Official Northeastern University Early Action Decision Thread, Class of 2016

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<p>(Choose one):</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] 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.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other*
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *]Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ b]Reflection*
[ ] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ b]General Comments:*</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a (my sat didn’t even break 1800)
[ *] ACT: 31 Math:35, Science:33, Reading:23 (lol), English 32 Writing:9
[ *] SAT II: 700 Math I, 740 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (I explained to northeastern that my uncle died, which had a huge impact on my gpa junior year, my uncle was very close to me)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Graphic Design (3), AP Computer Science (5), AP Calc AB(taking now), AP Stat (taking now)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stat, Honors Physics,(1st semester) Astronomy/ (2nd semester) Psychology, (1st semester) 20th Century/ (2nd semester) economics, English 12
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Mu Alpha theta, Track metals, Debate Metals, AMC (3rd place)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track(captain), Debate, Mu Alpha Theta
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Working for my dad
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: working at library
[ *] Summer Activities:working at library, ultimate frizbee team
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, I asked my math teachers, and they love me
[ *] Counselor Rec:Didn’t see, but I practically told her what to write
[ ] Additional Rec: n/a
[ ] Interview: n/a
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[ *] School Type: Super competitive public school
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: male
[ ]Income Bracket: idk, but upper middle class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: ACT, essays, teacher/couselor recs, awards, subject tests
[ *] Weaknesses: gpa
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted because of my essay. Definitely the essay, my teacher thought it was beautifully written and well conveyed.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am still waiting to here from Lehigh, Unviversity of Michigan Ann Arbor, and Binghamton
[ b]General Comments: Apply, I have friends who got in with 3.4 gpas and 27 acts.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a (my sat didn’t even break 1800)
[ *] ACT: 31 Math:35, Science:33, Reading:23 (lol), English 32 Writing:9
[ *] SAT II: 700 Math I, 740 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (I explained to northeastern that my uncle died, which had a huge impact on my gpa junior year, my uncle was very close to me)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Graphic Design (3), AP Computer Science (5), AP Calc AB(taking now), AP Stat (taking now)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stat, Honors Physics,(1st semester) Astronomy/ (2nd semester) Psychology, (1st semester) 20th Century/ (2nd semester) economics, English 12
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Mu Alpha theta, Track metals, Debate Metals, AMC (3rd place)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track(captain), Debate, Mu Alpha Theta
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Working for my dad
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: working at library
[ *] Summer Activities:working at library, ultimate frizbee team
[ *] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, I asked my math teachers, and they love me
[ *] Counselor Rec:Didn’t see, but I practically told her what to write
[ ] Additional Rec: n/a
[ ] Interview: n/a
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[ *] School Type: Super competitive public school
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: male
[ ]Income Bracket: idk, but upper middle class
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: ACT, essays, teacher/couselor recs, awards, subject tests
[ *] Weaknesses: gpa
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted because of my essay. Definitely the essay, my teacher thought it was beautifully written and well conveyed.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am still waiting to here from Lehigh, Unviversity of Michigan Ann Arbor, and Binghamton
[ b]General Comments: Apply, I have friends who got in with 3.4 gpas and 27 acts.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
yyayayay</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ <em>] SAT I (breakdown): 610CR 720MT 670WR
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II: 800KR(<-eh doesn’t really count bc i’m korean)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.4(//sigh)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): about 25%?
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): EURO(4) COMPOSITION(4) COMPSCI AB(3) US(3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5AP’s & 1band period
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band(Section Leader& Fundraising Manager), Nikkei Club (Co-President)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: *AMAZING</em> summer internship at UC Irvine research center/ surgical education center, private tutor for math and english(<-only for kids who haven’t been in the US for a long time)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at St.Jude Med for a year&few months, Various jobs at a big community church since 6th grade (cafe work/ camera work/ subtitles/ sunday school teaching/ babysitting/ translating)
[ *] Summer Activities: look at job/work experience
[ *] Essays: the topic? hard to describe… the essay defines me currently and me in the future(<- at least what I hope to be) in a relatively non-cliche way… sort of a semi-formal message to the reader. I said something like- good luck with reading all of the other essays! lol
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: FAVORITE TEACHERS. & i assume they’re just great.
[ *] Counselor Rec: IDK
[ ] Additional Rec:two from my internship. they were GREAT. they let me read it.
[ ] Interview: N/A
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ ]Income Bracket: high, but situation wise not well-off AT ALL(according to the CSS Profile)
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): can’t think of it… bad.
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: EAGER
[ *] Weaknesses: HASTY
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Recs & maybe my essay
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ b]General Comments: I’M IN A VERY HAPPY PLACE RIGHT NOW.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (800 w, 700 cr, 670 m)
ACT:
SAT II: took Spanish/lit… didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.57 with a HUGE upward trend (3.22, 3.65, 3.89)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (3… didn’t send)
IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, APES, AP Lang/Comp, AP Spanish, Trigonometry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor in Chief of newspaper, NHS member, tutor kids every other week, spanish honor society member, GSA member
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: NHS monthly service hours … decent amount but nothing significant
Summer Activities: none
Essays: very good I thought
Teacher Recommendation: assuming they were very good
Counselor Rec: again, assuming it was very good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Journalism
State (if domestic applicant): CT
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: Not sure exactly… my family is pretty well off though
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: SAT, upward trend, ECs
Weaknesses: freshman GPA, didn’t take any honors or AP until junior year
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great question. No idea at all.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got into NYU which is my top choice
General Comments: Why the hell was I deferred? NYU is a good deal more selective than Northeastern. Maybe because I applied undecided? Don’t care anyways; I never really planned on going…</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I 2070 (breakdown): 690 CR, 670 M, 710 W
[ *] ACT:n/a
[ *] SAT II:n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92UW 4.05W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): either top 10 or top 20 decile
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang, AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Spanish, AP Environmental
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP’s above (except Lang) and electives
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Water Polo 4 years (2 years captain), Varsity Swimming 2 years, Tai chi 2 years, Softball, Dance, Gold Key, other random stuff.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 summers as a full time lifeguard
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a camp, and relay for life
[ *] Summer Activities: Travel, Working
[ *] Essays: Pretty good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Im assuming they are good, arent everyones?
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably generic
[ ] Additional Rec: none
[ ] Interview: none
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Prep
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: around 100,000k a year
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: idk im a good writer?
[ *] Weaknesses: not very much community service
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably SAT and GPA maybe my college essay
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ b]General Comments:**</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (w/ $20k renewable scholarship)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790M, 800CR, 800W - 10E)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Spanish (w/o Listening) 740, U.S. History 790, Chemistry 790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Chem 5, USH 5, English Lang. 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang., AP U.S. Gov., Orchestra, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, AP English Lit.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing too major.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra, Jazz Band (principal bassist in both), Co-Captain & -Founder of Debate Team, Editor of Literary Magazine
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: banquet staff at a local hotel, 12ish hours a week
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Absolutely none.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Chilling, reading, working, eating Chipotle.
[</em>] Essays: I think they were my best asset, but what do I know?
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was probably glowing (she’s given me some almost-frightening compliments in the past), the other was probably good too. Did not read either one.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Most likely impersonal but good. I don’t know her to well.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]</p>

