***Official Northeastern University Class of 2021 Early Decision and Early Action Results ONLY***

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Hey guys decisions were just released so might as well start a new thread,
Here is the forum to post your results for the Northeastern ED/EA. Below is the format for results REMOVE THE SPACES BEFORE POSTING:

Pick one:

[ b][ size=4][ color=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/size][/color]
[ b][ size=4][ color=#FFA500]Decision: Waitlisted [/size][/color]
[ b][ size=4][ color=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected [/size]**[/color]

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:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
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:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1210 (620 CR, 590 M)
ACT (breakdown): 29 composite (31 E, 29 S, 28 W, 28 M)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Government and Politics (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Music Theory, Piano, AP Spanish Language, AP Calculus AB, Health, Economics (H), Honors English 12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): All County Honors Chorus (represented my school), Theater Club (lead roles in a couple productions)
Job/Work Experience: Giant Landover
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours with VA Medical Center, 100+ hours at University of Maryland and Shock Trauma Center
Summer Activities: See above
Essays: My common app essay was solid, talked about my health care experience
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10, enthusiastic
Counselor Rec: 9/10, awesome
Additional Rec: 9/10, theater director
Interview: N/A

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Health Science
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public Magnet, National Blue Ribbon
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: I qualify for a Pell Grant
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Essay and recommendations, community service, GPA
Weaknesses: Test scores, course rigor
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Because I am an academic/social fit, and I showed interest by visiting campus
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Indiana University Bloomington, St. John’s University (MN)
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I’m a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT)

Northeastern Class of 2021
Future Nor’easter (maybe)

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son was excepted ED

SAT I (breakdown)didn’t send:
ACT (breakdown):31
SAT II:didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.56weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):73/516
AP (place score in parenthesis):APUSH 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:5 AP classes, 2 honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Latin awards and TSA award. Eagle Scout

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity ice hockey, TSA, Nat. Honors society, Boy Scout- all with leadership roles

Job/Work Experience:yes
Volunteer/Community service:yes
Summer Activities:
Essays:very good
Teacher Recommendation:assume they were good Also one from Boy Scout leader
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:

Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
Intended Major:Comp. Sci
State (if domestic applicant):NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Gender:male
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Decision: Accepted with Dean’s Scholarship

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT (breakdown): 34 C (36 E, 28 M, 35 R, 35 S, no W)
SAT II: 610 Math 2, 730 Lit, 550 Biology E (yikes!)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Art History (4), AP English Language & Composition (5), AP United States History (4), AP Computer Science A (3, did not submit), AP Biology (3, did not submit)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, Latin III Honors, AP English Literature and Composition, Applied Object-Oriented Java Programming Honors, Chemistry I Honors, Physics Honors (I messed up my senior year course load by pasting in someone else’s in the other thread, oops. Some of these classes were taken during the summer.)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, other than AP Scholar type things

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Member of a competitive programming team (Communications Specialist), work for student literary magazine (Editor), tutor kids in math and science online
Job/Work Experience:1 yr paid internship at a county government office, currently work for family run healthcare IT magazine as an editor and social media manager, currently work for an online publication with over 300 articles published to-date
Volunteer/Community service: 80+ hours at county government office, 40+ hours at a local film festival, 100+ hours at libraries across a couple of different counties, 20+ hours for local non-profits

Summer Activities:Mostly worked through the summer, but last year I attended a 14-day residential competitive programming camp at the University of Central Florida on scholarship
Essays: No supplemental, my common app essay was basically about how growing up in a small town has taught me a lot about tolerating intolerant people, learning from different people, accepting others, etc etc. I was told that it was good, I’d rate it a 7.5-8/10.
Teacher Recommendation: I imagine it would be strong. From my competitive programming coach and former AP CS instructor. Likes me a whole lot, but I don’t know if he’s a good writer. I’d rate this 7.5-8/10 too.
Counselor Rec: From my dad, since I’m homeschooled. He’s an English teacher and obviously he has a lot of reason to like me so I imagine it was good, haha. 9/10.
Additional Rec: From a former employer, who really really likes me. He studied law up in Boston and he really wanted me to go to school up north. 8-8.5/10.
Interview: n/a

