Official Northeastern ED/EA/RD Results Thread for H.S Class of 2016

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Hey guys! Let’s make a thread so it’s easier for kids in future years to look and find them. I know it helped me last year! I found this format off of another schools page so it doesn’t include NUin, so just note that if that is your case. :slight_smile:

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/color][/size]**

Applied (ED,EA,RD):

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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**Decision: Accepted **

Applied (ED,EA,RD): ED

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2110/1340 (670,670,770)
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: 630 Chem
Unweighted GPA: 97.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/584
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4s on World, USH, English Lang & Physics 1
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP English Lit, AP Macro, Latin V Honors, Chamber Orchestra
Major Awards: selected for Area All State orchestra/principle, published article honored by county board, some class awards, Tri-M & NHS

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook Club (Editor in Chief), Fiddle Club (President), Violist in selective youth orchestra, Recycling Club (VP), Girl Scout (working towards Gold Award), 9th Grade co-catechist, violist on church music ministry, youth rep on pastoral council
Job/Work Experience: self employed street musician in summers to fundraise for music performance trips abroad with fiddle/youth orchestra
Volunteer/Community service: Weekly Volunteer at Pt clinic (450+ hours)
Summer Activities: Neurobiology at Harvard (2015), Global Public Health at American (2014), church camp counselor both years
Essays (rating 1-10, details): unique, said a lot about me, probably an9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9-10, from my Latin teacher who I had all 4 years
Teacher Rec #2: -
Counselor Rec: Very strong, probably an 8-9. She has a ton of students but she knows me well
Additional Rec: From a PT I shadow every week, knows me very well, 8-10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, given 40k/year scholarship
Intended Major: Physical Therapy
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: parents are divorced; mom (reside with full time) around 50, dad around 100
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -

Reflection

Strengths: ECs, essay&recs
Weaknesses: Test scores could definitely be stronger
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Demonstrated Interest (ED) and strong enough stats
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: had to pull all other apps

General Comments : I’m still a little in shock and am so incredibly happy to be in their 6 year DPT program! My advice to people scrolling the threads is to work hard&write meaningful essays, but to also remember to enjoy hs because it flies by. Best of luck to everyone! :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290(780 CR, 800 M, 710 W)
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA: 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NR
AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 comp sci and french, 4 English and euro, 5 calc
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, phys ed/art, AP enviro sci, AP gov, AP stats, AP lit
Major Awards: national merit

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): xc captain, coding, gsa, sangha, poetry
Job/Work Experience: 25 hr/wk during school
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer 10 hr/wk summer at hospital
Summer Activities: ^^
Essays (rating 1-10, details): hard to rate. I’m a p good writer and I talked about the death of someone close to me and how that made me more aware of internalized prejudices in our community
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: ap lang teacher, 7
Teacher Rec #2: research/gym, 7
Counselor Rec: Very strong, 10.
Additional Rec:
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: comp sci
State (if domestic applicant): RI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: over 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -

Reflection

Strengths: ECs, SAT, essays
Weaknesses: GPA, disciplinary action, AP
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments

Had a low GPA and was suspended for a week earlier this year but still got in with a scholarship!

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Decision: Accepted with 15K Dean’s Scholarship

Applied EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (730 writing, 800 CR and M)
SAT II: 800 Lit, 800 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): English, Economics, Geography, and Biology HL. Math and French A SL. Scores pending May examinations.
Senior Year Course Load: (see above).
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some history bowl awards on the national level, made European semifinals this spring. National Merit Semifinalist. Awards in debate.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not going to detail them all. Lots of leadership and political ECs.
Job/Work Experience: Nothing special. One internship with local government (again politics)
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, soup kitchen.
Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins CTY, work.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 7/10 (hard to rate myself, so I’m being conservative). Strong writer, decent topic, but not the sort to make AO’s cry.
Teacher Rec #1: 8-9/10 - English teacher who thinks my writing is much better than it actually is. Never an unkind word for any student.
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10 - History teacher who likes my sardonic approach to seemingly unimpeachable figures.
Counselor Rec: 8/10 - Likes me quite a lot, not sure why.
Additional Rec: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, but didn’t submit documents on time. With the scholarship, another funding source, and likely National Merit Finalist, NEU will cost less than my current HS or nothing at all with NMF. Probably just going to cancel the application.
Intended Major: Political science
Country (if international applicant): France
School Type: Small private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: No idea.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): US dual national (other passport is from a small underrepresented, country).

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses: White male, very little demonstrated interest.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Diversity as a dual citizen. Test scores (NEU trying to move up in the rankings). Near-perfect predictions as an IB student with 4 HL subjects. Everything else was decent or strong.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Nowhere yet

General Comments : Love how the portal overlays “YOU ARE IN” with that beautiful shot of the campus. Managed to tick off a lot of the family by applying - BC is the family school. Good luck, everyone.