<p>[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Jewish
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: A little complicated (my parents are divorced, mom is remarried)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really. My essays were probably helpful.
[ b]Reflection**
[li] Strengths: Test scores, essays.[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: Absolutely NO community service or major awards of any sort.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I dunno, probably my test scores haha.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UConn Honors (accepted), will hear from UChicago on Monday
General Comments: Congrats to all, and to those of you who were deferred, hang in there! A lot of really great kids from my school got deferred, so it’s really sort of a crapshoot.
[/ul]</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred
[/list]Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):640 CR, 650 M, 640 W
[</em>] ACT:30
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio, AP US History
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 1 AP (Bio)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swim team (co-captain), tennis team (captain), bowling team, Model UN
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Writer for SB Nation, Habitat for Humanity paid internship
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lots, even nominated for Nashville Mayor’s Advisory Committee Volunteer of the Year for People with Disabilities Award
[<em>] Summer Activities: Travelling
[</em>] Essays: Very good (wrote about a terrorist attack in which 2 family members were killed)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[</em>] State : TN
[<em>] School Type: Small private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: Upper middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Born in India?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Ethnicity, ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: My GPA and APs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, accepted to UConn, Purdue, UT Knoxville… (still waiting on 12 more)[/li][/ul]General Comments: This is my number one choice. Really bummed to have to wait until March, but at least I’m not alone, I guess.</p>

