Official Princeton University - Class of 2010 - RD Decisions!

CC_Admin · March 31, 2006, 6:26pm

John Doe was rejected
Decision: Rejected

Stats:

<ul>
<li>SAT I: 2280</li>
<li>SAT IIs: Lit 720, Math IC 720, Bio 770</li>
<li>ACT: N/A</li>
<li>GPA: 3.8/4.4</li>
<li>Rank: 6/138</li>
<li>Other stats: 4 in English and Composition, 5 in US history, 8 AP classes taken in total.</li>
<li>Deferred?: RD applied</li>
<li># of apps from your school: 3, I think?</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Essays: One really good one, the other was alright, I liked it personally.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Stellar</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Supposedly good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): URM status (I guess?)</li>
<li>Important ECs: Best Debater on my Team, President of Chess Club, NHS member, Piano, the rest is insignificant</li>
</ul>

Location/Person:

<ul>
<li>State or Country: TX</li>
<li>School Type: Small Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: African American</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Good scores and good essays, for all-intensive purposes/Nothing resounding about my application, weak ECs since I didn't make any up when I applied =)</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Not sure. Considering URM status, I was fairly hopeful that I would make it, since applications from my region/school are generally weak.</li>
<li>Is Princeton your #1 choice?: Yale is, but if I got R'd from Harvard, I doubt Yale will take me.</li>
</ul>

Wow, I couldn't freaking believe it, when I got the fat letter in the mail. I had lost all hope when Harvard rejected me. I'm so happy I could cry!

see page 5

tmasta · March 31, 2006, 6:40pm

*Decision: Rejected *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT I (by section): 770 v, 760 m (1530 composite)
[] SAT IIs: 800 writing, 780 math IIc, 760 US history
[] ACT: n/a
[] APs: 5s on: Micro, macro, English lang, US History
4s on: Bio, Latin: Vergil
[] IBs: n/a
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 92 uw
[] Rank: dnr
[] Senior Yr. Courseload: super duper hard!
[] Number of Apps from Your School: sheesh - lots
[] School Profile: private, very competitive
[] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Editor-in-chief of nationally award-winning school newspaper, President of drama club (in 12 shows since freshman year), varsity rock climbing (6 letters and season MVP last year), member of regional runner-up Fed Challenge team, president of Improv comedy club, senior editor of Lit mag, editor-in-chief of film mag
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned at professional theater building sets, managed a team of 15 at a small newspaper as circulation and classified ads manager this past summer
[] Essays (subject and responses): common app free response: very good about my love for improv comedy and general acting; other supp. essays very good
[] Teacher Recs: Guessing, but one excellent (from school's headmaster, who only wrote for two kids) and one very good
[] Counselor Rec: she claimed it was "phenomenal"
[] Interview (feel and general location): his house, quite good
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] Optional Essay Submitted? yeah - see above
[] State or Country: DC
[] School Type, Average Stats of School: don't know stats, but very good
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Gender: male
[] Hooks: none
[] Strengths/Weaknesses: meh
[] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: I'm not black.
[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I've had enough of Princeton's crap. I'm going to Duke, unless I get off Yale or Harvard's waitlsts.

APDoolittle · March 31, 2006, 6:42pm

*Decision: ACCEPTED!!! *

WOW!! This was the last school I heard from. How awesome of a decision is this to end with????

Final list of decisions:

Princeton - Accepted
Dartmouth - Accepted
Cornell - Accepted
Harvard - Rejected
Yale - Rejected
Columbia - Rejected
Amherst - Accepted (Early Write!)
Williams - Accepted (Early Write)
NYU - Accepted
SUNY Binghamton - Accepted
SUNY Geneseo - Accepted
SUNY Stony Brook - Accepted
SUNY Stony Brook Honor's College - Accepted

YES!!! I'm so excited!! Ok, I'm gonna go out to celebrate. Stats later!!

