Official Princeton Class of 2013 Decisions Thread

Canadianftw · March 31, 2009, 8:17pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): CR680, M800, W740 (total: 2220)
[li] SAT II: MII800, Chem800, Phys750, Fre w/ L 660[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98%[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%[/li][li] IB (place score in parenthesis): Total: 44/45[/li][list]
[li] Math HL: 7[/li][] Physics HL: 7
[] Chem HL: 7
[] English HL: 7
[] History SL: 7
[] French SL: 6
[] TOK/EE: 3
[/ul]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: full IB + one non-IB course[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][ul]
[] Top 1% in national math contests, including a perfect score
[] Top 1% in national chem contest
[] 2x MusicFest Nationals Gold
[/ul]
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[list]
[] School Concert Bands (Council Events Coordinator and Percussion Section Leader)
[] Piano: 9 years
[] Student Executive Council (Treasurer)
[] Track and Field/Cross Country teams (Athlete/coach)
[] Relay for Life (Finance Chair) - raised $44000 in the first year
[] School Yearbook (Editor and page designer)
[] Duke of Edinburgh award (School leader)
[/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon
[li] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours[/li][li] Summer Activities:[/li][ul]
[] 2006: Teaching English in China
[] 2007: Canadian Math Society National Camp
[] 2008: Harvard SSP
[/ul]
[li] Essays: not good enough apparently[/li][li] Teacher Recommendation: good[/li][li] Counselor Rec: “I would not hesitate to identify him as one of my top students in my career.”[/li][li] Additional Rec: awesome[/li][li] Interview: I had better ones, I had worse ones.[/li][/list]Other[ul]
[li] Country (if international applicant): Canada[/li][li] School Type: Public, ranked 3rd in the country[/li][li] Ethnicity: Asian[/li][li] Gender: Male[/li][li] Income Bracket: middle class[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Strengths: none apparently[/li][li] Weaknesses: everything[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suck[/li][li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected everywhere[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’ve never felt so worthless

Baelor · March 31, 2009, 8:27pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800/800/800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics C Mech. AND E&M, US History, French, Calc BC, English Language – all 5s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: N/A
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 8 on AIME, 198.5 index, Presidential Scholar candidate, NMF[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts (almost Eagle), math team, various leadership experiences on a state level
[] Job/Work Experience: None significant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Work with middle schoolers in math and science
[] Summer Activities: None outstanding, just EC work and stuff like that
[] Essays: Very good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: It was at worst okay.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Northwest
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Do not qualify for aid
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]

anissa · March 31, 2009, 8:31pm

oops, i accidentally used my interview post from the harvard post. my princeton interview was extremely lame and it was his first ever interview as an alumni. boo.

Galless · March 31, 2009, 8:32pm

Rejected. ■■■.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (750 CR, 690 M, 670 W)
ACT: 32
SAT II: 760 Chem, 770 French R, 710 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9? I’m from Quebec so grades are a bit different
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem Calc AB, Bio, Phys C
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Phys, AP English, Philosophy,
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): non-really

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 9 years of swimming, track(team captain, MVP) Biochallenge, basketball, ball hockey, waterpolo, debating, learning guitar
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding for 3 years, swimteam coach, teach swimming lessons
Volunteer/Community service: marshalling little kids, timing at swimmeets, coached school swimteam
Summer Activities: Lifeguarding
Essays: Common App was good, talked about leadership as a coach and at the pools
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read.
Counselor Rec: didn’t see it, but she’s really good and likes me
Additional Rec: didn’t read
Interview: no interview

Other
State (Province? lol): Quebec
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Private-sends a bunch of kids to good schools every year
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really

Reflection
Strengths: good ecs, passion for the pool, decent essays
Weaknesses: SAT, no interview, strength of schedule?
Why you think you were accepted/deferred//waitlisted/rejected: who knows?
General Comments: extremely disappointed- Princeton was my first choice by far, and I really hoped I’d get in, since my sister’s already there. Congrats to all who got in, it’s an amazing school

dogdoc · March 31, 2009, 8:47pm

**Decision: Waitlisted **
i’ve posted my stats in other forums, so snoop around if you’re interested.
congrats to all the acceptees! best of luck to everyone else, you’ll find a great education with the right attitude no matter where you go.