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<p>Accepted with $28,500 in aid, will post stats later.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted [/list]Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):640 CR, 640 M, 620 W
ACT:28
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Ranking
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio, AP US History
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Ap Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swim (Awards), tennis team,
Job/Work Experience: Swim Teacher
Volunteer/Community service: Special Needs Camp Counselor
Summer Activities: I move every summer…
Essays: Pretty good? Wrote about moving and swim team.
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty Good I believe
Other:
State : CA
School Type: Small private
Ethnicity: Adopted Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Adopted
Reflection
Strengths: Not entirely sure…
Weaknesses: My test scores and Lack of EC’s
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Different background than typical high school student… pretty motivated even though I’ve changed situations so often.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to TCU and ED to GWU (I’m going there!)
General Comments: I’m really glad I had the prospect of joining the Huskies! Its a great school and good luck to everyone!</p>

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<p>For my son:</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
Mathematics
Honors College</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: 600 CR 800 M 710 W
SAT IIs: 760 Chem 800 Math II
ACT: 33 Composite
GPA: 93.5 UW
Rank: School doesn’t rank</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: Average
Teacher Recs: Very Good
Counselor Rec: Very Good
Hook (if any): None</p>

<p>Location/Person: Jersey Shore
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Science Magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other Factors: Lots of Ec’s and Volunteer work </p>

<p>Rec’d $20,000 Scholarship</p>

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<p>My daughter’s stats - they might help others:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted College of Computing</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):600 CR, 640 M, 600 W
ACT:28
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Ranking
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem, AP CS
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, Adv Physics, Adv Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Softball, Letter, 100% Effort Award
Job/Work Experience: None during school year
Volunteer/Community service: Preschool Camp Counselor
Summer Activities: Above
Essays: Pretty good, I think. Wrote about being short and not a traditional southerner.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent</p>

