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On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:17 pm
by Illini372
Looks like it's LOCI time, kinda proud I made it that far with no work experience outside undergrad (I'm graduating this year)

Oh well, the wait is on

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:01 pm
by Illini372
Come on now, anyone?

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:41 pm
by Baloo
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Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:33 am
by Illini372
yeah I really don't know, I'm going to have to give it some thought, but you're right, the optional essays (which I did) sure did provide a lot of opportunity to express additional interest. Hopefully we go the same route as that other TLS'er!

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:41 am
by windycity
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Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:45 am
by jks289
On hold. Waiting to see scores tomorrow before writing the LOCI.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:45 pm
by Baloo
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Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:43 pm
by Illini372
A little Shawshank? "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing can ever die"
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Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:54 pm
by Kilpatrick
On hold today, via pdf file (via status checker via email) :( I didn't even know this was a category until today. I think it's worse than being waitlisted.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:57 pm
by Richie Tenenbaum
Kilpatrick wrote:On hold today, via pdf file (via status checker via email) :( I didn't even know this was a category until today. I think it's worse than being waitlisted.
Hold is better than a waitlist. Visit the school if at all feasible, write a LOCI- just do something to show your interest in the school.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:53 am
by Lonagan
In this boat. I am cautiously optimistic about NW.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:24 am
by autarkh
I'm in limbo. It's kinda' like being on hold, only not as cool. Did an on campus interview, but haven't heard a peep since late Jan when I went complete.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:14 am
by Baloo
For anyone else who is still waiting on a hold app at NU, I looked at the NU admissions twitter account today and someone just asked about hold applications. The response is that it looks like we will be waiting another 2 or 3 weeks. So much for the early April deadline

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:50 am
by MURPH
I sent an additional LOR. I also wrote an email/LOR and sent an updated transcript. And I called. Nothing to do but wait now.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 12:33 pm
by Baloo
Yeah, I did more or less the same thing. However, I spoke with an adcoms dean at another school who said LORs are the least important part of the app. I'm guessing that's true for NU as well. I'm just frustrated that they've said, more than once, that they'd be sending out decisions on hold apps in early April and now it looks like maybe early May based on the NU admissons twitter thing.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:57 pm
by maximus32
I applied late and just got held as well. Probably going to stay on their list to keep my options open if I'm admitted. Sadly I went from being psyched about NU to not so much. I keep hearing how they lack a sense of cohesiveness in their student body. Mostly because of the older student body. Just not sure...

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:58 pm
by dk8
on hold as well. wish they were still doing interviews.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:03 pm
by 09042014
maximus32 wrote:I applied late and just got held as well. Probably going to stay on their list to keep my options open if I'm admitted. Sadly I went from being psyched about NU to not so much. I keep hearing how they lack a sense of cohesiveness in their student body. Mostly because of the older student body. Just not sure...
I'm don't think you can complain just yet if you applied late. If you have good numbers I bet you'll get in.

ASW was great. Everyone was very nice.

Everyone should post their numbers to see how they fare.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:47 pm
by OG Loc
Also on hold; 2.7 (engineering)/172, some work exp, interviewed, sent LOCI.

Guessing I'll be on the waitlist and won't get off.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:57 pm
by Baloo
I realize this is a long shot, but does anyone have an idea of how many people are on hold? I'm curious if anybody talked to an admissions person and got a rough number. Orginially, I thought there wouldn't be that many and that they WL most over hold. But more and more keep popping up.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:05 pm
by 09042014
OG Loc wrote:Also on hold; 2.7 (engineering)/172, some work exp, interviewed, sent LOCI.

Guessing I'll be on the waitlist and won't get off.
I'd guess W/L -> actually.

What type of engineering?

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:19 pm
by OG Loc
Desert Fox wrote:
OG Loc wrote:Also on hold; 2.7 (engineering)/172, some work exp, interviewed, sent LOCI.

Guessing I'll be on the waitlist and won't get off.
I'd guess W/L -> actually.

What type of engineering?
Civil. Did you mean wl -> in?

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:20 pm
by 09042014
OG Loc wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:
OG Loc wrote:Also on hold; 2.7 (engineering)/172, some work exp, interviewed, sent LOCI.

Guessing I'll be on the waitlist and won't get off.
I'd guess W/L -> actually.

What type of engineering?
Civil. Did you mean wl -> in?
Yea I did. WL->In seems to be the standard for sub 3.0 splitters. Though, if this cycle is more competitive you might get screwed.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:39 pm
by lt0826
maximus32 wrote:I applied late and just got held as well. Probably going to stay on their list to keep my options open if I'm admitted. Sadly I went from being psyched about NU to not so much. I keep hearing how they lack a sense of cohesiveness in their student body. Mostly because of the older student body. Just not sure...
I went to visit on a random day and the students seemed happy there for the most part. They are a little older, but from my perspective still pretty young (I am in my thirties). But they seemed pretty connected to each other and friendly to each other. And in the one class I sat in on, before class started one student welcomed me and all the others started chiming in with how much they love NU. So overall I got great vibe from the school. There are only three schools that felt that positive to me when I visited on random days - UVa, NU and Irvine.

Re: On Hold at NU...Anyone else?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:41 pm
by lt0826
BTW 172/3.5 non-trad, strong work experience but not traditional work experience. Strong upward GPA trend.