Nortwestern RD Results Class of 2015

hmbeast · March 24, 2011, 6:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 760 Literature, 690 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/365
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Government and Politics (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP English, AP Stats, AP Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Editor of newspaper), (Executive underwriter director of radio station), forensics, lead roles in drama productions
[] Job/Work Experience: Mattress mascot
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community theater work, helping school workers, working at homeless shelters
[] Summer Activities: Working, theater
[] Essays: Common App was a quirky essay about the influence Doctor Who has had on my life. Northwestern one was a very passionate one about my connection to Chicago and Northwestern.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from a Northwestern alum that was very good. Another from a physics teacher that was sweet but poorly written.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she likes me a lot and is very kind.
[] Interview: It was with a very nice lady who went to graduate school at Northwestern, but she never really attended classes there. I didn’t think it was spectacular, but it was good enough, I suppose.
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Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $80,000-$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have an uncle who went to Northwestern… not sure if that really mattered.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, GPA, essay, recommendation
[] Weaknesses: No hook, no spectacular ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My essay, my test scores, and my recommendations (maybe my legacy too)
[] Where else did you get accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Waitlisted at UChicago, accepted at UW-Madison, rejected EA from Yale.[/ul]
General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in!

sylbub93 · March 24, 2011, 6:35pm

Decision: Accepted to the Medill School of Journalism!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (CR: 730, M: 640, W:690)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: US History: 770, English Lit: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (93/100)
[] Rank: N/A
[] AP: US History (5), Euro History, English Lit, Spanish
[] IB: N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish, Pre-Calc, AP Euro, College Writing Class (through Pace U.), Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Principal’s Advisory Council: Four years
-Student Rep. to Board of Ed
-School Newspaper (Sports editor)
-Trumpet in Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Symphonic Orchestra
-Baseball at JV level
-Member of local Comm. service organization
[] Job/Work Experience: Columnist at local online newspaper
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above
[] Summer Activities: Nothing major
[] Essays: Very good. Talked about how my curiosity as a child led to my passion for history and journalism
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming outstanding.
[] Counselor Rec: See above
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: VERY good. Felt awesome afterward and could tell I made a good impression on interviewer[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Huge upswing in grades from Frosh-Soph year, maintained through Junior and Senior year [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Reading, essays, recs, interview
[] Weaknesses: Math?
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My strengths. I’m so pleasantly surprised!
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: In at Ohio St, George Mason, Miami, USC, SUNY Albany, Maryland, and Northeastern. Out at U Florida. [/ul]
General Comments: I am so excited!! I did NOT think I was going to get in, but I am so happy I did. NU is my number one and hopefully I can afford to go. Congrats to all of the fellow admits, and to the one’s they passed up on, keep your chin up! You are going to be great wherever you go!

InvisibleMonster · March 24, 2011, 6:36pm

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 790 USH, 770 Spanish, 740 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/470 (2 at the time)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science A, United States History, and Calculus BC
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Euro, AP Spanish Lit, English IV H, Adv Software Development H
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF (at the time), AP Scholar with Distinction[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Chapter VP, Secretary, national award in my event), Schools for Schools (VP), independent writing
[] Job/Work Experience: 35 hours/week this year at a real-estate office doing data processing with a bit of writing and editing
[] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor, hospital volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering, FBLA, summer classes
[] Essays: Common app was pretty strong; Northwestern one was kinda generic
[] Teacher Recommendation: “best writer in 19 years of teaching”
[] Counselor Rec: “bordering genius” lol
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: Nope[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public that rarely sends students to top schools
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low (around 25K)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation/low income[/ul] [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, GPA, essay
[] Weaknesses: Not exactly amazing ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Strengths!
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted: UChicago (EA), Duke (likely)…nothing else yet. :)

General Comments: Congrats to those accepted!

SwedeToUS · March 24, 2011, 6:37pm

Decision: Accepted!!!
School of Communication

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (M800, W710, CR680)
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 730 Math II, 710 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 20.0): 19.66
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/151
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 20 % expansion of Swedish curriculum, incl. highest level available in Math, English, etc
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd best company in Sweden’s biggest young entrepreneurship contest (one year program with 5500 competitors), 3rd in Sweden’s biggest business simulation competition.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ran a few own companies (beverage company that developed and sold an anti-stress drink, ad agency, company that sold candles), appeared on Dragons’ Den, participated in a few other entrepreneurship camps/contests.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: entrepreneurship camps 7 running own companies
[] Essays: guess they were pretty good, but hard to say
[] Teacher Recommendation: math-legendary, history-amazing
[] Counselor Rec: amazing
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Sweden (applied for aid)
[] School Type: Top Swedish school (best in Sweden?)
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: $150k (pre-tax)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, recs
[] Weaknesses: international applying for aid, SAT IIs
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: ECs? Good SAT for a Swede?
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] waitlisted at WUSTL, accepted at UMich. Waiting for 7 other schools.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted!