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science & Journalism (combined major, probably going to switch to either Computer Science, Journalism, or Poli Sci once I get into their CS courses)
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Homeschooled
Ethnicity: Mixed (White/Filipino)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 40k ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, other than maybe that I’m homeschooled

Reflection

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: How being homeschooled let me take advantage of opportunities outside of the classroom in terms of work and volunteering. Using the world as a classroom, which obviously NEU loves hearing about.
Weaknesses: No major awards, not many ECs related to computer science, average/poor SAT II scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Very unique application, with a lot of different interests and responsibilities being represented. I’m also of the opinion that my 34 ACT score was a good clincher…Very thankful for that one.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Thankfully I put all of my eggs in one basket and decided not to apply to any other schools :stuck_out_tongue:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Maybe all of my work experience?

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** Decision: Accepted (N.U.in Program) **

Objective:

SAT I: n/a
ACT: 32c – 34e, 34r, 34s, 26m, 34writing
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2 but a good trend
Rank: n/a not offered
AP: n/a none offered
IB: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: American Govt H, American Lit H, Precalc, Con Law H, Photo 4
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars: competitive cycling - both road and mountain
Work Experience: Restaurant job for 2yrs, 20-25hrs/week
Community service: A little bit here and there, nothing worth noting
Summer Activities: Full time restaurant job, lots of car-related gigs (like driving people places)
Essay: Was about tinkering and making a Youtube video
Teacher Recs(2): Not sure what to write here? I’m from a private school and I’m sure they are good. I have not seen them nor will I.
Counselor Rec: Same as above
Interview: None
Other: I emailed with my regional counselor and sent my quarter grades myself.

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Major: Marketing
State: CA
School Type: Private <500
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I’m aware of

Reflection:

Strengths: In terms of numbers, my test score. I think my extensive work experience is a plus given my income. My school is also well respected even though I don’t get excellent grades.
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: Role of being a content creator online and marketing my stuff
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I come across as a well rounded, fairly business oriented student. In my essay I was just myself and told the story of taking my car’s bumper apart.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Haven’t heard back yet from anywhere other than Boulder.
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I assume work experience + resume, it may be my online social media presence.

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**Decision: Accepted + Dean’s Scholarship **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 C (35 E, 29 M, 34 R, 32 S)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Gov (4), AP Language and Composition (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Environmental, Spanish 4H, Precalc, Java
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, just AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fencing, Track, NHS, choir, Saturday School
Job/Work Experience: Sports club for 3 years
Volunteer/Community service: Nothing significant
Summer Activities: Work
Essays: Was about shopping haha
Teacher Recommendation: I can’t rate my teachers’ recommendations because I didn’t see them, but I’m assuming they were pretty good.
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses: Probably my GPA, but I had my guidance counselor explain what happened
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Absolutely no idea!! I still can’t believe it
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Applied to Fordham EA, but otherwise nowhere else
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I thought my essay was pretty unique, and maybe that I had a job (idk)?

I’ve been lurking for quite some time and I decided to finally post! I hope this is helpful :slight_smile: I can’t believe I got accepted and I hope to see you guys in the fall! Go huskies!

