<p>b]Objective:** ACCEPTED WEINBERG!!!
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[ *] ACT: 34 (36 Reading, 34 Math, 34 English, 31 Science, 8 Writing)
[ *] SAT II: didn’t send (took 3 that were really bad with only one above a 700-- but considering the material didn’t match my school’s curriculum I didn’t sweat it too much)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 (4.67 Weighted)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send but for your own reference 4 Euro, 5 Human Geo, 5 Macro, 4 Micro, 5 US History, 4 Lang and Comp, 5 Biology
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Gov’t and Comparative, AP Psychology
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective: Not many, AP Scholar with Distinction, Some school Honor Roll ones, etc
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Speech and Drama Team (Captain)
Fencing (Varsity)
Marimba (Mallet Percussion) Private Lessons
Peer Tutoring
NHS
Economics Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Just for NHS
[ *] Summer Activities: n/a
[ *] Essays: Common App and Why NU were both good, kind of hard to judge. I put a lot of effort into both of them and showed my interest for the School
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
I’m assuming they’re all good, my two teacher ones were from my English and Precalc teachers. Got along with both well during class so I’m sure they were great!
[ *] Counselor Rec: Standard, got along well with my counselor. He knows I’m passionate about my classes.
[ ] Additional Rec: I got one from my Speech Coach who I’ve known a long time so I’m assuming this was the strongest.
[ ] Interview:[/list][ b]Other n/a
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] School Type: Public, one of top in state
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: <100,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection Legacy: All my siblings went there undergrad, so if I didn’t get in that would probably be an embarrassment so that probably helped. Also my mother went both undergrad and postgrad.
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Grades, ACT, Legacy, Diverse ECs
[ *] Weaknesses: Maybe essays-- kind of subjective so you never know if they’re going to like them, also lack of Job experience and Community service besides the bare minimum.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good Grades+Test Scores+Diverse Activities+Legacy (biggest weight probably on grades and legacy)
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments: No where yet, now I’m spared writing 5+ essays over winter break!
GOODLUCK everyone this looks like a tough Admission year, but remember we’ll all end up somewhere and can have a great and unique college experience no matter where you go! For ppl next year/RD goodluck just try your best and put in your top effort!
Remember no matter what happens to HAVE FUN!!!-- only get to go to college once! 
</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT:33 (35 R 35 E 28 M 33 S 8 Essay)
SAT II: NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.50
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (4), AP English Lang (5), AP European History (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Chemistry (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Art History, AP Physics C, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Absolutely none at all!
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Nada
Summer Activities: nope
Essays: Very good
Teacher Recommendation: Probably great (deferred right to see them)
Counselor Rec: Okay?
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois (Chicago)
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NA</p>
<p>Strengths: Test scores, Coursework, Essays
Weaknesses: GPA, EC (or lack of)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t do shit outside of school, and my GPAs not that great.
General Comments: Do those extracurricular activities kids! Im definitely in trouble with the rest of my college apps lol. Oh well </p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted (Medill) **[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t submit
[ *] ACT: 32 (English 33, Math 30, Reading 32, Science 31, Essay 10)
[ *] SAT II: 710 Lit, 650 Math 2, 540 French (LOL i forgot not to submit it, obviously they overlooked)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 (4.22 w) <-- from all 4 years, 4.0/4.5 last year though
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 29/650 (top 5%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (5), US History (4), Biology (4), English Lang (4), Euro History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Physics, Economics, AP Gov, AP French, AP Lit, Advanced show choir
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years in competitive show choir (one of best in nation), writing editor yearbook 1 year, editor in chief of newspaper, Northwestern medill cherubs summer program, national honor society, california scholarship federation, BBYO (national jewish youth group, planned a regional weekend), Sherut L’olam (jewish advocacy, leadership youth group)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: at my temple, mostly from the jewish youth groups
[ *] Summer Activities: Jewish summer camp (rebuilt the camp), 5 weeks at northwestern’s journalism program
[ *] Essays: common app was about my bat mitzvah, NU app was about this summer when we called NU home after a week. both were strong & im proud of them
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 4 year french teacher who’s given me student of the year/month awards, Lit teacher who’s really smart (and i wrote well on his first two essays), both were probably strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: maybe on the better side of average? we have a nice relationship. from a big public school though
[ ] Additional Rec: none
[ ] Interview: none
[/list][ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: large, public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ ]Income Bracket: 80,000-100,000? not sure
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): definitely attending their summer program
[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: essays, strong demonstrated interest, attended summer program
[ *] Weaknesses: test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably because of this summer. BEYOND excited to be attending school at NU!!!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mizzou with a $10,000/year scholarship that i’m obviously turning down[/list][ b]General Comments: go cats!!!**</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): none
