Official Princeton University Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

Kitkatkate989 · March 31, 2011, 11:21am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 C (34 E, 33 M, 34 R, 28 S, 11 E)
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math II, 800 USH, 770 Spanish, 670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW
[] Weighted GPA: No idea.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), English Language (5), Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, Astronomy, Sociology, PFM, 2 Choirs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Published poetry in literary magazine, Published essay in literary magazine, Questbridge Finalist, Academic awards, Noble Conference, Substantial grant for sustainability awareness, Employee of the month :), Most Likely to Become President :)[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Young Democrats Club (founder/president), County Democrats, NEWSTAR Astronomy Club, Astronomical League, Peer Helpers, NHS (Advisory Board), Love Alliance, Successful fashion/culture blogger, University Girl Choir, Principals Cabinet
[] Job/Work Experience: Two jobs- Hostess and housekeeper (30 hours/week), Camp Counselor for past 2 summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen (100 hours), Boys & Girls Club (500 hours), School Activities/Clubs (70 hours), County Democrats (40 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Resident Camp Counselor[/ul]
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 spirit of camp and children. I believe it conveyed my passion for children/people well.[/li][] EC Short Answer: About sustainability…it was sp;od/ 
[]A few details questions: You really can’t mess up on these questions.
[]Your Voice Extended essay: One of the best I’ve written…honestly.[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Eloquent and amazing.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Excellent, portrayed my achievements well in the context of my unusual circumstances
[] Counselor Rec: Standard, I’m sure. 
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: It was my best/favorite interview of the bunch. I felt that my interviewer and I really connected![/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Very low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, socioeconomic diversity, and slight geographic diversity (this is probably negligible)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, SAT IIs, Possible hooks
[] Weaknesses: ACT scores, moderate ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s Princeton, and there are tons of amazing applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Williams, UW Madison, U of Minnesota (Honors), Marquette; Waitlisted: Yale, Princeton, Brown, UChicago; Rejected: Dartmouth, Penn, Duke, Bowdoin
[/ul]General Comments: Life goes on. I’m going to either Stanford/Harvard, so I will not be accepting a spot on the waitlist. I wish only the best for all of you!

midnightstar · March 31, 2011, 12:31pm

Sorry that the format’s a bit off, I did my best!

Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 740 M, 780 W)- superscored from 2 sittings
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT Subject Tests: Bio M- 800, Japanese- 650, Lit- 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/425
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Lang & Comp (5), Euro (5), Calc AB (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Japanese, AP Lit, AP US History, Honors Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N. American Computational Linguistics Olympiad, Best Solution (international award); Teach Africa Summit Delegate (1/10 from US); National study abroad scholarship (Japan); National Merit Scholarship Finalist; AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 Varsity sports, Youth Orchestra (1st violin/soloist), Japanese Honor Society (president), Model UN (Security Council), Moot ICC (winning team), Natl Novel-Writing Month (winner-wrote novel in 30 days at age 15), self-studying Hindi, folded 1000 paper cranes
[] Job/Work Experience: Japanese tutoring, otherwise none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Organized linguistics conference and raised $ for endangered language conservation.
[] Summer Activities: 6 week exchange in Japan (10th), JSA Summer School at Georgetown (11th)[/ul]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Fantastic- really captured my personality. It was about all the crazy projects Ive done over the years, and long too (around 900 words). 10?[/li][] EC Short Answer: Easiest essay I wrote in the entire process! 10
[]A few details questions: Great. The answers sounded like me. 10[]Your Voice Extended essay: Liked it. It was about my time in Japan. 10
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable): n/a
[] Other: n/a[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Didnt see, but probably wonderful
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Didnt see, but probably wonderful
[] Counselor Rec: Saw, it was good.
[] Additional Rec: From my gifted ed teacher and mentor. Didnt see, but Im sure it was amazing.
[] Interview: Great. She actually knew my dad from a previous job, and she gave me plenty of opportunities to show off my stats/ECs/etc.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Huge variance due to economic issues
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, test scores, active in unusual ECs
[] Weaknesses: Competitiveness of the applicant pool. Also, my public school rarely sends people to Ivies, and until this year my volunteer service was weak.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This was among my strongest apps.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- Yale, Princeton, Penn, American, Duke, UChicago; Waitlisted- George Washington, Georgetown SFS; Rejected- Harvard, Columbia
[/ul]General Comments: I hope this helps future applicants- these boards sure have helped me! Congrats to everyone who was accepted, and best of luck to those who weren’t- I know you’ll go somewhere equally amazing!
Why you applied: I wanted to give myself a shot at all 3 (HYP). Im headed to Yale, so hopefully someone on the waitlist here can happily take my place at Princeton! :)

swimHYPW · March 31, 2011, 3:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Sorry, this was posted on the Harvard page. Some things may have to be adapted.

Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2150- 770 Math, 700 Critical Reading, 680 Writing (but did not report)
• ACT: 34
• SAT II: Math II 650, US History 750, Spanish 700
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Weighted GPA: 4.92
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/482
• AP (place score in parentheses): ehh…they suck—only 2 5s (US History and Psych)
• IB (place score in parentheses): suckish as well…will be taking more next month
• Classes- IB program
Junior year- PreCalc, AP/IB Psychology, AP US History, AP English, AP/IB Spanish IV, AP/IB Physics B
Senior year- AP/IB Calc AB, AP/IB HL Physics C, IB HL History of the Americas, AP/IB English, IB HL Spanish V, classes at the university- study of African women in politics (one semester) and health education (one semester)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): President’s Volunteer Service Award, Best Algebra II Student, AP Scholar with Distinction, and other minor ones…

Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses)/community service/summer activities:

Athletics- (swimming)
Qualified and attended summer training at the Olympic Training Center
Qualified and competed in the Southern California Grand Prix
Qualified for Jr National team
2009 and 2010 Scholastic All American
Academic All American (2010)
2009 4th place in Open Water Senior Championship
Co-Captain of HS swim team
Captain of club swim team
Finaled in regional and state meets
I have been swimming competitively since the age of 12 (around 20hours+ of weekly training and morning practices) - hope to walk-on Harvard swim team

Leadership-
Co-Founder and President of Unicef HS Club
Captains of swim team (mentioned above)

Community Involvement-
Volunteered in Mexico- School for the Deaf, worked with orphanage and street children
Volunteered in Costa Rica- Schools (ESL)
Volunteered in Malawi, Africa- teaching health education in rural schools
Volunteer at day-care for disadvantaged girls- during school year
Volunteer at the homeless shelter- during school year
Volunteer with the UNICEF club- during school year

Music-
Viola player (5 years) in selective county youth orchestra

• Job/Work Experience: private swim coach instructor

Writing (Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):
• Essays (Include Subjects):
o Common App Main: 8, wrote about my experiences in Malawi, how the experience shaped who and what I want to become
o Supplement: 9, wrote about “The Girl Effect” and how I hope to release it to change the world. Google it! 
o Other(s):
• Teacher Recommendation: Two great recommendations, one from a Psych teacher (also the sponsor for my UNICEF club) and the other from my PreCalculus teacher. Both really highlighted my personal characteristics and high performance in their classes, and were very well written

Counselor Rec: Great! I have gotten to know my counselor well the last two years, so she had a good idea of who I was as a person
Additional Rec: my swim coach- really showed how much of a commitment swimming is, how I have great time management skills, and how I don’t give up (in spite of a back fracture)
• Interview: I’m not sure… I was interviewed by an old couple. It only lasted 45 minutes, but they were very kind and said that I was highly qualified
• Art Supplement: N/A

Other
• Date Submitted App: December? I can’t remember!
• State (if domestic applicant): FL
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public (IB program within major program)
• Ethnicity: Multiracial – Asian and Caucasian
• Gender: F
• Income Bracket: around 100,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not that I know of! My passion and focus?

Reflection
• Strengths: Passion for helping others, a strong focus—I do things because I genuinely want to, not just for my resume, pretty good GPA
• Weaknesses: Standardized testing scores, lack of leadership positions and awards
• Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: luck
• What would you have done differently?: Nothing at all 

Other colleges: Accepted to Princeton, Cornell, Harvard, Wellesley, Wesleyan, and JHU. Rejected from Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown. Waitlisted to UPenn and Williams.

General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted! I hope you all choose to attend! I am  I cannot wait to meet you all, and have a great four years together! This is just a dream! Each one of you deserves this, and I would be so happy to have you as a classmate.

Choosing between Harvard and Princeton! It’ll be tough!

whatfunii · March 31, 2011, 5:22pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 790 CR, 760 W (2320)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Chinese 800, Chemistry 790, Math II 800, World History 780, Literature 690
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1036
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) Statistics (5) English Lang and Comp (5) US History (5) Chemistry (5) Microeconomics (4) Macroeconomics (4) Calculus AB (5), Taking this year: Calculus BC, Literature and Composition, Biology, US Government, Computer Science, Psychology
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Literature and Composition, AP Biology, AP US/Comparative Government, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Siemens Competition Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National AP Scholar, Coca Cola Scholars Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Treasurer), SGA (Treasurer), Future Health Occupations Club (Treasurer), Ping Pong Club, Chinese Cultural Club, NHS, Jazz Band (Sax), Piano, JV Tennis (Captain), Spring Track, Cross Country
[] Job/Work Experience: Abacus Chinese Restaurant (3 years), Drexel University Summer Intern (2010 summer)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Chinese School Teacher’s Assistant, Reporter for SAPA-GP, Volunteered at a lab at University of Pennsylvania summer 2009, Various hours with NHS such as Special Olympics etc.
[] Summer Activities: Research, Vacations
[] Essays:
Common App: Wrote about the hardships of leading a team research project with unmotivated team members and lessons learned, etc.
Supplement: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, one from a math teacher I had for 3 years for Precalc, AP Calc 1 and AP Calc 2, one from AP Chem teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Average, our school has one counselor per 300 students
[] Additional Recs:
One from a professor at UPenn that I worked under during the summer of 2009
Mentor for Siemens Project and ISEF project from Harvard
[] Interview: So-So, not spectacular
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biological Sciences
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Large Suburban Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 95k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really, valedictorian, being Asian male is probably negative hook
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Class rank, research experience, Good leadership and extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Essay writing is somewhat average, though content was okay. Average awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Maybe something wasn’t there that they were looking for, w.e
[/ul]General Comments:
I got Accepted to UPenn Vagelos LSM so I’ll be having a great time there instead. I never thought the day would come when I would view a waitlist/rejection so carelessly.

