<p>Alice, you do know Princeton doesn't allow transfers, right? Sorry to inform you of this...</p>
<p>Uh, yes. I'm well aware of Princeton's rules/regulations. I meant I'd re-apply as an undergrad. :) I hold an offer from St Andrews, but not sure I want to go there/commit to one subject for four years.</p>
<p>Haha sorry for the confusion! That is awesome that you got into St Andrews! Any place that had Prince William attending gets an A+ in my book. ;-)</p>
<p>congrats! now... everyone come.</p>
<p>but wait. not everyone. cause i want a dorm room.</p>
<p>okay, only cool people come. and be my roommate!</p>
<p>Son was accepted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Congrats to all!</p>
<p>socalpatty, I assume you live in California. How did you receive an admission decisions so quickly? I never knew priority mail was that fast........</p>
<p>We are not in CA right now. Changed address to NY address while family is on Spring Break! We do live in LA though.</p>
<p>omg im in. stats later, i gota go to school now</p>
<p>Featherflare, you live in London and already got the letter!?</p>
<p>Congratulations, everyone!</p>
<p>S-, I'm pretty sure you don't <em>really</em> want all 1,220 freshmen living in your room. ;) No matter how cool we all are, it's bound to get pretty warm in there.</p>
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hey runlmc....</p>
<p>were you recruited as an athlete? (just wondering why you'd tell people not to get hopes up...)
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<p>didn't i say "let this be a burgeon of hope"?... which ≠ "don't get your hopes up"
(yes, the coach supported my application, if that's what you're after).</p>
<p>Yea i live in London and i got the letter this morning, dnt ask me how</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2330 (740W 750V 780M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 750 780
[<em>] GPA: n/a
[</em>] Rank: top 5%
[<em>] Other stats: GCSE- 8A</em>s, 1A, 1B. Predicted A-level results- 5As</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Decent
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>] Hook (if any): ?
[li] Applied early? nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: London, UK
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black (African)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: **
General Comments: Woo! Well done to everyone else who got in, see you all next year. To those who didnt, stay strong, its never as bad as it initially seems</p>
<p>*Decision: Rejected *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2340 (740 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 750 IIC, 720 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 99.5% W
[</em>] Rank: 1 or 2 / 246
[<em>] Other stats: 5 AP US
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Glowing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing
[<em>] Hook (if any): Rural area? Obviously NO hook!
[</em>] Applied early? No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Delaware
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: A lot of college math credit
General Comments:
Who cares? I'm going to Harvard! See you at football games, suckers!</p>
<p>waitlisted... at duke and columbia as well...grrr</p>
<p>*Decision:Rejected *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2180/1500 (790 M 710 CR 680 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 Physics. 760 Chem, 760 US History, 740 IIC
[<em>] GPA: 97.9 W/100- about 3.9 UW
[</em>] Rank: 38/449 (15/449 11th grade rank)
[<em>] Other stats: 5's on AP Chem and AP World History, 4 on AP US
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: probably not too great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didnt read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Hook (if any): absolutely none
[</em>] Applied early? nope
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: I suck at college admissions</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: mid 2200's
SAT IIs: mid 1900's
GPA: n/a
Rank: not ranked
Other stats: CTY stuff
Subjective:
Essays: extremely excellent/ showed passion in what I intend to contribute to Princeton if accepted
Teacher Recs: didnt read
Counselor Rec: didnt read
Hook (if any): in the top 100 SAT scores in the nation for a certain demographic/ showed PASSION throughout my application/ conveyed a clear picture of what I am motivated by
Applied early? nope
Location/Person:
State or Country:
School Type: independent
Ethnicity:
Gender: M
Other Factors:
General Comments: ecstatic, now I will be deciding among Stanford (EA), Princeton, Amherst, and Williams Colleges</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: yeah, I think
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR - 750; M - 690; W - 770
[<em>] SAT IIs: Spanish - 800; English Lit - 790; U.S. History - 720
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] APs: Spanish Lang - 5; U.S. History - 5; English Lang - 5; Calc AB - 1 (new teacher last year, everyone at my school got a 1)
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 5.65, 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/528
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Statistics AP
A Cappella Choir
Microconomics AP/Government AP
Yearbook 2
Showtime Choir
English IV AP
Psychology 1st semester/Mythology Honors 2nd semester
Debate Honors
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Choir President, Speech & Debate Captain, Academic Decathlon Captain, Jr. Historians Secretary, NHS Secretary, Yearbook Asst. Editor, Mu Alpha Theta Vice-President
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked a summer for a translation service company and co-authored 12 books, 3 work-books, and CDs and DVDs for an ESL program for Spanish-speaking adults
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Mmmm, my little brother. Kinda typical, I know. Generally good response.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Two excellent ones
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty great
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): My Yale interview was horrible. I suppose she gave me good enough reviews.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Hispanic female? Born in Mexico, single mom.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, 3000 students, hispanic dominated, medium-low stats
[<em>] Ethnicity: Mexican/Costa Rican
[</em>] Income Bracket: Under 40k
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Mmmm, lots of leadership positions and involved in community service/my math scores. They're probably just because of circumstance (didn't have a calculator the day of the SAT and was too stupid to study for the Calc AB test)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no clue, but whatever the reason, I love them for it!![/li][/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to everyone still waiting for the big white envelope</p>
<p>DS received his acceptance packet in the mail this afternoon! We are in NC.</p>
<p>Son received the waitlist notice today in the Philly suburbs. The dreaded "small envelope." So now we will wait until the end of June in an attempt to make the dream come true!</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted!!!! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2290 (760M, 730V, 800W)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT IIs: 790-Math IIC; 750-Literature; 690-U.S. History
[</em>] GPA: 4.0UW/4.2W
[<em>] Rank: 1/19
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Scholar, Only 6 AP courses (4 of which are in progress, and I got 4's on the two tests that I've taken)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I used the common app, and I really liked my main essay that I wrote for that. The two shorter ones weren't that good though.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: The one I saw was really good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Very complementary, but short and somewhat general.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I'm from Iowa (somewhat underrepresented)
[<em>] Applied early? No
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Iowa
[<em>] School Type: Public, really small, mostly low income. I think I'm the first to apply to an Ivy League school.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors:** I know they're trying to recruit art students, and I sent in a portfolio that was pretty good, but probably not the best they saw. I demonstrated quite a bit of commitment to my major (architecture). Also, my school only offers 2 AP courses, so I took a bunch online and at a community college, as well as 2 at Cornell University in architecture.
General Comments: I'm really, really excited that I got in, I wasn't sure what to expect. Now I have to make a decision between Princeton and Yale, which is gonna be very tough...both have great architecture programs. Congratulations to all that got in, and condolences to those that didn't...you will end up somewhere great.</p>