Official Princeton University 2016 RD Results

lolToasty · March 29, 2012, 8:42pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): First: 2060 (CR690, M660, W710, E 11) Second: 2230 (CR710, M790, W730, E 10)
[] ACT: First: 32 (E29/M30/R33/S36/E10) Second: 34 (E36/M33/R36/S31/E11)
[] SAT II: 720 Math I, 710 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0. 104.218 weighted on 100 pt scale.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/262
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History - 3 (10th grade)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): All being taken in May
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, IB Eng A1 HL, IB Bio SL, IB Span B HL, IB Math SL, IB ToK, IB HoA HL, IB Music SL, IB Mentoring, Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar and National Merit Commended (first in my school in A WHILE). Gates Finalist. Being cool.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Drumline and all percussion endeavors in the Band (also going to state for a snare solo and was second chair percussion in my district honor band)), (Mu Alpha Theta Founder and President), History Club, Model UN, NHS, Interact Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Some with family business
[] Volunteer/Community service: 935 hours of CAS in IB
[] Summer Activities: Duke TiP from 2007 - 2010, Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) in 2011, Dartmouth Bound in 2011
[] Essays: Loved the first one. About my father and unique circumstances. Very bold and emotional in my eyes. Other essays were all strong imo, but I definitely preferred some over others.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see them, but my bio teacher felt bad when I got deferred from Yale because she said she was too strict on my common one. I dunno how that’ll go…
[] Counselor Rec: No clue in the slightest.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology: Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] School Type: Inner-city Public in an underfunded and “Academically Unacceptable” (according to TEA) campus
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic, roots from Mexico
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Under the cutoff for full aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First in a TRUE college (Dad dropped out and mom has a license but not a degree)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Writing, scores relative to location, doing as much as I can in my school, summer programs.
[] Weaknesses: Lack of EC and leadership positions
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied:
[] Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/denied:

Accepted: Columbia (likely), Cornell (early writeish), Dartmouth (likely), Williams (early write), Bowdoin (early write), Amherst (early write), MIT, Rice, UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara (Honors), UC Santa Cruz (Honors), Northwestern, Boston U (Honors), Hofstra (Honors), UTexas, Texas A&M, Fordham (likely), Simpson, St. Johns, Iowa State, Drexel, Houston Baptist
Waitlisted: Princeton, Brown, WUSTL
Rejected: Harvard (no email and no portal log in), Yale (deferred SCEA)

[/ul]**General Comments: **
Garbage.

zeitgeist92 · March 29, 2012, 8:44pm

Accepted - shocked/ecstatic. Wasn’t expecting it at all, so ditto, @vonnegut!

Calexico · March 29, 2012, 8:48pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 M, 770 CR, 800 W) - single sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US History, 760 Biology M, 750 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.68/5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/270
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), Chemistry (5), Statistics (5), English Language (5), US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Computer Science, AP Physics B, AP French (independent study)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): (Cross country captain), outdoor track, (math team captain), TEAMS, Sierra Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Chinese restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~50 hours helping a handicapped child, ~25 hours volunteering at hospital emergency department, ~75 hours research at lab
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Math, decent but probably impersonal
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: History, good
[] Counselor Rec: Decent but probably impersonal[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] School Type: Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (unspecified)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, grades
[] Weaknesses: Unimpressive recommendations & essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See strengths
[] What would you have done differently?: Nothing[/ul]
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: **I didn’t know much about Princeton and didn’t really think about it at all. Definitely applied for the name. This was my favorite rejection notice though, since it opened with “I am sorry,” rather than “blahblahblah admission committee has carefully reviewed your application, and we greatly regret to inform you that blahblahblah”

