***Official Northwestern ED Class of 2020 results***

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Got in through Questbridge so my results are earlier than others

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): I’m not too sure if NW used my January scores or November ones (they may not have received my November ones in time for their decision. I sent both: January: 2210 (E 8/ CR 780/ M 740/ CW 700). November: 2330 (E 8/ CR 790/ M 750/ CW 790)
[] ACT: 35 (English 36, M 35, R 35, Sci 35) (Didn’t send to NW though bc of costs)
[] SAT II: (Molecular Bio, 760), (Math II, 800), (Literature, 790)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of about 650
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): (Biology, 4), (Chemistry, 4), (Physics 1, 4), (World History, 5), (US History, 5) (Calc BC, 5), (Lang, 5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov/ AP Macroeconomics, Distance Calculus, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Physics C, Graphic Design I
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): QB Prep Scholar, AP Scholar w Distinction, NMSP Commended, State Honor’s Program Finalist, State Awards, Smaller School Awards[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Art Honor Society (President, By far, my most important club), Science National Honor Society (Senior Officer), Beta, NEHS, Blogging
[] Job/Work Experience: Freelance Artist
[] Volunteer/Community service: Service Activities w my club
[] Summer Activities: State Honor’s Program, Writing Novels/ Pursuing Art (No jobs though)
[] Essays: CommonApp Essay, pretty good. 9/10. I also had Quesbridge Essays which were also good 9.5/10. My Why Northwestern statement was on point 10/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Recommender 1: SO GOOD!! I didn’t read his recommendation, but I know he said I was ‘one of the best’ students he’s ever taught and he’s probably a great writer (English teacher). (10/10) Recommender II: Physics teacher, she’s so nice, pretty much like a mom… She probably said really nice things about me. Don’t know how good she is at writing tho? Probably good but not great (8.5?/10)
[] Counselor Rec: She knows my family really well, I think she likes me. Again, didn’t get to read it. (9/10)
[] Additional Rec: Art teacher who I’ve know forever and sponsor of my club, she likes me (8+/10).
[li] Interview: NA[/ul][/li]
Other

  • [] State (if domestic applicant): GA
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: Asian/Vietnamese
    [    ] Gender: Female
    []Income Bracket: ~50k
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, Asian American, Questbridge Scholar

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong writing skills, Strong test scores, Good reason on why Northwestern specifically, At least one outstanding recommendation
[] Weaknesses: Not many awards
[] Why you think you were accepted: In my essays, I talked about wanting to pursue journalism and my interests in human rights. Northwestern has an amazing journalism program, so probs why I was accepted.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haha this doesn’t really apply to me bc I got in through the Questbridge program. I got into my my state university, but I revoked all my other applications, so I’ll never know their results.[/ul]

General Comments:
Glad to be part of the class off 2020, just bought some sweatshirts for xmas :wink:

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@Medillpickle congrats!!! love your name by the way!

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So the general consensus is that the results will be sent out on Tuesday, not anytime before?

Also, good luck to everyone else … even if you are my competitors!

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@shuab15 Yeah most likely Tuesday by 5PM CST. Some people on the discussions page are logging into their portals https://ugadmission.northwestern.edu/account/login which may reveal the decision earlier than when the e-mails will be sent out. who knows :blush:

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Wait how would you already have an account for the portal? I thought when they emailed you they would give you the information…

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I did reset password and it gave me a temporary pin to use

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I did that too but all it says it “Application Status” and my name

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Non-Questbridge applicant just got email to log in.

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Accepted WCAS

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[]ACT: 34
[]SAT II: Math II and US History (both in the 700s)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85ish I think
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Physics (5), US History (5) Modern European History (4)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): Not Applicable
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Comp, AP Language (equivalent), AP Stats, Multivariable
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not Applicable
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Extensive Yearbook involvement (Editor)
[]Job/Work Experience: Yes, although I would rather not say as it is personal!
[]Summer Activities: See above.
[]Essays: I can’t really be objective but I thought they were quite good…
[]Teacher Recommendation: Great I think!
[]Counselor Rec: Also great.
[]Additional Rec: Can’t thank them enough.
[]Interview: Not Applicable
[]State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Not entirely sure, middle class
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not Applicable
[/ul]Reflection: I’m literally shaking right now and I can’t stop. I don’t think I could do this part justice so I’ll just say that I’m excited and grateful.[ul]
[]Strengths: Essays, recommendations, work experience
[]Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[]Why you think you were accepted: I can’t be sure, but I’m excited.
[]Where else were you accepted: Just here so far (nowhere else has gotten back to me).

