Official Northwestern RD 2016 Results Thread

Student8654 · March 24, 2012, 12:43am

Decision: Accepted to the McCormick School of Engineering!!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 710, Writing: 760, Reading: 760
[] SAT II: Chemistry: 700 Math II: 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/112
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Chemistry (4), Spanish (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Physics, AP English, Spanish Culture, Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar. Maine Windblade Champion
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Sailing (captain), Interact (treasurer and Vice president), Student Government (vice president), Math team, School board.
[] Job/Work Experience: Technology internship, retail work
[] Volunteer/Community service: 50+ hours at food pantry
[] Summer Activities: Sailboat racing and Tech internship
[] Essays: Main essay was good, showcased my diversity. Supplemental was okay. I did a lot of research so I sounded well informed about the school.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good from chem teacher, okay from APUSH teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Really good. He knows me personally

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
[] School Type: Small public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Born and raised in Alaska, Female engineer
Reflection
[] Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, Extracurriculars and leadership positions
[] Weaknesses: My grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays made me seem interesting and different and I had average SAT scores and grades to back that up.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred early from Stanford, Accepted to honors programs at UVM, Drexel, and Northeastern.
General Comments: So so so so so happy. Waiting to hear back from Stanford and Cornell, but I am feeling Northwestern more than Cornell currently![/ul]

eng7809 · March 24, 2012, 12:50am

Decision: Rejected

nocensure · March 24, 2012, 1:14am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 superstore (770M, 790CR, 790W), 2300 highest single-sitting
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II: 800, US History: 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/105
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 45/45 Predicted
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cambridge Top in India in IGCSE in IT, felicitation with ex-President in India for achievements in Indian development (microcredit), Times of India Student of the Year, Selected to be part of the official Indian delegation to the 2nd Preparatory Conference for Sustainable Development, chosen to go to Wockhardt though leadership Conference where I had personalized time with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Muhammed Yunus, South Asian Leadership Conference, Many MUN awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President and Founder of Eutopia, a microcredit organisation that has lent hundreds of thousands of dollars
President and Founder of Project Synergy, a network of schools and organisations that work towards sustainable development, over 30 schools and 1300 volunteers.
Editor-in-Chief of School Newspaper
Economics Club President
Head Boy
Varsity Tennis for 4 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at ASA Bangladesh, for microcredit
[] Volunteer/Community service:See Eutopia and Project Synergy
[] Summer Activities:ASA Internship
[] Essays:Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation:Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li]
[/ul]Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): India (US citizen living abroad)
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $30,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
Reflection

[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Test scores, Essay, liked me as a person?
[] Weaknesses:No hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A mixture of hard work and luck as all things are.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford (likely), UCLA
Waitlisted: UChicago

General Comments: To all the acceptances, this is your moment, celebrate hard but don’t forget to ponder your journey that got you here. To the rejects: keep your head up. There’s many schools out there and you’re meant for one. I promise. To wait-lists: I know it’s frustrating but hope is a powerful thing. Never let it go.

skittlescutie · March 24, 2012, 1:16am

^ What?

Rejected
2390 SAT
36 ACT
My teacher who is a NYU essay reader said that my essay was a 9 out of 10.
Lots of volunteering and 2 research internships are Emory University and Stanford.
I’m not sure what I did wrong… perhaps my class rank is 17%? But my school ranks weighted grades INCLUDING classes like PE…

I’ve also been rejected, not evne waitlisted, by Duke, WUSTL, UChicago.

Congrats everyone!