rb3 · March 31, 2009, 8:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Holy. ****.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760,770,770
[] SAT II: 800,800,790,790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 4, 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n.a.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very heavy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sport, instrument, theater, 4-10 years each, + school involvement
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some
[] Summer Activities: Internship, vacation
[] Essays: I’m not a natural writer but they came out very well
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great (2 of em)
[li] Interview: Good[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] School Type: Big, public
[] Ethnicity: White?
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, test scores, recs
[] Weaknesses: GPA, no awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] I can’t believe I got in[/li]
General Comments:
HYPS. Wow. I am humbled, very surprised, and ecstatic.

Why_me · March 31, 2009, 8:56pm

Accepted as well…I’ll post a full stats format tomorrow
Congratulations everyone and good luck to those who will wind up elsewhere. There is more than one path to the top so don’t be discouraged.
I will be attending either Princeton or Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program at UPenn

setzer557 · March 31, 2009, 8:57pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR 800 M 690 W (E 8) T: 2240
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio, 760 USH, 650 Physics, 510 Japanese w/ Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 W: 4.71
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/440
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 total out of 13 offered… 5 Bio, 5 USH, 5 Eng Lang, 4 Comp Sci A, 3 Euro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP + 1 honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really national…some local science fair stuff, 3 Latin Exam gold medals[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years Varsity Cross Country/Captain, 3 years Light Crew (for the play), 4 years Varsity Tennis, 4 years Latin Club/VP, 3 years Science Club/President, 3 years Math team, 5 years random guitar playing and in a band, just started self-studyig piano
[] Job/Work Experience: 4 years at a deli, 1 year teaching tennis
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 years some “commission” thing my mayor used to do - basically just organized some small community things
[] Summer Activities: basically just running, Boys State last year (elected state assemblyman), work, not much else honestly
[] Essays: the “experience” one: about a specific tennis match basically where I started being confident in myself. the “influential person” one: about my uncle (who owned the deli I worked at) and how he changed the way I thought about stuff. I also added a “Why Princeton” with some specifics in the “applying for BSE degree” one haha. 
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but the teachers liked me… One of them was from my English teacher who (I’m assuming) mentioned I didn’t completely suck at writing, despite my SAT scores…
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but she really liked me because I bothered her so many times about college stuff…
[] Additional Rec: From my Latin teacher who is really glad that I have some semblance of Latin knowledge
[li] Interview: Very good…mentioned a few things I didn’t specifically mention on my app (but listed here) and how I love Princeton[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 70k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sort of first gen, but not technically (one parent did community college)[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays (I spent so much time improving them), transcript (probably one of hardest at my school in past few years), self-taught Japanese (for like half a year before the test haha)
[] Weaknesses: White Male, Recs possibly, no real passion
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed tons of interest in the school[/ul][/li]
General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who got in!! Don’t lose hope to everyone who was waitlisted!! I know that every one of you will go somewhere next year that you love to those who weren’t so lucky today.

Elmorell · March 31, 2009, 8:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 M, 800 W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 800 Literature, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/556
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5), World History(5), Calc BC(5), English Lang(5), Physics B(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Band, AP Chem, AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Spanish, Dual Enrolled Calc II and III
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Finalist, Finalist for US Senate Youth, Quarterfinalist for Physics Olympiad[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (drum major), Wind Ensemble (Principal alto sax, student conductor), Model UN (head of program), NHS, SNHS, Jazz Band (Bandleader), Cross Country, Golf
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, work at math tutoring center
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching music at my synagogue religious school
[] Summer Activities: Camp Counselor (I taught archery and got some nasty bruises)
[] Essays: Commonapp was really good I thought–about my experiences as drum major and how I learned from it; quote essay was the Economist motto–“To take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy timid ignorance obstructing our progress” and was about the election
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was awesome, one I assume was very good
[] Counselor Rec: Good, but possibly generic (big school)
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: I thought it went very well.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large, competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >$250,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, leadership
[] Weaknesses: EC’s are a little generic, not much volunteer/community involvement
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great academics, solid rest of the app… I really liked my essays but it’s hard to look at them subjectively.[/ul][/li]
General Comments: Congrats to all who got in! I’ll see you there! Only one of HYPS I got into (waitlist at Harvard, rejected by Y and S) but Princeton was my top choice anyway.

