Official Princeton University 2014 Decisions Thread

catherineee · April 2, 2010, 1:29am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 800 M, 730 W (2260 overall)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Chinese w/ Listening, 770 Molecular Biology, 730 U.S. History, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.04 weighted (.5 weight on AP/Honors classes) can’t be bothered to calculate unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5-10% ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), U.S. History (5), Macroeconomics (5), English Language and Composition (5), Spanish Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP European History, Modern Literature (Honors English)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction… but that’s not really a big deal[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swimming all four years, Habitat for Humanity (president), National Honor Society, Piano (various awards), and some other sports
[] Job/Work Experience: Bus monitoring (Head BM this year), various lifeguarding hours, summer camp swim instructor (2008)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity - about 60 hours of builds as well as other fundraising. Also some NHS hours
[] Summer Activities: Stanford U High School Summer College (2009), worked as a swim instructor at a summer day camp (2008)
[] Essays: Common App essay on Harry Potter (:D) basically saying that generalizing people into categories causes problems and how it’s important to recognize that everyone has a unique personality. Was a bit less cliche than it sounds here. Princeton Supplement Essay was on trying to figure out where ‘home’ is since I move around a lot. Again, it was more eloquent than I’m making it sound.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m hoping it was really good, although I never read it.
[] Counselor Rec: I know him pretty well, so probably good
[] Additional Rec: Ditto
[li] Interview: It took me almost a month to even schedule my interview because my interviewer took like a week to respond to each of my emails. I don’t know, she didn’t seem all that invested in it to be honest.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): I’m not sure if I’m a domestic or international applicant. I live in Tokyo, but I’m an American citizen and originally from Princeton. Lived in NY and NC as well.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, international (on the American curriculum). ~140 seniors in the graduating class
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: I’d rather not say
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): “International” meaning that I’ve lived overseas… but not much else. I’m pretty sure that being Chinese works against me. I kind of have legacy I suppose… both of my parents went to grad school at Princeton - but Princeton hates its grad students :P[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Pretty well-rounded - decent test scores, GPA, ECs
[] Weaknesses: I’m nothing special. There are thousands of people just like me who probably applied - being well-rounded is really boring to admissions officers, I feel like.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know. Princeton was one of the Ivies I thought I had a shot at, so while I’m bummed, it’s kind of like getting hit in the face. You cry a little even if it doesn’t really hurt. I think I’m going to take the waitlist spot, but I don’t really want to still be guessing about my colleges come May 1.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UChicago, Northwestern, NYU Stern, UNC Chapel Hill, Carnegie Mellon, and Santa Clara w/ full scholarship. Waitlisted at Princeton, UPenn, and Duke. Rejected from Stanford, Cornell, and Columbia.

[/ul]General Comments:
Ah well. Looks like I’m headed to UChicago! Congratulations to everyone who got into Princeton - you better rep the Class of 2014 well Condolences if you didn’t get in and really wanted to. I know what that’s like because Stanford was my #1 forever and it was horrible getting rejected there. You will find your way and what’s meant to be will be. Good luck, everyone! I truly hope everything works out for all of us.

Bilguun · April 2, 2010, 2:21am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (CR: 790 M: 760 W:750 12E)
[] SAT II: Math II 800, World History 730, Literature 700
[] TOEFL: 113/120
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): On the top, probably
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty intense; about 20 subjects
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Medals from National English Olympiad, National Russian Olympiad, and Standardized Mathematics Olympiad; Golden Key Best student award; about 15 other medals from various competitions; scholarship to study at a local bilingual school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Team captain in “Global Debates” international competition, member on the national team for World Schools Debating Championships 2010, translating Harry Potter GoF, founded school French Club, creating and maintaining websites
[] Job/Work Experience: Translating, Editing
[] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Youth, environmental cleanups
[] Summer Activities: Youth Leadership Summit, NY; reading (a lot?)
[] Essays: 1. About translating Harry Potter to Mongolian 2. Spending childhood in a developed foreign country, racial discrimination and consequent love for my own country despite its many (many!) problems
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read only one and thought it was excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read,
[] Additional Rec: -
[] Interview: Typical good interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended major?: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): Mongolia
[] School Type: Private, very small
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: very low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not exactly a hook, but pentalinguality
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT I given my circumstances, well-roundedness
[] Weaknesses: SAT II(?)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hmmm…
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li]Accepted: Harvard (LL), Yale, Stanford, Columbia (John Jay Scholar and an LL), Dartmouth, U Chicago, Hamilton, Amherst, Pomona
Waitlisted: Grinnel, Reed, Penn
Rejected: -
[/ul]General Comments: I’m in a happy conundrum! Congratulations to everyone else who was accepted!

