<p>WHY hasn’t my rejection letter come yet?
(got to keep expectations low)</p>
<p>And to those who got deferred: show your continued interest in whatever way you can…submit anything new that will enhance your application, write a personal letter/email to your region’s admissions officer, keep them posted on a regular basis…and if possible, make a trip to NU and meet with the admission officer. Trust me, every small act adds up. Good luck!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted WCAS</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (CR: 800 W: 790 M: 740)
[</em>] ACT: 33 (forgot the breakdown, but highest was 35 in reading and lowest was 28 in science)
[<em>] SAT II: 690 Bio E…retook and got 720 Bio M; 790 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.35/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), APUSH (5), Bio (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP French, AP Physics B, AP Calc, Gym, Art History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate capt (3 yrs), Model Congress board member (2 yrs), Columnist (1 yr), HOBY alumni, writing coach, tutor[/li][</em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting? Public access TV intern?
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Bare minimum, to be honest. Very weak.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Israel (USY), Art on the Farm (art program in Ireland), improv at UCB theater (BEST THING EVER)
[<em>] Essays: One about overcoming challenges in Israel, one about how much I just love NU, haha.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably good? No clue.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably very good - we are close.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Good, casual, really nice woman. Nothing special, but she did stay to talk a bit after the *official interview</em> so I guess that’s a good thing.
[/list]
Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>]Income Bracket: $250,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, unique ECs? (improv, art), debate awards
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: Good fit for the school, I think.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Tulane; withdrawing all others!
General Comments: STILL HASN’T HIT ME. STILL EBULLIENT.</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone else who got accepted!</p>
<p>Still dont believe it, it all seems so unreal…refreshed the page multiple times.</p>
<p>Well, I’ll be off to se the hobbit soon. Congratulations to those who made it, hang in there for those who were deferred, and sorry to those who didn’t make it. You guys will succeed wherever you go!</p>
<p>Northwestern University reported 2,450 applications and admitted 804 students to its Class of 2016. In 2011, Northwestern had 2,127 applications and admitted 715 students to its Class of 2015.</p>
<p>Accepted to McCormick! More happy about how i dont have to do stuff over winter break than getting in rofl.
Quick stats:
35 ACT (36 superscore)
National AP Scholar: Bio (5) Chem(5) physics C Mechanics (5) Physics C e/m (5) Euro (5) APUSH (5) English language (5) Calc BC (5)
class rank: 12/492
too lazy to post ECs
Asian (Indian) Male from Middle Tennessee</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to Medill School of Journalism**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[ *] ACT: 35 (36 E, 33 M, 35 R, 36 S… 9 on essay)
[ *] SAT II: 800 USH, 740 World
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/363
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), WH (5), Env. Sci. (5), USH (5), Gov (5), Stat (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Symphonic Band, AP Human Geo, AP Phys B, Honors Phys Lab, AP Art History, Honors Latin IV, AP Lit and Comp
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing super special, AP Scholar with Honors, National Honor Society, think that’s about it
[/list]</p>
<p>[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): China Care Club (Founder), Debate (won a few awards but not super great at it), band activities (flute player), Latin Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Staff Writer at an editorial blog online, Intern at Southern Neighbor,
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Student Liaison for the alumni organization at my school, volunteer every Saturday at my local farmers’ market,
[ *] Summer Activities: Intern at Shanghai Museum, SVSM (competitive application for a math/science research program)
[ *] Essays: I wrote about volunteering at an orphanage in China. Wasn’t sure if it gave them a clear snapshot of my personality and stuff but I guess it did. My supplement was actually very brief (300 words) but I think I got the point across!
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: No idea. My APUSH teacher wrote me one and I’m fairly certain it was good since I did well in her class and it was hard. I got ones from my Stat teacher and Latin teacher as well… not entirely sure about those.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good, I talk to her quite a bit and she’s very nice to me.
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: Didn’t get one.
[/list]</p>
<p>[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: XX
[ *]Income Bracket: <250,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/list]</p>
<p>[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ *] Strengths: Numbers, definitely. Not sure about my essays and recs.
[ *] Weaknesses: My race LOL. Didn’t know if my extracurrics were focused enough because I had some science stuff in there and looked like kind of a well-rounded student instead of a journalism-focused one, esp. since I didn’t do school newspaper and all that.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck! No, I don’t know. I’m totally in shock. Maybe numbers? I expressed my interest in other majors as well in my supplement so maybe they were looking for students interested in other things as well!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted as a Walter Williams Scholar at Mizzou
[/list]</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments:** Cannot believe this! I basically cried at school when I found out. Congrats to everyone else who got in (any more Medillers?). Don’t feel too down if you didn’t – from talking with you guys on this thread, I know it’s a loss for NU!</p>
<p>Does anyone know when we’re going to get financial aid information?</p>
<p>do you mind posting your stats for those who got into McCormick? just so i know where i stand.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to McCormick for environmental engineering</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32 (35 E, 35 M, 31 R, 29 S)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/345
AP (place score in parenthesis): PSYCH(4); ENGLANG(4); CALC BC(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
-AP Spanish Language
-AP Biology
-Advanced Repertory Theater
-AP American Government
-Chamber Singers
-AP English Literature
-H Calculus 3/H Differential Equations
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama (actor, crewhead, dance captain, choreographer); Choir (exec board); Yearbook (editor); Dance (14 years); Swimming
Job/Work Experience: Runza, Quiznos
Volunteer/Community service: National Honor Society hours
Summer Activities: Work/summer College Prep Program at Northwestern
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendatiosn: Probably good, one especially loved me.
10th grade - AP Psychology teacher
9th-12th grade-Spanish teacher
9th-11th grade-SEEK teacher
Additional Rec: see above
Interview:None
</code></pre>
<p>Other</p>
<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): KS
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No particularly good hooks.
