Official Princeton University 2017 SCEA Results

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2180 (790 M, 750 CR, 640 W, 11 essay)
ACT:
SAT II: Chemistry 800 , Physics 800, Math IIC 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank.
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: A’Level Max load. AAAA/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Economic and finance management quiz - Distinction, National Youth Achievement Award (Gold), Under-20 Champion for Sundown Marathon, 5th for National under 20 1500m.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chairperson of organizing committee for college CIP, Chairperson of organizing committee for college environmental week, Panelist on the National Youth Council YCM scheme. Track and field
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Panelist, loads.
Summer Activities:
Essays: Should be good
Teacher Recommendation: One’s great (read) , another could go either way
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
Additional Rec:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): SINGAPORE
School Type: Large, public, 900 kids
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen
Reflection
Strengths: ECs?, activities
Weaknesses: SATs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t stand out
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/a
General Comments: Sigh.</p>

42

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800M 800CR 790 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: Phy 720 Math 1 800 Math 2 800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92.24 out of 100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/65
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-determined curriculum, 9-12 subjects each semester
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):99th percentile AMC 12 globally, gold-medalist at an international science olympiad, several national awards, AIME qualifier x2
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Prefect, organized school contests, very intensely involved in creative writing (2000+ pages worth written), year-long school tutor teaching grade 7 students olympiad mathematics,
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: school tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: participant at several school events (e.g. Sold bread for several hours, school cultural day)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Math Camp attending lecture on complex numbers, participant at International Math Olympiad 2012 in Argentina
[</em>] Essays: Common App Main Essay was intense, detailing experience at the national math center of my country, and the immense physical and mental stimulations, related them to college. Supplements seemed okay, related my interest in olympiad math to Princeton’s Computer Science program. I researched Princeton very strongly.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher wrote VERY personally (I’ve had dinner with his family so he knows me well). English teacher wrote well about me too.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: was just okay
[<em>] Additional Rec:None
[</em>] Interview:Went very well, he laughed a lot.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private (was there on scholarship), had only 2 clubs
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Less than 70,000 dollars annually
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:SAT, Very strong awards, Teacher Recs, Common App Essay
[<em>] Weaknesses: weak freshman grades, somewhat academic ECs
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly no idea…I stood out well in my country, placing 1st in national contests, but relative to the applicant pool, I just feel lucky and grateful to powers higher than my own.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: [/li][/ul]
General Comments: I screamed without pause when I saw the orange tiger and the words “congratulations”. I screamed even more when I saw my financial aid award. I look forward to September 2013. Can’t wait to meet the '17 tigers. I was half-sure I’d be rejected…it pays a lot to put in everything you can in everything you do. I’m so happy, dad offered me a little alcohol for the first time.</p>

43

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[/list]Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (790 W)
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Biology E, 780 Literature, 790 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, weighted 5.4
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/562
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography, Environmental Science, Biology, Computer Science A, Calculus AB, World History, Art History, Statistics, Comparative Government, U.S. History, English Language, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Physics B, Psychology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics (all 5s except for a 4 in Micro)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP U.S. Government, AP English Literature, AP European History, AP Studio Art: Drawing, Journalism (Newspaper), College courses - Calculus 3, Human Evolution, Intermediate French 1, Intro to Literary Studies
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some national essay/writing contests, National AP Scholar, NMSF, regional Science Olympiad stuff</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Colorguard/Varsity winterguard, Newspaper (Co-Editor-in-chief), Academic Team (Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Book Club (Co-Founder), French Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Retail cashier, summer research internship
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Charity performance troupe, mentor at summer writing program, some National Honor Society stuff (300+ hours total)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Science and math camp, traveling, band camp, general loafing around
[<em>] Essays: Very narrative and original (the latter maybe because of the former IMO)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: Solid
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty personal, positive
[</em>] Additional Rec: Did not submit
[li] Interview: Really good; we talked for one and a half hours. The guy used to be president of the alumni association and he, his wife, and his daughter had all gone to Princeton. He told me that I knew the most about the school out of everyone he had interviewed and I reminded him of his daughter a lot! Really chill guy :)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Wouldn’t qualify for regional diversity
[</em>] School Type: Large public (2000+ students)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 120K
[</em>] Intended Major: English
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Demographic of death?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, transcript, essays, interview
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars/interests seem scattered
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays were creative, strong scores/grades but not a cookie-cutter Asian, came off enthusiastic</p>

