Official Northwestern RD Decisions 2014

merii3 · March 27, 2010, 8:02pm

^ Yo as I clicked on the link i actually said to myself, “I got rejectedddd” and then it was like Congratulations and i was like as;dkfj;asdf ! So you should definitely check.

takemeseriously · March 27, 2010, 8:20pm

Decision:Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SATI (breakdown): 800 CR/ 800 W/ 780 M =2380
[]SATII (if submitted): 800 Math 2, 750 Bio
[]Unweighted GPA(outof4.0): 3.87
[]Rank: Top 20%
[]AP: 3 5s
[]Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and one random class
[]Major Awards(USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars : Debate (captain), Mock Trial (Secretary), FBLA (project chair), religious group youth leader, dance teacher
[]Job/Work Experience: tutor, dance teacher, and hotel internship
[]Volunteer/Community service: began a tutoring program
[]Essays: terrible, honestly
[]Teacher Recommendation: great
[]Counselor Rec: decent
[]Additional Rec:none
[]Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[]Intended Major: Sociology
[]State: CA
[]School Type: Competitive public
[]Ethnicity: Indian
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: >100,000
[]Hooks: none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: SAT, ecs
[]Weaknesses: rank, essays
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haha see above?
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck everyone. Im sure youll all end up in amazing places

jablalf · March 27, 2010, 8:33pm

Decision: ACCEPTED - Medill

STATS:

-SAT - 2250 - 800 CR, 650 M, 800 W
-GPA 4.00 UW
-Rank: top 5%

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: Strong
-Teacher Recs: Strong
-Counselor Rec: Positive, if impersonal.

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: Southeast
-School Type: Public
-Gender: M
-Going to attend?: Hopefully

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars: Skewed heavily towards interests - in terms of academics, not well rounded.
-Comments: I’m posting this as a message of hope for future applicants who arn’t quite well-rounded, academically. As I was in the process of applying, I read a number of threads on CC (and heard from guidance counselors as well as parents) that well-rounded is necessary… not always true. If you know what you want to study, it’s fine to play heavily toward those interests. Also, congrats to all of the acceptances and hope that everyone ends up at a ‘first choice’.

FAFSA_Parent · March 28, 2010, 12:03am

I was just at a party and one of the parents said that her daughter heard “yes” from Northwestern this past week. Where do you go to check on line?

xctf · March 28, 2010, 12:52am

[ b]Decision: ACCEPTED**

Copy & Paste:

STATS:

-SAT M:700 CR:700 WR:770 [2170]
-SAT IIs: Spanish: 600 Math II: 610 Math I: 640 Literature: 550
-ACT: 30 (math 34, reading 32)
-GPA: 97.7/100
-Rank: 13/405
-Other stats:

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: commonapp essay very unique theme
-Teacher Recs: standard
-Counselor Rec: standard
-Hook (if any): …Questbridge? I’m white and poor

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: NY
-School Type: private - very very competitive
-Ethnicity: pasty white
-Gender: M
-Major Strength/Weakness: Strengths: art portfolio and music (pipe organ)/ weakness, substandard test scores
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Unique art and music aspects
-Going to attend?: Most likely, depends on Brown. But I also like Vassar a lot.

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars: plenty…president of a club, school newspaper, art, music, intense runner (not for NU though)
-Comments: Completely caught by surprise!!! I was like “oh okay” when I got the email because I wasn’t too keen on NU, but now I’m realizing what a great school it is, and now highly considering it. Hope to see you all in the fall!

mrbopalop1 · March 28, 2010, 10:28am

Decision: WAITLISTED

STATS:

-SAT 730CR 800M 730W (2260)
-SAT IIs: 730BioM, 730Math2, 680 French
-ACT none
-GPA 3.97W at end of 2nd quarter, 4.29 end of 3rd
-Rank: top 10/93
-Other stats:

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: Probably decent, I don’t remember
-Teacher Recs: Good
-Counselor Rec: Possibly good
-Hook (if any): Research?

