Nortwestern RD Results Class of 2015

prjiki · March 26, 2011, 1:28pm

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2270 (R750, M800, W720) - one time.
[] SAT II: MathII 800, Physics 780, Chem 800, (Korean800)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): GC put 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): GC put ‘top1%’ out of 400 students.
[] AP (All self study): AP Calculus(5), Physics B(5), Physics C-Mechanics(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Nothing international, but some State and Metropolitan City level awards in math/science/physics, alongside a few school-wide contest awards in essay(!)/math/science. [/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Continuous studying math/physics two grades above my level through self-study, clubs, and much reading; Article publication in Korea’s most famous science magazine(10); UofToronto’s Int’l Physics Olympiad program(11); one physics research paper(11); co-founder of chess club(10); school’s education leader(9); NGO’s youth tranlation team leader(11); junior ski instructor certificate(11); local ski-racing team(10-12); hobby tennis and certificates(8-12); hobby guitar(10-12); Mensa Int’l member. 
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250 hours focused primarily on three activities - translation, adopted (from Korea) children service, and tutoing.
[] Summer Activities: Selected to district’s “advanced science lab program for sudents gifted in science”(9), math/physics summer camp and subsequent awards(10), a month-long residential physics research program with college credits(11); camp counselor for adopted children(8-11); tennis.
[] Essays: Worked hard on both.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both adored me.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good. She showed me draft and final, and made sure we both liked it. xD
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Not bad…[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-ORM
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 55k. Asked for F/A.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Clear focus on physics; I came to Canada from Korea, 2.5 years ago, so my school considers my performance insane and, I believe, the ad-com noticed (ThankGod!).
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: See strengths.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted into Berkeley, Vanderbilt, and URochester. MIT and Columbia(ED) rejected me.
[/ul]
General Comments: Still waiting to hear from some schools and, most importantly, f/a packages.

dianesays · March 26, 2011, 2:39pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (800 CR, 800 W, 690 M)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 World History, 720 Math II, 720 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5), USH (5), French (4), English Language/Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: (all non-AP classes are Honors) AP English Literature, AP Calc BC, AP Comparative Gov, Astronomy, Anatomy & Physiology, Latin II, French TA
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/Honor, Illinois State Scholar, Top 20 in the nation in National French Contest[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (VP), Student Government, Model UN, various tutoring clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, volunteering at a grammar school, hospital volunteer (basically worked as a candy striper)
[] Summer Activities: National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (2008)
[] Essays: My Common App Essay was really strong. “Why Northwestern” was pretty solid, nothing terribly unique.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. My teacher made all my weaknesses look like strengths.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but I’ve spent a lot of time with my counselor, so I assume it was good.
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t read, assuming it was good.
[li] Interview: n/a[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public magnet
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recs, Test scores, essay (perhaps)
[] Weaknesses: ECs, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No idea, but I’m thrilled!
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted at UChicago & Loyola Chicago, waitlisted at WUSTL, still waiting on everyone else.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who was accepted, and to those who were waitlisted, don’t give up hope, because you truly never know what’s going to happen.

calibrationx · March 26, 2011, 2:54pm

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800-Math 2, 800-Chem, 760-Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/829
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5-Chem, 5-Bio, 5-Calc BC, 5-Human Geo, 5-US Gov, 5-English Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chinese, AP Enviro, AP Stat, AP English Lit, Honors Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Chemistry Olympiad Finalist[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leadership positions in numerous clubs.
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Quite a bit.
[] Summer Activities: n/a
[] Essays: Teacher liked common app one, didn’t think supplemental was my best.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: I thought it went horribly, but who knows.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Very large, competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: ~130k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not much tbh…[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Tests, supplemental essay, interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I honestly am pretty surprised. I was expecting a rejection.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
General Comments: Good luck to those waitlisted!