</code></pre>
<p>Reflection</p>
<pre><code>Strengths: recs, essays
Weaknesses: um, average test scores
Why you think you were rejected: My grades and rank are awesome and teachers love me.
</code></pre>
<p>General Comments: I’m so happy! This was the one wish I wished for all year! Congratulations to everyone else, and see you next year! WILDCATS CLASS OF 2017!</p>
<p>I got deferred…what is the likelihood that we’ll be accepted later?</p>
<p>I’m in!!! WCAS Bio & English. Doing the happy dance!!!</p>
<p>I still haven’t gotten an email…
I applied to Medill, I’m on the east coast and FREAKING OUT
Someone help</p>
<p>im wondering about that too…how many people get deferred?</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2170- M- 760, CR- 700, W-710
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: BioM-730, US History-750, Math II- 640
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): decile 1, top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), USHistory (4), Lit (4), Calc AB (5), APES (4), European History (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Language, AP Calc BC, AP Gov/AP Econ (1 semester each), Leadership, Marching Band, and 1st semester I’m taking statistics at a local community college
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list][ b]Subjective:
[ list] AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commendation
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swimming (4 years), Class council (3 years), Co-chair of school-wide council, mock trial (2 years)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked summer jobs during 2011 and 2012 summers
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local library
[ *] Summer Activities: worked
[ *] Essays: pretty good, could of been better
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one was very good, another was good
[ *] Counselor Rec: i’m not sure
[ ] Additional Rec: n/a
[ ] Interview:[/list][ b]Other
[ list] i think it went well. it was casual and nice.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ ]Income Bracket: >150,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list][ b]Reflection
[ list] i’m actually not really sure i had any
[ *] Strengths: grades (weighted)- only 2 B’s, lots of APs, SATs kinda
[ *] Weaknesses: extracurriculars
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i’m not sure but i’m happy either way!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/list][ b]General Comments:**</p>
<p>SO HAPPY accepted to WCAS</p>
<p>Does anyone who got accepted ED want to read my essays :D?</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<p>SAT 1: Reading 710, Writing 730, Math 800
ACT: None
SAT II: Math II 800, USH 740, Biology 760
GPA: (Unweighted) 93.32% (out of 100%)
Rank: Unavailable
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History(4); Statistics(5); USH(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load:
-AP Latin Caesar Virgil
-AP Calculus AB
-AP Microeconomics
-AP Literature
-Forensic Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Latin Honor Society (2011-2012)</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer (Captain), Volunteer at Hospital, Volunteer at Family Art Project in Wave Hill, Intern at Family Art Project in Wave Hill, NJCL member, NSCY member
Essays: Strong
Teacher Recommendatiosn: Hopefully Strong (one teacher taught 3 yrs, second 2yrs)
10th grade - AP European History teacher/ 11th grade APUSH teacher
9th-11th grade- Latin teacher
Additional Rec: College Councilor
Interview: Alumna Interviewer in New York City</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): KS
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No particularly good hooks.</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: Recs, Essays, SAT II, AP
Weaknesses: SAT I Reading, Lack of Extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted: I had decent grades, good SAT I and SAT II, good transcript (total 7 APs, 11 honors), and leadership position.</p>
<p>General Comments: I love Northwestern and was sure I wanted to go there from early on in the college process. I hope to meet many great people and expect an incredible experience during my four years there. Good luck to everyone still awaiting results. If you’re accepted I hope to meet you and if not good luck otherwise (this may sound cliche’ but I’m honestly sure you’ll be happy no matter where you go). GO NORTHWESTERN CLASS OF 2017!!!</p>
<p>So here’s something: I got into northwestern (my absolute dream school), on a 2080 and a 1.9 freshman gpa. I suppose it really goes to show what some good ECs can do for an applicant. I’m so stoked! I can’t wait to join you all next year! Communications school here I come!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted to School of Communication - Theatre</p>
<p>Objective:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (730 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: none
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 760 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school reports neither rank nor percentile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), AB Calculus (5), Spanish Lang (4), Biology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Language & Comp, AP Physics C-Mechanics, AP Chemistry, College Math Seminar (Linear Algebra & Cryptology), Independent Study in Archiving, Double Chorus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Thespian Society (Charter Member of Troupe), AP Scholar w/ Honor, National Honor Society, NJ Merck State Science Exam participant[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:
- [<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tech Theatre (Crew Chief since 10th, lighting & sound designer and technician since 9th), Model UN (Chair of committee, vice-chair last year, 4 year delegate), Marching Band (Section Leader 11th,12th), National Honor Society (Officer), Student Gov’t (Class President 10th, Rep 9th-11th)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I get paid to do lighting & sound jobs for some schools and theatre groups in the area.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer for some community theatre groups and for a service auction at my church. Transition Leader at school to help freshmen transition into high school.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Northwestern University NHSI Theatre Arts Cherubs!!!
[<em>] Essays: Personal Statement really sums me up and is well-written. Why NU is a great summary of why I love NU so much and my personal connections to it through the academic program, Cherubs, and the marching band and school spirit.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: 1 from history teacher who i’ve now had for 3 years, other from very clever physics teacher.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She told me that she wrote a good one. I believe her.
[</em>] Interview: It was so much fun! My interviewer was in SoC and we talked about NU and life and everything.
Other
- [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: Didn’t apply for financial aid.
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): CHERUB
Reflection
[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, rigor & grades, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: not too many. Critical reading score?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: I’m a Cherub and I’ve displayed WAY TOO MUCH interest in NU. So excited to get to go now!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted: None yet, but that doesn’t matter anymore! Withdrawing all other apps!
[/ul]</p>