Official Princeton University Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

McGonagall · March 30, 2011, 9:50pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2240/2150 M: 800/700 CR:730/740 Writing: 710/710
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown) 800 CR: 740 W:710
[] ACT (breakdown):n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):n/a
[] SAT II: 790 US History; 760 Chem; 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0? my school doesn’t do unweighted
[] Weighted GPA: 4.13/4.6 (highest is 4.27)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History(5); Chem(5); AB Calc(5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP BC Calc and Linear Algebra(online); H Wind Ensemble; AP English; H Spanish 4; Theology(required); H Physics(AP not offered); AP Computer Science(online)
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 2?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Girl Scout Gold Award; NJ Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): award winning marching band(most dedicated senior award); Mock Trial(witness all 4 yrs, lawyer jr sr), FIRST robotics(build team, programming this year, head of scouting); youth group, girl scouts, a few violin orchestras as an underclassman
[] Job/Work Experience:n/a
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Girl Scouts since Kindergarten, Gold Award project bringing hygienic supplies to poor children in Ecuador, altarserving, service through my church/youth group [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: about my extended family on my mother’s side’s intense love of ice cream 9 [/li][] EC Short Answer: 2nd person reflection on marching band, was better before I had to cut the word cout 7
[]A few details questions:[noparse] don’t know how to quantify those?
[noparse][li]Your Voice Extended essay: umm, wrote about my ecuador service trip the night I sent in the appplication 5/6?[/li][] Engineering Essay (if applicable): about my natural curiosity as a child, and further development through robotics and gov school, 8
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: math teacher I’ve had 2 yrs, love her, 10[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: history teacher I’ve had 3 yrs, love him, 10 (said the only way the letter could hurt is if they thought he was talking about the Virgin Mary, he’s overly complimentary)
[] Counselor Rec: probably very generic, 5
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[] Interview: went fairly well, not amazing, not bad, 7
[] Art Supplement:[/list]n/a

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 12/6
[] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Catholic (more focused on winning football team than academics)
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket: too much for financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] girl in engineering, my sister is there now, and is doing well with similar sats upon entry, I don’t know if they look at that

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, recs, course load
[] Weaknesses: some essays, scores, school
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:strengths
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Lehigh, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon Waitlisted: Columbia Rejected: Stanford
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing, I ended up where I wanted to be[/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): I really really love the atmosphere at Princeton, and the area and campus are lovely, you would never run out of things to do, but don’t have to be in a big city.

