Official Northwestern Class of 2017 Decisions STATS ONLY

thatrunnerkid · March 19, 2013, 12:57pm

STATS ONLY PLEASE. Keep the discussion to the discussion threads.

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

[ b]College and Program:[ /b]

[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (by section):
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] ACT:
[ *] APs:
[ *] IBs:
[ *] GPA (UW, W):
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] ECs listed on app:
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Essays (subject and responses):
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Applied on (EA?):
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

Remember, DELETE THE SPACES.

rishav17 · March 19, 2013, 3:20pm

[b ] Decision: Accepted**
[b ] Decision: Waitlisted**
[b ] Decision: Rejected**

[ b]College and Program:[ /b]

[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:
[* ] Supplementary Material(if any):

[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[* ] State (if domestic applicant):
[* ] Country (if international applicant):
[* ] School Type:
[* ] Ethnicity:
[* ] Gender:
[* ] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA):
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[* ] Strengths:
[* ] Weaknesses:
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments:**

Remember, DELETE THE SPACES.

Adodie · March 21, 2013, 6:57pm

I’m bumping this up since decisions are out. Good luck everybody! I’d suggest using the second template.

youngkid321 · March 21, 2013, 7:07pm

Denied

2310 SAT - 800 math, 730 reading, 780 writing
3.98 GPA Unweighted, 4.29 Weighted.
Played soccer, indoor track, and baseball all four years.

Not gonna lie I’m pretty surprised but it wasn’t one of my top choices so it’s okay.

Semelsam13 · March 21, 2013, 7:21pm

** Decision: Rejected**

College and Program: College of Arts and sciences - Cognitive science

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1910 (didn’t submit)
[] ACT: 31 Composite; 32 english, 35 math, 30 science, 28 reading
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/570 (top 6%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Government- 3, Statistics-4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP English, Honors Psychology/Honors Premed, AP French, AP Micro/macro economics, AP Physics Mechanics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really that stands out. Principal’s Roll, Chemistry student of the year, yeah that’s about it haha[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Gymnastics Captain (team made it to states all 4 years!), track, Student Council Class VP, Math Club, Mu Alpha Theta, French Club, Key Club Bulletin editor, tutor for math & science. That’s about it
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key club member/student council member. I am required at least 30 hours per year through those.
[] Summer Activities: Travel experience to 25+ countries with my family.
[] Essays: For the common app essay, I wrote an essay about my fascination in neuroscience beginning from my fear of ripping cotton balls. It was a funny essay, I hope they cracked a smile. The Why Northwestern essay was openly crappy, I knew it. I never know what to say for those essays, especially since I hadn’t visited.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I have not seen them but I assume they were strong since I got into 3 other colleges with them. Couldn’t be that bad
[] Counselor Rec: Probably very generic since we had a new guidance counselor this year of whom I barely know.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Did not have one. Again, that could be a factor in lack of interest.
[] Supplementary Material(if any): nope

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public school with a falling reputation due to our current teacher strike.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): Above 200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. I’m a white girl from the sububs that goes to a public school. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Uhh I think my GPA is pretty good and my extra curriculars are strong.
[] Weaknesses: ACT score was at the bottom of the range. No special awards, no hooks. Like I said, I’m an average white girl from the suburbs.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did not even expect to get accepted. It’s rare for anyone at my school to get accepted, and I do not have a specific stand out quality. Also there’s like a 15% acceptance rate and so many qualified applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Ohio State, Miami of Ohio, University of Miami
Waiting for Duke, Boston College, Wake Forest, and University of Michigan.

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got accepted!!!