golfer111 · March 26, 2011, 3:07pm

Decision: Accepted CAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Did not submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), English Language (4), APES (4), Biology (4), Calculus AB/BC (3/3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, AP Euro, APUSH, AP Human Geography, Honors Debate IV
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A ton of HOSA awards, a few Debate awards, National AP Scholar, etc[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate Team (Co-Captain), HOSA (President), Spanish Club (President), NHS, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 70-hour medical internships (Neurology and Cardiology)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 75 hours at the YMCA, 25 hours at local hospital ER
[] Summer Activities: 2 70-hour medical internships (Neurology and Cardiology), Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics (state-funded, 4-week long program)
[] Essays: Life Story…but nothing emotional persay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, read them
[] Counselor Rec: Good I assume
[] Additional Rec: Awesome, one of the doctors whom I interned for
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.A.
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] None [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Rank, course rigor, ECs, essays/recs
[] Weaknesses: Test scores?
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Put together a solid application I guess lol
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
Accepted: Wake Forest, UNC-CH Honors Program, NC State Honors Program, Tulane (100k Scholarship), Case Western (80k Scholarship)
Rejected: Rice
Waitlisted: Duke ED, Vanderbilt
General Comments: Happy as can be! Good luck to those on the waitlist and to those whom didn’t get in, I’m sure you’ll have a great opportunity waiting for you in the future!

trrjosh · March 26, 2011, 4:20pm

Decision: Accepted: Weinberg

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (730 m 770 w 800 r)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II 730, Chem 650, Phys 650
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/approx 350
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): American Gov (5) Calc AB (5) World History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Gov, Spanish 5 AP, Band, English Honors, AP Calc BC, AP Chem
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tech Crew (Light Designer), Marching Band (Drum Major), Tennis, Math Team, National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding, Internship at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Work, Vacation
[] Essays: 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 and 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian/Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, SAT
[] Weaknesses: Essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I have a good GPA and got good SAT scores and I’ve taken a relatively difficult course load throughout high school and I have a decent amount of extracurriculars.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted- University of Pittsburgh, Case Western Reserve University. Waitlisted- UVA. Rejected- UChicago Still waiting on Princeton and Brown.[/ul]
General Comments:

MCS735 · March 26, 2011, 5:03pm

Decision: Rejected - McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (610 CR, 740 M, 670 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 50/501
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stat 4, APUSH 2
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Human Geography, AP Calculus AB, English Honors, Web Deisgn 3 Honors.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]Local: Pathfinders
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Baseball (nationally ranked), NHS, NTHS (Treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: small local stuff
[] Summer Activities: Baseball
[] Essays: Don’t remember much, but I knew they weren’t great.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t see
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Math SAT, Subject Tests
[] Weaknesses: Class Rank, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I didn’t put my heart into this app, and the essays like I did with others. I most likely wouldn’t have gone anyway if I was accepter because I can’t play baseball at NU.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
Accepted: Florida State, University of Florida, University of Rochester
Rejected: MIT :(

Still waiting on Tufts April 1st.[/ul]
General Comments:
Congrats to all who got in. NU was my #1 non-baseball school.

markie59 · March 26, 2011, 6:06pm

Decision: Accepted

Son:

34 ACT:
4.0 Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
1/65 Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
Several AP

Band,Jazz Band Academic Bowl, State Journalism Finalist, Honor Society officer, WYSE medal winner (4)
20 hours per week, Hardware Store Job/Work Experience:
NHS Volunteer/Community service:
Europe Trip and job Summer Activities:
OK I Guess Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Excellent Counselor Rec:Excellent
Additional Rec:Excellent
Interview:None

IL State (if domestic applicant):

W Ethnicity:
M Gender:
Mid Income Bracket:
None, rely on my own accomplishments Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

good grades, decent ACT, great letters…but it’s a crap-shoot Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:Accepted NU, U of Ill, I.S.U. waitlisted Rice, WUSL, MIT, U of Chic/list

Yay! Probably won’t be able to afford it.

