Official Princeton University Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

dubearjun · April 3, 2011, 11:49pm

Decision: Accepted

@adriennevaughan - same thing happened to me!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2280 (770W, 780M, 730CR)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 750 Chem, 720 Bio (M)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5, 3.6-ish I guess?
[] Weighted GPA: 4.13
[] AP (place score in parentheses): APUSH (5), Bio (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Eng, AP Econ, AP Calc BC, Philo, Music Theory, Honors Classics of World Literature, Jazz Ensemble.
[] Number of other applicants in your school: 30 (4, including me, got in)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Commended Scholar (NMSQT)

Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): JAZZ DRUMMER – 2011 Jazz Band of America, 2010 NJ All-State Jazz Band, various other honor bands. Lots of awards at jazz competitions.
[] Job/Work Experience: Taught drum lessons.
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] Camp counselor at Hindu Heritage Summer Camp in Rochester, NY. Volunteered at a hospital in India. Shoveled driveways from time to time in the winter.[/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects):Wrote about my English teacher. It was good (it worked, yeh?)
[] Common App Main: Wrote about jazz drumming and how I wanted to study music
[li] EC Short Answer: Wrote about a podcast that my friend and I started[/li]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: bio teacher. probably good (didn’t read)
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: english teacher. probably great (didn’t read)
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: band director. read that one. awesome.
[] Interview: good interview.
[] Art Supplement:[/ul] Sent in a CD that sampled my jazz drumming. Also met director of jazz studies personally and handed him my CD, and kept in contact with him throughout the year.

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 12/30/10 (I think?)
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public Mid-sized
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: didn’t apply for aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): probably the music stuff

Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Music supplements. Solid standardized test scores, essays, and recs.
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m sure my app went through the music department at one point or another. I guess Princeton likes jazz musicians. I think a lot of my other stats were strong enough. The only thing that could have hurt me was my GPA.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Princeton, NYU, Oberlin, UMich (music), Rutgers. Rejected: Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, UPenn, Williams, Wesleyan, Northwestern.
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] studied harder lol[/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: I’m absolutely elated that I was accepted to Princeton. I learned that grades aren’t everything, although every other ivy/williams/wesleyan I applied to rejected me. However, if you do what you love and work hard at it, amazing things can happen! Getting into Princeton was only a dream, but it came true.
Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton : Pretty great jazz program, amazing academics, stellar reputation, close to home, lovely campus. This was the ideal place for me.

Whatevert · April 5, 2011, 1:22pm

[ size=+1[ color=green[ b]Decision: ACCEPTED[ /g[ /color][ /size]

Objective:
• SAT I: 2030
• SAT II: US history 750 (crammed in 2 weeks. knew nothing before) BIO M 760
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd
• Major Awards

Highest O level results in the country: 10A’s
4 A’s at A Levels (kids normally do 3 subjects) and highest raw marks in class of 2010
Runner up in Malaysian/Sri Lankan Law Olympiad
Commended with excellence in Intl Essay Anthology 2010
Head Prefect
(I have my final A level results because I am on a gap year)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:

own a sustainable Tshirt line
Winner of National Scrabble tournament when I was 12
1 Hour radio interview
MUN
represented school in national debating and national quiz
Catwalk model for 2 shows

Sports:
• Captain of school soccer team
• Currently assistant coach at school
• Was in Division II of national swimming team 2 years back.

Drama: Just got cast in Oscar nominated director’s (Deepa Mehta) new movie (Midnight’s Children based on Salman Rushdy’s novel). I get to act alongside Satya Bhabha (played Matthew Patel in Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Soha Ali Khan, etc.

Was in a Broadway show in Sri Lanka
Won best actress in school competitions for 4 consecutive years
Directed school musical with 78 kids (including costume design, make up, lights, sound, choir, choreography, etc) and sold out a 700 seat theatre for 3 nights.

Journalism:
• Manager of school website and prospectus
• Senior editor of school magazine
• photographer and comic artist for school newspaper

Job/Work Experience:

assistant soccer coach at school
art teacher for 120 kids aged 10-19
school photographer
worked at renewable energy company
etc

Volunteer/Community service:

hundreds of volunteer hours
exhibitions to auction off paintings for cancer hospital being built
work with Zonta Intl
president of initiative at school to build Braille libraries in war torn areas

Essays: common app was original (about painting myself but it was an extended metaphor)
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: great
Interview: yep and it went GREATTTT

Country (if international applicant): Sri Lanka
School Type: Private, best in country
Gender: F
Financial Aid: need full ride
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): in an oscar nominated director’s movie? tshirt line? successful gap year? god knows!

Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
A: Harvard, Princeton, U Chicago, NYUAD
W: Williams
R: Yale, Brown, Columbia, Amherst, Hamilton,

General Comments: Oh well I’m going Harvard :)

hlhgxu · April 6, 2011, 12:21am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): did not take
[] ACT superscore (breakdown):
[] SAT II: US history (780), Chem (780), Bio (780), Cal II (780), Lit (780), Spanish (760)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.35
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), English (5), Cal BC (5), Bio (5), Chem (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Psychology, AP Poli Sci, AP Spanish, AP Macro Econ, Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra
[] Number of other applicants in your school:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):ISWEEEP Finalist, National Merit, Presidential Scholar Candidate, Future Global Leader Lexicon Challenge, State Science Honor, and a bunch of others from the state, companies, institutes, and school [/ul] [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Band Executive Council (President, Social Chair, Publicity Officer), Marching Band (Clarinet Section Leader), School Magazine (Editor), Institute of Children Literature (Student Writer), School Symphony Orchestra, Med Club (Officer), Quiz Bowl (Officer), University of California Irvine Research (lab assistant)
[] Job/Work Experience: Instrument shop
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Surgical floor at local hospitals [/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: [/li][] EC Short Answer:
[]A few details questions:[noparse]
[noparse][]Your Voice Extended essay:
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable):
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably Excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Probably Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Probably Excellent
[] Interview: Best interview
[] Art Supplement:[/list]

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

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: A good fit
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Rejected by other Ivies I applied to. I prayed for one and the most fitting school. It was answered.
[li] What would you have done differently?:Re-tune essay[/ul][/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:Not my first choice, but it looks the best fit. **
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):

cimarron · April 8, 2011, 10:49pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (790 CR, 740 M, 780 W) 2340 (750 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2380 (790 CR, 800 M, 790 W)
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5 (thats what I get for taking too many music classes)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% – school doesnt rank, but does use deciles
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Literature, AP US Gov, AP Macro, Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Band
[] Number of other applicants in your school: No idea. At least 2 others
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist? Nothing really [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): [list]
[li] Research Internship: Chemistry Dpt. at local UC with thermoelectric materials (11, 12)[/li][] Flute and Piccolo: principal stands in two competitive groups (school has an exceptional music program), multiple honor bands including principal chair in one (9, 10, 11, 12)
[] United States Pony Club: 1st place Quiz Team at Regionals, 3rd place at National Championships (9, 10, 11, 12)
[] Jewelry Design: Organized fundraisers for school clubs (9, 10, 11, 12) [/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience: Nope.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital (11, 12), Local science center over the summer (11, 12) [/list]

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 a death of a close friend made me driven. Okay, I guess[/li][] EC Short Answer: Talked about research
[]A few details questions: I was honest, and they portrayed me accurately
[]Your Voice Extended essay: Talking about coming out. I didnt feel like the topic options suited me very well. I felt like this essay came out the weakest of any I wrote
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable): Nope.
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 11th grade AP Bio teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 10th grade English teacher (I was worried about this, but I didnt really have another choice since my 11th grade English teacher was deployed in Afghanistan and I took history at summer school for the past 2 years)
[] Counselor Rec: Didnt know her that well, since I only went in to complain about the scheduling mistakes they had made. Probably okay though
[] Additional Rec: PI from research
[] Interview: Went alright. Interviewer told me in an email afterward that I would be a first-class scientist
[] Art Supplement: Music- Flute. It wasnt that great because Ive been having hand problems
[/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: 12/28
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Eurasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Low-ish, although I didnt apply for aid. Both my parents are essentially retired, but my mom used to be a doctor so we have money in assets and stuff
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.[/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Took advanced math at local UC, research experience, nothing much
[] Weaknesses: Lack of awards, bad supplement essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea.
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UC Berkeley (with Regents Scholarship at all three), Cornell (Tanner Dean Scholar), Harvey Mudd, Northwestern (ISP), and Caltech Waitlisted: Stanford and MIT
[li] What would you have done differently?: Tried to work out that supplement essay[/ul][/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Congratulations to everyone!
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): My PI convinced me to apply because she has a friend who teaches in the Chemistry Department

Owlish · April 10, 2011, 2:04pm

Accepted! =D I might post my stats later. Congrats to everyone!