Harvard: Waitlist
Princeton: Waitlist
Stanford: Rejected
UPenn LSM: Accepted
Duke: Rejected
UChicago: Waitlist
WUSTL: Accepted
Cornell: Waitlist
Emory: Still waiting
Penn State: Accepted to Honors College

Congratz to all that got accepted and for those that were rejected or waitlisted, hold your head high! You will all still succeed wherever you are if you put the effort in!

oceans123 · March 31, 2011, 5:51pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (2230):740m, 740cr, 750w
[] SAT II:790bio, 760mathII
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Weighted GPA:4.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):11/270
[] AP (place score in parentheses):world(4), bio(5), BC calc(5), stat(5)
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Spanish Language, AP Literature, AP Chemistry, Honors Chemistry Lab, Arts Focus Earth Science (requirement), Honors US History, Calc 3 at UNC-CH
[] Number of other applicants in your school:? none that i know of
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] elon junior scholar, national merit scholar, rensselaer medal award[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):Mentoring program for freshmen(senior advisor), rock-climbing club, habitat for humanity, spanish honor society(pres), national honor society(secretary), service club(pres), track and field, cross country, technology student association(multiple state awards), turtle research!
[] Job/Work Experience:worked as a paid research assistant to a college professor studying local aquatic turtle populations for the past four years, worked as a teacher’s assistant for a high school summer herpetology program at Elon University
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] student conservation association (3 years, >600 hours) kids science camps at local science museum (4 years, >200 hours), organized book drive for iraqi children, various other service events (~250 hours)[/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:dealing with scoliosis, 10[/li][]Your Voice Extended essay:how my older brother’s death influenced my life, 9
[] Teacher Recommendations: didn’t get to read them, probably great
[] Counselor Rec:probably great
[li] Additional Rec:from my research mentor for the past four years, glowing[/li]
Other[list]
[] Date Submitted App:november
[] School Type:public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket:middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]none i guess

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:interesting ecs and strong research experience, passion
[] Weaknesses:senior schedule wasn’t as impressive as it could have been
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:not really sure. i guess i just didn’t stand out
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted: UNC-CH with scholarship, WashU with scholarship, NC State waitlisted: rice, vanderbilt rejected: princeton, yale, stanford, brown
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul]applied to different schools i guess haha[/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:**kind of surprised and very very disappointed. i really thought i would have a higher yield than 3/9 hah. my condolences to all other rejectees; i totally feel your pain and confusion. super congrats to acceptees, that’s crazy awesome!
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 loved everything about it and the academics are of course impressive. i was also very interested in the bridge year program.

hahalolk · March 31, 2011, 6:21pm

I’m working on formatting.

pianoman429 · March 31, 2011, 6:34pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1590/2350 (790 CR, 800 M, 760 W)
[] SAT II: 790 math II, 750 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Weighted GPA: 5.26/5.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/601
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Physics, AP Calc, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit
[] Number of other applicants in your school: about 10?
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nada, just school stuff[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): piano since i was 4, a bunch of theatre and choral stuff (director of choral group), jv soccer and tennis, school community service clubs, chem club (cofounder), physics clubs, science league, tutoring
[] Job/Work Experience: Six Flags Great Adventure - admissions cashier (summers)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: piano at church, school community service organizations[/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: intimate essay on piano and how its impacted me (10)[/li][] EC Short Answer: eBay computer business I run (8-information much more important than the quality of the essay itself)
[]“Your Voice” Extended essay: about my sister and how she’s influenced me to be who I am today (9)
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable): awesome, detailed how i’ve always wanted to be an engineer, what I’ve done with it, my dreams, etc. really showed my passion (10)
[] Summer Essay: about how my summers are a perfect blend of productivity and fun, showed my intellectual passions while still portraying me as a normal kid (10)[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Computer Science: should be really good, by far her best student, always tells me how i remind her of a boy who went to Princeton 5 years ago[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: History: no idea should be good though
[] Counselor Rec: she loves me, said it was kick-ass lol
[] Additional Rec: research mentor from governor’s school
[] Interview: great, he said he really hoped I’d get in
[] Art Supplement: nope[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 12/27
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 100-120k /yr
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT scores, passion for engineering yet well rounded with piano and theatre, essays
[] Weaknesses: white male from NJ, no major awards, hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Columbia, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon (CIT), Georgia Tech, Rutgers. Waitlisted at Penn and Carnegie Mellon (computer science). Rejected at Harvard and MIT.
[li] What would you have done differently?: nothing![/ul][/li]
Other Factors: attended NJ Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology

