Nortwestern RD Results Class of 2015

shauna2015 · March 28, 2011, 1:51pm

**Decision: Accepted CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (620 CR, 680 M, 700 W)
[] ACT: Not sent.
[] SAT II: 800 Math I, 710 Biology I, 640 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Three 3’s.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Achievement Outstanding Participant[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Too many too list.
[] Job/Work Experience: Not listed on application.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 500 hours. I quit counting.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering. Summer Programs.
[] Essays: They made me smile:) Probably what got me in.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Loved them.
[] Counselor Rec: I don’t know, but he loves me.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Didn’t get one Oh well. I got in :)[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Crappy Public, yet somehow overly competitive.
[] Ethnicity: Caribbean (Jamaican) Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$60,000 Bracket
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Overcoming struggles. My SAT II Math I score is pretty baller.
[] Weaknesses: Too young to be taken seriously. I’m 16.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: They understood who I was, what I came from, and where I wanted to go.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] NYU (Accepted, Scholarship), Rice (Accepted), Emory (Accepted), University of Florida (Accepted, Presidential Scholarship), MIT (Rejected), Wellesley (Waitlisted).
General Comments:

Kdog044 · March 28, 2011, 3:25pm

I wouldn’t make that assumption. I think if you look at many who were waitlisted with good stats they admit they didn’t spend a lot of time or effort on their essays. I think a lot of them either felt that they weren’t committed to attending or felt their stats would be enough to carry them and I believe the essay was “very important” in the decision making process. How else could they separate the mass number of 2300+ SAT’s, 30+ ACT’s and 4.XX GPA’s.

LakerFan666 · March 28, 2011, 4:57pm

Decision: Waitlisted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (780 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
[] SAT II: 760 Biology E, 780 Literature, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7-3.8 (school doesn’t calculate unweighted), around 4.4 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Government and Politics (5), Statistics (5), Chemistry (5), Environmental Science (5), Language and Composition (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP English 4 (geared towards Literature and Culture), AP Physics B, AP Biology, AP European History, AP French
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research at Boston College on crustacean endocrinology, presented at Aquaculture America 2011; French Honor Society (Treasurer); Chess Club; Ping-Pong Club, School newspaper (Humor editor), others less significant
[] Job/Work Experience: Graphics and web design
[] Volunteer/Community service: Religious service, four hours a week
[] Summer Activities: JHU CTY, field research in Ecuador, interned at pathology lab in India
[] Essays: Common App was great, showed sense of humor and humility in unique way; NW statement could have been much better
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t seen them but both teachers promised me they were excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[] Additional Rec: Written by BC professor with whom I did research
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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] School Type: Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Indian (Sikh)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: High (all I’m gonna say)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, extracurriculars, CA essay
[] Weaknesses: Grades (mitigated somewhat by counselor rec explaining family difficulties junior year), NW essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Too good to reject but NW essay didn’t show enough desire for them to take me over similar applicants who wanted it more (Indian kid applying for biotech isn’t exactly unique)
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (safety) and Boston College Arts & Sciences Honors Program, Rejected from MIT, still waiting on Tufts, Hopkins, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford[/ul]
**General Comments: I’m not upset because I understand NW’s position. I will probably opt out of the waitlist, but it depends on how I fare with the six schools I haven’t heard from. **

gotspirit3 · March 28, 2011, 8:17pm

ACCEPTED! MCCORMICK

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (R 720, M 800, W 710)
[] SAT II: 790 Biology M, 740 Physics, 800 Math 2, 760 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.2 UW
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), World (5), Physics B (5), Math AB (5), English Lang (4), AP Calc AB (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English and Lit, AP Physics C, AP Psych, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish, AP Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis team 3 years, Key Club, School Planning Committee Treasurer, DECA 3 years, etc
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hrs at local hospital
[] Summer Activities:Clinical research experience
[] Essays:Common app good, creative… nu; pretty standard
[] Teacher Recommendation:didnt read, but assuming great
[] Counselor Rec: AMAZING
[] Additional Rec:

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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:course difficulty, well roundedness?
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:showed interest
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] accepted: u mich, binghamton, vanderbilt, tulane. waitlisted: wustl. rejected MIT. Still waiting: tufts, princeton, duke, columbia, princeton, and U penn
General Comments: SO EXCITED!!!