trf1021 · April 2, 2010, 2:27am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 660CR 720M 680W </li>
<li>ACT: 34E 34M 27R 33S</li>
<li>SAT II: 740 Physics, 710 Math II, 710 USH</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): USH-5, Chem-3, Physics B-4, Stats-4, Will take Physics C, Calc BC, Bio, English Lang., Macro.</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): Not Offered</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Physics C, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calc BC, AP English Lang., Advanced Video Production, Band</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope. AP Scholar with Honor?</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Unique stuff. I do a lot of music and film ECs that I spend a lot of time on. Leadership positions in 4 clubs. Co-founded a club.</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Summer and sometimes during the year.</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: A lot through my ECs.</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Reading more than most people read in their lifetime. Working. Learning Calculus (was going to take multivariable through EPGY, but decided not to)</li>
<li>Essays: Commonapp was amazing. Supplement stuff was also amazing.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: 3 Amazing</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Awesome</li>
<li>Additional Rec: From a music teacher I’ve known since 6th grade.</li>
<li>Interview: Didn’t have one.</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): NY </li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): </li>
<li>School Type: Average public. Usually sends one or two to an ivy every year. </li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 100,000</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope. ORM.</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Definitely my essay. </li>
<li>Weaknesses: I suck at standardized testing. </li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Boston U, RPI, Northeastern. Waitlisted at Columbia, Carnegie Mellon. Rejected everywhere else- MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Tufts, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Yale, Brown, Penn, Cornell. </li>
</ul>

General Comments: I would be upset, but I am way too happy to have a spot on the waitlist at Columbia. Congratulations everyone! You all genuinely deserve it and good luck next year! Also, if you know anyone who got into Columbia, TELL THEM NOT TO GO! :)

DixonLi · April 2, 2010, 2:40am

Please post your admission decisions as they arrive!

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (650 M, 740 CR, 770 W)
[] ACT: 31 (34 R, 33 E, 29 M, 28 S0
[] SAT II: 740 Lit, 740 USH, 710 Spanish w/ Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 67/470
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (5), European History (5), US Gov/Poli. (4), English Lit (4), Spanish Lang (4), BC Calc (4), French Lang (3), Biology (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a taking all 6 this year
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Math, HL English, HL French, HL History, SL Physics, Literary magazine
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): United States Senate Youth Delegate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech/Debate 1776 NFL Points (Co-President 2 years), Community Radio Station (Peer Mentor for Youth Program, DJ, Assistant-Producer Public Affairs Talk Show), Key Club (President), Operation Smile (President), Spanish Club (President), School Newspaper (News Co-Editor), Independent Newspaper (Founder/Co-editor-in-chief), Literary Magazine (Artistic Director), Local English Awards, BYU French Language Fair Awards
[] Job/Work Experience: 5-30 Hours at Parents’ Restaurant depending on the time of year.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Radio, Key Club, Operation Smile, Spanish Club
[] Summer Activities: BYU Arabic Language Program, Independent Study Latin
[] Essays: One on Foreign Languages, One on a personal experience. I really really liked the foreign language one that I used for common app. Second one, not so much; however, it was a pretty significant experience.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 from Operation Smile Advisor/Calc Teacher; Glowing, talked about community service and English. 1 from IB-HL1 English Teacher/Literary Magazine Advisor; Glowing, talked more about my personality.
[] Counselor Rec: I go to a large Public school so I don’t think it was very good.
[] Additional Rec: Speech/Debate Teacher; “Best in my career”
[] Interview: Not too good. The interview was 70+ years old and had not been back to Princeton since graduating with his B.S.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): UT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Semi-Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 50-75K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Zilch
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Nada
[] Weaknesses: Objective stats were definitely not up to par.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The Admissions officers were obviously playing bingo cards to decide on who got in or rejected etc. My Bingo card must have been accidentally stapled to someone else’s. This someone else got in and my bingo card slipped itself into the admitted students’ pile.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: Harvard, Yale (deferred early), Brown, Amherst, Georgetown.[/li]Accepted: Swarthmore (Early write), University of Utah
[/ul]General Comments:
I feel like David after Dentist.