Admitted: Dartmouth, Penn, Chicago, WUSTL, Vanderbilt, USC, Berkeley, Michigan, UConn
Rejected: Columbia, Princeton, Yale, Duke, MIT
Waitlisted: Brown

flyingtomato · March 29, 2012, 8:50pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 1 sitting ( 800 math, 780 cr, 800 w)
(2210 and 2240 first 2 times)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): valedictorian
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 physics b, 5 statistics, 5 ush
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP spanish, AP micro/macroecnomics, AP physics C e/m and mechanics, honors college english, AP Calculus BC
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, a bunch of randoms, brown book award, scholar athlete
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): deca (president 12), mathletes (president 11 and 12), selective college math program, chinese language independent study, interact, spanish and national honor societies, msg varsity reporter, more small ones
[] Job/Work Experience: sleep-away camp counselor, staff assistant at SAT prep course
[] Volunteer/Community service: through clubs
[] Summer Activities: camp/camp counselor
[] Essays: good, could go either way. about being well-rounded and balance in social life and academics.
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good (didnt read, told)
[] Counselor Rec: very good (didnt read, told)
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Average interview

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Semi-Large Public (~1800 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 200,000+, no FA is all i know really
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, grades, very well rounded, recs?
[] Weaknesses: not extremely specialized, not exceptional in one particular area really for a hook
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows really
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: dartmouth (LL), brown, duke, vanderbilt, UVA echols, michigan/ross preferred admit, NYU Stern, rejected yale and princeton, waitlisted Wharton, haven’t heard from Harvard (deferred EA)

[/ul]General Comments: excited for college

batfan · March 29, 2012, 9:28pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 single sitting (800 CR, 800 W, 760 M)
[] ACT: 36 single sitting
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (4.75w)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry SL (6), Math SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB History of the Americas HL, AP Statistics, IB LA 12 HL, IB Biology 2 HL, IB Biochemistry HL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Spanish 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel ISEF 4th Place, Siemens Competition Semifinalist, US Presidential Scholars Candidate, National Merit Finalist, National Spanish Exam Gold Winner (96th percentile), FBLA Nationals Qualifier
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: FBLA (President 2010-present, Secretary 2008-10, District Secretary 2010-present), Video Broadcast (President 2010-11), National Honor Society (Secretary), LINK Leader (2010-present), Youth Symphony (Principal Flutist 2008-10), etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid research intern in clinical research lab at Children’s Hospital, research intern in chemistry lab at state university
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, pianist for church, flute mentor, and smaller activities
[] Summer Activities: research internship at hospital (junior-senior), FBLA Nationals (sophomore-junior), marketing internship at bookstore (freshman-sophomore)
[] Essays: What it means to be normal (experience with family member’s medical condition), vision for future of medical research
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m assuming they’re good! We aren’t allowed to read them, but I love both the teachers who have written me recommendations and have done well in their classes.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably decent/good, but our school has 2000 students, so I’m not sure.
[] Additional Rec: I asked my research mentor to send a supplementary letter of recommendation.
[] Interview: Did not interview (was not offered one).

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 130k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, awards, test scores
[] Weaknesses: could have taken more AP exams, got a few Bs my junior year
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Dartmouth, WashU in St. Louis (full-tuition), Rice (merit scholarships), UVA, Cornell (likely); Waitlisted at Northwestern, Hopkins, Brown (PLME), Columbia, Duke; Rejected at Princeton, Yale, Penn (LSM Vagelos), Stanford (EA); Waiting for Harvard, Amherst, and Williams

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was accepted! And to future applicants, good luck!

jkreine · March 29, 2012, 11:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 790 US Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on 3 exams
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very difficult
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congressional Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of two sports teams, student body president, four year class representative, Editor in Chief of my school’s political journal. My passion is increasing the number of women in politics, so have worked for the White House Project and Emily’s List
[] Job/Work Experience: See above
[] Volunteer/Community service: See above
[] Summer Activities: Interned for Nancy Pelosi, Interned for Barbara Boxer the other one
[] Essays: Superb
[li] Teacher Recommendation: Phenomenal [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard, Yale, Stanford (likely letter), Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
PRINCETON 2016! I much prefer Princeton to Harvard and Yale.

