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

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<p>[ b]Decision: Accepted to the College of Communication!! **</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 35 Writing: 8
GPA UW: 3.96 W: 4.17
Ranking: 1 of 52
AP: APUSH (4)
Senior Year: AP Stats, three dual-credit classes, calculus</p>

<p>subjective
extracurriculars: cheer, dance, theatre (president), choir (All-State Delegate), colorguard (captain and choreographer, quiz bowl (captain), Student Ciouncil, Debate, NHS
Work: 6 months at daycare, 1+ yr waitressing
Volunteer: 180 hours at the local zoo!
Essays: I wrote it about my teddy bear (sighs). There were a few mistakes.
Teacher Rec: Very Good Online APUSH teacher (he thought I was great) and English teacher/theatre director
Counselor Rec: Good
State: South Dakota
School type: Small public (but we DON’T ride buffalo to school!)
White Female
Income bracket: Middle (but as we have farmland, Northwestern counts us as millionaires)
Hooks: First Gen, from South Dakota
Strengths: Recommendations, High ACT score, NU essay
Weaknesses: Not many AP classes, Common App essay
Other Acceptances: Nowhere interesting, just some third tier schools that offered me money. NU was my unreachable goal.</p>

<p>I think I was accepted because I’m from South Dakota and don’t have terrible stats. Honestly, if I were NU, I would have taken one look at my Common App essay and thrown the entire application out the window. Hooray for Underrepresented areas! I’m extremely excited to have been admitted, but won’t be able to attend due to the cost. </p>

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<p>Accepted! Medill School of Journalism</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M610/R700/W700 total: 1310/2010
ACT: didn’t take
SAT II: ENG LIT: 680 WORLD HISTORY: 690
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): like 3.7, 3.9 weighted? School grades differently.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank but maybe top 15%.
AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5), Euro (3), Psych (5), Eng Lang (4), World (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
Senior Year Course Load: AP human geo, APUSH, AP english lit, AP spanish lit, discrete mathematics, drama, astronomy and anatomy.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
NHS for two years, in charge of one of NHS main charities.
Executive Government treasurer for one year (position available only to seniors)
G40 (team of the high school’s best leaders) 3 years, became one of four captains on senior year.
Spirit Team: 2 years. Leader on senior year.
Founder of school newspaper/editor for three years
Varsity volleyball for five years
NJHS Treasurer
MUN for two years
Job/Work Experience: can’t really work in my country.
Volunteer/Community service: Over 350 hours completed.</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
2011 -Summer school to take extra credits on history classes
2012 - Kenyon Review’s Young Writers program with a scholarship (the only international student)
2013 - Medill Cherubs (Medill-Northwestern summer journalism institute), awarded full scholarship.</p>

<p>Essays: I love writing and I think common app was one of my best pieces. Talks about baby brother passing away. Additional essay describes the low in ninth and tenth grade grades due to mom having cancer. Why NU talks about me hearing about NU for the first time after my friend got a sweatshirt from there five years ago and how much I admire Medill.
Teacher Recommendation: 4, my journalism teacher’s and English teacher’s rocked, according to my counselor.
Counselor Rec: Good, she’s been so supportive this year.
Additional Rec: 2, one from dean of students (who is executive government sponsor) and one from my cherubs professor.
Interview: none. Called global wildcats once but it doesn’t count at all.
*I have extra many recommendations b/c I was deferred and I could send a couple more.</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Latin America :slight_smile:
School Type: American, private.
Ethnicity: latina
Gender: F
Income Bracket: definitely can’t afford an American college education…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): international applicant? NU doesn’t have any students from my country as far as I know…
Reflection
Strengths: ecs, sat on the high side for an international, cherubs program might have helped, rec letters, essays, I applied ED and was deferred.
Weaknesses: GPA, sats on the low side for a regular applicant, income.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am not sure just a mixture of data, faith and northwestern’s good heart.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: MSU, Saint Michael’s College, DePaul. Waiting for: U of Richmond, Lehigh, George Washington University and Washington and Lee.
General Comments:
Congratulations to everyone who got in! Hope to see you in the fall!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300: 750CR, 750M, 800W
[</em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 730 Chemistry
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): unknown, weighted: 101.42/100
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 4/132
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang and Comp: 4, Computer Science: 5
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Lit and Comp, AP Chemistry, AP Stats, Computer Science independent study, MIDI (fun elective)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (EIC 11,12), lit magazine (EIC 11,12), District Tech Committee, NHS, Boy Scouts, Jazz Band, Debate team, pit band for school musical
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Little League baseball/softball official
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tech tutorials for seniors. mission trips, summer camp counselor, etc. (total 200+ hours)
[<em>] Summer Activities: CT Boys State, Yale Daily News summer journalism program, tech tutorials for seniors
[</em>] Essays: common app: 9/10. Worked on it for months. It was as good as it could’ve been. Why NU?: 6-7/10. Did it at the last minute. Didn’t have my heart in it.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Average of three: 8-9/10. All personal/not generic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 9/10. Did a great job of summing up my high school career
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: Went just fine. We had a nice chat about my activities and he said he would put in a good report[/ul]Other

