When will EA decisions come out?
EA decisions are already out. They came out in December. RD is not done. There were some notified last week I believe. Those were thought to be top candidates who received major merit awards. The RD decisions will be out by 4/1 according to NU.
oops, I was deferred to RD. When will this come out?
By April 1.
Mid-March
@TomSrOfBoston Yeah I contacted them about why I saw nothing about finances at all, and they said that I still hadn’t submitted my parents’ tax returns. Even though it didn’t say anything about tax returns on the financial aid checklist.
Were they able to give you your financial aid info after you sent them your tax returns?
Accepted RD
Fall 2016
COSciences
Dean’s Scholarship 20K
Denied
UW GPA 3.6 (low gpa freshman year, 4.0 for sophomore to senior year)
1970 SAT
29 ACT
10 APs
Good luck all.
Decision: Accepted
Applied: RD, accepted to D’Amore-McKim School of Business
Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (800 M, 640 R, 670 W)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 710 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.6545 when submitted, 4.6230 on MYR
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/285 UW, 21/285 W
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Language and Composition (4), AB Calculus BC (5, 5 AB Subscore), AP US History (3 — Didn’t self-report), AP Psychology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Guidance Counselor Aid, Stat and Prob, Sociology, AP Physics Mechanics, AP Physics Electromagnetism, AP Literature and Composition, AP Stat and Prob, Calculus 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Spanish Honor Society (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, FCA (Leader), Peer Minister, JV/Varsity Baseball, Recreational Basketball, Academic Team, Tutor, Student Ambassador (Welcoming Committee), Youth Mass Usher, Created a church youth group (Co-Founder)
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at grocery store
Volunteer/Community service: My EC’s contain lots of service attached to them, such as tutoring and being a peer minister.
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor for my school’s baseball summer camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App: 10/10. Wrote about my struggle with IBD. Made sure to emphasize that it wasn’t an attempt for pity, and I think it came off really well. It made all my teachers emotional, so I think I did a good job.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
(Didn’t get to read teacher/counselor recs, but will assume)
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10. Asked my Calculus AB/BC/3 teacher to write it. I’ve known him for 3 years, including time spent in FCA, so I hope the letter was awesome.
Teacher Rec #2: 10/10. Asked my AP Language and Composition teacher to write it. She definitely liked me and was very supportive throughout the whole process, so I assume her letter was very kind.
Counselor Rec: 10/10. Got to know her pretty well through being a guidance aid, and she seemed to like me.
Additional Rec (if used): 10/10 Asked my youth minister to write it. I did get to read this one, and it was phenomenal. I think it showed my dedication to religion extremely well.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: Public (~1400 Students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~$120k
Hooks (legacy, URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: EC’s, course rigor, GPA
Weaknesses: SAT (Not awful, but definitely could’ve been higher)
Why you think you were accepted: Probably EC’s and GPA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First acceptance. Waiting on Notre Dame, Boston College, UPenn, Georgetown, Villanova, Maryland, and Wake Forest.
General Comments: Very excited to receive my first acceptance. To everyone who was denied, I wish you all the best of luck in the future, and know that you’ll be fine wherever you end up going. I know it stings, but try not to think about it too much.
**Decision: Accepted **
Applied (ED,EA,RD): Deferred EA, accepted RD
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 superscore (600 M, 740 CR, 720 W), 2030 single sitting (740 CR, 600 M, 690 W)
ACT (breakdown): 31, don’t remember the breakdown right now
SAT II: 780 US History, 720 English literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Psychology (5), World History (4), English language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calc AB, AP English Literature, AP US Gov/AP Microeconomics, AP Comparative Government & Politics, AP European History, Advanced Journalism, Senior seminar
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society (officer)(2 years, 1 year as officer), speech and debate (4 years), academic team (3 years), a school spirit committee thingy (2 years), French Club (2 years)
Job/Work Experience: 2 years working for my dad’s company
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at my place of religious worship, tutoring. Also an intern on a local political campaign.