44

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not report
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), APUSH (5), CompSci (5), Span. Lang (5), Physics B (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus II & Multivariable Calculus (with intro to differential equations), Literature of the Sea, AP Statistics, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: E&M, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Ceramics II Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Natl Merit Semif., AP Scholar w/Dist.,
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (Secretary), NHS, Spanish NHS, STEM Team (President & Founder), Soccer, Cross Country, Track & Field (all for 4 years), Math Team, Science Olympiad, NASA DIME competition winners, unpaid Comp Sci tutor
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Held an internship at a biomedical engineering company
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Assistant Stage Manager for an organization called Rock 4 Relief, raised $15k for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital by participating in triathlons, read to underprivileged kids
[<em>] Summer Activities: Running, travelled to Wales, engineering internship, watched over ailing family members
[</em>] Essays: 9/10
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were great. 10/10
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t really know her… so I’d go with a 7/10
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Went really well.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Medium Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none… except for maybe engineer
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test scores, ec’s… essays maybe
[<em>] Weaknesses: counselor rec, I had a B+ one term in a class
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: refer to above?
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none yet[/li][/ul]
**General Comments: **well… good luck at pton to those who were accepted. I kind of think deferral is worse than rejection because it is so dragged out…</p>

45

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (1 sitting)
[</em>]ACT: didn’t take
[<em>]SAT II: 780 US History, 770 Math II, 760 Bio M, 750 Chemistry
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.194 weighted, around 3.7-3.9 unweighted (I think)
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but top somewhere in top 5%
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC Calc, 5 US History, 5 Chemistry
[<em>]IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP English Lit, Honors Multivariable Calculus, Law & Government
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, a couple school awards
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gymnastics Club and High School Team (9-12) (Captain), Debate Team (9-12) (Captain), Garden Club (10-12) (Secretary), Math Team (10-12), National Honor Society (11-12)
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: Working at my gym, working at a summer camp, tutoring
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: House-Building trip summer after 9th, continuous work with that organization 10th-12th
[<em>]Summer Activities: Hospital Internship, Debate Camp, Working at NIH with my uncle
[</em>]Essays: pretty good. not great, not bad
[<em>]Teacher Recommendation: Very good, known her for 4 years
[</em>]Counselor Rec: good
[<em>]Additional Rec: good but cookie-cutter
[</em>]Interview: scheduled at the last minute, not sure if it even got there in time!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: White
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: $200,000 +
[<em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, woman in engineering?
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>]Strengths: SATs, legacy, GPA, intended major
[<em>]Weaknesses: essays; very few kids from my high school have ever gotten in
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: legacy/scores/major
[li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at UMich, haven’t heard any others yet.[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I’m insanely happy. This is crazy and I’m still completely overwhelmed!!</p>

46

<p>**Decision: Accepted **
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2280 superscore 800CR 730M 750W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II:760 US History, 770 Math 2, 790 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9? My school does weighting very strangely, so I’m not entirely sure
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% judging by my counselor’s statements, but we don’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin: Vergil (5) USH (5) BC Calc (5) AB Subscore (5) Gov (5) English Language (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Comparative Gov, Honors Art 5, Dual Enrollment Math Modeling, AP Latin: Vergil-Caesar (AUDIT), Mentorship (Classroom component of my external mentorship), Greek 1
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul] Member of the VA State Champion We the People team, 2nd place Nationals
Randolph College Classics Book Award
State Awards at Latin Convention (past two years): 2011–4th in Latin Lit, 5th in Latin Vocab, 6th in Mythology, 2nd in RC Prose, 7th in RC Poetry. 2012–2nd in RC Prose, 4th in RC Poetry, 3rd in Mythology, 2nd in Derivatives, 6th in Geography
Maxima Cum Laude National Latin Exam (9,10) Summa Cum Laude (11)
Bronze Medal Medusa Mythology Exam (10)
Honorable Mention Classical Association of VA Test (9,10,11)
Silver Key Regional Scholastic Art Award (10), Gold Key Regional Scholastic Award (11), Gold Medal National Scholastic Award (11), ART.WRITE.NOW.DC exhibitor
Congressional Art Award (painting exhibited in the Capitol)
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Latin Tutoring
Debate
Model Congress
Virginia Latin Convention (5 years)
NHS
Latin Summer Governor’s School (2011)
Crew for 2011 Spring Musical
Latin Club
Latin Honor Society
Co-Managed Field Hockey Team (2011)
Classical Guitar
Leadership positions:
Co-manager of Field Hockey Team (11)
Co-president of Latin Club (11)
Co-secretary of Latin Club (10)
Latin Honor Society Officer
Director of Publications for Model Congress (12)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
Teacher at Ascanius Youth Classics Institute LatinSummer Fairfax program
Mentorship with a Magistrate Judge in Federal District Court (8 hr/day during August, 3 hr/day twice a week after school)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
177 hours, various places
[<em>] Summer Activities:
See above stuff
[</em>] Essays:
I was pretty happy with them and one of my teachers told me not to apply to college to “just go write instead” after reading them, so GOOD
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:Excellent and Excellent, one teacher has had me all four years, the other was my WTP coach last year and my teacher this year
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good, explained why I am auditing AP Latin this year instead of taking it for credit (it’s a long story)
[<em>] Additional Rec:n/a
[</em>] Interview: Awesome! We had a great time, and he was really cool!
[<em>] Additional: I attended the Princeton Arts and Humanities Symposium in September
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public Governor’s School (it’s kind of like a magnet school)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White as potato bread
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Didn’t Qualify for Need-Based Aid, 'Nuff said
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: passion in a specific area (Classics) with good grades/scores and awards in many areas (WTP, BC Calc, National Art Awards, etc.)
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA slightly below the average accepted from my school, slightly fewer AP classes before senior year
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cohesive and balanced resume. But honestly, I just tried to sound like myself as much as possible throughout the whole process
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no other news yet!
[/ul]
General Comments: It’s been a pretty surreal night!</p>

