<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 740 CR 730 M 640 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 MATH 2, 710 CHEM
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 3.784 (UW) 4.43 (W)
[<em>] Rank:
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very good
[</em>] Hook (if any): sister attends Northwestern too?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: very competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: indian
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: SAT is weakness/ EC's are my strength
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: EC's are VERY strong
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: SUPER HAPPY!!!</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I:
[ *] SAT IIs: 790math2 720chem
[ *] ACT 33 (34-34-32-33, 10 writing)
[ *] GPA: 4.1
[ *] Rank: 3/380
[ *] Other stats: AP tests world history5 us gov4 chem3</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: i thought they were good, maybe not the why NU one so much
[ *] Teacher Recs: pretty great
[ *] Counselor Rec: good although she doesnt really know me
[ *] Hook (if any): absolutely none</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: minnesota
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: i'm a boy
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: well rounded, all AP's offered.. i dont know i guess they found a few weaknesses
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: well my stats are alright but i guess maybe i didnt stand out a whole lot?</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
there should be a place here for ECs.. my major ones were all-state tuba player, varsity soccer and track, nhs, peer helpers volunteering program, homecoming and prom committee presidents, organized another senior school spirit group yadda yadda</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]
its all good NU not my top choice but i dont know how the rest of it will go now either... ill probably end up at UW Madison</p>
<p>Stats:[ list]
[<em>] SAT I: 1530/2270
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] ACT N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.7
[<em>] Rank: 20%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Thought they were good, worked with teachers
[</em>] Teacher Recs: no idea
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[</em>] Hook (if any): not really
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:Georgia
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Grades/Rigor/Class rank, all low for NU
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: ^^look up
[/ul][ b]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: well, I didn't expect to be offered anything. NU is by far my biggest reach, so I'm sort of excited and surprised. But, it's still a waitlist. Oh well.</p>
<p>
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<p>Decision: Accepted to School of Communication</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: Math: 680 CR: 800 Writing: 760 Total: 2240
[</em>] SAT IIs: US History: 610 Literature: 720 Japanese: 790
[<em>] ACT: na
[</em>] GPA: 4.0/4.3
[<em>] Rank: 1/60
[</em>] Other stats: Interview was fantastic, talked for like 2 hours instead of 30 minutes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: One about kanji (japanese characters) one about having dinner at my mom's house and my dad's house (supposed to be humorous)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: very good, if not a little unspecific
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good in the general sense
[</em>] Hook (if any): won one of ten scholarships to live in japan for a year, then lived in japan for a year.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Portland, Oregon
[</em>] School Type: Arts Magnet Academy, rated best highschool in Oregon
[<em>] Ethnicity: Japanese/American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Im an asian girl...
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My interview was amaaazing.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: i seriously can't believe some kids got accepted then rejected... i think they should be accepted. IM SO HAPPY! YYEEEAHHHH!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 730 CR/800 M/790 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 phys, 800 math II
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 3.435
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[</em>] Other stats: Good ECs: research, drama, marching band, sci oly, math team
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good CA, but only did 1000-character "Why NU" essay because of the CA input box
[</em>] Teacher Recs: waived right to see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: waived right to see
[</em>] Hook (if any): accelerated course load, skipped a grade
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Long Island, NY
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: weaknesses: GPA, "Why NU?" essay; strengths: rigorous course load, scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have a very mixed-bag application, so the combination of my bad GPA and essay was able to outweigh the good stuff.
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all those accepted! I got into Duke today, so this really wasn't too big a deal. It was the only city school I thought I could get into, so barring admission to Columbia and/or UPenn, I will probably end up at Cornell since the only factor in my decision will be academics as all options are rural.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Applied to McCormick School of Engineering
[</em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[<em>] SAT I: 2230
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 (Math II), 730 (Bio)
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.47 (W), 4.00 (UW)
[</em>] Rank: 4 of 710ish
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] APs (including this year's): Five 5's; Two 4's; Seven more this year
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics C, AP Psychology, AP Lit, AP Econ (Micro and macro), AP Stats, Multivariable Calculus (College), Forensics, Work Experience
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: A lot
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Some awards... I don't feel like listing them.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Robotics, Science Olympiad, Forensics, Cycling, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Yes
[</em>] Essays: I wrote the essays. (Didn't submit statement on research.)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No [/ul]</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED, School of Communication[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: 2180 R800 W690 M690
[ *] SAT IIs: Math II/C 790, US History 740, Chemistry 780, Chinese 800
[ *] ACT n/a
[ *] GPA: 3.89 uw, i have no idea what my weighted GPA is, but i have 4 APs up to junior year, of which i got 3 As
[ *] Rank: no idea
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Good Personal Statement, weird short essay
[ *] Teacher Recs: awesome :) I love my teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: awesome :)
[ *] Hook (if any): I have a solid music background
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list] California
[ *] State or Country: USA
[ *] School Type: very competitive high school
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese/Taiwanese
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: good school grade, marching band for 4 years, concert band 4 years, piano since 8th grade, APs, okay SAT, some extra research on the short answer, good essay
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: because I sound like a nice person? I don't know? I'm still in shock O___O
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] AHHHHHHHHHHH XDXDXDXDXD woot I love you NU!!!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 29
[</em>] GPA: 4.31 W / 3.86 UW
[<em>] Rank: 23 of 502 and 22 of 501 (Midyear report)
[</em>] Other stats: ECS: BSA (Eagle Scout), Volleyball, Model UN (Head Delegate), Key Club (class director), Math Comp. Team, Newspaper (Editor), Church Youth Group
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ <em>] Essays: Crappy, did them hours before deadline.
