Official Northwestern RD 2016 Results Thread

siriusly · March 24, 2012, 6:21pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): NA
[] ACT (breakdown): C: 31 E: 32 M: 28: R: 33: S: 30 W: 10
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): NA
[] SAT II: Didn’t send.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (One A- (freshman year))
[] Weighted GPA: NA
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 (But not reported)
[] AP (place score in parentheses):World History (5), Language and Composition (5) European History (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP Psychology, AP Physics B, and Spanish 5
[] Number of other applicants in your school:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar. Wisconsin State Senate Scholar. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Student council- four years; Food Drive- three years (Director); Freshman mentor- two years; NHS- two years; FCCLA- one year (Director); karate (second degree blackbelt, demo team, masters team); Library advisory (Teen board member).
Freshman mentor
[] Job/Work Experience: Karate instructor (three years)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Over 150 hours for food drive; forty hours in Peru going to schools etc; 45 hours teaching English in South African preschool; over 100 hours on an annual benefit garage sale; etc.[/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):
[] Common App Main: Wisconsin politics. About waking up in the capitol building the night the assembly passed Walker’s “budget” bill. It turned out really well. It’s definitely my favorite essay.
[] EC Short Answer: About my passion for karate and how it’s so integral to my identity now.
[] Why Northwester: It was good.
[] Other:
[] Teacher Recommendation #1:My math teacher. I had him for Algebra Two and Precalc. He loves me. I actually got to read it, he said lot’s of nice things about me. Specific examples included. Great.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: My AP Lang teacher. She loves me. I got to read that one too. It was beautifully written and she talked about my love of learning. Amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m guessing it was really good. She’s been such an advocate for me in other situations.
[] Additional Rec: My karate instructor and employer. I got to read it. It was hilarious. Great.
[] Interview: Had an on campus interview. It went well.[/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 9th.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public.
[] Ethnicity: White.
[] Gender: Female.
[] Income Bracket: Did not apply for financial aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.[/ul]

Reflection[ul] It was a crazy couple of months.
[] Strengths: I was proud of my essays. I know that my recommendations were all really great. My interview went well.
[] Weaknesses: Low test scores. Didn’t send SATII. Not enough AP classes. No major awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]

Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:

gabbadabadoo · March 24, 2012, 7:02pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[] ACT: 31 (32M, 33R, 32E, 29S, 11W)
[] SAT II: not great so I didn’t send them- 740 US History and 610 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0- 4.5 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/368 (weighted)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Psych (5), Language (4), U.S. History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, Advanced Debate, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP Biology, Advanced Repertory Theatre, Topics in Science Research, Music Theory, and Honors Music Theory
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, AP scholar with distinction, Kansas Honors Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Leader of Think Pink Campaign and charity assembly), Drama club (Historian), Debate (basically acted as captain), dance, voice lessons and forensics
[] Job/Work Experience: Substitute teach at my dance studio
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Went to the Broadway Theatre Project, debate camp every summer (Whitman, Cal, Michigan), summer shows
[] Essays: My common app essay was really good it showed my voice and it was unique, my Northwestern essay could’ve been better but it definitely showed passion for theatre at NU
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them but I know one of them was really good
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me- her son and I are best friends
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: My interview went fairly well though one of my friends who participates in many of the same activities that I do went right before me…so
[/ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Kansas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Didn’t apply for financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
[li] Strengths: I’ve been to campus and visited the School of Communication and I definitely showed interest in my interview and essays. I have great ECs and lots of theatre experience.[/li][] Weaknesses: My NU essay definitely could’ve used more editing and my test scores aren’t as amazing as many of the people who have posted on this thread
[] Why you think you were waitlisted: Not as qualified as many other applicants, and many kids applied from my school and a lot of them had higher scores. Also the BA in theatre major is capped so it could’ve honestly been anything.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied for musical theatre for many schools but I have been accepted to:
[]Michigan
[]Tulane
[]Indiana (BA in theatre)
[]Oklahoma
[]Miami (BA in theatre arts)
[]Elon
[li]Florida State[/li]This is my first waitlist. I was rejected for musical theatre (and therefore the whole school) from - CCM, Syracuse, Penn State
General Comments: I think I’m going to accept my spot on the waitlist- there’s nothing to lose and it’s a great theatre program in a great city! Congrats to everyone accepted and to those who are still waiting like me- don’t lose hope!