Caperi · March 30, 2012, 12:56am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (690 CR)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Bio, 700 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (otherwise DNR)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None (school uses honors in lieu of AP)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most demanding
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School newspaper (editor in chief), Robotics (captain), Diplomacy club (president), Mock Trial, Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer lab research at UPenn
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer, TA at local sunday school
[] Summer Activities: Above mentioned hospital volunteer, travel, above mentioned lab research
[] Essays: Outstanding
[] Teacher Recommendation: Outstanding
[] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[] Additional Rec: Solid
[li] Interview: Went decently well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Foreign born immigrant (but at age 2)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Teacher recs, essays
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nothing really stands out I guess, which you need for HYP
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted: UPenn, Cornell, Brown, Johns Hopkins, WashU, PSU (Schreyer Honors), Pitt (Honors)
Waitlisted: Harvard, UChicago, CMU (CS)
Rejected: Princeton, Yale

[/ul]General Comments: Probably going to be attending UPenn, and I’ll take a shot at my #1 choice Harvard’s waitlist. Good luck to everyone!

SunshineDaisies · March 30, 2012, 12:56am

Accepted! This is amazing! I’ll post my stats tomorrow! :)

susurrous · March 30, 2012, 1:19am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): First sitting–CR|800; M|710; W|750 (Essay|11); Second sitting – CR|790; M|790; W|730 (Essay|10) Superscored: 2340
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Math II|800; Chemistry|760; U.S. History|760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): idk our school does it weirdly.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/500 or so
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on all 10 APs: Human Geography, World History, Chemistry, Art History, Drawing Portfolio, English Lang & Comp, U.S. History, Calc AB, Stats, Psychology (self-studied)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit & Comp, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Gov/AP Microecon, AP Spanish V, PAP Physics, AP 2D Art Portfolio
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2X winner at Art UIL-sort-of-thing only in TX (V.A.S.E) with $200 and $600 scholarships in 10th and 11th grade respectively; $2500 Young Masters Grant (only in TX) to study art each summer for three years; bunch of other state art awards; national merit finalist; won 2 national gold medals in Scholastics in 12th grade but did not put that on my app.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP in National Art Honor Society and Art Club; VP of Spanish Honor Society, NHS, Student Council, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: started tutoring refugee children in 12th grade, helped with autistic children for a while, various church jobs/volunteer hours. Not too much community service in my opinion, only around 100 hours.
[] Summer Activities: attended MICA pre-college 2010, took sophomore painting classes in 2011
[] Essays: ***ing terrible. lmao. Its what got me rejected, if i had to surmise.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I have no clue, but they should be good-ish. I’m rather aloof, so I was not buddies with them.
[] Counselor Rec: No reasons not be bad, but I don’t know her.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: n/a[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): S. Korea. Lived here 9 years, still international.
[] School Type: Middle-sized suburban public high school
[] Ethnicity: AZN
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): anti-hook for being ORM![/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: art. grades/score.
[] Weaknesses: **TY, *ty essays. I was so burned out I ended up turning whatever in and wanted to kick myself so hard after a month or so. Not much extracurriculars either. They could probably see that I was a passive follower, not a leader.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above reasons.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted into dartmouth, waitlisted at columbia and princeton, re-jected from brown and yale. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: It’s funny how un-disappointed I am. I dreamt about Yale since eighth grade. I thought I was going to cry for hours if I got rejected, but I hardly teared up when I saw it and felt okay instantly afterwards. I have a lot to say but I think getting rejected was for the best. I am going to shoot for Yale for my graduate school… getting rejected definitely gave me a goal to work towards to, and also brought my ego a notch down. I feel that I would’ve become intolerably haughty if I had been accepted. I believe all worked out to be the best. I can confidently say that I am content… well, 99.9% content. I’m secretly wishing Princeton will take me in. hehe.