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): U.S.
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>]Income Bracket: wouldn’t be getting FA…
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT, leadership in ECs, Eagle Scout
[<em>] Weaknesses: Why NU? essay
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t want them <em>that</em> badly, and it probably showed
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: WPI, Northeastern (honors), UConn (honors), RPI[/ul]General Comments: pretty much covered it all</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (School of Communication!!)</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>•SAT I (breakdown): CR 640, M 760, WR 720 (2120)
•ACT: n/a
•SAT II: Math I 750, Math II 800, Biology 710
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (predicted IB 45 even though I ended up getting 6+ in most of my subjects in junior year)
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
•AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
•IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 7s for Psychology, Biology, English A L&L (HL) and Film, Modern Greek A, and Math (SL)
•Senior Year Course Load: all the above plus some greek ministry mandatory courses
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just some national merit awards</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming (in the team of my school), electric guitar as a hobby and uhmm not much else some clubs here and there at my school
•Job/Work Experience: none
•Volunteer/Community service: Philanthropic institution for children close to my house and various other small ones I didn’t include in the app
•Summer Activities: Brown summer school (twice)
•Essays: Good I guess possibly unique characteristics on my writing supplement
•Teacher Recommendation: I think they’re good
•Counselor Rec: Probably good?
•Additional Rec: none
•Interview: Good</p>

<p>Other
•State (if domestic applicant): -
•Country (if international applicant): Greece
•School Type: highly ranked private school
•Ethnicity: greek
•Gender: female
•Income Bracket: 200k?
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my ethnicity probably and good recs, also maybe my Film class</p>

<p>Reflection </p>

<p>•Strengths: no idea lol i’m pretty humble
•Weaknesses: I didn’t have anything unique about me or many leadership positions
•Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea lol
•Where else were you accepted: UCSD and UC Davis for the time being</p>

<p>General Comments: GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE I had no idea I would get in and I did so you never know what will happen I assure you even if you didn’t get in Northwestern don’t get your hopes down!</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ <em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (Didn’t send) 800M, 700R, 680W
[ *] ACT: 34C - 36M, 35S, 34E, 31R
[ *] SAT II: 800 Physics, 790 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not applicable
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank. Top 15% approx.
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Exams (place score in parenthesis): I do A levels. Will have completed 4 A levels and 9 GCSEs by graduation. All (A)s for all of my AS subjects (exams taken at the end of 11th grade), and an A</em> in Math.
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: A Level Further Mathematics, A Level Physics, A Level Chemistry, Extended Project Qualification (individual dissertation project). Completed A Level Mathematics my Junior year
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None. Few small awards for Math and Science. Completed the Duke of Edinburgh International Award at the Bronze and Silver level, however, I don’t know if they qualify as major awards.[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball (varsity captain senior year) 7 years, Math team (seniors only), MUN (11th grade), Piano (several years), DofE program (3 years), Programming Club (2 years), online learning from various resources e.g. edX, Coursera, Codecademy (2 years)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Week internship at a Halliburton maintenance facility.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 2 years fundraising for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund with a school team
[ *] Summer Activities: Stanford High School Summer College. 12 Units of Undergrad Physics. Completed a 35 week course that was condensed into 9 weeks.
[ *] Essays: They were decent.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Physics - He’s eccentric and conveyed my passion for physics. 10/10
Math - He’s very sarcastic and traditional, so I’m not sure how this one was. 7/10
French - She had no idea how to use the Common App recommendation system. I basically had to guide her through the whole process. She was one of my favorite teachers though and wrote more about my personal qualities instead of my intellectuality. 8/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not too sure. Maybe a 7 or 8.
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: Conveyed my interest in Comp. Eng quite well. We talked a lot about life at NU, and general things like movies and sports.[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): I was born in Virginia. I’m an American citizen going to an International British school (weird, I know)
[ *] Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
[ *] School Type: Private British
[ *] Ethnicity: Half Indian, half Palestinian. American nationality.
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *]Income Bracket: Enough to receive no aid
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Diversity maybe? I wouldn’t call it a hook though.
[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Grades, scores, passion for the sciences and technology.
[ *] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars. Nothing stood out.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I told them exactly why I want to study Computer Engineering, and why I am so passionate about it. I also made sure to emphasize the unique qualities of NU in my essay.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UT Austin, Georgia Tech (waiting to hear from 10 more) Rejected: MIT, Caltech
[/list][ b]General Comments: Privileged to be in the position I am. My advice to future applicants is to show them what you are passionate about and tell them why you would be a great fit, however, I’m not an expert on the process.</p>

