AmandaMG,

Northwestern

B.A., Creative Writing, , Women’s Studies

Writer, Editor, Artist, Teacher

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Hometown Queens

GenderFemale

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AdmissionEarly Decision
Class of2015

English First Language Yes

Other Language(s) Spoken Spanish

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Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Applied for a B.A. in Creative Writing

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

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Personal Statement

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Movie or book that changed you

Common App Fictional Character Essay- Northwestern University Amanda Glickman Franny Glass and I are pretty tight now, although it wasn’t like that at first. Sure, she’s a handful, and often exhausting to listen to, but I’ve come to understand her like a sister. Maybe more than a sister--I see myself in her. J.D. Salinger crafted her to be this beautifully naive, know-it-all, walking contradiction. She’s fed up with both the limitation and confusion of the...

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Ironic that my entire essay was convincing myself that theatre was my calling, when I swiftly dropped my intended theatre major only to pick up an English-Writing degree. I had a love for books all along.

General Admissions Advice

What I now know about my school that I never would have known prior to enrolling

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Greek life is a huge thing that is played down during tours. I wish I had known...

5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)

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Determined, Career-minded,...

Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received

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I did this all on my own (save for an SAT...

My favorite course thus far, and why

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Intro to poetry (ENG 206) is amazing, especially if you can get in as...

Recommended summer activities during high school and college

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Work a real job so you can appreciate money and interact with real humans. Both...

High School Performance

GPA

4.00

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Top 10%

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Highest SAT

1480

on 1600 scale

Highest SAT

2120

SAT Score Details

Original SAT Score2120
SAT Prep

AP / IB Classes and Scores

Details8 classes and scores

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Extracurriculars

ActivitiesChoir, School Theater/Plays, Broadcast Journalism / Media / Television

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How Spent Summers
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Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

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