<p>for those of you that already got in, do you have any advice on essay topics? What two essays did you pick for your supplement? You can private message me if you'd like.</p>
<p>My advice: Be human, be real, be interesting.</p>
<p>Ditto with df14. I think the mantra with college admissions is: THEY ONLY JUDGE THE APPLICATION, NOT THE APPLICANT. I've seen plenty of very bright, motivated, interesting people who I could bet could not pin themselves down to paper. Don't be a victim of this.</p>
<p>be interesting, throw some curve balls, it worked for me :D</p>
<p>Honest sentimentality worked for me.</p>
<p>Oh, and I forgot: Be lucky. As much as we'd like to make it so that's not a factor, it has to be. There's just too much subjectivity when dealing with the person who reads your essays and what chords it will strike with them. It might get you frustrated a la Phil Hellmuth ("Well, I guess if there were no luck involved I'd win every time") but know going in that you might do everything right and still not have things go the right way.</p>
<p>Still, past that warning, I'll stick with my previous adivice: Be human, be real, be interesting.</p>
<p>it was too hard for me to bring myself to sentimentality. i wrote my main essay on my academics and how they relate to life (namely language,linguistics). no cheese at all, just some good old fashioned erudition. one of the small essays was about living in Rome on my own for a month, the other about the dynamics of english bording school life. i guess they like hearing about original life experiences and original thinking.</p>
<p>I wrote my essay as a total BS story. I created an exciting tale about my interests I was quite proud of my accomplishments in each essay. It got me into Vandy. I dont think anyone at Princeton would have bought it. But Vandy THE NUMBER ONE PARTY SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH WENT FOR IT HOOK LINE AND SINKER. cheers. I would suggest something more substantial for Princeton!</p>