lovenoteworthy · March 30, 2012, 1:27am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030, Math 660, Reading 670, Writing 700
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math II 650, Literature 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (one A- in multivariable calculus IV)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Did a dual-enrollment program and graduated with an AAS degree from community college simultaneously in high school instead of AP
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced College English, Calculus IV, Engineering Physics, Spanish 6, Chamber Choir
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Advanced Chamber Singers (President), 7.5 Private Piano Lessons, Drama Club, Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa,
[] Job/Work Experience: After School Program Tutor at Middle School
[] Volunteer/Community service: Math is Cool Proctor, Volunteer and Senior Activity Center, Performing Arts Center, Solely organized canned food drive for men’s shelter, relay for life participant, baked 5 dozen cookies every Christmas for retirement homes
[] Summer Activities: Volunteer Work, but not a ton
[] Essays: Felt great about them!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Sent two from my college professors, and they were full of praise
[] Counselor Rec: Also had one, and we are very close! It was all complimentary
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went REALLY well. The interviewer even told me that I was a great candidate and that he would write me a really good review and he hoped that I got accepted!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Mexican
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Success in music, high level math and science classes, especially as minority (hispanic female in STEM fields)
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores…wish they could have been higher!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Such a great pool of applicants, and my SATs weren’t really in the same level as that of the accepted students
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to WSU, UW, Gonzaga, Montana State, and waiting to hear from Harvard, Stanford, and Harvey Mudd. Obviously rejected from Princeton :)

[/ul]General Comments: Overall, I felt like it really could go either way. It’s easy to feel intimidated by what we read on here, but I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished and even though I wasn’t accepted, I know I’ll have many opportunities at the school I end up going to. Congrats to everyone who made it in, and best of luck to you all! :)

leo118 · March 30, 2012, 3:16am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (760CR 730M 770W)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: Phy- 700, Chem- 720, Math II- 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):No AP or IB, but I take the British curriculum. 7 As in O level, 4 As in AS, and now preparing for 3 A-levels and 1 AS
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nominated for international award in Academic excellence (2010), Won 3 Distinctions in CIE examinations- 1 Top of the World, 2 Top of my country
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Member of student council for three years, VP in last year, lots of writing, tutoring, some debate but many speeches, can’t recall all right now
[] Job/Work Experience: Quite a lot. Worked as a Sales promoter part time, and am currently working with my third publication/magazine as Contributing Editor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Quite a lot. Won’t say excessive but a lot. Nothing international tho.
[] Summer Activities: Working, writing, volunteering
[] Essays: This is where I feel I messed up, being a writer. Would’ve given them 7/10 and 9/10 before last night, but now they’re both 6/10!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t seen one, but the teacher assured me it was great. The second was alright, she didn’t right much about me, but ticked most in the superlatives on the evaluation form. They both loved me, so =D
[] Counselor Rec: Okayish. Actually wrote my own counselor rec XD
[] Additional Rec: From principal. Nothing short of touching and heartfelt
[li] Interview: Meh. Was ok, for me it was a wonderful experience, I don’t think the interviewer found me special or spectacular though.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Pakistan, but expat in the UAE
[] School Type: private, but I’m the first ever to apply from my school so…
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < $30k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: right now, I don’t feel like I had any XD But in any case, I felt I had the components of a good application. I worked hard, and got good results, but…
[] Weaknesses: I realise now my app was very poorly put together. I had no counselor, i was my own adviser, my own critic. Some parts feel very unprofessional to me right now, but I had too much on my plate- so it’s ok =D
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t stand out. Application seemed dull? Poor essays maybe? I’ll never know, will I?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: here’s the real crap- NONE. Rejected from everywhere, I only applied to 5 unis in the US, and rejected from all. Not even a waitlist. BUMMER.