Rupac · March 31, 2009, 9:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (720 CR, 750 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 780 Chem, 650 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 (as of last year, a bit higher if this year is included)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank, probably top 10 out of 680
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B, C, Calc AB, BC, French, Stat, CS AB, all fives except for French (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Photoshop (grad. requirement), Mathematical (Real) Analysis, AP Chemistry, Honors English IV, Independent Study - C++/OpenGL, Gym, Independent Study - Classical Mechanics/Differential Equations
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Physics Team Semifinalist (2008), Quaterfinalist (2009), NJ Science League Top 10% award for chemistry, a few others[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (VP) Tech. Student Assoc., (Founder/Coordinator) Math club/Science Olympiad, (Co-President) Mu Alpha Theta, Math team, CJML, NJML, NJSL, NJCO, Red Cross, a few others
[] Job/Work Experience:Internship at a Software Company, not much else
[] Volunteer/Community service: Camp Counselor at local spiritual learning center, Lead graphics designer for Red cross of central NJ, museum docent at Jane Vorhees Art Museum, a few others
[] Summer Activities: Few volunteering things, visits abroad back home, nothing very impressive
[] Essays: I think it was fairly solid. Wrote about my math/physics teacher.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were good
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[] Additional Rec: N/a
[li] Interview: I think it wasn’t too bad…not amazing either…[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, very competitive
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen…[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars and decent stats I guess
[] Weaknesses: Lack of research experience
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was what they were looking for. Not much else to say.[/li][/ul]

General Comments: Congrats to those who got in! Hope to see you on campus!

chasdu · March 31, 2009, 9:31pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 730R, 780W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760 MathII, 780 US History, 760 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/323
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Calc BC, AB subscore, World History, Biology, English Language, Chemistry, US History
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Writing Achievement Award[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country 4 years (I’m on JV but our team won Nationals), drama, varsity tennis, piano, choir
[] Job/Work Experience: family business
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours at hospital
[] Summer Activities: Presidential Classroom
[] Essays: Great! Used one from a creative writing class and one from my UChicago application
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: no
[li] Interview: went alright[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: inner-city public, average
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: m
[] Income Bracket: middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): geographical location[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: transcript, test scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: leadership roles, ecs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good essays, great teacher recs[/ul][/li]
General Comments: feels great. first choice!

lolcats4 · March 31, 2009, 9:34pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 superscored (800 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
[] SAT II: 2400 + 780 (800 Literature, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW for the 74 college credits I’ve taken (I’m home schooled)
[] Senior Year Course Load (College classes): Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Honors Intro to Shakespeare, Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (with lab), World Politics
[] Senior Year Course Load (Home School): Western Literature, Philosophy, Government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate (not really big unless I get Semifinalist or Scholar)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strategy game design, website management; Violin and Youth Orchestra; Boy Scout Venture Crew (Eagle Scout); Varsity Swim Team 
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, Eagle Project
[] Summer Activities: Rayado program, major trips w/ Venture Crew, otherwise nothing major
[] Essays: Wrote main common app on my work in the video game industry (risk). Second essay was about my swim team.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One stellar, one good (from college professors)
[] Counselor Rec: My dad wrote this (as I’m home schooled) and it was good in explaining my home school situation
[] Additional Rec: Had one written by my “boss” at the website I work for. He was an Oxford tutor and it was stellar.
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] School Type: Home School
[] Ethnicity: White (Caucasian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Below $60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores that validate my advanced college coursework, overall well-roundedness while having a very unique “edge” (video games)
[] Weaknesses: Video games are a risk, essays weren’t brilliant
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Columbia, Duke, Pomona, Georgetown, USC. Waitlisted at Harvard and Princeton, and rejected from Yale.
[/ul]

General Comments: Glad to be on the waitlist!