[ *] ACT: 35 (35 E, 33 M, 35 R, 35 S, 11 W)
[ *] SAT II: 790 U.S. History, 720 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/317
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language and Composition (5), U.S. History (5), Psychology (5), European History (4), English Literature and Composition (4), Biology (4), U.S. Government and Politics (4), Comparative Government and Politics (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, Renaissance Gifted English, Spanish 3, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Art History, AP Human Geography
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QuestBridge Finalist, National Hispanic Recognition Program Finalist, Illinois State Scholar, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model United Nations (led as president my junior and senior year), Quiz Bowl, Scholastic Bowl, National Honor Society, Amnesty International, Key Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: National Alliance on Mental Illness (volunteered my videography skills to advocate for a local theatre troupe aiming to reduce the stigma of mental illness)
[ *] Summer Activities: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (worked to reelect my local congresswoman in 2014, registering hundreds to vote and meeting Vice President Biden in October), Organizing for America (phone calls for the Obama campaign in 2012)
[ *] Essays: Presumably the best part of my application. Focused on the benefits of my heritage and my parents’ divorce, while also defining my interest in political science. For Northwestern, I analyzed the speech Obama gave there in October and how it related to me.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Philosophy teacher and government teacher provided them. I have not read them, but I’d say the philosophy teacher must have been a 9/10 given his writing ability, whereas the government teacher must have been a 7/10 given his unfamiliarity with me over the last two years.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent, as I took a class period to talk with her about my interests and background.
[ *] Additional Rec: The field director for my congresswoman’s campaign and a local actor working with my community service institution provided them.
[ *] Interview: none, as Illinois applicants are not permitted to interview to Northwestern these days.</p>
<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large public high school
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $40,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First of my family to attend a four-year college</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: ACT, essays, and recommendations.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT Literature score and GPA.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried to have my essays and recommendations provide a cohesive argument for my interests in political science. I’m so glad Northwestern saw that!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] Applied to Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Minnesota, Vanderbilt, Loyola Chicago, UC Berkeley, and Washington University but had not received any acceptances.</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments:**
Don’t be afraid to apply to a competitive school like this if your GPA is lacking. Just make sure to let your interests shine through your application.</p>
<p>woops I meant to put a 4.0 GPA and now I can’t edit my original post </p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted McCormick/Bienen Dual Degree**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (780 CR, 740 M, 800 W)
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] SAT II: Chem (800), Math II (780)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.80
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory (5), US History (4), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), English Language & Comp. (5), Calculus BC (5), Chemistry (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Government/Politics, Multivariable Calculus & Linear Algebra, AP Physics C (Mech. and E&M)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Winner of the national Downbeat Student Music Award for best original jazz composition, 3rd place winner of the national Herb Pomeroy Jazz Composition contest, selectee of the national Grammy Jazz Band</p>
<p>[/list][ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Pretty much all music; 1st trumpet of the All-State band for 2 years, 3 year winner of national and state festivals with my high school band
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Private trumpet lesson teaching for the past 6 months
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Did an elementary school music mentoring program in 10th grade, vice president of a volunteer program this year doing science experiments at after school elementary programs
[ *] Summer Activities: Jazz camps, teaching
[ *] Essays: Strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One let me read it and it was very strong, the other 2 I didn’t see but of those I know one was very strong and one was likely strong
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public (highly ranked)
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ ] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: $250k+
[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Trumpet playing, jazz awards, SAT, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: Possibly GPA
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They emailed me saying my prescreening to Bienen was of such high quality that they weren’t inviting me for a live audition
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] None
[ b]General Comments:
Good luck and go Cats!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 33, 34 superscored
SAT II: 720 Math 2 and U.S. History, 670 English
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): All 4s: English Lang, Euro, Music Theory, US History,
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Econ, Band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors, NHS,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Marching band (Drum Major)
All-State Musical (First Chair)
School Musical and V-Show Pit
Historical society (Officer) and Politics Club (Vice President)
Music Honor society (Secretary)
Thespians
Other small stuff
Job/Work Experience: Summer internship with University of Illinois at Chicago working with nanotechnology, Gov. campaign internship
Volunteer/Community service: Summer volunteering
Essays: 8/10 CA, 11/10 Why NU?
