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

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

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 did not send
[ *] ACT: 34C (32E/35M/35R/34S/8W) single sitting
[ *] SAT II: 780 math 2 740 chem did not send
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): No GPA
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted IB Diploma 45/45
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma (Standard Level: English A Literature, Chinese A Language/Literature, Maths; Higher Level: Chemistry, Economics, Music; Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, CAS
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 14 years piano (with leadership position at school), school choir leader/committee member, school mag editor, inter-school student government (executive committee, 60,000 members involved), inter-school economics club sub-committee, class secretary/treasurer, secretary for english lit society at school
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Freelance accompanist/piano teacher
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Subcommittee in inter-school volunteering group (organize+participate in service), weekly volunteering at church
[ *] Summer Activities: Co-organized business/economics study trip, co-ran volunteer/community service training camps for local high school students, summer courses at HKUST Business School, International conference at local university for IB students…
[ *] Essays: About internal psychological change in attitudes towards piano playing (my ultimate passion). Perhaps 8-9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One pretty good probably (8/10), another probably run of the mill (7/10)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Should be great (9/10)
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: Quite standard one, nothing special, around an hour long, I think I left the interviewer positively impressed tho’[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Hong Kong
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *]Income Bracket: $200,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Any unhook you can ever think of[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: School grades, regional-wise comparatively great ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: Testing, recs, no phenomenal ECs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: School grades, demonstrated (voluntary) interview, Northwestern is underrated in Hong Kong so not many apply anyway
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: WUSTL-Olin, UCSD, NYU-Shanghai; Waitlisted: UChicago; Deferred: Yale-NUS; 12 more schools pending[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]General Comments: Pleasantly surprised. Still feeling completely hopeless for D Day tho. Anyway, I’d be happy to enroll at NU or WUSTL…NU’s even better with Chicago nearby :slight_smile: **</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (750CR,770M,770W)
SAT II: 790 USH, 770 Spanish, 750 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14/425
AP (place score in parenthesis): Art History (4), Microeconomics (4), US History (4), Stats (5), Spanish (5), Psych (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP Lit, APES, AP Physics B, 4 Dual Enrollment Classes
Major Awards ): AP Scholar with distinction, National Hispanic Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Club Swim Team (3hrs/day), Varsity Swim Team (Co-Captain), Designed Website for an Orphanage in Colombia in which I help with fund-raising and activity coordinating, National Spanish Honor Society (Secretary)
Job/Work Experience: Two basic jobs that only require an average of an hour or two per week. Lifeguard Certified. Looking to get a job in that field
Volunteer/Community service: Swim Meet Volunteer
Summer Activities: Swimming…traveling…not much thats on my application
Essays: Very good common app essay. Supplements are above average.
Teacher Recommendation: Both pretty good.
Counselor Rec: Positive but probably generic. Public School</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): FL
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $50000-80000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: URM
Weaknesses: GPA!!!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: URM, Good Essays
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: WUSTL, Cornell (likely), Northwestern, UF, Miami. Rejected: None so far</p>