AlexZJ · April 13, 2011, 10:42am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): CR 790, M 800, W 670(LOL, I know…), E 12
[] SAT I superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 35 (E 10)
[] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[] SAT II: M2C - 800, PHY - 800, CHEM - 790, BIO M - 790, WHistory - 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/451
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus AB (5), Calculus BC (5), Physics B (5), Physics C (5), Chemistry (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (4)
[] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Not sure…
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Physics Olympiad Bronze Medalist, Informatics Olympiad Bronze Medalist, AMC 12 - 140 points [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Math and Science Council (President), Student Council (Vice President), Economics Club (Secretary), Charity Club (Vice President), Entrepreneurial Society (Treasurer), Tennis Club (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked in a bookstore ~50 hours. Worked for the local newspaper ~100 hours, freelance writer.
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for St. John’s Ambulance ~20 hours, Volunteered as a student facilitator to train juniors ~40 hours, volunteered at nearby old folks’ home ~100 hours. [/ul][/li]
Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[] Essays (Include Subjects): 8[list]
[li] Common App Main: 8[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable): 8
[] Other: N/A[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: 7.5
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: 8
[] Counselor Rec: 10
[] Additional Rec: 7
[] Interview: 8
[] Art Supplement: N/A [/list]

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: December 30
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 50000~70000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen, legacy [/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT score, ECA
[] Weaknesses: essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:

[list]
[]Admits: MIT, Brown, Stanford, Yale
[] Rejected: Caltech, Amherst, Swarthmore[/ul]
[*] What would you have done differently?: Not sure… [/list]

glebshes · April 14, 2011, 12:50pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (600 CR, 670 M, 780 W)
[ *] TOEFL: 114 (iBT) (Listening: 27, Reading: 28, Speaking: 29, Writing: 30)
[ *] SAT II (if submitted): German with Listening: 750, Literature: 620
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): German Scale: 0-15, I am 11/15, best in class is 13/15
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Non Available, approx top 15 percent
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: most challenging
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model European Parliament National Top10 Delegate, one of the 10 people to get invited to international conferences
Schul/Baenker (Bank System simulation amongst 880 German High School teams) Bank leader, bank placed favorably
[ *] Job/Work Experience: major gas company (customer service), major Hungarian press agency (writer, translator)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: None
[ *] Essays: Common App essay was on how the fusing of the childish hedonism that I used to represent and the adult responsiblity that I have learnt from my father made me a complete person and helped me feel comfortable in my own skin. Sup. essay was on my first experience being discriminated against, probably my best essay so far.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one is from my Hungarian teacher who absolutely loves me, other one is from my Social Sciences teacher who talked about my interest and talent in the fields of Economics and Politics
[ *] Counselor Rec: quite solid, describes as an independent thinker
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: 1,5 hours, really good and interesting, felt like we got along rather well.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Economics, Woodrow Wilson
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Hungary, I am Russian though
[ *] School Type: German private school in Hungary, considered to be one of the best schools in the whole country.
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: low-middle
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): URM, speak 4 languages fluently and am learning another two.

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: very international background, knowledge of languages
[ *] Weaknesses: Academics, lack of national awards, applied for aid
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not amazing enough
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] frustrated :I Congratulations to everyone who got in!

beatlesdisturbed · April 16, 2011, 10:25pm

Anyone from East Brunswick here? My friend there told me TEN kids there got admission.

topasalacqua13 · April 23, 2011, 4:49pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2170
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 740 Bio, 730 Chem, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), US History (4), English Comp (5); currently taking Biology, Government, Latin, Calc BC and Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Achievement Finalist
[/ul]Subjective: PM for details.

Other:[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: AA, mixed
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li][/ul]

Bfastattiffanys2 · April 23, 2011, 5:23pm

Physicsnut1: YOU ARE AMAZING WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO??

ejswenson · April 26, 2011, 8:20pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (w:790) took it six times, improved every time, worth every dime
[] SAT II: Chem: 760 MathII: 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.81
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parentheses): US:5 Psych:5 Euro:4 Calc AB:5 Eng. Lang:4
[] Senior Year Course Load: hard
[] Number of other applicants in your school: dunno
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] none, i was worried about this[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): founded club, olympic development soccer player
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/ul] clinic, 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: late bloomer[/li][] EC Short Answer: volunteering
[]A few details questions:[noparse]
[noparse][]Your Voice Extended essay:
[] Engineering Essay (if applicable): no
[] Other:[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: fantastic
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: average
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: good
[] Interview: yes, went well
[] Art Supplement:[/list]no

Other[ul]
[] Date Submitted App: dunno
[] State (if domestic applicant): va
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian/white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: paying full tuition
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] well rounded

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: grades, extracurriculars, soccer was important
[] Weaknesses: half asian half white, applied as white*
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: they threw 100 applications down the stairs and happened to find mine on the highest step
[] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: brown, duke, uva
[li] What would you have done differently?:[/ul] nothing, enjoyed highschool more, relaxed, hung out with friends, prioritized my life with getting into college at a lesser degree of importance[/li]
[/list]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: dont worry, its the biggest came of craps you will ever play
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): its awesome

pseudoreal · April 29, 2011, 6:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