OnionHugger · March 24, 2012, 7:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 790 M, 680 W (2200)
ACT: 35
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/63
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (4), Calc AB Subscore (5), AP US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: Calc III, Bio III, College English, German I, Wind Ensemble, Sociology, Psychology, College Political Science, Teaching Assistant for Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming (Captain), Soccer, International Club (Vice-president), Chemistry Club (Co President), Recycling Club, Youth Leadership, Musical, Solo/Ensemble
Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee, Swim Instructor
Volunteer/Community service: Vacation Bible School, Hospital, planned a suicide awareness walk and movie night fund-raiser
Essays: Common App one was about an experience teaching an autistic kid how to swim.
Counselor Rec: Generic, but probably decent.
Interview:n/a

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): WI
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 90-100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths:statistics, well-rounded extra curriculars
Weaknesses: maybe my essay.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my scores/grades and involvement
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Wisconsin, Marquette. Waitlisted at Washington University in St. Louis

General Comments:
I am excited by the acceptance, but probably won’t be attending for financial reasons

drizzzzzy · March 24, 2012, 7:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 800 M, 800 W (2330)
ACT:
SAT II: 710 Math IIC, 750 US History, 760 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s: Chemistry, US History, Euro, Eng Lang, Chinese, 4: Psychology
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Govt/Macro, AP Bio, AP Music Theory, AP Physics C, AP Eng Lit
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): translating, film award, minor things

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leadership positions in 4 clubs, TA for language school, thrift store, publicist for local organization, etc
Job/Work Experience: private tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: random things, thrift store, tutoring
Essays: Unique but subtle, possibly risky
Counselor Rec: Generic, but decent.
Interview:n/a

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths:statistics, essays showed personality
Weaknesses: extracurriculars, my stats & extracurriculars make me sound like a typical Asian chick
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk honestly.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to University of Chicago, UCLA, UCSD. Waitlisted at Washington University in St. Louis, Rice

General Comments:
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY :D

maho661279 · March 24, 2012, 7:37pm

EricDHCHoi…

if you were rejected, who did get in? Sorry, I’m sure you will end up at a great school!

cbeauchene · March 24, 2012, 9:25pm

Post decisions here!
Rumor has it comes today (3/23).

ALSO…REMOVE THE SPACE. srsly.

format:

**Decision: Accepted, McCormick! **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 750 M: 800 W: 700 (Single Sitting)
[] SAT II: MII: 800 MI: 790 BioM: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/230
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio: 5 AP USH: 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, and two honors credit science online classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Coucil (President), Community Service Club (Co-leader), Math Team (Captain), Varisty Lacrosse (Captain), National Honor Society (Vice-President), Varsity Wrestling, Band, and lead TV anchor for our school’s broadcasted announcements
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchens, Save the Bay, various clean-ups, breast cancer relay, much more
[] Summer Activities: Tutored English to kids in China
[] Essays: Commonapp: Unique, 9/10; Supplement: Showed interest, 8/10.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: I thought it went really well
/list][ b]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): RI
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, non-competitive
[] Ethnicity: Whte
[] Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: Don’t see why this is necessary…
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Test Scores/EC’S?? [/li][] Weaknesses: GPA, rank…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:
Good luck to those who were waitlisted/rejected, and to those accepted, see you next year!

programmerguy · March 24, 2012, 9:33pm

@evf12345 what was ur gpa??? and did you have like 0 ECs???