sasbmar · March 24, 2012, 1:22am

Decision: Accepted to McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
[] ACT: Composite: 35 English: 34 Reading: 34 Science: 35 Math: 36
[] SAT II: Didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/48
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Literature and Composition (will take test in May)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Church Issues, AP English Literature and Composition, Advanced Chemistry, Calculus, French IV, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Volleyball - 1 year freshman team, 3 years JV, 2 years varsity, co-captain during senior year, most improved player during senior year
Basketball - 1 year JV player, 3 years varsity manager
Bowling - 4 years varsity
Track - 4 years varsity, ran in the state track meet during junior year
Tennis - 2 years JV, 3 years varsity
Softball - 2 years JV, 4 years varsity, JV co-captain during junior season, voted most improved varsity player during junior year, achieved fifth-lowest strike-out percentage during junior season
National Honor Society - inducted as a sophomore, president during senior year
Battle of the Books - won state during my freshman year, qualified for state during my sophomore year, team captain during my senior year
Math Club - placed second at competition during my freshman and junior years, and first during my sophomore year
Science Bowl - team captain during senior year
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at my Church as a Eucharistic minister, lector, and altar server. Volunteer as a childcare assistant at a local domestic violence shelter. I also tutor many students at my school, particularly in math and science.
[] Summer Activities: Mostly softball, some trips and open gyms for other sports.
[] Essays: Decent. I thought my Why Northwestern? essay was okay. I’m not a great essay writer.
[] Teacher Recommendation: It was very good. The teacher who wrote it is a person who I have known all my life, and we have a great personal relationship.
[] Counselor Rec: Okay. The comments were very nice, but also very brief.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: I thought it went okay, but not great.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Iowa
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small Catholic high school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 100k-200k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
[li] Strengths: class rank, test scores, teacher rec[/li] [] Weaknesses: Only one AP, no big awards, no interesting ECs, no hooks, etc.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Case Western, Notre Dame Waitlisted - CalTech, WashU, Rice Rejected - MIT
[/ul]General Comments:
YAY!!! I’m so excited!

bcresey6 · March 24, 2012, 1:26am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 Math: 800 CR: 690 Writing: 630 (one sitting)
[] ACT: Composite: 34 Reading: 36 Math: 34 Science: 34 English: 33 (one sitting)
[] SAT II: Math II: 800 USH: 720 Math I: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/217
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats:5 USH: 4 Lang: 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AP, AP Chem, AP Spanish Lang, AP Gov, Honors English, Honors Engineering, Honors Psych
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Commended NMSQT
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 year varsity athlete in football and baseball, NHS (Treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Private tutor (Math/Spanish/Physics)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours at local children’s museum; various NHS events; created school’s first community service fair
[] Summer Activities: Research in Nanobiomaterials at UConn, summer camp counselor
[] Essays:
CommonApp: analyzed how reading has brought about my sense of empathy
NU: Described atmosophere at NU-Michigan football game
[] Teacher Recommendation:
Precalc/AP Calc: Terrific
AP USH: Good, didn’t give as much personal insight
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing; described as one of three most mature, capable students in three decades
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Connected with interviewer; seemed to be same sort of applicant when he applied to NU
[/ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: <150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Upward trend; successful in different endeavors; community service fair[/li] [] Weaknesses: SAT/GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Counselor reccomendation
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at NEU and PSU, awaiting 8 other schools…
General Comments: Did NOT think I was getting in! Anything is possible

halfsie94 · March 24, 2012, 1:37am

I suck at forms, so…
ACCEPTED TO THE MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM!

SAT I (breakdown): 2260
SAT II: 780 USH, 800 Math II
GPA: 95.4/100, top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist (4), USH (5), Calc AB (5), Music Theory (5), English Lang (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Spanish, AP Micro/Macro, Multivariable Calculus, Science electives, English electives, Orchestra, Adv Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMS Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, Scholastic Arts & Writing Gold Key
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper Editor/Managing Board, Big Sib Homeroom Leader, National Honor Society, Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster, Theater Community
Volunteer/Community service: Political campaigns
Summer Activities: music camp
Essays: CA: About how my taste in music is diverse and has changed a lot based on the people I interact with. NU Supp: About my passion for journalism, how the hands-on experience interests me, music opportunities, etc.
Teacher Recommendation: AP English teacher - probably decent. AP Calc teacher - probably decent
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
Additional Rec: Music director who has seen me grow up since I was 8
Interview: None.
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Competitive Public
Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
Strengths: Essays, focus on the humanities
Weaknesses: First term senior year grades
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dedication to the school newspaper, supplement essay, the fact that I sent some articles and referred them to the website
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Suny Bing & Geneseo, Cuny Baruch & Hunter, Waitlisted UChicago & Wesleyan
Comments: SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW. Up until I applied, I could not stop ranting and raving about Medill and how much I wanted to go there.