Teacher Recommendation: Band and chem definitely amazing, not sure about math.<br>
Counselor Rec: Doesn’t know me too well
Additional Rec: UIC letter of rec was so perfect.
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 90k-100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen and english was not my first language
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, ECs, Internship
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT IIs, ACT was average I guess
Why you think you were accepted: Good hooks, internship, really passionate about school.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Loyola chicago and didn’t hear back anywhere else.
General Comments: No homework getting done tonight!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Medill)</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[</em>] ACT: 29 composite (english: 32, reading: 33, math: 25, science: 27)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15 out of 552 (approx. top 3%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (5), World History (4), US History (3), Lang (3), Bio(3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Bio SL (4), Math Studies SL (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, AP Stat, AP/IB French HL, IB Theatre SL, TOK, IB History HL, AP Psych
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none [/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Thespians (senior officer), French Club (President), NHS, Debate
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None really
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Elementary School volunteer, also volunteer with Thespians
[<em>] Summer Activities: ALA Girls State
[</em>] Essays: I think these are why I got in. I’ve traveled extensively and wrote about it in my essay. I did the common app “where I feel content” and wrote about an airport.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: also very strong. Many of my teachers care for me a ton and I would like to think they wrote me beautiful letters
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure if she wrote one, but again, she cares for me very much
[<em>] Additional Rec: I did an interview and the alumni said he liked me very much (I’m sure he says that to everyone) but he didn’t think I would get into Medill due to my lack of journalistic experience.
[</em>] Interview: see above[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half Black (American) Half White (French)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: about $80k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, duo citizen, IB diploma candidate [/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: extra curriculars and letters of rec/essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: TEST SCORES AND GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays/Letters of Rec
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only FIU so far lol [/ul][/li]General Comments: I honestly can’t believe it. Congrats to those who got in and for those who didn’t I wish you the best of luck!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Mccormick
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR 700 Math 800 WR 680 (one sitting)
ACT:
SAT II: Math 760 Chem 720 (didnt submit at all)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7~
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesnt rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): about 10 APs
IB (place score in parenthesis):no
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, APUSH, AP English, Bible 12, Choir(messed up), Engineering Honors, LatinIII
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Club founder, V Tennis Captain, etc
Job/Work Experience: Work at a laboratory for 2months
Volunteer/Community service: Community service; and a project on garbage classification
Summer Activities: described above
Essays: 8/10
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
Counselor Rec:10/10 (I think she liked me alot)
Additional Rec: 10/10
Interview: no
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >500k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no
Reflection
Strengths: Did many things not just academic but sports and community work, but also ok at studying
Weaknesses: not high enough SAT and GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:
GO WILDCATS!</p>
<p>[ size=+4][ color=green]Decision: Accepted WCAS[/color][/size]</p>
<p>**Objective: **
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (760 CR, 740 M, 780 W)
[ *] ACT: 34 (I don’t remember the breakdown, I think 34 CR, 35 M, 33 W, 36 S)
[ *] SAT II: Bio (770), Math II (800), USH (710 or maybe 730, I don’t remember)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Oh man I don’t want to calculate that… I get mainly A-'s and A’s, had a B+ in APUSH sophomore and Jr. years
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Lang (5), US History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Physics C (Mech. and E&M), AP BC Calc, Honors Latin 3
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Ha no, nothing major</p>
<p>[/list][ b] Subjective: **
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl Team (Captain Sr. Year), Volunteer afterschool tutor for kids at risk of dropping out, Marching Band (Treasurer soph year), peer led volunteer trip to NOLA over winter break, Interact Club (VP)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutoring, USSF Referee
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hrs, refer to Extracurriculars
[ *] Summer Activities: Young Judaea Summer Camps, Young Judaea Machon trip to Israel
[ *] Essays: Good Common App, strong supplement
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One was most likely very good (from Latin teacher that loved me and had me three years), the other great rec didn’t go through (stupid Naviance), and Guidance counselor loved me
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public, underfunded, large (2000+ people)
[ *] Ethnicity: White, Jewish
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $150k-200k
[/list][ b] Reflection **
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extracurriculars, SAT scores
[ *] Weaknesses: Possibly GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good all around, I like to help people
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list] None, this was ED.
