**Nortwestern RD Results Class of 2015**

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northwestern University
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<p>Decision: Accepted–Weinberg College</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310: 800 reading/770 writing/740 Math
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800 US/770 Lit/740 Physics
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9/ weighted 4.3ish
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank no percentile rank. I’d estimate definitely top 5%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro 5/US 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit/ AP US and Comparative Gov/ AP Calculus AB/ Econ/ Journalism/ Symphonic Band/ 3rd year Italian Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Photo Editor for Pacemaker-winning 100 year old high school paper, senior theatre tech (and press photographer and press manager) for all three years of the life of an entirely student-run theatre company that does free outdoor theatre, Euphonium player for band and three years of school musical’s pit orchestra, hobbyist photographer as well as doing photography work (I do product photography and sports video for high school athletes)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None really
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing regular enough to put down
[</em>] Essays: My common app essay was very good, I worked on it for a couple months and got significant editing help. It was about journalism and photography. I think my northwestern essay was pretty strong because I had a lot of concrete stuff I like about northwestern and was able to show I’d done my research and wanted to go.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 3, one from my econ and euro teacher who loves me and said it was an excellent rec. Another from my physics teacher who really liked me (we’re both musicians and hit it off), plus I wanted to show a side of me that wasn’t social science related to show how I dealt with a class I wasn’t naturally good at. The last was by the journalism adviser who’s almost more like a friend. I pretty much rebuilt the photography department of my paper with his help (went from no staff photographers to winning awards in 2 years) and I’m pretty sure it’s a glowing recommendation.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Boilerplate. New counselor in my senior year so she doesn’t know me, although she seems friendly and I dropped in to say hi a few times. She oversees 500 students though, so every counselor rec at my school is boilerplate.
[<em>] Interview: Went well, I think. He was a young guy in tech who seemed nice and I felt like I asked good questions and came out of it pretty well. We ended up talking about northwestern a lot more than we did me, which was fine because everyone likes to brag about their alma mater.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, although I’m middle class from San Francisco, so income numbers are high by most of the country’s standards. It hasn’t come yet, and I hope they take cost of living into account…
[<em>] Intended Major: History/Political Science
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] School Type: Large Public Magnet School (ranked top 30 in the nation)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 120k ish
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nada
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Scores, extracurriculars (especially journalism, photography business, and theatre company), public school?
[<em>] Weaknesses: Volunteer/Work experience. It’s not uncommon for top students at my school to take ten to twelve APs (we’re accused of being an AP mill), so by that standard I’m not taking advantage of my curriculum opportunities. Hopefully they see that I’ve always tried to avoid taking APs just for the sake of taking them though…
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my grades/scores and extracurriculars.
[/ul]General Comments: I applied to the Ivys and other schools which are generally considered ‘better’ than NU, but something about it just really clicks with me and I’m really really happy to have gotten in :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to SoC</p>

<p>Here`s some hope for the weary who may not have the strongest test scores :slight_smile:

**Objective:**[ul] [] SAT I (breakdown): CR 690 M 620 W 610 [] ACT: 26 [] SAT II: n/a [] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a [] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a [] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Lit [li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Program Outstanding Participant (based on my PSAT), NHS, high honor roll[/li][/ul]

**Subjective:**[ul] [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): C-Tube, film production club (Prez for 2 years); Cultural Awareness for Everyone (C.A.F.E.) Club (Prez this year, secretary last year), pretty big advocate for diversity; Kids Against Hunger chapter at my school (Prez for 2 years) [] Job/Work Experience: 360 Degrees TV, teen-produced TV show, pretty versed in the media field and what not, but SO ready for something new [] Volunteer/Community service: Kids Against Hunger, Riley Dance Marathon, United service organization: camp atterbury (taped video messages for the soldiers), NOs St. Bernards project (rebuilding after Katrina), annual festival at my church [] Summer Activities: Went to the NHSI for film & video last summer, fell in love with NU, actually started my essay with my experience, I work usually though [] Essays: I thought they sucked lol but basically just wrote about the unity of the SoC and well-balanced education at NU [] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good, pretty close to the teacher who wrote it [] Counselor Rec: Strong, she knows me well [] Additional Rec: I think this one was very personal, got it from my junior theology teacher, very wise man [li] Interview: n/a[/li][/ul]

