Just wrote my letter to NEU acknowledging they are my first choice...chances?

Colleges & Universities Northeastern University
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<p>I was deferred to RD…
Prospective Major: Undeclared Engineering (possibly Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemical)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 </p>

<p>AP Courses:
AP English 11 (A)
AP Calculus (A, A+)
AP US History (A, A+)
AP English 12 (A)
AP Chemistry (A)
Honors/AP Physics (A)
Honors Forensic Science</p>

<p>T.A. in Honors Physics</p>

<p>I’ve taken every honors course my school offers; only AP’s didn’t take AP Biology and AP Euro, AP Spanish …and they wouldn’t fit in my schedule anyway (we have block scheduling)</p>

<p>I do loads of extracurriculars
V. Lacrosse
JV Soccer
NHS
Debate Club
Interact Club
Student Council
Sailing
Horseback riding</p>

<p>I also started a program for disabled children to learn how to sail- for community service
I am a sailing instructor, a lifeguard, and a retail clerk. </p>

<p>SATs:
1810
630 M
620 W
560 CR</p>

<p>ACTS:
31 M
29 English
24 S
22 R</p>

<p>Chances of acceptance RD? NEU is my first choice- and I just wrote them a letter telling them that…</p>

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<p>wait, you can write a letter to them?? Who did you send it to?</p>

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<p>I haven’t sent it yet…I think you can though. Is it your first choice?</p>

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<p>yeah…I think I’ll send one in soon. What did you include in your letter and how long is it?</p>

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<p>It’s not long, about a half a page. What is your prospective major?</p>

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<p>Business, international business to be exact. I hope you will get in!!! Did you sent in your SAT score or ACT score?</p>

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<p>Thanks, you too! I sent in both scores.</p>

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<p>You really are worrying about this too much. ;p</p>

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<p>I agree with bryman, but a letter sounds like a good idea. to let them know you are very interested. you’ve got a pretty good chance</p>

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<p>hmm, thats odd you were deferred. good luck RD.</p>

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<p>You were DEFERRED?</p>

<p>I don’t understand it. Your grades are awesome, your schedule is rigorous, your ec’s and volunteering are great…</p>

<p>Number 4 here got deferred too. I was astounded.</p>

<p>Sounds like Northeastern is getting a little snotty, if you ask me…</p>

<p>You have a good shot at getting in RD. I don’t understand why you didn’t get in EA, but hopefully you will, and if for some odd reason you don’t, you can probably get in somewhere even better.</p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>^ How is Northeastern Snottie? with over 35,000 applicants its simply getting more competitive.</p>

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<p>I’m just astounded that the OP and number 4 in my class got deferred. I can’t say for the OP, but 4 had stats way above the NEU average. I’m wondering who’s getting in and why these great applicants are getting deferred, because I can’t imagine better stats and EC’s than 4 here.</p>

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<p>It’s called the “Tufts Syndrome” i think</p>

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<p>your GPA is fine and dandy but I think by looking at your SAT scores, it shows your high school is simply not very competitive. Do kids from your h.s. go on to top schools? i think that’s the problem here… </p>

<p>and honestly, northeastern has gotten so competitive that it’s not a numbers or EC’s game anymore. you need something more, you need to stand out…</p>

<p>this is definately not Tufts Syndrome… it would be T.S. if his/her SAT’s were way above their 75&tile</p>

<p>but good luck, you sound like you really want to attend neu and that’s good!</p>

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<p>This is most certainly not Tufts Syndrome. Yes, the OP has great stats and seems to be highly qualified, but her SAT scores are low for Northeastern. </p>

<p>While I think the OP is a perfect candidate, Northeastern was particularly intense about SAT scores for EA this year. A lot of qualified people from my school got deferred and I know they don’t have the best SAT scores. </p>

<p>Northeastern is far from snotty. Clearly the application process is just a crapshoot - something we all KNEW already.</p>

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<p>I don’t think it would be outrageous to say that Northeastern is becoming more selective, though - as their standards have been getting higher, the admit rate for the university has been going down every year for nearly a decade.</p>

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<p>I wonder if financial aid was a factor…did the OP and the #4 need a lot of aid?</p>

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<p>Agree that I think it just came down to scores. An 1810, while perfectly respectable, doesn’t make you a shoe-in anymore. 4 years ago? Definitely. But the school gets more and more competitive each year, last year’s averages will not be this year’s averages.</p>

<p>I think you are a good match for NU and would think you’ll get in regular admissions, but I don’t think it’s Tufts syndrome.</p>