By the way: Congrats to everyone who got in!! You're awesome!! For those of you who've been waitlisted or rejected - Don't worry. There's still success to be had elsewhere!! You'll thrive wherever you go. Besides this is just undergraduate anyway!! So don't sweat it!!

WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Later :) ;) :D

pri430 · March 31, 2006, 7:06pm

hmmmm
almost everyone accepted was #1 in the class.

sooo.. 9/670.
Ehhhh
Go Duke!

butterfly06 · March 31, 2006, 7:15pm

Decision: Rejected

28/ 680 math I/660/spanish

bahhumbugger · March 31, 2006, 7:28pm

Decision: Waitlisted (i.e. rejection with a pat on the back)

Stats:

<pre><code>* SAT: 2330 CR790 M740 W800
* SAT IIs: BIO-M 740, US 780, LIT 740
* GPA: 98.6 (out of 100)
* Rank: school doesnt rank, prob 3%
* Other stats: 5 APUSH, 5 AP BIO
* # of apps from your school: 2 early both accepted, 2 regular, both weightlisted
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Essays: all excellent, long one optional from common app, about writing and truth, didn't sound like the typical college essay; shorts about producing a play, beat generation, etc etc.

Teacher Recs: two main ones from my latin teacher (had him for 4 years) and english, who thought i was the best writer she'd ever had in twenty years of teaching. didn't read them though.
Counselor Rec: didnt read it either, but he likes me
Hook (if any): editor-in-chief of school paper and school yearbook (both are award-winning publications), won lots of writing contests, oberlin book prize, play that i wrote was produced twice by professional actors, journalistic and creative writing published in newspapers/magazines, bunch of other writing stuff. </code></pre>

Location/Person:

<pre><code>* State or Country: New York
* School Type: Public, but v good/competitive
* Ethnicity: Asian (pacific islander)
* Gender: Female
</code></pre>

Other Factors: the whole writing thing- i probably came off as very passionate about what i do, bunches of other ECs: habitat for humanity, varsity lacrosse, lit-mag, tutoring, student advisory council, etc
General Comments: oh well. i got into stanford early, so at least i dont have to make too many decisions anymore.

insecure101 · March 31, 2006, 7:31pm

Only valedictorians got in?

Mario-Vaz · March 31, 2006, 7:33pm

Why can no one do the deed with honor nemore!?

I mean, you want to try it or sumtin'?!

If u do, come 2 my house in New Delhi...used to live at university lol but then i took prez hosty... lol... so now live in shack... i tink dat why university of princeton accept me into multicultural program cuz i so poor after ****ing away fundings on revolution.

neway, this new internet lingo thing is catchin' on off the chain.

So if u want to try it, then u just keep lying about stats, mr combined-900-on-SATs~!!

n then...u know...

[font/72] 2 MEN ENTER, 1 MAN LEAVE [color my font red] MR VAZ LEAVE, HINT HINT

californiakid · March 31, 2006, 7:34pm

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 800 Math, 800 Verbal, 770 Writing
[] SAT IIs: 800 MathIIC, 800 Physics, 800 Latin
[] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.77 W
[] Rank: 1/89
[] Other stats: Valedictorian, National Merit Semi-Finalist, National AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Reflective, very good...?
[] Teacher Recs: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Hook (if any): Siemens Westinghouse Semi-Finalist
[] Applied early? No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: 4 Years Latin Honor Society; Vice-President 1 Year, President 2 Years
4 Years Girls Varsity Soccer; Captain 1 Year
4 Years Girls Varsity Tennis; Captain 2 Years
3 Years National Honor Society; President for 2 Years
General Comments: Accepted to Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Harvard, Yale, Penn (Huntsman)...Princeton. Well that finishes it!!! I've been admitted to every single college !!! Congrats to everyone!!!

insecure101 · March 31, 2006, 7:47pm

I don't like this AT ALL!

