Nortwestern RD Results Class of 2015

katie2011 · March 25, 2011, 12:33am

DECISION: WAITLISTED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 superscore (W-710, CR-750, M-690)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 720 Lit, 660 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.13
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/40
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov 4 (small private school w/ limited APs)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, Spanish 4, Ethics, AP Euro, Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SERIOUS violin, orchestra, cheerleading, theater, (MS Cheer coach), Girl Scouts, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Violin teacher
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scout, Food Pantry volunteer (organized food drives), church volunteer, music ministry
Summer Activities: Intern on Capitol Hill in congressman’s office
Essays: Good – just overall very good
Teacher Recommendation: should have been good
Counselor Rec: should have been very good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Family member used to work there

Reflection
Strengths: Good essays, strong E.C.s, small school, pretty good scores
Weaknesses: subject tests/APs
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Strong overall but nothing extraordinary, hence the waitlist…
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
still waiting, rejected at UNC Chapel Hill

butterball85 · March 25, 2011, 12:45am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 math 2, 700 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (should be 3.94 and colleges know it)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Stats, 4 chem, 4 english language
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 ap’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar, nothing special really[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (president 2 years), Intern for solar panel company, a couple different clubs, tutor math to high school students
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a swimming instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked as an assistant basketball coach, other random stuff (100ish hours)
[] Summer Activities: Nothing not mentioned in previous entries
[] Essays: I thought my engineering one was above average, my personal statement was ok
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of them was really amazing, other I didn’t read but I assume was pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: I couldn’t get an interview slot but I emailed them asking if there was anything I could do and they said they’d put on my profile that I requested an interview[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large, public
[] Ethnicity: hispanic, white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: <100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, race, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: awards, gpa
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: GPA? A lot of top applicants at my school got rejected. They seemed to be really selective this year
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Cornell, Berkeley, UCLA, scholarship to UMich Ann Arbor, UCSD, UCSB, UCD, UCI. Rejected early to Stanford[/ul]
General Comments: They seemed super selective

domeanddomer · March 25, 2011, 12:53am

Decision: Accepted McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): not a lot
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: pretty extensive; spent time each summer building homes in appalachia
[] Essays: I thought they were just okay. Maybe they were better than I thought. My why NU essay started with me attending NU football games as a baby.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Excellent
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $200k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, scores, recommendations, community service. (essays?)
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I really don’t know
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Notre Dame[/ul]
**General Comments: I feel very fortunate to get in especially considering everyone’s awesome credentials. I was pretty much set on attending ND next year but now I just don’t know. **

Klinks05 · March 25, 2011, 12:56am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 35
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macro 4, Gov 4, US 5, Eng Lang 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Eng, AP Comp Sci, AP Psych, Honors Spanish 4.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC, Varsity Club, Pep Club, Track and Field, Drama.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Concessions
Summer Activities:
Essays: Pretty good, but my “Why I want to go to Northwestern” was okay.
Teacher Recommendation: most likely Really Good
Counselor Rec: most likely Really Good
Additional Rec: most likely Really Good
Interview: None

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~100000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Strengths: Test Scores, Grades, Cirriculum
Weaknesses: Weak EC, Maybe Essay.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: They must dislike smart kids.
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UIUC and Notre Dame

General Comments: I am really surprised.