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Decision: Accepted

Bioengineering in the honors program!!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 750 Math, 720 Reading, 800 Writing (9 essay lol)
ACT (breakdown): 34 Composite (35 English, 32 Math, 33 Reading, 34 Science)
SAT II: 770 Biology-M, 780 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know, but I have gotten all A’s and A+'s with two A-'s
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/92
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology 5, APUSH 5, 6 more this year
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Civics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language (also concurrent enrollment with local college), writing class concurrent enrollment with local university, AP English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (Varsity 4 years, co-captain, some all-division awards), National Honor Society (Junior Liaison junior year, Vice-President this year), Golf team, World Languages Club (secretary last year, Vice-Preisent this year), World Languages Honor Society, shadowing in Pharmaceutical Engineering lab at local university, Varsity Athletes Against Substance Abuse
Job/Work Experience: 2 summers as busser at private beach club
Volunteer/Community service: religious education teacher for 2 years at my church, algebra & pre-calc tutor
Summer Activities: working (see above)
Essays: I wrote about being a twin; kind of boring but kind of interesting idk
Teacher Recommendation: Bio/ AP bio teacher (didn’t read but probably really good/ apparently writes best in school!) and Algebra II/ pre-calc teacher (probably great as well)
Counselor Rec: I’ve talked to her like 3 times so who knows
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Bioengineering
State (if domestic applicant): Rhode Island
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: being a twin, good with both academics & extracurriculars/ sports
Weaknesses: test scores aren’t over the top phenomenal, lack of science/math/ engineering EC’s in earlier high school years
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I don’t know what got me in, but I think it has to do with my grades and balancing strong EC’s. I was so surprised to get into the honors program though!
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: None yet
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: ?

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[ size=4]** Decision: Accepted with Dean’s (12k)**[/size]

Objective: Computer Science

SAT I (breakdown): 1530/1600
ACT (breakdown):33 (33M, 33E, 31S, 30W)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 720 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 49 /344
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), Ap English language and comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, Python Programming (H), English 12 (H) AP Psychology, AB Calculus, AP Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
N/a
Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, singing, acapella group leader,
Job/Work Experience: Optical Technician at Eye Doctor’s since May 2016
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays: Solid Personal Essay
Teacher Recommendation: Both teacher recommendations were pretty good
Counselor Rec: Solid
Additional Rec: Eye doctor (employer) recommendation was V. Good
Interview: None
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public High school
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 150-200
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
I kind of was expecting more merit scholarship, but im happy I got in.

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My unique and happy personality, as well as my focus on school and helping others.
Weaknesses: GPA is a little low.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Wentworth, accepted
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:

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[ b][ size=4][ color=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/size]**[/color]

SAT I: 1410 (690 Reading/English; 720 Math)
ACT: 30 (34 English; 27 Reading; 29 Math; 30 Science)
SAT II: 790 US History; 750 World History
Weighted GPA (out of 100): 93.5
Rank : N/A
AP: US History (5), World History (5), English Language and Comp (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, Honors English, Spanish III, AP Micro and Macro Econ, AP Gov and Politics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Spanish Honors Society, Math Honors society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2x Level 10 Junior Olympic national qualifier; USY board member; Prozdor at Hebrew college; Spanish Honors society, MHS
Job/Work Experience: lol none
Volunteer/Community service: youth group and MHS tutoring
Essays: I think it did a good job at explaining my lifestyle as a student athlete and my virtues
Teacher Recommendation: one was an amazing rec (10/10), the other I don’t know but I had a great relationship with the teacher who wrote it
Counselor Rec: Must have been good (I’m assuming) and I know my counselor very well
Interview: No but I visited
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: applied late
Intended Major: Music Industry Studies
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts

School Type: Suburban Public
Ethnicity:White/Latina, Jewish?
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:—
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

Strengths: ECs, course load, subject test score/AP scores, and I applied for a very unique major
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: ECs, and drive
Weaknesses: SAT/ACT reasoning scores and GPA

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** Decision: Accepted w/ 27k scholarship **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1440: 770M, 670CR (did not send)
ACT (breakdown): 35C: 36E 36M 31R 36S 31W
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (5), AP Statistics (5), AP US History (4), AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, AP Literature, AP US Government, AP Physics C
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, AP Literature, AP US Government, AP Physics C, Latin 3, 3D Art Modelling
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Robotics (Co-President)
Academic Decathlon
Class Council (Treasurer)
NHS (Treasurer)

Job/Work Experience:
Summer Camp Counselor (2 years)

Volunteer/Community service:
Lots of small NHS projects
Volunteered at Indian school of languages and cultures for 2 years
Tutoring in Math

Summer Activities:
Applied Physics Research at UMass Amherst

Teacher Recommendation:
10/10 knew AP chemistry teacher really well
10/10 Latin teacher and I have a strong connection and have known each other for all 4 years of high school.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 spent lots of time discussing my options with her, I think that she knew me pretty well
Additional Rec:
Interview: No
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Computer Science and Computer Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Mid-Sized Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250,000 +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Son of immigrants maybe??