Megan608 · March 26, 2011, 7:23pm

Decision: Accepted to the Medill School of Journalism

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (690 Reading, 710 Math, 760 Writing)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 730 Math II, 720 US History, 710 Spanish Reading
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/210
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Lit, 5 Micro, 5 Psych, 4 US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Language, AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, Race and Ethnicity in America, Fit for Life, Physics, Great Ideas
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SPARK Tutor, Academic Decathlon, Youth Group, Band, International Club, Sunday School Teacher, National Honor Society, Mentor to Freshmen, Piano Lessons
[] Job/Work Experience: File Clerk at a local law firm
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, activities through my youth group, fundraising for International Club, miscellaneous help when needed
[] Summer Activities: 2009 = traveled to Guatemala, New Orleans, and New York City; 2010 = traveled to Germany, Prague, and the Alps, and participated in the Congressional Academy and traveled to Alaska; worked in between
[] Essays: Amazing and intensely personal
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great with grammatical errors throughout
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <100 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, recommendations, my interest in Northwestern that showed through well
[] Weaknesses: not having ever taken a real journalism class
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My essays showed me as who I am: a deeply motivated individual who makes the best of anything.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Hamline University; Rejected from UChicago; Waiting on Stanford and Columbia[/ul]
General Comments: I’m 95 percent sure I will attend the Medill School of Journalism next year. Although I still can’t believe I got accepted, my family, friends, and I are all extremely excited. I was really down about not getting accepted to the University of Chicago, but admissions counselors really know what they are doing and they know their schools more than anyone. If it is meant to be, it is meant to be.

morgsmom · March 26, 2011, 9:00pm

Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: USH 730 BIO 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): bio (5) APUSH (4) ENG comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APS rest honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): school BOOK AWARD (forgot which one), Latin (school and natl exams), Comm Service fellowship (regional)[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):soccer ( V captain), lots of special needs chhildren (and started aclub for them)
[] Job/Work Experience: busing tables, tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots - special needs kids
[] Summer Activities: BROWN, volunteering Ghana, camp
[] Essays: pretty good, not great
[] Teacher Recommendation: don’t know
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know
[] Additional Rec: really good from soccer coach (who was also a teacher)
[li] Interview: went well[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:f
[] Income Bracket:150,000 ish
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] accepted TULANE (DHS scholar), UofM honors) waitlist WUSTL
General Comments:
NU was first choice

morgsmom · March 26, 2011, 9:01pm

Was accepted

ready4collegenow · March 27, 2011, 12:57am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Math 2- 720 US History- 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/465
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5) US Gov (4) Lang (5) World History (4) Macro (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Psych, AP Physics, AP Stats
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (captain two years, state 2nd and 3rd place), Speech (captain, National and State Champion Extemp Speaking), NHS (president), Youth in Government (President of Senate, Youth Governor and Delegation President), Jazz Band (first chair trombone)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Gifted Advisory Committee for School Board, Habitat for Humanity Youth United President and NHS Chapter President
[] Summer Activities: Conference on National Affairs and NFL National Speech Tournament (four times)
[] Essays: Very solid, definitely one of my strengths.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Exceptional. Very specific and reveals strengths very articulately.
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec: Insightful, personal and extremely well written.
[li] Interview:[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] First Generation, Working at their summer speech institute[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Essays, first generation and connection to university
[] Weaknesses: Standardized test scores and class rank/transcript imperfections
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: ECs put me over the top along with a very revealing array of letters.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted Wake Forest, St. Olaf
General Comments:

MWelsh701 · March 27, 2011, 2:22am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (Verbal: 690, Math: 630, Writing: 710)
[] ACT: 30 (Reading: 33, Math: 33, Writing: 30, Science: 25)
[] SAT II: None
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/270
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US, AP Chem, AP Lang (4), Honors English in grades 9 and 10, Honors Chem, Pre-Calc
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Calc, Spanish 4, Showchoir
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Heavy participation in drama club (leads in musicals and plays) all four years, choir and showchoir all four years (placed in a regional solo vocal competition), dance classes freshman and senior year and lettered on high school dance team sophomore year, and a bunch of other things that I’m too lazy to list
[] Job/Work Experience: Participation in a holiday breakfast theater for little kids
[] Volunteer/Community service: Political activism theater
[] Summer Activities: Gone for 6 weeks every summer of high school to various drama camps/pre-colleges
[] Essays: Fantastic
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was probably awesome and the other was solid
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle-Upper class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Absolutely nothing haha[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars (which I did a really bad job of listing/explaining but didn’t want to do the Common App all over again), grades, course load, weighted rank, essays
[] Weaknesses: Test scores and volunteer/leadership
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Honestly, my stats are way below Northwestern’s standard. My essays were REALLY kickass though, and I had a ton of really focused extracurriculars/notable accomplishment
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] USC, BU, and I auditioned at a bunch of theater schools
General Comments: So surprised I got in, haha