perfectpixie · March 30, 2011, 10:04pm

I never even imagined that I would be posting this one day. Thank you Princeton, for making everyone I know so happy!
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230-- 730 CR, 740 M, 760 WR, 12 E
[] ACT: N.A
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 790 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): International applicant, different system
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/250 in class 12 mid terms…we have different ranking system; it’s for every year, not cumulative. Top 5 every time, except class 10.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Nada.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Nada.
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Math, Econ (Micro+Macro), English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nationals Table tennis, some pretty sweet money for environmentalism, A really good Science internship in the state (top 1% selected for it)…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Table tennis (National level awards, Captain of state as well as school team), Bharatanatyam dance (Indian classical dance) for 11 years from a very famous guru, Interact Club (Vice President)-very heavy involvement), environmentalism through interact club–crazy involvement, made film on polluted river that won second prize in state, theater for a year or so, but State award in that, debate: one state award and some school stuff that doesn’t really count, but I wrote my CA EC essay on Debate and it talked about why Debate was important to me although even after so many years I didn’t have many prizes in it.
[] Job/Work Experience: (Coach) Summer TT coaching camp at school-class 11,12, (Teacher, unpaid) Bharatanatyam dance for short while.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching underprivileged kids for two years, plus loads and loads of Interact Club stuff, Vice President of Interact Club
[] Summer Activities: Not much…just heavy training for Table Tennis, and more teaching, more every EC basically.
[] Essays: Well, I’m very critical when it comes to my essays, but for my CommonApp, the guy who edited it told me that it was one of the best of ~60 others he’d edited (here on CC), my supp was one on Noddy and Harry Potter and I wrote that two hours before the deadline, and that essay I feel was what pushed me in. I also submitted another essay on Bharatanatyam dance.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty nice I think. Only praises.
[] Counselor Rec: Generic…
[] Additional Rec: From Sports coach…outstanding!!
[] Interview: Was over the phone, and for around an hour. We had some telephone problems in the beginning, but it worked out soon enough. He didn’t speak much, except while answering my questions, but I suppose it wasn’t too bad. He ended it on a very encouraging note…but seeing that I could hardly hear the chap (who is now at HBS, ironic innit?) I can’t say anything for sure!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): INDIA
[] School Type:PUBLIC
[] Ethnicity:ASIAN! Purely desi.
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: Pretty low by American standards.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nah. I’m URM.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:I think that essay really clicked, because it told a very different story, and that’s what made them like me. I do have a pretty good story, and I’m glad I had the courage to go through with it…I feel that without it, I’d probably be in the reject pile already.
[] Weaknesses: Well, I’m URM…I actually dunno. I thought that coming from India and competing with all those mad 2300+s would be hard, but apparently SAT scores don’t matte much in the end! I dunno really. I thought I was an okay applicant. Not extraordinary, but not too bad either.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essay essay essay! Unique unique story!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard, UPenn Smith college and Mount Holyoke (safeties. No not Harvard and Penn! The other two!), waitlisted at Brown, UChicago, WUStL and Wesleyan, and rejected at Dartmouth, Yale and Wellesley and Swarthmore. I asked for full FA as an international, so I was glad to know that they liked me enough to waitlist me. But gotta admit, it did hurt. Now of course, it is of little consequence! :)[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I am so overwhelmed and honored at having been chosen by Princeton. I just hope that I can prove to them that they made the right choice by admitting me in the next four years. That is of course, if I decide to attend P. I’m still torn b/w Princeton and Harvard…and I would say the same for H. This is just such a big honor. I would love to attend either.
I hope to meet you all acceptees in the Fall!
And to those rejected, I can only say that I sincerely hope that you ultimately are happy at whichever place you get into. I feel so incredibly fortunate to get in…it’s just such a random process…and I don’t feel happy to see so many similarly/better qualified students rejected. Believe me, you will find your Princeton.
Good wishes, and good cheer.

monstor344 · March 30, 2011, 10:04pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] SAT II: Math2 - 800, Chemistry - 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] AP (place score in parentheses): BC Calc (5), US History (5), Music Theory (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Spanish, AP Physics, AP Macroeconomics, Honors Latin, self-studying Multivariable Calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Medal for top math student in grade, AIME qualifications, scattered math awards here and there, athletic accolades (not major)[/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Varsity Baseball (Captain), Math Team, preparation for baseball (it’s kind of significant when you’re playing at the Division 1 level in college)
[] Job/Work Experience: Nope
[li] Volunteer/Community service:A few dozen hours of CS for my school’s local broadcasting station[/li][/ul]

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[li] Essays (Include Subjects): Skipping because it won’t help to tell others what I wrote about when I was basically decided on college before starting my application.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: October 6th
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian (mix)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Athletic recruit.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Near-perfect AI with D1 athletic ability
[] Weaknesses: If anything, better athletic ability would have facilitated the process
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Athletics
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Officially? Nowhere else, literally. I did however pretty much have my pick of the top school gamut with a few exceptions like Yale, Stanford, Brown.
[li] What would you have done differently?: Nothing. Couldn’t be happier.[/ul] [/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Rawr.
Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): Fell in love at first sight. Pretty much all there is to it. I feel rather spoiled.

Bildungsroman · March 30, 2011, 10:10pm

Decision:Accepted

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY

glassesarechic · March 30, 2011, 10:28pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (W), 780 (CR), 770 (M)
[] ACT: 34 (didn’t send)
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 760 Math II, 570 French w/ listening (didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/467 at time of app, 6 at midterm (really salutatorian, but rank dropped by UW online class–counselor explained)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (3), Euro (4), Psych (5), Lit (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Methods (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, IB French V SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Art III HL, IB Chem III HL, IB Twentieth Century History HL, AP Calc BC, IB English IV HL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): youngARTS for creative writing (short story), Scholastics Art and Writing National gold and silver keys, awards from Interlochen Arts Camp, some state/national debate stuff, NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (9, 10, 11-VP/Captain, 12-President), Writing Club (11, 12-President), Lit Mag (11-Fiction Editor, 12-EiC), top editorial position at national literary magazine (12), founded French Club at local middle school (12), Public Forum debate coach at local middle school (10-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting 3-6 hr/wk
[] Volunteer/Community service: None listed on app
[] Summer Activities: Interlochen Arts Camp (won awards), NC Governor’s School (French)
[] Essays: Very good, creative
[] Teacher Recommendation: One best in career, didn’t read other
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she likes me
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Absolutely wretched
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: Magnet program in large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None to speak of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, focused ECs, recs
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, nothing super wow, girl interested in girly things
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pure luck
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Princeton, UChicago (University Scholarship, EA), Georgetown (EA), WUSTL, Duke (likely), UNC (EA, honors). Waitlisted: Pomona, Stanford, Yale (may pursue). Rejected: Brown.
[/ul]General Comments: …wow. Just, wow.