<p>General Comments: I’ll be the first to admit that I got in because I’m Hispanic. I know I’m not grossly underqualified by any means but affirmative action gave me that extra push. I look forward to making the best of it. RIght now I have a tough decision between Northwestern, Cornell, and Wash U. Good luck to everyone.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective: •SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (730 math, 750 reading, 730 writing)
•ACT: 33
•SAT II: 770 Biology, 710 Math 2
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.875/4.00 uw (4.12 weighted)
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): idk
•AP (place scoe in parenthesis): Biology (4), APUSH (4), Language and Comp (4), BC Calc (5), AB Calc sub (5), US Gov (4), Comparative Gov (4).
•IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Physics C, AP Chemistry, AP Literature and Composition, AP European History
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Commended Scholar
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Top Orchestra 3 years (Concertmaster 2 years), Oklahoma Youth Orchestra 4 years (violinist), OMEA All-State Orchestra 2 years, Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute 4 years, Smith Summer Science and Engineering Program, Cultural Diversity Club (co-president and founder), Teens Advocating Positive Power, National Honour Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Club
•Job/Work Experience: None
•Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer (summertime), National Honor Society Activities, Mu Alpha Theta Activities, After school tutor.
•Summer Activities: Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, Travel, Smith Science and Engineering Program
•Essays: CA Essay spent a lot of effort and editing. Supplement was honest but perhaps too plain.
•Teacher Recommendation: Good, Great!
•Counselor Rec: Good
•Additional Rec: Great!
•Interview: N/A
Other •State (if domestic applicant): OK
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Asian
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: >100k
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sibling also applied, also rejected
Reflection •Strengths: Extracurriculars, Interest (Campus Visit), Solid Essay, Decent Test Scores (not Math2)
•Weaknesses: GPA, Math 2,
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This year 33,200 applicants applied so maybe my essay wasn’t unique enough, GPA was weak, Math 2 was weak.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted University of Washington in Seattle, Rejected WUSTL
General Comments: NU was my dream school until today lol. My friend was accepted over me but i’m happy for her. I tried not to be too optimistic about the admission results because YOU CAN NEVER TELL. Rejection doesn’t make you a bad student. If the college doesn’t need you then maybe it’s for the best. Try to view college decisions in a more optimistic light because going to a college will not define you. It’s not the end of the world but it can be extremely disappointing. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL FUTURE APPLICANTS AND CURRENT APPLICANTS.</p>

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

<p>Objective: •SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (740 math, 740 writing, 690 critical reading, 10 essay)
•ACT: 33 (35 math, 33 science, 33 english, 32 reading, 10 essay)
•SAT II:
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12
•AP (place score in parenthesis):
•IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Psychology SL (6)
•Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB Spanish SL, IB Chem SL, IB History HL, IB Math HL, IB ToK (IB diploma candidate)
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended student for PSAT, national hispanic recognition program scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Softball, NHS, middle school mentoring, coaching youth baseball, leading an elementary school drama club
•Job/Work Experience:
•Volunteer/Community service: Elementary school drama club, middle school mentoring, volunteering in a 2nd grade classroom
•Summer Activities: Softball, coaching youth baseball
•Essays: Good. Unique and actually represented who I am as a student and a person.
•Teacher Recommendation: Really good.
•Counselor Rec: I don’t know. I would assume good, but generic.
•Additional Rec:
•Interview: I thought it went really well
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Latina
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: >$120,000
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Latina, female in engineering, I don’t know
Reflection
•Strengths:
•Weaknesses:
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My application was pretty unique. Plus I’m a Latina female in engineering, so that definitely helps.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Washington University in St. Louis, Vanderbilt, U of Miami, OSU, Cincinnati. Still waiting on Duke, USC, and Stanford.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone that got in, and good luck to everyone that was waitlisted or rejected!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected
Weinberg - English Major
Objective: •SAT I (breakdown):
•ACT:35
•SAT II:
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.67
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):81/958
•AP (place score in parenthesis):English (4), Spanish(4)
•IB (place score in parenthesis):
•Senior Year Course Load:All AP’s
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just the usual National Honor Society, State Scholar, National Merit Commended Student
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Very involved in theatre all 4 years. No real strong leadership experience
•Job/Work Experience:
•Volunteer/Community service:
•Summer Activities:
•Essays:Pretty good
•Teacher Recommendation:Very Good
•Counselor Rec:Don’t know, assume ok
•Additional Rec:
•Interview:
Other •State (if domestic applicant):Illinois
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type:Public High School
•Ethnicity:White
•Gender:Female
•Income Bracket:150K+
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Nothing
Reflection •Strengths:
•Weaknesses:No work or community service experience
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Don’t really know. I am a little surprised.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UChicago Deferred then denied. U of Illinois Accepted Honors Program.
General Comments:I am annoyed. Someone told me in order to get into NW these days you need a lot of community service, which I didn’t have. </p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected Medill</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT: 2340 (800 W, 800 CR, 740 M)</p>