musicislife73 · March 21, 2013, 7:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2230 single-sitting (760 CR, 720M, 750W), 2280 super-score (770M)
[] ACT: 35 (33E, 35M, 35R, 35S, 10e)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 USH, 740 Physics, 720 Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Spanish Language (5), Calculus AB (5, self-study), Music Theory (5, self-study)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Microeconomics, AP US Government & Politics, AP Psychology, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Statistics, Honors Spanish V, Wind Ensemble, Dual-Enrollment Russian I & II
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor, various school stuff, county science fair 3rd place[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUSIC (~25-30+ hours a week), Model UN (Treasurer and founding member), a few other clubs and minor ECs. But relay, music was the bulk of my ECs. Marching band, school band, school orchestra, community band, community orchestra, lessons, adjudications, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: school cafeteria worker
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~90-100 hours, mainly general community service stuff and music
[] Essays: CA: Not Pulitzer-worthy, but fairly good. Northwestern: pretty bad…
[] Teacher Recommendation: sent 3, I’d assume all of them were at least 9+/10, but I didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: no clue. Our counselors have changed every year, so I doubt it was extremely well-written and personal
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: of course
[] Intended Major: Chemical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): California, SF Bay Area
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: y public, roughly 400 in graduating class, ~150 of which will pursue some form of college education
[] Ethnicity: didn’t state
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: enough, but not enough to afford college without aid
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Interesting CA essay topic (languages/linguistics), scores, lots of music stuff
[] Weaknesses: lack of diverse ECs and work experience, little community service, no major awards, major choice, awful Northwestern supplement essays
[] Why you think you were accepted: I think my essays were unique enough to make me stand out in the applicant pool, and my teacher recommendations were outstanding.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Case Western Reserve, UCSD; rejected from Yale-NUS; waiting on UCB, Johns Hopkins, USC, Vanderbilt, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted. Wasn’t really expecting this. Good luck everyone!

reddog25 · March 21, 2013, 7:48pm

Accepted to Medill!!!

3.9 UW
2290 SAT (760 Math, 800 Writing, 730 CR)
Chief editor of school paper.

Don’t dispair guys, you will end up where you were meant to be!

attribute · March 21, 2013, 7:48pm

** Decision: Rejected**

College and Program:

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110: M780, CR660, W670
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 780Math2, 770Physics, 740Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat5, USH5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Micro&Macroecon, AP Calc AB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QB Finalist[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nothing special
[] Job/Work Experience: hospital job over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring economically disadvantaged peers 4h/week
[] Summer Activities: nothing special
[] Essays: CA essay was excellent, but supplement was generic
[] Teacher Recommendation: generic, I would assume
[] Counselor Rec: generic, I would assume
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[] Supplementary Material(if any): n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): <20k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen, low income[/li]
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: nothing LOL. NU was my super-reach dream school; the rejection was inevitable; applied for the sake of applying
[] Weaknesses: scores, lack of ec, etc etc
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a very weak applicant in general
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to U of Michigan, Brandeis, SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Stonybrook; rejected from Macaulay Honors at CUNY

[/ul][ b]General Comments:** it was expected, so I’m not really depressed or anything! I had already decided on U of M a week ago and will be attending with a full ride. congratz to those who got in! wildcats will always have a place in my heart!

mrsjawnwatson · March 21, 2013, 8:06pm

Decision: Accepted

College and Program: Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences - Physics and Astronomy/RTVF

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: 34. 36 E, 34 M, 36 R, 31 S
[] SAT II: Didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language and Comp 5, Calc BC 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Chamber Choir, AP Comp Gov, Number Theory (MTH 346), AP Physics C, AP English Lit, Theology, AP Spanish V. 3.8 GPA first semester
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, co-recipient of Pepsi Refresh Project and Case Foundation grants with my volunteer group, school English and Spanish awards sophomore year, Navy ROTC ISR recipient[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School choir all four years and earned varsity letter last year and went to state. Selective metropolitan youth choir all four years. Tae kwon do since before sophomore year. Went to the 2011 Ignatian Teach-In at Georgetown. Cast member of the school musical in 2011. NHS member. Spanish NHS Activities Officer.
[]Job/Work Experience: Worked as receptionist in 2011 and finance intern in 2012 for an IT firm.
[]Volunteer/Community service: Co-founder of a volunteer organization dedicated to bringing science education to underprivileged students. We’ve been featured on the news and in print several times and have won major grants both years we’ve been active. Relay for Life in memory of my friend’s mom, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Purplestride 2K in memory of my grandma, AMA Heart Walk in support of my dad (heart attack survivor) and mom (stroke survivor).
[]Summer Activities: Emerging Leader/CIT in highly selective leadership program at a camp for gifted youth. Service trip to El Salvador in 2011.
[]Essays: My Common App essay was quite good if a little longer than it should have been. My Northwestern essay was alright, not beautiful prose or anything but it definitely showed a lot of enthusiasm for the school.
[]Teacher Recommendation: Should have been really good, from my AP Calc BC and AP English Lang teachers. I did my best work in their classes and got on really well with both the teachers.
[]Counselor Rec: Didn’t read and didn’t know my counselor that well. Must have been alright haha
[]Additional Rec: From a Newbery Honor winning author who’s one of the fellows at the camp I go to and as such she’s known me for years and years. I read it and it was very sweet and I think they’d like it.
[]Interview: Went really well. I interviewed with a local TV anchor they must have matched me with because of my RTVF interest. She said she’d be recommending me to Northwestern.
[]Supplementary Materials: I gave my interviewer a writing sample, I don’t know if she actually read it or it ever got to Northwestern or anything though