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@NotVerySmart From what @TomSrOfBoston has said, NEU does not stack Merit. So if you get the 30K National Merit, you won’t get the 15K deans or any other merit from NEU. So keep your FA app in.

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@suzyQ7 The policy seems to have changed this year. Here’s what the “terms and conditions” section of my scholarship offer reads:

Looks like the only circumstance where they’d reduce a scholarship is if they’d actually be paying me money above and beyond tuition, to make sure I don’t spend on an HDTV or a car or 1/16th of a Super Bowl ticket.

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[color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I: didn’t send
ACT: 35 (35E, 35R, 32M, 36S)
SAT II: Literature (730), Biology E (750)
Unweighted GPA: School doesnt calc unweighted, but around 3.9/4
Rank: Top 7-10% (School doesnt do exact rank or percentile either)
AP: Haven’t taken any tests yet
IB: none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc B/C, AP French, AP Psych, Honors English, Honors Anthropology
Major Awards: National Honors Society, John & Abigail Adams Scholarship Recipient, Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Qualifier

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Karate (3rd degree black belt, also my job and community service), French Club (Secretary), JV Tennis, Intersectional Feminism Club
Job/Work Experience: Office assistant at karate studio (2 yrs), Starbucks barista (2 yrs), Babysitting (4 yrs)
Volunteer/Community Service: Teaching at karate studio (4 yrs), Volunteer at service council (4 yrs), CIT at town camp (1 yr), Counselor at karate camp (4 yrs),
Summer Activities: Pretty much same as ECs, work, and CS
Essays: Overused topic (grandparents) but pretty well written (6.5/10)

Teacher Rec #1: 6.5/10, doesnt really know me, but I had to use a STEM teacher for one of them
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10, he loves me and knows how much I want to go here
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: 8/10, from my boss/karate instructor so that looks good, but he’s not a great writer

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes (got 16k in merit and tentative offer for financial)
Intended Major: Behavioral Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Literally nothing

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, GPA, Senior course load, ECs and CS
Weaknesses: Not taking APs before senior year, essay, rec #1
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Showed interest, stats matched up, parents are alumni
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Tulane University, jury is out for everywhere else

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I just tried getting on the main site to see the merit admissions language I saw previously, and the system is down. Must be everyone logged in for results!

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how are you notified of decisions? I checked my email, mail, and the application status check page. stressing so much right now

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@notverysmart

http://www.northeastern.edu/financialaid/aid/ugtypesofaid/

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted With 15K/yr International Scholarship [/color][/size]**

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (640CR, 750M, 690W) (Didn’t submit because International’s are not required.)
SAT II: Taking them in January
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9th Grade A-, 10th Grade A, 11th Grade A, 12th Term 1 Grade A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% but school doesn’t report rankings.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics, Statistics, Psychology, & Calculus AB.
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Micro, AP Bio, AP Psych, English Lit, Business St.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NSHSS, Distinction Roll @ School

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of Academic ECs such as teaching, being head of academic dpt., etc… A lot of student life involvement, 2 business summer programs, a bit of music.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Tutor and Volunteer @ School a lot, nothing special.
Summer Activities: 2 summer programs abroad.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10/10, I think it was down to earth, shows glimpses of my thoughts, no fancy vocabulary.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Biology I rly dno
Teacher Rec #2: Business, I rlo dno
Counselor Rec: I rly dno

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): None
Country (if international applicant): Middle Eastern Country
School Type: International- Private
Ethnicity: White (Arab)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International willing to pay full? (But I got scholarship so idk.)

Reflection: My application showed that I am down to earth, a great student at school, acceptable testing

Strengths: IELTS Score, courseload, school grades
Weaknesses: A few spelling mistakes in my application, AP Chem score?,
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Essay + Recommendations + School grades
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: This was my first decision.

General Comments : On paper, grades-wise, I was definitely not the strongest. Everyone gets As at school. I actually invested much of my time focusing on my ECs and Essays. I made it clear that I am an involved person and that I am willing to give my 100% to anything that I intend to pursue. Try your best everyone & YOU WILL MAKE IT. By the way I think only 1 or 2 people on CC told me that I could get in, let alone get a scholarship. CC is very harsh. Focus on the aesthetic parts of your application. Grades do not show personality. You guys can and will do this at some point for some college! Don’t stress if your test scores or grades aren’t amazing. I think my grades were good enough for admission but my personality got me the scholarship. Goodluck to all! Please private me if you need tips on how to enrich your application without lying.

