***Official Northwestern Class of 2018 ED Results ONLY***

<p>Alright so we'll all be receiving our decisions at some point in the next two weeks, so I figured I might as well post this thread! Remove the spaces after the brackets in the template when posting your stats, good luck everyone!</p>

<p>Here's what the template should look like after you fill in your stats:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:[/ul]Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>]Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection
[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]General Comments:</p>[/li]
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<p>aaand here's the template itself:</p>

<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted
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[ 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
*
[ list]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *]Income Bracket:
[ *] 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:
*</p>

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<p>Go Cats!</p>

<p>Moderator’s Note</p>

<p>This is a results only thread. All other posts will be removed.</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):Human Geography (5) World History (4) U.S. History (5) Microeconomics (5) Macroeconomics (5) English Language and Composition (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Music Theory, College Western Literature and Thought (Dual credit), AP European History, BC Calculus
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:

[ list]2013 District 7/All State IMEA, 2nd place in Economics for DECA regionals
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drumline (Section Leader) Symphonic band (1st chair), Ski/Snowboard Club, DECA, Honors Orchestra
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 6 months part-time at a restaurant
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: National Honor Society and Feed my Starving Children
[ *] Summer Activities: Baseball, Drumline, Work
[ *] Essays:Killer
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 2 great ones (math and economics teachers)
[ *] Counselor Rec:good
[ ] Additional Rec: N/A
[ ] Interview:[/list][ b]Other

[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):US
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ ]Income Bracket:150,000-200,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection

[ list] Awesome Essays, Commitment to Band
[ *] Strengths: ACT, Band, Essays
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA (decent, not great), Extracurriculars
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-Roundedness
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments:
N/A</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): None
ACT:33 (34 English, 34 Math, 32 Reading, 33 Science)
SAT II: Math 2 770
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8, Weighted: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Government and Politics, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, French 5H, Advanced Senior Seminar (English)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Editor-in-Chief of School Paper
JV/Varsity Volleyball (Captain 10th and 12th)
Varsity Softball (4 year player, 12th grade captain)
Co-President of school spirit club
Other small things</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Internship at Civic Entertainment Group, marketing company in NYC</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Nothing that I put on my application</p>

<p>Summer Activities: Internship</p>

<p>Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Probably very strong, math teacher, english teacher/school newspaper advisor, and volleyball coach
Counselor Rec: Probably very good
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Medill)</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 33
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8, I believe; 4.2 W
Rank: 1/124
AP: Biology (3), English Lang and Lit (4), APUSH (4), Human Geography (5)
Major Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Newspaper (editor-in-chief), Yearbook (editor-in-chief), Philanthropy Club (President), NHS (Historian), Varsity golfer
Job/Work Experience: Barnes and Noble for about 3 months (I moved, so it was cut short)
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
Summer Activities: I…worked a lot. Not much else. I’m lame.
Essays: I have a college counselor who said they were pretty solid
Teacher Recommendation: My teacher cried while she wrote it…I hope that’s a good thing
Counselor Rec: probably pretty average because she knew me for a week at that point
Interview: Didn’t do</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
School Type: Public (not very competitive)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs (demonstrated strong journalism interest), Rank, ACT
Weaknesses: UW GPA, the fact I had to move in October of my senior year
Why you think you were accepted: I have literally no clue. Probably my
Where else were you accepted: University of Minnesota, Tulane, Fordham, Oglethorpe, University of North Texas, Michigan State…(still waiting from UChicago and Michigan)</p>

<p>Medillians (is that the word? It should be), message me!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 31
SAT II: 660 US History, 730 Math II, 720 Spanish, 660 French
Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Us History (4) World History (4) Language and Composition (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: APs: Spanish, Spanish Literature, French, Literature & Comp, Microeconomics, Environmental Science, Calculus AB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
All State and All County Musician (Flute and Piccolo)
Spanish Honor Society (President)
French Honor Society (Secretary)
Yearbook Club (Editor)
TRI-M Music Honor Society (Historian)
Job/Work Experience:
Tutoring, interning
Volunteer/Community service:
Non-Profit Organizations:
Intern/Teacher empowering Hispanic immigrants
Volunteer at center for Domestic Violence victims
Summer Activities:
Music camps, Internships
Essays: Loved my essay, worked really hard on it.
Teacher Recommendation: I believe they were excellent. One was from an English teacher; the other was from a Spanish teacher who I worked with for independent study courses.
Counselor Rec: Great
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
[/ul]Other