ddrsoba · March 27, 2011, 3:22am

Decision: Accepted WCAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 720 W, 720 CR
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 760 Chinese w/ Listening, 720 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank, but Valedictorian
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Music Theory, AP English Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Governmnet, AP Statistics (Took Calc BC as Sophomore), Economics, Advanced Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2010 AMC School Champion, 2009 and 2010 AIME Qualifier[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Full and String Orchestra (Concertmaster), Math Club (President, Team Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (President), National Beta Club (President), KIWIN’S (Vice-President), JSA (Vice-President), TRI-M Music Honor Society (Treasurer), Boys Tennis (Co-Captain, Varsity Letter)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Regional Orchestra (Concertmaster), Young Violinists Program (Assistant Teacher), alot of hours in alot of things, 1200 total
[] Summer Activities: Summer Research, Dept of Anesthesiology, worked with residents and faculty, held positions as study coordinator and clinical research associate)
[] Essays: I would say solid
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong teachers, but probably decent recs
[] Counselor Rec: Average
[] Additional Rec: One outside letter of rec, very strong
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250K+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Extracurriculars, Math/Music Combo, Music-related leadership
[] Weaknesses: Test Scores (bleh, i know those are bad)
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Overall strong application, not a lot of weak spots, took care of all parts seriously
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accept UCLA, UCI Regents, UCB Regents, USCD Regents, USC Dean’s Scholarship, Singer Finalist UMiami, Waitlist Wash U St. Louis, denied MIT [/ul]
General Comments:Congrats to everyone else!

oxcharliee · March 27, 2011, 11:14am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (770 M, 790 CR, 800 W)
[] SAT II: 720 USH, 740 Spanish, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/460
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5), Spanish Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Psychology, AP Literature, AP Music Theory, Honors Chorus, Spanish TA and tutor
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Book Award, Book Award (goes to top 2 in class)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Regional Jewish youth group (serve on 10 person board as the Religious and Cultural VP)
Theater (stage manager)
Soccer (coach, referee, and player)
Advisory leader
Private voice lessons
member of all-district and all-state chorus
hebrew high school
yearbook club
[] Job/Work Experience:
soccer referee
sleepaway camp counselor
teach 6th grade hebrew
[] Volunteer/Community service:
4 hours a week at hospital junior year
community service trip to India
worked at homeless shelter on tuesday nights
[] Summer Activities:
camp <3
[] Essays: about stage managing (short essay) and wanting to become a rabbi (long essay)
[] Teacher Recommendation: from history teacher and spanish teacher…both good
[] Counselor Rec: great!
[] Additional Rec: from rabbi…hopefully great!
[] Interview: pretty good, but hard to read
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: negative
[] Intended Major: spanish and art history
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): mom went there for business school!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: class rank (at a very competitive public school), very focused on my religion, personable, good essays, legacy
[] Weaknesses: nothing that really stands out, no visit or demonstrated interest
[li] Why you think you were accepted: not sure.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
this is such a stressful time for everybody…i wish you all the best of luck. try not to get too caught up on any decision, be it an acceptance, rejection, or waitlist - these colleges can’t know us as people, so don’t let their decisions dictate how you think about yourself. i know it is hard to remember sometimes, but we will all be happy in the end. stay strong and good luck!

LawsOfKarma · March 27, 2011, 4:26pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 31
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: College level/credit English, History, and Theology (school does not offer AP classes)
[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis/Letter (2 years), Newspaper (Writer- 1 year, editor- 1 year), Yearbook (1 year), National Honor Society (3 years), Student Ambassador (3 years), Recognized Student Leader (2 years), my mind is currently blank for everything else hehe oh well
[] Job/Work Experience: hostess (1.5 years), banquet server (2 years/still employed), teacher @ a daycare (currently employed)
[] Volunteer/Community service: has worked on dad’s campaign for 4 years, head of one of his committee for 3 years, I am an advocate for a place that houses children whose families are in crisis, works events/fundraisers for multiple organizations… more but I can’t remember
[] Essays: Eh they were okay. I mostly just wanted to get them done.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was very very very good. The other was pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent. She loves me.
[] Additional Rec: Good
[] Interview: It went well. She had young kids, and I work at a daycare. We bonded.
[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Dad works in the government. I don’t know if that counts as a hook.
[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: ACT score, no awards/national recognition
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Wasn’t meant to be–plus I only applied here because college acceptances can be so random. Just wanted to see what would happen haha and now I know
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted at Tulane, still waiting for other schools [/ul]
General Comments: Congratulations acceptees!! :)

