<p>Accepted to WCAS!!! Post stats later~~</p>
<p>Just for laughs. The activity director at my school begged me to apply to Northwestern, and he’s an alum. Said he’d write a great letter. Only finished half of it. Never submitted. Jerk. Lol. I last minute decided to apply b/c I didn’t wanna go to UMich and knew I would rather apply to NU.</p>
<p>accepted to wcas!! :D</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 2390 (800 CR, 790 M, 800 CR)
-SAT IIs: Lit 720, Math II 770, US Hist 770
-ACT: 33, but didn’t send it…
-GPA: 4.88/5, 3.90/4
-Rank: school doesn’t rank
-Other stats: Awards? National Merit Finalist, Bausch & Lomb Scholarship, NCTE Writing Award, etc.</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: They weren’t brilliant, but I think they were pretty good.
-Teacher Recs: I don’t know, but my guess is that my two teachers wrote excellent recs…they both recommended me for corresponding awards and seemed to like me…
-Counselor Rec: I assume that this was good as well…I know my counselor pretty well…
-Hook (if any): My writing? My English teacher probably wrote an excellent rec, I won an English writing award, and I think my essays were decent.</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Illinois
-School Type: Large public (2500+ students)
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: Essays, Recs, Test Scores/No crazy leadership positions in extracurriculars…or extracurriculars at all for that matter…
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I think my stats were pretty solid. I’m also a legacy (My dad went there for undergrad…he hated it, though).
-Going to attend?: I don’t think so. I’ve been accepted to other schools (UChicago, UCB Engineering, UMich, and UIllinois Engineering) and even though I like Northwestern a lot, my dad really really really doesn’t want me to go…</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: I was in plenty, but was never super involved. (My greatest involvement was as a board member for my school’s environmental club. For everything else, though, I was mainly a participant…)
-Interviews: It was my first interview. I think it went okay…not outstanding in any way
-Comments: Though I think I had a good shot at Northwestern in general, I think the clincher was my status as a legacy. :/</p>
<p>lovelyinkwell: i don’t think the legacy was the main part. your test scores are stellar! and so is your GPA.</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED
School of Communications-Drama</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 2300 (800 CR 700 M 800 W)
-SAT IIs: 670 Lit 670 US History
-ACT: N/A
-GPA: 3.5
-Rank: 121/~500
-Other stats:</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Common App was good I think. My “Why Northwestern” essay was probably a little lackluster given I have never visited the campus, and wasn’t able to really color it with that experience.
-Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but I assume good but nothing out of the ordinary.
-Counselor Rec: Same.
-Hook (if any): National Merit Finalist (not really a hook, but I figured I should say it somewhere)</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Washington State
-School Type: Public, ~1900 students, highly ranked/competitive
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: Strengths: Extracurriculars, SAT I; Weaknesses: GPA, Rank
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I think I wasn’t a competitive candidate, due mostly to my academic performance at school. I also was applying into the drama program at the School of Communications, which lets a very small number of people in.<br>
-Going to attend?: Haha.</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: A ton of theater and theater related ECs, a fair amount of volunteering, some work.<br>
-Comments: Not surprised, and not too broken up about it either. Good luck to everyone who got in as well as those of you (us) who didn’t!</p>
<p>1400 Math + Reading
760 Lit
750 Us History
800 Spanish
650 Math 2</p>
<p>GPA 3.55
Weighted 5.55 ( because of dual enrollment porgrams)</p>
<p>300+ comunity service
Newspaper (11th and 12th)
Soccer varsity ( 9 and 10)
Creative writing club (11-12)
NHS (10-12)</p>
<p>White Hispanic
first generation colombian- American</p>
<p>ACCEPTED TO WCAS</p>
<p>Stats:
- SAT Total: 2250
- SAT II: 790 Math 2, 770 US History, 760 World History
- AP/IB taken/scores: AP World Hist, US Hist, Psych (5’s), Lit (4)
- GPA weighted (no unweighted at my school): 4.42 (out of 4.0), I think its something like 3.97 unweighted
- Rank or % estimate: School doesn’t provide them but top tenth at least
- Courses: Most rigorous</p>
<p>Subjective:
- Essays: Average
- Teacher Recs: One extremely good, one pretty good
- Counselor Rec: Don’t really know him all that well but he loves me
- Additional Rec: Extremely good written by person who works at the place I volunteer</p>
<p>Location/Person:
- School Type: public, top 50 in USA in Newsweek Rankings
- Ethnicity: asian… yeah…
- Gender: male
- Legacy Yes/No: Nowhere outside of Korea…
- Important ECs:
Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field (10,11)
French Honor Society (President)
Amnesty Int’l (Secretary)
President of a global health club at school
Volunteer with American Cancer Society (100+ hours/yr)
NHS
School orchestra - Awards: A lot of stuff from school, National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Accepted for Medill ^</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED (WCAS)</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-ACT: 34 (35/34/32/34/8)
-GPA: 3.67ish? UW
-Rank: School does not rank.
-Other stats: Spanish Language AP Test-4</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Good, I thought.
