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

nostressanymore
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:41:15 +0000

DECISION: ACCEPTED TO WEINGBERG

Objective:
· SAT I: 2260 super-scored (780 Math, 680 Writing, 780 Writing)
· SAT II: U.S. History: 720, Math II: 710
· Weighted GPA: 3.89 (highest in class = 4.15)
· Class rank: Doesn’t rank but in top 20%
· AP (place score in parenthesis): AB Calculus (5) English Language (5), English Literature (4), APUSH (3)
· Senior Year Course Load: AP Government and Politics, AP Economics, AP Statistics, Ideology, Senior English Elective: Twain to McGuane, Newspaper Production
· Awards: AP Scholar with honor, A lot of county, state, and national Mock Trial awards, a couple awards from my school for certain subjects, and a local college’s theater “spirit award.”

Subjective:
· Extracurriculars: Mock Trial (team captain and attorney), Journalism (was news editor and now Print-Managing editor), Theater (school and community since I was 8), Student Council (was Junior Class Prez, now Student Body Secretary-Treasurer), my city’s Youth Advisory Council (currently the Chairperson), Soccer, and Golf.
· Job/Work Experience: Little League Umpire, gardening service
· Volunteer/Community service: local Humane Society, peer tutor in writing, and a bunch of little projects through my school (like Special Olympics)
· Summer Activities: Before my freshmen and sophomore years I assistant directed two children’s theater shows. The summer before junior year I interned with my local Congresswoman (U.S. House of Representatives). This past summer I did a 4 week program in Washington D.C. called the School of Public Service.
· Essays: In my Common App essay I wrote about how I’ve become a better decision maker (I used to be super indecisive) through umpiring and some of my other activities. In my supplement I talked a lot about MMSS but also a bunch of other parts I liked about NU.
· Teacher Recommendation: Never read them. One was from my AB Calc teacher and the other was from my AP Lit English teacher.
· Counselor Rec: Again, never got to read it.
· Interview: Did one in early November with an alumni who graduated in 1970s (wasn’t very helpful)

Other
· State: California
· School Type: Private/Independent
· Ethnicity: White
· Gender: Male
· Income Bracket: >$200,000

Reflection
· Where else was I going to apply: Washington University (St. Louis), Duke, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, USC, UCLA, UC Berkely, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Claremont McKenna, George Washington, Emory, UNC, Univ Michigan, Boston College, and Occidental.
· Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ask the NU Admissions Office. I’d say my biggest strength though were my extra-curriculars and all my leadership roles. I also felt good about my essays and recs. My test scores were good but not amazing.
· Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t heard back from anywhere else yet. Now I will be withdrawing all those.

General Comments: So relieved. Looking forward to next fall already. Can’t wait to meet everyone. Go Wildcats!