[ ] Teacher Recs: Didn't send any in.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn't send any in.
[ *] Hook (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] State or Country: Wisconsin
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Whitey
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I have no weaknesses
[li] Why you think you were waitlisted: Probably that whole no teacher recs and crappy essays thing.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:* General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Yay! They made a decision for me. Now I can go to Missouri, the #1 Journalism School, and not have to make a decision between the two. I always liked Missouri better than Northwestern, but probably would have went to Northwestern based on its big name value, which would help me later in life. I'll probably enjoy my college experience more at Missouri than I would have at Northwestern...and I'll be spending less money too. Thank you NU!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2250 (single sitting)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math Level 2- 790, US History- 770, Chemistry-720
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 1/~430
[</em>] Other stats: AP Chem 5, AP U.S. History 5, AP Calc BC 5, AP Physics B 4, AP English Lang 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked them a lot.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: should be awesome (didn't see)
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]*Location/Person: *[ul]
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: long-run commitment to extracurriculars, competitive awards, hardcore academics (senior year at state university, summer program at MIT), sent in scientific research abstract & description of research on economic reform, wonderful interview (he liked my research on economic reform)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: see above[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Yay :) Doesn't make my decision any easier though.</p>
<p>Congrats to those admitted, and good luck to all!</p>
<pre><code>* SAT:2290
* SAT IIs: 800 Math 2/760 Math 1 680 USH 650 BIO M
* ACT: 33
[ *] GPA: 3.8 UW (tough schoool)
* Rank:none
* Other stats:
</code></pre>
<p>[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list][<em>] Essays:Good[</em>] Teacher Recs:Good[<em>] Counselor Rec:Good[</em>] Hook (if any):None[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list][<em>] State or Country:SC[</em>] School Type:Boarding[<em>] Ethnicity:Asian[</em>] Gender:M[/list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b][ list][<em>] Extracurriculars: strongest part of app[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted:no clue, got lucky i guess[*] Other thoughts: Congrats to everyone else, hopefully NU's financial aid is as good as advertised.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2190
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 lit, 760 math, 710 us history
[<em>] ACT: none
[</em>] GPA: 3.9/4.7
[<em>] Rank: 13/sixhundredsomething
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: personal.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one said that if she had a daughter, she'd want her to be like me.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: slightly impersonal, but good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): nmf
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: az
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strength is writing. weakness is that my scores/grades don't exactly stand out.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i don't know. a unique voice?</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: holy crap. northwestern was the one i really, truly didn't expect. i'm over the moon, though my parents aren't exactly pleased. they'd like me to go to asu and live at home. and if i don't get the right fin. aid, that may be the case. :(</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: M800, R760, W750 (2310)
* SAT IIs: Math 2C 800, Bio E 750, US History 740, Math 1C 740
* ACT: n/a
* GPA: 3.87 UW, 4.6 W
* Rank: n/a
* Other stats:
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: One about music, one about sports
* Teacher Recs: Calculus and English
* Counselor Rec: Yes
* Hook (if any): No
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: MA
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: M
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: Envirothon, Science Olympiad, JSA, Math Team, Chinese Yo-yo
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: bad luck
Other thoughts: Congrats to those accepted</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (WCAS and Music- 5 yr. double degree) </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 800 CR 710 M 700 W (superscored)
SAT IIs: 780 LIT, 720 MATH1, 680 MATH2, 650 SPAN
ACT: 32
GPA: ~3.8 (UW) 4.10 (W)
Rank: N/A
ECs: strong and focused (nearly all music)
Subjective: regional music audition, not awesome in my opinion
Essays: strong
Teacher Recs: very good
Counselor Rec: ?
Hook (if any): none that I can think of
Location/Person:
State or Country: MN
School Type: very competitive private
Ethnicity: half Filipino
Gender: male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: ACT weak/demonstrated passion for music music via audition, EC's, and teacher recc.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: balance between academics and music
Other Factors: regional interview was decent
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: This was one of my reaches, so I'm super-excited. I listed it as my first choice when I was a potential National Merit Finalist, but I turned out to only be a commended.</p>