<p>I made a CC account just to tell you guys that you’re all awesome.
I too was deferred from Princeton. I was pretty upset at first but this thread really cheered me up 
Princeton’s loss for not accepting everyone one of you guys</p>
<p>Anyone retaking tests in January? Is 2220 worth retaking? </p>
<p>I’m taking a little break from this site for my own sanity (even though I love you guys) because I need to relax with my college fixation. I’m sure I’ll be back soon though but happy holidays if i succeed in my little hiatus. Keep those grades up kids! Never stop pimping.</p>
<p>@mcfrankshc if you’re confident that you can improve by a significant margin (50+?) then go for it. I’ll definitely be retaking, my 2120 is super weak compared to you guys lol</p>
<p>Honestly it’s so frustrating to not see some of these people get in (yes im talking about ambitious i was so sure she’d get in)
The other SCEA applicant from my school got in with sub 2100 SAT, light courseload, and only one major EC (not URM, low income, or legacy)
I knew admissions were random, but not that random… :(</p>
<p>Oh well I need to stop being salty lol at least I didn’t get rejected</p>
<p>@ladieth maybe her essays were amazing? Admissions really are random! I thought I did it all, great grades and SAT score and awards and ECs, but I actually give up right now. I’m really surprised because a lot of the people here are so incredibly talented. A few years ago many of them could have gotten in, but the competition these days is beyond cutthroat. Hopefully I’ll get UMich next week and/or Cornell RD soon 
I guess we just have to wait 4 months out…</p>
<p>@ladieth yeah, i’m feeling pretty salty, too… it’s bad. but seriously, this has really made me understand how much of a lottery this whole thing is! i mean, princeton did accept hundreds of incredibly impressive students who wholly deserved admission, yet i can’t help but notice the fact that there are also many deferred students with the same (or better!) stats/credentials as some of the people who got in. alright, i’m done whining, i understand that a university as selective as princeton can’t accept every deserving student who applies…</p>
<p>(i’m just feeling depressed because i did everything i could and it still wasn’t enough)</p>
<p>@hopeforamiracle same. I wrecked my mental and physical health over 3.5 years and I still wasn’t good enough</p>
<p>It’s just a bit frustrating when you’re sitting there and trying to figure out what went wrong and like you don’t even know what to fix for the RD cycle. Like is it the essays, the way I portrayed my EC’s, my recommendations? I just want to know why I was deferred.</p>
<p>Heyo fellow deferred!</p>
<p>I’m honestly not that surprised with the decision for me. I mean, my test scores were pretty run of the mill for an Ivy, I only had four ECs (and of those four only one of them demonstrated leadership qualities and such), I’m not part of any clubs, and I haven’t really earned any outstanding accomplishments (not to mention the one I’m most proud of doesn’t really mean much to the adcoms). I do have a hefty course load for senior year, but that’s not really too standout either for an Ivy. Not to mention going to an online school probably screwed me over as well because it’s an unknown quantity.</p>
<p>I don’t really have much hope for RD, but being deferred does feel better than being outright rejected. It keeps up the illusion of hope and doesn’t completely crush my college dreams. That being said, I wish they would reject more and defer less because it would make the deferral seem like it means more than just a nice way of saying no.</p>
<p>And yeah, I agree with Ladieth up there. I mean, I know that the people who got in were plenty deserving even though they may have had lower test scores and a lighter course load, but… it kind of feels like you’re being cheated or something.</p>
<p>I dunno, the college admission system just sucks really.</p>
<p>Did anyone else eat a boatload of food after finding out you were deferred?</p>
<p>@polar926 I prepared for this by raiding my friend’s peanut butter cup stash before I went to check my decision.</p>
<p>I had sprite, apple pie, pasta, a croissant, and half a box of chocolates. The one thing I am grateful for today is my metabolism.</p>
<p>Hey everyone greetings from Thailand… my friend and I got deferred too. Three people at our school who applied early to Princeton all got deferred oh well, everyone here sounds really deserving of a place but the competition really is just that intense so don’t feel too bad keep ur heads up for regular 
peace and good luck </p>
<p>yup i ate like 6 potatoes and a gallon of ice cream
it was all tear-flavored tbh
I wasn’t even disappointed until I saw the other SCEA applicant bragging on twitter
then i got salty… literally 
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<p>oh well, I still have a little bit of a chance! Maybe stanford or yale or harvard will take me who knows :)</p>
<p>@khaleesi79 my thoughts exactly! i mean, if there’s something the adcoms didn’t like, i want to be able to fix it before submitting to other schools for the RD round… but i can’t do that without knowing where i went wrong -____- now i feel like i won’t be accepted anywhere! i mean, the admissions rate was nearly 20% and i still couldn’t make it… (though, to be fair, the group accepted early contains most of the class of 2019’s legacies/sports recruits, of which i am neither… and this is PRINCETON we’re talking about… but still.)</p>
<p>@polar926 YES. it’s a problem. </p>
<p>@ladieth i calmed down after a while, but then i made the mistake of going on Facebook. posts like “princeton class of 2019!!!” and “UPENN 2019!!!” EVERYWHERE.</p>
<p>I have a super important calc final to study for, if I get back on CC tonight someone please tell me to shut up and go study, ok?</p>
<p>@ScienceDaddy will do. i really shouldn’t even be up right now, since it’s nearing on 1 am and i only got like 3 hours of sleep last night… but schoolwork doesn’t care that i’m dealing with deferral. ugh, winter break can’t come soon enough</p>
<p>haha i asked my mom if i could stay home tomorrow bc i didnt want to hear all the congratulations tomorrow… that would suck</p>
<p>How I’m feeling right about now: <a href=“The sound of silence - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel - YouTube”>The sound of silence - Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel - YouTube;