tchaikovsky · March 31, 2006, 8:15pm

Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!!!!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 800 Math, 790 Verbal, 770 Writing (2360)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Literature, 780 Chemistry
[] GPA: 3.96 UW, 4.45 W
[] Rank: 4%
[] Other stats: 5 AP test 5's, 2 AP test 4's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Great...I talked about my passion for composing and playing the oboe
[] Teacher Recs: Very positive; anecdotal
[] Counselor Rec: Reflection on my philosophy of learning...from what I gather (I didn't read any of my recs)
[] Hook (if any): Composing, playing oboe...I guess
[] Applied early? No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: California (currently), but I did go to boarding school in Massachusetts
[] School Type: Private/Boarding
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:Received an Early Write letter from Williams....AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Finalist, some journalism awards, MUN President, President of Math Club, Vice President of NHS, Captain of Varsity Tennis team, oboist in State Symphony Orchestra, co-editor of school newspaper
General Comments: OK. THAT DOES IT. I'M GOING TO PRINCETON!!!!!! WHOOO. I was accepted everywhere, and I have to say, Princeton is my first choice! I also got a seat in the orchestra (very nice letter from the conductor). After all the stress, pain, agony of waiting (I actually did one of those "what are my chances threads--a lot of them, frankly), this is so worth it. Guys, congrats to us. Let's rock PRINCETON!!!

amnesia · March 31, 2006, 8:18pm

w000000000000t

smith007 · March 31, 2006, 8:37pm

Did anyone from North Carolina hear yet?

amnesia · March 31, 2006, 8:48pm

Decision: Accepted!!!!

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 2080
[] SAT IIs: 1990
[] GPA: 4.0 uw // 4.6 w
[] Rank: 1/~500[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recs: Excellent, also a principal recommendation - this is huge, it wasn't a guidance counselor
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Hook (if any): Glowing. I do extensive Web development and plan to take the Internet/Web/Computers to the next level
[] Applied early? NO. Princeton was always a cool school since middle school, but after a seminar I decided to apply to Yale early. It was a bad decision, but in the end I am now going to Princeton
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Florida
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: H[li] Gender: Male[/ul][/li]General Comments: Glowing and I am ecstatic to be admitted. The American Dream is alive and well and my relatives who came to this country are absolutely THRILLED.

finale · March 31, 2006, 9:06pm

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:[ul]
[] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[] SAT I (by section): N/A
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Ecological Biology, 800 Modern Hebrew
[] ACT: 36
[] APs: 17 AP Tests; 14 5's, 3 4's
[] IBs: N/A
[] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW
[] Rank: N/A
[] Senior Yr Courseload: Hard stuff
[] Number of Apps from Your School: ~10
[] Other stats: AP State Scholar, National Merit Finalist, QuestLeadership Scholar, TASP
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: President of FBLA, Editor of School Newspaper
[] Essays (subject and responses): Fantastique
[] Teacher Recs: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Interview (feel and general location): At my school/on the phone, very quick, professional
[] Hook (if any): TASP, I'm an Indian-American girl who studies Hebrew, I'm fluent in six languages.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Oklahoma/New Hampshire
[] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Boarding
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[] Gender: Female
[] Strengths/Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Overall very strong?
[/ul]
Other Factors: N/A
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was accepted to Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Williams, Penn (Huntsman), and Princeton! A very tough decision :).

eji2006 · March 31, 2006, 9:40pm

*Decision: Rejected *

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 770M, 680V, 650W
[] SAT IIs: 720MI,700USH, 630LIT
[] GPA:4.40
[] Rank:2/150
[] Other stats: 5 AP Euro, 3 AP Chem
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Excellent
[] Teacher Recs: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Hook (if any): Bilingual
[] Applied early? Indeed
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: NJ, USA
[] School Type: Parochial
[] Ethnicity: Greek-Cypriot
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: didn't expect to be accepted after ED deferred.

everkingly · March 31, 2006, 9:53pm

APDoolittle: Congratulations on getting accepted at Princeton!

I was also accepted. So who knows, we might just both become members of Princeton Class of 2010!