[/ul]**General Comments: ** So after all of the above, and much crying and frustation, I feel ok =D I want to hate all the Ivies right now, even Princeton- the love of my life, but I don’t. These schools are great, they mold wonderful individuals and provide great opportunities to youngsters like myself. I will always have deep respect for these institutions and what they stand for, and I feel genuinely excited for my fellow applicants who got in!!! And to those who didn’t like moi- it’s ok. We’ll be alright. The tough part is going to be telling the whole world that we didn’t make it, I mean this is the first time in my life I’ve faced such outright failure academically, but then we’ll have a laugh, move on, and do great things!! We wouldn’t have been worthy of even applying if we didn’t!

Good luck, and loads of best wishes to you all :)

cattiee · March 30, 2012, 3:29am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (CR 700, WR 710, M 690)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 710 Literature, 660 French with Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/95
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none (all my courses are AP-level, I think)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: History, Mathematics, French, English, Dutch, Latin, Art, Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Treasurer, vice president and secretary for student government, (copy) editor for the school newspaper, piano (won several small competitions).
[] Job/Work Experience: waitress and I work at a bookstore.
[] Volunteer/Community service: I organized a charity event at my school.
[] Summer Activities: sailing.
[] Essays: I thought they were great (writing is my strong point)
[] Teacher Recommendation: great, it made me blush
[] Counselor Rec: probably a bit generic.
[] Additional Rec: Great!
[li] Interview: went very well, it made me love Princeton even more (which is why this rejection is that much harder)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): Netherlands
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150000 +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): mmm… none, I guess.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, teacher recommendation.
[] Weaknesses: Everything else
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I didn’t stand out, I wasn’t special enough.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from every place; I guess I’ll just study in the Netherlands then, where every university would be open for me ;)

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted!

cupcakeprincess6 · March 30, 2012, 6:25am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 34 composite
[] SAT II: 790 Chemistry, 750 Math I
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98% unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics (5) AP Chemistry (5) AP Microeconomics (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus BC, AP German, AP US History, Creative Writing, French
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Princeton Book Award, Nation Merit Commended Scholar, AATG Germany Study Trip Winner, Cum Laude Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Field Hockey (captain), Student Council (Vice President) German Club (President) member of many field hockey club teams
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at cupcake shop!
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at hospital for past three years and spent a week in Kentucky doing a service project last spring break
[] Summer Activities: AATG summer study trip to Germany, field hockey camps, working
[] Essays: Spent a lot of time on both of them
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure that they were good, although I never read them.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good!
[] Additional Rec: Had another recommendation after being deferred, and I’m sure it helped!
[] Interview: Great!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Independent
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none! [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, recommendations, essays. I also have a unique passion for the German language and culture, and I really highlighted this throughout my application.
[] Weaknesses: test scores (SAT in particular)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was deferred, and honestly I was expecting rejection. I really wanted to get in though and put in a lot of work to show Princeton that I wanted to go there really badly!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Brown, UW-Madison, Miami University, SLU
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Duke
Rejected: Yale
Still waiting for Georgetown and Notre Dame! (But I am definitely going to Brown or Princeton!)

[/ul]General Comments: SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW! I actually only slept about four hours last night. Cannot wait to see a bunch of you at Preview in a few weeks!

thomasrosal · March 30, 2012, 7:29am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (770 CR, 750 M, 720 W - got a SIX in the essay, must’ve been my doctor handwriting…)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 760, 740, 660 (probs what killed me)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.29/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/267, but counselor said i’d be in the top 5 if ranking was weighted
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school didn’t have when i graduated
[] Senior Year Course Load: counselor ticked most demanding
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): mostly school awards, one award that almost anyone never gets, it’s like valedictorian+something more[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): main ones is a concert i organized every year, earned total of around $120,000 during my time; directed 4-5 major productions in high school; organized a summer teaching program where we teach disadvantaged kids during weekdays the whole summer, wildly successful, had more than 100 students per summer; during gap year, studied french, went to bali where we built a school, and a lot more. these are just main ones
[] Job/Work Experience: starbucks barista for a year, photographer for fashion week in manila,
[] Volunteer/Community service: see ecs, but did a lot of habitat for humanity and built a lot of houses for disadvantaged
[] Summer Activities: see ecs
[] Essays: sent a bunch in, one was about how i loved music but could never play so i organized the variety show, one was being a filipino learning chinese, one was about my gap year
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, but the two i asked really liked me and i’d like to think they really new me
[] Counselor Rec: great, highlighted lots of important information, like how our school NEVER sends anyone abroad, let alone an ivy league school
[] Additional Rec: by principal, said i was perhaps the best in her 21 years
[li] Interview: didn’t have one cos of travelling, never contacted though[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Philippines
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: >200,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): gap year? not really sure. really complicated story just check my chance thread[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: i think overall i was pretty solid, and i guess getting waitlisted proved just that
[] Weaknesses: SATs i guess, i can’t really say. maybe my other two recs aren’t as stellar as they ought to have been, oh and lack of solid sports
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: international admissions is extremely competitive, much more than the competition for us citizens
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: waitlisted harvard and dartmouth, rejected yale, waiting on amherst among others

