<p>Here's a thread stolen from Stanford which stole it from UPenn which stole it from Columbia which stole it from Yale. Basically, why do you think you'll be admitted, deferred, or rejected?</p>
<p>I'll give you mine as example:
Admit: Passion for Quizbowl, a science guy with true dedication to community and to civic values. Love of physics. (And hopefully, Princeton will psychically realize that I love them with the burning passion of a thousand suns...cliche, but :-P)</p>
<p>Defer: Just look at the ED thread from last year... you've got to respect the pool of applicants. I may also seem like I'm too scattered interest wise.</p>
<p>Rejection: (Defer)^2</p>
<p>Admit: Love of engineering, love of lacrosse (lacrosse is really popular at princeton), and a balance of the two in my life</p>
<p>Defer: Tons of People Just like me, my SAT's are a bit mediocre at 2240</p>
<p>Rejection: Definately don't stand stand out...altho i was on an allstar team for lacrosse and nationally placed in engineering competition...BUT...again...my EC's and volunteering are pretty sparse beyond that.</p>
<p>100th Post! I had to save it for the Princeton board!</p>
<p>Admit:
- serious love of academia and education that goes beyond "school"
- learned/nerdy/quirky essays
- high level of dedication to a couple of ECs
- overcame a few major obstacles</p>
<p>Defer:
- essays or recommendations may not stand out
- mediocre new SAT grades (*** - 740 math for missing 1, omitting 1) and not-so-great SAT ii grades
- volunteer activities too common</p>
<p>Reject:
- my <3 for learning may come off as obsession with school or grades like any other Asian
- not enough leadership positions
- counselor rec probably sucked because in our class of 800 and class of 3000, the counselors don't really get to know anyone</p>
<p>hey machiavelli where do u go to school? its not stuy by any chance is it?</p>
<p>Admit: Planetary allignment, or perhaps because of my good writing abilities/passion for trumpet</p>
<p>Defer: Kind of bland compared to others... my extracurriculars are very average</p>
<p>Reject: They failed to see my obvious LOVE for the school, and they feel I wouldn't add to the community enough. Let's hope this doesn't happen though :)</p>
<p>Haha, on the topic of planetary alignment, my Mom wants me to turn my app in at a certain "auspicious" time. I guess I'll go along, even though this'll mean a few more days of delay.</p>
<p>Oh, and apparently, Yale restole the A/D/R thread from Stanford because they lost their own. Silly Yalies :P</p>
<p>But it also begs a bigger question: WHY DOES NO ONE STEAL IT FROM US? :(</p>
<p>The Harvard board stole it from Stanford, too... and if this trend continues, in a decade everything will have been stolen from Stanford, including large chunks of their leafy green campus. Hence, Princeton > Stanford.</p>
<p>Yessss, logic wins out again...</p>