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@justheretotalk They are releasing by region so if you are further away from the Northeast, chances are you are going to get notified later tonight. Some people say they have gotten a phone call but I just checked the portal after getting an email

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@TomSrOfBoston Interesting. The two policies seem at odds, so I wonder which one takes precedence (I suppose it’s usually the one that saves the university money, but who knows?).

In either case, whether it’s 15K for the Dean’s or 30K for National Merit, I’ve worked out that a third-party funding source will cover all remaining tuition.

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Decision: Deferred

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 690 W, 650 M
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: 700 EB
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 90.420
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Lit (4), US (3),
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP French, Calculus Honors, chamber orchestra, economics, modern drama, and creative writing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit commended (? if that counts as anything), recognized by NYS senate for winning second place at stony brook university’s protein modeling competition (again, not really a major award but eh)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Selected for All-Eastern for violin junior year, All-State for violin and viola junior year, All-State alternate for violin and viola senior year, selected to perform with a chamber group at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for their chamber music society concert two years in a row, can’t remember the rest.
Volunteer/Community service: co-founder of a quartet that performed in dozens of benefit concerts and fundraisers, played in a concert for senior center
Summer Activities: service trip to Costa Rica to build houses and infrastructure after freshman year, interned in a research lab in Columbia after junior year
Essays (rating 1-10, details): maybe 8? my english teacher, friends, and family said it was great, but it sounded kind of cheesy after I reread it

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8-9, from my AP Bio teacher, we were very close
Teacher Rec #2: 8-9, from my French teacher, she was super sweet and i did really well in her class
Counselor Rec: probably 5-6, i didn’t really know her at all

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): -
School Type: Public, very competitive, nationally ranked
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -

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**Decision: Accepted **
Honors program
Dean’s Scholarship ($18,000 per year)

Applied EA:

ACT: 35 (E 36, M 35, R, 32, S 36)
SAT II: Chemistry 800, Math II 800
Rank: 1st decile
AP: comp sci (5), chemistry (5). calc AB (5), physics I (5), physics C: mechanics (5), biology (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP music theory, jazz ensemble, AP calc BC, AP stat, AP spanish, regular english, AP physics

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): robotics (head programmer), run a coding club, teach coding at library, lots of personal projects, more stuff im too lazy to list
Job/Work Experience: paid software engineer
Volunteer/Community service: mostly starting software projects to benefit the school system
Essays (rating 1-10, details): about failure, i’d give it a 7-8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: math teacher: 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: spanish teacher: 7/10
Counselor Rec: no idea/10
Additional Rec: from robotics mentor 10/10, guarantee it

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: comp sci
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Ethnicity: 50% white, 50% asian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: >$300k per year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

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Decision: Accepted

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 780 CR 700 M
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 720 Lit 680 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): AVG: 95/100 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Roughly 15/400
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP Physics (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP US Gov and Politics, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, Science Research, Chinese 5.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Honor Society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Student Newspaper (Staff: Editorial Director and Head Sports Editor)
  • Sports Management Club (President)
  • Peer Mentor (2 Years)
  • Chinese Club (Exchange Program)
  • National Honor Society (Volunteer Tutor)
  • Varsity Bowling Team

Job/Work Experience:

  • Assistant Teacher Local Religious School (4 years)
  • Camp Counselor (Summer 2015)
    Volunteer/Community service:
  • Volunteer Basketball Coach (3 years)
  • Work with Middle Schoolers regarding drugs, bullying (2 years)
  • Tutor for NHS
    Summer Activities:
  • Camp
    Essays (rating 1-10, details):
    Probably 9/10. Pretty good writer, nothing crazy though.
    Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
    Teacher Rec #1: 10/10
    Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
    Counselor Rec: 9/10
    Additional Rec: 8/10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection
Northeastern is my last choice safety school. I believe I am qualified to attend Northeastern. Glad to have gotten into the honors program and received a scholarship.

Strengths: Transcript, Scores, Recs
Weaknesses: No hooks, White Male.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I have worked hard throughout HS, and feel that my numbers and application reflect that.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Tulane Honors
Deferred: Georgetown University
Waiting: UChicago, Columbia, Tufts, Penn, etc.

General Comments :
Accepted into Honors Program with Dean’s Scholarship. Best of luck to everyone else.

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[asize=4]Decision: Accepted [/size]

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA, College of Computer & Information Science

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (780 M, 740 CR, 710 W)
ACT (breakdown): Nope
SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio E, 710 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): All 4’s and 5’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
Senior Year Course Load:6 APs, 1 chill class
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major awards. National AP Scholar, PSAT Commeneded Student, some school awards.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band(Captain), FBLA(Vice-Pres), Student Council, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (100 or so Hours)
Summer Activities: CTY, went on a trip to introduce anesthesia for mothers during delivery in China.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App 7/10 (well-written IMO, but a little generic)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: didn’t read, probably 7/10
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Comp Sci
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Medium sized public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender:M
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My experience in China was pretty unique? None really.