47

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340: 800 CR, 740 M, 800 W (10 Essay)
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 710 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesn’t rank but top 10% definitely
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5) [school only offers 4 APs]
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): no IB offered
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: University Physics I, University Physics II, Economics/Government, AP Calculus BC, AP English Literature, University Statistics, University Macroeconomics, University Art Class, AP Spanish Language
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National Achievement Semifinalist, National Honor Society
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (President, 3 yr), Varsity Soccer (Captain, Sectional Finalists, League Champions, 4 yr), Yearbook (Copy Editor, 3 yr), Black Student Association (Vice President, 4 yr), Robotics (some international/regional awards, 3 yr), California Scholarship Federation (Chapter Founder, President, 2 yr), Private Tutor for most of high school</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at BP (Graphic Designing)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, Mentoring at Robotics Summer Camp
[<em>] Summer Activities: university classes, mentor at Robotics camp, summer internship at BP
[</em>] Essays: Okay/Decent. Everyone who read them liked them but they weren’t my best. Common App talked about my experiences tutoring. Supplement was about the influence of my father in my life. Well-written but nothing really stood out about them. However, I was genuine and showed my personality.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One I know was amazing, the other was okay. Both teachers liked me more than most students and I had a good reputation with all the faculty at my relatively small school.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: You never know with my counselor. I’m assuming form letter
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: Meh. Talked about Princeton 90% of the time and me for like 10% (even that might be an overestimation). I couldn’t tell what he thought of me at all though.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public magnet math & science high school
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: applied for financial aid
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT I, GPA, URM
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essays? SAT IIs? Extracurriculars? Nothing really sticks out about me as an applicant, especially compared to everyone else applying to Princeton SCEA.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God!!! <3
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere so far[/li][/ul]
General Comments:
Just excited, I can’t believe it, Princeton Class of 2017!!! :D</p>

