**Nortwestern RD Results Class of 2015**

Colleges & Universities Northwestern University
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<p>With spaces already removed for your convenience :slight_smile:

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<p>Results are supposedly coming out around 6:15 tonight, but no one really knows for sure yet.</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): 800m 700cr 610 W</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] SAT II: 800 math II 790 Chem 750 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71, 4.14 w
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/183
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Chem(4) stat(4) US History(4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Psych, English Honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 8 Chem team in NJ, AP Scholar, Honor Societies, High Honor Roll[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track(Captian) basketball, Math, chem, bio, physics teams
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Year Round, 2 jobs since frosh year
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Run Habitat for humanity project, other misc. services
[</em>] Summer Activities: Work/sports
[<em>] Essays: Great
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec:Good
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:None[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Huge upward trend
[</em>] Weaknesses: Freshman year is terrible
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Freshman year grades
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected–SESP</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120; 800 CR, 640 M, 680 W
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/50
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III, General Physics I, Walking, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, American Lit I, Financial Accounting, Intro to Sociology; HS: Honors Philosophy, Honors English IV
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): State Education Policy Position, State Superintendent Appointee-11, 12; Other State Education Policy Position, State Board of Education Appointee-10, 11; State Rep/Consultant, Int’l Education Projects w/ NASA, et al.-10, 12; City Official/VP, 08-09 Parliamentarian; City Youth Council-Member 9-12; Attorney, Teen Court–10, 11, 12; Scrabble: High Score 552, >4,300 Games Played–9-12; Secretary/Treasurer//State Qualifier, Bowling League–11, 12; Black Belt, Tae Kwon Do; 1st in Division at State Comp.–9, 10; Math Tutor (College Employee)–11, 12; Founding Captain, Science Olympiad Team–9;Church Youth–9-12; Varsity Golf–9
[</em>] Essays: Good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Poor
[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: <30k[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Everything else
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: GPA too low
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Pretty much rejected everywhere[/ul]
General Comments: I’m getting the idea that colleges just don’t care if you have diagnosed learning challenges.</p>

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<p>Accepted</p>

<p>sat i : 2360
sat ii: 2320</p>

<p>gpa: N/a</p>

<p>good luck!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Medill School of Journalism</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2230 (800CR 700M 730W)
[</em>] ACT:33
[<em>] SAT II: 770, 760, 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.94
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/387
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):5,4,4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lang, AP Human Geography, AP Spanish, AP Calculus BC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Mock Trial (Captain), Stone Soup Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), NHS, Spanish NHS (Treasurer), Orchestra (Principal 2nd Violinist, VP), Varsity Tennis, Cultural Awareness Club, Interact Club, Theater Guild, BHS News Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: In-home tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:Cradles to Crayons Teen Leadership Council, Helping Hands Essentials Pantry (Translator),Museum of Science Exhibit Hall Interpreter and SciCORE intern
[</em>] Summer Activities: Museum of Science, traveling
[<em>] Essays: I assume they were good since I got into a journalism school… :smiley:
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:fantastic!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I was very close with my counselor and he wrote me amazing reccomendations
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Didn’t do one[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:Writing, involvement in school community, grades
[</em>] Weaknesses:SAT scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I have no idea but I’m so thankful and thrilled!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] So far, rejected by Stanford and accepted to BC, Brandeis, and Emmanuel (my safety)
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Judd A and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770M 750R 720W
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800Bio 780MATHII 760CHEM
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):idk
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Bio 5 APUSH 5 Chinese 5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP: Calc BC Macro/Micro Physics English Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Treasurer of Student Council, President of Chinese Culture Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Mt Sinai School of Medicine (microbiology)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (ER) service (400+ hrs)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Vacation
[<em>] Essays: 8/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:9/10 and 8/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec:i hope it was good
[</em>] Additional Rec: from Principal Investigator, 10/10
[li] Interview:none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Taiwanese
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Internship at microbiology lab
[</em>] Weaknesses:GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: my PI gave me a great recommendation
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
General Comments: I’m so freaking excited. Can’t wait to visit NW!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (Didn’t send)
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 760, 780, 790
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97/100ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Spanish, AP Gov, Chorus, Research
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semi (2009-2010 school year), NM Commended[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiads (President), Music Honors Society (Historian), Teacher’s assistant 1x a week, A LOT of research
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Research (unpaid… so I guess that’s volunteer) the last two summers
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: See above? Teacher’s assistant counts too I guess
[</em>] Summer Activities: CTY, Summer@Brown, RESEARCH (capitalized for emphasis since that’s what I spent the majority of my time on)
[<em>] Essays: Decent to good, Why Northwestern? was detailed but probably a little flat
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: 1 great, 1 good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very good
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: reasonably competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Didn’t apply for FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, GPA, Research
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of community service, didn’t really EXCEL in too many ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Didn’t stand out enough I guess… I think being waitlisted still means something :slight_smile: at least they were considering my application pretty actively.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted at WashU, Tulane Honors Program, Brandeis[/ul]
General Comments: Congratulations to those who got in! My sincere regret for those rejected, and hopefully some of us on the waitlist will be offered a spot :smiley:</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 [750R, 770M, 790W]
[li] SAT II: 790 Bio, 760 Chem, 800 MathII[/li][</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), English Lang (5), Calculus (5), APUSH (4)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, 1 Hn
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Medical Program, Some research, Dance, Fencing
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering for 3 years
[</em>] Summer Activities: Long Medical Program
[<em>] Essays: Solid–My Why NU especially.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, probably decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good, if a bit generic.
[</em>] Interview: None
[/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: ORM
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Very High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: GPA [/ul][/li]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone who was accepted!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Weinberg</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 640 CR 770 M 710 W
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II 800 US 770 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/465
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 so far, all 5s except for one 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Gov, AP Psych, Honors Physics, Spanish IV, Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Youth Group (treasurer), Marching Band, Religious School, NHS (treasurer), Youth Panel thing last year
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: day camp counselor, Chick-fil-A cashier
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering on an Indian reservation over the summer, various other projects
[</em>] Summer Activities: see above
[<em>] Essays: not the greatest writer, but i think both my common app and supplements were unique in their topics
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one good, one ok
[<em>] Counselor Rec: don’t know
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: couldn’t have one, but asked for one so maybe that helped[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] legacy (dad is an alum)</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT, Grades, Essay Topics, Legacy?, Asked for Interview
[</em>] Weaknesses: nothing stands out, not too many ecs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: objective stats and interest in northwestern
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): V:700 M:740 W:700 2140
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: all honors and APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 11th in the National French Contest[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): several leadership positions, varsity ski team, Crew
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Dairy Queen
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: soup kitchen, sunday school teacher, VBS
[</em>] Summer Activities: VBS, work
[<em>] Essays: I though they were great. My why Northwestern was very passionate
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Glowing, she loved me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She loved me
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: I thought it went really well[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: lower middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, test scores, essays, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: being generic?
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I guess I didn’t really didn’t make much of an impression on the admission officers…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted: UChicago, Notre Dame, UMich, Macalester, and various safeties Waitlisted: WashU[/ul]
General Comments: Congrats to those accepted. I love Northwestern but I’m going to give up my spot on the waitlist. I’ll probably enroll at ND</p>