mintastic · March 30, 2011, 10:38pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 790 CR, 770 M, 720 W (10/12 essay) - 2280 composite.
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2280 (only took once)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Math I 740 Math II 750 World History 800 US History 770 Eng Lit 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (4) AP Lang (5) AP US Govt (5) AP Lit (5) World History (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus AB, AP Macroeconomics, English Literature [independent study w/ college professor], French IV.
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Homeschooled
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist (NJ), AP Scholar.[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Journalism (wrote for online and print publications with several thousand subscribers… invited to cover the Republican National Convention by MSNBC.com), Forensics (nationally ranked in the NCFCA in policy debate), Choir (touring chorale, selective men’s ensemble), Ultimate Frisbee (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Journalism (see above)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: None[/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[list]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Story of how I led a group of peers in the Canadian wilderness on a canoe trip for a day and how I had to overcome challenges.[/li][] EC Short Answer: Short narrative of my debate experience
[li]“A few details” questions:[/li]- Your favorite book
The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell

Your favorite website
RealClearPolitics.com, run by Time Magazine
Your favorite recording
“Walking in Memphis”, Marc Cohn
Your favorite source of inspiration
The Psalms of David
Your favorite line from a movie or book (and its title)
“Who is John Galt?” from Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
Your favorite movie
Life is Beautiful (La vita

RadiantDawn93 · March 30, 2011, 10:58pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150 680 CR, 740 M, 730 W (1 sitting)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Math II 730 US History 660 Physics 710
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Weighted GPA: 4.41
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parentheses): AP US Govt (5)
IB (place score in parentheses): IB Math SL (6) (rest of test taken late this year)
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma, advanced math
Number of other applicants in your school: 
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Student, Hispanic Recognition Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tennis (Co-Captain), Spanish Honor Society (Treasurer), National Honor Society, It’s Academic, Boy Scout (Scribe, Patrol Leader), Orcehstra (Section Leader, Librarian), few more
Job/Work Experience: Youth Basketball Referee, Dog Sitter
Volunteer/Community service: NOt too much, some service projects, tutoring, mentoring, the norm

Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
Essays (Include Subjects):
Common App Main: 9/10
Engineering Essay (if applicable): N/A
Summer Essay: 8.5/10
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9.5/10
Teacher Recommendation #2: 8/10
Interview: Decent
Art Supplement: N/A

Other
Date Submitted App: 12/29ish
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Courses, GPA, ethnicity, essays
Weaknesses: Test scores were average for ivies
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: 
Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UVA, William and Mary, George Mason, Virginia Tech, UPenn, and Cornell

Z.Exodus2008 · March 30, 2011, 11:29pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 superscore (2 sittings) - 800 CR, 800 Wr, 770 M
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Literature 800, Chinese w/Listening 800, World History 770, Physics (did not send) 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 or 4.00 - My school only does weighted, so I’m not sure.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/732
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Language and Composition (5), AP US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Psychology (6), IB Spanish (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB, IB Math SL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Physics HL, an advanced choir. I am also self-studying AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eh…nothing, really. National Merit Finalist, GCC Leader, AP Scholar with Distinction, a few state level academic team and math awards, plus All-State and All-Region choir chairs.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): classical voice and piano, a correspondence course to write for children, organized/directed/founded various events, published writer and photographer, a little modeling, Mu Alpha Theta (president), Spanish Club (president), an academic competition team (co-captain), NHS, etc. Nothing spectacular.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours at a library and working with dyslexic children.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering…going to China…writing (lots and lots and lots of writing)…this past summer I was most active, attending EFL, Governor’s School, and the GCC Portland Summit
[] Essays: I personally think they were, if not absolutely terrible, then at least not the best. To give you an idea of quality, I wrote 10 application essays over two weeks of winter break. (Procrastination is my Achilles’ heel.) Although…I do think my Penn essay was my best one, except for Emory’s.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were probably wonderful. I have very close relationships with my teachers, who have taught me for two years now.
[] Counselor Rec: She claimed it was great, but considering that she does not know me personally, I doubt it was anything that would stand out in the Harvard pool.