[/ul]Other[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): OR
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type: Private Jesuit prep, good reputation but we don’t usually send more than 10 a year to top 20 schools
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): 250k+
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Unusual family circumstances, co-founded volunteer organization[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: EC’s, recs, interview, classes
[]Weaknesses: Mediocrely written essay, not the best grades first semester this year
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know. I thought I was a long shot. I guess my enthusiasm for NU shone through in my essays.
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Portland, University of Rochester, and University of St Andrews. Deferred then rejected from UChicago. Still waiting on lots of others.

[/ul]General Comments: Good luck everyone.

Lawrence7 · March 21, 2013, 9:28pm

Accepted to WCAS as an Undecided with:

-ACT: 35 (35E, 35M, 35R, 34S, 10W)
-UW GPA: 4.0
-AP Tests: Three 5s, One 4, Eight tests to be taken this May
-No SAT I, No SAT II
-No super important awards, but plenty of decent-looking ones
-Lots of academic competition EC stuff (incl. co-captain of varsity quiz bowl team)
-Good amount of volunteering EC stuff (both w/ school and independently)
-Basically hardest course load possible
-Football for first two years of HS
-Solid essays
-Great recommendations (most likely)
-No steady employment, but I help my uncles run a small fireworks business for a couple weeks each summer.

As for who I am:
-White male
-Public school student
-From Kansas
-Approx. $95,000/year family income
-No hooks whatsoever

Not sure if I’ll attend. Waiting to here back from several other schools. Congrats to all those accepted.

miaage · March 21, 2013, 10:05pm

**Decision: Accepted **

**College and Program: ** McCormick, Computer Science

Objective: [ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 35 composite, 36 W, 35 M, 34 R, 33/36 S
[] SAT IIs: 770 Math II, 780 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.647. Strong upward trend with 4.0 senior year
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CS (4), Psych (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: English, AP Calc BC, AP Statistics, AP Physics C, AP Bio, AP Micro/Macro Econ, Independent Study in CS
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 time NCWIT national runner up, 2 time NCWIT Illinois winner.[/li]
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Policy debate (captain), 2 CS internships, started company teaching CS, science team, gay straight alliance
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor and model/actress
[] Volunteer/Community service: Food pantry, ~80 hours
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp and internships
[] Essays: Common app EC: debate, common app essay: my grandmother with Alzheimer’s, both were very good. Supplement was meh.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Fine
[] Counselor Rec: Stellar
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material(if any): N/A

[/ul] Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): 300k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul] Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, common app essays
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A minority female interested in the sciences. My stats were decent enough to back it up.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UMich, USC, UT Austin
Pending: Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley

[/ul] General Comments:
I really, really wish I didn’t grow up in Chicago. Northwestern would be perfect for me if I was anywhere else, but I just can’t imagine going to college 10 mins from home. I’ll make one of you that’s waitlisted very happy come the 1st.

system · March 21, 2013, 10:10pm

My Son got accepted! Engineering!

RandomPigeon · March 21, 2013, 10:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (670 M, 670 CR, 800 W 10 essay)
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 780 US, 720 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94 (3.8)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang 4, US 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc II, Lit, AP Macroeconomics, Bio, Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer Captain, Club soccer captain, NHS President, MUN (Best delegate once, honorable mention twice), Amnesty Int’l., Debate, Outside Program (5-year commitment), Movie Club, and others
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Ref
Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hrs (NYT article written about me)
Summer Activities: Abroad homestay, Travel Soccer, Outside program
Essays: CA - Superb.
Teacher Recommendation: Both were “best in career”
Counselor Rec: She loves me and my family
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY(C)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $100,000 (bad…)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Personality
Weaknesses: Horrid midyear grades.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m a cool guy
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Vanderbilt (early-write), Duke (Likely), Macalester (early-write), Wash U, a lot of SUNYs and CUNYs.
General Comments: Awesome. Now can I afford this?

creating · March 21, 2013, 10:20pm

Rejected from engineering
2330 / 34 / 4.3 / 3.9

ah well. congrats to everyone accepted!

