oliverselya
oliverselya,
Northwestern
B.S., Industrial Engineering
Industrial Engineering major at Northwestern University
Features Included
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Essays
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Schools
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Scores
3
Advice
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ECs
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Sports

Background

Hometown Paris, France
GenderMale
EthnicityBlack / African American
Class of2023
First Gen College StudentNo

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
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Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Applied for a B.S. in Industrial Engineering

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you’ve already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
Everyone needs a passion: something to pour their heart into, that they can look forward to, that keeps them going after a long week - something they can spend hours on without no other goal than to please themselves. A waste of time, yet time well spent - time that they wouldn’t want to invest anywhere else. Something to invigorate them and put their mind at ease. Something they could spend all day talking about and all night thinking...
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Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay
285 Words
"Why Northwestern?"
It's hard to describe why Northwestern, as opposed to so many other schools with qualities that appeal to me, but, unlike the others, Northwestern ticks so many boxes. In terms of academics, it has an impressive engineering major program coupled with a core program that I feel is better designed than other universities' in terms of both the opportunities and flexibility it offers. Although I am American, I identify more with an international background, and feel more at ease in...
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School Specific Advice

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General Admissions Advice

How I made up for low grades in high school
48 Words
I had terrible grades in Junior year. What I think made up for it...
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Post-college plans
69 Words
If you're planning on taking out loans, make sure you have a solid plan for making money immediately out of school....
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My advice about getting recommenders
89 Words
Make sure you get letters of recommendation from teachers' whose classes you have genuinely made an impact on. When I got my letters, I didn't get them...
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High School Performance

Unweighted GPA
3.10
 
Rank
Bottom Half
 
Academic Performance in High School Low one semester/year

Test Scores

Highest ACT
36
 
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ACT Prep
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AP / IB Classes and Scores

Sports

Extracurriculars

ActivitiesCareer Oriented, Career Oriented
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work

Experience & Awards

Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received

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