<p>is anyone else NOT looking online, and finding out the old fashioned way?</p>
<p>and if so, who knows how long it will take for the snail mail to arrive (if i live in detroit?)</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected from Medill</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2320
SAT IIs: 780 Chem, 750 Math II, 690 Literature
ACT: 34
GPA: 5.4 out of 6.0 (5.0 and above is honors)
Rank: We don't rank
Other stats: National Merit finalist, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholar
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: These should have been great
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Photography, I was the Director of Photography for my school's weekly newspaper and spend 20+ hours on the paper every week</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Mississippi but school in Massachusetts
School Type: Private boarding
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Strong scores, the newspaper work and photography was a strength...weak in some sciences
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm not really sure. The white female thing makes it harder, and I guess I am too photojournalism (instead of written journalism) for Medill.</p>
<p>Other Factors: None
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in...everyone else: things will work out.</p>
<p>unchien,</p>
<p>I think your stats are great. I can't think why they rejected you.</p>
<p>Except that white female thing (which is really a drawback in college admissions, as much as being an asian female. :( ).</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted (WCAS)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2180 (670cr, 760m, 750w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690math2, 620chem
[<em>] ACT: didn't submit
[</em>] GPA: 3.77
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: common app was amazing. i though my why northwestern was good, but i did write it the day it was due.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great, he loves me
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: georgia
[</em>] School Type: independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: extra curriculars/gpa
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: who knows?
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congratulations to everyone who was accepted! sorry to everyone who was denied, and i feel for all my fellow waitlistees</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to WCAS</p>
<p>SAT I: none
SAT IIs: 680 Physics, 740 Math Level II, 770 U.S. History
ACT: 34
GPA: 4.51 w, 3.92 uw
Rank: top 2%, I'm guessing 6 out of 400
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Excellent: I am excellent writer, wrote about my work with the mentally handicapped
Teacher Recs: Excellent: one teacher wrote about how I, a conservative, challenged her, a liberal, all the time, and how she learned a lot from me.<br>
Counselor Rec: meh
Hook (if any): I play bagpipes and work with the mentally handicapped
Location/Person:
State or Country:
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Only weakness was race
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: entire package of unique ec's, excellent essays, and academic accomplishments</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone who got in...everyone else: things will work out.</p>
<p>Another possible weakness was a 680 on the physics, but I'm guessing admissions overlooked that.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 740 CR 800 M 790 W (composite)
SAT IIs: 800 chemistry 770 math iic 770 Biology M
ACT: didn't take
GPA: 4.00 unweighted
Rank: 1/388 but then we go on unweighted scale so there are at least 10 other #1's lol
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: amazing :D
Teacher Recs: didn't see
Counselor Rec: didn't see
Hook (if any): I dunno... I do research... I wrote an article for a newspaper in China...
Location/Person:
State or Country: WV
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: f
Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: pretty good extracurriculars with leadership positions and some nice awards... nothing too spectacular though
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i dunno lol
Other Factors: none...
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: it took forever for me to access the page... congrats to everyone who got in :D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 700 CR, 750 M, 800 W; 2250
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Math II, 760 Chem, 750 US History
[<em>] ACT
[</em>] GPA: 3.83 UW, 4.41 W
[<em>] Rank: 24/310 (school doesn't officially rank though)
[</em>] Other stats: AP Chem, Eng. Lang&Comp., US Hist = all 5's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Surreal. I mentioned Charles Taylor in my "Why Northwestern" which may have won the hearts of all the admissions officers.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Also good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Los Angeles, CA
[</em>] School Type: Private Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: SAT and AP scores, essay, rigor of courseload, character traits; only weakness would be GPA, really
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: good interview, good essays, I'm pretty qualified, and I guess there's a bit of luck involved as well.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm happy/relieved? Not afraid of online decisions anymore, either.</p>
<p>Waitlisted. My stats were as good as any of yours, so who knows?</p>
<p>I'm not seeing very many rejections....all waitlists. This doesn't bode well for other schools.</p>
<p>Waitlist for my daughter as well. My husband's disappointed since his mom's an alum. Oh well, she's gotten into other good schools, with some still out there. One of her friends with better stats was rejected.
Does anyone know the accepted/waitlisted/rejected numbers?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted McCormick</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I: 740 CR, 752 M, 700 W; 2160
* SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 700 Bio, 770 US History
* ACT: 34
* GPA: 3.75 UW, 4.13 W
* Rank: 18/75 (school doesn't officially rank though)
* Other stats: AP Bio, Eng. Lang&Comp., US Hist, AB Calc = all 5's
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: solid, talked about being Muslim in America
* Teacher Recs: Probably pretty good.
* Counselor Rec: Also good.