hello712 · April 2, 2010, 3:13am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (Math: 770 CR: 770 WR: 770)
[] ACT: 34 (didnt submit)
[] SAT II: Math IIC: 800 Chemistry: 760 Literature: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):no
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3) AP Literature (4) AP Language (5) AP Statistics (5) AP Chemistry (5) AP Calculus AB (5) AP Spanish (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: pretty intense courseload
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I won’t go into details, there are many in depth things with these: classical piano (won multiple statewide competitions, etc…), cell (am in highest orchestra in state), Destination Imagination (been to global competition since 7th grade) (DI Leadership Award), Gold Scout Gold Award Recipient, School Newspaper (Editor in Chief), Varisty Volleyball (Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Study Abroad in Cuernavaca Mexico, Northwestern School of Music for a month
[] Essays: They were really good, I worked pretty hard on them!
[] Teacher Recommendation: I know this was very very good
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[] Additional Rec: Pretty good
[li] Interview: Went really well! [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: No
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended major?: Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my scores, my upward trend in grades and rigorous courseload, my teacher recs, my music/extra curriculars were strong
[] Weaknesses: not very high GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am really well-rounded and had good teacher recs
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Stanford, Yale, Duke, UChicago, Northwestern, Columbia, UPenn, Tufts, Johns Hopkins
Waitlisted: Princeton, MIT
Denied: Harvard

[/ul]General Comments: oh welll! at least i didnt get rejected :)

cranberryscoop · April 2, 2010, 4:04am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (780 CR)
[] SAT II (if submitted): MathIIC 800, Chemistry 800, Chinese w/ listening 800, English Literature 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/300ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Modern European History (4) CalcBC (5) Chemistry (5) Chinese Language (5) French Language (5) English Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Econ/US Government AP, Statistics AP, English Literature AP, physics, journalism, peer tutor
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing really. National merit finalist, NCTE, a few piano things.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): manga translator, piano, Chinese violin, school newspaper (In-depth Editor), cultural magazine (managing editor), non-profit organization (owner and secretary), badminton, volunteer QA at startup company
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: peer tutor at school, English and music teacher in rural China for a summer
[] Essays: pretty good, somewhat political
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but I’m guessing pretty good, nothing spectacular
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read but again, I think pretty good, nothing spectacular
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: Pretty good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: anthropology with minor in chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, fair amount of extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: no big awards, no dominant leadership position
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: less competitive major? [/li][/ul]General Comments: SHOCKED. but ecstatic x)

IvanKaramozov · April 2, 2010, 6:14am

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown):790 CR, 760 M, 770 W, 11 E
[] ACT: N/a
[] SAT II: 800 World, 790 Chem, 780 Math II, 750 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USNCO Semifinalist, All-state Band[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music
[] Job/Work Experience: Supermarket
[] Volunteer/Community service: Not enough, but a fair amount
[] Summer Activities: No saving children in Africa, as I showed in my essay
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Superb
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Music Teacher, pretty good
[li] Interview: Above Average[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[] State (if domestic applicant):FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Very White (THERE IS HOPE!!!)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 100,000-200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Music, sent in a supplement[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[] Strengths: Test Scores, Recs, Music
[] Weaknesses: Junior Grades, Ethnicity
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God is merciful
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown,
Waitlisted: Columbia

[/ul]General Comments: Best of luck to all!!!

belle_10 · April 2, 2010, 7:00am

Accepted…!

