<p>yea, it took me a while, but it finally loaded. accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: accepted (WCAS)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2150: 680 CR, 710 M, 760 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 math2, 710 bio, 740 lit
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 3/~200
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: main one was great. I got started on it early and had it checked/edited by my english teacher. "why NU" essay was pretty good, but I never got a second opinion on it.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read, but I'm guessing it was pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read.. probably decent.
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: OH
[</em>] School Type: private (Catholic)
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strengths- strong GPA w/ hard classes, 33 ACT, good essays. weaknesses: SAT, ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: ^GPA, ACT, essays
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: woot</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED, Medill :D *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2130
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 math2 and lit, 750 bio
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 4.64W, 4.0 UW, 14 AP's
[<em>] Rank: 1/569ish
[</em>] Other stats: super super lucky XD
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: complete garbage, and considering i applied for journalism... I did them before the deadline, so it's a lot like the difference between an FRE vs. actual paper; quickwriting
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good, or so it seems, waived the right to see um
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably very nice
[</em>] Hook (if any): lots and lots of sci research bkgd. yet applying to Medill. I justified it well so I think that stands for something</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: GA
[</em>] School Type: mediocre (in recent years) Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: weak testing, strong extracurric's, maybe essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: different approach to journalism i talked about
[/ul]Other Factors: long winding list of extracurrics and awards, none of which have anything to do with journalism
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: gl to everyone, gratz if you got in; condolences for rejections; gl on the waitlist.</p>
<p>*Accepted: *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1960
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730, 630, 680?
[<em>] ACT 33
[</em>] GPA: 5.65 / 5.85 (ish)
[<em>] Rank: no
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs:decent
[<em>] Counselor Rec:decent
[</em>] Hook (if any): woman in engineering?
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: new jersey
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strong: good leadership, activities, tough classes and sick act score.. weak: low sat, not many athletics
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: not many people from this area apply here (compared to other places) umm i dont know really though i'm kind of surprised
[/list]Other Factors:</p>
<p>Still not working. I'm trying in IE and Firefox >_>...It's just going straight to the "cannot find server" or "problem loading page" </p>
<p>I'm almost tempted to ask someone else to do it for me. Is it my computer or...location...or is it really busy right now?</p>
<p>ACCEPTED I CANNOT BREATHHHEEE</p>
<p>SAT:
2290</p>
<p>math: 720
cr:770
wr:800</p>
<p>sat 2s </p>
<p>lit: 780
maht 1: 750
span: 710</p>
<p>GPA: 3.72 unw</p>
<p>I am about to cry/ already did</p>
<p>I think it's just really busy. I already saw my acceptance but I'm trying to log back in to set up the other stuff but I can't access it...</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted!! (WCAS) *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: Composite: 2160, CR: 740, M: 700, W: 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 (Math I), 710 (Literature), 750 (US History)
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 3.93 UW, 4.5 W
[<em>] Rank: 7/514
[</em>] Other stats: 5 on English Lang/Comp, US History AP Tests, National Merit Finalist</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Kickass, seriously, it was awesome.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Awesome- both are also really good friends of mine
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome- also a really good friend of mine
[</em>] Hook (if any): I'm not sure, perhaps my essays?</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: ACT score, and I think I definitely showed my passion through it, my leadership positions in Scholastic Bowl, Speech Team, NHS, and Lit Magazine- also, I've been committed to three of those activities for over four years, and I've also qualified in several regional/national writing competitions
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: maybe the essay/my involvement?
