**Decision: Deferred **
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 730 M/680 CR/22 Essay
SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 1410
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (subject, score): 730 US History, 740 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t use the 4.0 scale and does not unweight our GPAs.
Weighted GPA: 98
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/1100
AP (place score in parentheses): AP World (3), AP Lang (3), APUSH (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics 2, AP US Gov, and AP English Literature
Number of other EA applicants in your school: 3
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): Award for improvisation from a national music competition
Common Awards (AP Scholar, honor roll, NM things, etc.): AP Scholar, NHS
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): NHS (Secretary), Orchestra (section leader), Jazz Band (section leader), Jazz Combo (section leader), Quiz Bowl, Physics Club (VP), City-wide orchestra
Job/Work Experience: Office assistant for 2 years
Volunteer/Community Service: Volunteer at a nursing home, awareness walks
Summer Experience: Several internships in STEM and law
Writing (Subject, 1-10 rating, details):
Essays: My common app essay was solid and talked about ancestry and how it defines me 9/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: AP Lang teacher (didn’t read, but I assume it was great), 10/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: Honors Physics teacher 8/10
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, 8/10
Additional Info/Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Art Supplement: N/A
Other
Date Submitted App: 10/31 around 7AM
U.S. State/Territory or Country: NY
School Type: Large public
Ethnicity: White/Middle Eastern
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: Prefer not to say
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): None really
Reflection
Strengths: EC’s, Common App Essay
Weaknesses: SAT score, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I feel lucky to be deferred and not rejected, but I think my scores and grades just didn’t meet NEU’s standards.
What would you have done differently?: Retake the SAT again, not slack off freshman year
Where else did you apply? Penn State (accepted), Rutgers (accepted), SUNY Binghamton (accepted), SUNY University at Buffalo (accepted), SUNY University at Albany (accepted), SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, Macaulay Honors College, New York University, Boston University, Cornell, Barnard, UPenn, Columbia University
**Other Factors: **
Having an EDII option at NEU this year made it harder to get in ED.
General Comments & Advice:
The NEU EA 2022 thread was very helpful and provided much needed reassurance and information, so check any relevant threads!
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