[ul]
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public High School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sibling Legacy[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
Strengths: Music and languages
Weaknesses: Standardized Tests
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Music, languages, essays/recs, Independent Studies, and sibling legacy.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] ACT:33
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 (because of major surgeries that disrupted frosh/soph. 4.0 since junior year)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): United States History (4), English (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin, AP Statistics, AP English IV, AP Art History, Ancient Greek, Psychology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2014 Nation Merit Commended Student, National Latin Exam - 2 gold medals (soph/junior), 1 silver medal (freshman), honorable mention in the 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing Competition, Cum Laude Commendee (freshman, junior), High Honor Roll (freshman, junior, senior), Honor Roll (soph)
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): gay-straight alliance (founding member, current president), student council (publicity committee chair), Fine Arts Guild (graphic design consultant), Annual Art Show (head of advertising committee, chief event planner), Student-Led Production (head photographer), Art & Writing Magazine (art selection board, leader of cover art production)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: (1) full-time (50hr/wk) job as a camp counselor at the Jewish Community Center, (2 consecutive) part-time jobs as a childcare counselor at the same JCC (currently working 15hr/wk)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Senior mentor, member of the 2012 Pioneer Leadership Program in Israel, Humane society volunteer (4hr/wk)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Full-time summer camp counselor
[</em>] Essays: wrote about my dependence on books during times when my family life got rough
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Really good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m assuming good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Additional rec from the leader of the Pioneer Israel Leadership Program, testament to my abilities away from academics
[</em>] Interview: my lady was CRAZY. Did not let me get a word in myself. Told me that I could never afford NU (I can, and am not applying for financial aid). [/ul]
Other

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
[</em>] School Type: private prep school
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>]Income Bracket: upper class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have a twin, but that’s about it. [/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: founder of my school’s first gay-straight alliance, first president as well. I’m one of the only students at my school that works a job in addition to school. I have an extreme upward trend (from a 3.5 during my surgeries to a 4.0 after recovery).
[</em>] Weaknesses: lower cumulative GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was deferred because they want to see if I can keep up the 4.0 the entire semester maybe?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] accepted to IU and Loyola Chicago so far. Applied to Purdue, George Washington, NYU, Emory, USC (Cal, not Carolina General Comments: I’m bummed. I wanted a definitive reply.</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 680 Math 670 Writing 720
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Lit 720 US History 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro 4 APUSH 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Spanish 5, AP Comparative GOvernment, AP English, Biotechnology, Chamber Choir
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Girl Scout Silver Award Scholar Athlete all 3 years
All American Cheerleader–National Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Multiple Choirs all four years–many awards, solos
Cheerleading all four years–Captain Freshman year
Regular Volunteer at organization MedShare since Soph year (recognized as “Master Volunteer” lol )
Global Health Focus Club at school (President and Founder)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:Regular Babysitter
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Described Above
[<em>] Summer Activities: Part of ECs
[</em>] Essays: Honestly, in my opinion both my CA and supplement essays were very good. I put A LOT of work into them and got many outside opinions as well to make them the best they could be
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one pretty good, one fantastic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I think very good
[<em>] Additional Rec:had my good family friend who is now a very successful NU alum write me a letter. I’m sure it was great.
[</em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: rigorous public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: filipino/white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Triple legacy…both parents are alums and brother currently attends (it’s funny…he was deferred too
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ECs (…?) Essays/Recs maybe idk
[<em>] Weaknesses: Definitely GPA and SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: GPA and SAT
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: I was expecting rejection (sort of) due to my low GPA and SAT, but I’m still a bit disappointed. However, I’m glad I have the opportunity to show I’m working hard but doing well this semester with a rigorous schedule. I know I’m lucky to have a second chance.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 superscore of 2 sittings. (800 CR, 770 M, 780 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Bio, 780 Lit, 770 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 (really competitive high school LOL)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (3), Bio (4) - although school doesn’t offer AP classes
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: School has a preset curriculum for all students.
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, some state-wide science awards, mostly little things[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), jazz band, WSSP, other random things
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Swim coach
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, other minor stuff
[</em>] Summer Activities: A couple of internships (hospital/EPA)
[<em>] Essays: Probably good? Didn’t show them around much.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: No clue, but I’m on good terms with both
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[<em>] Interview: None[/ul] Other