Wildcat2017 · March 21, 2013, 10:23pm

** Decision: Accepted**

College and Program: WCAS, Biology major/premed focus (Global health studies, maybe???)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (740/700/800)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 740, 740, 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (dropped to 3.95 1st semester senior year, only B on transcript)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Bio (5) World History (4) English Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Spanish Lang, AP English, AP Calc BC, H Physics, some required theology classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mainly my sport. (National-level qualifier in my sport, All-American, etc.) Music Club (pres) Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, NSHS
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: A little bit, 150+ hours
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Fairly solid, I wrote them pretty quickly but all my teachers who read them said they were excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not allowed to read them
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, but we are basically best friends
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Never offered one[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Shoot I don’t want my teammates to find out I lurk on CC… keeping this info private
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): Didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited athlete

[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, athletics, grades
[] Weaknesses: Getting in was never really an issue for me, since I clearly pass the normal athletic recruit threshold. My main focus was improving enough in my sport to be recruited by the coach.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: WL’d at Chicago and deferred at Yale early. I’m waiting for other acceptances, but since I already officially committed to NU, I don’t really care about the rest of my admission decisions.

[/ul]General Comments: The coach told me about 2 weeks ago that I’d already been accepted so we could move on to talking about athletic scholarship. I’d already committed here since then, but it’s a relief to know he wasn’t lying about my acceptance!! Jk jk, I trust my new coach. But I believe that even with my objective stats, I would’ve been a competitive candidate (even if I was a little lacking in ECs other than my sport, which is a huge time commitment), and I tried hard academically in high school because I didn’t want to feel like I’d cheated my way into a highly-ranked school.

piwonkainc · March 21, 2013, 10:30pm

** Decision: Accepted**

**College and Program: Weinberg **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 single sitting, 780 M 760 R 690 W
[] ACT:34.
[] SAT II:780 US History, 790 Math II, 780 English
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 39/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH, 4 AP Stats, 5 Calc AB, 4 Calc BC
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB HL English, IB HL Math II, IB SL History, Physics, Student Government, Random Art Classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 Years Ski Team (Captain), 3 Years Varsity Track, 3 Years Class President, 2 Years Model UN
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a Movie Theatre.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Couple hundred hours, mostly through Make-A-Wish, Race For the Cure, and SOLV.
[] Summer Activities: Went to Ecuador on a service trip, camp counselor at U of O, built a tree house.
[] Essays: I wrote my CA essay on building the tree house, I thought it turned out well. Wasn’t happy with my NU essay because I didn’t think I demonstrated how special the school is to me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea, I love the teachers though.
[] Counselor Rec: No idea
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Thought it went well, definitely not the best interview I had though.
[] Supplementary Material(if any):

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): Upper middle class.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong EC’s, good CA essay, decent test scores and grades.
[] Weaknesses: No hook, not the best test scores or GPA, not a super rigorous senior year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my common app essay helped a lot, as well as a bunch of solid EC’s.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments:: I definitely was not expecting this at all, so to everyone who hasn’t received their email yet, don’t give up hope! There’s just no way to tell.

janetor · March 21, 2013, 10:35pm

** Decision: Rejected**

College and Program: Weinberg, undecided

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not send
[] ACT: Composite 34, English 36, Math 34, Reading 30, Science 35
[] SAT II: Did not send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8(?)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 66/725 (Top 9%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4) World history (4) APUSH (4) English Language (4) Spanish Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP English lit, AP Spanish Lit, preAP physics, IB Music/orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National Spanish Exam Silver Medal, UIL State Solo and Ensemble, lots of orchestra awards, All State, etc.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (grade level rep all 4 years), Orchestra (PR, President), Christian Student Union (President), Korean Club (President), Spanish National Honor Society (President), UIL Solo and Ensemble, region orchestra, all state orchestra, church things, lots of volunteering
[] Job/Work Experience: String quartet gigs
[] Volunteer/Community service: around 750 hours from summer camp/mission trips, volunteering at a hospital, and more
[] Summer Activities: camp for ppl w/mental&physical disabilities, medical mentorship
[] Essays: Nothing out of the ordinary
[] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: standard
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material(if any): N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Prestigious public school
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): 170k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars (president of 4 major organizations) and leadership
[] Weaknesses: GPA, AP scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA/grades
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into University of Texas at Austin (did not have automatic admission) and only applied to 3 other schools. I find out next wk.