<p>Other:
State : GA
School Type: Small private, Catholic
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, Great uncle attended, but no influence</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Girl wanting to study Computer Science
Weaknesses: Testscores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Motivated student as shown by high school transcript, funny, loyal. From Atlanta
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Drexel, GATech and ED to BU (I’m going there!)
General Comments: Northeastern was her strong 2nd choice and she felt she would be deferred.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (Reading 710, Math 720, Writing 690)
[</em>] SAT II: Literature 740
[<em>] GPA (100 scale): 89.2
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Government/Politics, M3 Intro to Calculus, Creative Writing, Poetry, Astronomy, Music Technology III
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Strong commitment to an award-winning CT theatre program (acting and backstage); Played football sophomore year
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Under contract as a leader at a well-known summer camp
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Various individual activities
[</em>] Summer Activities: YMCA Camp Belknap (10+ years, now on staff)
[<em>] Essays: Very strong personal essay (topic: a sunset at Belknap)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both strong; one from an honors English/American history teacher, one from an AP Music Theory teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very strong; we have a good relationship.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Very strong character rec from the director of my summer camp
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (father did graduate work at NEU)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Writing ability and “intangibles” (strong character, leadership potential, various interests)
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA, maybe ECs although I think the commitment to one major EC actually helped.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My writing, SAT scores, strong recommendations, and “legacy” status
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Won’t know until 2012![/ul][/li]General Comments: This is a huge weight off my shoulders to know that I was accepted a school I really love. I won’t know for sure where I’ll be enrolling until the spring, but Northeastern has been one of my top schools and I’m excited!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (710 CR, 790 M, 710 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (33 W, 35 M, 34 R, 36 S, 9 Essay)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 (Math II), 780 (Chemistry), 760 (US History), 740 (Biology M)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t do a 4.0 scale, so I would say 97.12/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/466
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), US History (5), English Language and Comp (5), taking BC Calculus, Chemistry, and Psychology.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, SUPA Economics, AP Public Policy (2nd semeser), Symphony Orchestra, Spanish 6
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Clarkson Leadership Award, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [I’m just adding the major ones here] Key Club (Treasurer), Empire State Youth Orchestra (assistant principal cellist), CTY Summer Program, National Honor Society Member, Tri-M, School Newspaper (Copy Editor)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Cello Teacher for one year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, Key Club, Soup Kitchen
[<em>] Summer Activities: CTY, EDGE (Educating Girls in Engineering) camp, Spoleto Festival de Dui Mondi
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were prety good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good, I think.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Taiwanese)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: Middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably not.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT, Course Load, upward trend in GPA, ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: Ethnicity (haha), didn’t take as many APs as I could have
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My older sister attends Northeastern…that could have helped. Motivated, rigorous, ACT scores.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where yet. My next result will come in 2012![/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m really pleased that I got into a school that I really like! I’ll have to see what happens in 2012 before I can make a choice though. Congratulations to everyone that was accepted, and to those that were deferred, there were a number of strong candidates that got deferred. Good luck in March :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted with $72,000 Deans Scholarship</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 760 reading, 700 math 680 writing
[</em>] ACT:31
[<em>] SAT II: 760 US history, 730 Math 1, 690 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Idk out of 4, my school does it out of 100. 90/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 186/446
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 AP’s total, 5 this year
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): volunteered at habitat for humanity, a hospital. Organized food drive in my temple. Played tennis and did XC skiing, President of Med club, member of a few others
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: see EC’s
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Idk, never saw it. She liked me though, so it was probably decent
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Punjabi. BRRUAAAHHH!!
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>]Income Bracket: $250,000 +
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
[li] Strengths: SAT, essays, rec[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays and SAT
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected ED from Tufts…it was expected
General Comments: This is honestly my safety school. Wont go here unless other stuff doesn’t work out. Im am ED II to NYU CAS, that is my second choice after Tufts. To everyone who got in, Congrats. To everyone who didn’t, don’t worry, you’ll end up somewhere</p>

<p>**Sorry about it getting messed up from subjective down, its not working and i don’t really care</p>

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<p>Accepted:
ACT: 31
GPA: 3.8 UW/4.7 W
SAT II: 780 Bio-e, 730 lit
Rank: 47/650 I think…
AP: 5 Bio, 4 on Lang, 4 on Human Geo, 4 on Psych.
Taking Environmental, Micor/Macro, USH, and Calc AB this year.
Awards: AP Scholar with Honor and Quarter-finalist in Teen Travel Writing Contest.
Service: Yearly 2 week youth mission trip to different states (Orphanage in Mexico, Reservation in Washinton, Flood-stricken town in W. VA, and camp for underprivelaged children in Montana) and NHS and other stuff with a youth group.
Leadership: Captain of varsity swim team, NHS officer.</p>

<p>Im female from CO, lowerish middle class, white.
my essays were strong and my counselor rec wasn’t awesome but teacher and additional ones were great.</p>

<p>I was accepted to hofstra, fordham, CSU, Wash college, and waiting from Boston College.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted–Honor’s Program and 20k renewable Dean’s Scholarship!</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120, 800 Math, 690 CR, 630 Writing one sitting
[</em>] ACT: 34 Composite 34 Math 34 Science 36 Reading 33 English
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II 720 USH, 710 Math I
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish? we use weighted
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/217
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4) Lang (4) Stats (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Spanish, AP Chem, Honors English, Honors Psych, Honors Engineering
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NMSQT commended, state-wide community service awards
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS Treasurer, 3 Year varsity letterman for baseball and football, math club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at various events; created school’s first ever community service fair
[<em>] Summer Activities: Worked in a research lab at UCONN
[</em>] Essays: Community Service–really not that good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were great
[</em>] Counselor Rec:Amazing
[<em>] Additional Rec: NHS Advisor… not bad
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul][ b]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:150K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Dedication to community service[/li][</em>] Weaknesses:Focus; rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Clear theme to application
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting on Ivy’s
General Comments:</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b] Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b] Objective: **[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (720M, 670R, 640W)
[ *] ACT: 33 (34 SS, pretty sure neu does that)
[ *] SAT II: Math II (800), Physics (720)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (4.3 weighted after junior)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4), AP Envi Sci (5), Physics B (5), AP Calculus BC (5), Eng. Lang (3), World History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Economics (both), AP Eng Lit, AP Chemistry, AP Studio Art, Multivariable Calculus
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, HS Math Excellence (2 years)</p>