[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):US
[</em>] School Type: Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: 200k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, possibly essays, MAYBE extracurriculars (dedication)
[</em>] Weaknesses: Definitely GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure - you never know what they’re looking for, it could have been any detail.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers Honors, Fordham, didn’t apply anywhere else yet (nor will I, obviously)[/ul]General Comments: Not sure why I wasn’t rejected, but I’m not complaining. These threads helped me a lot when I was stressing out over applying, so maybe this will assist next year’s potential applicants. I wad definitely sure my GPA would kill my chances, but I guess not. c:</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Did not Submit
ACT: 35 (36 English, 36 Math, 35 Critical Reading, 32 Science)
SAT II: 780 Math 2, 770 Ecological Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank but top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History-4, English Language-4, Calculus BC, 4, World History-4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus 3 at University, AP Psychology, AP literature, Ap Computer science, Ap biology, internship
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semifinalist
Subjective: Published Essay in creative communications
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
President of 3 Clubs
Job/Work Experience: 200+ hours volunteer at hospital
Volunteer/Community service: see above
Summer Activities: volunteering, internship
Essays: 10/10, wrote not so serious essay that was funny
Teacher Recommendation: guessing 8/10
Counselor Rec: guessing 8/10
Additional Rec: Don’t Know
Interview: Not given
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Male
Gender: Asian
Income Bracket: Middleclass
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Steady improvement throughout highschool, very good counselor/teacher rec I believe.
Reflection: Very happy about the decision
Strengths: ACT, SAT 2, Siemens
Weaknesses: GPA, AP Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-Rounded but not stellar
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Uminnesota twin cities
General Comments:
Very excited, was expecting rejection, applied to college of engineering.</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:

  • SAT I (breakdown):2050</p>
    <p>[<em>] SAT II:2200 (750 writing 720 reading 730 math)
    [</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
    [<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 100
    [</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Calc AB/BC 5, AP Physics B 5, AP Physics C 4/4, AP Stats 5, AP USH 4
    [<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

** Subjective: **

  • [</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
    [<em>]Varsity Soccer
    [</em>]Varsity Track
    [<em>]JV Cross Country
    [</em>]NHS
    [<em>]Thakaat Club(Co Leader)
    [</em>] Job/Work Experience: Restaurant job
    [<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 75 hours
    [</em>] Summer Activities: intern at University of florida lab
    [<em>] Essays: mediocre

[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: 100k
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: mediocre essays and GPA
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
[School of Education and Social Policy]</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR:750 Math: 800 Writing: 800 (2350) Single-sitting
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: U.S. History: 790 Math2: 800 World History: 690
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/596
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Human Geography (5), World History (5), Psychology (5), APES (4), AP Lang (4), Physics B (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Art History, AP Calculus BC, AP Literature, AP Macroeconomics, Gifted Directed Studies, AP Government
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, local school awards
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Korean Student Association President, Treasurer Chess club, VP Junior Statesman (Co-founder), VP Psychology club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Church Orchestra (7-12th grade), Korean Teacher at church, Children Ministry Assistant teacher, Freshman Mentor, School Peer Tutor,
[<em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[</em>] Essays: Common App Essay was decent, NU supplement was decent
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I think both teachers wrote me great recommendations, they knew me very well
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor barely knows me, only started seeing her senior year when applying to colleges
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview:N/A[/ul]Other
[ list]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: <50,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/list]Reflection

[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses: Ranking, no major awards, essays were not “amazing”
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT, Early decision helps a lot
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A[/ul][ b]General Comments:**</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Medill)
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): None
ACT:28
SAT II: Literature 680 U.S History 620
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7, Weighted: 4.1
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):—
AP (place score in parenthesis): I actually didn’t report any scores.
IB (place score in parenthesis):—
Senior Year Course Load: Brit Lit, AP Gov, AP Econ, Stats, Creative Writing Enrichment, Women in Media, Chemistry, Fiction Workshop, Senior Thesis
Major Awards: Princeton’s Leonard Milberg High school Poetry HM</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
• ASFA Ambassador
• (Delta Gems Sergeant at Arms)
• (Children’s Church Assistant Director)
• (Junior Class Council Advertising Manager)
• Peer Helper
• (Student Council Representative)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
• (Birmingham Hair Show Advertisement Team)
• Advantage Marketing Internship</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
• Race For the Cure Volunteer (Annual for 7 years +)
• (Anytown Advocate)
• Make a Difference Day Attendee
• Freelance Instructor—(Taught English and Spanish to children at multiple programs for 2 summers)
• Make a Change Day Facilitator
• Active Protestor Against Alabama’s HB56 Bill</p>