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<p>Rejected for Engineering. Don’t care as NU has a not so good engineering program. The college process is officially over! Illinois bound!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33 (35 E, 35 S, 33 R, 27 M)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/357
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Spanish, Advanced Choir, Advanced Physics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): MD Distinguished Scholar, AP Scholar[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Glee Club (Founder/President), Jewish Student Union (President), Theatre Critics (Lead Critic), NHS, Spanish NHS, Science NHS (Treasurer), Internship with award-winning regional actor, Theatrical productions, Improv, Madrigals, Choir, Leadership Training Group
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutor at sunday school
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor at homeless shelter and local elementary school
[</em>] Summer Activities: Theatre related
[<em>] Essays: Really good. My NU supplemental essays were really unique and creative.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good. From English and Bio, both of whom liked me and whose classes I thrived in.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Generic probably.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From principal, whom I’ve known for years
[li] Interview: Amazing. Lasted about 1.5 hrs and I really showed my passion for NU[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[list]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Medium Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $80,000-$100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, Personality, Test Scores, GPA, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Rank, Counselor Rec
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Passion and character. I think I’m a really strong fit for my major (Performance Studies)[/li]General Comments: Beyond ecstatic right now!! Congrats to everyone else who got in!!</p>

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<p>rejected for school of communication… got heartbreak.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Weinberg</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (760 M, 730 W, 720 CR)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Calculus AB Subscore (5), Spanish Language (5), Spanish Literature (4), Statistics (5), World History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Linear Algebra, Spanish 6, US Gov, Econ, World Classics Honors, Film Comp Lit, AP Physics C, AP Psych, Astronomy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): track and field (JV captain), NASA INSPIRE Online Community for 3 years, Link Crew Leader for 2 years, Bridge Club, Spanish Club founding member and VP
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Cold Stone Creamery employee, NASA internships for 2 summers (paid one summer, unpaid the other)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at the local library every week, translate for Spanish-speaking families at Marshalls
[</em>] Summer Activities: NASA internship after sophomore and junior years, working at Cold Stone
[<em>] Essays: I felt, and was told, that they were very very good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one from my history teacher that adores me so I know that one was good, and the other from my physics teacher that I think likes me…so probably also good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I transferred to my high school as a junior so I didn’t know my advisor that well but she is very nice and made sure we have several meetings to talk about colleges and stuff…so that was also probably good
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: couldn’t schedule one[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: up there
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, GPA, girl applying for math/science
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I don’t think this question helps at all…no one can speculate as to why they were admitted. It’s often very random.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] accepted so far to UCLA, UCSB, UCSC, UCSD…waiting on Berkeley (comes out in like 30 minutes), Tufts, Boston College, Harvard, Yale (deferred SCEA), Stanford, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Brown
General Comments: I’m thrilled to know that I’ve gotten into at least 1 private school. The UCs are great but they have so little funding now that I’m not that enticed to go. Good luck with the rest of the college process everyone and maybe I’ll see you at admit day!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted Weinberg</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
[</em>] ACT: 35 (34e, 36r, 36s, 33m)
[<em>] SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/207
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, Spanish III, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer 10-12 (captain), Club Soccer 9-12, Drawing & Painting, NHS, Student Council, Diversity Club/GSA, Bass Guitar
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Referee for youth soccer games.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer work with NHS.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Mostly training for soccer and visiting relatives.
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay was pretty good about a near-death experience. My supplement was fairly long (there’s a lot of good things to talk about for Northwestern).
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, although one was from my AP Biology teacher who loved me and the other is my Calculus teacher who I’ve also had for Pre-Calc and Geometry.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, although my counselor is involved in GSA/Diversity Club with me.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] First generation</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, essays, and grades.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Not any major hooks, not any outstanding extracurriculars.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I think my essays really showed how much I love Northwestern, and my test scores are pretty good.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Accepted to Michigan, waiting to hear back from Harvard, Yale, and Brown.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone else accepted, and those rejected will find somewhere where they fit in. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted CAS</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math2, 670 spanish, 740 lit, 720 bio e
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 30/600
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): english 5 spanish 5 psych 5 stat 5 calc bc 5 bio 4 world 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 ap 3 reg
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA Internationals[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA, piano, swimming, choir