* Hook (if any): research publications
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Indiana
* School Type: Private Prep
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
* Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: SAT and AP scores, essay, rigor of courseload, research publications, weakness would be inconsistent GPA
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: numerous research publications, solid essays, good SAT and AP scores
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I can officially enjoy the rest of my senior year with no worries. Now if only they come up with a good financial package?</p>
<p>I was rejected to Medill...So, you are all the people who stole my spot. JK. Congratulations to all, and I wish you the best at NU!</p>
<p>Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: n/a
[ *] SAT IIs: n/a
[ *] ACT 33
[ *] GPA: 4.0/4.0
[ *] Rank: does not rank
[ *] Other stats: 18 hours of college math credit;4 ap classes
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: okay
[ *] Teacher Recs: excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: excellent
[ *] Hook (if any): my grandparents went to NU, so did my aunt
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Chicago
[ *] School Type: College Prep
[ *] Ethnicity: C
[ *] Gender:F
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b]</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Rejected [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I: CR: 690 Math: 710 Writing: 760 (2160)
[ *] SAT IIs: Spanish: 620, Korean: 750, Math II: 740
[ *] ACT N/A
[ *] GPA: 4.07 i think
[ *] Rank: 4/118
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: unique approach, controversial topic, quite intriguing..
[ *] Teacher Recs: average
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good!
[ *] Hook (if any): doesn't really qualify as a hook but maybe that i'm a first gen college student perhaps? and i'm fluent in four languages..
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: Bahrain
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: korean-bahraini
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: predicted IB grades i think
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: predicted IB grades and i think my essay was a bit too controversial..
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] i am beyond depressed and i feel like my life's over now! i received this rejection 10 minuts after my duke rejection! :'(</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted, WCAS</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I: 2350, 2380 superscored. (800M 790W 760V one sitting)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800MathII, 790USH, 780Lit</li>
<li>ACT: </li>
<li>GPA: 4.0</li>
<li>Rank: 1/110</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: It was okay; my "Why Northwestern" one was written very hastily</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: One very good, other didn't see</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Didn't see</li>
<li>Hook (if any): None</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NJ</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Um...not enough leadership? I really don't know at this point.</li>
<li>Why you think you were rejected: Essays, ECs.</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Meh. I don't know. Just hoping that this isn't an indication of how all my other decisions will go.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted Weinberg</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I: 700 CR, 760 M, 680 W; 2140</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 720 Math II, 700 World History, 800 US History</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: 4.48 W out of 5 (though after 1st semester senior year it's a 4.50)</li>
<li>Rank: N/A</li>
<li>Other stats: 2 AP's Junior year (US History and Bio)--> 5's , taking BC Calc, Physics B, and Stat this year</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: above average, but not great</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: didn't read</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: didn't read</li>
<li>Hook (if any): None</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Massachusetts</li>
<li>School Type: Highly competitive public school, ranked 70th nationally</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Egyptian (white)</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: EC's, well-roundedness</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm not and admissions person</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Northwestern was tied for my number 2 with Brown, behind Duke (which I got rejected from). If I don't get into Brown (which will probs happen) and Tufts, then I'm gonna enroll in BC but try hard to get off the waitlist</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!! :D Weinberg</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT I: 800 CR, 700 M, 790 W; 2290 in one sitting</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 750 Math II, 640/680 Bio i took it twice haha</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: weighted 4.37/5.4 :/ not that greatt</li>
<li>Rank: 30ish</li>
<li><p>Other stats: 4 APs now 2 APs junior year (5 lang and comp / 4 US history)
Subjective:</p></li>
<li><p>Essays: i liked my commonapp essay i thought was really creative :) but the why northwestern i didnt think it was that great...i was really pressd for time lol</p></li>
<li><p>Teacher Recs: idk</p></li>
<li><p>Counselor Rec: idkk</p></li>
<li><p>Hook (if any): None</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: NJ</li>
<li>School Type: Highly competitive public school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: uhhh idkk</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: idk but i'm happy i got in!!!!</li>
</ul>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED! Weinberg *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 1850, ouch
[</em>] SAT IIs: 720 math II and chem
[<em>] ACT: 29
[</em>] GPA: 3.96 uw
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>] Other stats: 5s on AP Calc AB and chem, also have taken AP US history and language, currently in AP lit and physics
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: okay I guess, never read any of my friends to compare!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Best in career type
[<em>] Counselor Rec: same as above
[</em>] Hook (if any): I did research last summer at a nearby University involving nanotechnology. I submitted the research abstract about my work with carbon nanotubes. Also Im taking math/science classes at the local community college (calc 3, linear algebra, vector calc, genetics...)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: OR
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: mixed
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: strength - my research, and advanced math classes
weakness - TEST SCORES!!!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: see above
[/ul]Other Factors: Varsity XC captain, volunteering, tutoring
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: super excited to visit and grateful they didn't throw out my application after looking at my test scores! congrats to everyone!!!</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted WCAS: *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: Didnt take
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 M, 760 Chem, 710 Spanish, 670 Hist, 650 Lit
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] GPA: 4.13
[<em>] Rank: 1/450
[</em>] Other stats: 8 APs including 4 this yr. 2 5's and 2 4s so far.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Assume Excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MI
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: No spectacular EC's. Just normal stuff.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Class Rank, test scores
[/ul]Other Factors: Summer research on genetics engineering.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to everyone. Attendance depends on financial aid package.</p>
<p>my page doesnt have a letter or anything on it on the website?? it says in my application checklist that it got everything but nothings changed? how do i find out if i got in or not? help!</p>