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: WI
-School Type: Independent Private
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: test scores not the best
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: they probably saw where my parents went (H and C dad/mom respectively) and decided that I was doing the same.
-Going to attend?:

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars: Piano Tennis research not much in general
-Comments:no ECs thats why I didn’t get in

cloudygirl · March 28, 2010, 11:38am

Decision: ACCEPTED: WEINBERG!!!

STATS:

-SAT: didn’t submit
-SAT IIs:didn’t submit
-ACT:33
-GPA:4.56, weighted
-Rank:1/360ish
-Other stats:will graduate having taken 9 AP classes
Two 5’s in world and US history and a horrible fail in chem
Interview went pretty well and was very informal

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays:I thought my common app ones were decent but my why NU I thought was horrible now that I look back on it
-Teacher Recs: Didn’t see them, but probably pretty good
-Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it
-Hook (if any):

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country:Minnesota
-School Type:Public
-Ethnicity:Indian
-Gender:F
-Major Strength/Weakness:Good class rank/essays weren’t awesome
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:I showed a lot of interest in NU( interviews, info sessions, tours)
-Going to attend?:Hopefully, but it costs a ton!!!

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars:tennis, NHS, Link Crew, PSACT, Volunteer at Hospital
-Comments:NU was my 1st choice and I was super surprised that I got in!!!

An0nmity · March 28, 2010, 2:38pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown):
[]ACT: 34 Composite (35 Writing, 33 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science)
[]SAT II: 760 USH, 710 Math II, 690 Chem
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87/4
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/572
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US (4), Calc BC (4), AB Sub (5), Chem (3)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis): Art (5), Spanish (4)
[]Senior Year Course Load: IB 20th Century Comparative, AP Gov/Econ, IB English, IB Math, IB Bio, AP Comp Sci.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 years at California State Science Fair, 1 year California State History Day, California State FBLA (this year), regional awards in MESA, Mock Trial, FBLA[/li][/ul]

Subjective

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Muslim Student Association (Co-Founder and Vice-president-2 years), M.E.S.A (4 years), FBLA (2 years), Mock Trial (2.5 years), Soccer (11 years), Gaming Club/Forum Administrator stuff (2 years), Link Crew (1 year),
[]Job/Work Experience: None
[]Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer (2.5 years), Tutor (Library/School- 4 years), Soccer Coach/Referee (4 years)
[]Summer Activities: COSMOS Summer Program at UCI
[]Essays: Soccer, Community Service at Hospital, Interest in Bio
[]Teacher Recommendation: Excellent Recommendations (Only issue is that I did not know that I should have waived my right to see them. I had just come out of surgery on my right lung a few days before so I was rushing everything).
[]Counselor Rec: Excellent (same as above though).
[]Additional Rec: None
[li]Interview: None[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[]Applied for financial aid? Yes, EFC is only 2800 :(.
[]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: Pakistani
[]Gender: Male
[]Income Bracket: ~65k
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, Had two surgeries in December though.
[/ul]

Reflection

[ul]
[]Strengths: Academics, variety of ECs
[]Weaknesses: Chem subject test score, accidently did not waive right to see recommendations.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of interest shown (again I was rushing application after my surgery) along with not a very well written “Why NU?” Essay (it was good at best).[/li][/ul]

MasterFox72 · March 28, 2010, 2:41pm

Decision: ACCEPTED

STATS:

-SAT: 2030
Math 720
Reading 710
Writing 600

-SAT IIs:
Math II 770
US Hist 730
Lit 680

-ACT
32

-GPA
4.72 Unweighted
3.96 Weighted

-Rank: 2 of 660

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: Pretty good
-Teacher Recs: Solid
-Counselor Rec: Okay
-Hook (if any): None

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: Illinois
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Asian/Caucasian
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: High rank and GPA, low test scores
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: GPA outweighed test scores.
-Going to attend?: Between this and Notre Dame

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars:
Cross Country and Track
Math Team
Chess Club
NHS
Mu Alpha Theta

julibelle · March 28, 2010, 8:53pm

Decision: ACCEPTED
School of Communications - Theatre!! :D

STATS:

-SAT: 2260 (780 CR, 710 M, 770 W)
-SAT IIs: N/A
-ACT: 33
-GPA: 3.83 UW, 4.15ish W
-Rank: Top 10% somewhere
-Other stats: National Merit Finalist?