<p>•ACT: 33</p>

<p>•SAT II: 800 World History, 670 Math I, 740 US History</p>

<p>•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.79</p>

<p>•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 80/390</p>

<p>•AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 World, 4 Chem, 3 Bio, 4 Calc AB, 5 US, 4 Lang</p>

<p>•IB (place score in parenthesis): /</p>

<p>•Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit/Comp, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Comparative, Personal Financial Management, Weight Training and Conditioning, Honors Sociology</p>

<p>•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Wisconsin Newspaper Association 1st in General Reporting, 2nd in Editorial Writing, 1st in General Excellence as a publication with $1000 scholarship. Kettle Moraine Press Association Top Honors. Northeastern Wisconsin Scholastic Press Association 1st in Features News, 3rd in Editorial Writing, Blue Ribbon Honors as publication. National Merit Finalist. 4x Youth in Government Nationals nominee/attendee. State debate semi-finalist, Army ROTC full scholarship.</p>

<p>Subjective: </p>

<p>•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Opinions Editor), Cross Country and Track (Varsity), Youth in Government (President of Senate, President of delegation), church lector, National Honor Society, debate, forensics</p>

<p>•Job/Work Experience: /</p>

<p>•Volunteer/Community service: Minimal, and neglected to mention Democratic Part Volunteering</p>

<p>•Summer Activities: Naval Academy Summer Seminar, KEMPA Newspaper Seminar, Youth in Government Conference on National Affairs</p>

<p>•Essays: Common App about where my passion for writing came from, good but could have used more zazz. Northwestern essay I thought was great, and scrutinized by my mother, a journalist</p>

<p>•Teacher Recommendation: Excellent, from my newspaper adviser and APUSH teacher</p>

<p>•Counselor Rec: Mediocre at best. I am terrified of this man’s incompetence. He was constantly frustrated at anything I needed him for. By chance I saw the first Secondary School Report he tried to send in and it was incomplete, marred with inaccuracies, and without regard to any accomplishment outside of school. I caught that and ensured it was more accurate, but his recommendation? Not a clue.</p>

<p>•Additional Rec: Excellent, from my debate coach</p>

<p>•Interview: Wasn’t available</p>

<p>Other </p>

<p>•State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin</p>

<p>•School Type: Good Public</p>

<p>•Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>•Gender: M</p>

<p>•Income Bracket: On paper, way upper. In actuality, with finances tied in retirement and group investments, middle class</p>

<p>•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): /</p>

<p>Reflection </p>

<p>•Strengths: Excellent journalism accomplishments, probably essays</p>

<p>•Weaknesses: GPA/Rank, volunteering, accomplishments tied in extracurriculars that I know people can abuse easily for resumes</p>

<p>•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My school has course loads that range from easiest to the best, but doesn’t weight grades. It nonetheless keeps rank. Moreover, semester saw a drop in 30 students, arteficially pushing my rank above 20th %. I took 6 APs my junior year, which means nothing when a 3.79 means 80/390. Its guidance department has terrorized almost everyone I know with incompetence, and relies on buddy-buddy instead of helping students. Also, being a White Midwestern Male couldn’t have helped.</p>

<p>•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected Washington University</p>

<p>General Comments: I know I should have done more for my GPA. But I should have also played the GPA/Ranking game at my school. I’ll be happy wherever I end up, and way to go everyone who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>McCormick School of Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 33 (9 writing)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Bio M , 700 US History, 690 Bio M (sent first 2 only)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank (but 6ish/650)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (5), Macro (4), Stats (5), Bio (5), US History (5), Eng Lang (3) (Didn’t report Eng)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, French 5 (schedule conflict), AP Comp Sci, Symphony Orchestra, AP Physics B, BC Calc
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Illinois State Scholar, not much
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (most awards in schools history, Executive Board), Golf (#1 player and Capt), Lacrosse (Capt), sci oly (some medals), other stuff
Volunteer/Community service: Not much, mission trips
Summer Activities: play golf and work
Essays: Common App 9/10, Sup. Essay 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: Weren’t as good as I would guess
Counselor Rec: I kinda wrote it
Additional Rec: None
Interview:None
Supplementary Material: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): FA candidate
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Woman in engineering
Reflection
Strengths: ECs, grades, i think my essay
Weaknesses: not much interest, no hooks, not many awards, ACT could have been higher, not community service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths I guess
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Illinois Engineering (honors), Marquette
Waitlisted: WashU
Rejected: Nowhere yet but I was deferred from Brown
Applied to: Penn, Cornell, </p>

