<p>Stats:
SAT: 680 math, 770, verbal
SAT IIs: 650 math 1C(hah i suck), 650 writing, 790 literature
GPA:3.8
Rank:unranking school
Other stats:ap bio-5, ap us history- 5, ap lang- 4, ap govt- 5</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I enjoyed them.
Teacher Recs: no idea
Counselor Rec: no idea
Hook (if any):
Location/Person:
State or Country: florida
School Type: small private
Ethnicity:white
Gender: female
major strength/weakness: no extremes (libras are balanced)
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: fate
Other Factors:I really love Northwestern...perhaps that came across.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: V: 680 M: 690
[</em>] SAT IIs: Writing: 660, MathIIC: 620 Lit.: 610 (<em>sobs</em>)
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 UW
[</em>] Rank: top 6%
[<em>] Other stats: Editor-in-chief of school newspaper, vice-chair of the mayor's youth advisory board, U.S. Ambassador for MUN, member of Rhythm B's high-step dance/drill team, Site Council Rep., Student Council, IB Diploma Candidate, League of Oregon Cities Youth Advisory Council, blah, blah, blah...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I spent quite a bit of time on them. I especially enjoyed my "butterfly" essay. It pertained to the controversy surrounding our decision to change the name of the school newspaper after almost 90 years of publication (the student body became REALLY upset).
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 from my newspaper advisor
[</em>] Counselor Rec: she's the advisor for my dance/drill team
[<em>] Hook (if any): shrugs</em> beats me. I must have done something right...
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oregon
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Pale
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: My SAT's aren't worth writing home about...
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Perhaps they foresaw my future as a successful journalist?
[/ul]Other Factors:* I've had articles published in local newspapers and state publications. I also won a Seventeen Magazine writing contest.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: m800 v780
[</em>] SAT IIs: math-790, ushis-790,bio (freshman)-710, writing-690
[<em>] GPA: 4.6 (4.0 uw)
[</em>] Rank: 2/437?
[<em>] Other stats: 3 5s on APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: dont know, written very last minute and I cant even remember what I wrote for half of it
[<em>] Teacher Recs: unknown but probably good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: unknown-had some complications
[<em>] Hook (if any): no idea? Decent ECs, girl scouts, quiz bowl, playwriting (maybe that was unique?)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: good interview, good stats/pretty boring overall, nothing too noteworthy
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Im lucky :)[/li][/ul]Other Factors: national merit, dont know what else. Applied to wcas</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1410 (700M, 710V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: did not take
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 8/423
[<em>] Other stats: 4 AP classes (5=US History, 5=Biology, CalculusAB, Literature), all other honors classes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Okay...I did them the day before though...
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I dunno...I believe they were good (sent 2)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I think it was good?!?
[<em>] Hook (if any): I moved the summer before senior year and still managed to have leadership positions; I participated in many ECs including drama/acting (w/awards), newspaper (editor/awards), varsity softball and golf, ect.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Nebraska (moved from Atlanta, GA)
[<em>] School Type: public (prev. school = public magnet)
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] major strength/weakness: I'm usually a good writer (even under pressure) and my ECs are strong...my SAT may have been a bit low
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Maybe my essays weren't the best they could have been? Too many from the midwest? I don't know...this is my first (and probably only) rejection! :([/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1400
SAT IIs: 770 Writing; 700 US history; 700 Math IC
GPA: 94igh UW
Rank: 1 or 2/41
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: the nixon crisis one....about a scuba diving incident i had
Teacher Recs: amazing! from AP Comp gov teacher and AP Calc teacher...also one from a college prof
Counselor Rec: beautiful
Hook (if any): lots of service, living in bolivia?</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Santa cruz, Bolivia
School Type: private american school
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: F
major strength/weakness:chocolate? jaja
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Is it because im special??</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 710m, 760v (35 ACT)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 780 Math IIC, 750 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 3.94 UW, 4.11 W
[</em>] Rank: 1/379
[<em>] Other stats: 6 5's on AP tests, National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I took a look at them today to refresh my memory... maybe they were more impressed than I was?