azndarkvader · March 28, 2011, 9:01pm

do you guys know how many people got waitlisted?

hinsdale1 · March 28, 2011, 9:17pm

^The average for the last three years has been around 2900 waitlisted (with only 45 being able to enroll from waitlist last year). Although I do not believe the admissions office has released the RD figures yet for this year.

azndarkvader · March 28, 2011, 9:19pm

how many of those 2900 get offered admissions on average?

lonestar92 · March 28, 2011, 9:26pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2170 (760 M, 690 CR, 720 W)
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II:740 Bio M, 690 Math I, 740 Spanish w/o Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.785
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/749
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):Art History SL (5) Bio SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB History HL, IB Econ. SL, IB Spanish 5 HL, IB Math SL, IB English HL, IB Bio HL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Social/Service Club (Secretary), National Honor Society, Interact Service Club, Photography Classes, Study Abroad in Spain, Volleyball (Club and School)
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs for 2 years - sales associate (20 hrs/wk) and nursery assistant (3hrs/wk)
[] Volunteer/Community service:NHS, Interact Service Club,
[] Summer Activities:Study Abroad for 5 weeks in Spain (4 hours of class in Spanish Monday-Friday)
[] Essays: Very good, “WHY NU” essay was very personal
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:N/A[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: IB World School
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sister is currently a junior at NU[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:GPA, Rank, Essays, Legacy
[] Weaknesses:Could have more leadership in ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]ACCEPTED: NYU, UVA, UNC, BOSTON COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS; WAITLISTED: RICE, NORTHWESTERN; STILL WAITING: U PENN, COLUMBIA, HARVARD, BROWN
**General Comments:**Congrats on those accepted, hope to see you there next year.

hinsdale1 · March 28, 2011, 9:26pm

^See -----><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1110176-what-your-chances-getting-accepted-waitlist.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1110176-what-your-chances-getting-accepted-waitlist.html</a>

harmonicoasis · March 28, 2011, 10:51pm

Decision: Accepted – School of Communication

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (800 CR, 670 M, 670 W)
[] ACT: 29 (28 E, 30 M, 33 R, 26 S)
[] SAT II: 680 Chemistry, 700 Math Level II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7105
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/640
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):English Lit and Comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB History of the Americas, English 4 HL2, Spanish 3, AP Calculus, AP Psychology, Show Choir 
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, CSF, HOBY Ambassador[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):several leadership positions, water polo, swim, volleyball, instrumental and vocal music
[] Job/Work Experience:Assistant Coach: Swimming
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 150 hours
[] Summer Activities: club volleyball, work as swim coach, lifeguard
[] Essays: Common App about HOBY Seminar, Northwestern about the benefits of my major (Human Communication Sciences) as a pre-med major, overall impression of campus environment/lifestyle.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but from Chemistry teacher who loved me and my family, I scored the highest in my class on the state Chemistry test
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, probably very general
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[li] Interview:n/a[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: <$60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays (I’m told my writing voice is awesome and I was nailing key points), sports, and leadership
[] Weaknesses:ACT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: HOBY title, strong Leadership and Extracurriculars, great essays
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Boston U, Fordham, UC Davis, UC San Diego, will find out Columbia U tomorrow [/ul]
General Comments: Their online system is a little strange, and they don’t communicate well, but this was my dream school, and I’m going as long as I can throw the money together.

