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

Wildchild2016
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:43:05 +0000

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 = 630 CR, 740 M, 690 W
[ *] ACT: Didn’t submit
[ *] SAT II: Didn’t take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/384
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Lang
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Spanish, AP Bio
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Discus Awards, National Spanish Exam Gold Award Recipient
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Bible Study, Math Team, Police Station Community Service (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Recycling Club, Chicago Tribune (Student Journalist), Youth Group, Dental Assistant (part-time).
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Part-time dental assistant, student journalist at the Mash.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Community service through NHS, school, and a local police station. I had about 300 community service hours when I applied
[ *] Summer Activities:Summer short-term missions trip, IIT Be Innovators Pre-Business Program, Bible School Teacher (2 summers), Children’s Bible Conference coordinator.
[ *] Essays:Very well-written according to a private essay tutor who assisted students at my school.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I have no clue, but I’m assuming it was decent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Average counselor recommendation.
[ ] Additional Rec: Excellent recommendation from Northwestern alumnus who is my employer.
[ ] Interview: : I expressed absolute interest in an interview, but there was no option for it.
[ /list][ b]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[ *] Country (if international applicant): United States
[ *] School Type: Middle-sized public school
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ]Income Bracket: $80,000-$100,000. ~$90,000
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No hooks! Maybe since my employer did well at Northwestern (millionaire orthodontist) he upped it’s reputation or something. His recommendation probably was my only hook.
[ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Strong senior course load, good employer recommendation, good essays, turned everything in on time!
[ *] Weaknesses: : Low GPA, average/below-average SAT score.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Expressed extreme interest in attending the school through my why NU essay. I was told by everyone that it was extremely well-written. Strong senior course load and good upward trend in terms of GPA from sucky freshman GPA.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Indiana University Bloomington and University of Illinois at Urbana-Chmpaign. I intended on applying to U Penn, Cornell, NYU, U Michigan, U Chicago, Illinois Wesleyan, and a few other schools if I was rejected from NU.
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