Stats:
gpa: 3.8
major: communications
coming from Top 50 college with 66 credits
Accepted: UNC Chapel Hill, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Vanderbilt University
Denied: Northwestern, UCLA
Pending: NYU, USC, Cornell
I got an email saying that my portal has been updated and is ready to view my decision.
Best of luck for those who haven’t received a decision yet!
Hey guys, i’ve never had an account but I promised myself that if I got in id make an account and help as much as possible because these forums have literally been so helpful since I started applying. Anyways…
Yeah accepted CAS as sophomore
GPA: 3.93
Biochem and German majors
Coming from Elon University so not a top school
HS: boarding school didn’t have GPA but had a 90 4 year average
Trilingual and captain of 3 varsity sports in HS
Don’t do much for extra circulars in college at all
Was denied from basically all my schools (11 of 13) as a HS senior including Northwestern so I applied again for my second round this year to try my luck again.
Accepted: Richmond, Case W, NW
Pending: Cornell, NYU, Vassar, Wesleyan, and Gtown
Gonna pull most of my applications because I am most likely going to NW.
Is there anything people need or would like to know that I could help with?
Best of luck to everyone. I am wishing the best for all of you.
Accepted CAS
Current Institution: Emory Univ, Atlanta
Current Year: 1st year
College GPA: 3.94/4.0
HS unweighted GPA: 3.90/4.0
SAT: 1510
Super scored SAT: 1520
SAT II: 800 Math Level II; 790 Chem; 760 Physics
Rec Letter: 9/10; 8/10
Appeal point: Residential Hall President at the first-year dorm; took 70+ hours of Coursera to explore my interest in business and data science that Emory lacks (Emory’s business school is great but it doesn’t let non-business students taking more than 3 business courses)
Essay Topic: Passionate about data science and business in healthcare.
Missing Anything else? Open to answer unanswered questions.
Decision: Accepted (currently freshman)
Applied from Notre Dame
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Pre-Med
SAT I: 1520
ACT: 35
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 first semester//looking like a 4.0 this semester (my midterm report had all A’s)
AP: Lang and Lit, calc ab and bc, euro, bio, chem, physics, macro, gov, ushistory, stats, environmental science - didn’t do well on any of them honestly
High school had dual credit programs so I took a few extra classes at local CC concurrently with high school and got my associates degree in the sciences/arts before I left high school
Applied as ED last year, got deferred, and then rejected
Extracurriculars:
High school:
Started a program for high schoolers in the performing arts to perform at local retirement homes
Certified as an EMT junior year of summer
Captain of JV tennis team (varsity letter)
Vice President of Finance for DECA school chapter
Leadership positions in student council
Mock Trial outstanding witness/attorney for all four years
Religious Council for Muslim Youth National member
Hospital volunteer and a lot of shadowing hours
Basic tutoring stuff
National merit finalist
100+ volunteer hours every year
I did a ton of choir related activities:
Show choir (multiple best male soloist awards)
Jazz choir(outstanding musicianship awards)
Chamber choir (top group all four years)
Lots of solo contests and similar competitions
College:
Dean’s List
Building Bridges for programs for underrepresented populations (Indian)
Ping pong club
Tutor at local catholic middle school
Notre Dame Glee Club
Notre Dame Undertones
Job/Work Experience:
Living history farms junior counselor in high school
Work in grilled cheese shop in my dorm basement currently
Summer Plans:
Interning at local diabetes institute and another nonprofit for recognizing public health leaders (40+ hours a week)
Honestly, I sent in the common app endorsed midterm report, as well as filled out every part I could of the application. I submitted a ton of documents, as well as an additional essay straight to the portal. So unlike what previous people in this thread have said, it seems like I got in even with an overfilled application! Honestly, I am super stoked and Northwestern has been my #1 choice since middle school.
Was waitlisted by Vandy. Now I will take myself off their list.
Decision: Accepted (will enter as a junior)
Applied from BU
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
ECON
GPA 3.83 from BU
HS: 3.9/4.0 weighted like a 4.3333
ACT 35+8
SAT II 800 Math II
Great LRCs. Teachers know me personally and wrote very detailed and personal letters.
Activities: nothing too spectacular, but pretty solid and long-time committed stuff. Going from HS to now and will continue.
@igottatransfer it keeps saying my username/password is invalid when I’m literally copying and pasting (and also tried just typing) what it says both of those are. Also if you search northwestern transfers 2019 on Facebook under groups there’s a group!