Collegemeltdown · March 29, 2011, 1:37am

**Decision: Accepted WCAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 Chem, 710 US
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Weighted 5.07/ 5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A 
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP USH (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Chem (5), AP Euro (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, English H, AP Statistics, AP Economics, Multivariable Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cross Country (10,11, Captain 12)
Soccer (9,10,11)
Service Club (11, President 12)
Yearbook (10, Editor 11, Editor in Chief 12)
NHS (11, 12)
Cum Laude (12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (12)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Random stuff, but Presidential Bronze Award (11)
[] Summer Activities: Internship at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine
[] Essays: Common App talked about how driven I was, I think it was decent. Why NU was AMAZING. I tied in everything I knew/ loved about the school.
[] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH Teacher: Hopefully good? She’s my XC coach as well. Math teacher, had him for Calc BC and Multivariable, it was pretty generic but decent I guess
[] Counselor Rec: ?? NU Alumn though
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Went really great! I talked a TON about how much I loved the school but I think we clicked well[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: North Shore public competative, (NU LOVES our school, they admitted ~20 kids?)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Love for NU, My grades and test scores were right on target
[] Weaknesses: bad freshman year grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My why Northwestern Essay must have really just cinched the deal and shown how much I love the school
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted: UofI (business), Wisconsin- Madison (invitation to apply for direct BBA program), Case Western (Preprofessional Law interview). Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, WashU. Deferred: Duke (ED).
I was really shocked when I got waitlisted to Vanderbilt and Notre Dame, they seemed like really target schools, but oh well! I love NU more and they have a WAY better econ program than Vandy or Notre Dame, and I would have choosen NU over those two schools!
General Comments: I’m extremely excited! My top two schools were NU and Duke, so thank goodness I got into one of the schools!!

kingarthur188 · March 29, 2011, 6:12pm

Decision: Accepted into McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted but CR 720 M 780 W 790
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: Math II 800 Physics 800 French 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (guess, because we don’t calculate)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Both Calculus 5 Chemistry 5 Biology pending Physics C 4 French 3
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Multivariable, English, French 12, Middle East, Fundamentalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some regional/school awards
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (co-founder and co-president), Science Olympiad, Asian Cultural Society (VP), Arts magazine (Section editor), Youth Orchestra, Tennis team (JV captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: US Open Ballperson
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community service trip to Dominican Republic; started free Saturday mentorship program
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Solid CommonApp, felt fine with Northwestern’s Personal Statement
[] Teacher Recommendation: One teacher gave an extra one, but all three should be glowing.
[] Counselor Rec: Fine, not great.
[] Interview: Went quite well… a very comfortable and pleasant conversation.
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, recs
[] Weaknesses: Maybe essays, could have done more extracurrics outside of school
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: A classmate got in ED and I believe I have a higher standing than he does. Also, test scores and interview probably helped my cause.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Illinois (engineering) and Carnegie Mellon (engineering/business) so far. Waitlisted at Wash U. Still have to hear from 8!! [/ul]

General Comments: I needed this one. Northwestern is in my top three or four, and WashU was giving me doubts, despite the common knowledge of the size of their waitlist. I might just have to withdraw from that waitlist now. Good luck to everyone!

mathmaniac11 · March 29, 2011, 8:39pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (800 M, 720 W, 640 CR)
[] ACT: 33 (35 M, 35 E, 32 S, 28 R)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 660 Physics (this was before I had taken the actual class)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/96
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus (5) this is the only AP class offered at my school
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: College English, College Biology, Wind Ensemble Band, Online Physics, Spanish IV, AP Calc, German II, World Geography
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity tennis, varsity track, band, knowledge bowl, LifeSmarts, science club (co-president)
[] Job/Work Experience: summer job my Junior year as a cashier
[] Volunteer/Community service: National Honors Society
[] Summer Activities: play lots of tennis and go on runs
[] Essays: I didn’t think it was that good at first, but maybe it was. I write with very simple vocab and straight to the point. Not very intelligent sounding at all, but it’s full of meaning.
[] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: amazing! And she went to Northwestern as well!!
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small, located in a small cornfield town
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: idk, at least 250,000 a year, probably a lot more
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female engineer[/li][/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: math scores, extracurriculars, essay?
[] Weaknesses: reading scores, didn’t have as many opportunities as many of the other applicants considering where I live
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I really want to go to this school, and I’m hoping my essay showed that. Plus I want to be an engineer, and I have good enough math scores for that!
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[/ul] accepted: U of Michigan, U of Wisconsin, U of Denver, U of Colorado. Waitlisted: Notre Dame, Colorado School of Mines
General Comments: Go Northwestern!!! And good luck to everyone else out there :)