[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arkansas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public with a good reputation.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: It’s fluctuated a lot recently, so I’m not sure.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My state? Truthfully, I don’t think I had any hooks.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats, teacher recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: ECs, essays.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, and I’m actually very, very shocked and surprised.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Yale, UPenn (Wharton), Duke, WashU, Emory (scholarship full ride); Wait-listed at Harvard, Cornell; Rejected at Princeton. I have, oddly enough, not been able to access my Columbia decision on-line, so I’ll probably find that out by snail mail. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone accepted!!! :)

Truthfully, in light of everything else, I’m not at all disturbed by my (very much expected) Princeton rejection. I’m still trying to absorb the shock of being accepted to so many places. Actually, I wasn’t even expecting to have a choice in colleges; I thought I’d only get into one school, maybe two or three. But five??? Unbelievable. Pending my Columbia decision, I will most likely be choosing between Penn and Yale.

minniemouse23424 · March 31, 2011, 12:13am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<ul>
<li>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (740 CR, 760 M, 800 W)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): 770, 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 UW
[ *] Grades in AP/IB/honors classes (if applicable): A’s
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/350
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 4
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership and number of years participated in a certain activity in parenthesis): President of three clubs, on the board of two others, member of many more.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitter, have a job starting in April
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I don’t have exact numbers, but I’d estimate 600+ hours.
[ *] EC short answer (subject and personal opinions on it): very good
[ *] General Essay (subject and personal opinions on it): very good
[ *] Second Essay (subject - and personal opinions on it): strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation (only if you saw it): one was amazing, didn’t see other
[ *] Counselor Rec (only if you saw it): didn’t see
[ *] Additional Rec (only if you saw it): amazing
[ *] Interview: went very well</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>[ *] State (if domestic applicant): suburb of NYC
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: public, sends many grads to top schools
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): lolz no…</li>
</ul>

Reflection

[ *] Strengths: Rank. Decent test scores. Good high school. Foreign exchange.
[ *] Weaknesses: WASP from the northeast…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Idk

General Comments:
Accepted: Penn (ATTENDING!!!), Tulane (25k/yr merit), UCONN (half merit scholarship), USC (half ride), UVA (Echols honor program)
Rejected: Stanford REA, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Duke
Waitlisted: Vanderbilt

I’m out here to prove that a Stanford REA reject can be successful RD at other schools. And I was. PENN 2015!!! Couldn’t be happier!!

netsman2415 · March 31, 2011, 12:33am

i’m sorry about formatting. i feel so blessed today and i am going to make the most of this opportunity.

ACCEPTED (engineering)
SATs - 2260 (M-800, CR-720, W-740)
Subject Tests - M2: 800; Physics: 710; USH:780
AP: Physics C Mech. (4) ; AP US History (5); AP Stats (5); Calc BC; Macro; APES; English Lit; Chemistry

EDIT: Senior Courses(Block Scheduling): 1st semester - Calc AB, Public Speaking, AP Environmental, AP Chem; 2nd semester - Calc BC, AP Macro, AP Lit, Phys Ed.

My most meaningful extra curricular was an internship with my township’s mayor where i specialized in sustainability and led the planting of seven wildflower gardens across the township. I led many peers and was truly passionate about the project’s environmental impact, as pocket lawns (which have to be maintained and result in harmful emissions) were replaced with garden that were more or less self-sustaining.

Varsity Tennis, Mock Trial, NHS VP, TKD black belt, etc.

Rec: Mayor wrote me a rec in light of the sustainability project i led.

Other Decisions:
Accepted to Princeton, CMU, UC Berkeley, U-Mich, UIUC, Rutgers
Rejected: MIT, Penn, Columbia

Strengths : Mayor’s Rec and some other magical aspect of me that appealed to the ad-coms.
Weaknesses: low SAT for P-ton, brown from New Jersey.

