<p>Hey, im an azn girl from Texas who has no hook but am fairly well rounded. Got deferred ED...what do think are the most important qualities Princeton adcoms look for?</p>
<p>they value "intellectual curiosity" as the most important quality. show your love of learning!</p>
<p>thanks...kinda difficult to manifest that in an essay about something other than school though....</p>
<p>not true at all.</p>
<p>A survey from Vault.com...filled out by a Princeton Student who has experience with the admission process/ office:</p>
<p>Dates of Attendance: 8/2004 to Present
Submitted on: JUL 30, 2005</p>
<p>Obviously, it's very selective. I did, however, take a class on the
admissions process (including a private interview with the admissions
dean) and so I happen to know a lot in this area. Firstly, if at all
possible, do early decision. Your chances improve greatly (I mean
about 10x more likely to get in) by doing so. And if you are deffered-
write letters and additional essays in between ED and regular decision.
Secondly, be a minority, even if it is a stretch. If your father lived
in Africa for a year during the peace corps, you are partly African
American, and everybody in that situation will say that. Never leave
that spot blank, unless you are Asian and have a strong opposition
fudging the facts. Now as far as the essays, there's about a 1 in a
million chance they will affect your decision. I would suggest,
however, that you remain formal. The old dean, Hargadon, loved humor,
but this new one doesn't seem quite the same. I
probably shouldn't be saying this, but, the University is hoping to
expand its dance, theater and arts departments. This means they want
to enroll more of these students- ie- if possible emphasize any
artistic talents clearly on your application- they don't know anything
so just make it sound impressive. ALSO- the deans are TOTALLY into
women in science (if you read the news you would know this) so ladies,
for the love of God, write that you are a BSE student (preferibly an
electrical engineer or something) and then <em>change your mind</em> as soon
as you get there- it is VERY easy to do and you won't get in trouble.<br>
If you are a male, I would suggest you say you are thinking of majoring
in woman studies or classics or theater or something girly. I don't
care if you like it- just do it! Oh, and indicate somewhere on your
essays that you are poor- they don't see your actual financial aid app
(or lack thereof) so you might as well try. Unless your parent is an
alum, it is better if you are the first to attend college in your
family- so let's say, your mom took one semester at hicksville
community college and dropped out- you should just leave that out of
your application. On the activities section- it is better to be "well
lopsided" than "well rounded" THIS IS CRITICAL- so, especially in
ordering and saying how much time you spent at each, be sure to really
emphasize ONE THING (preferibly- as I said before- performing arts) and
go into great detail. Then, you can highlight your well roundedness by
mentioning community service, class council, athletics, etc. In your
essays- try to write something unique but not too far out there. Like,
say you are an origami professional who taught classes in Asia, or
toured Europe with your rock band opening for Semi-Sonic or had a
brother with a brain tumor (and yes, these are just SOME of the people
on my floor) then be sure to mention that in your essay. Exagerate-
don't go nuts- but everyone does it- and that's what these people
love. The interviewers are pretty insane and don't make a difference
either way. They will almost always write how perfect everyone is and
blah blah blah - so the interview can break you if you screw up real
bad- but it can't make you. So just be pretty and polite and relax and
don't worry about it. I'm sorry if any of this is offensive to
anyone. I left out the obvious stuff (like proofread your essays, get
good grades) because everyone knows that- this is the last minute-
check up- get as much as an advantage as possible list. I personally
didn't know any of it (I guess I was just lucky), so I hope you guys
can use it to your advantage.</p>
<p>^That's not just Princeton, it's prevalent throughout every highly selective university. Great research GettingIn1!</p>
<p>"Now as far as the essays, there's about a 1 in a
million chance they will affect your decision. "</p>
<p>I may not be as qualified as the person who wrote this, but I think that I have to question the validity of this statement...</p>
<p>I'm sorry but I think that this thing needs to stop being posted EVERYWHERE. It's kind of funny and kind of true but kind of untrue and kind of unfunny. Let's just...forget about it.</p>
<p>serioulsy it's basically meant to be 80% joke 20% truth. And if you keep posting it everywhere, people are actually going to believe all of it and we'll have a bunch of dudes applying for women's studies! Then what!? I'm screwed, that's what!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>does doing a research project about a neurological disorder, taking chemistry at a community college, doing well in the sciences, and ahaving a job at both a hospital and a dentists office show passion for the medical sciences?</p>
<p>yeah .</p>
<p>does this hold significant weight or minor?</p>
<p>Depending on how credible it is (based on scientific publication, etc.), it could get you in, almost by itself (almost!).</p>
<p>idk one of the students working with my mentor two years ago got the article into elsevier. im aiming for this too.</p>
<p>OMG, not this article AGAIN! hehe</p>