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

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Decision: Accepted EA
Honors Program
Dean’s Scholarship ($25,000 per year)

Objective:
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 Math II 770 Chemistry 740 US History
Unweighted GPA (4.0 scale): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (4), World History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP European History, AP Physics, English Honors, Gov and Eco Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Commended Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, National Honor Society, AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Foreign service club (officer), service trip to Ecuador, selected/recommended member of multiple other clubs at my school, varsity soccer team for three years (captain for two)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, assistant soccer pro at summer camp, assistant counselor at art summer camp
Volunteer/Community service: Service trip to Ecuador, volunteer at annual silent auction fundraiser
Summer Activities: Soccer, work, service trip
Essays: i think my common app essay was relatively strong

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: College of Social Sciences and Humanities
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Being Hispanic I guess

Reflection:
Strengths: ACT score, GPA, course load
Weaknesses: maybe not enough extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted: probably my grades/test scores combined with the fact that i visited campus to show interest
General Comments: so excited! good luck to everyone!

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Decision: Accepted (w/ $16,000 per year)

Major: Business; Finance

SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 M 730 CR 720 W)
SAT II: 720 Math 2; 700 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top ~20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (3); Environmental Science (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Government, AP Euro, Honors Finance
Major Awards: Nothing much

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis, Economics Club VP, Frisbee Club Team, Debate Team
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours total
Summer Activities:
Essays: Pretty solid, they definitely couldn’t have hurt my application
Teacher Recommendation: I had 2 written by teachers who are pretty unique, eloquent writers from Biology & U.S. History
Counselor Rec: He knew me pretty well, so it must have been pretty nice.
Additional Rec:

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
Intended major(s): Finance
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: High SAT, Solid Essay
Weaknesses: Had one poor semester Freshman. year, but no glaring weaknesses.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments: I’m definitely happy to have gotten in here, especially given the scholarship offer. Before I visited the school I wasn’t sure if I’d apply, but the campus and atmosphere impressed me. I also thought that Co-Op program was quite unique, enticing me to consider Northeastern. So far I’ve gotten into Tulane, Ohio State, and Southern Methodist Univ, while I await decisions from USC, Boston University, and NYU.

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Decision: Accepted, 18k Dean’s scholarship
should go to 30k assuming I get natl merit finalist.
Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800M, 710CR, 750W)
ACT (breakdown): 33 (33M,33E,31R,36S) idk if I sent this though
SAT II: 800 M2, 800 chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10th percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in calc AB, calc BC, bio, chem, stats, CS, physics C mech, physics C E&M
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP econ, AP enviro, differential equations, modern analysis, comparative anatomy and physiology, bioengineering, english
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): natl merit semi, natl ap scholar (if those are even major)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): science olympiad team president, science national honor society, misc stuff
Job/Work Experience: worked at taco bell 30h/week last summer
Volunteer/Community service: summer before last volunteered at HS to set up computer systems at new high school
Summer Activities: ^
Essays (rating 1-10, details): meh, about a failure that motivated me. 6 or 7.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: history teacher. idk how good, probably like a 6.
Teacher Rec #2: -
Counselor Rec: idk how good. 7?
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: physics
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: good public high school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: advanced math classes
Weaknesses: not much outside of academics
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

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ACCEPTED (EA) D’Amore-McKim, $18,000 Dean’s Scholarship

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89uw
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US Gov (4), AP Biology (4), APUSH (5)
-currently taking AP Physics 1, AP Euro, AP Spanish, and AP Calc (AB)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 1 honors, 1 accelerated, 2 regular
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist (most likely will be finalist)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): technical theater (4 years, 14 shows) field hockey (4 years- 3 on varsity, 1st team all-conference), Asian Club (4 years), Journalism (3 years), Model UN (2 years), NHS (2 years), Softball (1 year, JV)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: some, probably around 100 hours
Summer Activities: more technical theater, help organize captains’ practices for field hockey
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/8.5? I hate grading myself lol
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): no clue, not allowed to read them

Applied for Financial Aid?: unsure-- marked yes on the application but may end up not doing it
Intended Major: Accounting
State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Strengths: idk
Weaknesses: idk
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: idk
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: University of Indiana-- Bloomington (with direct admit to Kelley School of Business) & University of Minnesota-- Twin Cities
Waiting to hear back from: Michigan, Wisconsin, and Marquette

General Comments : Good luck all! Try not to freak out too much!

