What The Heck?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>I was waitlisted.</p>

<p>3.2 UW 3.6 W
32/177 Private school in MA
30 ACT (34 R 30 M 31 E 26 S)
610 MII 680 MI 670 LIT
MA State Powerlifting Champion
100s of hours of community service
20+ Hrs of work a week as Physical Therapy Aide (18ish) and at a gym (3ish)
Varsity Football
Student Leadership
Drummer in for 5+ years in local bands</p>

<p>Like honestly...NEU was supposed to be a safe/match. People at my school who applied EA with lesser stats were admitted, we're a highly regarded school. Seriously...what happened?</p>

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<p>They could've filled most of their class EA and gave the last seats to the strongest applicants of the RD pool. I got waitlisted for Fall 2007 but accepted for Spring 2008. I'm confused by what it means. Did you get just waitlisted or was it the case as mine?</p>

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<p>Who knows!! I always think admissions are arbitrary. Sorry u got waitlisted. still waiting to hear here</p>

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<p>maybe they figured they were your safety, but instead of rejecting you they waitlisted you to see if after another few months, you really want to go there?</p>

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<p>I mean I've taken the most difficult courseload possible...and got a 3.67 and 3.55 the first two terms taking 3 APs and 1 Honors.</p>

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<p>your arrogant attitude probably doesn't help your case. clearly you were overly confident about getting in and this should probably teach you a lesson.</p>

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<p>ur schedule seems pretty week though, only a 3.6 weighted. although that might be the hardest classes you could take at your school.</p>

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<p>How is that week? An honors class adds .5, and an AP 1.0. 4 APs is standard for honors student at most schools in my area.</p>

<p>4 Honors Frosh
5 Honors Soph
4 Honors 1 AP Junior
3 AP 1 Honors Senior</p>

<p>I just don't get this. I was already accepted into Bard College, a highly prestigious and selective LAC. Northeastern is still one of my top choices.</p>

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<p>both of you:</p>

<p>it's "WEAK"</p>

<p>not "WEEK"</p>

<p>perhaps maybe there's your culprit?</p>

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<p>I was quoting him...just to see if anyone noticed. I didn't want to start a flame war.</p>

<p>Did you get in?</p>

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<p>I have similar stats with an even higher GPA...I too, was waitlisted. Doesn't upset me all that much though, 30,000 apps is a ton.</p>

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<p>seriously people chill out youre on the internet. no one wants to read your arguments. just be nice.</p>

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<p>A girl at my school withthe same GPA who is now ranked 1 below me (was 1 higher before) and worse test scores got an 11K scholarship EA. NEU must have accepted way too many EA.</p>

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<p>Yea I agree I was hoping to get in but Northeastern, like a lot of other schools went up with their applications so it's not like anyone is a shoe-in anymore</p>

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<p>do you guys think they'll use the waitlist?</p>

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<p>Looking at some Princeton Review/US News/etc they seem to take people off the waitlist.</p>

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<p>i read something saying that they took like 260 out of the 3000 kids off of the waitlist. how do they decide who gets off?</p>

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<p>does anyone know this year's Early statistics? they're probably somewhere on the internet but i'm too lazy too look :P</p>

<p>What tatianaf said makes sense to me. I think NU should have deferred more people in the early pool. Although who gets in/who doesn't get in is unpredictable, I personally think you (Mlevine) should have gotten in--your stats are praiseworthy and what (i thought) NU looks for.</p>

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<p>Aren't the waitlisted students ranked? I heard somewhere that you can call the admissions office and see how far up you are on the list.</p>

<p>NEU is probably a match for the students with that same stats that it was a safety for a few years ago. It does seem a bit random to me though. Perhaps they give more weight to the essay and other subjective criteria now?</p>

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<p>One of my best friends got waitlisted, and I and another friend, both ranked lower, got in.</p>

<p>***(Who knew cc wouldn't let you type double u tee eff?). She should have gotten in if we did. I know it's not all rank, but there's NOTHING that we have that she doesn't. </p>

<p>I don't get it. I honestly think it's a mistake.</p>

<p>Do they go to the waitlist often?</p>