kd5qdf · March 31, 2009, 9:51pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 M, 780 CR, 800 W)
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US Histroy, 800 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 900
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), Eng Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP German 4, AP Calculus BC, Orchestra, AP Eng Lit, AP Stats, AP Government, and AP Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Siemens Competition Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Science and and Math UIL (President), Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), amateur radio operator (hold highest class license), violin (orchestra and symphony)
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon grader and tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Through boy scouts and NHS
[] Summer Activities: Organic chemistry research at the University of Texas at Austin, German Immersion program
[] Essays: one about being visually impaired and the other about science research
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never read them, but they should have been very strong (Chemistry and US Histroy teachers)
[] Counselor Rec: Never read it
[] Additional Rec: professor who mentored me at UT wrote a supplemental rec
[] Interview: It seemed like an average interview (about 45 miniutes, we had a nice conversation)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):Texas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: > 200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Transcript, test scores, focused ECs
[] Weaknesses: Awards and ECs not as extensive as some
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I told my interviewer I was accepted into Yale early action (I’m not sure if than might have made it seem like I didn’t want to go to Princeton). Oh well, that’s ok, I still have Harvard and Yale
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale, Swarthmore, Carleton, Grinnell, UT. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

Olaf09 · March 31, 2009, 10:06pm

Decision: Rejected

…basically everything perfect with the exception of the fact that im white and middle class…if only i was black with mediocre academics…

Charmelody · March 31, 2009, 10:08pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 W, 800 R, 770 M)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II-C, 800 Biology-E, 740 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank: 1/365
[] AP: Biology (5), Language (5), USH (5), World History (5), Euro History (5), Psychology (5), Statistics (4), Calculus AB (4), Music Theory (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus BC, AP Lit, AP Macro/Gov, AP Chem, AP Stat aide, Newspaper
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National AP Scholar, Commended Scholar, Girls Nation Alternate, Girl Scout Gold Award, 2nd Place in Texas in Current Events[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Young Democrats (President), World Affairs Council Chapter (President), Violin (area), Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), UIL Academics
[] Job/Work Experience: Caretaking my younger, autistic sibling.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts, Teen Court, Library volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Girls Nation, nothing fancy…
[] Essays: I wrote about how my autistic sister has shaped my life and really made me who I am… It was a very hard essay to write…
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were incredibly flattering and nice. I can’t thank them enough.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see.
[] Additional Rec: …
[li] Interview: It went phenomenally well. My interviewer seemed to really like me and I learned a lot about Princeton. =D[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Not stated (caucasian)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100,000 approx.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I have very strong stats. My interview went well =D
[] Weaknesses: White, Female, no hook.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know, but ecstatic![/li][/ul]

General Comments: AHHHHH!!! =D Accepted at Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Rice and Pomona. Rejected at Stanford…

Vicky_sky · March 31, 2009, 10:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150
[] SAT II: 760, 720, 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.802
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/410
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH and WHS- 5, Eng-5; 4’s on 2 others
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (7/7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 IB/AP classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National achievement scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): service club, lots of other stuff (i m too tired to list)
[] Job/Work Experience: worked during the summers at a fast-food place
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring
[] Summer Activities: governor’s school, summer classes
[] Essays: my common app was good but not great; my supplement was beastly— i love the princeton supplement app!
[] Teacher Recommendation: great
[li] Counselor Rec: awesome!![/li]
[] Interview: short but good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Molecular Biology…or history…or comparative lit (if i dare…)
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:AA
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: less than 60k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): yeah, those hooks
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: only one in my school who applied, supplement was good
[] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: i tried to make my essays different from the norm; i took a risk on the supplement.
[] Weaknesses: i wont say SAT’s haha b/c i really worked HARD on them; i guess my biggest weakness were my senior year grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: b/c harvard wouldnt take me…just kidding, i love Princeton and i guess my uniqueness showed through my app. or perhaps my admissions officer was under the influence haha :)

[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted everywhere but harvard and yale

uKeepPrevaricatn · March 31, 2009, 10:26pm

I give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty the One who was and is.