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-ACCEPTED- (I’m on mobile the html is broken)

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 Reading, 720 Writing, 740 math
ACT (breakdown): 32 overall (I forget breakdown)
SAT II: Bio/E 770, World History 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: My school does not rank
AP: World History (5), APUSH (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Economics, and AP Calc BC, select orchestra, senior art thesis, creative writing.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National French Contest (top 5 in US), Congressional Art Award Nominee (NY-20), others I forget. I’m too flustered.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: Orchestra, French Club (co-president), Varsity Swimming (captain), USA swimming club team, violin lessons.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 50 hours though my church and school
Summer Activities: RPI summer career development course
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, I kept it humorous and focused on what I’m really passionate about.

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: I had only one, and I didn’t read it. Based on the teacher that wrote it I would say probably a 9 (although English is her third language)
Counselor Rec: 9?

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Not yet, I was awarded a 14,000 dollar per year Dean’s scholarship from the College of Arts, Media and Design.
Intended Major: Architecture
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Hard to tell because my mom took a new job this year, but over 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I got nothing. Middle class white male.

Reflection

Strengths: My depth, grades
Weaknesses: lack of work experience and my poor chemistry grade.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My depth and grades, I’ve personally met with the architecture director.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nowhere yet

General Comments : I’m so excited! NU is my top choice and I can’t believe that I got in!

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B]Decision: Accepted **

Applied (ED,EA,RD):
EA
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34 (35M, 35S, 33R, 32E)
SAT II: N/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/270
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB:5, Microeconomics:5, Macroeconomics:4, Physics C Mechanics:3
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C E and M, Music Appreciation(Needed the art credit), AP Biology, Business Management Advanced Studies, Ap Literature and Composition, Student Council, AP Government, Student Aide, Ap Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
DECA State Finalist 2x
Business Student of the Year (My school)
Best Treasurer in my Region (BBYO)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
DECA (Procurement Manager, then Treasurer)
FBLA
JSU (Treasurer, Secretary)
BBYO ( CITY vp, treasurer, secretary, newsletter writer/editor, Regional Newsletter Writer/editor)
NCSY( City Vice President)
Lacrosse 1 year jv
Lacrosse 2 years varsity
National Honors Society
Varsity Quiz
Ambassadors (recruit kids to my school) (Long term fundraising chair)
Boys State Honors City Mayor
Job/Work Experience: Internship at a Small Investment Banking Firm
Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Ambassadors, Youth Groups
Summer Activities: Internship
Essays:
Common App: 9/10
Teacher Recommendation:
8/10
9/10
Counselor Rec:10/10
Additional Rec: 9/10 from the guy i interned for

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): NV
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection: Im glad that i got accepted, and would have studied a bit harder for the PSAT if i had known i could get a larger scholarship.

Strengths: My well rounded business extracurriculars, my gpa, my essays, and my act score.
Weaknesses: My lack of international awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My application was very business oriented and i was in the 75th percentile for ACT scores.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted: Indiana-Bloomington, Tulane, Arizona State University, San Diego State University
Deferred: Cornell
Rejected: N/A
General Comments :
I got the 22k Deans scholarship

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

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA for Dean’s Scholarship and Honors College

School/major: Health Sciences

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 superscored (710,750,780)
ACT (breakdown): 34 (did not send too cheap lol)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Bio: 750 Chem: 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Psychology (5), APUSH (3), AP English Language (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): what’s that lol
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Science, AP Gov/Econ, English 12, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): President of 3 clubs (PTSA, Linguistics, and SkillsUSA), VP of Girls in STEM
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community Service: 550+ hours
Summer Activities: Hospital internship, ATDP for AP Psychology
Essays: Pretty bad lol I was sure I would get rejected everywhere because of these (5/10)
Teacher Recommendations: They both said I was their best/favorite student <3 (10/10)
Counselor Rec: idk her I got a new counselor this year (5/10)
Additional Rec: My STEM club advisor and My other Advisor. They both love me (10/10)
Interview: none

