<p>li10u, first i in no way was referring to u when i sayed mostly low scores.. second i totally agree with you its the international part that got me in my grades in the us wouldnt get me in anywheres</p>
<p>sorry, i wasnt having a real good day when i wrote this.. i misread ur post and didnt mean to sound the way i did.. oops.. congrats as well :)</p>
<p>I am just bumping this up, so that it will be alive when everyone's decision comes out. :)</p>
<p>i agree with ucbenz, state if you plan to attend next year...for us ED acceptees, I am really interested in getting to know new acceptees. congrats by the way..hope to see you next year</p>
<p>live in chicago, got my letter in the mail.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 31
[</em>] SAT IIs: none
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 UW; 4.9 W
[</em>] Rank: school does not rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: decent, i liked them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: don't know, probably alright
[</em>] Counselor Rec: lots of info, but nothing spectacular
[<em>] Hook (if any): legacy? my dad went to grad school (business) there
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: IL
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: International-Asian: Taiwan
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: weakness- didn't have a great midyear report, i messed up in my calc class
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i'd like to think that i was rejected because the competition for internationals for fin aid is super tough[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
good list of ECs, leadership roles in several of them
no interview</p>
<p>this sucks, i really wanted to get in! =( all the internationals overseas were having such a great acceptance streak. did you guys apply for financial aid?</p>
<p>
[quote]
i'd like to think that i was rejected because the comp. for international with fin aid is super tough
[/quote]
Yes it is.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 770 M, 690 V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 680 Writing, 750 IC, 700 Chem, 540 French
[<em>] GPA: 4.3 Weighted, 3.8 ish unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 12/498 now I think
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: donno
[<em>] Teacher Recs:didn't read them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read
[<em>] Hook (if any): calligraphy? moved a lot? international?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: International (Canada)
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: weakness definitely my scores
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: clueless[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
SAT: 780 M, 720V
SAT II's: 760, 750, 750
GPA: 4.263/4.33
Rank: 2/418
Great EC's, good recs, good essays
:)</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 710 M, 800 V
SAT IIs: 680 Writing, 690 US History, 700 Literature
GPA: 4.5 Weighted, 3.9 unweighted
Rank: 15/540 </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good, not amazing
Teacher Recs:very good
Counselor Rec: didn't read, probably unprofessional
Hook (if any): None really
Location/Person:
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 M; 750 V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Bio; 800 Chem; 780 Math IIc; 690 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 4.5 W
[</em>] Rank: 2/198
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: For a bad writer, I thought pretty good...best of any I wrote for any college
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Very Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): ISP applicant, maybe?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: Public Suburban
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
Strengths: ISP app who has done reserach for two summers, 4 years of HS Speech/Debate/being President of it (from past experience, I've heard that NU like Speech/Debate), grades, test scores.
Weaknesses: No major math/science competitions; quit Science Olympiad after 2 years.
[*] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably because I applied to ISP (though I don't know if I'm in ISP yet) along with a little bit of everything else.[/ul]</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800M 750V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790IIC, 760 Chem, 710 USHist, 640 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Rank: Top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: ACT:35
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Decent, but probably not amazing
[<em>] Teacher Recs: don't know, but both teachers liked me quite a bit
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Hook (if any): Nat'l Merit Finalist w/ Northwestern as my top choice
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Everything is quite strong, but my GPA is probably my weakest
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: cause I worked my butt off in HS, then again, so did many other people, so who knows[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 750m/800v
* SAT IIs: 790/780/750/720/710
* GPA: 3.9 UW; 4.6 W
* Rank: 9/233
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: good, perhaps not "amazing"
* Teacher Recs: amazing
* Counselor Rec: probably very good, new counselor
* Hook (if any): filmmaking, newspaper Editor
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: VA
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: strength - SAT, All A's w/ 5 APs midyear, interesting film jobs and ECs.
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: lots of leadership stuff, lots of film stuff but still strong academically
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
No interview, Pres of NHS & Honor Council...</p>
<p>wait listed.. don't feel like typing all that stuff out, i'll be at notre dame next year</p>
<p>waitlisted :(</p>
<p>Decision:
Waitlisted
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1300 (670 V 630 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 610, 570, 580
[<em>] GPA: 3.7 UW, 3.9 W
[</em>] Rank: 22/202
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): Congressional Award Gold Medalist, Legacy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Charter Arts High School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Tons of community service and extra curriculars.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea...[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Nu is still my first choice, so I will be accepting my place on the waitlist</p>
<p>S applied:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1540
[</em>] SAT IIs: None
[<em>] GPA: 3.765
[</em>] Rank: 29/350
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Must have been OK
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Must have been good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Same
[<em>] Hook (if any): He runs his own business?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Indiana
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Male
[<em>] Gender: European-American
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Most classes - 60% - accelerated or above (we have accelerated, honors, AP, APCC), strong GPA after freshman year.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Not sure. Good SAT and GPA, very strong ECs with community service and leadership positions.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1450 (780M, 670V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Writing, 740 US History, 750 Math IIC
[<em>] GPA: 4.5612 W
[</em>] Rank: Top 5% of 458
[<em>] Other stats: Got 4's on Calc AB, Physics C-M, US History. Taking 5 AP classes this year.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: OK. For the main one I used one that I used for all my other apps, about coming out of the closet, and for the Why Northwestern, I wrote about their Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences program.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Never read them.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good, considering I barely know him.
[<em>] Hook (if any): None, really.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Voted Best Dressed for the c/o 2005 at my high school
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea.[/li][/ul]Other Factors: My cousin attends Northwestern School of Music.</p>
<p>I'm so happy to have gotten in! I just got into Vassar a few hours ago and was admitted to UChicago EA. I'm waiting to hear back from the MMSS program, which might influence my decision.</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720, 710, 700, 700, 630
[<em>] GPA: 4.1 w
[</em>] Rank: Top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: 10 APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Crap..well at least I thought so
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Not bad
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not bad
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: GA
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: No strong points at all. I'm very mundane.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I'm irresistable.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted <-pretend this is big and red</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 1550 (750m/800v)
* SAT IIs: 790/780/750/720/710
* GPA: 3.9 UW; 4.6 W
* Rank: 9/233
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: good, perhaps not "amazing"
* Teacher Recs: amazing
* Counselor Rec: probably very good, new counselor
* Hook (if any): filmmaking, newspaper Editor
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: VA
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: strength - SAT, All A's w/ 5 APs midyear, interesting film jobs and ECs.
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: lots of leadership stuff, lots of film stuff but still strong academically
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
No interview</p>
<p>waitlisted, like half of the people on this board</p>