Maraikar · March 27, 2011, 7:18pm

Decision: Accepted Weinberg

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720 M, 720 CR, 790 W
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Bio M (740), Chem (770), Lit (740), Math 2 (740)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), Physics C (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English lit, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish 5, AP US Govt, AP Chem
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School/County Awards in Chemistry and Physics, School award for Jazz Ensemble, USRowing National Scholastic Honor Roll[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rowing 20+ hours/week, Community Youth Orchestra that has played for Dalai Lama (Principle Bassist 4 years), a student run program at school to inform underclassmen about high school “realities” (team leader).
[] Job/Work Experience: After school nanny sophomore year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Summer volunteer rowing coach, Animal rescue center in Costa Rica for a month, Hospital volunteer, lots of orchestra community service
[] Summer Activities: Costa Rica, rowing coach, NYC tour with orchestra
[] Essays: Pretty good I think
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see any of my recs
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Top
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, GPA, extracurriculars (excelled in a few)
[] Weaknesses: Test scores aren’t anything special
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Female applying to chem, parents went to grad school at NU.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UW, UCSB, UCD, UCBerkeley, BC honors. Waiting from Brown, Tufts, UPenn, Harvard, Colombia[/ul]
General Comments:

bmcncor · March 28, 2011, 3:50am

Decision: Accepted Weinberg & Beinen

stats here (don’t reply to this link, please): <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1108468-h-y-nu.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1108468-h-y-nu.html</a>

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity:asian
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:~60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my music portion of application, heavily lopsided applicant
[] Weaknesses: gpa trend, ec’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: NU faculty recommendations
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] oh god, the wait is absurd.
General Comments:

student1992 · March 28, 2011, 8:11am

Decision: Waitlisted

I saw before that someone with awesome scores/siemens finalist was waitlisted at NU and still accepted at MIT.

In my case, I got a Likely Letter from Columbia College (international student) and still got waitlisted…the whole process is so random XD
it seems that i didn’t really show enough interest for NU (true, I wasn’t going to go there anyways…i’d have gone to columbia anyways if I were to choose from the two schools) and i think they waitlisted some exceptional applicants who were qualified enough to be accepted at other top-tier colleges to maximize their yield.

Anyways, Congrats to those who got in, and don’t give up hope to ppl who’ve been WLed/rejected. Maybe the adcoms think that u guys are too qualified to come to NU LOL

Sam_Lee · March 28, 2011, 11:05am

^Please be respectful to those that got in. Part of what makes you qualified is to write a very good application, not just having top scores/awards. If your “Why NU” essay was weak, then you were not “over-qualified”. You don’t know what that MIT admit did with his NU application. For example, maybe his NU essay was too cookie-cutter. Yield protection works only if it’s done on a mass scale, not just on a few kids. Due to the subjective nature, it’s normal to see small number of HYPMS admits get rejected by schools like Northwestern, Duke, Rice, or Vandy…etc. Until you see large number of HYPMS kids getting rejected by NU, you shouldn’t be so quick to speculate.

student1992 · March 28, 2011, 11:56am

I’m sorry if you were offended…I didn’t mean it, seriously (apparently it was a crude attempt at a lame joke XD…I thought that u understood my “tone” when I said LOL at the end)
As for my “speculation”, I’m not saying that it’s true: i’m just trying to say that its definitely possible (I saw some ppl here, who were waitlisted, with HYPSM-level stats. I’m assuming, though, that their essays were also as good). For someone who’s competitive enough to get in to MIT, there seems to be another reason (assuming that his NU essay was decent) that he got WLed by NU (not saying that NU is inferior, just that it is rather uncommon for one to be accepted at MIT but not at NU). And, you seem to suggest that my essay was weak, which may not be the case (IMO, I spent some time writing it).

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