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

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 Math, 800 Writing, 790 Critical Reading
[</em>] ACT: nope
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 800 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school doesn’t do that
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), BC Calculus (5), English Lit (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Physics, English, History, Linear Algebra, Advanced Math
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, AP Scholar, nothing special
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country, (Swimming), Lacrosse, Model UN, Photography, (Senior Drama Production)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at special ed school, counselor at swim camp
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Costa Rica community service trip
[<em>] Summer Activities: already mentioned
[</em>] Essays: common app was decent, I wrote about my father. Supplement was last minute, nothing special but I’m a pretty good writer so it couldn’t hurt me.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: never read, I’m assuming they were decent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: never read, probably similar to all the others
[<em>] Additional Rec: from my boss at the special ed school
[</em>] Interview: decent, pretty nice interviewer, couldn’t have hurt me
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: small, private, catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: not comfortable sharing
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: test scores, heavy course load throughout high school, plenty of extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: my grades were good, but nothing to make me stand out
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: expressed interest in mathematics, which is rare for a white girl
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at WashU, deferred at Yale, rejected at MIT</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Sorry to everyone who did not get good news. Obviously anything I say isn’t gonna seem very helpful, but I would like to stress that you will be happy anywhere you go! Maybe it won’t be your first choice, or even your fifth choice, but you still have the ability to make college the best experience it can be. Studies have shown that a person’s success is not dependent on the college he/she attends, but his or her own determination and hard work. My mother went to a college with a 90% acceptance rate, and yet she is still just as successful as her colleagues, most of whom came from wealthy families and attended ivy leagues.</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (770M, 770CR, 720W)
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math 1, 800 Math 2, 780 Biology M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/360
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5); Biology (5); Calculus AB (5); Language and Comp (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP Classes, heavy workload
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] no major awards, lots of school and regional awards (Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership ambassador, outstanding student in several high school classes, Academic All State for Cross Country and Track, Four different Honor Societies, Scholastic Art and Writing awards, etc.)</p>

<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Top Band (Concertmistress); Cross Country (4 year varsity and state qualifier, MVP (3x)); Track and Field (Team captain, 4 year varsity and state qualifier, MVP);
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Columnist for Local Paper
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity (leadership); National Honor Society (Vice President); Volunteer at local Homeless shelter
[ *] Summer Activities: Nothing exceptional
[ *] Essays: Really good! Common App 10/10, Why Northwestern 9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent (chose teachers who both asked to write for me)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Okay (I know my counselor well, but she has a lot of students to keep track of)
[ *] Additional Rec: My coach who loves me
[ *] Interview: Went really well! We had an engaging conversation and I felt very good about it.[/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public (about 1400 students)
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *]Income Bracket: 150000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none [/list]</p>

<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Very well rounded applicant with strong academic achievements
[ *] Weaknesses: Interested in STEM, but I don’t have lab experience
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list]
Accepted: Yale, Smith, Indiana University, Northwestern
Waitlisted: Wash U, U Chicago
[ b]General Comments:**</p>

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<p>(I accidentally posted my stats in the early decision thread in my excitement last night and was confused because I couldn’t find it on here… oops)
Decision: Accepted to School of Communication</p>

<p>Objective:

[list]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2110
[</em>]ACT: 33
[<em>]SAT II: Bio E-770; Lit-770
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/466
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio-4; Euro-4; Lang-5
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Environmental Science, Pre AP Chem, Forensics IV, French IV, College Business Calc
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really major… AP Scholar Award, Honor Roll</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:

[list]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Forensics (four years, Poetry Captain, Duo Captain, Distinction Level), Mock Trial (four years), NHS (Philanthropist), Modern Language Club (French Vice President)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Receptionist at parents’ hair cutting stores (Not sure this made it anywhere on my apps)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Did a lot through theatre (100 hours), organized a “One Homeless Night” event with NHS, organized food drive with NHS
[</em>]Summer Activities: Interlochen Arts Camp for Screenwriting, multiple week-long theatre camps
[<em>]Essays: “Why Northwestern” essay wasn’t my favorite essay but it addressed the prompt and gave a little insight into what lead me to want to pursue TV and Film. I liked my Common App essay because it showed my personality. People that read it enjoyed it and thought it was very “me.”
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: Two of my English teachers. I think they both liked me and are good writers, so I’d say they were probably pretty good. I didn’t read them, but they offered to let me read them, so I’d assume they didn’t say anything bad!
[<em>]Counselor Rec: She didn’t know me that well and isn’t that knowledgeable with selective schools. She handed me like five printed copies of the letter, so I had to tell her I needed them sent online…again. I did read the letter and it was very template-y and generic, but true and all good things, so I can’t complain too much!
[</em>]Additional Rec: My screenwriting teacher from Interlochen wrote me an amazing letter of recommendation. Although I only knew her for three weeks, I felt very close to her and she was very helpful in choosing where to apply and I was very thankful that she wrote me the letter.
[<em>]Interview: This was my first college interview, so I was pretty nervous. I also never formally visited the school and it had been a few years since I’d been on campus, so I was worried they would judge me! Also, it was a really long day of interviews and I was in the last time slot, so my interviewer was visibly very tired and just wanted to get out of there. The interview didn’t go terribly, but it definitely wasn’t great. Conversation was kind of forced and sometimes awkward.
Other

[list]
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): MO
[<em>]Country (if international applicant):
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: 200k+
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection

[list]
[<em>]Strengths: Essays- I’m told I have a very personal style of writing that really shows who I am, which a lot of places say helps you stand out. I applied to the School of Communication and have a very clear interest in TV and Film, which probably helped. Going to Interlochen and getting the great recommendation to back up what I was saying was probably good too.
[</em>]Weaknesses: Not the strongest test scores, but I’m not sure if it’s a weakness or not because they aren’t really low. Interview was awkward, but again, not sure if it’s a weakness because they don’t carry that much weight.
[<em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I had the stats that allowed the admissions officers to take me seriously, and the essays, interests and personality that made them think I’d fit in. Although really, the more I read stats and all that, the more I realize it’s a total crap shoot. I consider myself extremely lucky.
[</em>]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Missouri-Columbia, Univeristy of Denver; Rejected: WashU-St. Louis; Waiting for results: USC, NYU, Barnard, BU, Columbia
[*]General Comments: I’m extremely happy and excited! Congrats to all else who were accepted and good luck to all who are waiting on more decisions. Don’t let acceptance rates freak you out too much, different schools are looking for different things.</p>

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

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 superscored (720 CR, 800 M, 710 W)
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math2 800 Chem 780 Physics
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 ish (my school doesn’t calculate GPA)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math HL, Physics HL, Catalan HL, English SL, Chemistry SL, Philosophy SL all to be taken in may (predicted 40/45)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Math HL, Physics HL, Catalan HL, English SL, Chemistry SL, Philosophy SL, History, Spanish, Technical Drawing
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Spanish Math Olympiad, Mediterranean Youth Mathematical Championship, top 0.1% for 4 years in state math contest, Model UN Best Position Paper
[/ul]Subjective:

[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Olympiad, Research internship, Class President, Model UN, Ski Team, Ballet
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: -
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Food drive, Soup kitchen, Fundraiser
[</em>] Summer Activities: Research at top european university, summer school at ivy league school, sports camp
[<em>] Essays: 8/10 CommonApp 6/10 Northwestern Supplement
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: have not read them but supposedly good, teachers have known me for a long time
[<em>] Counselor Rec: supposedly good
[</em>] Additional Rec: from my research mentor, supposedly good
[<em>] Interview: none
[/ul]Other