General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Sooo happpyyyyy!! I still have not been able to stop smiling. It feels so great to know all of my hard work has finally paid off and I can’t wait to meet you all at Princeton! Everybody rejected, try not to take it too personally you are all still AMAZING!

Why Princeton: I love Princeton! I grew up an hour away from it and always dreamed of attending. Amazing programs, campus, location, etc. It’s the perfect school in my opinion!

yepyepshelep · March 31, 2011, 6:45pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): CR 620, M 770, W 740
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: US Hist 780, Math II 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 150
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US Hist 5, Eng Lang 4, Euro 3
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Span 4, Ind AP Environmental Sci, Leadership, Physics
[li] Number of other applicants in your school: 1[/li]
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): ASB Pres, Class pres (junior year), TON of other clubs with leadership possitions and community service stuff; a couple years of tennis and cross country too
[] Job/Work Experience: 6 hrs/week at high-end restaurant
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] TONS[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):[list] Great
[] Common App Main: Great; about changing over the years from a kid messing around on my ranch to who I am today
[] EC Short Answer: about going to tea party rally as a liberal
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Great; from District Superintendent
[li] Interview: Amazing; like three and a half hours at a starbucks; I talked about my philosophies for the future, and she just really seemed to like me[/li]
[] Date Submitted App: Mid-December
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: around 90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, interview, essays
[] Weaknesses: 620 in CR :/// !!!
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think that my interview really made it happen for me. It went really well, and she said she’ll do everything she can to get me in.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSB, and UPenn (Wharton); waitlisted at Stanford, Harvard, Brown, and Dartmouth
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] Study a ton more for CR on the SAT[/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m sooo shocked right now!!! I thought I’d have trouble getting into some state schools!!! haha

misterkevinsun · March 31, 2011, 9:05pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 - 800 W, 780 CR, 770 M
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History, 790 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.845 (don’t have unweighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Microeconomics (5), Language and Composition (5), US History (5), Physics B (5), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP French Language, AP Literature and Composition, AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist; AP Scholar with Distinction; FBLA Parliamentary Procedures: 3rd regional, 4th state; FBLA Business Calculations: 1st regional, 5th state; FBLA Business Math: 2nd regional, 3rd state; Harvard National Invitational JV Public Forum Quarterfinalist; Borelli Memorial Varsity Public Forum: 6th; SIFE Enterprise Business Presentation: 1st; Le Grand Concours National French Contest: 6th; Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music Grade 8 Piano Certification; Robert F. Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (District Secretary, Lieutenant Governor), FBLA (President [2 years]), Forensics (Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (President), Board of Education (Student Representative), French Honor Society, Science League, Model UN. There were others I didn’t list on my application.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~250 hours
[] Summer Activities: National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Congressional Student Leadership Conference - National Leadership Summit, Leadership in the Business World
[] Essays: CommonApp (pretty good), Supplement (meh), Summer (meh)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: Great
[] Interview: Okay
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations, leadership positions
[] Weaknesses: Interview and essay could have been much better
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See weaknesses
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: Harvard, UPenn Jerome Fisher M&T, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Northwestern, NYU, UVA Echols Scholars, Rutgers
Waitlisted: Princeton, Yale, Cornell
Rejected: MIT, Stanford
[/ul]General Comments:

I’m not too upset by the news, but whatever happens happens.