askzorno · March 24, 2011, 6:37pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 660 Math: 800 Writing: 690
[] ACT:nope
[] SAT II: Math II: 800 Biology: 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (4.4 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US Hist. (4), Eng. Lang (4), Calc BC (5), Spanish (2), Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Physics C (both Mechanics and E&M), Independent Research, AP Micro and Macro Econ online, Ap US Government, AP Lit, band, orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): VJAS Best Botany Paper, article published[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (trumpet, first chair), Concert band, Orchestra, Youth Court (VP), Young Dems, NHS, Choir, Mu Alpha THeta
[] Job/Work Experience: I dogsit
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS projects, church activities, Happy Healthy Cooks program (teach 2nd graders how to cook)
[] Summer Activities: Not academic in any way
[] Essays: Very good, went through several edits
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Strong, one from math and one from English
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public (1800 students)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 75000-100000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, showed strong devotion to musical extracurriculars as well.
[] Weaknesses: Reading SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My guess is my GPA and rigorous course load
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:Accepted at Macalester and St. Olaf College, Waitlisted at UChicago and Wash U, and rejected at MIT[/ul]
General Comments:

johannes1430 · March 24, 2011, 6:38pm

Decision: Rejected - McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 - 700W 760M 730W
[] ACT: nope!
[] SAT II: 800MII 800CHE 770PHY
[] GPA: 57.9/60 (Norwegian)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5/100
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CalcAB(5), CalcBC, Chem, PhysC
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): nah
[] Senior Year Course Load: psst
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not for me[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, Club/Varsity Nordic Skiing
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-time @ Electronics store, independent graphic design
[] Volunteer/Community service: A lot junior & senior year
[] Summer Activities: Camp leader & work
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: One very good & short, one mundane and long, one unknown
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good and short
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: International[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Country: Norway
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Scandinavian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $150-200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not really…[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATIIs, Well-roundedness
[] Weaknesses: SATs, generic white wannabe:P
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: see self-depreciating description in the line above:)
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Acc. F&M, waiting for 17 more[/ul]
General Comments: Engineering at NU is hardcore! Don’t apply if you’re just a regular smart white guy with top 5 % stats but no major hooks / accomplishments…

Idioteque11 · March 24, 2011, 6:41pm

**Decision: Waitlisted CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Bio 800, Chem 760, Math Level 2 730, U.S. Hist - 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.2 (weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory (5) [for composite, Aural subscore, and Non-Aural subscore], English Lit. and Comp. (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Challenging for my school, because there arent a lot of APs offered.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A ton of music (4 instruments, various bands) and some theatre, Light and Sound Club (President), School literary magazine (Managing Editor), T.H.I.M.U.N. (Delegate)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: None
[] Summer Activities: Worked in a neuroscience research lab last summer
[] Essays: I liked it
[] Interview: I think it went well.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, Extracurricular
[] Weaknesses: Job / community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Accepted to WashU, W&M.
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General Comments: Good luck all!

directall · March 24, 2011, 6:44pm

Decision: Accepted to:
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Didn’t Report
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 69
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not available at school
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not available at school
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest at my school…not hard in comparison to other schools
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Robotics Challenge Gold Winner 3 years in a row[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Community Service Club (Pres), Basketball, Show Choir, Musical, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fall Play, Two Local Youth Boards, Quiz Bowl Team, Spanish Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Small summer job with a slight emphasis in Comp. Sci. (my major)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150 hours through school’s community service club
[] Summer Activities: None really, other than basketball condition, etc.
[] Essays: I thought it was a good, original essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good!
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure…should have been good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH-IO! (go Bucks!)
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Rural Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No real hooks[/ul][/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: My academic numbers were good, as were my essays
[] Weaknesses: Activities slightly weak (maybe?)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Not sure, but I’m glad I got accepted![/li]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else that got accepted! It was a difficult wait! Hopefully I’ll see you next fall!

If you didn’t get accepted, this is not the end! There are plenty of other schools where you’ll thrive! This just wasn’t meant to be!

