deferred with 32 act and 3.75 uw gpa. honestly just happy I wasn’t rejected and we’ll see how rd turns out! crazy how many high stat applicants are getting deferred though… congrats to everyone who’s gotten in and good luck to everyone else!
Deferred
Female, NJ, 29 ACT superscored, 3.96 GPA unweighted, Strong leadership ECs
NU is a reach for my D so was expecting a rejection. We’ll see in mid to late March with Regular decision release.
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):N/A
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): N/A
ACT (breakdown):3 3 (36 eng, 31 math, 32 science, 33 reading)
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): US History 630, Math II 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Weighted GPA: 4.16
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): human geo (5), World history (4), psych (4), apush (5), ab calc (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP stats, AP english, AP gov, AP physics C, AP economics, orchestra
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 15
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): N/A
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP scholar with distinction, honor roll, national merit semifinalist
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): student council (3 years class secretary), cheer (3 years, 1 year co-captain), orchestra (4 years, 1 year principal), girl scouts (since 1st grade), and a couple “for fun” clubs
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: I do a lot of service projects with various clubs every year
Summer Experience: Louisiana Girls State, Cheer Camp
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: from New Orleans, so I wrote a killer “Katrina essay”
Teacher Recommendation #1: the bomb.com
Teacher Recommendation #2: N/A
Counselor Rec: probably pretty good but generic
Additional Info/Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Art Supplement: N/A
Other
Date Submitted App: Nov 1
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Louisiana
School Type: public magnet
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: low enough for pell grant and that’s all y’all need to know
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athlete, development): one parent didn’t attend college
Reflection
Strengths: ECs, essay, and teacher rec
Weaknesses: generic counselor rec, good but not outstanding stats
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: i do a lot of ECs with leadership and i’ve demonstrated a lot of interest
What would you have done differently?: nothing
Where else did you apply?
tulane (accept + honors), fordham (accept + honors), rhodes (accept), georgetown (defer), waiting on: UNC chapel hill, brown, harvard, and tufts
DD in MA was Deferred
Bioengineering
4.68 GPA W, 1520 SAT, Lots of ECs, Lots of AP classes. Club president and founder. Paid lab internship doing biomedical research.
@student13138 Same. Such a cold blooded letter.
Accepted from NH to Political Science and Philosophy in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Dean’s Scholarship ($16,000 per year)
4.14 GPA W, 1490 SAT, 7 AP’s, ECs were okay but not great
**Decision: Deferred **
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1450, 700 M 750 CR 8 Essay
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay):
ACT (breakdown): NA
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II (subject, score):NA
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/120
AP (place score in parentheses): Bio (4) APUSH (5), Calc, Spanish, English, Psych, Stats
IB (place score in parentheses):NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Spanish, AP English, AP Psych, AP Stats, DE college writing, civics, criminal justice
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 1 or 2?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):N/A
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): Honor Roll, Honor Society (National & World Language), Rotary Youth Leadership Award,
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):
University research program, 6 weeks working w/ university chemical engineering professor testing effects of drugs on cancer cells
Theatre, 9, 10, 11, 12, musical theatre productions and plays, lead roles in all
Chorus 12, soprano I, highly awarded program at school
Class Secretary 9,10,11,12 student government
Softball 9,10 JV team, various positions
Peer tutoring 10,11,12 taught younger students variety of science related topics
Community service 9,10,11,12 through church & school
Job/Work Experience:
3 years as a hostess & barback at local restaurant, 60 hrs/week in summer, 20 hrs/week during school year
Volunteer/Community Service:
mentioned above
Summer Experience:
N/A
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays:
Common App essay 8/10, talked about my struggling with homelessness throughout high school (not as a typical sob story, connected it to my ambitions for the future)
Teacher Recommendation #1: 8/10 APUSH teacher, top of my class and we got along very well
Teacher Recommendation #2: 9/10 AP Bio teacher, had him for 3 years, very close and writes fantastic recommendations
Teacher Recommendation #3: 7/10 Math teacher for 4 years, we have a great relationship but I think she focused more on my stats than my personal qualities
Counselor Rec: 9/10, we are very close and she knows my family well, knew what to add about me that my teachers did not say
Additional Info/Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Art Supplement:N/A
Other
Date Submitted App: October 20th
U.S. State/Territory or Country: RI
School Type: small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range:<20k
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development):
income range? not sure
Reflection
Strengths: essays & recommendations, personal circumstances
Weaknesses: only a few 4 year EC’s, nothing unique
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: SAT score, state I live in?
What would you have done differently?: Taken the SAT a third time
Where else did you apply?