[/ul]General Comments: Northwestern wasn’t my first choice, but I was hopeful, especially because of my extracurriculars. i have a lot more than I listed, but I guess that didn’t make up for the my deficiency in the grade department. Oh well, I’m happy that one of my best friends got in, though! Congrats to everyone else who were accepted, as well. Northwestern is an amazing school, and I would be so happy to go there (:

Juhuatai · March 21, 2013, 10:39pm

** Decision: Accepted**

College and Program: Weinberg

Objective:[ list]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 800 R 800 M 720 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II 800 Chem 800 Bio-E 780 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 AP’s. All 5’s. Euro History, US History, Physics B, English Lit, Calc AB, Calc BC, Chem, Bio
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, Physics C, Stats, Chinese, and English Language along with Organic at the local university
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semi-finalist, AIME qualifier, ChemOlympiad Qualifier, State math competition.[/li]
[/list][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club, Chem Club, Research, China Club (raising money for orphans), etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours.
[] Summer Activities: Research.
[] Essays: Ok
[] Teacher Recommendation: Stellar
[] Counselor Rec: Stellar
[] Additional Rec: Research mentor
[] Interview: Interviewer said it would be a travesty if I didn’t get in. Said I had a really good shot. Idk though.
[] Supplementary Material(if any): Research Abstract

[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): 200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Research Paper[/li]
/list]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Test Scores, Science passion
[] Weaknesses: GPA?
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Science passion
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Columbia Rabi Scholar, UChicago Denied: Caltech and MIT :’(

[/ul]General Comments: Glad to know I got in but I’ll probably attend Columbia unless I get an offer on Ivy Day

souseis · March 21, 2013, 10:40pm

** Decision: Accepted**

College and Program: WCAS Chemistry

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (CR 800 M 800 WR 720)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Bio M, 800 Chem, 790 US History, 800 Chinese, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n.a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Statstics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, APES, AP Art Hist, AP Calc BC, AP Comp Gov
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at tutoring center, private tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service:400+ volunteer hrs at local hospital
[] Summer Activities: 10 wk research internship (12), teaching speech class(11)
[] Essays: fairly solid
[] Teacher Recommendation: okay?
[] Counselor Rec: average
[] Additional Rec: rec from my summer research mentor
[] Interview:
[] Supplementary Material(if any): research abstract from summer internship

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public (3500+)
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(specify if applied for FA): <30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, grades, work experience
[] Weaknesses: leadership/ec
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: showed really strong interest/dedication in scientific research
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: UCSB, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSD (Regent), UCLA, UC Berkeley

[/ul]General Comments:
First private school acceptance! Took forever for that page to load but im so happy i got in!

whatisuniversity · March 21, 2013, 10:45pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 750/670/780
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown):35/35/31/36 - 1 sitting
ACT superscore (breakdown):35/35/36/36
SAT II (subject, score): 800 MII, 760 Phys, 760 USH
Unweighted/Weighted GPA: 4.25/3.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/400ish
AP/IB (place score in parentheses): 5-Phys B, Chem, Env, USH, Euro, 4-Lang, 3-French
Senior Year Course Load: All AP
Number of other ED applicants in your school: 1-2?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): some

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): Varsity/club hockey, environmental club co founder (won some grants and national competition), Pianist, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Hockey Referee
Volunteer/Community Service: Local Library and Project CURE (~100 hrs total)
Summer Experience:
Teacher Recommendation #1: Good
Teacher Recommendation #2: Good
Counselor Rec: dunno
Additional Info/Rec:
Interview: didnt get 1 =/

Other
Date Submitted App: Almost last day
U.S. State/Territory or Country: CO
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:M
Income Bracket Range:High
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): lolwut

Reflection
Strengths: Not sure… I’m pretty cookie cutter
Weaknesses: Scores
Were else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: CO School of Mines (backup), Deferred Penn ED, Deferred → rejected at Chicago
What would you have done differently?: Nothing

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