<p>Decision: Accepted into McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Not submitted but CR 720 M 780 W 790
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800 Physics 800 French 750
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (guess, because we don’t calculate)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Both Calculus 5 Chemistry 5 Biology pending Physics C 4 French 3
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Multivariable, English, French 12, Middle East, Fundamentalism
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some regional/school awards
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<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (co-founder and co-president), Science Olympiad, Asian Cultural Society (VP), Arts magazine (Section editor), Youth Orchestra, Tennis team (JV captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: US Open Ballperson
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Community service trip to Dominican Republic; started free Saturday mentorship program
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: Solid CommonApp, felt fine with Northwestern’s Personal Statement
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One teacher gave an extra one, but all three should be glowing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Fine, not great.
[</em>] Interview: Went quite well… a very comfortable and pleasant conversation.
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<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Maybe essays, could have done more extracurrics outside of school
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: A classmate got in ED and I believe I have a higher standing than he does. Also, test scores and interview probably helped my cause.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Accepted to Illinois (engineering) and Carnegie Mellon (engineering/business) so far. Waitlisted at Wash U. Still have to hear from 8!! [/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments: I needed this one. Northwestern is in my top three or four, and WashU was giving me doubts, despite the common knowledge of the size of their waitlist. I might just have to withdraw from that waitlist now. Good luck to everyone!</p>