<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Math 2, 710 Chem.
[<em>] GPA: 4.4 W
[</em>] Rank: 7/190
[li] Other stats: National Merit Commended</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Worst college essays I did IMO, they were tough
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good, only did 1 though
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): obviously none, haha</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MI
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Never bothered to sign up for interview. General Comments: Probably not going to bother, I’m lucky I have other options lined up (U-Mich, ND) Good Job to everyone else though.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT: 2140 M-740 R-730 W-670[/li][li] SAT IIs:USHistory-740 Chemistry-770 MathIIC-680[/li][li] **GPA: **3.98[/li][li] **Rank: **9/229[/li][li] **ACT: **31 [/li][li] Other stats: Took 5 APs up to this point, 4 on four of them, 3 on one. This may have looked bad… was totally expecting at least 5’s on three of them.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Risky… I did them entirely on my own so many some errors, but people have told me they were “good” risks.
[li] Teacher Recs: Probably Excellent - my teachers love me and one says I’m one of the brightest he’s ever taught = good sign for rec[/li][li] Counselor Rec: Probably very good – I hope she mentioned I have the hardest schedule in senior class… would be rank 1 with weighted ;o[/li][</em>] Hook (if any): Very involved in church leading everything - serving in National Presbyterian General Assembly this summer as Youth Delegate.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[li] State or Country: Oregon[/li][li] School Type: Public[/li][li] Ethnicity: Korean[/li][li]** Gender:** Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Senior class president, senate president, tennis captain, model UN president, praise leader, bible study leader, Presby. GA delegate, newspaper editor, bowling team, tutor, NHS, soccer, … yeah… General Comments: Meh… my test scores could be better – I was scoring 800’s on practice Math SATI’s and IIC’s but couldn’t pull it on test day. Oh well. Also took the ACT with 2 hours of prep total… could have easily pulled that to a 33-34, I think. Oh well.</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: cant judge my own work
[ *] Teacher Recs: didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: nice, but had some negative points
[ *] Hook (if any): not really sure what a hook is, so i guess none</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: ny/usa
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: south asian (pakistani)
[ *] Gender: male</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments: its nice to have a confidence booster after getting waitlisted @ W.U. St. Louis[ /b]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 790r 790m 650w
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 phy, 780 math IIc, 710 chem
[<em>] GPA: 98.0/100 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 2/461 weighted
[li] Other stats: ACT: 32</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I thought I did a good job
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Submitted 3
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Barely knows me
[</em>] Hook (if any): Jazz piano? Probably not. Could be leadership: Pres of class for 4 years, etc.</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I had an incredible alumni interview, it went over 2 hours and was just amazing. General Comments: Wow! Really cool! But too bad I’m probably going to Olin College (full name: Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, for those who haven’t heard of it.)</p>
[QUOTE=anarchy_agent] Decision: Accepted to Weinberg</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310 M780 CR730 W800
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Chem 760 MII
[<em>] GPA: 4.6 W 3.9 UW
[</em>] Rank: 2 out of 705
[li] Other stats: AP 5s on chem, CALC BC, US His and Euro[/li]National Merit commended, AP scholar… etc</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one awesome, one good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[</em>] Hook (if any):flute player? lots of music stuff around the chicago area </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: IL
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: random clubs at school, but activities are mostly geared towards music General Comments: I didnt do an interview but i got in anyways! this is so relieving!!! congrats to everyone!!!</p>
<p>1360 (M+CR)
3.9 ish
ranked 5/165
Creative essays, although apparently not creative enough to look cool.
Male and i’m half-hispanic.
I live in Texas.
My astrological sign is Cancer.</p>
<p>haha, damn, Wayne!!! I was reading through the list and then my heart skipped a beat when I saw your screen name there, man Congrats!!! Shame you’re gonna have to turn NU down for a better offer anyway ;)</p>
<p>“Hook (if any): besides being the Wayman, nada”</p>
<p>That’s about as big a hook as one can ask for, hehe :D</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (School of Communication - Theatre/Acting) **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2040 (610 M, 760 CR, 670 W - 10 essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Bio - 640? Lit - 680?
[<em>] GPA: 4.061 (W), 3.97 (UW)
[</em>] Rank: 38/571
[li] Other stats: Top 7 percent in class.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very honest, very “me.” No fluffy language.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Amazing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably great, she thinks I’m hysterical.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Artsy, open-minded theatre kid in conservative, corn-state?</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Nebraska
[</em>] School Type: Public (And a good one. Probably the best in the state.)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White.
[</em>] Gender: Female.</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I’m insanely dedicated to extracurriculars and have been a huge factor in the success of several school organizations. Also, I have an internship with a professional community theatre and a theatre resume of sixteen years. General Comments: Congrats to everyone! I never really thought I’d get in, but I’m rather glad I did.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:2160: 740M 720W 700CR
[ *] SAT IIs:790 Chem, 780 Math IIC, 680 Lit
[ *] GPA:4.45 weighted
[ *] Rank:6/521
[ *] Other stats:AP Chem: 5, AP Calc AB: 5</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: I thought they were great… best writing I’ve ever done.