[<em>] Teacher Recs: unknown, but likely very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: unknown
[<em>] Hook (if any): first generation college, low income family, refugee parents, lots of ECs
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: good hooks, but no interview and IMHO mediocre essays
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I don't know really (but I had a strong feeling on Saturday (I just checked my decision a few hours ago) that I would be accepted)[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1400 (800 V 600 M)
[</em>] SAT IIs:800 Spanish 800 French 740 Writing
[<em>] GPA:3.7 UW
[</em>] Rank:10/194</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): Lived 7 yrs in foreign country (Mexico), speak French and Spanish
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: HS in Mexico, spending gap year in France right now
[</em>] School Type: Intl. Private/Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: half white half asian-indian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] major strength/weakness: strength - languages, i think. weakness - ECs, definitely
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I think my essay and background helped me get accepted
[/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1580 (800 Verbal, 780 Math)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 Writing, 750 Math IIC, 750 US History
[<em>] GPA: 3.99 UW
[</em>] Rank: no rank, but unofficially 1/504
[<em>] Other stats: APs - Calc AB 5, Calc BC 5, US Hist 5, Comp Govt and Poli 5, Euro Hist 4, Phys C M 3, Lit and Comp 3, + future APs, AP Scholar with Distinction, numerous awards from top Model United Nations conference like Georgetown or Duke, attended Stanford University last summer
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I wrote my why northwestern about nanotech research opportunities and my main essay about finding a cure for alzheimers; 2 weeks later there was an article all over the news about nanotech research on alzheimers at NU
[<em>] Teacher Recs: (1) Probably very good, was one the teachers best students and I am good friends with him
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I'm sure it was great
[<em>] Hook (if any): not sure
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Florida
[<em>] School Type: Parochial
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: strength - very tough course load, pretty good extra currics and leadership, weakness - played a school sport only 1 year
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: The essay coincidence, I had no idea when writing it[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 1500 (720 V 780 M)
SAT IIs:800 Math IIC 790 Chemistry 720 Writing
GPA:4.0 UW
Rank:1/384</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I thought they were good
Teacher Recs: Excellent, teachers are a little too nice at my school
Counselor Rec: Excellent
Hook (if any): Well-rounded? Who isn't. I don't really have a hook.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Public HS in Washington
Ethnicity: ASIAN!!
Gender: male
strength- 4 year varsity tennis captain, concertmaster of two youth symphonies, umm....won some tennis tournaments and a violin concerto competition. President of math team, science club and Teens Against Tobacco Use (Woo hoo).<br>
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I don't know. College admission folk are so random I can't even begin to read their minds. But if I had to guess, I would say that I got in because I am well-rounded.</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 30 (English: 34 Math: 25 haha, I forgot my calculator...whoops Reading: 33 Science: 29)
SAT IIs: Didn't take them
GPA:4.3782W 4.0 UW
Rank:1/473
Other Stats: 4-APUS, 3-APGOV, 5-AP Phsyc (4 APs this year), Treasurer of Drama club (awards), International Thespian Society, National award winning showchoir the "Mundelein Sound" for 3 years, "Mundelein Lights" (awards), 11 plays (7 with leads), National Honors Society, Interact, lots of community service, numerous other awards for service, academics, and extracurriculars.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: I liked them, I was just honest.
Teacher Recs: Only sent one
Counselor Rec: I heard it was amazing
Hook (if any): I have peer tutored a girl with a degenerative genetic disorder since elementary school</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Illinois
Ethnicity: White (Jewish)
Gender: female
weakness: Test scores, or lack thereof.
strength- Lot's of extracurriculars, showed a lot of interest, GPA and rank.
why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: It's all a crapshoot, I'm hoping I just came of likeable on my application.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 740 Math, 680 Verbal
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Math IIC, 730 Bio-Molec, 710 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 4.2
[</em>] Rank: 20 out of 470
[<em>] Other stats: 4's and 5's on APs, good grades
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: they owned
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 2 very good ones
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 1 very good one
[<em>] Hook (if any): ?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Cali
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: strength: variety of things I do, including extra curricular, weakness: not very specialized in anything, don't know what I want to do in life
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: legacy[/li][/ul]Other Factors: legacy</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1510
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800/740/700
[<em>] GPA: NA
[</em>] Rank: 8/54
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very personal, not too shabby imo
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 10/10
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[<em>] Hook (if any): Bad grades
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Germany
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:[/li] [/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Question: Is it harder to get in Medill that arts and sciences? The valedictorian at my school had a 1460, 700+ on all SAT's, newspaper editor-in-chief, founder of a school discussion group publication, and he got rejected. Yet, another girl and guy with lower rank and similar test scores were accepted to the regular college...</p>