<p>blah i wish i was accepted by HY just so i could drop their yield rate. haha whatever.</p>
<p>Of HYP, the two that knew we'd say no to them smelled us out. Haha. :)</p>
<p>No kidding, vivaldi. :) Clearly adcoms are not into unrequited love. I must have mentioned Harvard too many times during my Yale interview....yeah, that's what it was.....;)</p>
<p>People who get into HYP are insane ! lol</p>
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Clearly adcoms are not into unrequited love.
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I suppose there's enough of that in the college admissions process...</p>
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Imust have mentioned Harvard too many times during my Yale interview....yeah, that's what it was.....
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Haha, I think I talked too beamingly about Yale in my Princeton interview.
...and my Harvard one, for that matter. :)</p>
<p>I actually did mention Harvard in my Yale interview...said something about an article in the Crimson where Harvard students said they wanted a more Yale-like social environment....I guess the word "Crimson" negated any brownie points I might have gotten for praising Yale. Maybe I should have cited something other than the Crimson...haha</p>
<p>In my Princeton interview, my interviewer spent a lot of time talking about how he had liked Yale and hated Harvard, but looooved Princeton. He also talked about how great the environment at a school like Princeton is, "if you're good enough to be accepted to one" - I found it hard to keep my mouth shut about my Yale acceptance. ;)</p>
<p>In my Harvard interview, my interviewer already knew about my Yale acceptance, so he talked for a while about how they were similar, then wished me good luck and said I was "in the best possible position" on his way out (meaning "be happy you're already in somewhere," haha), and then went home to tattle on me to the Admissions Committee. ;)</p>
<p>heh... my princeton interviewer graduated in 2004 (yes... last year). she seemed so dang sick of freaking princeton! I just went on and on about how I loved this and that about Pton, about the particulars, about the different things and people I have spoken to.. would have been great, except she seemed to be utterly bored. she didn't really like me, didn't really speak to me, and basically, it had been the worst traffic day in my memory (it flooded, and it took me two hours (luck I left way EARLY) to get where normally it takes like half an hour for our interview). Needlesstosay, I hated my pton interview, and the rest had a bad time to follow. </p>
<p>However, in my MIT interview, he asked why I didn't apply to MIT early (i initially had planned to, so i had that interview first) and I had to confess I had applied to a binding decision elsewhere - Pton. We got on fine though, and he seemed pleased. I got in eventually, but I am guessing the on eI really wanted, Pton, won't let me in. :(</p>
<p>weird how these things are working out.</p>
<p>Please no sour grapes Vivaldi. What we are seeing with the results here is exactly what the Princeton Review has told us in their "Toughest Schools To Get Into Rating" (results were also corroborated in the Atlantic Monthly).</p>
<ol>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
<li>CalTech</li>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
</ol>
<p>Admissions is much more than an obscure math formula. I think if you look at the PR criteria below and combine that with Princeton's desire for leadership and "focused academics", the selection process makes a little more sense (that said, you're all obviously fantastic applicants, destined for the top tier).</p>
<p>Princeton Review Admissions Selectivity Rating
"This rating measures how competitive admissions are at the school. This rating is determined by several institutionally-reported factors, including: the class rank, average standardized test scores, and average high school GPA of entering freshmen; the percentage of students who hail from out-of-state; and the percentage of applicants accepted. By incorporating all these factors, our Admissions Selectivity Rating adjusts for "self-selecting" applicant pools. University of Chicago, for example, has a very high rating, even though it admits a surprisingly large proportion of its applicants. Chicago's applicant pool is self-selecting; that is, nearly all the school's applicants are exceptional students."</p>
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Please no sour grapes Vivaldi.
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Huh? I'm perfectly happy with my college results. Nothing wrong with being a little tongue-in-cheek...</p>
<p>Please not another stats argument...we're past that, I hope. Class rank and GPA are important, but I'm glad Harvard doesn't always base their decisions on it since my 1/1 ranking (only in the top 100%...ahhh!) might have hurt me. ;)
If admissions are more than a math formula, PR's math formula-based selectivity ranking may not be representative of admissions.</p>
<p>Kebree When U Get In U Promised U Will Still Think About It!!!!! =p</p>
<p>Oh, I would definitely consider it - it would be silly not to - but I think it's highly unlikely in light of the mail's timing last year (it's virtually the same scenario).</p>
<p>EDIT: And no sour grapes here, either. Seriously. I've argued for Princeton's 'higher selectivity' several times over the past few months, lol. Now it seems I'm proving my own point, no? ;) haha.</p>
<p>Ah, Kebree... you definitely belong at Princeton, no matter what your letter brings. Wherever you end up, stay in touch and be sure to have an amazing, amazing time. We had a great time waiting out the ED together and I'll always remember the good times our little group had.</p>
<p>Much love,
Kat sub 1 ;)</p>
<p>Just wondering what all of you view as the differences between Harvard, Yale, and Princeton? I mean where do they truly differ? For me, I had my heart set on Yale and was rejected but got into Harvard and Princeton which now leaves me a tough decision.</p>
<p>go to princeton</p>
<p>I think, given the fact that you originally had your heart set on Yale, that Princeton would be a better choice for you. Princeton has a great deal of the undergraduate attention (</p>
<p>Kebree,</p>
<p>I guess i will see you at harvard!!! SAME SCHOOL AFTER ALL!!!</p>