Reflection

Strengths: Research, Scores, and ECs
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses: Maybe my essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Mostly my scores and ECs
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: UML, havent heard from other schools yet
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Research maybe

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**Decision: Accepted with Honors and Dean’s Scholarship **

I applied Early Action

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1490 (740 CR+W, 750 M)
ACT (breakdown): 32 (34 E, 32 M, 30 R, 30 S) w/ 28 essay
SAT II: 720 US History, 690 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/319
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (4), Statistics (5), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, APES, AP English Literature, AP Spanish Literature, Law, Gym/Health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, All-State Academic for Cross Country, AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Guide; past 11 years), Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (Student Leader, Student Director; 10-12), National Honor Society (10-12), Mathematics Club (Captain; 11-12), Cross Country (9-12), Indoor Track (9-12), Outdoor Track (9-12), Student Government (11-12), Student Executive Board (10-12)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours with RYLA, Boy Scouts, NHS, ARC tutoring, Special Olympics, CVS charities, etc.
Summer Activities: Cross Country Camp and AP work I guess
Essays: 8/10 - about how catching turtles at my lake house has fostered the determination I apply to my academic and extracurricular life today
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 11th Grade English Teacher - Wrote one that also pointed out my struggles but how I grew from them and my success in the class (well-written but also genuine); 8/10 11th Grade AP Stats/Pre-Calc Teacher - She is the absolute cutest and definitely wrote from her heart. I had her for two classes and she is also the head of the math club, so her opinion carries a lot of weight in my app
Counselor Rec: 7/10 - she likes me, but she has to write over 100 per year so it might not have stood out (she did say she’d write about my inability to fit AP Psych/Physics into my schedule)
Additional Rec: 7/10 - from a counselor at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program that talked about my involvement and contributions to society
Interview: N/A
Other: N/A

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Received a Dean’s Scholarship.
Intended Major: Behavioral Neuroscience in College of Science
State (if domestic applicant): Rhode Island
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Prefer not to Answer
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, rank, and Eagle Scout
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: None
Weaknesses: No work experience; Low SAT II’s
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: see strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Quinnipiac, University of Dayton, and University of Vermont so far… Have yet to hear back from others
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: My essay… turtle hunting is definitely “out there” haha (and no, I don’t kill the turtles, I let them go after a couple minutes)

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Hey guys decisions were just released so might as well start a new thread,
Here is the forum to post your results for the Northeastern ED/EA. Below is the format for results REMOVE THE SPACES BEFORE POSTING:

Pick one:

[ b][ size=4][ color=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred [/size]**[/color]

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 34
SAT II: 750 bio 800AH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27/437
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio(5) EH(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Highest school had to offer
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Xc 4 years, pep band 4 years, NHS
Job/Work Experience: past 3 summers lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: Reading to kids at local library
Summer Activities:
Essays: 7/10 ok
Teacher Recommendation: 1st 9/10 my Xc coach and math teacher. 2nd 7/10 Spanish teacher
Counselor Rec:idk
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other

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

Reflection

Idk

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:

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ACCEPTED :smiley:

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1320 (680 M, 640 E) Decided to post this although it isnt requested from international applicants
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: -
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): Prediction 36
Senior Year Course Load: HL Economics, HL Spanish, HL History, SL Environmental Systems and Societies, SL Mathematics, SL English Lang&Lit
Major Awards: Rugby Player of the Year, Sportsman of the Year

