Official northeastern university regular decision thread, class of 2016

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<p>Decision: Accepted into Honors Program with Dean’s Scholarship</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[li]SAT I: (didn’t send) 2120 (690 M, 700 CR, 730 W)[/li][li]ACT: 32[/li][li]SAT II: (didn’t send) 760 Literature, 720 World History[/li][li]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92[/li][li]Rank: top 10%[/li][li]AP: Gov (3), World History (4), Language & Comp (5), Chem[/li][li]Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Newsmagazine, AP Euro History, Band[/li][li]Major Awards: AP Scholar, Principal Trumpet All-State Honors Band, MVP Varsity Tennis Team[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[li]Extracurriculars: Marching Band (Band Manager & Librarian), Jazz Band (Lead Trumpet 2 years), Detroit Symphony Orchestra Wind Symphony (1st trumpet), school Wind Ensemble (1st trumpet 3 years), trumpet lessons, Unitarian Universalist church youth group (Youth Liaison to the Board, Social Action Coordinator, Chaplain), Varsity Tennis (4 years, Captain), Zenith Brass Ensemble (1st trumpet, 2 years), Writer’s Club, school newsmagazine (Section Editor), National Honor Society.[/li][li]Job/Work Experience: 2 years Ski Instructor at Pine Knob Ski School, 1 summer Tennis Instructor at Baseline Tennis.[/li][li]Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours: Summer in the City; Youth Liaison to church’s Board of Trustees; chaplain for Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Heartland District[/li][li]Summer Activities: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (5 years); Interlochen Arts Camp Trumpet Institute; Eastman School of Music Trumpet Institute; UUA General Assembly, Charlotte, NC; Wayne St. Univ Jazz Week, and more.[/li][li]Essays: Common App one was on a risky topic, but all were well-written.[/li][li]Teacher Recommendation: French teacher I’ve known for 4 years—we have a great relationship; 2-year teacher, awesome letter.[/li][li]Counselor Rec: Probably one he just entered my name in—he deals with so many students.[/li][li]Additional Rec: for Arts Supplement, my band teacher of 5 years, pretty darn good[/li][li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[li]State: MI[/li][li]School Type: large public[/li][li]Ethnicity: white[/li][li]Gender: female[/li][li]Income Bracket: $70,000ish[/li][li]Hooks: none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[li]Strengths: extracurriculars, essays, recommendations[/li][li]Weaknesses: test scores, I didn’t cure cancer[/li][li]Why you think you were accepted: overall application was pretty good—I was strong in all categories, not just one or two.[/li][li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UMich, rejected Yale EA, waiting on Barnard, Boston U, Boston C, Duke, George Washington, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn (I know, waaayyy too many reaches).[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>For some reason it won’t let me edit my post again:
I’ve actually been accepted GWU Honors, Boston U as Presidential Scholar, and waitlisted by Boston C.</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to PharmD program, with Presidential scholarship + Honors program**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 710 Math, 700 Writing, 700 CR
[ *] ACT: Didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: 710 Math IIC, 700 Chem
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75, weighted GPA is 4.4 (I took 5 AP’s in Jr year, 6 in Sr year)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc :4, AP Psych : 4, going to be taking 5 more tests this year
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP English literature, AP French 4, AP Government
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Mm, not really… they were all within school. I principal’s award all 4 years of school, some perfect attendance awards, world language awards, distinguished awards for some tests
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Animal Rights Club president for 2 years, member for 4 years
  • Medical Pharmacy intern (40 hours)
  • St. Jude hospital Volunteer (130 hours)
  • Animal Shelter volunteer (40 hours)
  • Teacher Aiding after school (40 hours)
  • Dance team(1 year, 4 hours per week)
  • Art - Digital and traditional
  • Key club member for 1 year(quit because there’s too many people… ._.)
  • Children’s museum volunteer</p>

<p>[ *] Job/Work Experience:

  • Worked at Soompi.com as a translator/journalist
    [ *] Volunteer/Community service: Pharmacy intern, hospital volunteer as mentioned above
    [ *] Summer Activities:SAT tutor? Lol…
    [ *] Essays:
    [ *] Teacher Recommendation: Extremely good! I got one from my English teacher whom I’ve had for 2 years, and my AP calculus teacher, who’s from Stanford ^<em>^ (he used to be an engineer at NASA and teaching is his retirement job… cool grandpa : D)
    [ *] Counselor Rec: Good I think?
    [ ] Additional Rec: Pharmacy recommendation
    [ ] Interview: Didn’t have the interview yet…
    [ /list][ b]Other
    [ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
    [ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
    [ *] School Type: Public
    [ *] Ethnicity: Asian(Korean)
    [ *] Gender: Female
    [ ]Income Bracket: 40K :< I need a LOT of financial aid… hoping to appeal for more…
    [ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing that I can remember…
    [ b]Reflection
    [ *] Strengths: Volunteering at hospitals was probably a super great plus. Some people here with better stats than me got less scholarship or was waitlisted! D: If this is talking about academics-wise, I like math, art, and music… and englishhh.
    [ *] Weaknesses: Sciences… but I’m willing to try and learn!
    [ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong EC’s and good recs… and good GPA? and competitive course work for senior year… because most seniors don’t really have full AP schedules ^^;;
    [ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted to UCLA… T</em>_T but I’m not going there anyways… Poooo… and accepted to MCPHS, ACPHS, UOP, St. John’s University, all for 6 year accelerated pharmacy program (except for UOP, I got in the 5 year program)
    [ b]General Comments:     I still haven’t decided whether or not to go here! Help me decide between UOP! D:</p>
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<p>I can’t edit the message… but I also got a 800 on Korean SAT II test!</p>