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: must’ve been at least somewhat decent cause my stats aren’t as impressive as some others
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: eh
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: azn
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: none
[</em>] Weaknesses: grades
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: essays + rec
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: places[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):800M, 730R, 720W
[</em>] ACT:34
[<em>] SAT II:740Math II, 730 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.75
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):5,5,5,5,5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:All AP in paren (Physics, Calc, English Lang, English Lit, USH, Gov, Econ) Spanish III H, Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMerit[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Running, community service
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:750 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities:Volunteering, Online Classes, Internships
[<em>] Essays:Eh, 7/10
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation:good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:good
[</em>] Additional Rec:good
[li] Interview:Bleh. My interviewer didn’t give me time to speak. [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, Large
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Native
[<em>] Gender:M
[</em>] Income Bracket:Low Income
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]none</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:none, really. Decent ACT score.
[</em>] Weaknesses:Graduating as a junior killed me. The admissions office said they usually don’t ever admit juniors.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:being a junior
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:<a href=“Deferred:Brown”>Accepted UChicago(Attending), Emory, UCLA, UF</a>[/ul]
General Comments:I was going to attend UChicago anyway.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to McCormick</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740 Math 690 Reading 650 Writing
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 760 Chem 740 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 in chem, 4 in euro and stats
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs, AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP Physics B, AP Government, AP Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar, Science Olympiad State qualifier[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts - almost an Eagle Scout (Senior Patrol Leader, Scribe, Librarian)
Active youth group member (VBS teacher)
Ultimate frisbee team (co-captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Election Poll official
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: About 175 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: Northwestern CTD computer science program
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:50k-60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars (I didn’t list all)
[</em>] Weaknesses: My scores/grades weren’t stellar
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: Attending their summer program probably got me in. Also, I showed a lot of interest in studying computer science along with my future goals, probably had some influence as well.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] Waitlisted: Rice
General Comments:</p>

<p>I’m super excited to be accepted, especially since I was waitlisted at my dream school, Rice. Hopefully I’ll be seeing some of you there next year.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted, Weinberg</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Math, 770 Writing, 740 CR
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 770 US History, 720 Bio E, 780 Math II, 580 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):US History (5), World History (5), Physics B (2), Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Comp Sci, AP Calc BC, AP lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): football (starting QB/team captain), Baseball (captain), Eucharistic Minister
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Construction site for 2 summers, summer sports camp counselor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Special olympics Dance, Sacred Heart Society
[</em>] Summer Activities: Costa Rica Service trip (2 summers in a row)
[<em>] Essays: Solid…about leadership learnt in Costa Rica and during football
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: from great teachers so probably solid
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very solid
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: never got one[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper/Middle Class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]None</p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays and leadership qualities, test scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: not too much community service
[li] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[/ul] [/li] Georgetown, Boston College (honors program), likely letter to UVa</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted (Weinberg) **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 740 M / 750 CR / 770 W = 2260 (may not have sent)
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II: 590 German (may not have sent)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank, would be top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Diploma candidate in HL Math/Chem/Physics/German and SL English/History
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Above-mentioned IBs + semester of TOK + year-long study hall
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholars candidate[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 years Mock Trial (Captain 2 years), German Honor Society (2 year), equestrian (6 years), assorted clubs
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Therapeutic horseback riding volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer program at WUSTL before senior year, received 6 credits w/ a 4.0 GPA
[<em>] Essays: Common app essay on Mock Trial (strong), supplement essays were decent but nothing special
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Two recs, both probably decent/good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty strong
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public IB school
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $200k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, ACT, common app essay, ECs, leadership
[</em>] Weaknesses: teacher recs, supplement
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: See strengths
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to UMich, MSU, Rice ; Rejected at WUSTL[/ul]
General Comments: Congratulations to those accepted and good luck to everyone :slight_smile:</p>