Sirensong · April 2, 2010, 8:13am

Decision: Rejected

Feliz · April 2, 2010, 8:18am

D Rejected. Please see stats on profile. Congratulations to all who got in! I am sure you all deserve it!

adiemus · April 2, 2010, 11:01am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2310; 800 reading, 800 writing, 710 math
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 720, 740, 770, 780
[] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
[] Rank: 4/600
[] AP: World Hist (5), US Hist (5), Eng Lang (5), Bio (5), Chem (5), Comp Sci A (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP and 2 honors classes
[] Major Awards: none, unless Nat’l Merit Semifinalist status counts
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: three honor societies and two volunteering clubs (and out of these–one presidency and two other major officerships)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Rotaract, senior citizen home, workshops for children with special needs, sorting recycling materials
[] Summer Activities: research, but nothing that amazing
[] Essays: better than I remembered
[] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: no idea; my school is too large for it to really have been any good
[] Additional Rec: can’t remember
[] Interview: decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: Texas
[] School Type: large, public, competitive
[] Ethnicity: asdjaslkdj
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $130,000-ish
[] Hooks: none whatsoever!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: writing, leadership/involvement, quite a bit of volunteering (I would add research and grades, but then again, compared with the Princeton applicant pool, those probably weren’t that interesting)
[] Weaknesses: not very noteworthy awards/honors
[] Why you think you were accepted: I really have no idea. I submitted a writing portfolio that I thought was decently strong, but I hear supplemental materials have very little effect on admission. I’m stumped, realy.
[] Where else were you accepted: Rice, Berkeley (and waitlisted at a few other Ivies)
[/ul]General Comments: This still feels like a mistake to me somehow. XD

NJDS · April 2, 2010, 11:24am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (740 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800s in Math 2, Chem, USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in APUSH, Chem, English Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs essentially
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist-scholarship winner
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (state position), international affairs organization (I will leave unnamed but I serve on the student advisory council), national honor society, spanish honor society (club secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: Kumon
[] Volunteer/Community service: thousands of hours in meaningful projects
[] Summer Activities: Governors School 09, Stanford EPGY 08
[] Essays: Awesome
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1. Amazing, 2. Great but not eloquent
[] Counselor Rec: Great considering the number of students
[] Additional Rec: Great
[] Interview: Decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public (500+ per class)
[] Ethnicity: African
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 75-100000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, 1st Generation college
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Scores, Rank/Percentile, ECs
[] Weaknesses: My application wasn’t complete until January 29th. A superior applicant got in from my school during EA. I am happy for her
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: “A superior applicant got in from my school during EA. I am happy for her :)”
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Stanford EA, Waitlisted at Yale, Rejected at Harvard

tristan101 · April 2, 2010, 1:29pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800, 780, 750)
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 800, 800, 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/600
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National youth symphony (1st chair), All-State orchestra (2nd chair), local youth orchestra (2nd chair), school orchestra (1st chair), International club 4 years (vice president and secretary), French club 4 years (vice president and marketer), operation smile club (co-founder), Student Council 3 years, National Honor Society 2 years, National French Honorary Society, freshman mentor, library volunteer, tutor
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours various
[] Summer Activities: Study abroad in France 7 wks, Study abroad in China 7 wks, Internship at Mayor’s office
[] Essays: I thought they were fairly good
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing, other was great
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec: Amazing
[li] Interview: Pretty good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Central US
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: The kind where you get rejected
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, focus on passions in app, HS courseload, teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: Bad AP scores, maybe not strong enough essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Too many good applicants, couldn’t compete with people from schools well-versed with Ivy admissions
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: (Columbia, JHU, U Mich) Waitlisted: (Wash U, Duke, Brown, Penn CAS), Rejected: (HYPS)
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone! Admissions was tough this year; almost didn’t make it anywhere!

glitterz_iz_gold · April 2, 2010, 2:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (740CR, 700M, 720W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 720 Chem, Math II 730 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None, but all A’s for British AS Levels
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 A level subjects
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing outside school
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Representative Council President, Editor-in-Chief of School newspaper, Prefect Body, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: NONE (not available in country i live in)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of involvement in selling/organizing at Community gatherings i.e. fun fairs, table top sales, etc.