[/ul]General comments: Thank you to everyone on this forum! If anyone needs help with the formatting of the list, ask. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Decision: Accepted WCAS

Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (780,780,790)
[] ACT: (35); 34 English, straight 35 rest, one sitting
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 93.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 40/540
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 physics, 3 US, 4 Lang & Comp, 5 Psych
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: All ap: BC Calc, Physics C, Lit, Gov & Pol, Econ, Spanish, Stats
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strong family commitment, math competitions, president of math team, and screenplay writing mostly
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Only a blood drive and Relay for Life team captain listed on common app
[ *] Summer Activities: None
[ *] Essays: I was very happy with both of them. 9/10 at least
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Meh
[ *] Counselor Rec: Meh, she has over 100 kids
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list][ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Mediocre Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: 100-150K
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Definitely test scores, class rigor, upward trend, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, rank
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores, good enough ECs, essays
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments:

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Hey guys! I understand y’all are trying to help each other out. But this thread is supposed to be for RESULTS only! Try to keep your comments the other thread. Thanks guys :slight_smile:

Decision: Rejected WCAS

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 SAT - ( 770 Math, 720 Reading, 740 Writing )
[] ACT: 32 Composite ( 32 E, 35 M , 33 R , 29 S )
[] SAT II: 740 Math, 680 U.S History, 690 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10.4%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S History - 5 , English Language - 5, Psychology - 4, World History - 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP U.S Government, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP English Lit, AP Stats, AP Environmental Science
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate ( LD Captain)
Unofficial non-profit that gave flowers and greeting cards to the elderly ( Founder/Co-president )
Head Activities Director for Youth Group of 60+ kids
President + Founding Member of Philosophical Inquiry Club
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: a Bunch
[] Summer Activities: a Bunch
[] Essays: Common App - 8/10 - Talked about persevering through child abuse Supplement - 6/10 - Honestly, I think this is what did me in. I mentioned joining an acapella group that didn’t even exist for undergrads haha! Also, I had ZERO demonstrated interest for NU and never visited/attended an info session.
[] Teacher Recommendation:
English - 7/10. Good but generic
History - No idea. Hopefully it was good.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic. Hopefully it was good.
[] Additional Rec:
One from my tutor - she absolutely loves me
Another from a pastor - he’s awesome
[li] Interview: didn’t even apply for one haha…[/li]
Other

[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): U.S.A
[] School Type: public, large
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: 90-100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none.
Reflection

[list]
[] Strengths: Common app essay. That’s literally about it haha.
[] Weaknesses: Grades, SAT Subject Test scores, SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Class rank, basically everything haha!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ZERO Demonstrated interest, mediocre stats
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted into TAMU. Applying Emory ED II, UT Austin- McCombs, u.Va, Boston College, UNC, USC, NYU.[/li]
General Comments: Show demonstrated interest and don’t write a crappy supplement! I think my wishy-washy stats paired with absolutely zero demonstrated interest got me the flat-out rejection. I feel like I might’ve fell into the trap of going for the prestige game - I was more interested in Northwestern for it’s prestige and it’s location in Chicago. I had plans to apply to Emory ED for literally months, but at the last minute I decided NU. I have this itchy feeling that Emory would have been a better fit anyways. (It’s f***ing cold in Chicago dude!)

EMORY IM SORRY FOR NEGLECTING YOU AND NOT APPLYING ED1 PLEASE TAKE ME HAHA

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): NA
ACT: 32
SAT II: NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.819
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parenthesis): NA, small school with no AP classes, university courses instead
IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): TON of music stuff, founded science club at school
Job/Work Experience: No
Volunteer/Community service: No
Summer Activities: Summer Violin Institute @ NU
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: Very good, from a university professor who had me in his 300-level Philosophy of Science course, I did not read it but I know he likes me a lot.
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Iowa
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted to McCormick

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (CR-720 W-730 M-740)
ACT: 32 (31 English, 33 Reading, 33 Math, 31 Science)
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/399
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (6) Anthropology SL (6) - Will take English, Physics, History, and Spanish in May
Senior Year Course Load: IB History of the Americas HL, IB Math HL, IB Anthro HL, IB Physics HL, TOK, IB English HL, IB Spanish HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Champion for “We the People” Constitution Team