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (2200+)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: XX
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Too many antihooks

Reflection
Strengths: SAT score maybe?
Weaknesses: GPA (I can’t function in stressful environments)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: They probably pittied me?
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: U Minnesota Twin Cities, Tulane, Purdue
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW THIS IS MY DREAM SCHOOL

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

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EARLY ACTION :smiley:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2160 superscore, 750 reading, 690 math, 720 writing
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 770 math iic
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 ap lang, 4 ap psych, 4 ap chem
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap lit, ap span, ap gov, econ, honors calc, physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n/a

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): cello and education community service, science olympiad, stuff…,.
Job/Work Experience: internship @ prestigious private uni + english teacher
Volunteer/Community service: education nonprofit
Summer Activities: summer colleges, internship, job
Essays (rating 1-10, details): lol tbh idk i just turned it in and i wrote it the day before
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): idk either my english teacher prob good, math prob lukewarm

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

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: nah
Intended Major: accounting
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: chineseeee
Gender:F
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none

Reflection

Strengths: honestly idk i only did FBLA one year and i applied to their business school
Weaknesses: not high enough math score qq
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: math score
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: waiting on babson and case western reserve university

General Comments : getting my decision was really anticlimatic but it felt better than getting rejected or something…anyone know the deferred to accepted conversion rate for the EA kids? lol. glad i got this one though. eases the tension for the next two!

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deffered because my counselor didnt send in anything lol

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**Decision: Deferred **

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 35E 33M 31R 32S
SAT II: Didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72, 4.3 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Comp Sci, AP Euro, AP Stats, Advanced Physics, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Math Team President, Taekwondo assistant instructor), History Club Member, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Busboy at a restaurant for the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Library volunteer (100 hours)
Summer Activities: Taekwondo, busboy
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8.5-9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Awesome 10/10
Teacher Rec #2: Above average 8/10
Counselor Rec: Unsure, probably 7/10?
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $60k - $70k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Good GPA and ACT scores, decent essay
Weaknesses: My ECs were good but none of them were heavily computer-science based
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My ECs aren’t the best, and I only have 5 APs total
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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**Decision: Deferred **

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 36 (36 Science, 36 Reading, 35 Math, 35 English)
SAT II: 790 Math 2, 760 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.35. Whoops. Decent upward trend though
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), Calculus AB (4), Chemistry (4), Biology (4), European History (3),
Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomics, AP Human Geography, AP Calculus BC. Biotechnology, World Literature, Foundations of Mathematics (independent study)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, a few school awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity fencing, academic league, outdoors club, math league
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: None
Summer Activities: Took Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Neuroscience at Drew University
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10 I guess? Maybe not good enough to set me apart, but still fairly strong
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably 9/10 overall

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, recommendations and essay I guess
Weaknesses: GPA, extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Bad GPA
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Colgate ED

General Comments : Oh well

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Oh boy, this is my first time doing one of these. I hope someone finds it helpful!

Decision: Accepted with Honors and $20,000 a year Dean’s Scholarship

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 650/690/760/8
ACT (breakdown): 34 (34 E/35 M/32 R/33 S/8)
SAT II: 770 Math II, 590 USH, 560 Lit (only submitted Math II lol)
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91/4.37 (maxed out my schedule in difficulty, a lot of extra community college classes weren’t weighted)
Rank: 15/101 (super small, super competitive middle college high school)
AP: Haven’t taken any APs; school offers classes at community college up to 11 units, so I’ll have over 70 units done when I graduate high school.
Senior Year Course Load: Honors US Gov 1st semester, Honors Economics 2nd semester, Honors English 12 (College: 1st semester- a couple business classes and stats; Winter- 3 Gen Ed classes; Spring- Calc III, another business class, Gen Ed English class)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I got Principal’s Honor Roll but that’s like 3/4 the school; I was commended for National Merit but I don’t even know if they knew that.