[ul]
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Spain
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 200,000 +
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection

[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT II, Math&Science ECs, recommendations, research experience
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Columbia (likely letter + scholar), WashU, UCSD, UIUC Waiting for Stanford, Princeton, Cornell, Duke, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, Berkeley, Vanderbilt[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to Weinberg and Bienen School of Music**[/color][/size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2270(720 CR 770 M 780 W)
[ *] ACT: didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: 790 Math 2, 700 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/377
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory(5), Statistics(5), Calc AB(5), English Language and Comp(5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP English Literature and Comp, Orchestra, AP Computer Science, C++ Programming, Music independent study
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, Award for outstanding musical achievement in my school district, Mock Trial All Star[/list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tri-M(President) Math Honor Society(Secretary), Gay Straight Alliance, Mock Trial, Science National Honor Society, too many music groups to count and private lessons on guitar and viola
[ *] Job/Work Experience: work at Chick-Fil-A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: math tutoring
[ *] Summer Activities: work, Chamber Music Invitational Summer Camp
[ *] Essays: My common app essay was really strong, It was about the zone I get into and my thought process when I solve a physics problem. My supplement was nothing special but it was specific about what I liked
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Never read them, they were probably good though, but nothing extraordinary
[ *] Counselor Rec: never read it, dont know my counselor very well
[ ] Additional Rec: from my guitar and viola teachers, both very strong
[ ] Interview: didnt have one[/list][ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):MD
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ ]Income Bracket: about $80,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):female going into physics[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: musical achievement, common app essay and audition
[ *] Weaknesses: not as many sciencey EC’s, no internships or anything
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought my common app essay really let my personality and uniqueness shine through, and the fact that Im interested in both music and science, which I explained well in my supplement
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:So far accepted to University of Delaware, still waiting to hear back from Oberlin, Carnegie Mellon, Peabody/Hopkins and Lawrence[/list][ b]General Comments: Im so excited! this is my first big acceptance! My first choice is Oberlin so Im not sure ill be attending NU but I really did love it there when I visited. Congrats to everyone!**</p>

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<p>Rejected by Engineering School</p>

<p>[ SAT I (breakdown):2200 M800 W670 CR 730
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: M II 800 chem 800 WH800 physics 790 USH 730
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):<12%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):CHEM, USH(5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP(BC,Macro, German,Linear Algebra, Psych)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):-</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Good
[ *] Job/Work Experience:none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Good
[ *] Summer Activities:Weight loss of 60 pounds:Helping out professor at Villanova
[ *] Essays:Good i believe. I also gambeled a bit by doing it at last minute
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Very GOOD
[ *] Counselor Rec:No clue
[ *] Additional Rec:-
[ *] Interview:Good.
[ *] Supplementary Material:-</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):PA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Public
[ *] Ethnicity:Chinese
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):No clue
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):No clue</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:Hard class, GPA improvement. 3.95GPA 10th and 11th grade. SAT II
[ *] Weaknesses:SAT I scores, Maybe no interest. I had to admit i don’t know to much about NW
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea probably the combination of lower SAT, 9th grade GPA and lack of genuine interest
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted many but not on NW’s level. Waitlisted case western WASHU, Minnesota, Rejected NW</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted McCormick</p>

<p>Objective: •SAT I : 2040 (didn’t submit, essay was terrible)
•ACT: 33
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW/ 4.5 W
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/423
•AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in APUSH, Macro, AB Calc, Psych, English Lan. 4 on World History
•Senior Year Course Load: 7 AP Classes
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction (others less notable)
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Football and Soccer, Club Soccer, HOSA, NHS among others
•Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee
•Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer with NHS and my church often doing several projects.
•Summer Activities: do a lot of traveling
•Essays: I’m a math/science guy but I gave the essays the best I had (like 7 out of 10 I’d say)
•Teacher Recommendation: Probably very good
•Counselor Rec: Probably very good
•Additional Rec: none
•Interview: none
Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Texas
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Hispanic
•Gender: M
•Income Bracket: ~140,000
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM in Engineering. Was born in Mexico (now a permanent resident of the U.S,)
Reflection
•Strengths: my hooks, my grades in school (took the heaviest workload I could), I still like to think colleges like seeing a successful multi-sport athlete that can make grades so my EC’s
•Weaknesses: Standardized test scores could have been better but I suppose they made the cut.
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hooks, overall/holistic value to the school as a minority<br>
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UT Austin Rejected: MIT
Waiting on: Stanford and Princeton (though I’m not exactly banking on either haha)
General Comments:
Congrats to all those admitted. To those who weren’t so fortunate, please know that a decision from a college doesn’t define who you are. In the end it comes down to how hard you work while in college and after graduating. You can go to a local community college and still be successful if you work hard enough so just keep your head up! You will end up where you are meant to!</p>