MontanaDomer · March 24, 2011, 6:44pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 34
SAT II (if submitted): 800 Bio, 750 math 1/2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): all A’s
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/86
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:US Government, AP English, AP Chem, Physics, Religion 4, Spanish 4, AP Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): Attended ISEF, Baseball (4), Basketball (1), Football (2), Math club (3), Ski Club (3), Student Council (4), NHS, KCK, Film Club (3), Spanish Club (1),
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Youth Volunteer Corps, Special Olympics, Muscular Dystrophy Association
EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): Talked about baseball, very good because I talked about playing around the world.
General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): Talked about the places I have lived in (Indonesia, Canada, Montana), good.
Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): very good
Counselor Rec (only if you saw it):didn’t see
Additional Rec (only if you saw it):
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Montana
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
ISEF
Reflection NW has a beautiful campus!
Strengths: ACT, ECs
Weaknesses: no legacy
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
. My guidance counselor is a great intellect and he most likely scared the admissions rep into submission.

So far accepted at Notre Dame, waiting to hear from some Ivies.

icapax · March 24, 2011, 6:45pm

Decision: Rejected at WCAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 CR (780), Math (800), Wr (760)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Bio (770), Math II (800), USH (790)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.6614 (Weighted. I don’t know the unweighted.)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2?/~500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Micro (4), Bio (5), English Language (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5)/AB subscore (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP English Literature, AP Euro, Orchestra, Math at Princeton, AP French
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, NMSF, 2nd place in local Mystery Writing Contest, Central Jersey Regionals (Violin), Honorable Mention in NJ Mole Day Poster Contest, National French Honor Society, had poetry published in a nationally-distributed anthology[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin (concertmaster of high school orchestra, soloist at Carnegie Hall, assistant concertmaster of YOCJ, Independence Sinfonia, Regionals, NJYS), NHS (VP), Human Rights Coalition (Treasurer, Pres), Chemistry Olympics Club (Treasurer, VP), Student Council (Class Treasurer), JV Volleyball, Key Club, School Newspaper, Literary Magazine, French Club, Academic Team
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:Chinese School (60 hours), NJ Museum of Agriculture (200+), Key Club (50+), various other volunteering for clubs
[] Summer Activities: People to People Student Leadership Summit, NJ Governor’s School in the Sciences, writing novel
[] Essays: Good, I think, although I am now questioning everything at the moment.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good, I hope.
[] Counselor Rec: Good, I hope.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: None. No available interviewer in the area.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, Average
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $180,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None apparently.[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Surprise.
[] Weaknesses: Surprise.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: It wasn’t meant to be. 
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Deferred at Yale, waitlisted at Tulane. And rejected at NU.

General Comments: I am mildly amused. I hope someone up there isn’t purposely trying to screw with me. Roar. Time to eat some ice cream. I’m scared. And tired. I feel like everything I’ve ever worked for is being dismissed by people who look at my numbers and statistics. I feel small and tired. But I also know that what doesn’t kill me can only make me stronger. Congrats to everyone who got in/waitlisted! :)

LBlock · March 24, 2011, 6:48pm

Decision: Accepted to McCormick School of Engineering and Bienen School of Music

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 34 (36, 32, 35, 34, 9)
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 740 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/163
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None (not offered at HS)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest courses offered (most are Dual Enrollment)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Band Captain and numerous soloist/all-region recognitions are rewards), 4 clubs (president of one and VP of the other), independent studies in Computer Science
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Offered free tutoring, set up a tutoring program through a club at my school, Junior Rotarian, various community service activities through clubs
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School
[] Essays: I have no idea, but I assume they were good. I only showed it to a few family members and followed the advice of keeping it original.
[] Teacher Recommendation: beaming
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 80k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: lots of depth in music, good test scores/gpa
[] Weaknesses: no APs (may have worked out though), most ECs unrelated to engineering
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Had a great audition to the music school, great recommendations, and an original, heartfelt essay
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Case Western Reserve and 2 safety schools[/ul]
General Comments: Northwestern is my top pick, but whether or not I go depends on if it’s affordable.

rahuja · March 24, 2011, 6:50pm

Decision: Rejected (Weinberg)

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 700 M / 800 CR / 740 W = 2240

ACT: NA
SAT II: US History: 800, Literature: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86, Weighted: 4.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on US History, 5 on European History, 5 on Psychology, 3 on Physics B
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Four APs, Leadership, Service Learning, and Advanced Drama
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, Presidential Community Service Award
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (2 years, Captain), Musical Theater (4 years, Lead Roles), Choral Singing (4 years, Soloist), Senior Class President, Political Debate Club (Founder and President), National Arts Honors Society (2 years, Treasurer), JV Basketball (2 years), JV Swimming (2 years)

Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee (4 years)
Volunteer/Community service: Breathe California working against lung cancer, helping support the Arts with Culture Works. (over 200 hours)
Summer Activities: Internship at a law firm, Spanish classes at local CC, volunteer work.
Essays: Common app essay on Indian Sandwiches, supplement essays were decent but nothing special
Teacher Recommendation: Two recs, I thought they were great
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty strong
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Amazing
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): California

Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $170,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths Lots of EC’s, solid scores, unique common application essay

Weaknesses: not amazing scores, no standout EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Not the most amazing SAT Scores, being Indian and from California, I dont know.
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD. Rejected from UPenn and Northwestern
</code></pre>

General Comments: Bummed because i thought i had a solid shot. oh well life goes on!

banachtarski · March 24, 2011, 6:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): R: 800 M: 740 W: 730 (1 sitting)
[] ACT: Composite 36 (2 sittings)
[] SAT II: Lit: 670 Math II: 800 US Hist: 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats 5, APUSH 4, Music Theory 5, U.S. Gov 5, Calc AB 5 BC 4, APCP 5, Psych 4, Micro 4, Macro 4, Human Geo 5, Lang/Comp 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5, Spanish 6, AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Physics, AP Lit/Comp, Orchestra, AP Lunch
[li] Minor Awards: Nat’l Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Minnesota All-State Orchestra violist 2 years (principal one year), Minnesota Youth Symphony, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony (principal), school Chamber Orchestra (principal), Quiz Bowl: qual’d for nat’s
[] Job/Work Experience: Dairy Queen over the summer, Kumon 1.5 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: mowed some lawns…
[] Summer Activities: All-State Orchestra camps, various chamber music festivals
[] Essays: get progressively worse with each reading
[] Teacher Recommendation: good/great/great?
[] Counselor Rec: no idea
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant): US of A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): brother is currently a sophomore [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, activity concentration (= passion)
[] Weaknesses: GPA? some recs? essays…
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Honestly, who can say?
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: waitlist at WUSTL, rejected at UChicago [/ul]
General Comments: Life is absurd.

3coolcats · March 24, 2011, 6:57pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 760 Math II [] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/217
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): terrible!
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Literature, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, Journalism/Newspaper, Tumbling, AP Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country all 4 years, state all 4 years (captain 2 years), Track and Field varsity 3 years, state qualifier all 3 years, placed top 5 at state (captain 2 years), NHS (vice president), Academic Team (captain), Varsity swim team, German Club (historian)
[] Job/Work Experience: Wendy’s (work about 20 hours a week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours. Organized quite a few fund raisers at my school.
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I thought they were good - I wouldn’t say that my why NU essay was too spectacular though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Average to below average. My teachers let me see what they wrote and there were multiple grammar mistakes in all of them.
[] Counselor Rec: Same as teacher recs. My school sucks.
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Terrible public school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I personally didn’t think I had any, so I’m surprised I even got waitlisted.
[] Weaknesses: my stats. They kind of suck.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Waitlisted because I’m overly average haha
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: accepted to a few backups but other than that I don’t know yet![/ul]
General Comments: I’m kind of upset, but I think I kind of knew that I wasn’t going to be accepted. Congrats to everyone who made it! (:

ogmudbone · March 24, 2011, 6:58pm

**Decision: Waitlisted to McCormick **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): none
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 760 M1, 720 M2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none (for sure top 10%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (US History) 5 (AP Comp)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs–AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Euro
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): football, tennis, volunteer corps
[] Job/Work Experience: work at pizza restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: alot, received presidential award
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: idk if they liked them, but others did
[] Teacher Recommendation: i hope good
[] Counselor Rec: i hope good
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: man
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
General Comments:

eponine24601 · March 24, 2011, 7:00pm

[size=+2]Decision: Accepted<a href=“School%20of%20Communication”>/size</a>

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): –
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: –
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about a 96/100 average
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none offered at my school
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): –
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous - 9 full-year courses
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Duke of Ed Bronze, DECA stuff, singing comps…nothing “major”[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA Provincial Exec (and 1st place at provincials!), Student Ambassador, Editor/Founder of school lit mag, lead in many musicals, classical voice lessons (9 years), various musical instruments, paid singing jobs, student council for 2 years, other fun stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Teaching little kids how to sing and act, retail, camp counsellor
[] Volunteer/Community service: kids help phone ambassador, other things i’m really passionate about; 100+ hours
[] Summer Activities: camp counsellor, Boston Conservatory Voice Program, Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College Drama
[] Essays: both great I love writing
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they were swell
[] Counselor Rec: Prob great
[] Additional Rec: DECA Advisor - awesome!!
[li] Interview: I was late…but otherwise it was amazing and we definitely connected. Apparently you can be late to interviews and still get in[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ontario
[] Country (if international applicant): CANADA!
[] School Type: Private Religious
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: No financial aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Nada[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, essays, music supplement?
[] Weaknesses: ACT for sure
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I got lucky
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted at UChicago, full scholarship to University of Toronto, major scholarship to McGill University…waiting on others
General Comments: Congrats to everyone!