kuroxramen · March 29, 2011, 9:53pm

It took them five days and several frantic emails to reject me. -______-

Decision: Rejected (WCAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 - (CR) 730, (M) 770 (WR) 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted): World History (740), Chinese with Listening (760), Math II (800), Chemistry (780), Biology-M (750)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~670
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy; 4 APs, Journalism, one elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Open Music Competition (a few medals), Science Olympiad (regional medals; team advancing to state competition), Girl Scout Silver Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Parent Liaison, Event Leader), American Red Cross Club (Co-President), Journalism (Copy Editor), Math Club (Student Advisor), Girl Scouts (Camporee/annual camping competition judge, crew member), California Scholarship Federation
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours; Chinese culture summer camp counselor, leadership group member (for same summer camp organization), service trip in Thailand (teaching English to children with parents in drug rehabilitation), summer tutoring at local library, various other smaller community service projects (through Girl Scouts, etc.)
[] Essays: Common App ones were okay, supplement not so much
[] Teacher Recommendation: Two; one decent, other one I didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she doesn’t know me too well
[] Additional Rec: One; from the director of the above organization (she also helped organize the Thailand program). She asked for my help in writing the rec, so I was fairly happy with the letter in the end.
[] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Taiwanese-Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: > $120,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades? Involvement in extracurriculars? Community service?
[] Weaknesses: Why NU essay was written at the last minute, so it was not at all my best work.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Weak supplement
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted at UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington University in St. Louis
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General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got accepted! (:

rdgonzalez · March 29, 2011, 10:53pm

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (750 CR 670 M 630 W)
[] SAT II: Math I 710, Math II 770, Spanish 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 5 (Different grading system)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish Literature, English, Guarani, Natural Science and Health, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, History and Geography, Arts, Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Management, Sociology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Social Investigation, Christian Doctrine, Physical Education (Not kidding, having this number of subjects in my country is typical) [/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class President, Class Vice President, Varsity Soccer, Varsity Track and Field, Varsity Rugby, Guitar, Drums
[] Volunteer/Community service: >250 hours, with an NGO called Open Hearts, at a house with persons with disabilities, founding member of a national volunteer network
[] Summer Activities: Community service and soccer preseason
[] Essays: Inspiring and showed genuine interest in Northwestern University
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great, I guess
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, I suppose
[] Additional Rec: Excellent
[] Interview: None
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Paraguay
[] School Type: Small Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic + Native
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Approximately $65,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International URM? [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Rank, ECs, Community Service
[] Weaknesses: SAT, SAT II (Could have done more and better)
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Strengths
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Acceped: Washington University in St. Louis Waitlisted: University of Chicago[/ul]
General Comments: I’m pretty happy with decisions until now. Specially since studying in the United States for undergraduate studies had not crossed my mind until halfway through last year, that’s when I learned about the college admissions process and the SAT. I’m ecstatic of having been accepted to two great schools already when I started preparing reeaally late! Good luck to all those waitlisted and rejected, there are definitely fantastic and very lucky schools that will have you!

ConfusedDad1 · March 30, 2011, 11:58am

My daughter did not get in either. ACT33, GPA 3.8 unwaited, 4.9 waited. NHS pres. Athlete - 2 sports. 11 AP classes. CR #11 in a academy HS.

Unfortunatley - White, Female from the Midwest. Unless you are 35+ with 4.0 you need to be another ethnic background. Plenty of acceptance AF AM with lower scores. Why the special treatment? shouldn’t everyone be “equal”?

Kdog044 · March 30, 2011, 4:41pm

Read the link below and it may make some sense to you. Your daughter is not alone.

<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1114541-nu-overall-acceptance-rate-18-down-27-just-2-years-ago.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/northwestern-university/1114541-nu-overall-acceptance-rate-18-down-27-just-2-years-ago.html</a>

LCB334 · March 30, 2011, 7:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did Not Submit
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 730, 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/463
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP European History (4), AP English Literature (4)
[] AP Pending: AB Calculus, AP Physics B, AP English Language, AP Microeconomics, AP Psychology
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semi-Finalist, Eagle Scout, AP Scholar, Boys State representative[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Section Leader), Wind Symphony (Section Principle), Full Orchestra (Section Principle), Pit Orchestra, Boy Scouts (Troop Guide), National Honor Society (Officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job since freshman year
[] Volunteer/Community service: tons of stuff through Boy Scouts
[] Summer Activities: Boys State (11th grade); work
[] Essays: Pretty decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing; the other pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: average
[] Additional Rec: amazing
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100k range
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, I’m really excited!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford REA, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, University of Chicago, Rice, USC, UTAustin; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: None