[ b] General Comments: **
Glad not having my star letter didn’t hurt me! See you next fall!</p>
<p>DEFERRED</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2060 but didn’t send
ACT: 33
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 130-something/1000
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (4), English Lang&Comp (5), US History (4), Psych (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All-American athlete</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swimming (captain), National Honor Society, varsity water polo (captain, MVP)
Job/Work Experience: summer lifeguarding and 12 hour/week job at restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: hospital, local humane society
Summer Activities: NU summer program
Essays: It was unique and I really liked it
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but should have been good
Counselor Rec: Average
Additional Rec: Got one from the NU professor that taught my summer program
Interview: Not available in IL
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large (4000+) public, very competitive
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: female
Income Bracket: High (would not get any aid)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Double legacy</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: Legacy status, rec from professor
Weaknesses: GPA, ACT, EC’s were kinda average and lacked variety. Too much athletics.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly don’t know. It’s such a crapshoot nowadays. If I had to guess I’d say my GPA is weak and my ACT isn’t particularly strong.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: couple safeties
General Comments: I’m not surprised. I expected rejection with my stats. Congrats to everyone that got in. I don’t think I’ll survive the RD round with my GPA being so low, so I guess that’s it for me. I really poured my heart and soul into this app, and it sucks to have to go through this but hopefully I’ll find somewhere else I’ll love as much as I loved NU.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Medill</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 32 (35 E, 31 M, 35 R, 27 S, 10 W)
SAT II: 730 Math
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Literature (5), German (4), AB Calc (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Environmental Science, AP Music Theory, Advanced Literary Topics, Choir, history elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National German Award
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cheerleading (captain); Gay Straight Alliance (co-head); District/state choir; Senior Leadership Group; Peer tutoring (leadership team); Jewish Student Union; Theater
Job/Work Experience: office secretary
Volunteer/Community service: hospital youth board member, peer tutor
Summer Activities: Camp counselor for 2 months, German exchange trip
Essays: I have never worked harder on an essay in my entire life. 12 drafts later…
Teacher Recommendation: no clue, but I had all the teachers for 3+ years so presumably good
Counselor Rec: no idea
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): MO
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Prep school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $90-100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: Very strong essays, challenging course load with an upward trend in GPA
Weaknesses: GPA, ACT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my essays really tipped the scales and high writing/English scores probably helped for Medill
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Tulane, planned to apply to USC, UCLA, Boston U, and Wash U
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: I’m so excited for everybody who was accepted, and to those deferred/rejected, it just wasn’t meant to be and I’m sure you’re going to be absolutely amazing wherever you end up!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to School of Communication (Theatre)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (740 CR, 740 M, 790 W)
ACT: 33 (34 E, 30 M, 32 R, 35 S)
SAT II: 750 Chemistry, 690 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/523
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (3), World History (4), US History (5), Environmental Sciences (4), Chemistry (4), Psychology (4), Language and Composition (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None, but I did take AICE General Paper (A) and AICE Math (B)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Comp, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, Theatre 3 Honors, Musical Theatre 4, AICE Biology, AP US Government and Politics, Statistics (dual enrollment)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Commended Student, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Drama Department (11th grade: SEC, 12th grade: Vice President, won multiple Superiors and Critic’s Choices at Districts and States and have been involved in all 8 shows I have been in school for and cast in 5/understudied one)
Temple Youth Group (12th grade: Vice President, regional youth group officer)
Model United Nations (12th: Secretary)
National English Honor Society (12th: Secretary)
National Honor Society
Girl Scouts (1st-12th grade)
Run concessions for a professional theatre that rents out my high school
Job/Work Experience:
Temple Teacher Assistant (9-12)
JCC Camp counselor (July-August, 11th)
Volunteer/Community service:
Ran volunteer camp for inner-city children’s music program (10th)
Concessions for professional theatre (9, 10, 11, 12)
Misc. temple events and theatre performances for community
Summer Activities:
2013 – went to Israel for a month on an educational program
2014 – went to a national camp/leadership institute for my youth group regional position
Essays:
CA: killer tbh, about teen leadership and the “millennial generation”
NU: I felt like I should have said more but it was hard with 300 words, but still pretty strong, about how I visited Northwestern as a little kid and ended up falling in love with its theatre program a decade later.
Teacher Recommendation: I actually got to read one of them and it was great, I’m not sure about the other but it’s from a teacher who likes me a lot.
Counselor Rec: Not sure?
Additional Rec: From my drama teacher/director, and I’m not completely sure but it does mention each role I’ve played and the shows I’ve been involved in and my department is pretty reputable.
Interview: Pretty good! We talked for nearly two hours and she gave me resources and good feedback about my accomplishments.
Other: I’m active on Northwestern’s social media, I don’t know if that had any impact on my decision but I made sure to keep my accounts clean and like all of NU’s posts.
