Sending in the application for Early Decision this week!! - Page 4

cclolzftw · 11-05-2009, 05:03 PM

44%? Nice. Even if it drops in the high 30s this year, that's still pretty generous for a Top 20 school.

MimiSD · 11-05-2009, 06:23 PM

hallelujiah!!

Perididdle · 11-06-2009, 09:50 PM

I got an e-mail from NU today confirming my e-mail and saying they'll send out application checks in a couple of weeks. The stupid little form letter made me so excited! I don't know how I'm gonna hold out until December!

cclolzftw · 11-06-2009, 11:21 PM

Was it subject'd "Northwestern Application - Receipt Confirmation"?

Perididdle · 11-07-2009, 10:16 AM

Yes it was, cclolz.

Sam Lee · 11-07-2009, 10:39 AM

The good news: FYI: Northwestern admissions alters early decision policy » North by Northwestern

The bad news: admit rate was more like 1/3 last year because ED pool has gotten bigger. 1,569 (this article above says 1,712) applied and NU typically gets a quarter of its class from ED (~550). Sorry for raining on the parade.

freightrain · 11-07-2009, 12:15 PM

I didnt send in any SAT IIs though my SATI is strong. am i screwed????

rc2814 · 11-07-2009, 01:00 PM

Applied ED as well!!! I just want to know already...this is making me soo anxious.

freightrain · 11-07-2009, 01:05 PM

will not havin satii scores hurt me? my sats are great

rc2814 · 11-07-2009, 01:12 PM

I don't think so. I remember reading somewhere that SATIIs are used to for math placement or something like that. I didn't even take the SATs. I probably should have since I could have probably scored a lot higher than on the ACT.

cclolzftw · 11-07-2009, 02:04 PM

@Perididdle

Yeah. I received that a few days after submitting the last part of my app.

@Sam Lee.

I posted about this earlier this year. Using the Common Data Set, the ED acceptance rate for freshmen entering the 2008-'09 academic year was 39.7 percent. There is no information available beyond that about enrollment and admissions, so I'm going to go look through a few Daily articles and try to figure it out.

It seems rather bizarre that the rate would drop from nearly 40 percent one year to the low-30s the next.

Glenny · 11-07-2009, 07:40 PM

I don't think acceptance rate matters so much. Just know that they'll be taking ~500 kids out of however many apply... IN.TENSE.

Toward · 11-07-2009, 11:16 PM

Does anyone know whether geographic location within the US is a factor? I'm from Tennessee, which is relatively under-represented. Could that weigh in my favor? I'm also pretty sure nobody else from my HS has ever applied to NU.

Sam Lee · 11-08-2009, 10:21 AM

^According to its CDS, geographical/state residence is not considered. 2008-09 First-time, first-year (freshman) admission, Common Data Set - Northwestern University

freightrain · 11-08-2009, 04:33 PM

SamLee: thanks a lot for posting that, it's very informative.

according to that, they do not even consider SAT subject tests for admission purposes. does this sound accurate??