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball Varsity (captain), Rugby Varsity (captain), Football/Soccer Varsity, Basketball Varsity
Job/Work Experience: Computer Job in Nigeria, Coca Cola Company Worker in Supermarkets, Frozen Yoghurt Shop Employee
Volunteer/Community service: Runs for campaigns.
Summer Activities: Summer camps every year in the US including NEU and Brown.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 (havent looked but I think theyre really good)

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): -
Country (if international applicant): Greece
School Type: British International School
Ethnicity: Greek/Cypriot/British
Gender: Male

Strengths: Multicultural/International, Travelled to many places, EC’s
Weaknesses: Could improve IB grades

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**Decision: Accepted Into University Honors Program! **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (750 CR, 780 Math, 720 Writing) - 2 Sittings
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 740 - Math II, 710 - Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.837
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Lang & Comp (5), US History (4), World History (4), Physics 1 (3), Human Geography (3)
Senior Year Course Load: Civics, AP Psych, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Macroeconomics, AP Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honors Society, Personal Best (schoolwide award), Honorable Mention, Verbal Commendation at MUN Conferences

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jazz Choir (President), Men’s Choir (President), Model UN (USG/VP), Student Government (Executive Board Treasurer), International Thespian Society (Secretary, Treasurer), Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, Tri-M Honors Society, Chamber Choir (Treasurer), Theater Productions, Mock Trial
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at Care Center in Transportation, Library, and Middle School
Summer Activities: Most of my summers were spent volunteering at the aforementioned places since I didn’t have the time for anywhere else.
Essays: 9/10 - I wrote about music and the effect it has had on me; it was a very personal essay, but my one complaint would be that it did not include that much about Psych.
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 - My Chorus teacher wrote it for me, and she has known me for four years; she was really happy to write it too!
Counselor Rec: 8/10 We really only started talking these last two years, but she still got to know me very well, and she’s helped me through a lot.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Didn’t have one.
Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
Intended Major: Psychology, College of Science
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Pakistani
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): One of my biggest hooks was that I was super involved in singing, which is a really big difference compared to most other South Asian kids that typically do violin, or some other instrument.

Reflection: I’m SO happy that I got into the Honors Program! I honestly didn’t expect for it to happen, but it did, and the scholarships really help as well :slight_smile:

Strengths: Pakistani vocalist, Resumé and board positions, lots of APs,
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: I really did focus more on my music.
Weaknesses: My GPA wasn’t the highest it could’ve been, but it was mitigated by my involvement.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I had a lot of positions for my resumé, and then I also had a pretty decent unweighted GPA.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Drexel University, SUNY BING - Deferred: UPenn
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: I honestly don’t know other than the music!

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Decision: Accepted + Dean’s Scholarship

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33 (33 English, 34 Math, 29 Reading, 33 Science; Not superscored)
SAT II: 1400 (Did not send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82 (4.50 W)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP US History, 3 AP Biology
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, BC Clac, AP Econ, Honors English, Honors Theology (Catholic school)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Basketball, various clubs
Job/Work Experience: Parking Attendant 2015-2016 summers
Volunteer/Community service: Local Food pantry
Summer Activities:
Essays: About music
Teacher Recommendation: Not allowed to see
Counselor Rec: ^
Additional Rec: ^
Interview: N/A
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
Intended Major: Music Industry
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Idk

Reflection

Strengths:
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: My essay was my journey through music
Weaknesses: None I can think of
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Not a very selective major and I had good enough grades and test scores
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred to Notre Dame, accepted George Mason, so far
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: Essay was well-written

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so yeah first college decision/acceptance! I’m actually quite pleasantly surprised by this though I would have to say