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female<br>
Income Bracket: ~60K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah
Reflection: I was a pretty strong applicant, but I was really scared someone would knock me out of the park re: theatre related ECs but it doesn’t matter now 
Strengths: Essays, GPA, course rigor/senior schedule, ECs
Weaknesses: Not having a ton of theatre on my CA, subject tests, test scores were good but could have been higher, AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really showed how much I loved the school in my app and interview, and I’ve been gearing my scores/GPA toward NU for half of my high school career, so hard work pays off?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Just to a state school with a decent theatre program, I was going to audition for musical theatre had I gotten rejected.
General Comments: I’M SO HAPPY!! Northwestern has been my dream school for the past two years and I can’t believe this is real life. Go ‘Cats!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted SESP</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Took, did not send so irrelevant
[</em>] ACT: 33 (does the breakdown even matter. No.)
[<em>] SAT II: did not take
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Ap Stats (4), AP Psych (5), APUSH (5), AP Lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP bio, AP spanish, AP Lit, AP Euro, Calculus (honors), a child development lass (dual credit), PE
[<em>] Major Awards: AP Scholar with honor, DAR, Principals Award, Basic stuff
[ list]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I’m sorry it’s too much to put down. Lots of education related stuff, volunteering, and miscellaneous things. The usual.[/li][</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200+, much of it education related
[</em>] Summer Activities:Tutoring in a summer school
[<em>] Essays: I think they were great.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: Only read one, it was decent, I don’t know about the other
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No clue. Probably good
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Was told ED Illinois apps could not get one
[list]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): IL[/li][</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public, 560 kids in grade
[</em>] Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: <40,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, minority
[list]
[li] Strengths: passion, essays, extracurriculars, SHOWED COMMITMENT TO MAJOR[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, possibly rec letters
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed that I cared about what I was doing and the school without being basic.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted with various scholarships and honors college offers at Loyola (chicago), Michigan State University, Depaul, UIC. Waiting to hear from UMICH and U of I, but I guess not anymore.
[/ul][ b]General Comments: I can’t believe I got to write one of these that said accepted. It’s nice to know that someone will see this next year or in future years and have hope.**</p>
<p>[size=+2]Decision: Accepted[size]
WCAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 33
SAT II: Physics(750) Biology(760) Math 2(760) Chinese(780)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/565
AP (place score in parenthesis):6 APs
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:3 APs and others
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honors and other smaller awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 10, including music and various clubs
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:Over 100 hours with Key Club and at local library
Summer Activities: Volunteering
Essays: I think I did great on both:)
Teacher Recommendation:Both excellent
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Additional Rec:Excellent
Interview:none 
Other
State (if domestic applicant):Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First generation
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores were alright and high GPA. Recs and essays were awesome
Weaknesses: Asian applicant
Where were you accepted: Case Western and Ohio State</p>
<p>General Comments: It feels awesome to be in!</p>
<p>Update: Not having much luck with colored letters and emotes…:/</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>
<p>Objective:
ACT: 32 composite, (best for each section: 34 English, 34 Math, 33 Science, 32 Reading, 12 Writing)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89, 4.40 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis):
Lang (4)
Chem (5)
APUSH (5)
Gov (5)
Euro
Lit
French
Physics 1
Calc BC</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load:
Euro
Lit
French
Physics 1
Calc BC
Choir</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:**
4.0 Award (6 semesters)
AP Scholar with Honor
Illinois State Scholar
Girl Scout Silver and Bronze Awards</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
National Honors Society (Exec Board Member)
Rotary Club
Girl Scout Ambassador
Senior Class Council Member
Link Crew (Leader)
Show Choir
French Honors Society
French Club (Officer)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
Noodles and Company</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Rotary Club
Girl Scouts
Camp Counselor
NHS</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
Swim Team
Summer Camp Counselor</p>
<p>Essays:
I talked about my experience with my Dad’s stroke and how it changed my perspective of the world
In my why essay i talked how i liked the balance and how the people there were awesome</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation: both teachers adored me and i worked pretty hard in each class. they knew me intimately and one was my chem teacher which is what i plan to study, so im guessing they were pretty bomb.</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: pretty good, my counselor was also a teacher i previously had and he loved me</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
School Type: Public</p>
<p>Ethnicity: White</p>
<p>Gender: Female</p>
<p>Income Bracket: 75k-95k</p>
<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection**
Family hardship</p>
<p>Strengths: Overall my education has been pretty well-rounded, i’ve taken hard classes and since freshman year i’ve only increased my GPA. i had a fair amount of activities, and my common app essay was solid. i think my recs and demonstrated interest helped a hella lot too though</p>