Extracurriculars: ASB (Treasurer), Virtual Enterprise- a virtual business simulation class (CEO since Junior year), NHS member, played baseball since I was 5, getting an Associate’s Degree in Mathematics and a Certificate of Specialization in Finance when I graduate high school, Sports Club (founder, President, later disbanded)
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: School National Honors Society got me about 100 hours cumulatively
Summer Activities: boatload of classes at the community college
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Honestly I have no idea, I’ll guess 7.5/10; it’s good not great, pretty well written IMO; I wrote about how my transition from childhood to adulthood happened when I moved

Teacher Rec #1: 8-Sophomore English teacher, probably well written
Teacher Rec #2: 9-Business professor from over summer who wrote a very professional letter; not super unique but a cool perspective to get
Counselor Rec: 8-I actually know who she is and she’s good at her job
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Ohhhhh yeahhhhh
Intended Major: Economics, potentially dual with Business Administration
State: CA
School Type: Small charter middle college high school school, technically public; located on the community college campus, which is where the campus is located
Ethnicity: 100% White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 70kish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Middle college high school is kinda but not really; didn’t seem to work as a hook for students in the past

Reflection: Felt like I had a solid shot at Northeastern, getting the decision was a very pleasant surprise. I would love to be a part of the school.

Strengths: ACT, business-related ECs, LORs, essay kinda, strength of schedule
Weaknesses: No working, little volunteering, white middle class male
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Test scores and ECs fit well, essays weren’t an inhibitor
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Temple, waiting on a dozen others

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Decision: Accepted to honors college with $22000 scholarship

Applied (ED,EA,RD):EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2230; 770M, 740R, 720W
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 680 World History, 730 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8UW, 4.0W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), AB Calc (5), Human Geo (5), Chem (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP CompSci, AP Stat, AP Macro Econ, AP Lit, AP Psyc, Band, Photo
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit semifinalist, Several small art/music awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society (Secretary, VP, President), some other little stuff
Job/Work Experience: Taught music lessons (only a few months/ only .5 hr per week)
Volunteer/Community service: ~400 hours
Summer Activities: Lab experience, Health science/ pharmacy camps
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8 (really creative/ well written but story itself isn’t extremely special)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: English Teacher; Really good; Teacher really like me
Teacher Rec #2: Physics Teacher; Positive but generic; Did well in teacher’s class but not special
Counselor Rec: OK; Large public highschool so counselor cannot speak too much to each student
Additional Rec: Assistant Professor from my lab work; pretty good

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Answered “yes” on common app but did not do CSS profile (probably wont get any aid)
Intended Major: Pharmacy
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Charter Magnet High School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: ~$200,000 household
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection

Strengths: National Merit semifinalist, recs, essay, volunteering
Weaknesses: GPA isnt great, only 4 ap exams (with a 3)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SAT, national merit, senior course rigor
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Duquesne Accepted with $27,000; University at Buffalo Accepted, University of Georgia Accepted with charter scholarship; waiting on others

General Comments : According to my GPA and SAT, I knew that I was likely to be accepted but the scholarship and honors was a surprise. I will probably be going to Northeastern (especially if I end up with $30,000 for national merit)

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Accepted - Honors - 22k Dean Scholarship

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): C 34, E 35, R 35, M 31, S 36
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Chem(self study), Env Sci, Gov, Dual Enrollment: Human Geo, Med Ethic, US Geo
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won National Service Grants

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): V Basketball, Quiz Bowl, Bio Club (pres), Yearbook, Pep Club, Member of Grant Selection Committee etc
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Janitor
Volunteer/Community service: Created Service Project and has won $1000 to fund it from nat grants
Summer Activities: Won scholarships to attend summer learning camps, basketball, working, community service
Essays (rating 1-10, details): CA 9.5
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:QuizBowl Advisor - 10
Teacher Rec #2:AP Bio teacher - 8
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major:Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant):OH - IO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: rural public
Ethnicity: white
Gender:female
Income Bracket: <75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): dad did not go to college, from a rural area

Reflection

Strengths: ACT, GPA, Essays
Weaknesses:Money, Crappy HS
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good stats, creative writing, honestly I like myself as a person too
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: OSU accepted, Brown deferred

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

Applied (ED,EA,RD):