**Other**[ul] [] Intended Major: Radio/Television/Film [] State (if domestic applicant): IN [] Country (if international applicant): [] School Type: Private, Catholic [] Ethnicity: African-American [] Gender: Female [] Income Bracket: too much for a good aid package ahaha [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Hate to say it, but i AM a double minority lol and i went to NHSI there so that might`ve helped out a bit[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, involvement in extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores, although just based on NU<code>s standards, my essay but i guess they liked it lol
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Very involved in extracurriculars while maintaining a good GPA, even though my test scores were not in their 50th percentile[/li][li] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Got into NYU as a MLK scholar, but I don</code>t wanna go that far :-/, Temple U, American U, Howard U, but I just wanna be a wildcat![/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: Good luck to everyone else, hoping I`m up in Evanston next fall! :)</p>

143

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1950
[</em>] ACT: 30, reported on commonapp but not officially sent
[<em>] SAT II: Not reported or sent
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 37/128
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lang and Comp, 1 semester of college political science, Precalculus, Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Finalist[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth orchestra (principal violist for 2 years), school musicals, pharmacy internship, pharmacy volunteer, medical college research intern
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Wedding gigs and such on my viola
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing noteworthy
[</em>] Summer Activities: Various music festivals
[<em>] Essays: I doubt they were the best-written they received but I wrote with a unique voice
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good I’m assuming
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/a
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/a
[li] Interview: N/a[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100-150,000/yr
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] URM</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test scores and class rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No idea
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Northeastern, Vanderbilt, Occidental, CU-Boulder, University of Denver, and NYU. Rejected from USC[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Daughter interviewed for HPME but was wait-listed for admission to Northwestern. Good enough to be 1 out of less than 150 chosen out of over 800 applicants for this but yet, not accepted to the university. I find that UNBELIEVABLE!</p>

<p>Anyone else in this boat???</p>

<p>Basic Stats…</p>

<p>ACT 34
GPA GPA 5.310 / 5.0
National Merit FINALIST
Valedictorian candidate of class of 428
13 AP semesters & some 5’s on exams<br>
2 sports; captain of one, Sportsmanship Award, Scholar Athlete Awards
Many extracurricular, including leadership positions
Community Service
Summer jobs</p>

<p>Other awards / achievements…</p>

<p>WYSE Academic Challenge NCHS team member (Biology and Math) (12)
2011 Illinois State Scholar (12)
Prairie State Achievement Award (Reading, Mathematics, Science, & Writing) (11)
National Society of High School Scholars member (11, 12)
National Honor Society member (11, 12)
Mu Alpha Theta member (11, 12)
La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica member (Spanish National Honor Society) (11, 12)
High Honor Roll Principal’s Reception attendee (9, 10, 11, 12)
Spanish IV Student of the Year Award (11)
WYSE Sectional Chemistry Contest NCHS participant (10)
Dual Language Award (German I and Spanish IlI Student of the Year ) (10)
Spanish Il Student of the Year Award (9)
Breakfast with Iron honoree (9)
Midwest Talent Search Member (Northwestern University) Participant (K-12)</p>

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<p>Justamom42: That is just plain crazy. I don’t get these admins this year! These poor kids…
Hope she has other choices. Good luck.</p>

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<p>is it bad if i still haven’t received a decision email from them?</p>

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<p>Yes, just plain crazy, and has other choices. However, her top 5 choices were Princeton, Northwestern, Yale, University of Chicago, and Harvard. With her stats my daughter has and NOT getting into (wait-listed) at both Univ of Chic AND Northwestern where the acceptance rates are 25%ish, I am thinking not a very good chance to get into Ivy’s with only 6%ish acceptance rate then. </p>