fgsfds · March 31, 2011, 9:25pm

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 – 800 CR, 740 M, 760 W
[] ACT: 35 – 35 E, 36 R, 35 M, 35 S
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 770 US History, 750 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/764 (7/802 at midyear)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History, Spanish Language, English Lang & Comp, Statistics – 5; US History – 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB/BC, AP English IV (Lit & Comp), AP Comp Gov & Pol, AP Econ, online US government, AP biology, drumline, band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): One national essay contest[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music was my main extracurricular. Drumline and marching band for 4 years, captain my last year – about 35 hours a week. Our drumline has done really well at national competitions and is recognized as one of the best in the nation, and I did really well at a national solo competition too. I also compose – a film score I wrote won best soundtrack at ASU’s campus filmfest. And I play piano (solo, jazz band, accompanying), but I haven’t done comparatively well there – it’s more for myself. Besides music, I write for the Dallas Morning News, am in Scouts, am president of NHS, am in JWAC and competed in WorldQuest (got 3rd this year, 4th last year out of about 80 teams), and some other stuff that I can’t think of right now.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Scouts, NHS – will graduate with 100 hours of service. probably the weakest part of my app.
[] Summer Activities: I went to Europe twice – once with friends and once on an expenses-paid trip from an essay contest. I went to a week-long marimba workshop and geeked out about the world cup. The rest of my summers were taken up by drumline and band practice.
[] Essays: If anything got me in, it was these. Princeton-specific begain with a quote from Kerouac’s On the Road and talked about the novel, studying jazz, and how both combined to create an important part of my worldview. My common app was about directing and conducting a percussion ensemble. And my short answer was about being in a successful drumline despite being deaf in one ear.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t read either of them. One from AP English 3 teacher who I was really close to, one from AP Stats teacher who I was not as close to.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty much just echoed my application. Only caught a glimpse of it though.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Nein.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes! And got a whole lot more than I expected.
[] Intended Major: Woodrow Wilson, I think. Or Econ… don’t really remember. I’m essentially undecided.
[] State (if domestic applicant): Tejas
[] School Type: Massive, ridiculously competitive public (34 NMSs this year)
[] Ethnicity: White and NA (but no tribal or cultural affiliation)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 120-150k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none unless you count the Native American, but I really don’t think it had an influence because I’m also white and middle-class.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, definitely. My involvement in music is pretty extensive too.
[] Weaknesses: No massive awards, not a lot of community service.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I legitimately have no idea. I guess my essays showed lots and lots of deep thought about me and everything I do, but as far as things I’ve done in comparison to the rest of the applicant pool, I’m mediocre. I was absolutely floored by all my decisions.
[] What other schools have you been accepted to/plan on going? Accepted: UT Austin Plan II, Fordham Lincoln Center with tuition, Harvard, UChicago, Brown, Columbia. Rejected: Yale (Deferred SCEA)[/ul]
General Comments: I’m not sure if Princeton is where I’ll end up. I still can’t believe I got in… to everyone rejected/waitlisted: you are wonderful people who will do wonderful things with your lives at other wonderful schools. and to future applicants: don’t try to be someone you’re not! Be a kid. I think they want to see that you’re mature, but you’re still a high school senior.

via · March 31, 2011, 9:33pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 700 M, 760 WR, total 2230
ACT: -
SAT II: 700 U.S. History, 770 Bio-E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Language/Comp (5), APUSH (5), World History (5), Bio (5), Chem (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Environmental, AP Gov, AP French, AP Lit, AP Physics, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): G.S. Gold Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): research at cold spring harbor labs (1 yr), pit orchestra (3 yrs), chamber orchestra (2 yrs), science research club (4 yrs)
Job/Work Experience: worked at library for ~1.5 yrs
Volunteer/Community service: 500+ at hospital, 100 at Youth Court, 200 at Girl Scouts
Summer Activities: working at library, volunteering at hospital
Essays: my common app was how i was a lefty and what i daily experience, harvard’s was about the research i do
Teacher Recommendation: i’m guessing very good
Counselor Rec: same
Additional Rec: same
Interview: it was pretty good
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: half Jamaican
Gender: female
Income Bracket: middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, 1st gen
Reflection
Strengths: science research, URM
Weaknesses: average test scores, not many leadership positions
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: average test scores, few leadership positions
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
accepted: harvard, amherst, bowdoin, swarthmore, wellesley, and williams
rejected: yale
General Comments: even though princeton was my 1st choice, idc b/c i got into freaking harvard!

asdfqwerty765 · March 31, 2011, 11:09pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (R: 800 M:780 W:800)
[] SAT II: 800 Math IIc, 800 US History, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.715
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/440 for my application (it dropped second semester due to my choosing to take band classes =/)
[] AP: 5s in Calc BC, Chemistry, Biology, US History, World History, Psychology, Statistics, Music Theory, and English Language, 4 in French
[] Senior Year Course Load: Post AP Scientific Research, Post AP Internship, AP Physics C, AP Government, AP Economics, AP Lit, Band, French 6
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Not sure.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Nothing unique. National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar with Distinction, Presidential Scholars, will be coauthored in a paper that will be submitted to journals[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Helping Hands (Co founder, president, winner of the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award), Leadership Club (founder of tutoring service for math and science, co VP, Tutoring Coordinator), French Club (president), National Honors Society (president), Flute (number of state and regional awards), Refugee Outreach (hundreds of hours, advocate, and fundraised a trip to Burma to teach English and music at a school)
[] Job/Work Experience: Three research internships
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Perhaps my main strength? Some of my best moments (and countless hours) in high school were from organizing service events for my clubs. [/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: My trip to Burma as an English and music teacher[/li][] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Wonderful and personal.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: I didn’t get to read this one, but I’m assuming the same
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Wonderful, WONDERFUL interview! Made me fall in love with the school all over again! 
[] Art Supplement:N/A[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: Don’t remember.
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public (in the Magnet program)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: <60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None, other than QuestBridge? [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: No standout awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Hard work and God’s grace
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Also accepted to Harvard, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Brown, Dartmouth (likely), Cornell (likely), Rice (Trustee Scholar), Johns Hopkins (Bloomberg Scholar), UChicago, Northwestern. [/ul]