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33 (English: 35, Math 30, Reading 35, Science 30)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/400
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Calculus BC (3), AP US History (5), AP Language (5, self studied)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Literature, AP Government and Politics, Wind Ensemble, Physics, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (Drum Major 2 years), Wind Ensemble (1st chair clarinet 2 years), Orchestra Pit grades 10th-12th, Model UN 10th grade
Job/Work Experience:Retail Worker Baskin Robbins
Volunteer/Community service: Work with Cal State Dog Rescue, about a year
Summer Activities: Intern at Stagekids CA, work at Baskin Robbins, prepare for marching band season
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8-9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 11th grade English teacher-9
Teacher Rec #2: Calc teacher-8
Counselor Rec: 6-7 she didn’t know me that well
Additional Rec: 10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Undeclared
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Parents divorced, both with full time jobs, raised by single mom w/ support from dad
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths: ECs, Letters of Rec
Weaknesses: Test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments :

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**Decision: Accepted **

Honors Program & Dean’s Scholarship $22k/year

Applied: Early Action for Fall 2016

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2280 - 790CR, 750M, 740W (did not submit)
ACT (breakdown): 35C - 35E, 34M, 35S, 36R
SAT II: 770 Literature, 720 Spanish (did not submit)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94/4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/348
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US Gov
IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Psychology (5), SL Spanish (6), SL Chemistry, HL History, HL English Literature, HL Math
Senior Year Course Load: HL English Literature, HL History, HL Math, SL Chemistry, Theory of Knowledge, AP US Government & Politics, Personal Finance
Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist (anticipated Finalist)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Scholar bowl - nationally qualifying (captain), NHS (president), Varsity golf (captain), Yearbook (multiple state/national awards), Student Gov’t, Theatre through school
Job/Work Experience: Hostess/waitress 20-25 hrs/wk junior year
Volunteer/Community service: Community anti-poverty advocacy group, tutoring middle school kids 6-8 hrs/wk
Summer Activities: State governor’s school, working 30-35 hrs/wk
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App was probably 9/10, I’ve since done a bit of editing
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: probably 11/10, several teachers actually worked on it together
Teacher Rec #2: 9/10
Counselor Rec: probably 9/10
Additional Rec: n/a

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
School Type: Public and urban, 1600+ students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $40k - $50k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection:

Strengths: Standardized testing, demonstrated activities in my intended major, geographic location (Midwest)
Weaknesses: Grade drop second semester junior year, demonstrated interest
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: NEU seems to focus on stats, recommendations were good
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted at University of Missouri

General Comments:

I was admitted with honors and a $22k/yr Dean’s Scholarship, along with enough grant aid to cover tuition.

If anyone has any questions, let me know!

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To those deferred, does NEU tend to accept s lot of deferred applicants and can they still be awarded merit aid?

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

Accepted with Deans scholarship of $10,000

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1620 (630 Math, 500 Writing, 490 Reading) (Did not submit for obvious reasons)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 E, 31 M, 27 R, 34 S)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, Engineering Physics, and English (college courses)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of jew club, debate team, JV Wrestling, volunteer work, average tryhard
Job/Work Experience: Job at a movie theater
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a soup kitchen
Summer Activities: Went on a summer program to Israel
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 10, talked about my trip to Israel and how it changed me
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10, from my chem teacher who writes the BEST letters of rec

Teacher Rec #1: Chem Teacher
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec: Yes, don’t know what he wrote. Had to fill out a form.
Additional Rec:

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Engineering (Undecided)
State (if domestic applicant): WA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Idk probably more than $100,000 combined
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation in the US

Reflection

My GPA was above average and my ACT was in the mid 50%. I knew I would easily get into this school. Not really that hard.

Strengths: GPA, test scores, ECs, being from the northwest and dual citizenship
Weaknesses: Dunno, not ivy level ECs I guess
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA and test scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: N/A

General Comments : Northeastern was my safety school, but yet one of my top choices.

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Tuition is $44,620 for this year, 2015-16 so likely that $30K WILL allow you to ALSO take $15K on top = $45,000 tuition! Call or email them to be sure.

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@rkelly5182 - I’m 99% sure they won’t let you stack the 15k and the 30k.

@kaatherinee - deferred applicants are essentially moved to the RD pool and their applications will be reviewed as part of that group. Many, many students who are deferred EA and later admitted, even with merit scholarships and honors.