Reflection

Strengths: SAT, Rigorous course schedule, my school does well with Northeastern, decent ECs
Weaknesses: No glaring weaknesses IMO. GPA not the highest.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good test scores, Good EC’s.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected to Cornell.

General Comments : This was definitely a safety school for me, but I’m excited that I got in after getting rejected to my #1 choice.

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[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA - Honors College for Computer Engineering

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (One time) (800-M 800-W 730-CR)
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: 800-Math2 750-Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): QPA - 94.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4) Mechanics (5) AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Spanish, AP Lit, AP Stat, AP E&M, AP Gov, Honors Intro to Architecture
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-finalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics (Spirit Captain), NHS (VP), Class Council (VP), Multicultural Club (School Rep), Chess Club (Secretary)
Job/Work Experience: Public Library and Doctors Office
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, Tutoring, Church hours
Summer Activities: Volunteering, working
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7-8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 7-8/10 8-9/10

Teacher Rec #1: AP Gov Teacher, taught me World History in Freshman year, performing better in Gov than World History
Teacher Rec #2: Calc BC teacher, doing as well/better than AB last year
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Sent CSS, did not expect money
Intended Major: Computer Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet/Vo-tech
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 300k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Stats
Weaknesses: Essays
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Stats, essays
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No other results

General Comments: 25k Deans Scholarship, up to 30k if I am a finalist for NMS

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**Decision: Accepted **
Honors Program
The Northeastern University Scholars Program

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): na
ACT (breakdown): 34 (32-36-32-35)
SAT II: 800s from Math II, Physics, Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s from Physics C x2
IB (place score in parenthesis): na
Senior Year Course Load: max
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Physics Olympiad Silver Medal Winner

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 8
Job/Work Experience: one summer internship at an unrelated corporation
Volunteer/Community service: a lot
Summer Activities: summer camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9-10

Teacher Rec #1: 10
Teacher Rec #2: 7
Counselor Rec: 8
Additional Rec: 10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: y
Intended Major:Electrical Engineering
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Turkey
School Type: private
Ethnicity: Turkish
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <$30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not much

Reflection

Strengths: Strong educational background, ACT, recomms
Weaknesses: not many diverse activities like sports or music
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: because of my strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: not yet

General Comments : I am happy :slight_smile:

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ACCEPTED!

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**

Applied Early Action (College of Engineering with 10k scholarship)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1940 did not submit (620 Writing, 650 math, 670 Reading)
ACT (breakdown): 32 Composite (31 English, 32 Math, 32 Reading, 34 Science)
SAT II: 720 Math I, 740 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank, but I would probably say top 30%?
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Systems Engineering II, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Physics II, Naval Science IV, Economics. All courses at my school are taught at the honors level.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Other Awards: Eagle Scout

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Assistant leader of troop), Cross country, Spring and Winter Track, Student Council (treasurer 9th -12th grade), TSA (Treasurer 12th grade), school band, NJROTC, Key Club, GSA, National Honor Society (12th grade), marching band baritone horn (9th and 12th grade)
Job/Work Experience: Founded and operated my own small business involving chicken eggs :smiley: (8th grade - 12th grade), engineering internship (Summer 2015).
Volunteer/Community service: Eagle Scout service project, various community service activities with Key Club.
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7.5, pretty good; I wrote about how raising chickens taught me life lessons.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Math, 8/10. I had her for 3 years, so she knows me really well.
Teacher Rec #2: Physics, 6/10. Average letter of rec.
Counselor Rec: No idea
Additional Rec: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
Intended Major: Engineering Undeclared
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Idk, top quartile I guess…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: Courses since freshman year focus on engineering, pretty good ECs, good essay, etc.
Weaknesses: GPA is a “underwhelming,” weak math classes (repeated algebra I freshman year b/c i did crap on the math placement exam for my high school) and unimpressive math grades prior to senior year (skipped a math level to AP Calc AB).
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Extra curriculars, engineering internship, Eagle Scout, engineering focused course load at high school.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Still waiting on three others, wish me luck!

General Comments: I am definitely not the strongest student at my school grade wise, but what I lacked in grades I made up that deficiency with my extra curriculars, engineering course load, etc.

Just remember guys, college is just one stage of life and is not the ultimate determinant for your future. Your future is ultimately determined on the amount of effort you put in and how successful you want to be. Lastly, relax. This is your last year of high school, so just enjoy your final few months with your family and friends. Good luck everyone with your college admissions!