145

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 1990 (680 M, 640 CR, 670 W)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 620 Literature, 660 U.S. History, 640 Mat II
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7ish UW, 4.3ish W
Rank: 104/320
AP: U.S. (4), CompGov (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Stat, Honors Psych, StudGov Officer’s Period, AP Lit, Earth Science, Honors Yearbook (Editor’s period)
Major Awards: GIRLS NATION! Blew my mind.
Extracurriculars: I’ll make it short and sweet. Lots of StudGov positions (9th-12th), 10th grade rep, secretary, 12th grade rep. Yearbook Ads 11th, section editor 12th. Class Secretary (9th-12th), school spirit club prez (12th), cancer charity club prez (12th), Junior and Senior Link (club that helps 9th graders transition into high school), girls state and nation, varsity swimmer (9th-12th), ballet (I dance about 10 hours a week or more a week and have been dancing since I was 5, I sent in a supplement with a DVD, i’m decent I think and I’ve gone to a bunch of summer programs)
Job/Work Experience: I’ve worked at my dance studio as a secretary 5 hours a week for the last year and a half
Volunteer/Community service: 180+ hours, but I don’t think I put down the number of hours anywhere
Summer Activities: Girls State and Nation, summer swim league, ballet programs at Ballet Austin (6 weeks), Joffrey Ballet NYC (4 weeks), American Ballet Theatre (4 weeks), Kaatsbaan Ballet (3 weeks)
Essays: Common App was about my learning disability. I have severe dyslexia and my essay was about how I overcame my disability and how I’ve grown as a person because of it.
Teacher Recommendation: My StudGov advisor and CompGov teacher. Both really like me and I’m really close to both. I think they were probably both really good, but who doesn’t have good recs?
Counselor Rec: Very generic, I’m sure.
Additional Rec: My dance teacher wrote a rec for my arts supplement
Interview: Nope
Applied for financial aid: Nope
Intended major: Political Science
State: NC
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Over $100,000
Strengths: Probably essays, recs, and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Scores, GPA, and class rank
Other: I’m not sure if I’m going, but I definitely did not think I was getting in.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 680 M, 580 CR, 660 W
[</em>] ACT: Not Taken
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 (670), Chemistry (660)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not taken
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (7), Chemistry HL (7), Economics HL (7), French SL (5), English SL (4/5)-Had a difficult english teacher
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Rolls from School in effort and achievment. Grade 5 ABRSM piano passed.
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football, Volleyball and Basketball. Was captain of the Volleyball team and represented Tanzania (country of residence) in a tournament with schools from Southern and Eastern Africa. I was the only student in the grade to participate in all three varsity sports. I was yearbook editor, student council electee, MUN delegate… to name a few.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Interned for 6 weeks during 2011 summer.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities: Golf and Internship
[<em>] Essays: Good and Unique. Got help from a sister who went to Penn.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I guess it was pretty good. She liked me a lot
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small Private-800 students in total.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian-but have lived in Africa my whole life.
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
Reflection
[li] Strengths: [/li][</em>] Weaknesses:I took the SAT’s 3 times, and only got 1920 on the third try.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My experience in Africa and being Unique, as an Indian who has been brought up in Africa. Also, I am a third cultured kid.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: First Acceptance.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 770 Reading 740 Math 720 Writing
SAT II: (didn’t send) 760 Biology 760 Chemistry 720 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I dunno
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 3.84
Rank: 84
AP: n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Calc AB, AP Japanese, Asian Lit H, Psychology (1/2 Year), Constitutional Law (1/2 Year), Economics
Major Awards: National Merit Scholarship semifinalist</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, Cross Country0 Team (Senior year, varsity), Spring Track, The Challenge
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: 180+ hours working as a counselor for a summer camp I went to as a kid 1 week a year, 50+ hours working at church, 30+ hours working at various events at a hospital
Essays: Laid out who I was, what I stood for, and what I was going to do. A bit overbearing.
Teacher Recommendation: Junior Honors English Teacher who is currently my Asian Literature teacher; he said that he likes me and he enjoys my writing so that one was probably good, and my Japanese teacher for 4 years. That one was probably more honest and a little less flattering.
Counselor Rec: Probably one she just entered my name in, but I’ve talked with her a couple of times more than the average student in my school would (read: never), so I think it may be alright.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a</p>

<p>Other
State: NJ
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Pretty high
Hooks: none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Recommendations, Test scores, Essays
Weaknesses: GPA, Recommendations, Extracurriculars, Lack of work experience
Why you think you were waitlisted: Frankly, I have no idea.<br>
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: NYU, Bard, St. John’s, Syracuse. Waitlisted: Brandeis, Northeastern, Oberlin. Rejected: BC, UChicago</p>

<p>Other comments: My friend got a full ride, and his GPA is just .1 higher than mine, with worse SAT scores. I guess maybe the recs and the lack of work experience put them off? Honestly, it’s rather off-putting and somewhat irritating.</p>

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<p>** Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (690M 720W 670CR)
[</em>] SAT II: 620 Math II, 750 Spanish, 680 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang. (5), US History (4), Spanish Lit (3), World History, English Lang. (4),
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Gov’t, AP Econ., AP Art, AP English Lit., Speech and Debate
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club Volleyball, HS Volleyball, President of MEChA, Speech and Debate (treasurer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the local Business Association
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: City Youth Commission, Student leader, volunteer, and mentor at church, Miss Teen Vista 2010 <a href=“over%20150%20hours%20of%20community%20service”>pageant winner</a>, volunteer at lot in my community and city, so much that May 28th,2011 is my very own day in my city
[</em>] Summer Activities: Girl’s State, George Mason Institute of Forensics, Volleyball camps, volunteer work, internship
[<em>] Essays: It exceeded the common app limit of 500 words ( it was around 947). I felt that it was powerful and showed various aspects of me, emphasizing my passion for social justice.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: My teachers saw how hard I worked and how I am a leader on my campus.They are very proud of me. I am hoping they were good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I did not know my counselor too well because I got a new one, but she really liked me right off the bat, so I hope it was good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: about 60,000 a year
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: My extracurriculars and I like to believe my essay as well, though it was risky making it over 900 words.
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel that I showed various aspects of who I am and what I stand for. I exuded passion in my essays. Perhaps they saw something different in me.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at NYU (MLK Merit Scholar), Boston College, The George Washington University, Vassar College, Duke University.
Waiting to hear back from Williams College, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown.</p>