48

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (650 CR, 750 M, 720 W) superscore
[</em>] ACT: 35 composite (36 E, 35 M, 36 R, 36 S) superscore
[<em>] SAT II: 710 Physics, 780 Math II, 710 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98.1 out of 100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 67
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Lit (5), Psych (5), Physics B (4), US Hist (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: College English 101/102, Public Affairs, Band, Choir, Music Theory, Calculus
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama club (President, lead roles in a lot of shows, 8-star honor thespian in international thespian society, >950 hours of work in the arts), Piano in jazz band (99/100 on highest level NYSSMA solo), National Honor Society (Secretary), Choir (President, compose, arrange, and conduct regularly), Tri-M Music Honor Society (Secretary), Youth to Youth (community service club), FIRST FRC Robotics (Programmer), Student Council (Class Representative), Band (Public Relations Office, First Chair Trombone, Patrick Gilmore Band Award), LINC Crew (mentor incoming freshman)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Accompanist/Pianist at church, other events.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not a lot :confused: Mostly playing music at nursing homes, helping out the PTA
[<em>] Summer Activities: 2011- Program on human disease at RIT; 2012 - UC Davis Young Scholars Program (research on treatment bovine respiratory viruses)
[</em>] Essays: Personal statement on my grandfather’s influence on me, very personal and heartfelt; Extracurricular on the intensity/excitement of drama club; Supplement on rookie robotics team winning regionals and traveling to worlds. All pretty good (not amazing). I’m generally a superb writer and I use a lot of imagery.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both were GREAT.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Should have been pretty awesome.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: WENT FANTASTICALLY!
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, rural, VERY SMALL
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket:<$80k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, really.
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Research, teacher recs, research, interview.
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT I, community service.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None, yet. I’ve sent in applications to a lot of other places.[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I’m really amazed that I was accepted. I was sure that I would be deferred/rejected. Oh well, I’m super pumped! Congratulations to all; good luck to those waiting to here; and I’m sorry to all those rejected—you will find your place!</p>

49

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 Math, 800 CR, 780 Writing)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Bio, 800 Math II, 800 English, 800 Chem, 780 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked…2%?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5-Bio, 5-Stat, 5-Euro, 5-Envi Sci, 5-Calc BC, 5-Macroeconomics, 5-Microeconomics, 5-US History, 5-Chemistry
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Comp Gov, Philosophy, AP Physics I, AP Art History
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold Award
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): feminist blogger and activist, Girl Scout, Girl Advisor to Board of Directors at Girl Scouts, Speech/Debate, social justice column in school newspaper, first ever Junior Delegate to national Gender Equality organization
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Intern at City Hall for Councilwoman, Intern at Girl Scout Council office in Marketing/Communications
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Peer Mediation, NHS
[<em>] Summer Activities: listed under Job experience
[</em>] Essays: about my disabled sister, about my passion for social justice. Pretty good, in my opinion! Definitely passionate.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Not as strong, but overall positive
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great! She loved my passion.
[<em>] Additional Rec: I had my employer at Girl Scouts send in an extra rec
[</em>] Interview: lasted an hour and a half, only downside was that I didn’t know much about Princeton, upside was that we talked about politics and about life for a long time
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese-American
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 80,000-100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: extracurriculars, SAT scores, counselor rec
[<em>] Weaknesses: volunteer service
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it’s unusual to find an Asian-American who is passionate about African-American rights and feminism
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: hopefully also applying to Harvard and Yale[/li][/ul]
General Comments:</p>

50

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (790 math, 780 writing, 730 reading, 12 essay)
[</em>] ACT: NA
[<em>] SAT II: 800 (US History), 730 (Molecular Biology), 730 (Math II)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/55
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (European History), 5 (US History), 5 (English language and Composition)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP US Gov, AP Lit, Hebrew Language
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Candidate, AP Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Captain), Newspaper (Editor in Chief), Drama (Lead Role), Newsletter (Editor in Chief), School Ambassador, Mock Trial
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: NA
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Camp for handicapped children, liver transplant division at local hospital, district attorney’s office (public integirty division)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Bronfman Youth Fellowship in Israel (8% acceptance rate), Camp for handicapped children, liver transplant division at local hospital, district attorney’s office (public integirty division)
[</em>] Essays: Amazing
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very good
[<em>] Additional Rec: NA
[</em>] Interview: Good
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: NA
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: NA
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing at all
[/ul]<br>
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: bronfman fellowship, essays, character, teacher’s recs, leadership in ec’s
[<em>] Weaknesses: no connections
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NA
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NA[/li][/ul]
General Comments: Cant believe it! So happy!</p>

