<p>@iloveNewYork The website says that a small number of EA applicants are denied. If someone is denied, they woulld be less likely to post that on CC.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Date applied: 10/28
Date decision postmarked/received: 12/16
Accepted at which school/major at USC: College of Social Sciences and Humanities: History</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 1860 , CR: 700, R: 620, M: 540
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: History: 660; Literature: 640
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.65/3.8
[<em>] Rank: X
[</em>]AP/IB classes: APUSH, AP Art History, AP Psychology, AP Chemistry
[/ul]Subjective:[ul][<em>] Essays: Decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: AP chem and APUSH teacher, probably good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She doesnt even know me
[</em>] EC highlights: X[/ul]Location/Person:[ul][<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Other Factors, hook?: X</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info…?: Only got $2,500/year really need the aid.</p>
<p>Accepted!!!
20k per year, honors college
intended major: Chemistry, maybe biology as well? </p>
<p>ACT: 36, SAT: 780 CR, 780 writing, 720 Math, SAT II: 770 Chem, 770 Math 2, 690 US History</p>
<p>4.222 W, 3.9 (?) UW, top 10% of class, 4 APs Jr year (US History 5, Chem 5, Lang 5, Latin 2), 4 senior year (statistics, lit, bio, physics), 2 dual enrollment college classes (Business, American Government) </p>
<p>National Merit Finalist, NHS, Treasurer of Senior Class, Captain Varsity Soccer, regular volunteering at library, research project over the summer</p>
<p>White, female, kentucky, really good public school</p>
<p>Why would you drag an old topic back up?</p>
<p>yeah this is last year’s thread… and there’s already an “official” for this year</p>
<p>im an international: ACCEPTED!
Australian citizen but pure Indian at heart!
School: Georgetown Prep (Washington DC: boarding school)
SAT: 1200/1800 (660 math and 540 CR)
no scholarship or aid: they dont seem to give much to non-americans
i think what got me in was my international experience: lived in india, england, australia, russia and USA, did 5 internships and strong community service.
Still waiting on Georgetown University but otherwise I will be coming to Boston!</p>
<p>Major: International Business (College of Business Administration)</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED
Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>ACT: n/a</li>
<li>SAT: 770 W 730 R 660 M (2160)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 740 Lit, 660 US History (but I don’t think NU looks at these)</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 W</li>
<li>Rank: 3/235</li>
<li>ECs: 4 years of drama, 4 years French club, 4 years math team w/ leadership roles, NHS, mentoring program, political campaign, Organized 2 fundraisers for Haiti/Chile, peer tutoring, 2 jobs</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: pretty good. </li>
<li>Teacher Recs: very good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: very good</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CT</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Major strengths/weaknesses: Strengths: Lots of AP/honors classes, good SAT, good EC’s. NMSF. Weaknesses: possibly that I got some of B’s in freshman / sophomore years </li>
</ul>
<p>Other:</p>
<ul>
<li>Honors? - Yes</li>
<li>Major - Economics</li>
<li>Financial aid? - Yes, I got a scholarship – don’t really want to post it online. </li>
<li>Attending - Possibly. I have to hear from some other places. I definitely really like this school though =)</li>
</ul>
<p>Congrats to those who have been accepted, hang in there to those deferred, and to those who were rejected – there are plenty of other great schools that will love to have you. Good luck to everyone!</p>