<p>Oh well, at least I don’t have to be the “bad guy” telling her we cannot afford the school now… that is the silver lining I guess. :(</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (800M, 650CR, 550W 8 Essay)
[</em>] ACT:34 -Single Sitting- (35M, 36S, 34R, 30E, 8 Essay)
[<em>] SAT II:780 Math 2, 780 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.89
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):~18/430
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Calc AB (4), Physics B (4) APUSH (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):SL Physics (5 out of 7)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB HL Math 2/AP Calc BC, IB HL English 2, IB HL East Asian Studies, IB SL Biology/AP Bio, IB SL Japanese, Computer Aided Design, Theory of Knowledge
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Honor Roll[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Upward Bound. Math Team, Varsity scoring team. National Honor Society. Tibetan Tradition Dance group (8+ years). Learn Tibetan Traditional instrument. Tibetan cultural school
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Volunteered at local library since 10th grade.</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: They were pretty good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One I didn’t see, so I don’t know how it was, but it was probably okay. The other, I saw, and it was really good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Didn’t know my counselor too well, so I don’t think it was too good.
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:None
[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Public City High school
[</em>] Ethnicity:Tibetan (Asian)
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle/upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Minority and First Generation[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:ACT, Essays were pretty good, ethnicity, and culturally active
[</em>] Weaknesses:Had little leadership ECs, didn’t do an interview,
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Because of my
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
**General Comments: I’m definitely am going to go on their waitlist. To all of those who were accepted, enrolling in a different school would be much appreciated. LOL **</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 - CR: 700 M: 730 W: 790
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2C: 790, Spanish w/ Listening: 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA but definitely top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 4 4 3
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, Economics, AP Gov, AP Biology, Cross Country
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Top 5% of graduating class, some school/regional award, ranked in 3 international karate tournaments - 2007: 2nd, 2nd, 3rd; 2008: 2nd, 3rd; 2008: 2nd, 2nd, 3rd[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Internationally ranked in Tae-Kwon-Do (Black Belt Instructor), Varsity Cross Country (Captain), Varsity Track (Captain), Leo Club - big community service club (Treasurer/Publicity Chair), Junior State of America - Speech & Debate (Debate Director), California Scholarship Federation, Peer Assistance Leadership, Student Senator
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Self-employed tutor ($10/hr) in algebra, reading comprehension, and writing essays for younger kids
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Leo Club ~ 120 hours, Local Library ~ 50 hours, California Scholarship Federation ~ 40 hours, Peer Assistance Leadership ~ 40 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: Traveled to India to study culture, visit landmarks & personally hand clothing to the poor; Morning cross country practices & weightlifting everyday; took care of my grandmother because parents were working
[<em>] Essays: Common app was definitely excellent. Why Northwestern I thought was pretty good. Guess they didn’t like it :confused:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see but good good :slight_smile:
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Idk
[</em>] Additional Rec: NA
[li] Interview: NA[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public 600 students, pretty competitive: already 3 ivy leaguers this year and a few admitted to top 20 colleges
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Noneeee</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Lawlz didn’t have many; maybe my essays? Internationally ranked? Don’t even think that matters much though
[</em>] Weaknesses: Academics/stats could’ve been higher, mehh extracurriculars
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: NU is hard to get into haha
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: accepted at: UCLA, USC Marshall, UCB, UCSD, UCDavis, UCSB; Rejected at: Rice, NU :/[/ul]
General Comments: Kinda devastated :frowning: But good job to everyone who got in! You guys deserve it this year was SUPER competitive :)</p>

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<p>@ Justamom: I, too got an interview for the HMPE program, however, I was rejected from Northwestern. Kinda sucks.</p>

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<p>International applicants are evaluated in the same group as domestic students except for citizens of foreign countries who apply for financial aid (see our section on financial aid for international students for more information)." ([International</a> Applicants: Office of Undergraduate Admission - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/apply/instructions-and-methods/international-applicants.html]International”>http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/apply/instructions-and-methods/international-applicants.html))</p>

<p>“The usual selective admission criteria are the main factors in the admission committee’s decision. In addition, and unlike the process for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, the amount of financial aid needed by an applicant may also be a factor in a final admission decision. As a result of this need-aware approach and the limited funds available to students, Northwestern’s acceptance rate for international applicants requesting aid is less favorable than the rate of acceptance for those students not requesting aid.” ([Financial</a> Aid for International Students: Office of Undergraduate Admission - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.ugadm.northwestern.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-for-international-students.html]Financial”>International Student Aid: Undergraduate Admissions - Northwestern University))</p>

<p>Yeah I think that it is not need blind.</p>

152

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360: 800 CR, 770 M, 790 W
[</em>] ACT: Didn’t Take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Approximately 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Taken (5 Lang, 5 Chem, 5 Spanish, 4 USH), Taking 4 now (Psych, Calc AB, Physics B,
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Finalist?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President), Student Council (Student Body Treasurer), Math Club & Honor Society, Debate
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Worked two summers at an Indian NGO for HIV/AIDS awareness
[<em>] Summer Activities: The community service mentioned above, moving (switched schools twice during HS), and math camp one year
[</em>] Essays: A very personal “Why Northwestern?” about friends I know who have used Northwestern as a launching pad and done incredible things
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Business/Entrepreneurship Teacher (Stellar), Lang teacher (should have been good, didn’t read)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent, but I only knew him for a year and a month or two before he wrote it
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Went really well. I’m not great at interviews but this one went perfectly.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Singapore
[</em>] School Type: Private, American
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Higher end (no financial aid option)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m really attractive
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA & SAT score, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really liked the essay and I like to think that made a difference, but it could just have easily been anything else
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED at McGill and UVA (+ Echols), REJECTED at UChicago, and DEFERRED early by Stanford
[/ul]General Comments:</p>