[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone that got in!! And to those who got waitlisted, another two long months but at least we know we meant something to them? LOL and to those who were rejected, be the next warren buffet and shove that rejection letter in their faces. everyone here is so ridiculously accomplished it’s unbelievable. just remember that colleges have their own interests in mind too.

RandomNumber · March 30, 2012, 8:10am

Decision: Deferred >> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2240
[] ACT:33
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.17 unweighted, 4.35 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 out of 40
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s and a couple of 4’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP Biology, Honors Sr. thesis, Neuropsychology, Anatomy and Physiology, World Lit., B&W Photography
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Squash (captain), Soccer, Class VP Junior year, NHS President senior year, Red Key Club, school tutoring co-founder
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: School Service Club, PVA
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School, Represented school at leadership conference, competitive marksman (3 bronze medals 2011)
[] Essays: They were pretty good; lot of work went into them
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent afaik
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: It went very well

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):VA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Private
[] Ethnicity:W
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:~$200K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Engaging, people person
[] Weaknesses: White male blond hair blue eyes
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it must have been that others have a stronger record of service than I do. I have more than most at my school, but not the 1000+ some post here. It’s a large crowd of qualified applicants with very similar resumes; it is difficult to stand out unless you have a strong hook of some type.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s kind of strange:

Accepted:
WashU
Rice
Georgetown
UVA
Davidson
William and Mary
Tulane (with scholarship and honors)

Waitlisted:
Cornell

Rejected:
Princeton
Yale
Duke
Dartmouth

[/ul]General Comments:

This is sorely disappointing. Princeton was my first choice by far; my dream school. But now it is time to move on. Best of luck to all.

gdkf5 · March 30, 2012, 9:38am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 CR, 740 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Bio M, 800 Chem, 780 Math II, 780 USH, 770 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Chem (5), Euro (5), English Lang & Comp (5), USH (5), French (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP English Lit & Comp, AP Econ, AP Calc BC, Advanced French Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, USA Biology Olympiad (semi-finalist), Bausch + Lomb Medal, and several other school awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (varsity since 10th grade), swim team, tutor co-chair of NHS, Chem Club, Chem 4 Kids, news editor/staff-writer for school newspaper, art classes, Russian language/literature lessons, member of Jewish Student Union, USY (board member of synagogues USY)
[] Job/Work Experience: Assistant gymnastics coach (12th grade); JCC day care counselor (12th grade)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer rhythmic gymnastics coach 8th grade - 11th grade (rhythmic gymnast until 8th grade), summer volunteer at local hospital (~60 hrs), volunteer tutor
[] Summer Activities: Camps until sophomore year, Genesis at Brandeis summer program junior year, volunteering at hospital summer before senior year
[] Essays: I thought both were really well-written and creative
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didnt see either, but both should be good; one from my English teacher and one from chem teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Should be ok, he likes me
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: One of my best interviews[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White (first generation American)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~180,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, course load
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably just didnt stand out enough among a really strong and interesting applicant pool
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected - Harvard; Waitlisted - Yale, Penn, Hopkins, Columbia; Accepted - Cornell, Tufts, Brandeis, University of Rochester, UConn Honors
[/ul]

