Northeastern Class of 2017 (EA and RD) *STATS* thread

hallowedhearts
Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:59:29 +0000

Decision- Accepted RD

SAT I (breakdown): 2040 (700CR, 700W, 640M) 3 Times!
ACT: None
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank or percentile
AP (place score in parenthesis): Sophomore Year- English Language (3) Junior Year- APUSH (3), Bio (3) → I didn’t send any of these scores… Senior Year- English Literature & French (scores not released)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP French, American Literature, Statistics, Anatomy, Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Violinist for the past 10 years
Job/Work Experience: I’ve been working at my local library for the past 2 years 9-12 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer at a hospital 6 hours a week for the past 2 years as well
Summer Activities: Work/Volunteering
Essays: I wrote about Barbie…yes really, collecting Barbie dolls
Teacher Recommendation: 2, from my History Teacher and my French teacher. I didn’t read them, but I did have good relationships with both.
Counselor Rec: I didn’t see that either, not sure about how personal it was… My GC was nice but we weren’t very close
Additional Rec: No
Interview: No
Supplementary Material: None

State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
School Type:Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not first generation college, but first generation in the US, not sure if that really means anything!

Strengths: SATs, Essay, Work& Volunteering
Weaknesses: GPA, I wasn’t a member of any clubs, No sports, No awards as a Junior
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think what helped me were my SAT scores and my essay because it was kind of quirky…My first semester senior year grades were higher than previous years as well
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Northeastern, BU, Simmons, UMASS Amherst, UMASS Lowell, URI, Emmanuel, UMaine
Rejected: No where :)

I know this is a bit after you posted originally, but I hope it’s helpful :)