nolwenn · March 24, 2012, 9:40pm

its obviously written by an angry ■■■■■. see how this is his/her only post. lol

dantheman17397 · March 24, 2012, 9:41pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800 M, 740 CR, 760 W)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: None
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1/3
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3), World His (4), AP Lang (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Journ, Computer Graphic (stupid art credit), H Poly Sci, AP HumanGeo, AP Lit, AP AB Calc
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Uh, every honor society except science?
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Relay For Life (co-Chair), Camp Counselor, School paper and news producers, History Fair (2 time National Qualifyer), 100 hrs of comm service, 3 years basketball, 2 years cross country
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100
[ *] Summer Activities: Camp Counselor
[ *] Essays:Didnt talk much about school, more about internship opportunities, school location, prestige
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: History, English, Journalism teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ ] Additional Rec: From my headmaster, athletic director, and local journalist
[ ] Interview: Yes
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White (I hate quotas)
[ *] Gender: Male (again)
[ ]Income Bracket: probably highest, second highest
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Family has connections?
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Test Scores, leadership
[ *] Weaknesses: Grades don’t match test scores, probably teacher recs
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 3-4 people from my school used NU as a safety school
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UF, Miami; deferred at Michigan; rejected at UNC-Chapel Hill
[ b]General Comments: Good luck to all accepted.

juntaeko · March 24, 2012, 10:11pm

Decision: Accepted to Medill School of Journalism!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): CR: 680 M: 800 W: 780 (Single Sitting)
SAT II: MII: 800 Chem: 700
iBT TOEFL: 113 out of 120
ACT: 32
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/39
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit: 3 AP Chem: 4
Senior Year Course Load: British Lit, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Journalism, Physics Honors, Jazz Ensemble, World Religions, Benedictine Spirituality, Oral Communications, Driver’s Ed,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope

Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]Newspaper Club (Editor)
Yearbook Club (Editor)
Quiz Bowl Team (Starting Member)
Student Council (Secretary)
Community Service (Rehabilitation Center)
Math and Science Club (President)
National Honor Society (Member)
Jazz Ensemble (Soloist)

[li] Job/Work Experience: None[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Rehabilitation Center[/li]
[li] Essays: Commonapp: Unique, 8/10; Supplement: Showed interest, 8/10.[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Got from My Godfather and Journalism Instructor. (They both love me. ^,^)[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: One of the best I’ve ever seen[/li]
[li] Additional Rec: None[/li]
[li] Interview: It went really well.[/li]
Other:
[li] Country (if international applicant): South Korea[/li]
[li] School Type: Religious Boarding School (Subiaco Academy) in Arkansas[/li]
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male

Reflection
[] Strengths: I really don’t know but probably fluency in English
[] Weaknesses: SAT, Lack of extracurricular activities
[] Why you think you were accepted: Luck… I guess
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted (Notre Dame), Waitlisted (WUSTL) Rejected (Michigan, UVA, Caltech)

General Comments:
Thank you Northwestern!!!

SRHS12 · March 24, 2012, 11:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):2310 (780 reading, 800 writing, 730 math)
SAT II: 770 Biology E, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank: 7/450
AP: Euro (5), Environmental (4), Lang (5), Biology (5), Physics B (4), US History (4), Lit, Calc, Human Geography, Psychology, French
Senior Year Course Load:AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, AP French, Honors Photo Digital III, Honors International Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Society of Arts & Letters literature award

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit Mag (editor-in-chief), Envirothon (secretary), Girl Scouts (Patrol leader), Horseback Riding “B” Team, Interact, NAHS, NHS
Job/Work Experience: Stable Hand
Volunteer/Community service: SPCA, and a lot in Girl Scouts and Interact
Summer Activities: camp counselor at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, studied wildlife management in Kenya, traveled in UK alone
Essays: Common App was very good (if I do say so myself ), and Supp was fairly typical with an injection of personality in the opening “hook” paragraph
Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t seen any of them, but submitted 3
Counselor Rec: Do not know my counselor AT ALL. But I guess she wrote nice things…
Interview: Really great; she said I asked great questions and that I seemed like a Northwestern student already

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): MD
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket:…uhhh…upper middle class?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None

