Been a long-time CC lurker so I’m excited to finally get to do one of these now!!
Decision: Accepted
Objective:
- [] SAT I (Comp, Essay, CR, M, CW): N/A
[] ACT (Comp, Essay, Eng, Math, Read, Sci):34C (Essay 8, 35, 32, 34, 33)
[] SAT II (Type, Score): 660 Math II and 650 English Lit (rip for days)
[] Weighted GPA (out of 4.1): 4.057 (my school has a weird weighted system)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/520
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), English Lang (4), Calc BC (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Multivariable Calc, French 4, Symphony Orchestra, AP Gov, Economics, other electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
- [li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li] - Lead in school plays (9)
- Tech crew for musical (10)
- Student director for a middle school play (10)
- Junior Rotarian (11)
- Business co-captain of robotics team (11-12)
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li] - Team member at Taco Bell (summer of 10th grade)
- Sales associate at Express (12)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li] - Student director for a middle school play (my main volunteering activity ig haha)
- Some minor STEM educational events with my robotics team
[li] Summer Activities:[/li] - Work at Taco Bell
- Performed in and helped build a set for a community production (9)
- Interned for a local city council campaign (11)
- 2-month candidacy for my hometown’s ambassador program (11)
[li] Essays: Common App (6/10): wrote about my messy room and how it relates to my interests in writing and literature. Not the most interesting essay, but it got the job done.[/li] Why Northwestern (7/10): talked about how running my robotics team’s business department sparked my interest in economics and how I want to expand my econ knowledge at Northwestern. I did mention specific courses I wanted to take in my essay but didn’t spend too much time actually talking about the school itself.
[] Teacher Recommendations:
US History Teacher (8/10): Haven’t had him since freshman year, but when I did have him we developed a strong bond. He saw me grow as a student a lot so I think he probably did a good job of capturing my love of learning.
AP Calc BC/Multivariable Teacher (7/10): Had him for two years, but we’re not super close. I think he wrote an eloquent letter but I’m not sure exactly what he said about me.
[] Counselor Rec (9/10): Knows me very well so she probably wrote a solid letter.
Other
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[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $50K
[] Assets: N/A
[] Property:N/A
[] Extenuating Circumstances: N/A
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li][/ul]
Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments: I have no how or why I got in lol. Compared to all the highly qualified applicants who applied to this school, my profile is very unimpressive so I’m not sure what drove the adcom to admit me. Congrats to everyone else who got in, and for those that didn’t, don’t let it get you down: college admissions is way too unpredictable to get hung up on and honestly it doesn’t matter where you go in the long run.
Accepted to: UMN-Twin Cities, Univ. of St. Thomas
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: UChicago
Still waiting on: Georgetown, Brown, UPenn (rip)