caitl294 · March 25, 2011, 12:57am

Decision: Accepted at Bienen and McCormick for Dual Degree

(I’m so excited this is the first time i’m doing these stats!!)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 Writing, 750 Math, 700 Reading (2160) (first sitting)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Bio E (first sitting for both)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t have
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) (school doesn’t offer science AP’s until 12)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Chem 12, AP chem, AP Physics B, AP Macroeconomics, AP Lit, History 12
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): full scholarship at my school? (it’s best school in BC)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music’s the big one, int’l competitions and festivals for piano and violin, Concertmaster of Youth Orchestra and school ensemble
[] Job/Work Experience: teaching violin and piano
[] Volunteer/Community service: @ church as junior sunday school teacher
[] Summer Activities: music festivals
[] Essays: hard to rate my own essays, I was happy with them though
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read english rec, i was really happy with my chem teacher one
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec:didn’t read (violin teacher)
[li] Interview: didn’t have[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): CANADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
[] School Type: private all-girls, best in BC one of best girls’ schools in canada
[] Ethnicity: chinese
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~150 000 (but all the music expenses use a lot of these and I’m defs applying for aid)
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] music, the violin teacher told me in November she would like to teach me, although I’m not sure if this had anything to do with engineering since I know I had to apply to the schools separately[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: music
[] Weaknesses: sat scores defs weren’t the best (I’m surprised I got into McCormick looking at some of the rejected schools), lack of some EC’s that would be good to have, int’l applying for aid
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: music? Although like I said I’m not sure if that had anything to do with the McCormick acceptance. I think God loves me
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: haha k, rejected at Rice (music), Caltech, waitlisted at WUSTL, accepted at Vandy with CV scholarship (dual degree) and CCM at UCincinnati (music), waiting for 9 other schools…
[/ul] **General Comments: YAYYYYYYYYYYYY…and to the people waitlisted and/or rejected, don’t lose hope! and I mean it.
**
hehe first time I’ve done this stats thing, so exciting!

Zhou9 · March 25, 2011, 1:18am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 M, 770 CR, 800 W)
[] ACT: 35 (34, 35, 36, 35)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 800 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 AP Tests, 2 fours, rest fives
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Debate, AP Human Geo, Multivariable/Diff Eq, AP English Lit, AP Macro, AP US Gov, AP Physics B
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP National Scholar, UNAUSA National High School Essay Contest Semifinalist, Qualifier to Tournament of Champions in LD[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (President), Violin, Mock trial, academic team, mu alpha theta, other clubs.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 700 hours.
[] Summer Activities: Debate camps, volunteering.
[] Essays: Commonapp was about a 7 or 8.
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Additional Rec: No idea
[li] Interview: Fantastic.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: East Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Not sure
[] Weaknesses: Not sure
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No idea
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted by Duke and Williams with early letters, Michigan, Berkeley[/ul]
General Comments: It’s not a big deal to me. Rather surprising, but I wasn’t going to attend anyway. Will not sign up for waitlist.

kecarthew · March 25, 2011, 1:33am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: 2040 second sitting
SAT II: honestly i don’t remember right now
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): euro history (4), chem (4), spanish language (3), us history (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap physics c, ap calc bc, ethics, ap english 4, glee club, advanced dance
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): theatre, choir, dance, and more theatre
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: enough to graduate
Summer Activities: interlochen, CSSSA, theatre
Essays: good
Teacher Recommendation: no idea
Counselor Rec: no idea
Additional Rec: don’t remember if i sent one in
Interview: none… didn’t have any time for one with college auditions

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): honestly, no hooks.

Reflection
Strengths: essays
Weaknesses: no hooks.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted: Carnegie Mellon, Emerson, USC, University of Minnesota, UCLA. Rejected: Juilliard, U Mich
General Comments:
I’m honestly suprised that I got in… i thought this would have been one of those schools that would have flat out rejected me, but i’m SOOOO happy they didn’t!! :)

cloudwatch · March 25, 2011, 1:51am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Weinberg College (still waiting on MMSS decision)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (M:800, CR: 720, W: 730)
[] SAT II: Math L2: 800, Korean: 800, Literature: 780, US History: 750, Bio E: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):8/694
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Cal AB: 5, BC: 5, US: 5, Bio: 4, Physics B: 4, Microecon: 4 (self-study), Physics C - Mech: 3 (self-study)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Philosophy/Social Institutions, Film/Visual Epistemology, AP Spanish Lang, AP Lit, Chemistry, AP Econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, This one debate award I got from the mayor of LA, also a recog of excellecence as debate captain of my school from the LAUSD board of education