ACCEPTED! :smiley: with dean’s scholarship!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): math: 800 verbal: 620 writing: 620 (I cannot SAT. It’s just not my test)
ACT (breakdown): math: 34 science: 34 english: 33 reading: 32
SAT II: biology: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 (I know. It’s low especially for an Asian)
Weighted gpa: over 4.0 not sure exactly but all my courses were honors level and above starting freshmen year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not available my school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): chinese: 5 chem: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): didn’5 take tests yet
Senior Year Course Load: AP gov AP biology AP stats IB litlang II Java programming
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Autism Awareness club (President)
Cross country
Indoor track
Author of two popular webcomics and is currently getting paid $400 a month
Job/Work Experience:
Medical internship at a family medicine practice (unpaid)
Engineering internship at a polymer processing plant (it’s a non profit organization so unpaid)
Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteered in hospital (2years)
Volunteered in schools with children of special needs
Summer Activities:
Discovery guide at the Bronx Zoo
Essays: common app I wrote about how my brother’s autism impacted my life and shaped me as an individual
Teacher Recommendation: should be good but didn’t read because of ferpa. One is by my history teacher who was also my homeroom teacher for all four years and another is a physics teacher who I talked to and went for extra help a lot
Counselor Rec: didn’t read because ferpa but assuming it’s good and she knows way too much about me lol
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: chemical engineering
State (if domestic applicant): new jersey
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: magnet/technical high school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: about 190,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female in engineering I suppose and maybe having a sibling with autism???

Reflection

Strengths: test scores, ???weighted gpa??? Extacurriculars relating to my essay and definitely internship experiences
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: since my grades are not the best (A and B student here but more Bs than As as you can see) so I compensated by showing my character and type of person I am through my essay and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: unweighted GPA, no major awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i dont know how i was accepted as my gpa is pretty darn low. Maybe it is because i am considered a gender minority in my major and possibly unique extracurriculars and values in work/hands on experience
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: this is the first decision I got back so far
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application:
Being a female in engineering who has an autistic brother who runs a club spreading autism awareness I suppose :slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted w/ university honors scholarship

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800 W, 760 CR, 750 M)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Lit (710), Bio E (650; didn’t send)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 5.2/5.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 102/639
AP (place score in parenthesis): English lang (5), Calc BC - AB subscore (5), Calc BC (4), Spanish lang (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish SL (6), Bio SL (5)
Senior Year Course Load: IB European History HL, IB Math HL, IB Psychology SL, IB English HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, Varsity Symphony Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit commended scholar (does that count?), some all-state rewards for violin solos and concertos. other than that, not really

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): published 3 novels, ‘Frontage Roads’ school literary magazine (editor in chief), international baccalaureate student officer at my high school, award-winning creative writing blog (founder & writer), varsity LD debater, varsity symphony orchestra (historian & student council representative), national honor society, mu alpha theta national math honor society, national spanish honor society
Job/Work Experience: Public media manager of Hanabi Restaurant (managed website & wrote the majority of it, wrote social media ads, etc)
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered to help the elementary school kiddos at the Austin Harmony Youth Chamber Orchestra
Summer Activities: Real estate company (Hurst Lending) technical writing internship, certified in genomic technology and android programming via Coursera
Essays (rating 1-10, details): probably average? email me if you want to read them: asherpolaris@gmail.com
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably not exceptional; I’m not very good at building relationships with teachers. haven’t read any of them, obviously cuz ferpa waive

[ul]
[li]Teacher Rec #1: math teacher (meh, didn’t really know him, but I thought I needed a math person to balance my literary side)[/li][li]Teacher Rec #2: Theory of Knowledge / English teacher (probably good because he’s a good writer, but tbh didn’t have anything special with him)[/li][li]Counselor Rec: IB counselor (I hope it’s okay, but she tends to leave things to the last minute so the quality might not be the best & again, I’m not very good with teacher relationships)[/li][li]Additional Rec: school orchestra director (hopefully good because she’s known me for 4 years now, but tbh nothing special between us)[/li][/ul]
Interview: none

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: english
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: public high school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: on the papers as female
Income Bracket: 96k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:
Strengths: lol idk, sat score?
Weaknesses: grades aren’t too good, don’t have any phenomenal awards
Why you think you were accepted: not sure, honestly. pretty shocked and happy :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred at Baylor