[ *] Teacher Recs: I had 4 different teachers fill them out for me; the two I saw were excellent and the other two teachers are known to give great recs (All 4 teachers know me in different ways…which is why I sent so many). One of my best letters was from my journalism teacher…which was good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good, I assume. She’s know me all four years.
[ *] Hook (if any): ??</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: California (Nor Cal)
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Japanese/Chinese
[ *] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ *] Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout; Captain Academic Decathlon, Science Bowl; News Editor of School paper. Volunteer @ hospital and family shelter.
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] I’m really stoked I got in. Need I say more?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 650 CR, 750 M, 710 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Chem, 710 Math 2
[<em>] GPA: 3.9 UW
[</em>] Rank: 17/600+
[li] Other stats: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty much last minute copy & paste
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, but good I’m assuming
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto
[</em>] Hook (if any): N/A</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Pa
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I thought my essays were pretty good, even though I had started them only a few days before the deadline. Wasn’t even sure whether I was going to apply to NU or not until a few weeks before the deadline. General Comments: I was hoping for a WL–for my ego’s sake.</p>
<p>Rejected for School of Communication- Theater major.
My top choice, and now my next 4 years will be spent in a state university. Shoot me now.</p>
<p>Stats-
ACT-29
SAT- 1310/1920
GPA- 95uw/98.6w
Class Rank- 12/395</p>
<p>Great recs
Small theater resume of only about a year and a half
tons of ECs like Captain of Varsity Cross Country, Concertmistress of school orchestra, tons of volunteering, community theater and drama club, performed a solo memorized piano recital raising $$ for Red Cross…</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female</p>
<p><em>Sigh</em> This seriously just ruined the rest of my year.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1950 (<—any other college would have admitted me with this SAT score lol)
[</em>] SAT IIs:650,680
[<em>] GPA:3.87 uw, uc: 4.14
[</em>] Rank:top 5%
[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays:I thought they were good, but I guess they weren’t good enough
[</em>] Teacher Recs:one okay, one good
[<em>] Counselor Rec:great
[</em>] Hook (if any):nope</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:CA
[</em>] School Type:Public
[<em>] Ethnicity:Malaysian
[</em>] Gender:Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:Eagle Scout, 1000 community service hours, varsity volleyball, founded an academic course, video production General Comments:NU was #1 for me, but I’ll live…I was optimistic even though my stats seem to be the weakest on this board</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2220 (780W, 740R, 700M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Math IIC, 740 Chemistry, 680 Literature
[<em>] GPA: 3.998 UW
[</em>] Rank: 16/~770
[li] Other stats: IB Diploma Candidate</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, but I didn’t like the topics too much.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Editor-in-Chief of newspaper ranked top in nation, write for local newspaper</p>
<p>[/list]Location/Person:[ list]
[<em>] State or Country: Southern California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/list][ b]Other Factors: ** General Comments: I’m kind of sad now.</p>
<p>**Stats:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] SAT: 2230 (800m, 720 v, 710 w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800,770,750
[<em>] GPA: 99.4 weighted
[</em>] Rank: 4/274
[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Essays: probably why i got waitlisted…generic/bad
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Hook (if any):</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[</em>] Gender: M</p>
<p>[ /list][ b]Other Factors:** General Comments: they probably saw that i had very little interest in northwestern. o well.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 720M, 690CR, 710 WR, 2120 total
[</em>] SAT IIs: 690 IIC, 680 Bio
[<em>] GPA: High school gpa had to be around 3.9-4.0, but they factor in my unweighted college grades, so more like 3.6 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: towards the bottom of 25%, because of those unweighted classes
[li] Other stats: Associate’s degree With Math Emphasis and Honors distinctinction from one of if not the best comunity colleges</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I put the most effort into these, I felt it really reflected who I am
[</em>] Teacher Recs: mediocre
[<em>] Counselor Rec: mediocre
[</em>] Hook (if any): shoulda been my college degree</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MN
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments:I challenge myself to the max, and get nothing to show for it, well whatever, the transfer app deadline is may 1 so I’m just gonna go fill that out now **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2210 (700W, 750R, 760M)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 750 Chemistry, 770 U.S. History
[</em>] GPA: 3.8 UW
[<em>] Rank: None
[</em>] Other stats: 5 on 7 AP exams, Siemans AP award, 5 year AIME qualifier</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Fine
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Girl in math? Applied to MMSS program</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Indiana
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[/ul]**Other Factors: ** General Comments: When do we find out about MMSS, etc.?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: (2200) V800, M720, W680
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Chinese, 770 Chemistry, 740 Physics, 740 Math IIC, 720 French
[<em>] GPA: 4.1
[</em>] Rank: top 4%, so maybe 10/350
[li] Other stats: AP US 5, AP Psych 5, AIME, National French Exam</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: pretty good, though I didn’t think it was all that exciting
[</em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[</em>] Hook (if any):</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: a lot of music activities, some community services, etc. I’m a total average Joe in my opinion. Oh, and had a pretty good interview. General Comments: Very happy, as it’s my first major acceptance after being so emotionally abused this season (WLed and deferred and rejected) whatnot.</p>
Congrats!!! Shame you’re gonna have to turn NU down for a better offer anyway ;)</p>