Accepted: Princeton, UPenn, Duke, WUSTL, etc, etc, etc, etc
Waitlstd: Harvard
Rejected: Yale

Cygne · March 31, 2009, 10:31pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2340 superscored (800 CR, 790 M, 750 W)
[]SAT II: 800 Literature, 800 Math 2, 790 French w/ Listening
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP French Language, Economics, Government, Math-Based Physics, US History IIB, Extended Learning Internship (French language and culture through film), Dance (2 university credits that merged into one on my hs transcript)
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate, National Merit Scholar, USAMO qualifier
[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance-6 years, Human Rights Club-2 years (co-president), Environmental Club-3 years (treasurer), City Human Rights Commission-1 year (youngest person ever apptd to a city commission; now secretary)
[]Volunteer/Community service: Human Rights Club, Environmental Club, City Human Rights Commission
[]Summer Activities: Dance workshops and some teaching, working at grocery store, internship at local environmental nonprofit.
[]Essays: Don’t remember which was which, but one was about my curiosity and the value that I place on asking questions; the other one was about my experience fundraising and travelling to Mexico to work with sea turtle conservation biologists for a week.
[]Teacher Recommendations: One amazing (from my French teacher/enviro club advisor), one pretty good.
[]Counselor Rec: Probably quite good? I am on very good terms with my counselor.
[]Interview: Good. Felt like the interviewer was in a hurry, but we talked for close to an hour.
[/ul]
Other
[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): ID
[]School Type: Public -good, but not terribly competetive
[]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: $80K
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]
Reflection
[ul]
[]Strengths: Good test scores, overall very well-rounded, in my view
[]Weaknesses: I haven’t always taken every advanced class available, b/c I wanted to have time for other things, too
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my transcript wasn’t impressive enough
[]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Dartmouth, Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Dickinson.
[/ul]

General Comments: I don’t think I’ll hold my spot. I’m happy with the other schools that I got into, and I don’t want to mess with that. I am leaning pretty heavily towards Smith at the moment, but I am hoping to visit Amherst as well to decide.

mansfieldpark · March 31, 2009, 10:32pm

Accepted:

Stats:
SAT Reading: 800
SAT Math: 770
SAT Writing: 800
SAT Total: 2370
SAT II: Chem-790, Lit-780, MII-760
TOEFL (if applicable):
ACT (if applicable):
AP/IB taken/scores: Chem, BC Calc, Eng Comp, Spanish=5. Taking physics C and stat this year
GPA weighted (if applicable): does not weight
GPA unweighted: 3.8 (weak freshman year)
Rank or % estimate (if applicable): Does not rank
Academic Awards: Princeton Chem award, in school stuff
Extra Curricular Activities: volleyball-jv captain, fencing-v captain, golf-v captain, science olympiad captain, quiz bowl, science bowl, spent summer interning in Pton chem engineering lab

Subjective:
Essays: One about my hobby, japanese studies
Teacher Rec #1: Chem teacher, great
Teacher Rec #2: BC teacher, good
Additional Rec: no
Counselor Rec: she knows me really well
Hook (if any): no…

Location:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Private, extremely competitive
Ethnicity: Beige
Gender: F
Legacy Yes/No: N
Recruited Yes/No: N

Other Factors: worked there over the summer; good interview

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
I have orange hair
General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
See you on revisit day!

xxcaitx33 · March 31, 2009, 10:43pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send in
[] ACT: 32 Comp
[] SAT II: 720 (US History), 660 (Chemistry), 680 (Math II)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.904
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1 out of 120
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3) Lit (3) US Hist (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):–
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Physio (Honors), AP Psych, AP Eng Lang
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club; PEER; Jerseymen; Student Council; National Honor Society; French Honor Society; Math League
[] Job/Work Experience: Pathmark cashier for one year, Chilis restaurant server for almost 2
[] Volunteer/Community service: church youth group; TEAM leader for retreats; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; helped run Vacation Bible School for 2 years
[] Summer Activities: Camp Counselor at local summer camp
[] Essays: pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read them
[] Additional Rec: got one written by my youth minister
[li] Interview: pretty good [/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: > 100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none at alll [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, grades i guess
[] Weaknesses: i come from a tiny town with a tiny class
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:i have no idea, maybe because im from jersey it helped [/ul][/li]
General Comments: im just so excited to have been waitlisted i dont even care haha

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