[] Essays: Fabulous
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Very positive and genuine
[] Interview: Went pretty well, I would say
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Middle East
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 100000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): maybe URM, Third Culture American, British Curriculum[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My hooks, my transcript, involvement in my school
[] Weaknesses: My SATS (Subject ones especially)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think they liked the fact that I am a very “globally aware” person, as I have been living in a country that is extremely diverse. In addition, I have strong grades in my transcripts, and a lot of involvement in the school (which makes up for the lack of volunteer/job opportunities in this region) 
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected Harvard, waitlisted Yale, accepted Stanford, Columbia, U Penn, Cornell, Duke and a number of others

[/ul]General Comments: Completely shocked. Did not anticipate acceptances from so many places! I really don’t know how this happened. I am just… Shocked.
To those accepted- Amazing job. I hope you have a great experience (Princeton or elsewhere).
To those waitlisted- Stay strong. People DO get bumped up!
To those rejected- Don’t worry, you are still an amazing student with an amazing personality, and you deserved to get in just like every one of us!

bluewatermelon · April 2, 2010, 2:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 Superscored (2x)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 750 730 720 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 55555555544433
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: tough.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Editor in Chief), MAO Club, Science Bowl, Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital service work
[] Summer Activities: travel
[] Essays: Good/okay
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good/okay
[] Counselor Rec: Good/okay
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: Horrible
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public competitive
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT
[] Weaknesses: EC’s, some SAT II’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Wharton, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell. Rejected at Harvard and Yale (from a deferral SCEA). No waitlists.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Yale was my dream school and yesterday I was incredibly disappointed/sad/frustrated that they rejected me. But I think I’m warming up to Princeton now, and I feel incredibly blessed to be accepted there.

chinatown · April 2, 2010, 3:20pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 770, CR 800, W 790, Total 2360
[] SAT II: Bio 800, Math II 800, World History 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/750-ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5, U.S. History 5, Bio 5, English Language 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: all weighted
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Presidential Scholar candidate
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ecology Club (executive council member), AcDec (VP, President, and team member), NHS, ballet
[] Essays: thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher/Counselor Recommendation: didn’t read them, but I’d imagine they were good
[] Interview: Excellent, one of my best
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA and test scores
[] Weaknesses: I’m Asian…and not amazing enough.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted @ UA Honors College, Rejected @ Harvard and Yale, Waitlisted @ Brown[/ul]
**General Comments: **Meh.

ksarmand · April 2, 2010, 6:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800-CR; 710-M; 760-W)
[] ACT: did not take
[] SAT II: 2290 (800-USH; 790-Literature; 700-Math II)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.6%UW; 101.1%W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/255
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5); Environmental Science (5); English Language and Composition (5); World History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really. NAS, Nat’l Merit Commended. And AP Scholar with Honor is definitely what did it. lolz.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Fair (silver medalist; president of Math Club); Mathlete (I suck lol); Model U.N. (committee chair; some Best/Distinguished Delegate awards at the beastier conferences on the East coast); Mock Trial (captain & president; ranked 4th in county from being dead last 3 years ago); Varsity Track & XC (captain; some medals at the more competitive invitationals & such); School Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief, winner of a few major awards); Pit Orchestra section leader (violin); Lotsa awards for Piano w/ some at national level (>15 awards total); and a few more things that would only attract lulz here
[] Job/Work Experience: Counselor at summer camp for high-achieving students (in Harlem); side business of repairing headphones (I only mentioned this in the interview, dunno if it counted.)
[] Volunteer/Community service: ESL teacher; Sunday School teacher
[] Summer Activities: reading??? (and work) I think my short answer to this was pretty funny, imo.
[] Essays: Common App essay was my finest work. Supplemental essay was a policy wonk essay about agricultural subsidies and their effect on Haiti and the world at large (a bit personal, since my grandpa was a rice farmer in Haiti).
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: three freakin’ lines. :mad:
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Brilliant. She lived next to Carnegie Hall on the 55th floor. 'Nuff said.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York.
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public; no Ivy admits in >25 years lol
[] Ethnicity: Haitian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $140,000+ (but single parent who pays full sticker price for bro’s tuition, which is around $18,000; some pretty heavy-duty mortgages; supports approx. 12 relatives in Haiti => the money is stretched quite thin)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM; Haitian is even bigger bonus??
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:I don’t know. I was so sure I would be flat-out rejected. There are so many amazing people here, and the fact that the admissions committee was gracious enough to offer me admission tickles me pink.
[] Weaknesses: See everything above.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted because of luck and God’s blessing. Nothing less, nothing more.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was waitlisted at FALE, haha. Again, they’re building a class. And I guess I didn’t have what they were looking for. It doesn’t hurt that my interview sucked for them, too. I was also accepted at: Columbia (John Jay Scholar), Harvard, University of Chicago, Macaulay Honors College @ Hunter, St. Johns University (Honors), Hampton, Howard, Georgetown SFS, and American University Honors.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! Don’t give up. Ever. People looked at me pityingly when I told them where I was applying, but it worked out in the end. Even if you spaz in the few days before and rack up >300 posts in 3 days because you’re terrified (like I was), soldier on. If you don’t go to Columbia, you’ll undoubtedly get to go somewhere else that’s just as good. God has a plan for you, and it’ll be fulfilled wherever you go.
On a side note, I was set on attending Macaulay Honors this fall. Now I’m hopelessly confused.