[/list]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:I am so grateful for this opportunity! To those who are perusing this thread as a prospective student, best of luck in the admissions process! It may be daunting, but work hard and I know you will end up exactly where you need to be. **

2015hopefulnz · April 1, 2011, 7:42am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (760 M, 720 CR, 720 W) Essay 11
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Maths II 750, Literature 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (School didn’t calculate GPA)
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/1200 students (Our high school spans from Year 9 to 13, with year 10-13 being the American high school’s 4 year equivalent)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: English (with scholarship), New Zealand History (with scholarship), Japanese (with scholarship), Economics (with scholarship), Calculus. Scholarship subjects are accelerated/extended subjects, probably the same as Honours/AP.
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 0
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] NCEA (National New Zealand Examinations) Achieved with Excellence (Level 1, 2, 3), NCEA Scholarships for Statistics, History and English, Auckland University Academic Scholarship, Auckland University National Economics Exam with Distinction, National Massey University Economics Competition 1st Place, Massey University Japanese Speech Competition 1st Place, PNGHS Trust Scholarship & variety of regional/national awards, bursaries and article publications.[/list]

Subjective:[ul]

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Head Girl/Prefect, Student Council (Chairperson/Head), World Vision Committee (1 of 4 Leaders), Amnesty International Committee, Writing Extension (Leader), Palmerston North Youth Council member. Also, dancing clubs/shows.
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Sushi Shop, Kitchenhand at a rest home. 
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Through Student Council: fundraising for Make-A-Wish Foundation, New Zealand Cancer Society, Women’s Refuge, NZ Starship Foundation. Volunteered with Palmerston North Refugee Services, local high school for computer training courses, a local catering service. [/ul][/li]
Writing:[ul]

[] Common App Main: It was about a holiday visit to a small town bordering Burma and Thailand; how my family and I ended up pretty much just going through this flap in the wall of a plant stall to cross over from one country to another. The whole experience was exhilarating and I loved this essay to bits. 10
[] EC Short Answer: Talked about my role as Head Girl/Prefect and what that involved. 
[]“A few details” questions: Just genuine responses
[]“Your Voice” Extended essay: I did the topic on a person who has influenced me. I picked my best friend, and used her obsession for stones and all things quirky as my starting point. Looking back now I think my essays were a lot more like stories/creative writing pieces than conventional essays which I’m so glad about. 9-10!
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable): N/A
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didn’t read either of my recommendations but I know them both incredibly well.
[] Teacher Recommendation #2:
[] Counselor Rec: Read this. Felt so grateful for all that she said
[li] Interview: I had an interview across Skype with a Princeton Alumni! Not your typical college interview but a lot of fun nonetheless. The man was incredibly friendly and so enthusiastic to be interviewing - I thought it went really well and that we both had many things to share, about myself and on his part, about Princeton.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]

[] Date Submitted App: 23 December
[] State (if domestic applicant): -
[] Country (if international applicant): New Zealand
[] School Type: Public girls’ high school. 1200+ students.
[] Ethnicity: Burmese/Myanmar
[] Gender: F
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Possibly URM (?). Not sure if that counts too much though because I’m an international, and technically from New Zealand. [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays definitely. National examination grades. Extra-curriculars. I also sent in a Youtube link of my end of the year graduation speech as Head Girl. I felt this was one of the strongest points of my application. I hope they had the chance to watch it.
[] Weaknesses: SAT I & II.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Hard work, luck and a lot of hours spent doing what I loved.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to Columbia (Likely + John Jay Scholar), waitlisted for Yale. Only applied to a few places overseas but have been accepted on full scholarship to Auckland University, NZ.
[li] What would you have done differently?: I don’t think I could have done much differently. I think my application just really reflected who I was. [/ul][/li]
Other Factors:

**Congrats to everyone who got in!!! I’m not a hundred percent sure where I’ll end up yet, but definitely looking forward to facing the big wide world, away from Kiwiland. Haha.
**

c353HORNER · April 1, 2011, 9:34am

Congrats and welcome!!! I love reading these storys, my son is a current freshman. You will absolutly love love love Princeton, it is an amazing place. Congrats again. It’s been a year since we got the news and I still pinch myself. Way to Go!!! So Awesome!!!