Summer Activities: Internship started last summer, summer before sophomore year I did debate camp at UC Berkeley
Essay (rating 1-10, details): 8/10, it was pretty solid
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: No idea, haven’t read it, probably pretty good
Teacher Rec #2: N/A
Counselor Rec: No idea, haven’t read it
Additional Rec: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Political science
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large(ish) public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, essay, SAT II scores
Weaknesses: No real hooks, SAT (and ACT) math scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My internship and my interest in the school!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Cal Poly SLO, UC Davis, and Sac State. Still waiting on UCSD, UCSB, Tufts, American, and George Washington.
General Comments : I’m so excited that I got in, especially after being deferred in EA. Congratulations to everyone who got in xx
DS: ACCEPTED. Offered Dean’s Scholarship (or was it Presidents? --can’t remember!)
Loved the school when he visited. Decent GPA (over 4.1), took a handful of APs, took linear alg and organic chem after AP Calc BC and AP Chem. Good leadership.
Good luck everyone!
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
Applied (ED,EA,RD): RD
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 32 Composite (35 English, 32 Reading, 31 Science, 29 Math)
SAT II: US History (740), Physics (660)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.34 (W), I don’t know my unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/230
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): My school doesn’t have IB
Senior Year Course Load: Honors Spanish III, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP US Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None that I know of
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Field Captain, Drum Major), Show Choir, Theater, Student Council, LEO Club, Yearbook Committee, JETS.
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Over 100 hours of service, including an unpaid internship at my state legislature.
Summer Activities: Theater, internship at State House, community service in my local library.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10. I focused on how I struggled with learning how to talk. There were neurological obstacles that made it more difficult than normal children; some of my doctors even said that I would always be mute. But despite that, my perseverance eventually allowed me to speak.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Can’t say for sure, since I’ve waived my access, but I think they’re pretty good.
Teacher Rec #1: My English teacher. I’ve had her for two years, she knows I’m a good student and that I bring a unique perspective to the books we read. 8/10
Teacher Rec #2: My Physics teacher. I’ve had him for two years and knows I’m a good student. 8/10
Counselor Rec: Not sure.
Additional Rec: State Representative. I spent a summer interning for her and she knows my interest in politics. 9/10.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: I don’t know
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have PDDNOS (a condition on the autism spectrum). This was responsible for my difficulty with talking, which I discussed in my essay. I also obsoleted my IEP through my determination to be like my classmates.
Reflection
Strengths: I think my internship really helped me because it not only gave me experience in the field of public service, but also conveyed my love for politics on my application. I also believe my essay showed how I’m unique and determined to succeed.
Weaknesses: I’m light on leadership positions and awards. I felt like I could have done more if I was more proactive in my underclassmen years. I wouldn’t consider this a weakness, but I feel like I should have picked my gov teacher for a recommendation. Even though I’m certain the teachers I picked wrote a decent letter, looking back, I think she could have written a more glowing one since I actively participate in that class, encourage discussion, and show enthusiasm for the subject. Finally, I didn’t think it helped that I was neither a legacy nor a student at a competitive high school.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I can’t really speak on behalf of the admissions committee, aside from the fact that they liked my application.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I was accepted to Franklin Pierce, but I’m waiting to hear back from eleven other schools.
General Comments : I know you’ve already heard this from a hundred admissions officers, guidance counselors, and users, but just put your best foot forward. Find something you’re really passionate about or something that makes you unique and (tastefully) harp upon it in your application.
