**Official Northeastern University EA/RD Class of 2018 Decisions only**

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<p>Hey everyone! Feel free to post and discuss :)</p>

<p>Here is the template:</p>

<p>[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]
[ color=yellow]Decision: Waitlisted[/color=yellow]
[ color=red]Decision: Rejected[/color=red]**</p>

<p>[ b]School/major:**</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>]ACT (breakdown):
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load:
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service:
[</em>]Summer Activities:
[<em>]Essays:
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations:
[<em>]Counselor Rec:
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview:[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type:
[</em>]Ethnicity:
[<em>]Gender:
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[<em>]Strengths:
[</em>]Weaknesses:
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied:
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/li][/list]</p>

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<p>**[color=green]Decision: Accepted<a href=“Honors%20student%20w/%20scholarship%20of%20$30k/year”>/color=green</a></p>

<p>**School/major: College of Science, Biology major + pre-med **</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2300 in one sitting (Math 730, Reading 800, Writing 770)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 33 composite
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 710 Literature, 680 Biology (I don’t quite remember)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school only tells us the weighted GPA, 3.91
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP World History, Foods, P.E.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Wellesley College Book Award for Excellence in English, National Merit Scholar Finalist[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): some club activity, not much
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: retail worker for 2 years
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: volunteered over the summer after junior year at a church; not much else
[</em>]Summer Activities: volunteering at church as a T.A.
[<em>]Essays: above average in grammar and writing skills, but probably mediocre in topic
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: excellent rec from junior year English teacher; okay rec from physics teacher
[<em>]Counselor Rec: probably generic
[</em>]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>]School Type: public high school
[</em>]Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: ~$100k/year
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college, National Merit Finalist[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: National Merit Finalist and SAT score
[</em>]Weaknesses: definitely GPA and lack of extra-curriculars/community service
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: National Merit Finalist and SAT score
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: accepted BU, accepted Villanova, rejected BC, rejected UCLA, rejected Cal, accepted Emory, still waiting for USC
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: probably going to Northeastern yo[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>School/major: BSIB program
Objective:
ACT : 28
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
AP:Took five throughout highschool
Senior Year Course Load: Heavy with 4 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Captain of JV team
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
Volunteer/Community Service: ALOT! over 400 hours
Summer Activities: Worked as a camp counselor and went to Japan…
Essays: Solid. Spoke about discovering who I was.
Teacher Recommendations: Never saw
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):Chicago, IL
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays
Weaknesses: ACT score, course rigor, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Honestly I don’t know how I was accepted.
Where else you are applying or have already applied:I applied to 14 and got into 7. I’ve gotten into Boston U, Northeastern U, Howard U, Hampton U, Illinois Wesylen, Augustana, and Marquette</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted with 14,000K engineering scholarship</p>

<p>School/major: College of Engineering
Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2030 Superscore, 1980 one sitting
ACT (breakdown): 32
SAT II (place score in parentheses): N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/340
AP (place score in parentheses): AB Calc-5 AP US-3 AP Euro- 4 AP Bio- AP Macro- AP Stat- AP Physics-
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology, Accelerated English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A/</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Varsity Tennis, Squash Club, National Honor Society, Students Against Hunger Club (Vice President), Youth Group (Student Leader)
Job/Work Experience:Cashier at Bakery (4 years)
Volunteer/Community Service: Multiple mission trips and 100+ volunteer hours
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays:Pretty good, nothing spectacular
Teacher Recommendations: Very good
Counselor Rec: Very good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $150,000-200,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Scores, Class rank
Weaknesses: extracurriculars, senior year class load
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Scores/Grades/Rank
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Bucknell, Lehigh, Boston U, Pitt, UVA, VTech
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: Will be attending Northeastern</p>

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<p>[ b][ color=green]Decision: Accepted[/color=green]</p>

<p>[ b]School/major: College of Science, Biology**</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2210 superscored, 2170 one sitting. CR 700, Math 750, Writing 760
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 33 one sitting. English 28, Math 32, Reading 36, Science 31
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 720, Korean 690
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd decile, didn’t send decile
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP US History, Honors Anatomy, Accel English 12
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Communications Director of school choirs, team captain of Reading Olympics, French Club, French Honor Society, National Honor Society, English Honor Society
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: 220 hours, mostly from art camps and hospital
[</em>]Summer Activities: volunteering
[<em>]Essays: Eh. Ok but probably didn’t stand out
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: One was phenomenal, but not sure about the other one. Was probably generic
[<em>]Counselor Rec: No idea.
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: Didn’t interview[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Public. On the good side.
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: Not sure but definitely above $150K
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NMF…?[/li][/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[<em>]Strengths: NMF, high SAT and ACT scores
[</em>]Weaknesses: Didn’t do anything spectacular, GPA was pretty low, first semester senior year grades were horrendous
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: was deferred EA then accepted RD
[</em>]Where else you are applying or have already applied: Pitt, Penn State, UMaryland, URochester, Bryn Mawr, UMich, USC, UC Berkeley, Case Western, William and Mary
[li]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: NU loves their test scores.[/li][/list]</p>

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<p>@crissytall: Your test scores and NMF status show that you are a very bright person but your GPA shows that you are a bit of a slacker. Keep in mind you need a 3.0 at Northeastern or your merit scholarship will disappear. </p>