Twins127 · March 24, 2011, 7:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 760 Math 2, 770 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 6 tests, 6 5’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 1 test, 1 6
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Very Bad - some short jobs, a little volunteering, a little sports, NHS senior year, math team senior year
[] Essays: Very good why NU essay, not that great common app essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[] Counselor Rec: Probably bad
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: NO, except I probably should have
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public competitive
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200k +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, ACT, AP classes, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Bad EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: NU essay, one really good reccomendation, high ACT, lots of AP and all 5’s
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted - U of MN, U of Wisconsin, U of Michigan, Waitlisted - WUSTL[/ul]
General Comments: It stinks that there is no merit aid

mathematicism · March 24, 2011, 7:21pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 730 M 800 W 800 Composite 2330
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 MathII 760 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93.2/100, dunno about 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%, exact rank unknown
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Micro-/Macro- Economics, Psychology, Calculus AB all 4’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP’s, hardest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME x 2, CMO x 1, some other math awards and table tennis awards[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity Table Tennis (Captain 9,10,11,12, won a lot of medals and awards)
Recreational Table Tennis Club(President 9,10,11,12)
School tutoring club (Co-founder and President, 12)
Math Club (President, 9,10,11,12)
JV Basketball (9,10)
Student Council (11,12)
[] Job/Work Experience:
Basketball Columnist/ Freelance Translator (11,12)
Math/Physics Tutor (9,10,11,12)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Youth Camp counselor (10,11,12)
School Teaching Assistant (10,11,12)
[] Summer Activities:
SIMUW (Summer Institute of Mathematics at University of Washington) - 2009
AwesomeMath - 2010
[] Essays: Commonapp was good, why NU was generic
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, assuming decent
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, assuming decent
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t submit one
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese）
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <20k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Absolutely none[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, awards
[] Weaknesses: why NU was probably weak, grades were mediocre, international status
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: see weakness
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]Rejected at Penn, Waitlisted at WUSTL
General Comments: I seriously should prepare for a gap year now…

IamJAMMIN · March 24, 2011, 7:22pm

Decision: Accepted to Medill School of Journalism

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (700CR 770M 740W)
[] ACT: Didn’t take it
[] SAT II: 740 Am. History 770 Math II
[] GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 W, I don’t know UW exactly and don’t want to do the math.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US Hist (5) Econ Macro (5) Econ Micro (5) Eng. Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None taken
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP German, AP Eng., AP Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Scholar Finalist[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of school newspaper, band
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local hospital
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Why NU was about wanting to be a “new age” tech journalist and how Medill could help me accomplish that. Common App Essay was about influential people that go unnoticed but have had significant impacts on our society (specifically tech people)
[] Teacher Recommendation: I had 3, I think. Haven’t seen them. German teacher, econ teacher, journalism teacher/newspaper adviser.
[] Counselor Rec: Haven’t seen it.
[] Additional Rec: My dad’s friend who went to NU.
[li] Interview: Did not have one[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: GPA maybe?
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
General Comments: I was a deferred ED applicant

laurryo · March 24, 2011, 7:27pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.66/4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 89/401 - 21%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): world hist (3), ap lang (4), ap enviromental (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: all honors w/ 2 aps
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some DECA state/regional awards [/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA club (fundraiser and vp 11/12), various honors societies (vp of one), ski team (both jv and varsity captain diff years), more etc
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at an ice cream store, currently employed at a very popular bookstore’s cafe
[] Volunteer/Community service: not really
[] Summer Activities: camper, then traveler, have also worked
[] Essays: I liked them
[] Teacher Recommendation: good obviously
[] Counselor Rec: same
[] Additional Rec: no
[li] Interview: no :([/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket: high enough that I didn’t do the fafsa
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extras, essays, test score (though not really for northwestern)
[] Weaknesses: gpa for sure
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: it was a huge reach for me, I didn’t think I was getting in. it just sounded so nice. I applied to the school of communication btw
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: This was actually my first rejection. I was accepted to the following: American, Binghamton, Ithaca, SUNY Geneseo, Northeastern, Tulane, Brandies, UVM, UMiami (some w/ scholarship and/or honors)[/ul]
General Comments: I’m glad I tried. Everyone who is accepted is very lucky. Congrats everybody!

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