153

<p>Decision: Rejected CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (700M, 680 CR, 760 W)
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: 680 Math I, 630 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% of 6000 (No typo)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 4, AP Lang 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Studies 6, Environment 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 IB, Honors Calc, Team Sports, Weights
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Couple state/regional.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School clubs, soccer, lots of service. Couple with leadership. Smaller ECs too.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 years cashier, 2 years babysitting.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: None
[<em>] Essays: CommonApp one was good, NU specific was very good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: None.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 25-30K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Weighted GPA, class rank, course rigor, essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Subject tests, 2 score SAT I maybe.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Probably SAT IIs and maybe SAT I 2 score. UW GPA isn’t that great either.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UF, waiting on 4 others.[/ul]
General Comments: Disappointed. Thought this was one I had a real shot to get into, kind of a confidence killer considering I’m waiting to hear from Vandy and 3 Ivies. 2 kids from my school got in, both URMs.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (W-770 R-690 M-680)
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Bio M, 730 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90+ (5.73+ on a 6.0)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/636
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (World History, U.S. History, Bio, Eng)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish IV, AP Calculus AB, AP Env. Science, AP Chem, AP Stats, AP Eng
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really, unless qualifying for State counts. Qualified for T.F.A. state 2 years and HOSA state 2 years. bunch of debate tournament awards (1st places, etc)[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
T.F.A. Speech & Debate (4 years), HOSA (4 years), Habitat for Humanity (1st year VP), LEO (1st year VP), Mu Alpha Theta (3 year President), NHS (2 years), Acadec (3 years), TMSCA (middle school - 11th), Link Crew (2 years), Red Cross (2 years)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Intern at M.D. Anderson, St. Lukes & Veteran’s for 2 yrs (qualified for in-school internship)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
100+ volunteer at M.D. Anderson
250+ other random places (H4H, etc)
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: ehh too generic. talked about my experience moving to the U.S. and adapting to the complete change in life. don’t think it “hurt me” but didn’t make me stand out much either
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know, should be good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: from debate coach & medical academy director so should be good
[li] Interview: none [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: less than $100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: AP Scores, Extra C., Grades/Rank, part of Medical academy
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Scores, lack of a Math 2 Subj. test, essay probably too generic, lack of sports & music
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Essay was a little generic but don’t think it hurt me.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted to UT BHP, waitlist @ Rice. Waiting on Duke, Princeton, Emory, Vandy & UPenn
General Comments:
Kinda feel I could’ve written a better essay looking back, but every college is diff and hopefully it will work out in the end. Congrats to everyone who made it :D</p>

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<p>Rejected after being deferred. Waited all night because my results were majorly delayed. Never been so devastated. Too upset to post stats, I’m sure they are in another one of my posts</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted**[/green][/+2]</p>