51

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (750 CR, 740 M, 670 W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 730 M1, 710 M2, 690 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/545
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (4), Calc BC (3), APUSH (3), English Lang (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Difficult
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not sure if any of mine are “major” per se
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis team (captain), swim team (captain), student council (treasurer), NHS (treasure), etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer class teacher (50hr) and Medical intern (200+ hr)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: NHS volunteering, non-profit founder (500+ hr), soup kitchen (10hr +), etc.
[<em>] Summer Activities: various camps, fishing trips, tennis, etc.
[</em>] Essays: Good, not fantastic
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Glowing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing
[<em>] Additional Rec: Nothing submitted beyond the required 2
[</em>] Interview: Very good
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public (2300+)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~$60,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Good ECs, good recommendation letters, and the interview was legit
[<em>] Weaknesses: SATs weren’t up to “CC Standards”, SAT IIs and AP scores were only decent, not superb
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The above reasons. I don’t think I’ll be accepted, but my chances are probably as good as anyone else’s.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: IU (accepted, honors college and $$$$), lots of other schools pending at the moment.[/li][/ul]
General Comments:
I’m proud to be part of such a strong pool of applicants, and I hope to be admitted in the spring. Barring that, I look forward to enjoying four years wherever I land. Number one tip: don’t stress it, it isn’t worth losing sleep over.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (CR: 800 M: 760 W: 720 E: 8)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (w/o writing and did not submit)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800, US History: 790, Chinese: 790, Chemistry: 790, Biology M: 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/800+
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese (5), Biology (5), Human Geography (5), US History (5), Chemistry (5), English Language (5), Calculus BC (5), Physics C: Mechanics (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multi-variable Calculus, Chamber Choir, Advanced Mixed Choir, AP English 12, Honors We the People, AP Psychology, AP French 4
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP National Scholar, National Merit Semi-finalist (the typical), Miss Phoenix Chinese (if that counts)
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Arizona Governor’s Youth Commission (co-chair, 12), French Club (treasurer, 12), Chamber Choir Representative (12), Science Olympiad treasurer (11), National Honor Society (10-12), Speech and Debate (9-12), Link Crew (12)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours at hospital, ran control desk of Phoenix Chinese Week Table Tennis Tournament (9-12), Arizona Governor’s Youth Commission also does community service
[<em>] Summer Activities: Miss Phoenix Chinese, learning to drive, volunteering at the hospital, visiting family, touring with choir
[</em>] Essays: Common App: Running the table tennis tournament and reflecting on why I do community service (7.5/10), I really enjoyed my conclusion although it was a bit spotty.
Princeton supplement: Chose Prompt #4: Start with a quote of your choice: Miss Phoenix Chinese and how I was trying to constantly expand my boundaries/ be an ambassador for the community (7-/10)
Common App Short EC Essay: Volunteering at the hospital/Community service (9/10)
I actually had a lot of fun writing this one.
A Few Short Answers: I know these don’t count for much, but I only chose to elaborate on two: I don’t know if I regret that decision now, but I enjoyed my answers. (8.5/10)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Physics/Math teacher I have known for 3 years: (4.5/10) I struggled a bit in his class so I don’t know if he knows me as an intellectual quite as much, but he can really attest to my hardworking spirit.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: 7/10 (does not know me, large public school, but seemed impressed with my resume)
[<em>] Additional Rec: 9/10 (highlighted dynamic sides of me probably untouched by the teacher recommendations
[</em>] Interview: 6/10 I was impressed and surprised by how approachable my interviewer was. However, she read questions off of a list and took notes when I answered…I would have preferred a freely-flowing conversation. I was eloquent, but not particularly impressionable. 50 minutes.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large Public (3500+)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $160,000+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT scores were solid, seemed very centered on community service, essays were very thoughtful though not particularly beautiful
[<em>] Weaknesses: rank, lack of focus and leadership in Extracurriculars, stayed busy during summer but did not take advantage, weak teacher recommendations
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SCEA so none! Unless you count ASU Barretts and UA Honors[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I extend my utmost congratulations to those accepted!!! I know everyone has worked SO hard to get where they are, and efforts have finally paid off!! To those deferred/rejected, we still have a sea of options out there (And crossing fingers, Princeton in April)! Woo! The key, I think, is staying motivated. To not be afraid to apply to that extra school, to move that mountain. I feel as if I should enjoy applying to college. After all, the application’s purpose is to show how awesome you are! Yet…I’m still getting there. As cheesy as it is, this is truly not the end, but the beginning of perhaps the greatest journey of our lives, college!</p>

