<p>It IS possible to appeal the decision, but it’s not something they advertise. My father figured out the details, but basically I had to email a letter to both <a href=“mailto:honorsadmission@neu.edu”>honorsadmission@neu.edu</a> and an admission counselor from here [Admissions</a> Counselors | Admissions](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/contact/counselors.html]Admissions”>http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/contact/counselors.html). I just wrote a letter talking about my academic achievements (GPA, AP classes, etc.) and about how I had maintained straight A’s all year or something, and they ended up admitting me. I know one other person who appealed and got in as well, although she had worked with her high school guidance counselor to do this (she attended high school in Massachusetts and I guess her guidance counselor was familiar with Northeastern and its honors program).</p>
<p>That said, sometimes I think that secretly the Honors Program knew that it wasn’t fit for me and that’s why they didn’t initially admit me - I don’t really like the program. I find it to be a hassle to fit honors classes into my schedule, especially when I have to use them as my electives. I also have never really felt like I had much in common with most of the people in the honors program; I don’t know why. Everyone’s kind of an overachiever.</p>
<p>Oh and as for my stats (this is a few years ago though)
SAT 2210, GPA unweighted 3.8ish (school didn’t calculate it though) and weighted was 4.13 (+1 point for AP, +.25 for honors). Was top 5% in high school but the school didn’t report rank, so I’m not sure exactly what became known to admissions. Not too many extracurriculars.
Got 16k scholarship, which was highest at the time.</p>
<p>At the time that I had applied for admission, at the beginning of the school year, my GPA was a 4.02. It went up significantly during the school year because I had A’s in a few APs, so that could have been what changed their minds.</p>