Reflection

Strengths:Common app essay, GPA, SAT I, traveling abroad alone/studying abroad
Weaknesses:supp essay, subject test scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I distinguished myself as an independent risk-taker and made my intentions about what I would do at northwestern (with regards to research and extracurriculars) very clear. And luck. Lots of luck.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Rejected: Yale EA. Accepted: Columbia (likely letter), UChicago, BU, GW, Brandeis

General Comments:

AHHHHHHHHHHHH! So excited.

ilmayday · March 25, 2012, 12:24am

Meant to post this morning, here it is a little late…

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (760 math, 740 reading, 730 writing)
[] ACT: 34 (34 english, 34 reading, 34 math, 35 science)
[] SAT II: 800 math II, 800 chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 200ish?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics, AP English Lit, AP Stats, Chinese 4, Dual enroll Calc2 & Calc3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, Varsity Tennis, Band
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: National Honor Society, tutoring, Key Club
[] Summer Activities: Haha…nothing…
[] Essays: decent? I didn’t let anyone else read them and I can’t really judge my own writing very well…
[] Teacher Recommendation: didnt see them
[] Counselor Rec: didnt see them
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t do…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, not very large/competitve
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: ~100k?
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores? rigorous course load?
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars (nothing really outstanding), leadership (none at all hahahah)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: showed interest (visit campus, attended info session on the university & the McCormick school), female applying for engineering…
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at University of Michigan, still waiting on others…[/ul][/li]General Comments: I was really expecting a rejection, it took me a while to muster up the courage to open that link xD hoping to go here in the fall, definitely a top choice for me!

Confucian · March 25, 2012, 1:12am

Decision: Accepted, McCormick

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 USH, 800 WH, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/218 ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (5), USH (5), Chem (4), English Lang (4), Latin Vergil (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Religion classes, AP Politics, AP Physics B, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, H Bio, H Visual Basic, H Western Civ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CT Governor’s Scholar, National Merit Finalist, Comcast Leaders & Achievers, Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude/Gold Medal (3x), a few other local writing awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate 9th-12th grade (captain), Envirothon 10-12 (captain), school service society 9-12 (VP), NHS 10-12 (VP); The first 3 are the ones I have dedicated myself to in school over the years, it would take a while to describe the things I do in each of them.
[] Job/Work Experience: none, applied for some jobs, didn’t get them >.<
[] Volunteer/Community service: worked with a non-profit in New Orleans rebuilding houses, volunteer at food pantry, tutor at local middle school, volunteer for local state representative, and the school service society could be considered community service (we run monthly schoolwide food drives that go to the aforementioned food pantry)
[] Summer Activities: volunteering at food pantry, camp CIT, etc.
[] Essays: Common App was a little abstract, fairly personal, not sure how admissions officers would’ve responded to it; I felt my Why NU essay was quite solid and specific
[] Teacher Recommendation: don’t know, didn’t ask for or read, but I have very good relationships with the teachers I asked
[] Counselor Rec: don’t know, didn’t ask for or read
[] Additional Rec: Envirothon coach, it would’ve been very good
[li] Interview: it was my first alumni interview…so it went ok, decent but not nearly as good as some other later ones I had[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic, all-male
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese-American)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: just barely don’t qualify for FA, but still applied for FA anyways lol
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: objective stats, essay
[] Weaknesses: none in particular, overall solid app, but I had nothing that really stood out or anything in particular
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I visited, was fairly specific in my Why essay, described many things I liked in my visit, generally was specific about things;
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dartmouth likely letter, Swarthmore early write acceptance, UChicago waitlist, thus far

[/ul]General Comments:

It’s very interesting, accepted with no STEM ECs or awards :). But I did clearly express why I applied to McCormick and what I wanted to pursue in the context of engineering. Maybe a non-STEM-activity-oriented applicant stood out in the applicant pool as well?

Got accepted to NU and waitlisted by UC on the same day. I know some others who were also accepted by one of the two and waitlisted by the other. My parents and I have been joking that maybe there’s some collaboration going on between them, or maybe some school quotas? Who knows, these things are fickle.