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<p>Looks like the Class of 2017 group just got set up. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.facebook.com/groups/PrincetonUniversity2017/[/url]”>http://www.facebook.com/groups/PrincetonUniversity2017/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 Superscore (800 cr 800 m 790 w)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 chem; 790 math II; 740 french
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5) AP Calc AB (5) AP French (5) AP Eng Lit (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Organic Chem; AP Calc BC; AP Bio; English 12; Modern Latin America; School Newspaper
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National French Contest, Yale Model Congress Award, Columbia Scholastic Press Award, Honors
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Columbia Science Honors Program, Weekly classical piano studies, class president, Executive editor of school paper, Jazz band pianist, co-founder of Microfinance club, probably some others I am forgetting
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 2 week corporate internship
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer course, Exeter Summer School, Brown Summer program, Shadowed a neurosurgeon for 2 months, 17 day school trip to India
[</em>] Essays: 1) Family history, holocaust, really inspirational 2) About Organic Chemistry and relating it to a cancer fundraiser I organized. Both were pretty awesome essays.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both very, very good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Very good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: One from neureosurgeon and one from piano professor. Both were amazing.
[</em>] Interview: INCREDIBLE. very prestigious and influential alumni, he really advocated for me. I think this helped a good deal.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Small, prestigious private school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Multiracial (white + Creole)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper Class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: My school has a good rapport with Princeton. Princeton knows how challenging my school is, and my transcript and GPA from this school really stand out. That’s my main strength. Other than that, I would say that I’m very well-rounded and pretty passionate about sciences.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Nothing extraordinary or real-life accomplishments per se.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades from my school, scores, passionate and high level ECs
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting from Harvard/Yale[/li][/ul]
General Comments: I’m really lucky to go to the high school that I do, which gave me the opportunity to get into Princeton. I’ve worked incredibly hard and really have seized opportunities because I am passionate about them, not to do it for college. I feel so lucky.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
[Why won’t it be all big and pretty? :(]</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
ACT: 35 (36 Science; 36 Math; 36 English; 33 Reading)
SAT II: 800 Math IIC; 800 World History; 770 French w/o listening
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5) / AB (5); Biology (5); English Literature and Composition (5); English Language and Composition (5); French (5); US History (5); World History (5); Macroeconomics (5); Microeconomics (5); Chemistry (5); European History (5); Statistics (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP World Literature, Multivariable Calculus, AP Psychology, AP US Government, AP Computer Science, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, National AP Scholar, uh…Harvard Book Award? :stuck_out_tongue:
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity swimming (captain). but not nearly good enough to swim for the school; 12 years club swimming; 14 years violin; school orchestra and chamber orchestra (concertmaster); 8 years in an external orchestra; quartet; All-State Orchestra; math team (captain); knowledge masters (captain); quiz bowl a-team; music listening competitions
Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding (2 years; 30 hours/week for entire summer)
Volunteer/Community service: Playing violin at local nursing home, approximately once per week.
Summer Activities: All-State Orchestra; Lifeguarding; swimming (lots of it!).
Essays: Great.
Teacher Recommendation: One great, one average.
Counselor Rec: Average.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Good.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: ECs, essays, grades.
Weaknesses: Nothing spectacular in terms of awards.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows what goes on in the admission committee! I’m still shocked, and I can’t wait to seriously consider Princeton 2017!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know yet! :slight_smile:
General Comments: Good luck to everyone!</p>

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<p>Must be crazy for posting this up so my classmates can possibly find me, and because I’m pretty upset… but these helped me a lot earlier, so might as well :P.</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 single, second sitting (12 essay)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Physics, Math II, Chem, Bio E; 770 Chinese
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry, Euro Hist, English Lit, Physics C Mech, Physics C E/M, Calc BC, Biology, all 5s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Government, AP Statistics, AP CompSci, AP Eng Lang, Multivar Calc
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): two-time AIME, USAPhO Semifinalist, USABO Semifinalist, USNCO Top 50 High Honors, Google Science Fair Regional Finalist, Siemens Semifinalist (and other stuff like NMSF and AP)
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chem Club pres., Science Bowl VP, Math Club VP, Speech/Debate, Bio Club VP, NHS, CSF pres, other minor things
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: CSF stuff, Lawrence Hall of Science at Cal, NHS stuff, MathCounts coach
[<em>] Summer Activities: CTY, bio research internship, physics research internship (both pretty well-respected internships… my interviewer even heard of the physics internship program and said it was impressive)
[</em>] Essays: both pretty good… teachers loved them. 8/10 both?
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one was stellar, one was alright
[</em>] Counselor Rec: one of the best she’s written this year
[<em>] Additional Rec: not bad, by physics research mentor
[</em>] Interview: horrible… didn’t connect at all
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA… lol.
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public, ~500 in grad. class
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle class border
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: scores, grades, awards
[<em>] Weaknesses: interview, not well-rounded enough, essays perhaps?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I’m a bit surprised… I know it’s cocky to think that considering Princeton’s caliber and strength of the applicant pool, but I really am a bit surprised.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Time will tell.[/li][/ul]
General Comments: MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who was accepted :). And it’s not the end of the line for anyone else who was rejected or deferred! I know not all you out there believe in higher beings, but I believe this is God’s plan for me… Don’t let the last few months be the end!</p>