1j9l9n3 · March 30, 2012, 11:13am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (R 730 M 800 W 750)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Math2 800, Chemistry 740, Physics 800, Literature 750, World History 560
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.7 out of 5.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: we don’t have APs, but it was the heaviest load I could take.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I guess membership of MENSA would count as an international award? Also I won some school awards such as The Library Award for Prolific Readers (read 100-150 books/year, awarded for five years in a row) and The 2010 Award for Distinction in Extracurricular Activities. Honorable Mention in Japan MUN, chosen as one of ten Japan representatives and participated in New York MUN.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (10th&11th grade, president in 11th grade), MUN(11th&12th), brassband (7th~10th, flute leader 9th grade), chorus club (9th~12th, alto leader 11th grade)
[] Job/Work Experience: Teacher at Kumon (2 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: built welcome gate for our school fair(which may not seem exceptional but it was REALLY hard work, fun though. 11th grade), volunteer at daycare for children&mentally disabled (2 weeks 50 hours, 11th grade)
[] Summer Activities: HCJI-LAB summer school, Senior thesis, volunteering.
[] Essays: didn’t like my Common App essay, but I think the supplement was brilliant. best part of my app
[] Teacher Recommendation: bit above average, I guess. not exceptional
[] Counselor Rec: don’t think it was good
[] Additional Rec: it was the best recommendation, I guess.
[li] Interview: really great!! it was via phone though[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): nope
[] Country (if international applicant): Japan
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: no idea, actually. but I didn’t get financial aid.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: brilliant interview, pretty good personal essay(supplement)
[] Weaknesses: crappy Common App essay, don’t think my counselor rated me that well, other recommendation letters were bit above average but not that well, I guess
[] Why you think you were accepted: I think it was the interview. of course, I’ll never know
[] Where else were you accepted: Pitzer, Wesleyan, UC Berkeley
[] Where else were you waitlisted: Swarthmore
[] Where else were you rejected: Harvard, Yale(EA), Pomona
waiting on Claremont McKenna and Stanford.

[/ul]General Comments: I will never understand why I was rejected by Pomona, yet accepted to Princeton. This admission process thingy is weird. Still, congrats to everyone who was accepted, and I hope that those who weren’t will still be accepted to other brilliant schools out there :)

xxshaochanxx · March 30, 2012, 11:55am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (800 M, 610 R, 780 W), highest score in one sitting: 2170
[ *] ACT: ----
[ *] SAT II: 790 Physics, 790 Math II, 770 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 UW, 4.75 Weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP U.S. Govt & Politics (5), AP Physics C Mechanics (5), AP Physics C E & M (5), AP BC Calculus (5), AB Subscore (5) AP Psychology (5), AP World History (5), AP Studio Art (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology (Double Period), AP Chemistry (Double Period), AP Language and Composition, AP Human Geography, Multivariable Calculus/Differential Equations
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, but awarded Wootton AP US History Student of the Year in 9th grade, Honorable Mention at the 54th Montgomery County Science Fair, and AP Scholar with Distinction

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Dance - Ballet, Chinese Folk Dance, Jazz, Modern, etc. (Solo/Lead Dancer for my dance groups, been dancing since I was 3; I dance 10 hours/week)
Art - member of NAHS, been drawing/painting since I was 9, completed AP Studio Portfolio with concentration on ballet
Science National Honor Society (President)
Future Doctors of America (Vice President)
Model United Nations
National Honors Society
National Art Honors Society
Math Honors Society
Recreational Volleyball at CCACC
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutor over the summer, Interned at JHU-APL, Taught beginner students the basics of dance in my basement studio (also hosted a Chinese cultural dance workshop for high school girls at Holton-Arms School)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Shady Grove Hospital Volunteer during 10th grade (100+ hours)
[ *] Summer Activities: Invited to perform at the 2010 Shanghai Expo (amazing experience!), Internship at JHU-APL, Volleyball Camp, Private Tutoring, Dance Teacher
[ *] Essays: Excellent. My supplement essays (your voice and engineering) were my best, and my common app essay was great too.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Both very good, I assume. One rec was from my AP US History teacher who awarded me the Student of the Year Award. Other one was from my AP Physics teacher, who I think likes me a lot since I am extremely engaged in his class.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent. Counselor likes me very much.
[ *] Additional Rec: My art and dance teachers love me so they were excellent.
[ *] Interview: My best interview.