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: “We the People” Constitution Team, PSU Innovation Challenge (Engineering Design challenge Team), Co-President of a service club, ACE Mentor Program, International Study Center
Job/Work Experience: Intel Health and Human Science Research Intern and Intel Digital, Marketing Specialist Intern
Volunteer/Community service:Volunteered in Guatemala as a teacher, Freshman Mentor/Peer Tutor, Teacher, Class Leader, Cinematographer, Co-Chair of a committee for free student run citizenship classes (Mission: Citizen)
Summer Activities: Two different Intel internships
Essays: NU Supplement 8/10 Common App 9/10(my college counselor said it was one of the best ones she has read)
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 and 7/10 both teachers really liked me, but one I didn’t know very well and the other was my advisor for my Extended Essay
Counselor Rec: 7/10 I go to a large school so he had over 100 to write and this is his second year
Additional Rec: 10/10 for both. One was my internship boss from this summer who loved me and the other was from my principal at a very large school
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (1700)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

Reflection
Strengths: Essays, GPA, rec letters, and extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was probably accepted because I’m a legacy and applied ED. Also i had pretty good stats.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t heard back from anywhere else
General Comments: I’m so happy I was accepted! Can’t wait to meet all of you next year!

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Decision: ACCEPTED WCAS!!!

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 32 (33 superscore- 36 English, 34 reading, 32 science, 30 math)
SAT II: didn’t submit, they were all pretty awful
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/150
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Literature, Band, World Affairs, Psychology, German III/IV (dual enrollment), Cultural Anthropology (dual enrollment), Intro to Logic and Critical Thinking (dual enrollment)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching/concert band (flute/piccolo section leader), Mid-Michigan Youth Symphony (principal flute), community band, jazz band (tenor sax section leader), 4-H (teen leader in three different clubs), quiz bowl (captain), drama club, NHS
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: Dozens of hours logged over HS, but some of the highlights include working blood drives, helping organize events to raise money for Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project and Heifer International, volunteering at a 4-H food booth that raised money for the community, and creating a community garden project
Summer Activities: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (six years), 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp, and this will be my second year attending the Blue Lake International Exchange Program in Europe.
Essays: 9.5/10 common app. I wrote about my fear of speaking and the steps I am taking to overcome it. 8/10 Northwestern statement, wrote about my wish to join the school’s great alumni. Not to blow my own horn, but I’m an awesome writer. Part of the reason I’m applying as an English major haha.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read it, but she likes me and knows me well so I’m assuming it’s pretty good.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good, I’d say 8/10. She loves me.
Additional Rec: 7/10. The lady who wrote it is one of my 4-H leaders and has known me for almost ten years, but it was pretty clear she’d never written a rec before. Still, not bad.
Interview: n/a

Other

State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Small rural public school, ~550 students.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $90,000-$110,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: ACT/AP score, EXTRACURRICULARS!, writing ability, recs
Weaknesses: class rank/GPA, hooks
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had a really well-rounded app. My stats were pretty good and I think I showed a lot of my personality through my extracurriculars and essays. I also demonstrated a lot of growth on my transcript (went from a mix of A’s and B’s freshman year to straight A’s junior year), and I took the absolute most difficult classes my school would allow.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t apply anywhere else, but if I didn’t get in to Northwestern as an English major I was probably going to apply to the University of Oregon as a music major.
General Comments: I honestly was not expecting to get in. This is the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me academically. I’m super excited for next fall. Go wildcats!

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Objective: ACCEPTED WCAS

SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 34 (superscored 35)
SAT II: N/A
GPA: 4.52 (weighted) 3.85 (unweighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), Calc AB (5), World (4), Lit (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, AP Lang, Adv Debate, Marketing 2, Independent Study of Macroeconomics (and expecting to take AP test)
Major Awards: AP Scholar with Honor, Honor Roll 4yrs, Nominated Class Representative at a Business camp, State Debate finalist, NHS

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (4 yrs, Captain), Student Senate (3yrs, Senator), Tennis (3yrs), Track and Field (2yrs), Sunday School Teacher (5yrs), Middle School Confirmation guide (2yrs), DECA (1st place champion at regional conf, state finalist), Nanny (3yrs, TONS of hours), Junior Chair for large gala (raised over $200k in one night), Leadership Team (4yrs), Shoe Drive Chair (3yrs, collected over 1k pairs of shoes), Junior Event Chair (Community Festival, 3yrs), NHS (President)
Essays: Didn’t think these were very strong, should have spent more time on them
Teacher Recommendations: English teacher/NHS Advisor, World teacher/Debate Coach, Church Leader. I didn’t read any of them, but I’m hoping they were good!!
Counselor Rec: She was brand new this year…so I don’t really know
Interview: Requested, but didn’t get one