-Teacher Recs: To be honest, based on the teacher, excellent. I haven’t read them, though.
-Counselor Rec: Generic, I’m sure.
-Hook (if any): I’m pretty sure none… hah.</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Iowa.
-School Type: Crowded, overpopulated public. Competitive.
-Ethnicity: White.
-Gender: Female.
-Major Strength/Weakness: Probably weak GPA and not terribly diverse extra-curriculars.
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: They don’t like me. Haha, kidding. Probably something to do with GPA and extra-curriculars.
-Going to attend?: I wish.</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Cello (10 years), orchestra (8 years), choir (6 years), show choir (prep 1 year, varsity 2 years), Business Professionals of America (3 years)
-Awards/Distinctions: All-State Orchestra Cellist (4 years), 3rd Chair Cellist at All-State (12th grade), Iowa State University Honor Choir (2 years), National Honor Society (2 years), 3rd Place Economic Research Project at state level competition for Business Professionals of America (BPA) club, will be competing nationally for Desktop Publishing for BPA in May
-Comments: Oh well.</p>
<p>Decision:REJECTED</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 2200 (M750CR660W790)
-SAT IIs: (M2-800, Chem- 690)
-ACT n/a
-GPA 4.2 weighted
-Rank:
-Other stats: Varsity Tennis, Captain, Varsity XC, Wind Ensemble, </p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: I thought mine were creative, very satisfied with them
-Teacher Recs: didn’t read them
-Counselor Rec: dunno
-Hook (if any):</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: NJ
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Gender: Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: Strength who knows, but i did turn it in on the second to last day
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: not good enough in all areas? poopies
-Going to attend?: Yes? lol no.</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: tennis, XC, Wind Ensemble, Worship Team, NHS, LHS, MAT, Breakdance Club
-Comments: Maybe grad school</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Weinberg Arts and Sciences)</p>
<p>STATS:
-SAT: 730 CR, 800 M, 730 W = 2260 overall
-SAT IIs: 800 Chinese w/ Listening, 770 Molecular Biology, 730 U.S. History, 800 Math 2
-ACT: N/A
-GPA: 4.04 weighted (.5 weight for AP/Honors classes)
-Rank: Top ~5-10%
-Other stats:</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE
-Essays: My “Why Northwestern” essay was really personal and based on the 24-hour dance marathon. I also talked about my visit there.
-Teacher Recs: Didn’t read either, but I’m sure they were great
-Counselor Rec: I’m really close to my counselor, so it should have been pretty good
-Hook (if any): I live overseas, so I’m “international” - and I took an especially rigorous courseload last year.</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON
-State or Country: NC - but I live in Tokyo, Japan 
-School Type: Private, international. ~140 kids in the senior class
-Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness:
Strengths: Pretty good GPA, test scores, courseload
Weaknesses: No phenomenal talents - I’m pretty good at a lot of things but not GREAT at any one thing
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I showed a lot of interest in Northwestern as a whole and was very specific in why I wanted to go there. I did a lot of research and toured campus, and I guess it showed
-Going to attend?: Not sure yet. I got into UChicago earlier this week, and I’m still waiting on Duke and all the Ivies.</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS
-Extracurriculars: Varsity swimming all four years, President of Habitat for Humanity, NHS. I bus monitor, worked as a swim instructor at a summer camp (2008), and lifeguard occasionally.
-Comments: Not sure if I’m headed to NU or not, but congratulations to everyone who got in and good luck. Perhaps I’ll meet some of you in the future :)</p>
<p>Decision: WAITLISTED</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 710 CR, 750 M, 760 WR
-SAT IIs: 740 Math II, 650 USH, 600 French w/ Listening
-ACT: N/A
-GPA: UW: 3.88, W: 4.02
-Rank: Top 10%, school doesn’t rank
-Other stats: Regents all 90+ except 86 Chemistry</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Pretty darn good, maybe not outstanding.
-Teacher Recs: Ditto on that
-Counselor Rec: I thought it was pretty good.
-Hook (if any): ANTI-HOOKS ABOUND </p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: Empire State represent
-School Type: Public Magnet, Competitive
-Ethnicity: AZN
-Gender:Male
-Major Strength/Weakness: SAT’s were good, SAT II’s not, GPA good, essays not outstanding.
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: No clue.
-Going to attend?: No, I was waitlisted.</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Many good ones
-Comments: Whatever wouldn’t have gone even if I got accepted cause I got into Chicago. Congrats to acceptees!</p>
<p>Accepted to Arts and Sciences!!</p>
<p>Accepted WCAS</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul][<em>]SAT: 790m, 790r, 730w (2310)
[</em>]SAT II: 780 us history, 720 math ii, 690 chem
[<em>]ACT: 35
[</em>]GPA: 4.0 u, 4.6 w
[<em>]Rank: top 5% (don’t rank further than that)
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5 on us history, will take BC Calc, Chem, and Psych
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: I loved my common app, about my iranian and irish heritage, and my why nu was actually pretty good, surprising because I haven’t visited yet
[</em>]Recs: should have been great, but I didn’t see them
[<em>]Summer Activities: working, traveled to Kenya to volunteer in hospital
[</em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): None really, I guess National Merit Finalist and that I’m Iranian?