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: Common app one was… interesting. I thought my Why Northwestern one could have been better, but it was definitely unique compared to others I read.
-Teacher Recs: One STELLAR one from my AP Language teacher
-Counselor Rec: Meh? I don’t think she likes me that much, but it probably wasn’t awful.
-Hook (if any): Absolutely nothing

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: IL
-School Type: Large-ish public
-Ethnicity: Paler than you
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: Weaknesses = nearly everything (GPA, demographic, didn’t interview, didn’t visit campus, didn’t include a rec from my theatre director… haha). Strengths = “passion” in extracurriculars, well-written essays, teacher rec?
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I have no idea. I was shocked - but thrilled!
-Going to attend?: 95% yes :)

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars: TONS of theatre and show choir/music stuff.
-Comments: To anyone considering applying to Northwestern who thinks they don’t have a shot - do it! I was convinced I would be rejected and look what happened. Just go for it!

aspenleaf · March 29, 2010, 7:41pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):CR 800, M 770, W 690 (Super score, I also have a math score of 630 and a writing score of 640)
[] SAT II (if submitted): French w/ listening 670, Math II 740, Chem 660, lit 740, US history 710, Biology E 720,
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0(on initial app.) 3.89 (on mid-term report)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/1 (I’m home schooled)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Biology (5), APUSH (3), World history (4)
[] Dual enrollment (classes taken @ a local college/ community college while in high school) Gen Chem I (A), Comp II (A), Gem Chem II (A), Intro to American Politics (A), Karate (A), Interdisciplinary course (A), College Physics I (A), Calc I (A), Honors World Lit. (B), constitutional Issues (A), College Physics II, Intro. to Sociology, General Psychology, Statistics.
[] Senior Year Course Load:College Physics I (A), Calc I (A), Honors World Lit. (B), constitutional Issues (A), College Physics II, Intro. to Sociology, General Psychology, Statistics, AP French (not planning to take the test)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar, National Merit Commended, National French Exam laureat national, Honors Scholarship @ Community College
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Mariner girl scout program (troop president and vice president, troop rep, regional student president), FIRST Robotics, Dance (Irish), Phi Theta Kappa Honor society, Les Voyagers @ Concordia Language Villages
[] Job/Work Experience:Life guard (1 summer and into the school year)
[] Volunteer/Community service:Aide @ girl scout camp (3 summers), LOWC,
[] Essays:Everyone who read it really liked it. It was about overcoming dificulties, never giving up and how even the tiniest contribution can win the day. I told the story of a strenuous canoe race where I came I last but our team won the over all competition by 1 point, which is how much you earn if you come in last, but don’t DQ.
[] Teacher Recommendation:Should be good one teacher just knew me from class, but I sit in the front and always answer question. The other has been tutoring me in French for four years and knows me really well and she said she would write me a good rec.
[] Counselor Rec:I’m home schooled. It was written by my parents.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
[] Intended Major: premed/chemistry/psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant):MO
[] School Type: Home Schooled
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:IDK (Our EFC was about $40,000)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Dual enrollment and EC, I really focused on one thing didn’t just dabble
[] Weaknesses:SAT writing score, no real outside grades until my junior year (colleges don’t really care what grade your mom gives you.)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m home schooled and I’ve heard that they are really strict about how you submit your application if your home schooled. I sort of added Northwestern at the last minute when I improved my math SAT score, so I might have missed something. Also even if I remember everything, home school apps. are simply unpredictable. I was fairly disappointed at first, but I got over it. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in, and good luck to everyone reading this as we try to figure out where we are going to college. These next few weeks are going to be stressful.