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Economics and Legal Studies
State (if domestic applicant): MN
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Raised by a single parent, lived in another country, sibling currently attends, grandmother attended NU

Strengths: Probably my test scores, GPA, ECs, and hooks
Weaknesses: Essays and (possibly) Letters of Rec

I am so so so so excited, and I cannot wait to see everybody else this fall!!! For anybody who got rejected or deferred, this is so not the end of the world. You WILL find a school that you absolutely love, and this should not take away from any of your accomplishments at all

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Decision: Accepted!!! WCAS

SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 33 (36 English, 35 Reading, 32 Science, 29 Math)
SAT II: didn’t send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 (4.214 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4), AP Lit (4), AP Human Geo (4), AP Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP US and Comparative Gov, AP Stats, AP French, Honors Orchestra, AP Calc AB, AP English Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]won the world championship in Irish music (kinda weird, I know lol), NHS, National French Honor Society, AP Scholar

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Classical Violin lessons, group violin lessons, volunteer as a music therapist at local hospice, competitive Irish dance, Secretary of Best Buddies branch at my high school, Broncos Committed (non-drinking club), Girl Code (coding club)
Job/Work Experience: recorded an album on the violin that I sell locally with 100% of proceeds going to the hospice where I volunteer
Volunteer/Community service: music therapist at hospice
Summer Activities: pre-college program at Brown University
Essays: super awesome! especially the one about myself. I spent sophomore year doing online school so I could travel and perform with my competition group for Irish music, so I talked about the hardships with leaving school, working on Irish music (which I was unfamiliar with before that year) and the rigor of online school. Why NU essay was pretty generic but I included what my plans for the future are after having a NU education.
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 10/10, he thought all my Irish stuff was really cool lol
Additional Rec: 5000/10, my orchestra teacher really understands me
Interview:[/list][ b]Other**[ list] really relaxed, it was interesting getting to talk with someone who has gone to NU!
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): recording an album, winning the world championship

Strengths: definitely ECs and probably essays and recs
Weaknesses: grades, ACT score, AP scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably just from my ECs tbh
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Indiana University and Loyola University Chicago, and I don’t know about any of the other ones but I DON’T CARE CUZ I’M GOING TO NORTHWESTERN WOOO

General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in and good luck to those still waiting or deferred! Whatever should happen will happen, so don’t worry, you’ll end up in the right place no matter what.

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Accepted WCAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT: 34 (
SAT II: Math II (740) and Chemistry (690)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/225
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang & Composition (4), Chemistry (5), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Spanish 5, Honors Physics, AP Literature, AP Biology, and AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar?

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (Captain, state participant, scholar athlete), FBLA (1st place and regionals and state, nationals participant), Marching band (3-time state champion band, Grand Nationals participant), student council, National Honors Society, Buddy Club (helping kids with special needs), competitive math club
Job/Work Experience: Leader at a summer club, tennis instructor for the local park and rec, private tutoring
Summer Activities: Did a 2 week summer seminar at NU this past summer
Essays: Honestly, I thought my supplement could have been more specific, only one professor name-drop and I was general about the types of fields I wanted to pursue. I talked about NU as a whole, general statistics that everyone has access to, 7/10. My Common App essay was very well written but more education/career based than anything, I thought it could have been more personal, so 8/10.
Teacher Recommendation: Not sure how to judge these but they were pretty solid, I would say a 9/10 for both my AP Lit and Honors/AP Chem teacher.
Counselor Rec: Never read this, my counselor and I are extremely close and she really felt NU was right for me, 10/10.
Additional Rec: Did my tennis coach, great recommendation, 9/10.
Interview: n/a
State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection: Thankful, that is all.
Strengths: GPA, rank, ACT, and lots of previously shown interest
Weaknesses: Extracurriculars were just average, being Asian
Why you think you were accepted: I had great scores, great recs, and I had a lot of demonstrated interest in the school
Where else were you accepted: Minnesota and Indiana w/ their rolling decisions, held off on applying to other schools because NU ED is binding
General comments: If you’re really interested in an elite school, VISIT, spend part of your summer there, get to know everything about the school!