<p>So excited!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800M, 800CR, 780W)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Bio(M), 760M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85(school doesn’t officially calculate)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chem, 5 Bio
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presented science research at 2013 and 2014 AJAS conferences
[/list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Fencing, Varsity Ultimate Frisbee, Model UN(VP), Science research,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked over vacations at an architecture firm
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: None :confused:
[ *] Summer Activities: Went to France after 9th grade for a language immersion program, after 10th and 11th grades participated in science research
[ *] Essays: 9/10, worked on them for a while, had many people read them
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, I’m sure one was excellent, the other was probably very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: No idea
[ ] Additional Rec: Lab director wrote one, excellent
[ ] Interview: Went alright, 7/10 [/list][ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Competitive Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: >150,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Probably None[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Standardized testing, grades, overall well-rounded
[ *] Weaknesses: No x-factor
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not too sure, maybe I didn’t express interest? I was a bit surprised by this one
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted WUSTL, waiting on HYP, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, Williams, Amherst, Rice, Duke[/list]
[ b]General Comments: We’ll see what the future holds</p>

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

<p>Objective: •SAT I (breakdown): N/A
•ACT: 35, 11 W
•SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Chem
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1, but I’m technically not supposed to say that.
•AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Gov (5), APUSH (5), AP Eng Lang. (5), AP Chem (5), AP Physics B (5), AP Stats (5), and AP Chinese (3, didn’t send)
•IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Macro/Micro, AP Music Theory, AP Spanish, AP Psych
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nah
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team, Science Olympiad, STEM Club, Lacrosse (Varsity 3 years), Harry Potter Club, NHS, Chinese Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society
•Job/Work Experience: Lacrosse Coach/Referee, Private Tutor
•Volunteer/Community service: Free tutoring lessons, various NHS hours, etc.
•Summer Activities: Two government sponsored Chinese STARTALK programs
•Essays: I thought they were good, but honestly that’s so subjective that I have no clue.
•Teacher Recommendation: Strong
•Counselor Rec: Excellent
•Additional Rec: Nope
•Interview: Forgot to sign up
Other •State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: White as white can be
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: Normally much higher than it was this year
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): HAHA NO.
Reflection •Strengths: Excellent scores/GPA, studying two languages, self-starter, very deeply involved in a few activities.
•Weaknesses: I guess that I don’t really stand out from the crowd too much, but I’ve done the best with what I was given.
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of demonstrated interest, and once again, good scores and stuff.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Case Western, Notre Dame, U of I. Waitlisted: Wash U.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! I’m still holding out for next Thursday, though.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Arts and Science</p>

<p>Objective: •SAT I (breakdown): 2320
•SAT II: 800s on Math Lv2, Chinese, Chemistry
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
•AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Chemistry, Physics B, Calculus BC, Psychology, 4 on Biology (ah the new curriculum screwed me over)
•Senior Year Course Load:
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council, Recycling, Gaming Club, Track and Field, Library, Strings
•Job/Work Experience: pizza place
•Volunteer/Community service: Care Center, Hospital
•Summer Activities: interned at an education company
•Essays: okay
•Teacher Recommendation: okay i guess, cause if they weren’t good then I would have probably been rejected
•Counselor Rec: okay
•Additional Rec: none
•Interview: requested but not given one</p>