<p>Objective:**
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[</em>] ACT: 30
[<em>] SAT II: 730 US History, 630 History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30 out of 652
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem-3, English-3, US History-4, Calc AB-5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Studio Art 2D, English, Honors Anatomy and Physiology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Recognition from my state senator</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club-9-12th, various positions 200+ hours, CSF- 10-12th, President, 100 hours
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting and lots of it!
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Vet Hospital and Tot T-Ball Coach
[</em>] Summer Activities: Boys’ State
[<em>] Essays: My teacher told me the best she ever read
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One generic, one amazing one
[<em>] Counselor Rec: generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mexican/Chinese
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: Less than 40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation!</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA/Testing
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My personal statement was amazing (not to be cocky) and so was my supplement! Also my supplement essay was really creative!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] USC
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Sorry for the messiness of the above post. :confused: First time that I’ve ever done this and yeah -_-</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted by McCormick - Materials Science and Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[</em>] ACT: 35 (34 E, 36 M, 35 R, 34 S, 10 W)
[<em>] SAT II: I don’t think I submitted them, but they were Math II (780) and Chemistry (740).
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%, as reported by my high school.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Chemistry (5), Calc AB (5), Euro (4), English Language (4), Spanish Language (3)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, TA, AP U.S. Government, AP Physics B, Wind Ensemble (top band class at school), AP English Lit
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): commended National Merit, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, valedictorian, local awards</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (drum major and alto sax section leader), co-founded own tutoring company, California Scholarship Federation (president), a few clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: co-founded own tutoring company, interned at UCLA Engineering (High School Summer Research Program)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: CSF, volunteer tutoring through the company, DC Teens (a local science group)
[</em>] Summer Activities: UCLA Engineering
[<em>] Essays: They were pretty good, I think.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: good, but on the generic side.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: hopefully it was good.
[</em>] Interview: I didn’t have one.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: public, fairly competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: <$60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first-generation college student, low-income high achiever (is that a hook nowadays?), UCLA internship</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] Strengths: the overall transcript, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: okay essays, SAT IIs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my experiences and my essays clearly showed the type of person I am and where my interests lie, without making it try to seem like I was trying to have as many ECs as possible.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, Rice, Swarthmore, Vassar, Trinity, Union, and Case Western. Waitlisted at WUSTL, waiting for Stanford, Princeton, Yale, and Harvard.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: The nature of admissions in these top schools can be quite subjective, and the fact that you applied to such a tremendous school shows a large amount of merit for which you definitely deserve credit. The same goes for the four schools I’m still waiting for, so if those don’t work out, I will be deciding between Northwestern, Rice, and Swarthmore. Best wishes to everyone!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Weinberg & Bienen</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780 Math, 680 Writing, 710 CR
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~25 percentile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): NA
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Physics C AP, band, Spanish AP, Calc BC AP, English AP, Chemistry AP
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NA[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (section leader), Newspaper (Associate editor)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Teaching, an instrument repair shop
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at the local Korean school every Saturday
[</em>] Summer Activities: NA
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay was about Tetris and the supplemental one was fantastic since it’s my dream school
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Assuming they were good but not stellar
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably near stellar
[</em>] Additional Rec: From my band director who has known me for the past 4 years. Almost guaranteed it’s outstanding
[li] Interview: Absolutely flawless[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle lass
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Supplemental essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: Scores, GPA, class ranking
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Supplemental essay and interview
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UMich, waitlisted at WashU in St. Louis
[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted McCormick - Materials Science and Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:

[ul]
[li]SAT I (by section):2210 Combined: 760 Math, 720 Reading, 730 Writing[/li][li]SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 Physics[/li][li]ACT: 35 Composite[/li][li]APs: Computer Science, Physics C, Statistics, Calculus BC (5)[/li][li]IBs: HL History, HL English, SL German, SL Physics tracks (planning on testing in humanities).[/li][li]College Courses: Calculus III and IV at community college[/li][li]GPA (UW, W): 3.87, 4.63[/li][li]Rank: 2/388[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app:

[ul]
[<em>]Varsity Tennis (4 years)
[</em>]Alto and Bari Sax tutoring (2 years)
[<em>]Marching + Jazz Band leadership stuff (4 years)
[</em>]Europe Trip
[li]Active Youth group + community service (4 years) [/li]Etc.</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: None.
[<em>]Essays (subject and responses): I wrote a narrative about how I became inspired by engineering and how research opportunities at Northwestern could continue to spark my interest. I thought it was good but not liberal arts major quality.<br>
[li]Teacher Recs: Physics and English teachers; Both were probably mediocre, I didn’t ask to see them.[/li][li]Counselor Rec: There are three full-time counselors in our school of ~1550, so generic at best.[/li][</em>]Applied on (EA?): Regular Admission, 12/21/10
[li]Hook (if any): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Location/Person:

[ul]
[li]State or Country: Michigan[/li][li]School Type: Public, sends ~10-15 each year to UMich, occasional Ivy Leaguers.[/li][li]Ethnicity: Caucasian[/li][li]Income: $100,000 - $120,000 / year (applied for FA)[/li][li]Gender: Male[/li][li]Other Schools: Accepted to University of Michigan, RPI, Georgia Tech, still waiting for Carnegie Mellon, Cornell University, Stanford, Princeton. Rejected at MIT.[/li][/ul]
Reflection

[ul]
[li]**Strengths: ** ACT, SAT II, and GPA (class rank)[/li][li]**Weaknesses: **Extracurriculars were not very good, recommendations were probably weak as well.[/li][li]Why you think you were accepted: I’m not exactly sure. I’m not one of Northwestern’s top applicants but I was in their upper score ranges, so objectively I had a decent shot at acceptance.<br>[/li][/ul]
Was pretty happy when I got this. Still nervous for Financial Aid though.</p>