BU
Emmanuel
USC
GWU
American
PC
Suffolk
St Anselm
**Other Factors: **
General Comments & Advice:
Everything happens for a reason!! I’m hoping for good news in March when RD comes out 
DD accepted to Engineering from TN
36 ACT
4.55 W GPA / 4.0 U GPA
Received $27,000 per year Honors Scholarship
Accepted!- Communications
NY
3.62 UW/ 3.72 W GPA
1270 SAT
2 APs
5 honors
About seven ECs
I felt my common app essay and had a feeling my LoR were really strong! Surprised I got in based on my low stats but then again everyone’s different. Good luck to everyone waiting to hear back in spring, and congrats to those accepted!!
accepted!! so excited!!
nj bioengineering major
honors college - university honors scholarship $28k/year
was wondering if anyone knows the maximum merit award? besides national merit? or the maximum they’ve heard?
also am i eligible for other scholarships (like the dean’s scholarship?)? and if i get national merit will i be able to “stack” that on top of what i have?
thanks!!!
Bruh
Denied EA. The letter wasn’t even nice.
Bad grades Freshman year, but amazing improvement- I wrote an additional essay on the app explaining it.
Not including 9th grade, 4.3 GPA W- and coming from one of the top/most difficult high schools in MA.
Lots of Honors and AP
1250 SAT (bad SAT taker)
Legitimately amazing Extracurriculars
School student rep for town govt
Company Co-Founder
Paid assistant job at real estate firm
Regional EC related awards
Great Rec Letters
Parent went there- I was a legacy.
Maybe getting was less likely, but was hoping for deferral at least.
I have been deferred at 1 other school and denied everywhere else so far.
@unphys Wow! That’s awesome! Congratulations!
@seaweedo Congratulations!
**Decision: Accepted **
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 800 M, 760 R
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 36 E & R, 35 M & S, 10 essay
ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
SAT II (subject, score): Math 2 790, Physics 800.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
Weighted GPA: i forget
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd decile but doesn’t reflect my achievement bc school counts dual enrollment classes as regular classes in the weighting
AP (place score in parentheses): CS A (5), Calc BC (5), Studio Art 2D (4), Euro (4)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: I do dual enrollment full time at a local college so its a weird schedule: Fall: General Physics IV, Programming Principles II, Electricity, Linear Algebra, Winter: Statics, Astrophysics, Ethics, Tech in World Civilization, Spring: Robotics, Dynamics, Strength of Materials
Number of other EA applicants in your school: ?
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): no
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): NMSF, FIRST’s Dean’s List, other filler stuff idk
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): FRC Robotics (9-12, treasurer, will be 4year letterman etc.), Rock Climbing (9-12)
Job/Work Experience: Summer STEM Robotics Camp Counselor for my school district
Volunteer/Community Service: K-12 Math tutor, FLL Robotics team mentor, other robotics related community service
Summer Experience: Washington Aerospace Scholars, Camp Salvador Counselor (helped run a summer camp in El Salvador)
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: Teaching robotics to elementary school kids, 8/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics prof 7/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: Robotics Coach 7/10
Counselor Rec: 7/10
Additional Info/Rec: STEM camp boss 7/10
Interview: n/a
Art Supplement: n/a
I really can’t judge the recommendations since I only read one of them but I think they were good but not the best ever.
Other
Date Submitted App: like a few days before the due date idk
U.S. State/Territory or Country: Washington State
School Type: public, junior and senior year I did dual enrollment full time at a local public college tho
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket Range: full pay
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): woman in engineering?
Reflection
Strengths: test scores, grades, curriculum
Weaknesses: recommendations maybe?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Northeastern likes high test scores cause it makes their ranking look good.
What would you have done differently?: nothing really
Where else did you apply? WPI, UDub, MIT, UIdaho, ASU, college im doing dual enrollment at. I was accepted to all, but MIT where I was defferred and UDub where I haven’t heard back yet.
Other Factors:
General Comments & Advice: Good luck to everyone! I will probably not be going to Northeastern as they are not my top choice but I hope everyone who does has a great experience!
Accepted! 3.8 weighted GPA and 28 ACT. Strong recommendation letters and extracurriculars
From the NEU website - Students who are admitted to Northeastern and are recognized as National Merit Finalists* or National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars** will receive up to a $30,000 merit-based award, and may also be eligible for financial aid.
Merit scholarships cannot be stacked. - the National Merit will replace any other scholarship awarded with your acceptance. Note is says up to $30,000 - have seen a few last year who didn’t get the full amount.
Where do you see if you received a scholarship?
thank you!! @kiddie
Thanks @jaredstone4 for a nice post. So true!