merrymelodys · April 1, 2011, 6:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (730 M, 710 CR, 650 W)
[]ACT (breakdown): 33 (32 E, 33 M, 34 R, 33 S)
[]ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II: 710 Math Level II, 710 Biology E, 760 Literature
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[]Weighted GPA: 4.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/587
[] AP (place score in parentheses): AP Biology (5), AP Language and Comp (5), AP World History (5), AP US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calculus AB, AP US Gov, AP Physics C, AP Psychology, Band, Economics H
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 1 or 2
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Marching Band (Section Leader, Brass Captain), Symphonic and Jazz Band, Piano study and competitions, Youth Group, JV Softball, JV Soccer (Captain), Science Team, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society (Communications Committee leader)
[] Job/Work Experience: I’ve taught piano lessons to 5 students (I now have 6!) for over a year and a half.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Peer Tutoring, Camp Counseling, Church Music Ministry, Volunteering in nursery, at local homeless shelter, wildlife shelter, visiting nursing homes[/ul] [/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Common App Main: My inspiration to take responsibility for my education due to the story of my grandmother’s courageous immigration to the US. (10)
[] EC Short Answer: The joy I find in teaching piano lessons (8)
[]Your Voice Extended essay: Wrote about my time volunteering at a Christmas party (that occurred just ten days before the application was due!) for Foster Children.
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: AWESOME. Apparently… I didn’t get to read it, but other people who got recommendations from her said they were great. (10)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Didn’t read, but my teacher liked me… so I’m guessing it’s good (8)
[] Counselor Rec: Brief paragraph filled with generalized statements about how I’m a great student… ugh. The Guidance Department at my school is so slack. (3)
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Best 1.5 hour conversation of my life!
[li] Art Supplement: none, though I probably could have submitted one for piano if I’d had more time… [/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: January 31st
[] State (if domestic applicant): SC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, legacy[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays, GPA/rank, and the INSANE amount of time and commitment I gave to marching/symphonic band at my school.
[] Weaknesses: Test grades =P
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: WOOWWWW!!! I couldn’t believe I got accepted! My friends all said I would get in, but I didn’t believe them. Ummm… I guess being an URM helped. And maybe being from South Carolina.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Stanford, Washu, Furman, University of Miami. (I only applied to five)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Oh gosh, I definitely would have actually studied for the SAT. And the SAT IIs. I didn’t stumble onto CC until after I had already submitted my applications, and getting a 2090 was considered really good at my school at that time… it’s full of underachievers. (Only two others from my school got into top 20 colleges).[/li]
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: My giant envelope came in the mail today! I’m sooooo excited about going to Princeton Preview!
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): It’s everything I’m looking for in a college. …and MORE. haha :D

FallenAngel9 · April 1, 2011, 8:12pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (730 CR, 710 M, 710 W) (Did not send)
[] ACT: 34 (35 E, 35 M, 34 R, 33 S, 9 W) (34 R is from a different test date)
[] SAT II: 770 US History, 710 Lit, 700 MathII (Did not send)
[] GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW / 4.41 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/425
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Calc AB (5), US Gov (5), Comp Gov (5), Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Architectural Drafting, AP Lit, AP German, AP Stat, AP US History, AP Advanced Physics (Physics C), AP Psych
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with Distinction, QuestBridge Finalist, German Honor Society, Several others[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I don’t feel like typing them all out, so I’ll just say that they were decent but nothing extraordinary at all.
[] Job/Work Experience: Informal yard work, etc
[] Volunteer/Community service: A pretty large amount, though it is not a strong point by any means. Maybe 300 hours or so as a rough estimate.
[] Summer Activities: Went to an elite summer camp, worked, did homework, etc
[] Essays: Pretty strong all around.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should have been amazing, as both teachers have known me and my family for 4+ years and both taught my favorite/best subjects.
[] Counselor Rec: Should have been really good.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Went pretty well, a little awkward but not bad.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[] Country: United States
[] School Type: Public, sends few grads to top schools
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~$40,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): QuestBridge Finalist[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Objective stats, essays, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars and similar areas
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s Princeton.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Emory, Middlebury, Rice, Truman State, Tulane, UVa, Vanderbilt, and Wesleyan. Waitlisted at Brown, Dartmouth, and WUSTL. Rejected by Harvard and Yale (:'[).

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who was admitted! You all deserve it; they picked you for a reason. To those who weren’t so lucky, I’m really sorry for the bad news, but I’m confident that you’ll end up where you should be - I got rejected from my dream school but I’m sure that I’m meant to be somewhere else and am already getting excited about my options.