<p>Weaknesses: my ACT could’ve been better, and I could’ve had more depth with my activities
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have a good balance of qualities</p>
<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Carthage College
Michigan State
Case Western University</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted @ Weinberg</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 in 2 sittings (790R 770M 760W)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Math II (790)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (3), AP Calc AB subscore (5), AP Lang/comp (4), APUSH (4), AP Bio (3), APWH (4), AP Human Geo (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Stats, AP Macroeconomics, AP Lit/comp, PLTW Comp. Integrated Engineering
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, MAKA Korean American Scholar Award, National Merit Commended, nothing special[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (11th - Secretary, 12th - President), District School Board Student Representative, Soccer (9-12), Soccer reffing (9-12), Soccer U9/U10 Assistant Coaching (10-11), Jazz Band (9-11), Key Club (9-10), NHS (11-12)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Best Buy PC Sales (3 mo), Soccer referee (9-12)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not much, some here and there for Key Club, NHS. Occasional Feed My Starving Children
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer job @ Best Buy
[<em>] Essays: CA - Personal growth through summer job, not extremely deep or powerful, but easy to read and real. NW - Pretty generic, definitely not my best work.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Retired English teacher who adored me for some reason and promised me that her letter was killer. 2 others which were probably decent at best.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor and I were tight, and that’s about as good as it gets
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: No[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Mid-sized public - class size of ~400
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: 100k-125k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of. ‘Asian showing leadership’ is the only one I’ve heard from others.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
- [<em>] Strengths: English teacher/counselor recs, passable test scores, leadership positions
[</em>] Weaknesses: NW essay, nothing truly spectacular
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Felt like I was solid enough across the board to snag a spot on the 30% acceptance rate. Honestly went in with no real expectations though.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: U of MN, was waiting on UChicago.
General Comments: </p>
<p>[</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 30C (30E, 30R, 32M, 33S), 8 essay
SAT II: 570 Physics, 680 Math I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): no AP’s at my school
IB (place score in parenthesis): no IB’s at my school
Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, American National Gov’t, English Comp, Advanced Spanish, Chem II, Economics, 21st century Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Economics For Leaders, NHS, 1st Place Engineering Ex
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body President), SADD (President), Newspaper (Editor), Volunteering, Gifted Program, Math/Science Programs…
Essays: Very good, likely put me through.
Teacher Recommendation: above average
Counselor Rec: He really wanted me to get in…
Additional Rec: Fantastic, had the ability to read this.
Interview: Fantastic.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): KS
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, Rural
Ethnicity: White (European)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100K-120K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Reality TV, Legacy
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Hooks, GPA, Leadership Roles
Weaknesses: ACT and SAT II
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: On par stats with fantastic everything else.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Nebraska, Minnesota, Kansas
General Comments: I am so excited to have been accepted. Evanston better be ready!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted into Weinberg</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160, didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Math (790) Bio E (670)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 I think?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no clue, probably top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5) AP Biology (3) AP French (4) AP Lang (4) AP Statistics (5) AP Calc BC (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Wind Ensemble I, Photography 1, AP Literature, Economics, AP Psychology, TA.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Alto Saxophone for 8 years (Top Wind Ensemble for 3 years)
Marching band for 4 years (Section leader for 2)
Student council representative in band
Winter Percussion
DECA
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
Pet store (since May)
Local food business (2010-2013)
Tutoring place (Since September)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Animal Shelter (4 years)
Library (3 years)
[<em>] Summer Activities:
Booklegger
Worked 16 hours a week
[</em>] Essays: I would say subpar. Both with great topics and were really personal but not written super well.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers know me very well. One of them has been my band director for 4 years and has seen me be a leader for 2 years, and the other is the head of his department. I currently TA for him and work at his tutoring business.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I didn’t know her very well, but I tried to be very polite and sweet to her whenever I saw her
[<em>] Additional Rec: My boss is very fond of how quickly I learn things - he is often confused by technology
[</em>] Interview: n/a[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Huge public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: 90k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a [/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: ACT score, job experience, volunteer places, obvious dedication in things I do
[<em>] Weaknesses: Some AP scores, essays, grades
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see above
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didn’t send any other apps :)[/ul] [/li]General Comments:
It still feels surreal. I’m so excited to meet all of you next year! </p>