Just_Smile · March 24, 2012, 1:40am

Can’t believe the servers were over capacity for so long…

p3n9d0r1 · March 24, 2012, 1:44am

Decision: Accepted

For the record, I applied for McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (790 M, 780 CR, 770 W)
[] ACT:n/a
[] SAT II: Math 2: 800, Chem: 800, World Hist: 800, Lit: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/279
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist (5) Chem (5) Calc AB (5) Eng Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Hist, Econ, Psych, Newswriting, Engineering, AP English Lit, AP Bio, Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ honor, Eagle Scout
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math League (VP, Pres), Science Bowl, It’s Academic Team, National Honor Society (VP), Swimming (Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Leo Club, Boy Scouts
[] Summer Activities: mentored at a robotics camp
[] Essays: Common app 9/10 (everyone thought it was good), supplement 7/10 (good but possibly generic)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably generic but positive
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Hawaii
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, small-ish
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: ~$90k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Test scores, grades, certain EC (i think Eagle Scout is pretty important) some essays[/li][] Weaknesses: Generic ECs, recs, supplement might be kinda generic
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I had good stats and I write pretty well.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Admitted at Southern California, Rochester, Rensselaer Polytechnic, Case Western Reserve, Rice. Waitlisted at Washington University St Louis. Waiting on Dartmouth, Brown, and Harvey Mudd.
General Comments: I’m really happy that I got in. I checked earlier today, but their server was being DDoS’d by all of us wannabes, so I didn’t get the decision until now. Still, I’ve heard NU isn’t that generous with its financial aid, so we’ll have to see. Congrats, everyone.

Argh, the formatting suddenly decided to stop working. Oh well.

KiwiFlan · March 24, 2012, 2:09am

Decision: Accepted to the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 670 Math, 650 Reading, 720 Writing (2040)
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 650 Chemistry, 650 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/545 (Top 5%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 3 Human Geography, 5 World History, 3 Physics B, 3 Chemistry, 3 US History, 3 Calculus AB, 3 US Government, 3 English Language
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP English Literature, Debate IV
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Many debate awards, including semi-finalist at Yale. AP Scholar with Honor.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Interpretation mentor), piano (assistant teacher), and violin (assistant teacher)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Coordinated musical performances for me and my music school to perform at children’s hospitals.

Shadowed doctors at United Medical Center in D.C last summer.
Attended a Junior State of America convention.
Small other volunteer work.
[] Essays: In my opinion, it (the Why NU? one) was the best college admissions essay I have ever written so far. The intro was a scenario about The Rock, and the rest of the essay was about how I hope to take advantage of the resources the university had, along with how I’d admire the major city nearby (Chicago).
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent; counselor knew me well since the 9th grade
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] School Type: Public, very competitive
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Female

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Challenging courses, strong commitment to extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT score, AP scores were average
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Personality portrayed in Common App and Supplement essays and extracurriculars
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Penn State, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Florida, and UIllinois Urbana-Champaign.
Rejected from UCLA.
[/ul]General Comments: This is one of my top choices, so I’m beyond ecstatic right now. Congrats to all those who were accepted, and good luck to those who are still waiting for other decisions. :)

proudmamaof2 · March 24, 2012, 2:09am

Very very happy and excited our son was accepted! We didn’t even know decisions were coming today! Needless to say this takes a lot of pressure off!
Congratulations to everyone else!! :)

Ronaldofan94 · March 24, 2012, 2:13am

Decision: Accepted (Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 | 700 CR, 760 M, 740 W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Biology-M - 790, Math Level II - 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/325
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Biology (5), English Language (5), Environmental Science (4), Psychology (5), United States History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science A, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, AP Calculus BC, Pharmacy Technician (certification course)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Ventures Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (President), Computer Science Club, Health Occupations Students of America, National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Participated in a summer hospital volunteering program.
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: Fairly good. I wrote about a person who influenced me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Likely good.
[] Counselor Rec: Likely good.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other

[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 4A (Roughly 1800 students), Moderately competitive
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[]Income Bracket: $60,000 - $79,999
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t show much interest, Nothing in my app stood out
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think being a URM helped me a lot given my extracurricular activities are fairly generic.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - UT Austin, USC, WashU, Vanderbilt; Waitlisted - none; Rejected - none[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Very happy to have gotten in, but I am not sure if I will be attending. Should I not attend, I hope my spot goes to someone who truly deserves and desires it.

isk82live · March 24, 2012, 2:14am

Waitlisted.

So far, waitlisted at MIT; accepted to UChic, GaTech.

rissyy · March 24, 2012, 2:17am

Decision: Accepted

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 - Didn’t send
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math II 780 Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96/4.00 (When I sent it)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chinese (5), AP Macroeconomics (5), AP Japanese (5), AP USH (4), AP Microeconomics (4), AP English Language and Composition (4), AP Chem (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP Envsci, AP Art, AP Compsci, English Honors (same as AP Lit), Honors History (college level)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction?

