enjoy the school it is wonderful!

like this message if you still havenā€™t heard back yet :see_no_evil:

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I applied to Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and the University of Miami. All have had their first round of decisions and I havenā€™t heard back from any of them. Ugh.

I know Iā€™m just nervous, but does being in the second round of decisions mean anything? I applied on time to all of the colleges I applied to but none of them gave me a decision in the first round? Does that mean anything? Or is it just chance?

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nah i dont think it works like thatā€¦

transferred from: a non-ranked public school
Accepted: Weinberg for Economics (incoming sophomore)

College gpa: 3.95
HS gpa (all ib): 3.45ā€¦ this just shows your hs gpa can be ass
ACT: 34

Essays: I really made this personal and vulnerable and explained why I wanted to switch my career to finance and how this affected me
Why northwestern essay: really focused on specific clubs, classes, and opportunities that Northwestern could provide me

Experience:
HS: Mayors Council, State tennis team and individual champ, started a tennis program as a coach
College: worked at covid-19 testing site the whole semester, interned at F500 company 2nd semester, was part of a very selective wall street club

I really made sure not to overdo my application, and maintained one theme or focus throughout the whole thing.

AND no i donā€™t have any hooks (not first-gen or low income or legacy or anything)

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im sure i also got very lucky, and I truly wish the best for everyone. I did not post stats to brag but i just wanted to give u an idea if you think you are in a similar situation:)

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Incoming sophomore or junior? Iā€™m also going to be in Weinberg for Economics.

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like i will start northwestern as a Sophomore lol

congrats tho!!

Iā€™m going crazy :sob:

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Is it a bad idea/too late to send an update on current/new activities and summer plans? Just add it as an additional info section?