[/ul]Other Factors: not too sure
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm so excited! I was not expecting this. gl to everyone on the wl, and my commiserations go out to those who were rejected- I didn't get into Stanford myself, so I know how you feel. Good luck to you all! :)</p>
<p>Here's the format:</p>
<p>*Decision:Accepted (Weinberg) *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 780 M / 760 CR / 780 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II / 780 U.S. History / 740 Biology M
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[<em>] Rank: 5/400ish
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Idk
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Idk
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Idk
[</em>] Hook (if any): n/a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MN
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Idk
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Idk
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted to Weinberg! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2230 (780M 760W 690CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math Level 2 800 Chemistry
[<em>] ACT: 34 (36M 33S 33E 33R)
[</em>] GPA: 3.998
[<em>] Rank: 10/350
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: the Why Northwestern was really good and the research one was decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good schedule but somewhat low class rank
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: don't know but I'm excited
[/ul]Other Factors: Lots of summer programs
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to others who got accepted and to those who didn't make it in, keep your head up, there's still other decisions coming up around the corner</p>
<p>*Decision: WL at weinberg *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2330
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 chem, math 2; 790 lit; 760 bio; 740 latin; 720 ush; 690 wh
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] GPA: 3.92uw
[<em>] Rank: 1/1 (homeschooled)
[</em>] Other stats: national vocab championship finalist 2007, 2nd place 2008
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: bad, homeschooling doesnt teach me to write well
[</em>] Teacher Recs: only had one teacher, but it was a nice rec
[<em>] Counselor Rec: none
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: nj
[</em>] School Type: see above
[<em>] Ethnicity: chinese
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: essay horrible, everything else including short answers were very good IMO
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i dont know!
[/ul]Other Factors: no APs until this year, which i havent taken yet
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: .. i'm not good enough for anyone</p>
<p>got it...
first rejection.
oh well. I already heard back from one of my two favorite schools. :) And now I'm just waiting for the other.</p>
<p>Arghhh. It won't load. Congrats to all accepted, though!!</p>
<p>congratulations (And condolences, accordingly) to everyone! I hope you'll all make the correct choice if you can (Whatever that may be or you). But know you lucky ones have been admitted to one of the finest educational institutions in the country- the one I think is the best!</p>
<p>Decision:Waitlisted (Weinberg) </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 800 M / 740 CR / 800 W
SAT IIs: 790 Math II / 770 Chem
GPA: 99% weighted
Rank: top 5%
Essays: good/decent
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
State or Country: CT
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: race, location, not special enough for them, not really sure
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: seriously sucks.</p>
<p>can someone please tell me how this waitlist thing works, if there is any idea as to how many people get in off of it or if it is totally random every year? thanks.</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: ACCEPTED [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: N/A
[ *] SAT IIs: N/A
[ *] ACT: 33
[ *] GPA: 4.0
[ *] Rank: 3/182
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list]
[ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: good i guess...actually my teacher and my dad didn't like my 2nd one, but i sent it in anyways
[ *] Teacher Recs: didn't read, but good?
[ *] Counselor Rec: counselor didn't really know me, but it was positive
[ *] Hook (if any): been to 12 different schools in my life
[ /list]
[ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: IL
[ *] School Type: private catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Pakistani, born in Saudi Arabia
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: GPA, personality, Weaknesses: TEST scores, SAT was bad, so only sent in the ACT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list]
[ b]Other Factors:[ /b] I guess I was able to express the obstacles I've faced in my life through my essays
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to those accepted, the rest of you are all amazing and will end up in great colleges![ /b]</p>
<p>accepted. weinberg. now for hpme...</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: n/a
[</em>] SAT IIs: n/a
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] GPA: 3.9, no honors/AP classes offered at my school
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Other stats: None at all.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: The common app essays were excellent. The NW supplement essay was at least solid, though perhaps a bit too quirky to be considered excellent.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't see. I'm 100% sure that my math teacher said I was lazy though.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't see.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I dropped out of high school once? ...That's not really a positive hook though.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MD
[</em>] School Type: Boarding school for theatre and arts
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: I can write one hell of an essay. As for weaknesses, my stats are a little lacking, and then there's the whole drop-out thing.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably the drop-out thing. Possibly the slightly lackluster stats too.
[/ul]Other Factors: n/a
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Grats to those that got in. Those that were denied, I'm sure you've already got or will get into a great school.</p>
<p>Accepted to SESP (yay!)</p>
<p>1510/2310 SATs, 3.65 unweighted and 4.48 weighted GPA. School doesn't rank. 730/690/680 SAT IIs. </p>
<p>I also think my "Why NU?" supplement kicked butt :) I really liked my CA essay too!</p>
<p>Congratulations everyone!</p>
<p>Accepted! Weinberg A&S. Squee.</p>