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[<em>]Location: MA
[</em>]High School Type: Public (220 in class)
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Female
[/ul]Other:
[list][<em>]Extracurriculars: dance for 14+ years, dance teacher, peer leadership, cross country
[</em>]Awards: National Merit Finalist, Stonehill College Book Award, NHS, French Honor Society, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude (2 years), and a few within school awards
[*]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I am so happy that NU looked past my lack of tons of AP’s (my school doesn’t offer many and places limits on when you can take them). I don’t know… my essays I think were great and my GPA/SATs are really good. I am SO EXCITED I cannot wait to visit in the next few weeks. Congrats to everyone that got in and don’t worry if you didn’t - I was rejected from UNC Chapel Hill so honestly the process is so ridiculous.</p>
<p>UNC for out of state people is weird haha, don’t worry about it. I got in bit that’s only because I’m in-state. </p>
<p>congrats slpxx!!! :)</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED WCAS</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 2250
-SAT IIs: 630 Bio E, 790 Lit
-ACT: 32
-GPA: 3.6 UW, 4.4ish W
-Rank: 40/390
-Other stats: IB diploma candidate, 4 on physics SL exam ad 5 on spanish junior year, currently in HL bio, english, and history and SL math(2 year), along with TOK and SL world religions. Worked a job after school both jr. and sr. year to help family, national merit finalist</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Good, i thought…
-Teacher Recs: Good- one was so so, but the other was AWESOME, so it balanced
-Counselor Rec: entirely generic, im sure
-Hook (if any): URM? I’m native hawaiian</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: CO
-School Type: Public
-Ethnicity: Hawaiian
-Gender: F
-Major Strength/Weakness: My ECs were great, lots of awards on state and national level for public speaking, but my gpa and rank were definitely a major weakness
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Just not competitive enough, i guess…rejection letter said 27,500 apps this year, so im sure there were prolly lots of people with awesome ECs AND grades 
-Going to attend?: 
don’t i wish…</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: 4-H (won nationals for public speaking, president of club, mentor younger members, jr. superintendent- basically my life), mock trial, forensics (qualified to nationals in both), cello (my one true love, for the last 4 years of my life. Play paying gigs, perform at the state fair, orchestras, etc.), ohhhh i dont know. I’m just so sad now
-Comments: Thought i had a good shot…but apparently not. I used the QB app, and im wondering if maybe i would have been better off just doing common app. Not that that would have helped improve my gpa and rank, but… ;)</p>
<p>[size=+1]Decision: ACCEPTED<a href=“Weinberg%20A&S”>/size</a></p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: n/a
-SAT IIs: US history 720, Lit 720, Math II 700
-ACT: 33
-GPA: 3.994 (UW)
-Rank: 1/211</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: pretty decent but not great. a generic why I want to go here essay
-Teacher Recs: should have been pretty good
-Counselor Rec: good?
-Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: MN
-School Type: Private College Prep School
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: Female
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Right in their range in terms of scores and grades
-Going to attend?: very possibly. still 4 schools to hear back from</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Lots of journalism, dance, etc.</p>
<p>Decision:ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Copy & Paste:</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT - 2390
-SAT IIs: 800 M, 800 B, 800 C
-ACT 36
-GPA 4.8
-Rank: 1
-Other stats: ???</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Don’t remember.
-Teacher Recs: Probably amazing
-Counselor Rec: Knows me extremely well, said I was amazing.
-Hook (if any): Research, major awards (USAMO, USABO)</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: MO
-School Type: Good Public?
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Gender: Female
-Major Strength/Weakness: Stats/Level of interest?
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: My stats and awards.
-Going to attend?: Possibly?</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: A lot. A few include Speech and Debate (President), Beta Chi Pi (President), Class President, Student Council (President), Mu Alpha Theta (President)…
-Comments: Sorry this is brief!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED WCAS</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>-SAT: 710 CR 740 M
-SAT IIs: 780 MII 770 Physics 730 US History
-ACT
-GPA: 99.07/100
-Rank: 3 of about 300
-Other stats: Most rigorous curriculum available</p>
<p>SUBJECTIVE</p>
<p>-Essays: Solid…see below
-Teacher Recs: Good…one was about leadership and the other about smarts
-Counselor Rec: Didn’t see…assuming it was solid
-Hook (if any): Legacy (father went to Feinberg)</p>
<p>LOCATION/PERSON</p>
<p>-State or Country: PA
-School Type: Competitive public high school
-Ethnicity: Caucasian
-Gender: M
-Major Strength/Weakness:
-Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Personal statement…it examined the effect my brother’s disease had on me
-Going to attend?: Maybe…I have to decide between NU, ND, and Gtown…it’s going to be tough</p>
<p>OTHER FACTORS</p>
<p>-Extra-curriculars: Newspaper leadership, helped organize theater productions, tennis, lots of volunteer work
-Comments: None</p>