Just in case any one was wondering I got in the University of Missouri-Columbia, Truman State University, University of Washington-Seattle, Vanderbilt and Washington University in St. Louis. I got wait listed by Wellesley. I am currently waiting on two more schools.

srrinath · March 29, 2010, 9:47pm

**Decision: WAITLISTED **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 2370 (CR 770 M 800 W 800)
[] SAT IIs: Math L2 - 800, Physics - 790, Chemistry - 780, Biology - 770
[] ACT: -
[] APs: 5s in Biology, Chemistry, Physics B, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics
[] IBs: -
[] GPA: 3.8 on a scale of 5.0 (bad freshman year/steep rising trend/leading HS)
[] Rank: -
[] Other stats: -
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Debate (captain), Model UN (head delegate), Yearbook (editor-in-chief/lead designer), Paper (lead designer/editor), Creative Writing Circle (president), Tennis, Competitive Scrabble (quirkiness points?)
[] Job/Work Experience: 6 months as a history teacher aide/curriculum planning.
[] Essays (subject and responses): Very strong based on peer/counselor reviews. My Northwestern Statement was, in my opinion, a matured, considered take on why Northwestern is appropriate for me, free of brownosing or name-dropping.
[] Counselor Rec: Strong. Testifying to my sharp academic turnaround.
[] Applied on: -
[] Hook (if any): Published poet
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Singapore
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Specialized HS for Math/Science. 99% 5s for APs, blah, blah.
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I won’t lie, I expected a better outcome.

lavalamp306 · March 30, 2010, 10:09am

**Decision: Accepted -- McCormick **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take…
[] ACT: 34 Composite (twice);
[] SAT II (if submitted): 800 Math II, 760 US History, 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/1100 (top 2%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s in Euro, US History, Comp Sci A, and Eng Lang & Comp. Taking 6 more tests this year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s, but taking regular English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NSHSS Member, IMEA All State (Violin), AP Scholar w/Distinction… nothing too special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (1st Violin Section Leader), Violin, Urban Arts Club (Recruiter/Promoter), Movie Production Club (founder/head Editor).
[] Job/Work Experience: Math Tutoring, Working at a grocery store
[] Volunteer/Community service: Public Library work, volunteering at soup kitchen
[] Essays: common app essay was very good, best I have written. Why NU essay was not bad either.
[] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but proly generic
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Unable to get one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Industrial Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None, if anything anti-hooks for being affluent and asian
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, essays, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Lack of interview, somewhat generic EC’s, Grades are a little inconsistent
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NU knows my high school very well. Each year they take 20-30 kids out of a class of about 1000. Also NU was my match school so I felt I was at the higher end of their applicant pool. In addition, I also visited the campus. [/li] [/ul]**General Comments: Start your college search in the summer. Stay organized and also make sure you have a clear idea of what the schools are looking for. If your time and money are going to be invested in completing these apps, you might as well make it the best damn application you can. Also once you send in your applications stop worrying and focus on the other things in your life. Being paranoid and worrisome will not affect your decision. You will know your decision in time, so there’s no use in fretting over it. **

shnokabel · March 30, 2010, 5:44pm

Decision: ACCEPTED to Weinberg

I’ve never posted any of this before but I figured I would here since Northwestern is my first choice…

STATS:

-SAT: 2250 (730 R, 720 M, 800 W)
-SAT IIs: Horrible… not going to post…
-GPA: 3.98 UW, 4.7ish W
-Rank: We don’t rank but probably top 1%
-8 AP classes. So far: 5 on AP World, 5 on AP Music Theory, 5 on AP English Lang., and 3 on Calc AB