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[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 740 CR 740 M 800 W
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] SAT II: 740 Physics 770 Math 2
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5 AB sub 5 Physics C both 5s Macro Econ 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Multi BC, AP Chem, AP Lang, AP CS, AP Latin, Advanced Graphic Design, Personal Finance, US Gov, Culinary
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Deans List Finalist at FIRST World Championships, National Merit?[/list]
[ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Co-Captian of robotics team which went to world championships for the past two years, and won multiple awards at the global level (been captain for all four). Water polo varsity team all four years, Varsity sailing 3 years, varsity swimming 2 years
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Freelance website design/coding
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Taught robotics and STEM to elementary, middle and high school students, raised over 10000 for robotics in Haiti, and started a robotics team in Bridgeport CT.
[ *] Summer Activities: I sail competitively, and trained over the summer for the past 7 years.
[ *] Essays: Dank AF
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome…
[ *] Counselor Rec: Also great…
[ ] Additional Rec: Superb…
[ ] Interview: Na man[/list][ b]Other
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Medium Public High School ranked #1 in state
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ ]Income Bracket: >200,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Extra curriculars
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:GPA
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Dunno Yet[/list][ b]General Comments: Well shit…

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Decision: Accepted (McCormick)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2010, didn’t send
ACT: 34C (35E, 35M, 32R, 34S) 11/34 Essay
SAT II: 780 Math II, 710 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World, Psych, Calc BC - All 5’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, APUSH, APLang, Calc 3 @ local uni, anatomy, journalism, physics, chinese 2
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

+++TOEFL 118

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: nothing really special, school didn’t have any 9/10 grade, moved junior year so no leadership positions
Job/Work Experience: none
Summer Activities: lab internship
Essays: 8/10? 9/10? Not really sure how to critique my own essay. Some people really liked it, others not so much…
NU supplement I would give a 9/10 or 10/10 though. I hate my own writing but really liked my supp.
Teacher Recommendation: No clue. Both teachers had me only for a year, they both liked me but I procrastinated a ton in both of their classes so… Also I submitted both social science teachers - I’m an engineering applicant. Probably not a good idea.
Counselor Rec: probably just average? she knows I was really ambitious for an international student, maybe that played a role?
Additional Rec: lab professor, I read it and it was pretty good but no clue how good/bad everything is
Interview: yup! recently graduated alum, he was cool and we ended up talking for over an hour. I was super nervous + I’m an awkward human being so not sure what he thought of me…

Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Korea but live in Missouri, moved junior year
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100~200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none haha

Reflection
Strengths: essays, definitely INTEREST, gpa, high toefl?, scores, maybe recs and participation after moving countries?
Weaknesses: ECs, awards, recs?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I REALLY HAVE NO CLUE. trying to be involved in a lot after moving? Korean schools had no ec’s and you couldn’t choose what classes you took so after I moved I tried to take a lot of different classes. maybe that’s why?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Purdue Engineering

SO EXCITED! (Nervous because I still haven’t received an ‘official’ email from NU, but I won’t worry about that till tomorrow)

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]
Medill School of Journalism

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (640 CR 710 Math 680 Writing
[ *] ACT: Did not submit
[ *] SAT II: 710 Math 1
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 on US Gov, Art History; 4 on English Lang and Comp; 5 on Statistics and Psychology
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, Spanish 4 Honors, AP US History, Yearbook, Anatomy and Physiology Honors, AP Economics
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, NHS member [/list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Editor), Newspaper (Editor), Literary Magazine (Editor), Mu Alpha Theta member, S.M.I.L.E. club member, Student Ambassador, Softball Team member
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Hospice Volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities: N/A
[ *] Essays: Common App- I revised it like 10 times so 10/10, Northwestern- I thought this was also really good and demonstrated my interest in Journalism and Medill 9.5/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Really good as well, I sent three in… one from my stats teacher who I also had for geometry so I know her very well, one from my anatomy teacher who I also had for bio and is the school sponsor for my volunteer work with hospice so he talked a lot about that in my recc letter, and one from my yearbook advisor… I’d say all three were at least 8/10s
[ *] Counselor Rec: She knows me pretty well I think so 9/10
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview:[/list][ b]Other
[ list] None
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White with a hispanic background (Mexican)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket: 200,000k +
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Essays, ECs (because of their strong journalism focus)
[ *] Weaknesses: SATs, maybe GPA
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I presented myself well and showed how much I love NU
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ Besides NU I had only applied to the University of Florida early… and I haven’t heard from them yet, so nowhere else!
[ b]General Comments: Its seriously so surreal that I’m posting this. I have been looking at these threads since my freshman year! Congratulations to everyone else who was accepted, and people who weren’t do not fret… you will go somewhere great and do great things!