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

<p>**Objective: **</p>

<p>•SAT I (breakdown):
•ACT (breakdown): 35 (E 36, M 36, R 34, S 35, W 9)
•SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (790), Chemistry (770), Physics (730)
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 99.9 %ile
•AP (place score in parentheses): Physics B (5), Calc BC (5), US History (5), English Language and Composition (5), European History (5), World History (4)
•IB (place score in parentheses):
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, AP English Literature, and Creative Writing
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist,Top Ten Finish at the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference 2013, Illinois State Scholar, Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>**Subjective: **</p>

<p>•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Business Professionals of America (Chapter Officer), Math Team (Co-President), School Newspaper (News Editor, Open Forum Editor, and Reporter), National Honor Society, Arya International Dance Academy (Assistant Instructor and Lead Dancer in the IL State Troupe)
•Job/Work Experience: Assistant Dance Instructor (see above)
•Volunteer/Community Service: Labor and Delivery Department of a local hospital, a senior nursing home, the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped, and a rural school in India (I taught English to village students. They have school in July and August.)
•Summer Activities: National Student Leadership Conference; Doctor-shadowing an OB/GYN and a Pediatrician
•Essays: I loved my common app essay. I chose to talk about when I’m most content—when I’m dancing and performing. It captured my personality well. For my Why NU? I did not stay under the word limit. I wrote a 642-word essay because I had so much to say. I talked about everything… Academics, ec’s at nu, the student body vibe, the student-professor relationship, traditions, how I belong there because I’ve been going there since I was a kid for all these activities. My passion showed.<br>
•Teacher Recommendations: Honors and AP Chem teacher (didn’t read but probably really good), AP Euro teacher (didn’t read but probably really good), AP Lang teacher and speech coach (really good! Talked about my passion for things I set out to do and dynamics with other students in the classroom as well as my writing ability)
•Counselor Rec: I did not read this. No idea.
•Additional Rec: Team Advisor for NSLC. She’s a current NU junior.
•Interview: I interviewed with a guy in this late twenties who majored in Psych. It went really well, and I don’t think I’d do it differently. I was just anxious because I don’t know how I come off. We didn’t connect as much as I did with my other interviewers but I think he could tell I was a NU-nerd like I like to call myself. </p>

<p>**Other: **</p>

<p>•State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
•Country (if international applicant):
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
•Gender: Female
•Income Bracket: 100,000+
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My mom passed away when I was ten years old; my additional information essay was about growing up without her. </p>

<p>**Reflection: **</p>

<p>•Strengths: My high level of demonstrated interest (though I didn’t get to do an overnight visit!), Why NU? essay, grades, extracurriculars.
•Weaknesses: Not many major-specific extracurriculars. I did medicine-related activities but did not win a Chem or Bio or science competition such as SciOly or WYSE or USABO. I did not do summer research at a university, though I did an independent research semester at school. Also, my SAT II scores weren’t great.
•Why do you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See “Strengths.”
•Where else were you accepted/wait listed/rejected: Waitlisted from WashU (LOL), Rejected from UChicago, Accepted to Vanderbilt as well as two BA/MD programs so far. A plethora of safeties including UMich. Waiting on Harvard, Princeton, and Boston SMED but NU may likely be where you see me in the fall!
•General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: NU has been my dream school for half of my life. I’m elated I got in! The biggest thing was demonstrated interest and having my stats solid. If I understand correctly, NU really cares about academics so if your ECs a little lagging, it’s not the end of the world. **CONGRATS TO THE ACCEPTED CLASS OF 2018! **</p>