Lord_Asquith · March 31, 2006, 10:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT: 800V 740M 800W
[] SAT IIs: 800 US History, 800 Chemistry, 770 Biology E
[] GPA: 4.47
[] Rank: 2/550
[] Other stats: 5 in AP Chemistry, Biology, European History, US History
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Excellent, apparently :)
[] Teacher Recs: Probably excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Probably excellent
[] Hook (if any): Low income, first generation?
[] Applied early? No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: Computer games are good for you. :) My main essay was based on some stuff I posted in computer game forums.
General Comments: I am still amazed, because I got rejected at Harvard and Yale. I didn't put nearly as much time into those applications as Princeton's though. :p

Congrats to everyone! Hope to see you at Princeton!

Alumother · March 31, 2006, 11:57pm

Congratulations everyone!!!. Great school. And, frankly, as an undergrad, shows ability without everyone afraid you will be too big for your britches. In other words, people are happy to hire Princeton grads....

apfreak · April 1, 2006, 12:14am

Decision: ACCEPTED

STATS:

SAT I: 620(M),680(CR),680(W)

SAT IIs:750(Bio E), 660(Math1C),660(Us History)

GPA: 6.74 on a scale of 4.00

Rank: 1 / 594

AP Classes: (Block Schedule school: 4 classes a day. Online enrichment included)

10th
AP Biology
AP World History

11th
AP Chemistry
AP English Language
AP US History
AP Art History (online)
AP Microeconomics (online)

12th
AP Computer Science (online)
AP Macroeconomics (online)
AP Calculus
AP Physics
AP US Government and Politics (online)
AP English Literature

Community Service: 353 hours (no required amount; top three seniors for service hours)

Other stats:

Beta Club President that setup school tutoring programs for afterschool and for two feeder schools

Public Relations for Key Club and Spanish Honor Society

Taken 13 APs while school offers only 12, taken the most APs in my schools history

first Hispanic Valedictorian

only student to take 2 APs in 10th grade and make As in them

Hispanic activist in community

very involved in church: band/usher

Some awards:

Metro PCS Community Scholar (finalists)
Tampa Tribune Honor Scholar
Published in newspaper for committment to beta Club

SUBJECTIVE:
Essays: Great, one about an influential character that I admire and live my life by, and one about my Hispanic church (very unique)

Teacher Recs:OMG...glowing, stellar, spectacular! All "top few of my career" , and with such insight into my character with direct unequaled praise! "fervent hispanic leader...passion for cultural unity...embodies the strengths of the Puerto Rican culture...naturally enriched the class...perfect fit for Fuerza Latina...admit him now!...character and passion all enriched with his Puerto Rican culture"..."he has inspired me to be my best...challenges me in literary discussion...best piece of writing from 2006 literature students...online classes extraordinary evidence of his willingness to take educational risks...Valedictorian a byproduct of intellectual curiosity...enrichment of AP Art history is wooven into his consciousness and make his writings so compelling...asset to the reputation of harvard"

Interview: it went okay. the man was really tired though and I may have overwhelmed him :)

Counselor Rec: OMG....stellar, glowing, spectacular....mostly ranked "Top few of my career" and "best Beta President ever" (she is the club sponsor), "He is the reason for tutoring at our school and the community" Most rigorous schedule that I have seen in my 34plus years counseling/teaching"..."a perfect fit for Harvard's AHEAD prgram..."

Hook (if any):Puerto Rican, internet AP classes, extra year of school online, First Hispanic Valedictorian, rural and limited resources school, hispanic activist, many/diverse AP classes, independent tutoring programs, very passionate about tutoring, culture, and religion

OTHER INFO:

State or Country:Florida

School Type: very rural and public

-School SAT/ACT Avg: 989/21
-percent going to a 4 year college: 40%

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican/ Hispanic

Gender:Male

Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: Grades, rank, interview,recs, essays, EC involvement / ALL TESTS SCORES except Bio E

Accepted to Yale, Princeton, Duke, and Cornell

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