[ul][] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (-20 in math)
[] SAT II: 800s on physics, math II & US history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, Weighted: 4.4ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Physics B, Psych, Eng Lang, Bio, Calc BC, US Hist, World Hist
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Gov, AP Physics C, AP Eng Lit, AP Stats, AP CompSci, ASB
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some small robotics stuff
[li] Number of other applicants in your school: probably a lot, 50? [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track (team captain), Robotics (software), Student Government (senior president), other sports, some volunteering
[] Job/Work Experience: Research assistant over summer, tutoring during school year
[li] Volunteer/Community service: miscellaneous [/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: I looked back on it and I thought it was pretty good. About a game I set up at my high school.[/li][] EC Short Answer: About running, specifically the paradox of being tired while not actually accomplishing anything.
[]A few details questions:[]Your Voice Extended essay: I did it on a quote. I gave my perspective on life and obstacles which I think is pretty cool. 
[] Other: I turned the summer section into an essay and I thought it was quite funny/witty. [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: I assume it was good.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation #2: I assume it was good.
[] Counselor Rec: I assume it was good.
[] Additional Rec: From my lab mentor/PI, I assume it was good.
[li] Interview: Pretty good, the guy basically talked most of the time but I think he liked me.[/list][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think the overall depth of my application was a great strength. I did a lot of different things pretty well. I also have solid test scores.
[] Weaknesses: I didnt really have one specialty thing that I was interested in. Not too many academic extracurriculars.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Look at general comments.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied and accepted at MIT, Harvard, Princeton, UC Berkeley (Regents) & UCLA (nominated for Regents but decided not to apply). I have matriculated to MIT.[/ul]

General Comments:
I feel that what set me apart was that I was not an archetypal applicant. I didnt fall into one of the preset stereotypes athlete, research drone, leader of everything. I feel that when you fall into the game and try to be something it hurts you because you compete against all of the people from your same stereotype. I did whatever I thought was interesting and I think my application came off unique in that way. The appeal in my application was that it was different than the others; it came from a different perspective. I may be totally wrong but this is just what I have surmised from my experience.

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 liked it when I visited and walked around the campus, its also a really good school.

If you guys are looking into colleges and have any questions for me feel free to message me. I will try to get back to you ASAP though I dont really check this account much anymore.

bluecomptr · May 6, 2011, 6:50pm

Has anyone who’s been waitlisted here back from Princeton yet? Judging from last year’s thread, people started to find out on May 5th…

jr5570 · May 9, 2011, 5:49pm

Admin: Please pin this thread up at the top of the Princeton page with the results threads from the last few years. Thanks!

chibicello · May 30, 2011, 1:04am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 790 M, 760 W, 720 CR
[] SAT II: 790 Chem, 760 US History, 750 Math II
[] Weighted GPA: 5.0 (senior), 5.0 (junior), 4.3 (sophomore), 4.1 (freshman)
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Calc AB Subscore (5), Lang (5), Enviro (5), Micro (5), US History (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc III / Diff Eq Honors, AP Lit, AP Physics C, AP Chinese, AP Studio Art, Orchestra Honors
[] Number of other applicants in your school: Many (800 students in my grade)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Performed as soloist with Orchestras, First Prize Winner at several music competitions (cello and piano), numerous performances at major halls (i.e. Carnegie Hall), All-State/Region Orchestra (principal cellist), New York Youth Symphony (full-tuition scholarship), NJ Governor’s School, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Finalist, National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society[/ul] [/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Orchestras (All-State, Regions, NJYS, NYYS, School) (Principal cellist), Participated in many concerto competitions, Took cello lessons at Juilliard, Japanese Club (founder/president, Japanese teacher), Tri-M Music Honor Society (Vice President, Treasurer), Chinese National Honor Society (Events Coordinator)
[] Job/Work Experience: Private lesson teacher for cello/piano; Piano accompanist
[] Volunteer/Community service: Church Mission Trip to Korea and New Orleans for 4 consecutive summers (disaster relief / orphanage / home stay); Teacher Assistant at Korean School
[] Interview: EXCELLENT. it was almost 2 hours long though…
[*] Art Supplement: Cello (audio CD), Art Portfolio, Research Paper on the optimization of police allocation[/ul]

astennisboy · May 28, 2012, 12:05pm

hello banachtarski,

I am currently a junior, and I have similar scores to you. I was wondering whether you submitted the SAT I score, given that your ACT Score is relatively higher. I am just not sure whether to submit both or just the ACT. Thanks!

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