<hr>

<p>**Go Cats! **</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210
ACT:
SAT II: Math II (750), Chemistry (760), English (740), US History (800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 94.6 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC (5), AP English Language (5), AP US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus/Linear Algebra, AP Physics B, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature/English IV, AP US Government, Intro to Computer Programming
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commemorated National Merit Scholar, AP Scholar</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity softball (Captain), 3 years cast and crew theatre (stage manager twice), 4 years Latin Club (treasurer), 4 years GSA, 3 years Student Diversity Board.
Job/Work Experience: Intern on Capitol Hill and in a science lab.
Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at special ed school
Summer Activities: Working
Essays: I loved my common app essay, and I think my Northwestern essay was pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them, but I think they were good
Counselor Rec: also not a clue
Additional Rec:
Interview:none</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Northern VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private, all-girls
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: no financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: test scores, grades, common app essay
Weaknesses: didn’t interview or visit
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t show a lot of interest.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UVA, Michigan, Penn State Schreyer Honors College. Likely letter from Cornell.</p>

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<p>I’ve always found these to be really helpful…but I’ll give the warning that I’ve seen many give already…don’t spend too much time on these sites like I did…it only makes you more nervous. Everyone is different and what goes on in the admissions office is shrouded in mystery…Do things you love, be candid in your essays, and you have a high chance of getting in to any college, even the selective ones.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted[/size]</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (740R, 800M, 690W, 8 essay)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (35E, 34M, 33 R, 33S, 8 essay)
[<em>] SAT II: Chem 770, Math II 730, US History 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.5 Weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Stats (5), Chem (5), Lang (5), Apush (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Personal Finance (must take to graduate), AP Calc, AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Physics (self-studied first semester), Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commended, National Latin Exam (2 silver medals, 1 gold)</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:

[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (takes up sooo much time): Drum Major (11-12), Latin Club: Historian (11), Praetor (secretary) (12), NHS, TAP MD (shadow doctors), Tennis, Student Gov: teasurer (10)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Cancer Support Community, Public Library
[</em>] Summer Activities: BAND CAMP<----that’s pretty much it…
[<em>] Essays: Common App: about my tough transition from shy timid girl to being drum major of the band.
Northwestern Supplemental: I honestly think this is what got me in. The supplemental essay REALLY COUNTS/HELPS especially if you’re like me…pretty average applicant with nothing to make you stand out. My essay was about how Northwestern purple was a perfect blend of red: my passion for science and blue: tranquality and the feel of home on a new campus… sounds cheesy I know, but I’m serious when I say that this might have been the tipping factor in my admission.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem teacher: I visited him every single study hall when I had AP Chem since class was right after. We pretty much became best friends. AP Latin teacher: She’s known me since 8th grade when I first started Latin to now in AP. I’m hoping my rec was pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probs generic
[</em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: Wanted one… but alas no alumni in my area since they never got back to me…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:

[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small, well actually tiny, public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>]Income Bracket: upper middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope… I’m an Asian girl who wants to major in biology to study medicine…I mean…</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection:

[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Ehh not really sure besides my supplemental essay… Plenty of other people had my test scores and GPA or better
[</em>] Weaknesses: nothing glaring…
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I HAVE NO IDEA… I FOUND OUT THIS MORNING IN BAND AND FREAKED OUT!!!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Case Western (accepted 30,000/yr merit scholarship), OSU (Accepted into Honors), Miami University (accepted into Honors and Pre-med Scholars Program), WashU (waitlisted)
Still waiting on JHU, Duke, and Vanderbilt</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
WashU was kinda my dream school, so I was really sad when I found out that I had been waitlisted with like ten thousand other people. I thought that there was no way I would even have a chance at a school like Northwestern especially when I know (from creeping on this site) that SO many other qualified applicants had been rejected. Honestly, I’m still quite baffled and hope that this is not a dream. I really loved Northwestern when I visited and if I decide to go here, I can’t wait to meet you other amazing people!!! To those who were rejected or waitlisted, keep you chin up!! You are all extremely qualified people and will do amazing things regardless of where you end up!!! :)</p>

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<p>Same wait listed by WASHU</p>

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

<p>Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown):
•ACT: 33 (36E, 30M, 31R, 34S)
•SAT II: x
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99UW
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 (unweighted)
•AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Biology (4), World History (5), Chemistry (4), Language and Composition (3).
•IB (place score in parenthesis): x
•Senior Year Course Load: French 5, Concert Choir. Also all AP: Literature, Psychology, Calculus BC, Physics B, Physics C (Mechanics), U.S. Government, and Macroeconomics.
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>