[/ul]General Comments

whoknows123 · March 30, 2011, 7:22pm

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2050
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: Spanish 800. French 700. Math 630 (yuck. I know)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 62/888 … okay so I’ve been living in the USA for about eight years and I didn’t know that grades mattered. I thought that college admission was based on a test you would take senior year. haha. So when I received a crappy class rank sophomore year my counselor told me about how this all works… Now I have all As.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diplomma Candidate. Math SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Physics HL, IB Music HL, IB HOA HL, IB English HL, IB French HL, Top Orchestra, Jazz Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, National Honor Society, Music Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Questbridge National College Match Finalist, UIL, State BPA, State French competition winner [/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): PIANO!! Organ. Orchestra (Violin Since 6th grade. Top orchestra) Full Orchestra. Jazz Band (piano) Tri-M Music Honor Society (Founder/President), Business Professionals of America (President) French Club (Historian), French Symposium (Group Leader), National Honor Society (I didnt put this on common app. lol), Spanish Honor Society(Didn’t put this either), STARS (Secretary) 
[] Job/Work Experience: Accompanist (Learn 13+ songs weekly on the piano and organ well enough to accompany singers, choir, and/or orchestra.) I play 2-5 services weekly. I also worked at Kumon for a few months as a math/reading tutor.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours at local community building. Some of my community service includes translating, working at the children’s clinic, and teaching a computer class. I also volunteered at Habitat for Humanity and other places.
[] Summer Activities: Last summer I went to France with Rotary Exchange program. I spent the rest of the time playing piano.
[] Essays: I think Northwestern looked at my Questbridge application. My common app essay topic was the “issue” one. I think it had great content. Honestly, I don’t think the writing was great, but maybe they took into consideration that I’ve only been speaking English for 8 years.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them, but I think were really good.
[] Counselor Rec: She said she took up all the space they gave her. We talk almost every day, so I think it was great.
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: I was given the opportunity to have one, but looked into it too late. [/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): I live in Texas now, but I’m from Colombia.
[] School Type: Huge public school
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM, first generation college, low income, speaking English only 8 years? I don’t know if that would be one. [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extra-curriculars/Job/Courseload
[] Weaknesses: SAT! GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: URM, Hispanic, interesting essay. Honestly, I don’t know how I was accepted. I didn’t think I would be.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted at Emory, Boston College, Fordham, UT, Arizona. Waitlisted at NYU and Vanderbilt. Rejected at Yale and Harvard.
General Comments:
Congratulations everyone!

sharpest · March 30, 2011, 7:35pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 740, M 690, W 800
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Lit 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), English Literature, AP Calculus AB
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus, Spanish III, Economics/US Government, Dramatic Literature, Physics (at a local community college)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit runner-up, Model UN honorable mention, published author[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance (president, freshman through senior year), Model UN (
[] Job/Work Experience: Political intern at the New York City LGBT center (10th grade), educational intern at the Hetrick-Martin Institute (9th grade)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Centauri Summer Arts Camp 6 years running - studying writing and stage combat. Summer after sophomore year I spent three weeks studying etymology at Brown, then went to Centauri Summer Arts Camp to study theater and stage combat, then went on a theater and writing retreat in Scotland. Summer after junior year, I spent a month at UC-Berkeley studyin precalculus, venture capitalism and marketing/advertising, then went to Centauri Summer Arts Camp for stage combat and writing.
[] Essays: About my experiences studying stage combat – very strong
[] Teacher Recommendation: From my 11th grade AP Language teacher and my 11th grade Chemistry teacher
[] Counselor Rec: From my college counselor – I assume it was very strong
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Yes! A great one, actually, with a lovely recent graduate. We bonded over shoes and Judaism. She liked my shoes and I liked her Jewish star necklace.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White (Jewish!)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Double legacy (both parents), and I’ve taken about 7 different college classes at various schools over the years. I also have kick-ass summer activities.[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Excellent writer! My “Why NU” essay was very, very good. And my personal statement/Common App essay was pretty strong as well.
[] Weaknesses: My GPA could be higher.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Double legacy, gotta be it.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: SUNY Albany, SUNY Purchase, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Oneonta, Emerson, American, Skidmore, Colby[/ul]
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