Why did I not get in?

hopeandambition
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:43:04 +0000

OK…so I have known I would apply to NU for a while as a “likely” admit school, and I was always sure I would get in. However, I just found out I got waitlisted, which completely shocked me. They didn’t have a supplemental essay where I could express my interest in the school, and I did visit the school once. Here are my stats, someone please explain to me what went wrong…
Objective:


SAT I (breakdown): CR 750 M 630 W 750
SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2130
SAT II: USH 770 Spanish: 640 WH: 640
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 (rose every year from bad freshman year)
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): No AP’s, all classes are AP-level.
Senior Year Course Load: (all advanced) World History, Spanish, Pre-Calc, English, Model UN, Film


AWARDS:

1st Place, Best Reporter, Quill Awards, 2nd Place, Best News Story, Quill Awards, Winner, NYTV8 “Why Voting Is Important” Speech Competition at Columbia, School Winner, American Mathematics Competition (AMC 12A), Excellence in Leadership Award (twice), Best Defensive Player (Varsity Baseball), All-League (Varsity Baseball)

Subjective:


Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Class President in 9th and 10th grade, Student Body Prez in 11th and 12th (youngest ever), Editor-In-Chief, Creator of Carmonreport.com (personal blog), Varsity Soccer Captain (won league championship twice), Model UN Head Delegate, Editor-In-Chief of School Newspaper, Varsity Baseball, Taught a class on politics and debate for two years.
Job/Work Experience: Organizer for Obama Campaign, Intern for NYC politician, Social Media Director for local immigration advocacy non-profit.
Volunteer/Community service:


Volunteer for both local choral society and school Community Service Club.

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):

o Essay 1 (Personal/Community essay): Wrote about how I broke national news through my blog last year.


Teacher Recommendation #1: History teacher who loves me.
Teacher Recommendation #2: English teacher who also wrote a great letter.
Counselor Rec: We’re buds.
Additional Rec: Candidate I worked for wrote me a glowing one (Georgetown alum)


Other


What did you choose as your major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): NY (Long Island)
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Small, competitive, private
Ethnicity: Israeli (white)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none


So can someone tell me why I didn’t get in?