<p>Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Theatre; 14 shows through senior year (several leads, student director) [9th - 12th]
-Choir; member of both top ensembles, one co-curricular the other extracurricular. Also sing in church choir once a week. [top choirs 11th - 12th]
-NHS (Officer) [11th - 12th]
-Student Council (Secretary) [10th - 12th]
-Speech team [11th - 12th]</p>

<p>•Job/Work Experience: Part-time job at ice cream shop about 6 hours a week during school year. [10th - 12th]
•Volunteer/Community service:
-Regular volunteer at Animal Humane Society (3 hours a week) [10th - 12th]
-50+ NHS volunteer hours
•Summer Activities: Chosen from top students in my school to participate in an exchange trip to Japan [summer after 11th]. Otherwise just work and theatre. </p>

<p>•Essays:
-NU Supplement; 7/10. Somewhat rushed. Well written, but not sure if I showed quite enough passion or interest. Had a unique NU-related anecdote to use as an opener.
-Common App: 6-10/10? Really not sure if it’s good or not. Too personal to be comfortable letting anyone read. From my own judgement I’d say it’s fairly well written and compelling. </p>

<p>•Teacher Recommendation:
[Didn’t read either]
-Chem teacher: 10/10 (said it was one of the best he’s ever written)
-English teacher: probably 8/10-ish (she says she writes very good recs) </p>

<p>•Counselor Rec: probably 7/10, don’t have a personal relationship. Probably all positive but generic.
•Additional Rec: x
•Interview: x</p>

<p>Other
•State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
•Country (if international applicant): x
•School Type: I don’t know how to judge competitiveness. I’d say a fairly average high school. Not particularly affluent nor impoverished. Rated in the top 15 of MN high schools if that means anything?
•Ethnicity: White
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: 120,000
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
•Strengths: Dedication to ECs, leadership positions, GPA, course rigor.
•Weaknesses: ACT math score, lack of subject tests, AP scores(?), not enough volunteering(?), white male, white male, white male. No major awards or lab/intern work.
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably didn’t demonstrate enough interest. I feel like that’s very important to NU and it likely wasn’t obvious enough for them. Also nothing about my app is standout and my test scores are somewhat questionable.
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: U of M–Twin Cities, College of Science and Engineering.
Waiting: USC, Stanford</p>

<p>General Comments: Can’t say I didn’t expect this rejection. McCormick is competitive and I’m not particularly noteworthy. Thought it’d be worth a shot to throw in an app, but never had high hopes. Plus the supplement didn’t represent me well at all (hard to incorporate yourself exclusively in a “why school” essay). Fingers crossed this isn’t a bad omen for the rest of my decisions… </p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Send
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II and Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc BC, 5 USH, 5 Chemistry, 4 Stats, 4 Lang, 3 World
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Economics, AP Psychology
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): LOL no
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**

[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country Captain, Varsity Wrestling Captain, Varsity Lacrosse team member, 3 year HS Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster (since sophomore yr), extracirricular Youth Orchestra for 7 years, 12 years private piano, 11 years private violin, Model UN for 3 years, perfect record of 18 proficiency 1 awards for Solo & Ensemble, A top 100 soloist chosen in MSBOA violin (sophomore year) piano (junior year)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Piano tutor and choir accompanist
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I was in NHS
[<em>] Summer Activities: nah
[</em>] Essays: Solid but i think my common app essay was a little better than Northwestern
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: They were ok. Nothing spectacular
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[<em>] Additional Rec: Wrestling coach had a great essay about me
[</em>] Interview:[/ul][ b]Other**

  • [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
    [</em>] School Type: Public
    [<em>] Ethnicity: I am a hot asian guy
    [</em>] Gender: ???
    [<em>]Income Bracket: stacks on stacks
    [</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):or nah

Reflection

[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I’ve heard different things from different people so I never know. some people say my GPA/ACT is good, some say its a non factor. some people think my sports and music are the highlight
[</em>] Weaknesses: other people say that my extracurricular and lack of national awards make me suck
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: im a hot asian boy what can i say
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: university of michigan and michigan state acceptee
[/ul]</p>

<p>General Comments:
i got nothin</p>

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<p>Hey how did you guys know?? I can’t find anything anywhere!
Is it on a website?
Or is it by email?
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Please help I am soooo nervous:)</p>