This acceptance was part of what will redefine my high school for years to come. Our class acceptances include: Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Cornell (2), Berkeley(2).
For our school, which is mid-sized and not amazingly competitive, our class acceptances are really gonna help put it on the map.
PM if you have questions.

preppie92 · March 31, 2011, 12:48am

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR, 760 M, 770 W
[] SAT II: 790 Lit, 780 US History, 770 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), World History (5), Gov and Politics (5), English Lit (5), English Lang (5), Macro (4), Bio (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hard…
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Congressional Page
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chair of Student Life Committee (student government), president of two clubs, editor of weekly newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of traveling and international volutneering
[] Summer Activities: TRAVEL! Also: worked in a biology lab at Princeton, served as a Congressional Page, attended Yale Ivy Scholars
[] Essays: Good (in my opinion at least)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great
[] Interview: Ehh. Not the best.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] School Type: Private boarding school in CT
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Wealthy
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my strongest asset was my academic and extracurricular record demonstrated in my transcript and recs. I’ve worked my ass off and taken advantage of every opportunity in the past four years and it paid off!
[] Weaknesses: Test scores weren’t awesome; interview was lackluster.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Yale, Harvard, UNC (Morehead), and Georgetown. Waitlisted at Stanford
[/ul]General Comments: I have no idea where I’m going to go–ahhhhh!!!

CannedPineapple · March 31, 2011, 12:51am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (700 CR, 770 M, 770 W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2240 (same as above)
[] ACT (breakdown): -
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): -
[] SAT II: 780 chem, 770 bio m, 760 math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Weighted GPA: 4.49
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank, but in top 4%
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chem (5) USH (4) Bio (5) BC Calc (5) Comp Sci (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP English, AP Physics, debate, electives, chinese
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Not Sure
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] -[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Tutoring in an underprivileged elementary school, policy debate, generic music, prez of science club, a few committees
[] Job/Work Experience:
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Tutoring[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Volunteering 10[/li][] EC Short Answer: Debate 7
[]A few details questions:[noparse]
[noparse][]Your Voice Extended essay: Summer environmental science camp 10
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable):
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Chem teacher 10
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 11th grade History teacher 10
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she said it was “glowing” 10?
[] Additional Rec: Supervisor at school where I volunteer 8.5
[] Interview: Yep, but it went horribly 4
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App:
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Legacy

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, recs, hook, AP’s, SAT II
[] Weaknesses: SAT, interview
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: recs+hook
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Better interview![/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congrats to all who got in, and I wish the best of luck to those on the waitlist!
Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): Sorry that I don’t have that much time to write this post, but basically I visited and loved the quality of the classes.

JackieONXCTF · March 31, 2011, 1:05am

Decision: Accepted!!!

4.0 GPA
Bad SAT’s and Subject Tests
AP’s: Spanish (5), APUSH (4), AP Enviro (4), Ap Eng, Ap Stats, Ap Bio

All-American runner (Track and Field)
15 time State Champion (Track and Cross Country)
National Runner up in 2000m Steeplechase
Gatorade Ct XC Player of the Year

Volunteer at Hospital
Tutor for Summer School
President of group donating money to the Smile Train
American Legion
National Honor Society
etc.

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): CT

Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White, European and Middle Eastern
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: —
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Sports
</code></pre>

General COmments:
Sorry, I didn’t include everything; just wanted to list some things. YAY! So excited to meet everyone and good luck to all!!! You have bright futures ahead of you…
:)

saturnne · March 31, 2011, 1:14am

Decision: Accepted

Yowza!!

beautiful · March 31, 2011, 1:21am

ACCEPTED!
Thank you Princeton. I am looking forward to meeting everyone!

dignified1 · March 31, 2011, 1:31am

For D:

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1520/1600; 2320/2400
ACT: n/a
SAT II: Took 5 (800,790,760,760,750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW, 4.3 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1-2% (school does not rank.)

AP (place score in parenthesis): Taken 8 exams so far (will take 5 more in May), all with score of 5 (Physics, Calculus, Chemistry, Biology, English, History, foreign language, etc.)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP courses + 1 Honors course

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Finalist, National Achievement Scholar + lots of regional awards for academics and athletics

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founded a popular club on campus, President, varsity athlete, demonstrated devotion to 2-3 other academic and volunteer organizations.
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 400+ hours of service

Summer Activities: attended competitive college science program, internship abroad, and traveled abroad
Essays: Very well-written. Revised multiple times. The longest part of this whole process!
Teacher Recommendation: Great! She peeked at one and couldn’t believe how wonderful it was.
Counselor Rec: Wonderful!
Additional Rec: Great!
Interview: D interviews very well. One of the best parts of her application.