<p>Other •State (if domestic applicant):
•Country (if international applicant): CANADA
•School Type: public
•Ethnicity: yellow
•Gender: m
•Income Bracket: ???
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection •Strengths: test scores,
•Weaknesses: no major awards
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck tbh. There are so many qualified applicants.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: WashU Rejected: UChicago, UPenn</p>

<p>General Comments: Just because I got accepted doesn’t mean I’m better than you, and just because you got in doesn’t mean that you’re better than me. Best of luck to everyone else!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected Weinberg</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800CR, 650M (ugh), 800W E:12)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: 770 US History, 700 Bio M, 700 English Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
AP (place score in parentheses): AP Euro (5), APUSH (5), AP Biology (4), AP English Literature (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Comparative Politics, AP Statistics, AP Physics B, calculus, Honors English (we have seminars),Independent study with UCLA professor (economics department)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/Honor, Cum Laude Society</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity LD Debate (Co-Captain)
-Business/Ad Manager of Newspaper
-board member of small, elected membership philanthropic board [student-led, raises and donates 50K yearly]
-independent research which is formally published (100 hours over the summer, 10 hours weekly) with UCLA professor who teaches in the economics and political science departments.
-huge hobby for baking, and have taken classes for years; I have a baking blog/website as well.

  • Job/Work Experience: none because I was too young (young for my grade/state won’t allow formal employment until a certain age)</p>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):</p>

<p>Common App Main: Hard to explain, but well-received by counselor and personal. Pretty good. 9/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: Really great. Teacher offered to write my recommendation well before I asked and we had a great relationship. 9-10
Teacher Recommendation #2: Good I’m sure, but I really don’t know to be certain, so n/a
Counselor Rec: 9/10
Interview: N/A
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: no financial aid needed
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: Multiple leadership positions, strong scores and grades for the most part
Weaknesses: Not an entirely ‘fascinating’ candidate, 650 on SAT math
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: 1. Didn’t show any interest, and never “went the extra mile” Beyond that, my “why Northwestern” essay was probably “good” but nothing too memorable–simply put, I didn’t “want” it enough, and it showed, so I’m not terribly surprised about the results.
Other places applied to/Decisions: Accepted at Wash U; waiting on Columbia, Georgetown, Tufts, Barnard, Princeton, UPenn, Columbia, NYU, Wesleyan, and Brown</p>

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<p>Rejected</p>

<p>4.3 W
3.86 UW
2270 SAT
Asian Male from CA
Not going to bother with anything else because i’m lazy.</p>

<p>General Comments: Nothing surprised, NU was one of my weakest supplements </p>

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<p>Decision:Accepted into Weinberg for Economics</p>

<p>Copy and Pasted from the Notre Dame thread, sorry if formatting is off</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2x taken (770/740/750/10)
[li] ACT superscore (breakdown): I can’t remember individual scores, but composite 34 and 33[/li]SAT II (subject, score): Math 2:780 World:740 USH:750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/510
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP’s Calc BC:3, WH:5, USH:5, Lit:5, Bio:4
Number of other applicants in your school: About two or three
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Scholar with Distinction, Commended scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
Speech and Debate, 9-12, President (12)- did well in Varsity LD and Extemp
Varsity Swim, 9-12, Captain (12)
Model UN, 9-12, Historian (11)- Top delegate in comittee several times
NHS 11-12, President (12)
A World of Difference Trainer 10-12, Anti-bullying program in school
Tennis, 9-12, JV/Varsity player
Quiz Bowl/History Bowl 11-12, Team qualified to History Bowl Nationals
Political activism in youth program, brand new (12)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service:
80+ hours from NHS (11)
80+ hours from a city Leadership in Training program (9,10)
80+ hours as a peer counselor
Summer Experience:
Boys’ state, first alternate for boys’ nation (11)
Business camps in state (10)
Leadership in training (9,10)
Debate Camp (11)
Writing(Subject, 1-10 rating, details):</p>