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech/Debate (Debate Captain & Treasurer), Amnesty Club (founder/pres), Youth Orcheestra (bass clarinetist), Student Council (Treasurer - freshmen and sophomore yr)
[] Job/Work Experience: Self-Employed Math Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: local senior care center (organie events, play piano & clarinet, serve as companions)
[] Summer Activities: CTY, NFTE BizCamp, Yale Ivy Scholars Proram, Stats course at comm college, read, eat, sleep, live.
[] Essays: “Find x” - took a rather postmodern approach. wrote about rebuilding my perspective of my purpose and being through reading a poem by federico lorca, and basically said “the way i look at the question isn’t to find x but to creat your own x”
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty sure they were good. Had both teachers for two years, so I knew them fairly well.
[] Counselor Rec: Also pretty good, I am guessing. But she has around 400 other kids, so I am not really sure.
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: Really good! She was really funny and down to earth. The interview was about like an hr and 30 minutes, and half the time we talked about Tiger Mom and the issue of cultural misunderstanding, etc. It was one of the better interview that I had. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics or Int. Relations or some social science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Socal
[] School Type: Public Magnet
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Lower-Mid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant…? (came here when I was in 4th grade)

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, Intview
[] Weaknesses: Grades and Test Scores (considering that other Asians who’ve applied tend to score just as well if not higher than me)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and Teacher Recs
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? - Swarthmore, UCLA, UCSD, and still hearing for more.
[/ul]
General Comments: In retrospect, the happy email really did make me feel like all the struggle was worth it! For the juniors looking at this thread, my best advice would be to START EARLY! I know you’ve probably heard this many times, but I can’t stress how important it is. By the time I began my winter break in early Dec, I had my Uchicago supp essay finished, so I was able to use that time to revise and edit them many times over.

cornetking222 · March 25, 2011, 2:18am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 800 M, 790 W (2340 superscore)
[] ACT: 32 ( didn’t submit)
[] SAT II: 790 Math 2, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Never bothered to calculate
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Poor but top 10% of competitive public high school
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Psychology (5), Calculus BC (5), Physics B (5), English Lang. (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Finalist[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A bunch of music-related stuff, some academic activities, debate, various others
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Summer institutes, Spending time in other nations, Tours, Etc.
[] Essays: I wrote my NW essay in literally 20 minutes before the deadline. Obviously, I didn’t care about this application but still threw it in there. Guess I paid the price
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure
[] Counselor Rec: He likes me but not sure.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Focused EC’s, test scores
[] Weaknesses: Lack of interest, rushed essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Read above
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
General Comments: To those who are losing hope for the upcoming Ivies, I assure you that many are in the same position. Keep your head up and remain positive! Anything could happen!

liquidswords · March 25, 2011, 2:48am

Decision: Accepted to McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):780M 800CR 800W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 M ii-c, 790 USH, 770 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65 (a = 4, a-, 3.666, etc.)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28th of 100 unweighted, 11th weighted
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC/AB subscore, 5 ush, 4 span lang, 4 english lit. this year gonna take phys c e/m, phys c mech, microecon, macroecon, art history, chem
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ^above + honors english, discrete math, cryptography, quantum mech seminar (the two math classes, two econ classes, and two physics classes were a semester apiece)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended, various mathlete awards. nothing notable.[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): filmmaking/critique, weightlifting
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at MIT Media Lab, designed experiments for PhD study in biosimilar AI
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~150,200 hours total (3 years) at Summerbridge SF and Breakthrough SF (tutoring services for underprivileged youth)
[] Summer Activities: really awesome trip through israel, above internship
[] Essays: 9/10. super awesome but perhaps -1 because they didnt communicate my sense of humor. a bit too self-important, perhaps.
[] Teacher Recommendation: english, 10/10. physics, 8.5/10
[] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[] Additional Rec: research supervisor, 9.5/10
[li] Interview: never got around to requesting one[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private, small
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: not rich, but didnt do FAFSA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] my specific interest in artificial intelligence. very precise, self-imposed, well-demonstrated academic passion.[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: see Hooks. also, test scores, essays. some recs.
[] Weaknesses: GRADES. lack of interview.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: i actually really did not expect to get in, either because of bad grades or lack of demonstrated interest. after being accepted, though, im very intrigued by NW!
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]

accepted: wash u, uc berkeley, uc davis, uc santa barbara
waitlisted: rice
denied: mit, ucla (***)
I’ll hear back from swat, hmc, dartmouth, cornell, harvard (a boy can dream), and penn shortly.