Obviously, though, I’m still pretty happy with this, NU is a great school, although I will be weighing against several other great options as well, so I’m not really sure where I stand as of now.

malxmusician212 · March 25, 2012, 1:17am

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1990 (CR-630, Writing-670, Math-690
SAT II: US History-540, Math I-690, Math II-710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85 (Weighted 4.47)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Music Theory (4) US History (2) Eng. Lang (3)
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Calc AB
Hebrew 4 Honors
Advanced Music Composition Beyond AP
AP Bio
AP Literature
Comparative Religion
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: I am the photographer for my local Chabad (Jewish Temple).
Summer Activities: I attended computer tech camps and went on international leadership seminars.
Essays: CommonApp essay about a trip to Auschwitz and being tolerant to anti-Semitism, even though it greatly angers me. I also spoke about how I came home to my international youth movement (BBYO) and started a movement about treating hatred with tolerance. My supplement was very genuine, talked about the quarter system, Evanston, and the 5 year dual degree program. I had also spoken to my admissions rep two times and he knew how much I love NU.
Teacher Recommendation: My teachers, who wrote my recs, and I have very close and personal relationships, I’m sure they were great.
Counselor Rec: She told me it was awesome.
Interview: Did not
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Small Jewish High School (seriously small, like 150 kids total).
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Jewish? Probably not, some schools are looking for Jews, but I doubt Northwestern is.
Reflection
Strengths: Spoke to my admissions rep twice, he and I got along very well. I also composed a string quintet, which was performed at a school concert, for my Advanced Comp class.
Weaknesses: no interview, there are plenty of other stronger candidates than myself.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am shocked, couldn’t tell you.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted- Goucher College (very high scholarship), University of Puget Sound (second highest scholarship), Clark University (highest scholarship), American University (honors internship program)
Waitlisted- Boston College, Colgate University
Deferred - Princeton University
Rejected - Swarthmore, Wesleyan
Waiting to hear from - Dartmouth, Princeton, Bowdoin, Williams, Sarah Lawrence, and Vassar
General comments: I’m thrilled!! If you’re going to the Bienen School of Music send me a message!!!

foreverarianaaa · March 25, 2012, 2:01am

Decision: Accepted (WCAS)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (Math: 670, CR: 650, Writing:650)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math II: 690, Bio-E: 680, Lit:660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/434 (top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Psychology SL (5), Mathematics SL (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English A1 HL, IB French HL, IB Biology HL, IB 20th Century History HL, AP Statistics, IB Visual Arts SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Outstanding Participant, National French Honor Society, 21st place in national French contest out of over 19,000
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (president), Environmental Club (founder and president), Junior State of America (president), National Honor Society, Black Student Union
[] Job/Work Experience: Had jobs the past two summers and I was the Easter Bunny last year during school.
[] Volunteer/Community service: in various community leadership commissions, AmeriCorps peer tutoring, lots of community service hours, etc.
[] Summer Activities: summer jobs
[] Essays: I, personally, thought my CommonApp essays SUCKED. My Northwestern essay was written as if it was a regular day at Northwestern like I had been going there for a while. I connected my future daily activities at Northwestern with my current passions.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great, as far as I know.
[] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see it, but I’m almost positive it was amazing.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: I realized too late that there were interviews and didn’t have one.
[/ul]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] School Type: suburban public
[] Ethnicity: black, white, Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: about 90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
[] Strengths: Umm, my leadership abilities, passionate nature, and involvement? Also GPA.
[] Weaknesses: Test scores. Without a doubt.
[] Why you think you were accepted: My passions and goals are very clear not only through my essays, but also through my EC’s. Also, URM.
[] Where else were you accepted: Cornell, University of Washington, Reed College, Boston College. Waiting on Stanford and Brown.
General Comments: I’m not surprised I got in, but now if I don’t get into Stanford or Brown it’ll be difficult to choose between Northwestern and Cornell. Anyway, congrats and good luck to all! :)

despicableme01 · March 25, 2012, 2:25am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Math - 790, Crit Reading - 670, Writing - 680 (2140 total)
[] SAT II: Math II - 760, Chem - 740
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): Scored 7 for everything except Math HL (Took Phy, Chem, Math HL and Eng A1, Chinese B and Business SL) BB for EE and TOK (Total 43/45)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Netball (Captain), Cross Country (Vice-Captain), Synchro Swimming, Student Government, Track & Field[/li]
[] Essays: I personally thought my essays were well written and showcased my strong desire to attend Northwestern.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t get to read them. I think that my recs were pretty solid though. 
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to read.
[] Interview: Thought it went well too