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: Common app essay was good, and why Northwestern was good too I guess. I can’t really judge for myself haha
-Teacher Recs: probably pretty good?
-Counselor Rec: she doesn’t know me at all so probably average…
-Hook (if any): parent died? (not sure if that is one at all)
-Extracurriculars: Marching Band/band (I’m a percussionist), All-State Chorus, County Honors Band, Music Honors Society, Math Honors Society, Nat’l Hon. Society, SGA Secretary, Youth Advisor to the County Executive, some service groups and stuff…
-Awards: AP scholar with honor, National Merit Scholar (commended), Maryland Distinguished Scholar, Painting Scholarship thing, lots of others I don’t feel like listing…

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: Maryland, US
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: F
-Major Strength/Weakness: Well, my numbers were really good, and I think my essays were good. Weaknesses = SAT 2s and possibly counselor rec
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I showed a LOT of interest in the university. Good stats and a variety of interests.
-Going to attend?: FIRST CHOICE! So if the aid is good enough, then YES!

-Comments: So excited! I have been dreaming of going to NU for a long time. I have only heard back from 2 other schools out of 8 so far, including Boston U (safety-accepted) and Vassar College (waitlisted).

Drought · March 31, 2010, 3:04pm

Decision: WAITLISTED

STATS:

-SAT: 1580/1600, 2300/2400
-SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 750 Math II, 740 Physics
-ACT: N/A
-GPA: 3.65, downward trend
-Rank: 30%-ish
-Other stats: 5 on AP Chem, three 4’s

SUBJECTIVE

-Essays: Common app one was good, “Why Northwestern?” one was bad
-Teacher Recs: One good, one amazing
-Counselor Rec: Good
-Hook (if any): No.

LOCATION/PERSON

-State or Country: Minnesota
-School Type: Private
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: SAT’s, Recommendations/GPA, essays
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I think I shine when subjected to holistic review (aka LAC’s), but I look average when subjected to superficial review. I’m more of a liberal arts college kind of guy anyway.
-Going to attend?: I will not accept my waitlist spot.

OTHER FACTORS

-Extra-curriculars: Sports, instrument, summer programs, blah, blah, blah. No leadership, nothing spectacular.
-Comments: Good school, not for me. I don’t even know why I applied, really.

christianallen · March 31, 2010, 11:07pm

Accepted. Hooray!

EnAll · April 1, 2010, 10:44pm

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 740 CR, 700 M, 780 W
[] SAT IIs: 800 USH; 790 Math 2; 730 WH; 730 Lit; 590 German (Didn’t send this one)
[] ACT: 33 (32M, 32E, 34R, 33S)
[] APs: Didn’t take
[] IBs: Didn’t take
[] GPA: 98.33 (98.83 mid-year)
[] Rank: 10 of 405
[] Other stats: Honor Roll; AATG Glow Honor Roll; National Honor Society
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Social Studies Club (Secretary), Economic Club (President), German Club (Co-President), Computer Technology Club (Founding Member, Co-President), Church Lector
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Essays (subject and responses): Common App: Levity- a humorous look at my levity, or lack thereof; Chicago: Liar- an absurd piece on lying and liars; Chicago Optional: Door-Stoppers- an expression of my love for door-stoppers; Yale: Ambition-an essay on my vaulting ambition; GT SFS- The War on Truth- an essay decrying internet censorship
[] Teacher Recs: Don’t Know
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t Know
[] Applied on: 12/13
[] Hook (if any):
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Elite Private Catholic School; sends several students a year to Ivys, usually 1-3 a year to HYP
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]
Reflection

[] Strengths: GPA, Scores, Leadership
[] Weaknesses: Lack of Community Service, no major awards, perhaps a little too well-rounded
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My “Why Northwestern?” was pretty terrible. No interest

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Not really bummed by this one.

xxLAJxx · April 2, 2010, 12:37am

Decision
ACCEPTED!!! ARTS AND SCIENCES! CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Stats:

SAT II:
-Chem: 740
-Math 2: 790
-US History: 760
ACT: 33
AP/IB taken/scores:
-Euro: 3
-Chem: 4
-English Lang: 5
-US History: 5
GPA weighted: ~99
GPA unweighted: NA
Rank or % estimate: 1

Subjective:

Essays: loved my personal essay. hated my why georgetown. super awk. was freaking about this all week. guess it didn’t matter!!!
Teacher Recs: no idea
Counselor Rec: no idea
Hook (if any): none at all

Location/Person:

State or Country: NY
School Type: small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs: newspaper is my love (lots others too)

squelchy451 · April 2, 2010, 5:15pm

Decision: Accepted
College of Arts and Sciences

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Nov 2008 CR:800, M:740, W:710 (Essay: 9)
[] SAT I (breakdown): Jan 2009 CR:800, M:760, W:680 (Essay: 9)
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2C, 790 Korean, 770 Chem, 730 Lit, 720 US, 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB, BC, Chem, US History (5); AP Euro, AP English Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Orchestra, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, AP Physics C, AP Gov/Econ, AP Computer Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Boy Scout Venture Crew Bronze and Gold Medals, Gold Medals in math and music at Academic Decathlon, Honorable mention for 3 yrs from Pomona Math Talent Search
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Decathlon (Copresident), Church Orchestra (president and concertmaster), HS Orchestra (Co-concertmaster), Boy Scout Venture Crew (VP), XC and Track 9th and 10th grade, other orchestras
[] Job/Work Experience: American Youth Symphony
[] Volunteer/Community service: Play violin in hospital (11th and 12th grade)
[] Summer Activities:Benefit Concert for underprivileged children in South Korea
[] Essays: Good…had several people help me out
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Submitted CD with LIVE recording of 2 concertos I did with school orchestra
[] Interview: None
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Very good public
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Mid/High middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Course load, Violin, Good recs/essay
[] Weaknesses: Too many B’s (3 per year), Should have done sports all 4 years, more diverse EC’s…mine was basically violin and Boy Scout Venture Crew
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strengths…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into UC Berkeley, LA, SD, and Northwestern; Rejected from Columbia (ED), MIT (deferred, then reject), Yale and Stanford[/ul]
General Comments: GL

notpretentious · April 3, 2010, 5:53am

**Decision: Accepted **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):M – 790, W – 750, CR – 740 (Superscore)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II (if submitted): Math II – 800, Chemistry – 780, U.S. History – 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (4), European History (5), Language (5), Statistics (5), Senior Year – Micro/Macroeconomics, Government
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very, very hard – full senior schedule with a couple of independent studying for AP tests and junior/senior level college courses at state university
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, NCTE Writing Award, a lot of awards in national debate and national business organizations (DECA, BPA)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of NHS, State President of Business Organizations, Science Olympiad, Varsity Tennis, Debate, Band, 5 year graduate of prestigious undergraduate math program
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 major internships in strategic marketing and sales, radiology, healthcare management, run own tutoring business (15 students), worked as media promotion specialist for websites and startup company
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 500 hours at local organizations, religious organizations
[] Essays: I thought they were each tailored to match the school’s personality. Nicely polished.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them but I expect that they were substantially well written based on my close connection to the teachers who wrote them for me.
[] Additional Rec: I sent in three additional recommendations from my NHS advisor, my college math professor, and my college chemistry professor.
[li] Interview: Great! I was a little sick though, but I think she understood. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Unknown, Communications?
[] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Large
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): Unique combination of business with hardcore math and science? I don’t know…[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I sent in a video of a local news station profiling me which revealed my ability to communicate effectively… I think this helped me become remembered by Admissions.
[] Weaknesses: Well, I didn’t get into HPME so I thought I was a clear reject.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m just really glad I was accepted!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Vagelos LSM Program at University of Pennsylvania, Duke, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins BME Program, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Minnesota, Rice; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: Stanford

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone else!!!

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