***Official Northwestern ED 2016 Results Thread***

brainy94
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:12:31 +0000

Decision: Accepted to WCAS

Objective:

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[] SAT I (breakdown): none
[] ACT:33 (36 english, 30 math, 36 reading, 30 science, 8 writing)
[] SAT II: 710 chemistry, 750 math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.950, 4.2 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 11%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4) Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Orchestra, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, French 4, College Writing
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar[/ul]Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (Vice President), Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra, NHS, French Club, Robotics Team, Varsity tennis team
[] Job/Work Experience: Teach tennis to elementary school kids over the summer.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Work with children with autism to help teach them social skills, I run a charity organization for a local teen grief center.
[] Summer Activities: Interlochen Arts Camps for vocal studies a few years back
[] Essays: Really good and unique, showed my personality. They were quirky, for sure.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see it, but she’s known for writing good ones.
[] Counselor Rec: Again, didn’t see.
[] Additional Rec: Really good letter from the director of the teen grief center.
[] Interview: Didn’t do it. [/ul]Other

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[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Fairly competitive, small public school
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Above $400,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really[/ul]Reflection

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[] Strengths: Decent ACT score, volunteer work, essays
[] Weaknesses: Not so great on SAT II or AP scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, my “Why Northwestern” essay was pretty good, it was very personal.
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to MSU, applied to U of M but now withdrawing app. [/ul]General Comments: I’m in shock! So excited.