<p>[ /list][ b] Subjective: **[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Club (president J/S), Key Club (president S), Yearbook (Co-Editor-in-chief S), Figure Skating
[ *] Job/Work Experience: small local online jewelry company (summer 2011-current)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: lots of Key Club Activities, Junior Coach, miscellaneous events totaling 50+ hours/year
[ *] Summer Activities: Frosh-Dive Team, inner-city camp volunteer, Soph-traveling, Jun- engineering camps at Purdue and Cornell, Sen- part-time job, inner-city camp volunteer
[ *] Essays: positive feedback from english teacher
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: calc bc teacher, solid a’s as a junior in a primarily- seniors-only class
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: physics teacher, i’m thinking he had very positive things to say
[ *] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>[ /list][ b] Other **
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not sure?</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: ACT, GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: maybe shouldn’t have gotten a B in IS spanish 4, SAT (shouldn’t that be cancelled out by ACT?)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not really sure
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: backup: University of Utah, but applied RD at a lot of places (Cornell, Stanford, USC, Lehigh, UCSD)
[ b] General Comments: ** I was honestly only concerned that I wouldn’t get money and/or honors … my counselor thought i had an easy shot at EA, not sure what happened here but it may make it easier for my parents to be convinced to pay full at Cornell or Stanford (if i get in), but i honestly loved the neu campus and could totally see myself going there (with some scholarship)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted, Honors Program, $16K/yr Dean’s Scholarship</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 (740CR, 680M, 780W)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5 of 297
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Studies (7)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, IB English, IB Spanish, IB Environmental Systems, IB Psychology, IB Art, and Photography I
[<em>] Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Writing Club (president); NHS; hobbies of dance, rec soccer, guitar
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Receptionist at hair salon, babysitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Relay For Life co-captain, Tutor for Hispanic elementary students, Teen Council member, things with church/school
[<em>] Summer Activities: weeklong summer camp volunteer with refugee children; invited to attend NC Scholastic Media Institute at UNC Chapel Hill, where I won 1st in Newspaper Design
[</em>] Essays: wrote about an author who inspires me, connected it back to my life
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: 2, probably above average, English teacher and Spanish teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec: no clue
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]Other
*State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
*School Type: Public with IB Magnet Program
*Ethnicity: White
*Gender: Female
*Income Bracket: upper middle class
*Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really
Reflection
*Strengths: Writing/Reading portions of SAT, community service
*Weaknesses: leadership (not much until senior year)
*Why you think you were accepted: NMSF, geographical distance, course rigor/grades
*Where else were you accepted: Fordham (Early Notification), Drexel ($21K and Honors)
General Comments: This was my top school, so excited! I won’t be making any decisions until I find out about National Merit scholarships though. I also hope to visit one more time before I commit! Note: I was accepted into the International Business major and the Spanish concentration.</p>

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<p>Daughter Accepted. $16,000 Dean’s scholarship for 4 years.
Music Industry Major.
Stats: 780 (M) 620 (R) 600 (W)
29 ACT
GPA: unweighted 4.0, weighted 104.68ish
Rank: 12/140
Tons of EC’s, Community and school volunteer.
Vice President of class, sophomore, junior and senior year.
Varsity Soccer all star for3 years. Track, lacrosse, volleyball.</p>

<p>Very excited to be accepted at NEU and receive scholarship money.</p>