<p>Common App Essay: Fine, it was about a school board meeting
Writing Supplement: I thought it was good, although I wrote it the couple days before the app was due. I talked about the school and little tidbits I liked, a solid 7/10 at the least.
Teacher Rec (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details): 8,AP Lang teacher, she likes me, and talked about my experiences in school and stuff.
Counselor Rec: should have been fine
Other Rec:N/A
Other
Date Submitted App: 12/30/13
U.S. State/Territory or Country: AZ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian(Chinese)
Gender:Male
Income Bracket Range (Very optional): Middle classish, about 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): No traditional hook
Reflection
Strengths: Good school transcripts, good essays, decent scores
Weaknesses: Not the best at anything, everything is satisfactory but not phenomenal
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Good student, good essays, showed interest
[li]What would you have done differently?: more time on essays, been better at speech and debate</p>[/li]
<p>Reason for Acceptance: I think I’m an all around good student, but it’s hard to see a definitive reasion for most of these things. Maybe even lucky I guess!</p>

<p>Other Decisions:
Rejected: UChicago
Waitlisted: Washington University
Accepted: UT- Austin BHP, ASU Barrett’s, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, Notre Dame</p>

<p>General Comments: Sorry if the format is messy, good luck to everyone who is planning on applying in the future, have fun in high school, be involved, and be yourself.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted at McCormick</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (750CR 760M 730W)
[</em>] SAT II: 790 US History, 750 Math II
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5), APUSH (5), Human Geography (5), Calc AB (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Jazz Band, AP Music Theory, AP Gov, AP Econ, English, Calc BC, Wind Ensemble, AP Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lol nope[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Many hours/week of music (section leader, pep band director, lots of honor bands), Cross Country (Varsity)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Human Rights Club, Tutor
[</em>] Summer Activities: Random things (teaching myself shorthand, arranging a Harry Potter suite for full orchestra, etc.)
[<em>] Essays: Common App was risky, though very unique. Not sure if it was good or not (leaning towards not). I liked my Why Northwestern essay.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good, but nothing special
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, probably, though I didn’t know her too well
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t have one.[/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Mixed (just White/Asian)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: >200,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope![/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Dedication to music really comes across in ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays? I’m not sure. You decide.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure. I don’t really mind being waitlisted, though.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UC Santa Cruz, Macalester, University of Chicago (!!!); Sort of waiting on UCLA, Berkeley, Williams, and Haverford.[/ul]
General Comments: Congrats to those accepted! Good luck to those on the wait list! I will not be taking my spot on the wait list because I’d rather go to my dream school (UChicago) anyway.</p>

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

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 710 W 750 M 740 CR; 2200
• SAT II: 790 Chem 760 Math 2 680 Physics
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 (4.2 W)
• Rank: Top 8%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), AP Lang (4), Gov (4), Ph B (4), Econ (4/5), Calc AB (4)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Euro, AP Stats, AP Bio
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Rochester Xerox Award, RPI Medal, Honors
Subjective:
• Extra-curriculars: (place leadership in parenthesis): Soccer, Track 4 years, Various clubs
• Job/Work Experience: Paid Software Internship
• Volunteer/Community service: Teach software classes to adults. Other smaller stuff.
• Summer Activities: Internship, CC classes
• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recommendation: Three solid, including CC instructor.
• Counselor Rec: One of her best this year.
• Interview: Went OK
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Northwest
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
• Strengths: Geographic?
• Weaknesses: Class Rank
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores, good interview, 11 AP and 4 CC classes.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted RPI, Rochester. Waiting on Rice, Cornell, Penn, Tufts.
General Comments:
Go 'Cats!</p>

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<p>How are any of you being notified of their decision. We haven’t heard anything at all</p>

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<p>Rejected from CAS. F**k</p>