MSteve · April 2, 2010, 7:38pm

Decision: REJECTED

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): took ACT instead
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT IIs: 780 US History, 650 Literature, 640 Math Lv. 1
[] APs: 5 US History, 4 English Language, 4 Macroeconomics
[] GPA: 85/100
[] Rank: does not rank
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: founded summer program at Middle School, founded quiz bowl team, founded political discussion group, business manager/staff writer of school newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: catering company staffer
[] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote Common App essay on my strained relationship with family and books; wrote supplement on Milton Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom”
[] Teacher Recs: Homeroom advisor/3 year Spanish teacher= amazing, 2 year history teacher= amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[] Applied on: regular
[] Hook (if any): URM?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: MD
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private preparatory, very difficult, much grade deflation
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:

My favorite college, my top college, etc… I am proud for everyone who was admitted and I will be honest, I am jealous of all of you. While I am going to a great (some say amazing) college next year, I would give anything to be in your spot.

mifune · April 2, 2010, 9:05pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (800 CR 800 M 800 W - MC80 E11)
[li]**ACT: ** N/A [/li][li]**SAT II: ** 800 Chemistry, 800 Biology – M, 800 Math II, 800 US History, 780 Literature[/li][li]*Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ** 4.26 (4.0 – A, 4.33 – A+) []**Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ** [list] []Previous School: 1 of 308 []Current School: 1 of 517 (unweighted) / 1 of 517 (weighted) [/ul][/li][li]**AP (place score in parenthesis): ** [ul] []English Language (5) []US History (5) []Chemistry (5) []Will Take: []English Literature []Calculus BC (AB Subscore) []Psychology []Spanish (Partially a self-study – joined class midyear) []Physics C: Mechanics (Partially a self-study, taking Physics B) []Physics C: E & M (Partially a self-study) []Biology (Independent Study) []Statistics (Independent Study) [/ul][/li][li]**IB (place score in parenthesis): ** N/A[/li][li]**Senior Year Course Load: ** [ul] []The subjects of the ungraded AP exams above including the following courses at the University of Minnesota: [list] []WRIT1301: University Writing -> Half-year (Fall) []BIOC3021: Biochemistry -> Half-year (Spring) []PsTL1135: Human Anatomy & Physiology -> Full-year []CHEM2301: Organic Chemistry (Summer 2010) [/ul][/list][/li][]**Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): <a href=“Nothing%20notable,%20really”>/b</a>[ul] [li] 2009 - AMC 12A: 126, AIME: 10 (USAMO qualifier, but did not participate) [] 2010 – AMC 12B: 120 (Too late for submission)[/ul] [/li][/list]Subjective:[ul]
[]**Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ** [list] [] Aikido (Japanese martial art; Associate instructor) [] Classical Piano (Performance) []Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (Water Conservation) [] Mathematics/AP Physics/AP Chemistry/Biology Tutor [] NHS (Peer Tutoring Supervisor) []Key Club []American Cancer Society [/ul] 
[]**Job/Work Experience: ** Landscape Construction (Summer), Freelance Writing on Social and Medical Issues
[li]**Volunteer/Community service: <a href=“None%20of%20this%20was%20explicitly%20stated%20on%20the%20application%20except%20for%20the%20overlap%20with%20ECs”>/b</a> [ul] []Peer Tutoring []Key Club/NHS Events []Working w/ young children in Aikido []American Cancer Society -> charity events []Approx. 725 hours of total service [/ul][/li][li]**Summer Activities: ** Travel, Self-Studying, Moving[/li][li]**Essays: ** Submitted a fair amount, including two additional essays: [ul] [] Common Application: Moving 21 times and attending 15 different schools and its effect on my academic and career ambitions []Supplement #1: My aspirations of pursuing a career in academic medicine and the benefits of integrating an interdisciplinary focus of the medical sciences in with an informed knowledge of contemporary societal issues []Supplement #2: Aikido and Classical Piano and the impact of their individual philosophies on my personal growth []Creative Writing Supplement: Satirical piece on resolving the recent economic crisis (In the style of Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”) [/ul] []Teacher Recommendations: ** Waived right to view but each shared his with me: [ul] []#1: Chemistry Teacher: wrote of my academic performance/potential/work quality []#2: History Teacher: character/work ethic/work quality []#3: Peer Tutoring Advisor: experience in volunteering/character [list][]All very supportive and humbling [/ul] [/list][/li][li]**Counselor Rec: ** Did not view but I have a general idea: [ul] []#1: (11th grade counselor): Essentially a reiteration of my extracurricular activities []#2: (12th grade/new school counselor): She stated that she wrote of her initial positive impression of my character [/ul][/li][li]**Additional Rec: ** From a family friend – Ph.D. in English[/li][li]**Interview: ** Fantastic; it was one of the most invigorating conversations that I have ever had. I spoke with a local alumnus with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and we covered scientific topics, research opportunities, and issues relating to Princeton.[/li]