<p>General Comments:
I am stoked I was accepted. Congrats to everyone who was accepted! And I’m sure those who were either wait-listed or rejected will end up in a great school. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Sorry to break the trend, but are we going to receive letters in the mail for our acceptances? It’s been 5 days and I have not received anything.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010 (CR 700, M 700, W 610)
SAT II: 760 Math II, 740 Math I, 680 French
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.30 (I think, not too sure)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: pretty good internships
Volunteer/Community service: a lot.
Essays: pretty good, best part of my application by far
Teacher Recommendation: I have no idea
Counselor Rec: no clue
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
Intended Major: undecided
School Type: private international
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first generation african american
Reflection
Strengths: essays, experiences
Weaknesses: grades, maybe SAT score?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays and commitment to service/international affairs
General Comments: I’m starting to like Northeastern more and more, especially now that I’ve been accepted :D</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send score
[ *] ACT: 26
[ *] SAT II: Mandarin: 710
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA system in school
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):-
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
I went to a prestigious international school with the advanced-levels british curriculum.
Media Studies: A
Mandarin: A
Economics: B
Maths 1: A
Maths 2: B
Maths 3: E</p>

<p>At 16, I dropped out of high school as i was accepted by a university in my country (thailand) to do bachelors of business administration. Went there for a term was extremely distracted, preferred to attend college in the states so i went back to high school. </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Vice President of Public Relations in a student-led company. Running (Second, first places in minor competitions). Performed in in a University drama production. Well rounded.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Alot of work experience, with citibank, agriculture, sales retail electronics.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Pretty balanced. Raised alot of money for charity through my entrepreneurial venture
[ *] Summer Activities: Went to Northeastern Summer Course, recieved an A for principles of marketing and B for business.
[ *] Essays: I wrote about my experience with painting in kindergarden.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good…
[ *] Counselor Rec: -
[ ] Additional Rec:-
[ ] Interview:-
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Thailand, Bangkok.
[ *] School Type: International Private British School.
[ *] Ethnicity: Thai
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ]Income Bracket: Over $100,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: aced summer course at northeastern university like a boss. extracurriculars, work experience.
[ *] Weaknesses: ACT Score, School academics
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: i did really well in the summer course.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Rejected: Babson, University of San diego
Waitlisted: Miami
Pending: USC (oh snail mail)</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments:**
Comparing my stats to the other posts on this forum, i am really surprised i got in but i knew i had a good shot because regardless of my poor act score and rollercoaster grades i did really well in the summer and i take an advanced curriculum so…</p>

<p>heartbroken i got rejected by other schools though :(</p>

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<p>Mango!
Yeah, does anyone know if were supposed to get a packet in the mail any time soon with our official acceptance letter, housing information etc? I haven’t gotten anything at all.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 760M 650CR 690W
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 790MII 730 MI 720 USH 690 CHEM
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 or so but it’s a 4.775 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats (4) Comp (3) Gov (3) Chem (lol) USH (4) Calc AB (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): not applicable
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Comp Sci, and Honors Physics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer, Tutoring, multiple onors societies, and Pit Orchestra
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: GameStop, tutoring, and babysitting lol
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross
[<em>] Summer Activities: mostly soccer camps, but I took pre-calc over one summer to test into AP Calc
[</em>] Essays: brilliant, if I do say so myself
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: so/so, probably not super great.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably not great
[/ul]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Jerseyy
[</em>] School Type: large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
Reflection
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m awesome XD[/li] General Comments:
I managed to get 14k on the Dean’s scholarship! It definitely made my day when I received that!</p>