<p>Summer Activities: My volunteer and job opportunities listed above</p>

<p>Essays: They saved my butt.
Teacher Recommendation: They also saved me. 3 teacher recs: creative writing, English, and journalism teachers.
Counselor Rec: That woman is an outstanding counselor.
Additional Rec: City Judge and college professor.
Interview: None
Other: I sent NU a successful article from my blog, an award winning poem, and a scan of a story I wrote for my city’s newspaper. (It made the front page.)
State (if domestic applicant): AL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My creative writing, journalistic exploits, extensive community service hours, and recs</p>

<p>Weaknesses: Test scores. Test scores. Test scores. </p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My ACT was low because of math. (I’m a Medill applicant.) But I have taken many journalistic opportunities beyond the common yearbook and school paper. I’ve been published in city papers and magazines. I have also contributed to nationally recognized blogs. </p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hadn’t submitted anything prior to my acceptance. </p>

<h2>General Comments:</h2>

<p>Decision: Accepted to WCAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (800 math, 740 writing, 640 reading)
SAT II: 780 Math II, 720 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Straight A’s with occasional B+ (school doesn’t calculate GPA, but it’s around 3.84 or so)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats Accelerated, AP Chem, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Chinese III adv, various English classes, and philosophy.
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cello (orchestra and chamber music), soccer, robotics, track and field, and some others lol
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: civic leadership camp, 100+ hours community service
Summer Activities: JHU CTY camps, architecture camp in Chicago, CTY Civic Leadership Camp
Essays: Common app essay pretty unique; supplement was alright - tried extremely hard to squeeze the length down to 250 words!
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good, I assume. Asked english teacher and also AP calc teacher, who is also my soccer coach.
Counselor Rec: Amazing
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Competitive Private School
Ethnicity: Asian!
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 120,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection: Can’t believe I was accepted! Started preparing myself for rejection since the week before results came out, to find that I actually got in lol
Strengths:
Weaknesses: SAT’s pretty average
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: very happy.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2160 670 math, 730 writing, 760 reading (only sitting)
ACT:n/a
SAT II:710 math, 670 Bio
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0 weighted 4.6
Rank :School doesn’t rank but Top 3%
AP : Euro (4), Bio (4), English lang(4),
Senior Year Course Load: 2 college classes, and AP literature, Ap Computer science, Ap Env Science, art elective
Major Awards:GS Gold Award, Gavel JMUN, Scholar athlete
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Gold Award, Club President, National Honor Society, Science Olympiad, Field Hockey and Lacrosse Varsity.
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee (6 years), catering server (weekends)
Volunteer/Community service:Lots: Girl Scouts, Started an afterschool program at the middle school, Humane society, etc.
Summer Activities: 3 summer internship at the same stem cell Lab (was asked back)
Essays: I think they were very solid and witty
Teacher Recommendation: excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
Additional Rec: excellent
Interview: Was not available
Other:scholar athlete
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Very large Public (2400+ students)
Ethnicity:Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Lower middleclass
Hooks : URM
Reflection: Very Happy and relieved I don’t have to finish the rest of the essays for the other schools:)
Strengths: GPA, Gold Award, Varsity Athlete, Good essays
Weaknesses: The Math Sat 1 score could have been better if I took it a second time.
Why you think you were accepted: Well-Rounded, impressive internship, essays and GPA, took mostly the hardest classes available at my high school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a
General Comments: Good Luck to all</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted McCormick</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: Math II : 800 Chem: 710
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.35
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2nd Decile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):World (4) Lang/Comp (4) APUSH (5) Enviro (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP (Bio, Physics, Calc AB, Lit,) CLEP Accounting, Comp Sci
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Wordwright Challenge (national), Academic Team (state), School Awards
Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3-4 Clubs I was just a member of. SEEK (Newsletter Ed.), JSA (Prez), Science Club (Founder/Prez), Asian Club (VP), Newspaper Editor-in-Chief
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Shop-Rite Cashier
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Camp Counselor (200 hours), EMT (100)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Internship at renewable energy company, wrote a research paper.
[</em>] Essays: Really good on both Common App and Why NU.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: LA teacher (newspaper advisor) Really Good, Physics Teacher - Average
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Really Good, we were tight
[<em>] Additional Rec: Rec from CEO of company I interned at. Amazing. NU alum
[</em>] Interview:[/ul] N/A</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):n/a
[<em>] School Type: Solid Public School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>]Income Bracket: 0 - 60k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection

[ul] Legacy
[</em>] Strengths: Legacy, Internships, Extracurriculars, Interest in school (everything besides grades honestly)
[<em>] Weaknesses: Grades and SAT
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Internship and Legacy
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]Accepted to Rutgers and NJIT[/li]General Comments: </p>

<p>So psyched to be accepted. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Everyone who wasn’t accepted, don’t worry, you’ll find your school.</p>

<p>If you’re a prospective, don’t read too much into this. I used pour over these, but in they end, they just added to my anxiety.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 33
[ <em>] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/650
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3s
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): crap ton of clubs and sports
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: zero
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: nope
[ *] Summer Activities: nothing
[ *] Essays:terrible
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: decent - good
[ *] Counselor Rec: decent
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/ul][ b]Other

[ul]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant): US
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: chinese
[ *] Gender:male
[ *]Income Bracket: <20000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): im poor as hell [/ul]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: pro at bsing
[ *] Weaknesses: grades
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I write good essays
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments:**</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[</em>] ACT: 33 Composite
[<em>] SAT II: 760 US History 700 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW- 3.9 Weighted- 4.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/327
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (Lang & US) 3 (Euro & Bio)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP Gov, Spanish 4 Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][ b]Subjective:**
[ list] none
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Student Council, random stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: retail job
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: summer volunteer at a hospital, middle school tutor
[<em>] Summer Activities: went to a camp at Northwestern
[</em>] Essays: Strong
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Strong?
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Strong?
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:[/list][ b]Other**

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: middle
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][ b]Reflection**

[ul] none
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, GPA
[<em>] Weaknesses: Test score and ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed passion for the school
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][ b]General Comments:**[/li]I can’t wait to be a Wildcat!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted SESP</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 CR/W, 740 M)
[</em>] SAT II: 710 US History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14th %ile
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Bio, USH, World History, US Gov, Lit, Lang (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 39 overall, HL English (7), Music (6), History (5), SL Math (6), French (6), Physics (6)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: community college humanities classes, AP Stats, AP Environmental Science, internship class
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none trololo, some minor ones e.g. AP Scholar with Distinction and National Merit Semifinalist[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): debate (captain), music (various regional awards and ensemble leadership)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: freelance web and graphic design, internship with local psychology lab
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: mentoring middle school debaters, mentor at flute camp three summers, helped run a concert fundraiser for arts education
[</em>] Summer Activities: debate camps, music camps, trips to SE Asia and rural China with family
[<em>] Essays: very solid
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good - nuanced and descriptive of my personality and the challenges I’ve overcome, not just a general “great student” rec
[</em>] Additional Rec: best in career
[li] Interview: did not receive one[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] School Type: midsize public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>]Income Bracket: <100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: test scores and EC depth
[</em>] Weaknesses: grades, lack of EC diversity
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had a compelling story conveyed well through my essays and recs.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to the University of Minnesota, withdrawing applications to University of Washington and Emory University[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments: posting this only because these threads tend to be useful when people don’t ■■■■■. I’m incredibly surprised and pleased that I was accepted and can’t wait for next year. Go 'Cats!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 Math, 690 Writing, 680 Reading
ACT: 33 Composite (35 E, 35 M, 32 R, 31 S)
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 710 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Not included on app
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Calc 2-3, AP Stats, AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Spanish, Principles of Management, Principles of Finance, Business Strategies
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity tennis (captain, #1 singles)
1 year NHS
3 years FBLA w) state finalist award
2 years DECA
Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours at local food bank
Summer Activities: tons of tennis; ranked top 15 in state
Essays: Felt strong (both the CA essay and NU supplement)
Teacher Recommendations: Incredible
Counselor Rec: Assuming it was good
Interview: Nada
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
School Type: Competitive Public High School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper 1%, probably
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (father attended Kellogg)
Reflection
Strengths: grades/scores, legacy, demonstrated interest, letters of rec
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good grades/scores/essays/recs plus demonstrated interest/LEGACY (key)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First school I’ve heard back from
General Comments: Beyond psyched about being a Wildcat. Can’t wait to meet you all!</p>