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<p>Congrats to all who got in! U all have the opportunity many of us wish to have had</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800M, 800W, 760 CR)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math 2, 800 chem, 730 lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5) USH (5) Gov(5) Phys B (5) Phys C Mech (5) Chem (5) Lit (5) Lang (5) CS (5) Calc BC (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Total score 42. Math HL (7) History HL (6) English HL (6) Chem SL (7) Physics SL (7) French B SL (6)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Internship (2 credits) AP Bio, Linear Algebra, Public speaking (CMST 220), International Relations (POLS 203)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, IB Diploma, National AP Scholar, AIME qualifier (3 times)
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ballet (since I was 6), DECA, FPS, Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, Musical Theatre, tons of other random things
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a local theatre
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer about 400 hours over high school for my ballet theatre
[<em>] Summer Activities: Ballet intensives (6 weeks per summer in different states at top-tier ballet schools)
[</em>] Essays: Really, REALLY good. Very proud of them, basically about my autistic brother and how he influenced my idea of society, my uncle with a crippling, fatal disease and how he inspired me to be an engineer, and about this one time I couldn’t put together an IKEA dresser. It sounds stupid, but I interwove some Hemingway quotes in and it sounded so great.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good, one of them turned in 2 weeks late but he emailed them so it was fine, and they both said great things about me
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Went very well, he majored in EE and I’m interested in science so we just geeked out for about an hour and a half
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 250k+
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Scores, essays, extracurriculars
[<em>] Weaknesses: Too cocky
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Haven’t applied anywhere else[/li][/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760/760/760
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: math II 740, french 800, french with listening 800, bio 770, chem 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I have all A’s and one A-. I’ll leave you to your devices.
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc AB (5) AP Comp Sci (4) AP Calc BC (5) AP Euro (5) AP French (5) AP Chem (5) AP Bio (5) AP Stats (5) AP Lang (5) AP Lit (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Econ College in the Schools, Post AP French, Shakespeare, Band
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I got 9th place in a national french competition, national merit semifinalist, National AP Scholar & AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: I’ve worked for two years in a lab, I’m writing a research paper on the independent work that I did there last summer. Band (9-12). Model UN (10-12). Robotics (11-12, mentored my younger brother’s team this year as well), Ultimate frisbee (11-12)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: n/a
[<em>] Summer Activities: Lab work
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were both good
[<em>] Recommendations: I think all of my recommendations were good; I felt as though the teachers I picked really knew me, and my extra recommendation was from the professor I worked with at my summer lab job
[</em>] Interview: I’m not really sure how this went
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] School Type: public then switched to private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female engineer (?), dual citizen
[/ul]
Reflection
[<em>] Strengths: I think my recommendations and my essays were good, and I feel as though I had a really solid academic record (but then again, every one else does too!)
[</em>] Weaknesses: No math senior year
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know, I just feel lucky</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (superscore) 640 Reading, 660 Math, 770 Writing
[</em>] ACT: 31
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 570, US History: 590, Spanish with Listening: 450
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Art, Honors English, AP Calc AB, Spanish, AP Comp Govt, Economics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honors Society, scholarship to go ot Antarctica
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fencing, Newspaper (Editor), JSA (Secretary), Spanish Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Jobs at toy store Panera Bread
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Jr. Docent/Volunteer at Zoo
[<em>] Summer Activities: ^^ and traveling
[</em>] Essays: The Common App one is amazing, but the supplement essay was pretty bad, in my opinion.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: The two I got were probably pretty good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[<em>] Additional Rec: Principal. Apparently it was very well-written
[</em>] Interview: Alright. Barely an “interview”, more like a chat and learning about Princeton
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Not sure exactly
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Common App essay and ACT (I guess)
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, supplement essay, SAT (CR and Math), not unique enough, not enough APs offered at my school, bad APUSH score, etc…
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I definitely don’t stand out enough, except for the Antarctica scholarship
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted-Rutgers[/li]Waiting to here about everywhere else
[/ul]
General Comments: I’m honestly shocked that I got deferred. I assumed that I was going to be flat out rejected, especially compared to other people who did get rejected and not deferred. I’m really happy with this.</p>