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<p>Accepted with 51k</p>

<p>SAT I: 800M 600CR 650W
SAT II: 790Math2
GPA: 95.85/100</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Honors (a while ago)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (780 CR, 750M, 720 W)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 760 Chem, 670 Lit (didn’t send)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Language and Comp. (4)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP US History (didn’t fit in my schedule last year), AP Bio, AP Physics</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (captain), Tri-M (secretary), Young Democrats (VP), Math Team, Model UN, marching band (clarinet), jazz band, National Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon tutor/assistant
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: small stuff at the public library (I help seniors with their computer issues and shelve books)
[</em>] Summer Activities: week-long program in DC sponsored by the local congressional district. We sat in on Senate/House committee hearings, visited reps. Walked past Michelle Bachmann on the sidewalk, saw the back of Dr. Phil’s head. It was a good time.<br>
[<em>] Essays: Not bad, but they probably would have been better had I not lost power and had to complete them at my neighbors house the day of…
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from my debate coach of 4 years and English teacher junior year (which was excellent) and one from a physics teacher who reportedly writes good ones (although he refuses to let kids read them).
[<em>] Counselor Rec: He’s not a great counselor (when I asked him what schools I should aim for, he just told me I would get in everywhere and dropped the topic) so I didn’t have high expectations.
[/ul]Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant): CT[/li][</em>] School Type: Medium public high school (not competitive)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian subcontinent
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: 100k ish
Reflection
[li] Strengths: scores, course load (all honors/AP level), EC’s[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: unweighted GPA (low for my school)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Overall solid stats, no great weaknesses
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UConn, NYU, BU; Waitlisted to Wesleyan; Rejected to Yale, Brown, Columbia, Tufts
General Comments:
NU was kind of a last-minute decision, but after getting accepted and touring I really like it, I think its between here and UConn.</p>

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<p>SAT 2070
R-640 W-700 M-730</p>

<p>Ex curriculum → ON common app, I failed to write down it except piano for 4 years…
GPA -Weighted, 3.23
ESSAY- GOOD
RECOMMENDATION - GOOD</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted into honors engineering program+ 40k scholarship **</p>

<p>[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2050 (M780, CR600, W610)
[</em>] ACT:n/a
[<em>] SAT II: Math level II:750, physics:710, chem:730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75(competitive school)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Chemistry, Physics C: mech, physics C:E+M, Calculus AB, Comp Science A, English lang and comp., psycholgy
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP Chemistry, AP Physics C: mech, AP physics C:E+M, AP Calculus AB, AP Comp Science A, AP English lang and comp., AP psychology, Advanced Kurdish Literature
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Head of Academic Dept, Head of Discipline and head of sports department throughout high school.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Magazine Editor/ Unpaid internship/ Book translator
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 2000+ hours of community service
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:I think it was the strongest part of my application
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:Best among my friends, very detailed and personal
[</em>] Counselor Rec:I think it was great too, she said it was!
[<em>] Additional Rec:My coach and it was very positive
[</em>] Interview:n/a
[/ul]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Iraq, Kurdistan
[<em>] School Type:International(American+British system)
[</em>] Ethnicity:Kurdish <3
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):my difficult life experience and having studied in 3 different languages
Reflection
[li] Strengths:my essay and relative grades[/li][</em>] Weaknesses:my SAT I
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i think I had an interesting application
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This was my first acceptance. Applied to Stanford, UC berkeley, UCLA, U of Michigan, UW-madison, Boston U, Virginia Tech, Drexel
General Comments: I think I will be joining Northeastern :slight_smile: I like it so much and I feel it give me more opportunities for a successful grad application</p>

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<p>Dude this topic is for last year haha, but congrats to you either way.</p>

<p>Sent from my SGH-T839 using CC</p>