General Comments: I submitted a writing portfolio, but idk if it made a difference. hah maybe i just annoyed the admissions person because of the extra reading

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Decision: Accepted + Dean’s Scholarship!!!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35E, 35R, 34M, 36S, 30W)
SAT II: 800 Chem, 790 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know this, but my GPA was 3.99W until beginning of junior year
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Spanish Lang (4, non-native), US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Computer Science, AP Spanish Literature, AP Calc AB, Chinese I Honors, English 12
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, some regional awards, National Spanish Exam stuff.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
academic team, scioly (co-head), theatre review team (lead critic for 2 years now, some stuff published online), varsity bowling, self-studying languages
Job/Work Experience: Worked the election as a PEO
Volunteer/Community service: didn’t report any
Summer Activities: attended some camps/programs that were based around learning.
Essays: pretty good, for me at least. compared to my own writing I’d say 9.5/10.
Teacher Recommendation: My counselor said that they were good! My ap chem teacher and my computer science teacher
Counselor Rec: no clue how this is, but I hope it’s good?
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: computer science & linguistics
State (if domestic applicant): OHIO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: asian-american (mixed)
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): woman in stem?? tbh I don’t think I have any

Reflection:

Strengths: test scores
What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: umm, I really tried to make my essay sound like it was me
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I AM SHOOK I did not expect this!! I was expecting deferral because I marked interest in NUin but surprise!!! I was accepted wow
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: No where else so far
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: no clue??? like everything I did was pretty generic

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**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1500 (760 M, 740 CR/W)
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t send
SAT II: 730 Bio M 720 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): uh I guess 4.0 equivalent but it’s on a 100 point scale
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/140
AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (4) US History (5) World History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Italian, AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB (AP wise)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Environmental Club (10 - President)
Bible Club (11-12)
Scholar Service (10-12)
NHS (11-12)
Foreign Language NHS (11-12)
Mock Trial (10)
Job/Work Experience: nope
Volunteer/Community service: probably 50 hours a year
Summer Activities: nope
Essays: Common App (7/10)
Teacher Recommendation: idk because FERPA
Counselor Rec: refer to above
Additional Rec: nope
Interview: nope
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: parochial
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: not disclosing
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sadly nope

Reflection

Strengths: showed interest, solid scores & GPA
What you tried to focus on in your application - I’m not sure? Maybe volunteerism
any hooks you tried to make for yourself: uh showing interest?
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: honestly don’t know - in total shock
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted at UPitt & Drexel!
Your “Big Red” factor - the most unique thing in your application: not sure

20

Accepted!

Received dean’s scholarship!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 33 composite (36 reading, 36 english, 29 math, 29 science)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.11 unweighted; 4.62 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP Lang (5), AP Micro (4), AP Euro (4), AP Bio (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc AB, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP French, AP Human Geo, AP US Gov,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit Mag (editor in chief), student government (class VP), honor council rep, french club (President) (there’s more but those are the most prominent)
Job/Work Experience: worked in food service for 2 years
Volunteer/Community service: on a service council, active volunteer with the boys and girls club, on a charity board with a local museum
Summer Activities:
Essays: 9/10 --> slaved over it and had two of my fave english teachers proof it
Teacher Recommendation: my french teacher was probably a 9/10 (i took french 4 this past summer as an independent study and i know she discussed that) my ap lang teacher was probably an 7-8/10
Counselor Rec: he told he it believed it was well written and very strong…
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: international affairs
State (if domestic applicant): georgia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small, private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection
Strengths: essays, recs, rigor
What you tried to focus on in your application: I tried to make my essay personal and allow my personality to really be shown through my writing, and I believe my rec writers did the same. I worked hard to make myself appear more than numbers on a page.
Weaknesses: act subscores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My numbers were fairly strong
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: i have been accepted into the honors program at uga with a scholarship, still waiting on four other schools