Northwestern University Fall 2022 Transfer Thread

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Hello Everyone, I am applying as a transfer to Northwestern University. I did not see a thread for Fall 2022 transferring, so I thought I’d create one; my stats are down below.

Transfering As: Junior

Current College: Large State University Honors College

College GPA: 3.98

College Major: Political Science (Planned Double-Major In Finance or Economics Depending on School)

Credits Earned: 46

Credits In Progress: 16

High School GPA: 4.08 UW (HS Doesn’t Rank or Weight GPA)

SAT/ACT: 32 ACT Superscored/Did Not Take SAT

College ECs:

  • Vice President of Human Rights Club

  • Chairman of Alexander Hamilton Society (Basically a Debate Club)

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant For Fall 2021 Semester

  • Member of Tae Kwon Do Club (Currently a 1st Degree Black Belt)

  • 2 Internships at Major NGO Organizations (Summer 2020 and Summer 2021)

Other ECs:

  • Started a non-profit organization in 2018 to raise Autism-awareness. Raised about $5,000 and also worked with a member of congress to help draft (and eventually pass) a bill related to Autism research.

Awards/Honors:

  • Dean’s List All 3 Semesters at Current School

  • Member of Honors College at my Current Institution

  • National Honor Society (High School)

  • National Merit Scholar - Commended (High School)

  • Won the Highest Leadership Award Given to a Graduating Senior at my High School.

Hooks: URM Hispanic

Essays: I’d say around a 7-8/10

LOR: I’d Say Around 9-10/10

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I thought I’d provide more info about the Northwestern transfer process since many people are probably going to be asking some of these questions.

  • Generally, decisions start to come out the last week of April. Last year, according to previous threads, the first round of decisions were released on Friday, April 23. Batches of decisions were then released every two weeks after that date.

  • Applying early, according to multiple different sources does not necessarily guarantee that your decision will come earlier. Northwestern does NOT review applications in the order that they are received. This was confirmed via an email directly to the admissions office.

  • Admissions rates for transfers have historically been around 15%.

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Thank you for making this! I thought I’d add my info and see where it goes. Good luck to you and everyone else applying!!

Transferring as: Sophomore

Current College: Started the year at a private LAC in California, now finishing at a local CC in Montana (financial and personal reasons)

College GPA: 4.0

Major: Psychology

Credits Earned: 22

Credits In Progress: 12

High School GPA: 2.9 (yeah, I know…physical and mental health issues freshman year. But I had a significant upward trend, so hopefully that helps a little bit!)

Did not report ACT/SAT (thanks, Covid!)

ECs:

  • Currently working on a project researching the mental health disparities between public and private prisons (I want to eventually be a criminal psychologist, which I discussed in my app.)
  • Wrote three novels throughout high school/college
  • Interned for a well-known local LGBTQ/Racial equality organization
  • Volunteered at a medical hospital in a remote town in Northern India
  • Working since 2019, currently working two paid jobs for the same organization.

Awards/Honors:
Dean’s list @ previous LAC, expecting it again for current semester.

Hooks: Legacy, maybe geographic diversity? (According to a map on CollegeFactual, NU doesn’t have any current undergrads from Montana. Not a fantastic source, so the reliability of that is…dodgy at best!)

Essays: 9-10/10

LOR: IDK for sure, but I would say 8/10.

Again, best of luck to everyone!

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High school GPA: 3.81 (unweighted)
College GPA from T30 school: 3.85
Major: Economics

Transferring as sophomore!

Significant extracurriculars:
Vice President of College student government 2025
Piano introductor
leader of multiple clubs in high school
Lots of economic experience

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Transferring as a junior!
GPA: 3.8 from a t30 (one w tho)
Major: leadership & org change
High school gpa: 3.1 (Undiagnosed ADHD)
ECs include
Millenium Fellow for UN
VP for school human rights org
Founder of non profit (backed by UN) for queer refugee rights
teen ambassador for state attorney general
TEDx executive director
Outreach committee member for national human rights org (presented bill to congress)
social media manager for worlds largest human rights org’s youth division
donor research intern for political campaign
legislative committee lead for state amnesty chapter.

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GPA 3.9
SAT 1570
Average EC and essay
Econ major
Chance me

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Does anyone know when the first wave is going to be released this year?

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I’d say within the next 2 weeks.

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Usually on Fridays?

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Could it be today?

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CAS Rejected

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i got rejected so yeah, they’re sending out rejections

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I got rejected as well. Good luck on your rest of decisions

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when did u guys apply…have not heard

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did u get emails??

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yeah. We are probably the first wave

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When did they send the email

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3:20 pst

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To address the second part, someone on reddit got accepted

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For those who heard back, when did you submit your application?