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, successful girl in science

Reflection
Strengths: Very well-rounded. Excelled in sports, academics, service. Teachers/ counselors find her engaging so that it was easy for them to write her LORs.
Weaknesses: Scattered interests. Wants to major in everything.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Shocked she was accepted to all schools applied to. Could’ve saved a bunch of money on the application fees! In our opinion, she was accepted because: (1) took nothing for granted; (2) wrote and re-wrote her essays over a 3-month period. Did not stop until she thought they were perfect and were “her”; (3) has a great relationship with all of her teachers and counselors. It was actually difficult choosing which teachers to ask. They were all willing; (4) Interviews very well.; (5) Stats were in the 75% or higher range for every school she applied to; (6) attends a feeder school; (6) sent in all 14 of her apps early (before December 1).

Where you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT (EA); UPenn (likely); Columbia (likely); Duke (likely); Wellesley (likely); Northwestern, USC (Trustee Scholarship); UCLA (merit scholarship); UC Berkeley; UC Davis (Regents Scholarship). Waitlist: None. Rejections: None.

General Comments:
Wow! D has a big decision to make. She is truly in love with the vast majority of the colleges she was accepted to. Does not want to refuse any.

telesilla · March 31, 2011, 2:40am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M/790 CR/660 W (2250)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 800 M/790 CR/690 W (2280)
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 E/34 M/36 R/ 35 S (35 Composite)
[] SAT II: US History 780, Literature 740, Math II 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.45
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), U.S. History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish 5, Newspaper, AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Lang
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Lots
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State History Day Fair, but nothing really huge [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Mock Trial (Captain), Congressional Advisory Board, Girl Scouts
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, tutoring, cell phone mascot… hahaha.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours [/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):
[] Common App Main: On this trip I took to Europe through Girl Scouts where I went to international scout houses, etc.
[] EC Short Answer: On newspaper. I don’t really feel like rating myself.
[]A few details questions: Cutesy.
[]Your Voice Extended essay: About my love for obscure historical figures. Nerdy, endearing, I hope? Hahaha.
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably good.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably good.
[] Counselor Rec: I know her pretty well from Mock Trial, so probably good.
[] Additional Rec: My friend wrote a letter, but I don’t know how much that really counts.
[] Interview: Best one![/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Late December
[] State (if domestic applicant): Left side, best side
[] School Type: Competitive, public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Didn’t apply for FA
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses: Test scores, not many AP tests taken before senior year (although there aren’t many offered at my school), no major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m pretty well-rounded, but I don’t really have anything that sets me apart.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Georgetown SFS (EA), UChicago (EA), USC (Presidential Scholarship), UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD (Regents), UCD (Regents). Waitlisted at Princeton, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke. Rejected at Yale and Columbia.
[li] What would you have done differently?: I think I gave it my best shot. No regrets, right?[/ul][/li]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations to all the absolutely fabulous people who got in! Princeton was my top choice, so I’m hoping for whatever slim chance I have at getting off the waitlist. Otherwise, it’ll all play out as it’s meant to be. Bummed that they’re reinstating EA next year for Princeton, though! I would have totally applied early.
Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): I’m primarily interested in studying International Relations or public policy, so Woodrow Wilson was a huge draw to Princeton in particular.

getalifemom · March 31, 2011, 3:35am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 - 800V, 740M, 800W
[] SAT II: 760 BioM, 730 Lit
[] GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.24 w
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/600
[] AP (place score in parentheses): 11th-5,5,5,4; 10th-3, 9th-4
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs & 2 gifted/honors
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul]Gold Award, USSYP Alternate, NM Commended

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Council (president), Class Officer (president 2x), Interact Club (president & chapter founder), 4-H (state and national), NHS, Beta, French & Spanish clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: part-time cashier
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] 900 hours with several developed projects[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul] 
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] very good
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: stellar
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: excellent but long
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read but only one principal has ever felt compelled to write
[] Additional Rec: glowing
[] Interview: very, very good

Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App: mid-Dec
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large non-competitive public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <50K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: activities, sat score, gpa
[] Weaknesses: early AP scores, SAT IIs
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: extreme competition
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale after SCEA deferral, Dartmouth, Brown PLME, Duke Roberston, UGA Foundation Fellows, waitlisted Penn
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] not a thing[/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: So glad the waiting is over. Very surprised at Harvard and Yale admits - would trade for a Princeton admit.
Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance): love the school and the name

freakozoid · March 31, 2011, 8:47am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (670CR, 800M, 790W), first and only take
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math Level 2, 770 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/495
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Other: 11A’s in O Level, 6A’s 1B in AS Level
Senior Year Course Load: A Level Further Mathematics, A Level Biology, A Level Chemistry, A Level Physics, A Level Economics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CIE High Achiever Awards: Top in World in O Level Mathematics (Syllabus D), Top in World in O Level Additional Mathematics, Top in Region in O Level Statistics, Best 7 and 8 O Levels in Region, Selected for NMTC (Pakistani equivalent of USAMO) 2 times, National Spelling Bee Champion, 4th in Pakistan in Kangaroo Math Competition
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Rubik’s Cube Club (founder and president), Help Society (president), Tutoring Service for Math and Science, International Student Help Site (Moderator of the Month), Chess Club (president), Soccer Team (goalkeeper), Swimming Team (founder and captain), Track Team (founder and captain), Table Tennis Team (captain), Student Council (class proctor), Quiz Bowl Team (captain), Stanford University EPGY Quantum Mechanics, Research Paper on Math Problem
Job/Work Experience: Internship at an eye hospital and setting up free eye camps for people of northern areas of Pakistan, Internship at a bank, Working at an ice cream parlor
Volunteer/Community service: Building and Painting Houses in New Orleans, Cooking for homeless in Soup Kitchens in New Orleans, Organizing various fund raising events for Pakistan Flood Victims, Tutoring an Autistic child, Organizing a Cleanliness Drive in neighborhood, Volunteer Teaching in Orphanage
Summer Activities: See above
Essays: I really liked them.
Teacher Recommendation: Math teacher, amazing. English teacher, OK.
Counselor Rec: Made me cry.
Additional Rec: From bank in which I interned.
Interview: Bad. She showed no interest in me at all. It was like talking to a wall.
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Pakistan
School Type: Private, very competitive
Ethnicity: Asian (Pakistani)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$10000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>Strengths: Passion for math, grades, essays
Weaknesses: CR score, lack of non-science EC’s, interview
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tulane, Texas A&M, WPI, Furman, Lafayette, Miami. Rejected: MIT, Caltech, Rice, Colgate, Swarthmore, Stanford (deferred REA), Cornell, Penn. Waitlisted: Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard.
</code></pre>

General Comments: Congratulations to those who were accepted!

UT84321 · March 31, 2011, 11:19am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (760 on CR, 11 on essay)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): See above; only took once
[] ACT (breakdown): 36 (35 on math)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): See above; only took once
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 750 Bio, 740 US Hist
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: IDK; school doesn’t weight
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/360
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Took 5 up through jr year (55554), 4 in sr. year
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible, including AP Physics, Psych, Stat and Eng.
[] Number of other applicants in your school: IDK, maybe none
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Presidential Scholar Nominee, TASP[/li] [/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Debate (event captain 11,12) with many awards on local circuit, Enviro club (co pres, 12) MUN (co-pres, 12). Mock Trial (VP, 12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Modest
[li] Volunteer/Community service: About 100 hrs in fair trade retail store [/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Starting HS Star Wars club and selling Darth Vader Toast[/li][] EC Short Answer: Being involved in youth Shakespeare in the community
[] Other:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: IDK[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: IDK
[] Counselor Rec: IDK
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Pleasant enough, nothing special
[] Art Supplement: None [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Near deadline
[] State (if domestic applicant): UT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Lackluster public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $125k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Geography, TASP
[] Weaknesses: No sports, only modest volunteering
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted at Bowdoin, Carleton, Claremont-McKenna, Dartmouth (likely), Grinnell, Kenyon, Macalester, Pomona, Stanford, Swarthmore, U of Alabama, Whitman, and Williams. Rejected Harvard. Deferred Yale SCEA, then rejected.
[li] What would you have done differently?: [/ul][/li]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
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