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<p>Rejected from Medill. ~4.3 weighted GPA, 2240 SAT w/ 800 on writing, editor on the newspaper, good rec from journo instructor that I think said I was one of the best writers the program had ever had. Common App essay was written at the last minute and not great but had a lot do with my passion for journalism and human rights and using new media to connect the world and pinpoint injustices (maybe too cliche? “spreading awareness” type of thing), good supplement that I thought demonstrated very strong interest. Meh… Though I took almost all AP classes in high school, I had a lot of Bs, and I think my mid-year report did me in since I got three Bs - one in a CP class :confused: Bleeeeech. But also, of course, Medill’s very competitive, and I’m sure there were tonssss of great applicants. I was also starting to question whether I really wanted to go there since it’s quite pre-professional, and I’m not absolutely certain I want to pursue journalism.</p>

<p>Sorry for not following the format. Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected at McCormick</p>

<p>Objective: •SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR 800 M 800 WR (Superscored over two sittings)
•ACT:
•SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 800 Chemistry, 790 Physics
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Was 2 out of like 105 when I applied.
•AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Chemistry, 5 Calc BC/5 AB Subscore, 5 Physics C E/M, 4 Physics C Mechanics, 4 World Hist., 4 Lang.
•IB (place score in parenthesis):
•Senior Year Course Load: Diff Eq, Calc 3, 4 Electrical Engineering courses, 2 Comp. Sci courses, American Politics, etc.
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I wouldn’t say that any of them are major (National Latin Exam, AP Scholar w/Distinction, and the like).
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial, Speech and Debate, Science Olympiad, Model UN, Engineers Without Borders, Math Club, National Honor Society Tutor, Calculus Tutor at a University, Private tutor for Middle Schoolers.
•Job/Work Experience: None.
•Volunteer/Community service: Just the tutoring that I mentioned above.
•Summer Activities: Summer research.
•Essays: Eh, ok I guess. Supplement did not sound as good after reading it a couple months after I submitted it.
•Teacher Recommendation: Nice one from Global Studies teacher, pretty generic one from Calculus teacher.
•Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good.
•Additional Rec: From research mentor, no idea.
•Interview: Nope.
Other •State (if domestic applicant): Way upstate NY. :slight_smile:
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Asian
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: 100k
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No.
Reflection •Strengths: Scores, Rigor of curriculum, that’s about it.
•Weaknesses: ZERO leadership, probably not enough interest, essays weren’t great for NU.
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I only learned about Northwestern about half a year ago and never attended any college fairs or visits, hence my essay lacked specifics about NU (other than its nice comp. sci curriculum).
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: EA Umich.
Waitlisted: Caltech.
Rejected: MIT (after being deferred EA) and here of course.
General Comments: Waiting for 12 other decisions, with 9 on March 27th! :open_mouth:
Congrats to everyone who got in! </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted Medill </p>

<p>Objective: •SAT I (breakdown): 2090 Maths: 740 Writing 670 CR 680
•ACT: DNT
•SAT II: DNS
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): International student so none
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
Subjective: •Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
•Job/Work Experience: Worked at a head hunters, newspaper
•Volunteer/Community service: Worked in a pre school, taught English to foreigners, tutor Law, run an after school club.
•Summer Activities: volunteering, worked in a bank, newspaper, magazine etc. Travelling…
•Essays: pretty good
•Teacher Recommendation: 8/10 (didn’t read it but think it was ok)
•Counselor Rec: 10/10 (read it, was really good)
•Additional Rec:
•Interview: went really well, we got on and it seemed to be fine
Other •State (if domestic applicant):
•Country (if international applicant): UK…London
•School Type: Private school (one of the best in the country)
•Ethnicity: British Indian
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: No FA needed
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen, squash captain, leader
Reflection •Strengths: CA essay was really good, national grades are strong, I reckon my rec’s got me in
•Weaknesses: NU essay was bland, SAT scores are average
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they liked my personality which shone throughout my application, it was a random acceptance and very surprised by it, I think they liked my writing style (despite my bad score), my interview went amazing as well. They seem to like students with a lot about them, I do a lot and that shows, they want all rounders who have passionate interests
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UChicago rejection…waiting on ivies and NYU
General Comments:</p>