I got denied
Sat1:2160
Sat2: 790 math 760physics
Gpa(out of 4): 3.4
Assume great ec and recs
I believe I got denied cause of low gpa and maybe cause I’m an international student
Good luck to all
Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA Deferred – Accepted RD
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 740/660/760
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II: Lit 760 / US 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 / 326
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (4), AP Lang (5), AP US (5), AP Psych (5), AP Pysics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP Macro, AP Gov, DE College Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Varsity Soccer Academic All County
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer (starter), Town Soccer League (captain & starter) competitive travel soccer club (captain & starter) ELN tutor, Math & Physics Tutor
Job/Work Experience: Work in an Accounting Firm
Volunteer/Community service: Multiple Volunteer and Community Service Activities
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details): At least a 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably 9 or 10
Teacher Rec #1: 9 or 10
Teacher Rec #2: 9 or 10
Counselor Rec: 9 or 10
Additional Rec: 10
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Psychology
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Low to Mid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No Hooks
Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Essays, AP Scores
Weaknesses: Math SAT Score,
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I do not know but thrilled
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted Clemson, Binghamton, Stony Brook Honors College, University of Maryland – CP Honors
General Comments :
Decision: Accepted
Applied (ED,EA,RD): RD
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 680 (CR), 680 (M), 670 (W) = 2030
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: US HIS (730), MATH 2 (650)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 36/612
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (3), Bio (3), Calc BC (3), US His (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, H Econ, AP Euro His, AP Enviro Sci, Leadership, Digital Editing, Adv. Journalism 3B
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Principal’s Honor Roll, Certificate of Merit (for piano)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Director of Arts for class council (2 years)
-Volleyball for 4 years (varsity for 3/4 years)
-Writer for School Newspaper (3 years)
-Co-Coach for FS Volleyball (1 year)
-Senior Class VP (1 year)
-Member of the Ephebian Society (1 year)
-Member of Knights and Ladies (1 year)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service:
-PALS Organization (5 years)
-MEND Organization (1 year)
-Church related activities (3 years)
-Covered CA Teen Leader (1 year)
Summer Activities:
-Volunteered at PALS Organization
-Volunteered with church activities
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8.5/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: N/A
Teacher Rec #2: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Additional Rec: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Journalism
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Gender
Income Bracket: ~$120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection
Strengths: Lots of ECs (had leadership positions in them as well), solid essays, solid GPA.
Weaknesses: Not super high test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was pretty involved with school affairs and balanced my education with ECs pretty well.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
-Accepted into UCR
-Accepted into Willamette University
-Accepted into Washington College
General Comments : Got in N.U.in
Decision: Accepted
Applied (ED,EA,RD): RD
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 31; 35 english, 32 reading, 29 math, 26 science
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): our school doesn’t rank but im at least in the top 16/500 (3%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3), APUSH (5), Lang (4); taking Gov, Comp Gov, Lit, Calc BC, and Psych this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP French, AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Comp Gov, some other random classes like creative writing and sociology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none?? i got the lowest ap scholar award and some local awards for newspaper
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), NHS (treasurer), French Club, Drama Club, Technical Theatre (Crew leader, asst. stage manager, stage manager), 1 year swim team, a literacy team (secretary and created a scholarship)
Job/Work Experience: Babysitter/Nanny for years, Production Assistant at our school’s auditorium
Volunteer/Community service: lots,
Summer Activities: i went to Girls State last summer, did a bunch of volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, i was really happy with my essay after rewriting it 12 times
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): i didn’t read my letters but my parents did and said they were good so i’m assuming
Teacher Rec #1: 10, from french teacher
Teacher Rec #2: 10, from english teacher last year (made my mom cry)
Counselor Rec: didn’t read but i was really involved with her so I feel like it was unique and not a general counselor letter
Additional Rec: 10, from my newspaper adviser/teacher. she said it was really good
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: journalism
State (if domestic applicant): wisconsin
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: public, about 2,000 people
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 110k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: I DONT KNOW!!! i’m so self doubtful and im shocked that i got in i really don’t know why
Weaknesses: i didn’t do a lot of extracurriculars because the ones i did do took up all my time
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: again, i have no idea how i got in. I was sure this was going to be a rejection
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Marquette, Columbia College Chicago
General Comments : congratulations to everyone who got in and those who didn’t, there’s a better school waiting for you. NEU is at the top of my list out of the 3 i’ve gotten into because i’m still waiting to hear back from 5 other schools. hopefully i will get to go visit soon!!! and they gave me a significant grant which is really nice.
