<p>just called.</p>
<p>They hung up on me, lol.</p>
<p>Were you able to ask anything before the hang-up?</p>
<p>nope. If you notice in last year’s decisions thread, the first poster posted at 6:30 CT.</p>
<p>So decisions could be released in about an hour? That’s sort of crazy.</p>
<p>No, 2.5 hours… It’s 3:25 CT.</p>
<p>called again and the lady said in a very angry, frustrated tone (very slowly): “Decisions will be released by April 15th.”</p>
<p>darnit BOO CENTRAL TIME.</p>
<p>Ohhhh dear…</p>
<p>Now that we have a legit decisions thread, please do not post anymore. We need to keep this thread clear, so people can find decisions easily.</p>
<p>Accepted :-)</p>
<p>Waitlisted…Does that mean I will definitely be rejected by HPME???</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (Bienen School of Music and WCAS)</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 1940
-SAT IIs: 730 Math I, 690 Lit
-ACT: n/a
-GPA: 4.0 senior year, 3.85 cumulative.
-Rank: no ranking
-Other stats: n/a</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Why Northwestern was really really good. Common App was very good, but not as good as the one I submitted to other colleges later (I revised it)
-Teacher Recs: Very good
-Counselor Rec: Very good
-Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: North Carolina
-School Type: Private
-Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: Extra-curriculars and GPA for strengths, and weakness is definitely test scores!
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: For extra-curriculars especially and personality and passion
-Going to attend?: Probably. Unless I get into Columbia :)</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Music, as I applied for music.
-Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! :)</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
School: Engineering
STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 2140 (760 M, 700 R, 680 W)
-SAT IIs: 770 Math II, 730 Lit, 720 Chemistry
-ACT: 35
-GPA: 4.0
-Rank: 1/350ish
-Other stats:</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays:
-Teacher Recs:
-Counselor Rec:
-Hook (if any): woman in engineering? other than that, none</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: WA
-School Type: public, sends some people to top schools (maybe 5 a year)
-Ethnicity: white
-Gender: F
-Major Strength/Weakness:
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: they liked me 
-Going to attend?: who knows, not really thinking so at this point. but if they money is right, than maybe. I’ve got too many choices :)</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: equestrian stuff (school, 4-H), NHS, key club, tennis, soccer, volunteering at a therapy riding center, youth group, band
-Comments: sorry for not filling all of this out, lazy</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
School/Major: School of Communication/ Radio/Television/Film Major</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT Total: 2230 M: 690, CR: 800, WR: 740,
- ACT: N/A
- SAT Subject Tests: Lit-750, U.S. History-740
- GPA-UW/W: 3.88/4.1
- Rank: N/A
- AP/IB classes: AP Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Good
- Teacher Recs: Did not read
- Counselor Rec: Did not read
- EC highlights: Taught Final Cut Pro and film production techniques to students at a performing arts center. Interned at a public access television station over the summer. Interned for a semester at Pixar Animation Studios.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: California
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Latina
- Gender: Female
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments, scholarship chances, status info, going to NU…?: Wow, this is awesome! I applied for the film program, but I’m not sure if I’ll attend or not. I haven’t visited yet, so maybe going to their admitted students program will help me make up my mind.</p>
<p>Accepted.</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>I was accepted.</p>
<p>AHHH! I always wanted to do this!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
WCAS – Undecided</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 2290 (730 CR, 760 M, 800 W and 11 essay)
-SAT IIs: 780 Math II, 750 Lit
-ACT: 34, but I didn’t send it.
-GPA: 3.93ish UW in the most rigorous courseload
-Rank: Top 5%?</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Common App was about I can measure how much I’ve grown by rereading my kids’ books. Northwestern statement was pretty standard.
-Teacher Recs: One average, one amazing from my debate coach
-Counselor Rec: Decent.
-Hook (if any): None, really, unless being gay counts? haha</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Ohio
-School Type: Medium-sized public
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: I had no community service and I didn’t get into NHS? I dunno.
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Who knows!!!
-Going to attend?: Most likely! unless I get into Brown on a miracle then YESSS</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: a loaddddd of debate and some others
-Comments: SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW!!! CONGRATS EVERYONE WHO GOT IN!!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2090 (CR: 710, M: 650, W: 730).
[</em>] ACT: 31 (E: 32, M: 27, R: 32, S: 33, CE/W: 31, W: 10).
[<em>] SAT II: Literature (620), Math I (660), US History (660).
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: ~3.3
[<em>] ank: 116/561 (top 20%).
[</em>] AP: European History (4), United States History (5), English Language & Composition (4), Art History (3)
[li] Senior Year Course Load: Film/Media, Advanced Math/Trigonometry, Individual Sports, Honors Physics, Honors Symphony Orchestra, AP Spanish Language, AP US Government, AP English Literature.[/li]vMajor Awards: Illinois State Scholar, PSAE (one of the top scores in my school), Honors Thespian (International Thespian Society), AP Scholar with Honor.</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Concert Orchestra (Violin I Section Leader, Officer), Honors Symphony Orchestra (Secretary), Drama Club (Photographer, Co-Vice President),Technical Theatre Club (Photographer, Vice President, Stage Manager for several plays/musicals/performances).
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: technical services in my school’s theater.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat For Humanity, volunteer at local food pantry.
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were really good. I wrote about how pangolins are my favorite animal and how Dillo Day was awesome. I talked about how I love all of the traditions and stuff.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, I’m really close to all of them.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: She loves me.
[<em>] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, my EFC was $889.
[<em>] Intended Major: School of Communication: Radio/TV/Film
[</em>] State: Illinois.
[<em>] School Type: public, fairly competitive.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian. I noted that I was born in Ukraine though.
[<em>] Gender: Female.
[</em>] Income Bracket: uh… live with my mom. She makes less than $40k.
[li] Hooks: Multilingual/born abroad, good ECs/leadership, good test scores.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: test scores, ECs, I thought everything was solid except…
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA. Also, my counselor forgot to send in my midyear grades until two days ago… I doubt that mattered though.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: low GPA.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Oddly enough, Northwestern was my top choice from 7th grade up until junior year. Then I found out about USC and NU slowly drifted to the bottom. I’m not really upset about it at all, to be honest.</p>
<p>youwillsee…did you get called in to interview for HPME in January or February? If not, you should have received a rejection letter in the mail. HPME and acceptance to NU are separate.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 2230 (740 CR, 690 M, 800 W)
-SAT IIs: 720 Math I, 690 Chem, 720 Literature
-ACT: N/A
-GPA: 3.93 UW/4.42 W
-Rank: Top 2.6%
-Other stats: N/A</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Common App about the link between Jurassic Park and Frankenstein and how it’s affected my sciencific-ethical decision making
-Teacher Recs: Honors/AP chem teacher and AP lit/lang teacher–glowing recs
-Counselor Rec: Very positive
-Hook (if any): None–I’m a lower middle class white girl from Maryland</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Maryland
-School Type: Private Roman Catholic
-Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: strong academics AND test scores, plus athletics and music
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Well-rounded qualities plus well-written and thoughtful essays
-Going to attend?: Very strong chance</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extracurriculars: Varsity ice hockey, Advanced Women’s Chorus, newspaper, mock trial, class council, National Honor Society, Math team
-Comments: Was also on Jeopardy! Teen Tournament and a National Spelling Bee contestant</p>