wow waitlisted - Page 3

college321 · 03-20-2008, 03:51 PM

I got waitlisted too! 4.1W GPA 1990 SAT Applied for Architecture which is always competitive at any school. This was also supposed to be a safety but I already got into a much better school.

MmCheezItsYay · 03-20-2008, 03:57 PM

this thread really surprises me... i thought it was a lot easier to get in than that... i'm surprised i even got in after reading this

deedee08 · 03-20-2008, 04:46 PM

I have a question, i got accepted to spring of 2009 semester. weird? did this happen to anyone one else? or does this mean that im waitlisted?

BlueBella · 03-20-2008, 05:45 PM

I also got admitted for Spring 2009. It's not weird - we just weren't their top choices but our credentials were impressive enough for them to admit us in Jan. I consider it much better than an all out rejection and I'm probably going to take them up on it, if my family can swing the finances. Still waiting for a response from a couple other schools that I probably won't get in.

mrfrizzle · 03-21-2008, 12:57 AM

Ohh wow!! This thread makes me feel lucky!!

I got in with a 3.3 Unweighted, 3.6 Weighted GPA
1480/2160 SAT Scores

Plus they gave me the $14,000 Dean's Scholarship!

eth_alexander · 03-21-2008, 03:50 PM

They are trying to build their reputation in expense of the students' morale.

eth_alexander · 03-21-2008, 03:56 PM

I got accepted as an International student and recently learned that they gave me no scholarships. I believe that many students are in similar situation as I am. I doubt if many international students can afford the ever-increasing 45G/yr college fees. So I, like most accepted students, will never matriculate so many of you who got waitlisted but have good finances will definitely attend. They are just luring many students by rejecting student who they think applied as a back up school.

Particle_Man · 03-21-2008, 04:05 PM

For all the people with impressive stats who got waitlisted, did you show any interest in the school? If you're from the New England (and especially MA) and didn't take any tours of the campus, that's probably what convinced the admissions office that you weren't a serious prospect.

Highfevre8 · 03-21-2008, 04:22 PM

Yea I took a tour and submitted all of my stuff by Mid December. That is why I was so shocked, if it had been my favorite school I would be in a pretty bad situation right now after my college counselor told me there would be no doubt that I would get in. I e-mailed him and he said that sometimes colleges do this when they are really unsure how many accepted will matriculate, so if they can eliminate some people who they think will get into "better" schools it eliminates a lot of the grey area. This also explains the sentence in the waitlisted document that says to get on the waitlist if it is your top choice and would attend or something along those lines. It still sucks especially since I immediately thought it meant that I wouldn't get into my normal schools if I couldn't get into my safety. My main point is don't worry if you got waitlisted-it doesn't necessarily mean you had a major application flaw or that you won't get into other schools...it may even be a good sign as you could have even been seen as OVERqualified.

brieb08 · 03-21-2008, 04:35 PM

I took a tour and my mom and I chatted with the adcoms for like 15 minutes. I submitted my stuff in December, and sent an update on my activities. I'm glad its not my first choice. (If I don't get in to BU I'll consider going on the waitlist for NEU though)

lje62 · 03-21-2008, 04:42 PM

I think Northeastern likes my daughter's high school.
Almost everyone who applied got in, though most of them will not attend.
Hopefully, it is students like those that will open up spots for the ones who really want to attend NU.

icy9ff8 · 03-21-2008, 04:44 PM

Too many applications from well qualified students makes application essays and teacher recommendations more important than in the past. As a co-op school, work ethic & maturity are very important factors that are reflected in one's GPA, teacher recs & application essays. As suggested in post #5 above, any hint that Northeastern is not your first choice school may relegate top applicants to the waitlist.

lje62 · 03-21-2008, 05:22 PM

^^^
that makes a lot of sense. My daughter's stats were great, as are many of the posters that got rejected or waitlisted.
She has been working in our family business since she was 12 and also volunteers at our local hospital. She has shown a lot of commitment to her work related activities.

angelwinnielsy · 03-23-2008, 01:40 AM

I am also waitlisted. I was VERY disappointed like all of you who posted here.
A girl from my school got accepted to NEU with a 2.5 ish GPA im not sure if it's uw or w and 1400/2400 SAT score.
In my school NEU is known for randomly accepting people..from people with not so stellar stats to accepting people with stellar stats. I'm thinking it is because NEU wants more diversity in their school in addition to other major factors.
~I wish all of you the best of luck!!~

jake · 03-23-2008, 01:52 PM

Could be that NU Admissions assumed that some of you guys who got deferred or waitlisted were using the school as a safety and they didn't want you skewing their yield. I'm seeing some pretty respectable SATs here. I could be wrong but it happens a lot.