Reflection
[] Strengths: Essays, Recs and IB Scores.
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was rejected because of the strong competition. I’m an international student and the number of places offered for those in my area and school are pretty limited. Much better qualified students I suppose but I thought I had a shot of getting in because I was really keen on going! Ahh well (: Sometimes things do not work out the way you want them to. [/li]
General Comments: Congrats to those who were accepted! Really happy for you all (: Northwestern really is a wonderful school. The campus is GORGEOUS too! For those who didn’t get in, I know how you feel. Things will work out though (: All the best as you wait for the rest of your offers!

despicableme01 · March 25, 2012, 2:27am

@foreverarianaaa I’m waiting and hoping for Brown too! All the best :D

giterdone · March 25, 2012, 9:20am

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amoraeternus · March 25, 2012, 4:58pm

Decision: Accepted

SAT I (breakdown): Critical Reading: 770; Writing: 770; Math: 720
ACT: 34
SAT II: Literature: 690; Math II: 780
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8851
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Weighted: 17/633; Unweighted: 23/633
AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4); Language and Composition (5); Calculus BC (5); US History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Biology, AP Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language, AP Statistics, Education Intern, Astronomy
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Secretary), Varsity Diving, Musical, Acapella Club, Academic Quiz Bowl, WYSE/Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Children’s Home and Aid Daycare, Hospital Day Surgery Ward, Retirement Home
Summer Activities: Volunteering
Essays: I liked my common app essay, which was kind of unique, and my NU supplement was decent
Teacher Recommendation: Both were pretty good, but nothing super special
Counselor Rec: Probably pretty generic
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: I went in for the interview on campus, and it went pretty well, but again, nothing special
State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
School Type: Public, ~2400 students
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: I feel like my essays were pretty good, and I think I’m decently well-rounded
Weaknesses: I don’t have perfect numbers, nor was in I in many leadership positions
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: William and Mary, U of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Mizzou, U of I, Loyola, Marquette; Still waiting to hear from Duke, Cornell, UPenn, Dartmouth and UNC-Chapel Hill

hockey9420 · March 25, 2012, 5:08pm

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to Medill**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] SAT II: 700 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): probably around 3.6-3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/280
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor-in-chief of newspaper, president of business club, varsity soccer/hockey, NHS, blogger…more
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: every weekend
[ *] Summer Activities: Medill Cherubs
[ *] Essays: I think they were pretty soild
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: probably very good
[ *] Counselor Rec: probably generic
[ ] Additional Rec:
[ ] Interview: went well
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: competitive public, medium-size
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: M
[ ]Income Bracket: no financial aid
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy - both parents for grad school and brother for undergrad
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA - I’ve had my fair share of B and B’s in honors classes
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Journalism. I’ve had extensive involvement with it and helped completely turn turn around the quality of my high school newspaper. Spent a tone of time after school alone working on it. It’s almost became a full time job for me, and I’ve demonstrated a lot of leadership. The people who wrote my recs are aware of what I’ve done and probably made it very clear in their recs how dedicated I was to the newspaper. Also studied it at a Northwestern summer program for 5 weeks.
[ ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Legacy also helped
[ b]General Comments: This year was a really tough year, and a lot of extremely qualified kids didn’t get in. I think my acceptance goes to show that there’s a lot more to it than grades. I got in because of my leadership in my EC’s, not because of my grades. I think it came down to who Northwestern thought could make the best contribution to their school - innovative students. All the qualified kids who didn’t get in will find their niche elsewhere and will make the best of it. I’m happy it came together in the end for me.

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