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (President), V Tennis (Captain), Environmental Club (Leader), V Debate, Speech Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Language translation for important political figures + Internship under a well-known corporation + currently a salesperson at an Apple Store
[] Volunteer/Community service: National Honor Society + spent one summer volunteering at a language camp
[] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown, Volunteering/Internship, LBW (Wharton)
[] Essays: Not the best but I talked about how I wanted to help Northwestern become more environmentally friendly
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Didn’t get one even though others did.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Country (if international applicant): Japan
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extra curricular + Interesting summer experiences
[] Weaknesses: Sophomore year grades
[] Why you think you were accepted: International applicant + unique background + unique work experiences
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from MIT, Deferred from UPenn
[/ul]
General Comments: I’m just really glad I have somewhere to go now!!!

senio12s · March 24, 2012, 2:28am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 CR, 700 Math, 780 Writing)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 790 Math Level 2, 780 Bio M, 730 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 - 3.8 ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5-10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology(5), Psychology(5), English Lang(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish, AP US History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fencing (squad leader), Color Guard (Captain), Piano (won some national competitions)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Some here and there… Senior center, Chinese school TA, Red Cross
Summer Activities: fencing camps, some volunteering, nothing major
Essays: Common app one was decently legit. NU supplement showed lots of interest.
Teacher Recommendation: One was definitely great, the other was decent.
Counselor Rec: Pretty good
Additional Rec:
Interview: didn’t get one

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 250K +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really

Reflection
Strengths: upward grade trend, EC’s, essays
Weaknesses: SAT scores, freshman and soph grades
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ^
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Rutgers and Northeastern, waiting to hear back from everything else

General Comments:
Seriously, I was totally convinced I wouldn’t get in. Surprise (: GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

pumasnake · March 24, 2012, 2:36am

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg!!

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 760 Bio E, 750 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (5), US History (5), English Language (5), Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Spanish, Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]National Merit Finalist

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (drum major, section leader), Flute, Competive Drama- 3rd place in state OO, Key Club (VP), NHS, some piano and acting
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Just stuff with NHS and Key Club
[] Summer Activities: Band camp and travel
[] Essays: Common app essay is my favorite, very reflective of what’s important to me. Why NU was based off this weird idea I had for it… Honest, passionate, but definitely funky.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I haven’t gotten to read any of them, but they were both from teachers I had had for at least two years.
[] Counselor Rec: very well-written.
[] Additional Rec: Haven’t seen it, but from a two-year math teacher
[li] Interview: Went really well! Very nice interviewer that I got along with really well. [/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, over 550 in my class but a fairly high-achieving school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Too high for any aid, surely.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Zip. [/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths: National Merit, essays
[] Weaknesses: felt a little weak in the extracurriculars, and definitely weak in volunteering
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I tried really hard to show an interest in the school… I guess they noticed!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to William and Mary (Monroe Scholar), OU, and a few other state schools. Still waiting to hear on the rest!
General Comments: SOOO excited and grateful!

mooglieboo · March 24, 2012, 2:45am

Decision: Accepted to Beinen School of Music

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t sent
[] ACT: 36 (36/36/35/36/8E)
[] SAT II: didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.3ish weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank past valedictorian and salutatorian
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (4), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn’t offer
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Music Theory, AP Japanese, AP Biology, AP Literature, Gov/Econ (Required, no AP option), Orchestra Honors, Advanced Jazz Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Orchestra (switched to bass 9th grade, been principal player in advanced orchestra since 10th grade; 4th chair in CA All-State and only bass in county honor band this year), Jazz Band (Advanced since 10th grade), Marching Band (Leadership team 11th grade, Drum major 12th grade), Track (I suck but hey look I do a sport)
[] Job/Work Experience: Private Bass teacher for the past year
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~25 hours/year with NCL, 1hr/week teaching music at local middle school
[] Summer Activities: Family travel. literally nothing else.
[] Essays: Personal statement was basically about music and how I knew I wanted to be a music teacher because of my middle school music teacher. Why Northwestern could have been better - I left a lot unsaid because there’s so much I love but I didn’t want to ramble
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2 recs should have been good?
[] Counselor Rec: Written by Vice principal who is amazing
[] Additional Rec: Required to send music teacher recommendation. he’s an NU alum who always says how much i contribute to the program and was excited to write for me
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Very competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Portuguese)
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Too high for financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Audition went super well?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Basically for Beinen if the music professor says they want you after your audition, they don’t look too closely at your grades, although they are still important - I know a number of people who were accepted into Beinen but not into the school itself. My audition went really well and when I stayed to talk to the professor afterwards he basically said (off the record) that he was going to recommend me for admission.
[] Weaknesses: Only played bass for 3 years before auditioning. yikes.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: All about the audition!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far accepted to SJSU, UCD, UCLA, and likely letter from Duke[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Particularly for Beinen, where your admission basically depends on one person’s opinion of your playing and if they can work with you, make sure you get in contact with the professors and make an effort to learn more about the school and the program. I emailed the professor beforehand with questions and talked to him some more after my audition, and he said he really appreciated that I showed such strong interest (I would hope so it’s my first choice heh!)
P.s. Anybody else here Beinen? My intended major’s Music Ed, though I’m considering a double major in bass and will probably minor in Japanese :D