[/list]Other[ul] []**Financial aid? ** Yes [li]**Intended Major: ** Molecular Biology []**State (if domestic applicant): ** MN (by way of MT and AZ and various other residences within the US and abroad) []**Country (if international applicant): **[/li][li]**School Type: ** [list] []9th: N/A (third-year senior) []10th-11th: two different mediocre public schools (located in MT & AZ) []12th: competitive public school, about 2500 students [/ul] []**Ethnicity: ** Did not state (Caucasian) []**Gender: ** Male[/li][li]**Income Bracket: ** ~40,000[/li][li]**Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ** Perhaps my constant reshuffling in geographical residence. My main application essay concerned this topic and it was a nice reflection of how I have personally benefitted from these experiences. Also, I am multilingual but that ties in with my extensive moving and seven years of experience abroad. Additionally, my income may contribute to socioeconomic diversity although it was never directly referenced in my application.[/li][/list]Reflection[ul]
[li]**Strengths: ** SAT I/II, Essays (all revealed different aspects of myself but each tied into my interests in medical science) [/li][li]**Weaknesses: ** Three years of high school, Lack of many substantial prestigious awards and extracurriculars, Only three APs prior to this school year, Passion in science/medicine but failed to substantiate this claim through extensive EC involvement or academic inquiry (no research, publishing, science supplement, et cetera), Not an overabundance of leadership due to my constant change in residence, No summer programs [*]**Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ** I have this suspicion that my level of success may be attributed to my unique background, worldly experiences, and respectable academic qualifications despite the lack of a constant social environment. [/li][li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [list][/li][]Accepted: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, University of Chicago (EA) []Waitlisted: University of Pennsylvania []Rejected: N/A [/ul]

[/list]General Comments:

Best wishes! :)

tzhelezn · April 2, 2010, 9:12pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 W, 760 M</li>
<li>ACT:35</li>
<li>SAT II: World 770, Bio 760,</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0; 4.76 W</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 207</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis):</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: 6 ap courses and a high level chem class; 2 aps self-studied</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF?</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Amnesty International President, Academic and Social Awareness clubs, Varsity Tennis, Journalism with multiple independent publications</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: Minimal</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Interning, Medical practices, Tutoring</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Interning</li>
<li>Essays: Done the day before</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation:Very nice</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Not good</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Do not know</li>
<li>Interview: Incredibly insightful, informal, and lengthy</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): CA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: F</li>
<li>Income Bracket: ~150,000</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):NA</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: GPA, Unusual writing style</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Time spent on app, Counselor Rec, Unpredictable nature of admissions</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I really don’t know</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</li>
</ul>

Accepted by Harvard, Princeton, Brown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Trustee at USC. Rejected at Yale. Waitlisted at Stanford

General Comments: Very wonderful option to possess. Enjoyed the fact that financial aid information was located conveniently in the acceptance message.

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