Waitlisted at Northeastern

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi, I was really disappointed as today I received the decision that I was waitlisted. It applied EA and was deferred into regular admissions pool. I sent a letter upon my deferral to express that I was still very interested and NEU was a school I was very interested in and was a top choice. I had no chance to visit because honestly I wouldn’t want to make my parents pay for plane ticket money.

GPA: 3.86 unweighted (our school has no weighted GPA)
ACT: 32 Composite
Subject Test: 700 Bio E
EC: Volunteer at aquarium for 2 years, volunteer at animal shelter for 2 years, violin with many awards for 8 years, piano for 11 years with many awards such as Carnegie, play for the state youth orchestra, in many clubs with leadership, I play lacrosse and have been co-captain, and I intern at our university’s lab and work with the neurology unit
Essays: Not bad

Was it really because I didn’t hit the mark? I thought NEU was a great fit for me but I’d like some outside opinions.

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What college at Neu did u apply to?

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I would like to add that another student from the same school also applied and had an ACT of 33 and her ECs are generally a little less than mine but overall similar. I don’t understand because since we are a very similar, we should have the same offer. She was offered a decent scholarship. I altogether was waitlisted.

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And that I am also a student with many APs and full IB diploma (the same as the other student)

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@suzyQ7 college of science, biology

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They’re really competitive this year and a lot of great applicants got rejected. Don’t take one no too harshly you seem like an intelligent individual and I’m sure you’ll go somewhere great! Keep your head up!