Eatyoualive · March 24, 2012, 3:04am

Decision: Rejected at McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 730 M 740 W 760
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Physics 800, Math IIc 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/150
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CIE AS Level 4As.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Same four subjects
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Community service club, science club, founding a youth organization, tutoring, internship at this engineering firm
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered for a few organizations
[] Summer Activities: Nothing noteworthy
[] Essays: Common app was about how my community has affected me 6.5/10, Supplement was not good I guess 5/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very detailed. Quite laudatory. Explained my improvement over the four years.
[] Counselor Rec: A list of my activities, and talking about my leadership potential
[] Additional Rec: Got one from debate moderator
[] Interview: No
[/ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Bangladesh
[] School Type: Pvt
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Scores[/li][] Weaknesses: Bad essays, recommendation letters were not stellar
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Competitive pool from my country
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at Colgate, Duke Accepted at McGill.
General Comments: I am so depressed now, even though I know colleges won’t make my life, and that not getting in is not the end of the world. I didn’t think my essays were this bad. Congrats to all of you.

YjadenW · March 24, 2012, 3:15am

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Decision:Accepted WCAS

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown):770CR 650M 650W
[] ACT: Did not take
[] SAT II:710M 680Bio-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):23/326
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc, AP Psych, AP Lit, CHS World History II, CHS Comp Sci 1, Spanish 3 honors, Film studies honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Robotics stuff, in line for a patent[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):NSBEJr (VP), Comp Sci Club (President;founder), Guitar and Bass Club (President;founder), Tutoring, Habitat for Humanity, Film Club (President;founder)
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs for the past 4 years.
[] Volunteer/Community service:See EC’s but over 5000 hours
[] Summer Activities: MIT MITES
[] Essays:10
[] Teacher Recommendation:10, she loves me!
[] Counselor Rec:Another 10, helping her through a divorce!
[] Additional Rec:8-9ish
[li] Interview: Didn’t interview[/li]
[/ul]Other

[] State (if domestic applicant):Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public
[] Ethnicity:African-American
[] Gender:Male
[]Income Bracket:<15,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, First Generation, QB scholar, started CS company from scratch while at MIT for the summer.[/li]
Reflection
[] Strengths:Essays, involvement, interests in major, MITES, perseverance through circumstances.
[] Weaknesses:Sat scores definitely
[] Why do you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:They liked me?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected: MIT, GeorgiaTech Accepted: Wesleyan, RPI, PSU, Umaryland Waiting: CMU, Johns Hopkins, and Stanford

General Comments: I didn’t mean to apply to WCAS I assumed that their CS curriculum didn’t differ from McCormicks…now starts the administrative hell of trying to switch schools.

fiyero49 · March 24, 2012, 3:35am

Decision: Accepted to Bienen School of Music and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 720-800-740
[] SAT II: Lit-740 MathII-800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82 (Weighted 4.12)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%, we’re not ranked and that’s all I know
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) US History (4) Eng. Lang (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Calc BC
AP Environmental Science
AP US Government / AP Microeconomics
AP English Literature
Choir
Choir
Spanish 3
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: I staff Youth2Youth conferences once a year?
[] Summer Activities: Idyllwild Arts Camp for choir
[] Essays: CommonApp one had issues but a good message, wrote my supplement essay the night I sent it in but thought it was pretty genuine and average.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: Most likely glowing
[] Interview: Scheduled it and missed it, emailed them like two days later and never got a response.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Mid-size public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Upper middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Nothing
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t go to my interview, had to cancel my audition a week beforehand and they used my prescreening tape… wrote my supp essay the night of…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly could not tell you.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted- Chapman University w/ top scholarship
Rejected- UCLA
Accepted- UC Davis
[/ul]General Comments: Shocked and blown away… I had already assumed I’d be rejected since I basically flaked on everything possible…

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