Decision: Accepted Regular Decision into NU In program after deferred Early Action
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not send SAT scores
ACT (breakdown): 31 composite. 34 English. 35 Reading. Science 29. Math 26
SAT II: did not take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% of class
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH: 5 English language: 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): did not take
Senior Year Course Load: Accounting (H), College Algebra and Statistics, English 4 (AP), 21st Century Issues (H), Public Speaking, Philosophy of Knowledge (H), Film as Literature, Economics (AP)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
National Honors Society Tutoring Program, Teens Need Teens (Vice President), Heroes and Cool Kids, Denmark Cultural Exchange (Student Ambassador), Fencing (JV captain), Project Idea, NJ Model Congress (High School Representative)
Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Marshalls and Accounting Intern/Personal Assistant for Interior Design company
Volunteer/Community service:
Interact Community Service Club (Director of Veterans Affairs), YMCA Volunteer counselor
Summer Activities:
YMCA Volunteer counselor 2 years, Marshals cashier 1 year
Essays (rating 1-10, details): My common app is a 7 or 8 I think, but after I got deferred I wrote Northeastern a letter of interest and I think that was a 9.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10. My teachers actually let me read them and they were very well written.
Teacher Rec #1: 10 The supervisor who created the business program I’m in at my school and taught one of my economics classes.
Teacher Rec #2: 10 My history teacher
Counselor Rec: ?? I don’t know my counselor at all really so I suppose it was decent lol
Additional Rec: 10 My english/public speaking/philosophy teacher
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Entrepreneurship
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public school, around 1,800
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: I don’t really know but I know my father’s tax bracket is >$400k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: Writing skills, pretty decent amount of extracurriculars, Reading and Writing Scores
Weaknesses: Math and science, my math and science grades were terrible in comparison to my other classes, and my math ACT score wasn’t that great either
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was deferred the first time because I wasn’t able to give them a good idea of who I was. I truly believe I was accepted because of the efforts I made after I was deferred. I’m a good applicant on paper, but I think that the extra letter I submitted showing my interest in Northeastern really made a difference and allowed me to be accepted.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred: Boston College, Villanova. Accepted: SUNY Binghamton, Quinnipiac, Marist College.
General Comments: I’m so thrilled to be accepted ! Northeastern and Boston College are my top choices. Once I hear back from BC I’ll be making my decision, which is super exciting. I’m also really excited to have been accepted into the NU In program, I love traveling!!
[asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
Applied: RD
Objective:
SAT I: 2110 (620CR/770M/720R/10E)
ACT: 33C (35E/36M/27R/32S/35W)
GPA: 3.74 UW
Rank: 22/452
AP: Calculus BC (4), AB subscore (4), Physics 1 (2)
Senior Year Course Load: Chem, Stats, Phys 2, Lin. Alg
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: church altar serving. taught young kids about religion/culture, lion dancing, tutoring, varsity tennis 3 years
Job/Work Experience: summer hospital internship
Volunteer/Community service: >500 hours
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8, talking about skipping church/connected it with my internship and becoming an adult
Teacher Rec #1: 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10
Counselor Rec: 7/10
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: Engineering.
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: ACT score, LOTs of community service
Weaknesses: lack of school involvement/leadership positions. lack of course rigor.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: test scores and pretty decent essay
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to BC, Brandeis, UCONN so far. Rejected from Northwestern.
General Comments : Overall I’m super happy-- NEU was my top school, and I was extremely worried about what I’d do if I didn’t get accepted. On top of that I received a 13k/year scholarship, but NEU is still hard to afford for my family. I am also conflicted between NEU and BC; definitely did not expect to get into BC.
Best of luck to the rest of you guys!
@thesebajun , just curious, if you go to BC, what major would you take? Physics, Math? BC doesn’t offer Engineering.