General Comments: good luck to all! be proud of the amazing applicant you are!

karategirl13 · March 25, 2011, 2:53am

Decision: Accepted (School of Education and Social Policy)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Math 2 (790), USH (710), Biology (670)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/~500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc III/Differential Equations, AP Music Theory, AP English Lit, AP Economics, AP Biology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (treasurer), Math Team, Science Olympiad, Chess Team, Piano (10 years), Karate (10 years, black belt)
[] Job/Work Experience: Teaching karate to kids, babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered teaching karate before working
[] Summer Activities: Work? Nothing major
[] Essays: Good, unique
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent
[] Counselor Rec: Should be good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: middle?ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, senior course load, lots of EC’s
[] Weaknesses: no real awards, not a lot of volunteered
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: not sure, looks like a lot of strong applicants didn’t make it in
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: accepted to some state schools, waitlisted to WUSTL[/ul]
General Comments: congrats to everyone who got in!

nadalle · March 25, 2011, 4:46am

Decision: Waitlisted

I’m only going to type in the sections that are Northwestern-specific because I’ve done four of these already. (Check out my other posts if you want to see my stats)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: My “Why Northwestern” essay is generic, at best.
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT IIs, unique background
[] Weaknesses: I don’t have any major awards. And more importantly, I don’t think I’d shown enough interest- my “Why Northwestern?” essay was short and standard.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: As above.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
Accepted: MIT, URochester
Waitlisted: WashU, UChicago, Northwestern
General Comments:
I don’t think I’ll be able to put up with more waitlists… Before WashU’s decision came out, I was sure that I would either get rejected/accepted by the colleges that I apply to because the probability of getting wait-listed felt so small… but so far it’s 3 out of 5.

starlit · March 25, 2011, 5:52am

Decision: Waitlisted by McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (730 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[] SAT II: 780 Bio (M), 800 Chem, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Comp Sci A (4), Bio (5), Chem (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Calc BC, World Literature, Choir, Physics[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN Press (EIC), Quill & Scroll (VP), Varsity Volleyball, choir accompanist for 5 years, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a biomedical research lab
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteering, Teaching English, tutoring, oil spill clean-up
[] Essays: Insightful common app essay, generic why NU essay
[] Teacher Recommendation: I got to read one of them and it exuded enthusiasm and confidence
[] Counselor Rec: Generic, but my counselor has repeatedly told me I’m one of the most mature students he’s seen
[] Additional Rec: Sent additional letter from biology teacher of two years
[] Interview: Didn’t have one
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): S. Korea
[] School Type: Private international
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 60-70k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Personal essay, academic achievements in areas related to intended major
[] Weaknesses: Supplement… very generic, could’ve fit a lot of other engineering schools
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: See above
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Wash U, USC, UIUC, UMich, UC-Berkeley, Rice[/ul]
General Comments: I thought I had a fair chance as I had already been accepted to Wash U and Rice, but I guess I wasn’t a good fit or didn’t seem like I showed enough interest. Don’t plan to stay on the waitlist, but good luck to those who are sticking it out.

JustAnotherTry · March 25, 2011, 8:43am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: 800 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/421
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Natl AP Scholar[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Challenge/Quiz Bowl (Varsity Co-Captain, JV Captain), High School Orchestra (Concertmaster), Asian Cultural Club (Secretarial Officer), Newspaper, Piano, Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Computer Business/General IT
[] Volunteer/Community service: >200 hours, hospitals, teaching, soup kitchens, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Internships, Volunteering
[] Essays: Good, but I doubt they were great. I had them looked over by my counselor, four teachers, and a close friend.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Unsure, but both teachers knew me well and were on excellent terms with me.
[] Counselor Rec: Solid; my counselor has known me over four years.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: None.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Err…not too much. I’m a pretty generic Asian applicant as far as academics go, and relatively generic as far as extra-curriculars go, so there are the typical facets such as high test scores…
[] Weaknesses: As aforementioned, my essays were decent, maybe even good, but not great. I lacked strong extra-curricular focus and any stand-out facets.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: On the whole, I’m a pretty generic Asian applicant, without any outstanding factors, which suits some schools, but may not be what NU is looking for. I don’t begrudge them for their choice, which is perfectly reasonable in the light of how many of us (generic Asian applicants) probably applied.
[] Where else:
Accepted: UChicago, CWRU, OSU
WL: WashU
[/ul]