LondonGentleman · April 2, 2011, 12:15am

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 - CR: 790, M: 750, W: 780
[] ACT: 31… Did not submit
[] SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Spanish Reading
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 126
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng. Lang & Comp (5), World History (5), US History (4), Chemistry (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Calc AB, AP Environmental Science, AP Lit and Comp, Student Aide :p, AP Physics B
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing “Major,” but I did place 3rd in Essay and 4th in Extemporaneous Speaking in the State Literary Competition
[] Minor Awards: Bausch & Lomb Honarary Science Award, DAR Good Citizen Award, STAR Student, National Merit Commended, and numerous scholar athlete awards.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars:
Football (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) JV (9th, 10th) Varsity (11th, 12th)
Varsity Track & Field (10th, 11th) 8th in Region Discuss (11th)
Philanthropy Club (11th, 12th) Founder and President 30+ members; Raised $1100 for Haiti Earthquake Relief and various food supplies for the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission
National Beta Club (10th, 11th, 12th) President (12th)
Math Team (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) Team Captain (12th) Individually placed in the top 10 of about 100 competitors all 4 years of competing.
National Honor Society (10th, 11th, 12th) Treasurer (12th)
Key Club (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) Vice President (12th)
Academic Quiz Bowl (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th) Team Captain (10th, 11th, 12th)
Savannah Engineering Academy (11th)
Science Seminar (11th) Met bimonthly at various sites across the city for lectures and science oriented activities (constructing underwater robots, rockets, web sites, etc.)

[] Job/Work Experience: Summer lifeguarding, neighborhood lawn service, private math tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hrs total, 32 of which were at a local hospital
[] Summer Activities: Football, lifeguarding, ENJOYING LIFE
[] Essays: Well written. First about the fundraiser I organized in response to the Haiti Earthquake. Second about my mother’s influence on my life.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Only read one, it was very complimentary.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t read
[] Interview: It went smoothly. Nothing spectacular, no 3 hour conversation about our mutual love of Jorge Luis Borges or anything of the sort
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA, baby!
[] School Type: Christian Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Well rounded in all areas but…
[] Weaknesses: not STAND OUT in any.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of a unique flair. Lots of talented, deserving applicants.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech
Waitlisted: Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke
Rejected: Princeton, Yale
[/ul]General Comments: I gave the application process my best effort, and I am content with my results.

skadoosh13 · April 2, 2011, 12:34am

Decision: Accepted

SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY :)

nibbles913 · April 2, 2011, 1:00am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 M, 800 CR, 770 WR)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): (See above)
[] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: Math II (800), Chem (800), Physics (800), US History (780)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Weighted GPA: 4.54 using school scale
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/690
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC, Physics B, Chemistry, Physics B, Physics C: Mechanics, Computer Science A, European History, US History
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics C, AP Economics, Advanced Calculus
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Between 5-10
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, NMF [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Olympiad (President), Orchestra (President), ACSL, Varsity Track, Varsity Cross Country, Soccer, Skiing
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Soccer coaching, Hospital, Various projects[/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: How I overcame my fear of asking for help in class, pretty funny and engaging if I may say so myself[/li][] EC Short Answer: Soccer Coaching, very solid
[]“A few details” questions: I just put down my favorites
[]“Your Voice” Extended essay: Skiing, probably one of my more mediocre essays. It could had been misinterpreted in a negative fashion if you read it one way (something I did not realize until after I submitted the app)
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable): N/A
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably excellent - I was the only junior that tried in our seven-man class of seniors with senioritis and me
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably excellent - My main CommonApp essay involved this teacher. I was also one of the few people that tried in her class.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably very good - I do not know her that well though
[] Additional Rec: Excellent - from my Science Olympiad club advisor
[] Interview: Pretty good
[] Art Supplement: N/A [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 12/15
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large above-average public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: N/A
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Familiarity with Princeton, Academics + Sports, Excitement in essays
[] Weaknesses: Lack of major awards, Not that unique
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Competitive applicant + legacy bump
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Columbia (accepted), Cornell (accepted), UChicago (accepted), Penn State Schreyers Honors College (accepted + full ride), Penn (Waitlist), Harvard (reject), Yale (reject)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Started entire application process sooner[/ul][/li]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Rawr ima tiger!
**Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton : When I was little, I asked my mom where she went to for grad school to which she responded “Princeton!” Ever since then I’ve had a fascination with Princeton so needless to say, I was a little biased when the application process started. Luckily though, I found justification in my fascination (i.e. undergrad focus, small classes, gothic architecture, Rubik’s Cube Club, etc.) and got in **

adriennevaughan · April 2, 2011, 4:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Not much to say except that I am NOT one of those people who got a 2400 (or even a 2200) or had a perfect 4.0. (And, no, I was not a recruited athlete.)

Don’t know why I got in but I’m glad I did. Even if you don’t think you have a snowball’s chance in hell, give it a shot: Ivies are a crap-shoot. I applied to five and only got into Princeton.

Their loss I guess. :)

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