<p>Yeeeeeaaaa East Coast :), don't go crazy about visits, I would say go to New Haven, Boston, and Philadelphia, and maybe FL or NYC. And good luck :)
Oh and maybe Durham or Ithaca or PA and NC in general.</p>
<p>o boy... this year is going to be one hectic year... hopefully, Stanford accepts for me SCEA, then all this would be over. Good luck to everyone!!</p>
<p>I've visited, in chronological order, Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, University of Pennsylvania, Clark, Wellesley, Harvard, MIT, Dartmouth, Middlebury, Williams, Smith, Amherst, Brown, Yale, Wesleyan, and Vassar. I won't be able to visit any in the Midwest or on the West Coast, though. :(</p>
<p>To those of us who are interested in applying Princeton early or regular this year, here's a few things about Princeton that really stands out to me when during my stay there last summer.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>It's located in a suburban town with a population of around 50,000 people. If you are the kind of person who would like to be in a quiet learning environment that seems to be somewhat isolated from the outside world, Princeton's your school.</p></li>
<li><p>There are lots of squirrels on campus.</p></li>
<li><p>If you are planning to major in political science/public policy, the Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations has world-renowned reputation in that area. It's also named after the american president during WWI, and strongly emphasizes Wilson's fourteen points to enhance world peace and cooperation.</p></li>
<li><p>On religious studies, Cornel West is one of Princeton's newest and most reputable faculty members. Read his recently published book- Democracy Matters- and it might be good idea bring his name up during the interview.
West's current research focuses on the tragic, the comic, and the political. (and I think he used to be a professor at harvard). </p></li>
<li><p>In general, Princeton emphasizes the idea of the openness of one's mind to new ideas, a willingness to engage in civil discourse with integrity and mutual respect, and a determination to follow to follow your passions in service to the common good (quoted from shirley tilghman's 2006 commencement remarks).</p></li>
<li><p>And make sure you know something about Woodrow Wilson, Princeton's 13th President, since it was part of his legacy that Princeton started to institute rigorous academic standards for students and faculty alike, and to promote that "Princeton education should be to make sons as unlike their fathers as possible."</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Isn't it the Woodrew Wilson School of Public and International Affairs?</p>
<p>And yes, there are many, many squirrels. Deer is a huge problem, too, but mainly if you're driving. Although my sister's friend did almost get trampled once by throwing rocks at a deer. Poor choice.</p>
<p>cameliasinensis: I won't be able to visit Brown. Can you tell me (and other people interested in Brown) about your visit?</p>
<p>Isn't the Woodrow Wilson School for Grad. School??</p>
<p>It offers AB degrees as well. If your major is offered through Wilson, you apply in your sophomore year (at Princeton) and get in for your junior and senior years of undergrad. For your first two years, though, you're at the regular undergrad college.</p>
<p>Oh yes, watch "A Beautiful Mind" first before you visit Princeton... I regretted that I hadn't got the chance to see that film before I went there last summer. Could have visited Nash!</p>
<p>hey theoneo, have you ever got the chance to see John Nash? (since film says that he still "walks to school every day"):)</p>
<p>When are you guys testing? Are you guys applying early anywhere? This is how I'm going to do my ****.</p>
<p>Summer
Do business program</p>
<p>September
ACT (33+)</p>
<p>October
SAT II's (800, 780, & 750)</p>
<p>November
Send Harvard SCEA app</p>
<p>I'm done with my SATs and ACTs, for better or worse. Hopefully, my June SATII Lit score was a lot better. :]</p>
<p>September
ACT (31+)</p>
<p>After that test, I'm done with all my testing.</p>
<p>November
Send Rice ID app.
Send USC app for scholarship consideration
Send Emory app for scholarship consideration</p>
<p>Wait, you have to send in your USC app in early for scholarships?</p>
<p>yeah, the deadline for scholarship cosnideration for USC is december 10th..</p>
<p>JIMMY@KILLARNEY - no, I haven't seen John Nash. He isn't exactly a celebrity around here or anything. I heard he lives by the Princeton Junction train station, though, which is like 2 minutes from my house. Hell, I may be able to call him a neighbor. But no, I haven't seen him.</p>
<p>Bill Clinton was in Pton last week and my friends went to see him. I should've gone.</p>
<p>As for testing...</p>
<p>October - SAT I (if I didn't get a 36 on the ACT in June and if I'm not too lazy)</p>
<p>November - mailing in my Yale SCEA app</p>
<p>November/December - SAT II, either World History or Literature</p>
<p>I'm done with the SAT I (2270 composite) but probably not SAT II's. I got an 800 on French and 750 on Literature, but I'm pretty sure I did badly on Math II, Biology-M, and Chemistry, so I'll probably have to retake. I am SO tired of standardized testing!! :mad:</p>
<p>I might apply to Stanford EA, but I haven't decided yet.</p>
<p>I'm done with SAT I too ( same composite as cameliasinensis). I'm gonna get my sat II scores on th 26th</p>
<p>Can anyone explain the term SCEA how it functions?</p>
<p>Theoneo: I'd recommend you to take sat ii world history. Out of a total of 95 questions, you can get 10 questions wrong and still score an 800. You get 25 questions wrong, but can still end up with a score of 700. Not a bad deal. Besides, it's actually quite easy (although a bit tedious) if you study thoroughly.</p>
<p>Single choice early action.</p>
<p>It's like early action, but you can only apply early (this includes early decision) to just that one school. There are some exceptions though, so you should research the program at the school you're interested in.</p>
<p>Hey fellow future seniors... just wanted to say hi. :)</p>