<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (670 CR, 800 M, 720 W 10 E)
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2190
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: 800 Physics, 730 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4 (89 on a 100 point scale) Pretty large upward trend Freshman year 85, Sophomore year 90.1, Junior year 91.1
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A But probably top 30% UW
AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5)
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calc AB, AP US Gov, AP Comp Gov, Chem H, Modernism English 12, Philosophy
Number of other EA applicants in your school: Unsure. Naviance showed 21 applying, but it did not break down EA/RD.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really special on a national level</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Varsity Band 4 years (1st Chair Trumpet)
JROTC 4 years
Architecture Club 4 years (Either VP or P, not sure really, nothing was every made very official)
Elected president for New York State Science Honors Society Chapter 3 years (P 12)
3 courses at Museum of Natural History in Star Physics, Geology, and the Solar System (4 hours a week for 6 weeks each)
Philosophy Club/Freedom of Thought Society 3 years
Job/Work Experience: Snow shoveling
Volunteer/Community service: Service trip to Camden, New Jersey. Probably about 100 hours at a food pantry and tutoring severely disabled students in Math and Science. Tutored over the summer at school for students between the 7th and 8th grade in Math and logic.</p>
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Common App Essay: 8/10 It had one typo in it, the rest was either good or kind of muddled.
Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably 9/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: Teacher 2 hasn’t finished recommendation yet for other schools, probably 8/10
Counselor Rec: Not sure, 7/10?
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None
Art Supplement: None</p>
<p>Other
Date Submitted App: November 1st
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private/Jesuit
Ethnicity: European
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 180-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT scores
Weaknesses: GPA, typo in essay, extracurriculars not that outstanding?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Probably SAT scores. I’m not sure if this is a product of caring about Northeastern’s admissions office caring about USNWR rankings more than other schools, but if I had a 3.7 and a 2000 instead of a 3.4 and a 2190, according to Naviance results I would have a slightly higher chance at being deferred at Northeastern EA.
What would you have done differently?: Worked harder freshman and sophomore year</p>
<p>[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m very glad I got in, but I probably won’t receive enough financial aid to afford attending Northeastern. In this college process, I feel good that there is at least some school that wants me to take classes there and grow as a person with many wonderful students. Congrats on all the other EA admits! To those deferred, there is still a chance, Northeastern has told you that right there! To those rejected, you are not defined by your school. Go be awesome like you are at whatever school wants you to attend!
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