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese-American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Major: Electrical Engineering & Physics
[ *] Income Bracket: ~$140,000/year
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Essays, Extracurricular Arts, GPA, generally well-rounded student (except for weakness in English, especially reading), Female interested in Physics/Engineering
[ *] Weaknesses: Asian, SAT Reading score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I DON’T KNOW HOW I EVEN GOT WAITLISTED TO PRINCETON! I WAS SO SURE I WAS GOING TO GET REJECTED OMG!!!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

Accepted: Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University (likely), Carnegie Mellon University, University of Virginia (Rodman Scholars), Purdue (with scholarship money), Georgia Tech, University of Michigan, and University of Maryland (Honors College - Gemstone)
Waitlisted: Washington University in St. Louis, Georgetown University, Princeton University
Rejected: University of Pennsylvania, Brown University

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that got accepted! This year was certainly a really tough admission year with only 7.9% admitted. I actually feel absolutely honored that I even got a WAITLIST to Princeton! For those that got rejected/waitlisted as well, I’m sure wherever you go you will be happy and do great things for the future!

EnVinoVeritas · March 30, 2012, 11:58am

[cutting and pasting from another post; don’t know if formatting will work]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (only sitting)
SAT II: sorry, don’t recall
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (one A-)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): DNR
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s (USHistory, Spanish, HumanGeo, Calc BC, Chem)
Senior Year Course Load: Bio AP, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Comp Science, Con Law, Physics C (through Stanford online course)

[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Hispanic National Merit Finalist, Princeton Book[/li]Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis, school Honor Committe
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: candy striping at local hospital; tutoring of underprivileged
Summer Activities: China exchange trip, Union College engineering, M.I.T. engineering
Essays: OK
Teacher Recommendation: not sure
Counselor Rec: not sure
Additional Rec:
Interview: went well
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: small private
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: F
Income Bracket: $100k-200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, female engineer
Reflection
Strengths: test scores, grades, two languages (eg, Spanish and Chinese)
Weaknesses: no research or major awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: writing this because I found prior posts useful and I wanted to share D’s experience to give back to CC community. Hispanic background does not hurt, of course, but I think her biggest hook is women in engineering. She is good at math but was not sure what to do with that. Spent soph summer at women engineering program and junior summer at similar program at MIT. Girls from her M.I.T. program have virtually all gotten into prestigious programs (CalTech, MIT, Stanford, Ivies). Lots of girls apply to engineering college programs but there are fewer with summer experiences which provide real evidence of this interest. If you are female soph/junior with strong math, look into these summer programs.

Other Schools:
Accepted
UC Berkeley (Regent scholar)
UCLA (Regent too, I think)
UCSD (Regent)
UofMichigan (w/ various generous merit scholarships)
Yale
USC (Presidential scholar)

Rejected
Harvard

Waiting
Stanford

acjgirl13 · March 30, 2012, 3:43pm

I didn’t feel like filling out the form, so I’ll wrap it up in a few short sentences…

ACCEPTED.
SAT: 2280, AP exams: Physics AB (5), music extracurriculars, four honors societies, National Merit Commended Student and Questbridge National College Match Finalist, very well-written essay, pretty good recs from some wonderful teachers, income bracket: <$50,000.

I honestly don’t understand what they saw in me, but they same something. I couldn’t be more shocked and excited.

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