General Comments:
A little surprised given that lower-performing students were accepted from my school this year and past years, but I was hoping either an acceptance or rejection; I can see why people are a little irked with the wait list. In that light, also not entirely out of the blue in that WashU also was a wait list. This does set up a rather nasty admissions scenario for me going forward…I should probably have chosen lower-tier schools…whoops…
That being said, congrats to those who were accepted! To my numerous fellow waitlists and those who were rejected, this is only what you make of it; this isn’t the first time that NU, or any other school, may have rejected an applicant who later went to HYPSM or another outstanding institution.

goblue5320 · March 25, 2011, 9:24am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 700 CR, 740 W, 10 Essay
[] ACT: 33 (35 M, 36 E, 34 R, 28 S, 8 Essay)
[] SAT II: 790 Math Level 2, 740 Bio, 660 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC Calc, 5 AP Bio, 4 AP Lang, 3 APUSH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc 3 (at local community college), AP Chem, AP Stats, AP World, Orchestra, Other electives
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Debate Awards, Orchestra Awards, Math Awards, other smaller awards[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Class Secretary), Orchestra (Concertmaster), Model UN, LINK Crew, Varsity Tennis, National Honor Society, Debate (President), National Society for High School Scholars. Also attached a professional resume detailing the all major activities/awards from the past four years.
[] Job/Work Experience:SAT/ACT Teacher at The Princeton Review
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Botsford Hospital (Emergency Room, Front Desk, Surgical Central Services), International Volunteering at SNEHA (an NGO in India) and at a clinic in a poverty stricken town.
[] Summer Activities: CTD Program at NU
[] Essays:
Common App: about my exotic name and how it doesnt fit my personality/image (decent)
NU Essay: talked about CTD alot and other things i like about NU, and my very personal attachment to the school (really really good)
[] Teacher Recommendation:3 recs pretty sure they were all good
[] Counselor Rec: probably not that good
[] Additional Rec: from my CTD teacher
[li] Interview: i thought it went really well my interviewer was awes[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]CTD

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: NU Essay, stats, extra currics
[] Weaknesses: Common app essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: probs cause i went to ctd and showed SO MUCH INTEREST
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted at Umich, Michigan State and a Med Program at Wayne State University; Waitlisted at Washu
General Comments: I love NU SO MUCH. I really want to go here but money is an issue. sooooooooooooooo if that doesnt work out im going to mich. Im also waiting on like 6 other schools haha

may2005 · March 25, 2011, 10:18am

Decision: Waitlisted at School of Education and Social Policy (SESP)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (definitely not impressive)
ACT: none
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chinese, 780 Chemistry, 770 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): none
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Valedictorian, 2 yrs in student council, debate captain (English and Chinese), cross country captain, athletics captain, single digit ranking in local marathon/cross country competitions, regional mathematics competition, various academic prizes, coordinated service trip to China, school magazine journalist, founder of tree-planting club
Job/Work Experience: teaching children languages
Volunteer/Community service: About 200-300 hours.
Summer Activities: Travelling in exotic places. Veterinary placement. Visitng relatives.
Essays: Blah. Don’t feel so confident about them.
Teacher Recommendation: No idea
Counselor Rec: No idea
Additional Rec: No idea
Interview: She was such an amazing interviewer who happened to be in SESP too!

Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Asia
School Type: Semi-private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: WEAK SAT SCORE. Plus the applicant pool was probably a tough tough bunch to compete against.
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted by UCLA and UC Berkeley. Deferred by Yale. Waiting for H and P (one week left oh my goodness).
General Comments: I genuinely fell in love with SESP! Oh and the NU campus too. It came as a confidence depressor because now I will definitely have no CHANCE with H and P. Congratulations though to those who got in! You will have such a great time.

askingaquestion · March 25, 2011, 10:20am

Sorry I just have a question. It seems like a fair amount of people are getting waitlisted and even rejected from northwestern but have gotten into top schools(specifically MIT). Is this common?
I know personally I was rejected from MIT but accepted into other schools like northwestern which although I would be happy to go to, are just not my top choices.

hinsdale1 · March 25, 2011, 10:49am

The logic of your premise seems to indicate that you do not consider NU a top school, which may be the source of your confusion in regards to how this might be possible or how often it occurs. Adcom’s at the very elite schools are building highly selective classes from massive applicant pools (often 30,000+), with thousands of valedictorians, perfect SAT scores, concert violinists, - so it should not seem altogether strange that a highly qualified applicant did not make the cut at one school but did fill a role at a different, also highly selective, school.

gongnatalie · March 25, 2011, 11:35am

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250, CR - 750; M - 740; W - 760
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Bio M - 740, Chem - 800, US - 780, Math I - 730, Math II - 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/372
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (5), US History (5), Computer Science A (5), English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics A, AP English Lit, AP US Govt and Politics, Music Theory, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): …?[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violin, very involved in music scene both in school and in community: concertmaster of high school orchestra, concertmaster of Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra, went on GBYO 2010 European Tour, concertmaster of several regional music festivals, played in the New York State School of Music Educator’s Association Conference All-State Symphony and String Orchestras in Rochester, invited to play at the MENC All-Eastern Conference Orchestra Festival in Baltimore[/li]
School Activities: Science Olympiad Officer, competed at State-level competition at the West Point Academy; Model UN for 3 years; involved in high school musical production in the pit, served as concertmaster for 3 years

[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: A few random hours in hospitals, nursing homes, libraries, played violin in some events
[] Summer Activities: China every other summer, volunteering/summer school other summers
[] Essays: Common App essay was decent, could have been better; supplement was very specific regarding Chicago’s environment
[] Teacher Recommendation: I asked a retired English teacher who was absolutely in love with my writing and my math/computer science teacher who I knew pretty well, so I think they wrote good recommendations.
[] Counselor Rec: WHO KNOWS
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 300,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Violin I guess, but there are plenty of other more impressive musicians who applied… [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Supplement essay
[] Weaknesses: Common App essay, Asian Asian Asian Asian
[li] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Waitlisted - Washington University at St. Louis, University of Chicago, Deferred from Columbia University[/ul][/li]General Comments:
I saw the letter, screamed and jumped for about 5 minutes, and injured something in my hip joint.

kaori6000 · March 25, 2011, 11:54am

Decision: Waitlisted at Weinberg

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (730m, 720r, 710w)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 650 Lit, 740 Math ii
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.53
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): I didn’t submit AP scores, but I took AP Lang last year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP: AB Calc, Lit, Gov, Spanish, Env. Sci
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Theatre, Speech Team, A Cappella, Chorale, Newspaper (Editor in chief), NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Sales Attendant at High fashion couture store, Secretarial work at Anesthesia practice
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, tutoring, Charity Dance coordinator
[] Summer Activities: Internship at local newspaper
[] Essays: Good, bit sappy but good. My commonapp essays were great (about how i made my own prom dress) and the short answer about ec was great too.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, I think they were pretty good. I had one math and one english too appear well rounded
[] Counselor Rec: Incredible!
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity: East Indian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Course load, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Grades. Wow… my grades are horrendous compared to all of my other stats.
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:Grades… of course.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Penn(rejected), Penn state (accepted)

General Comments: I am honestly very surprised that I was waitlisted, I thought I would be rejected. This, besides Penn, was my biggest reach. I really liked the school, but its not my first choice. I am honestly happy to just be waitlisted :D

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