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

annleigh
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:15:43 +0000

Decision: Accepted to Weinberg

Objective:

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[] SAT I (breakdown): not sent
[] ACT: 31 Composite (29 Math, 33 Reading, 31 Writing, 35 Science (all from 2 seatings))
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), APUSH (5), Gov, Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest. 2 APs, 4 Honors Classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): mostly school awards (Several Student of the Years)[/ul]
Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (9- Coalition Rep., 10- Treasurer), Ambassador’s Club all 4 years, JV Bowling, Newspaper Writer, News Page Editor, Social Action Club (11- Public Relations, 12- Secretary) Founded Organ Donor Awareness Week.
[] Job/Work Experience: Work in School Theatre, odd jobs around family business
[] Volunteer/Community service: About 75 hours a year with various local organizations.
[] Summer Activities: Odd jobs
[] Essays: CommonApp- Excellent (about my name and who it’s associated with and why it’s awesome). Supplement- Ok (about how I want to be on The History Channel)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but both teachers I’m extremely close with.
[] Counselor Rec: Generic, I think.
[] Additional Rec: see above
[] Interview: Excellent. Kept saying I reminded her of her daughter.[/ul]
Other

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[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] School Type: Small, Catholic, all-girl
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: Higher.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy a few times over.[/ul]
Reflection

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[] Strengths: Essays, Recs, Legacy (this one’s huge), brought my ACT up pretty significantly, Interview
[] Weaknesses: GPA, not enough ECs (in my opinion)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think the fact that I’m a Legacy did help a lot
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only place I applied[/ul]
General Comments: Applying ED is the best thing that could have happened to me