<p>How can you say academics isn’t a part of your life and then get a 3.86 GPA. I have to sweat my ass off 10 hours a night to pull off a 3.8 UW… and no one from my school’s done more than that.</p>
<p>Your comment on “kicking ass” if anyone sent a report from a 5000 dollar summer camp is also a bit disturbing. It’s a good thing I’m behind a computer screen, but what’s a man to do if paid summer camps are some of the only opportunities?</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Academics:
SAT I: 2380 (780 CR, 800 M, 800 W, 11 E); one-sitting, first and only time
SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 800; one-sitting, first and only time
PSAT: 235; do not qualify for NMSQT, Indian citizen & Japanese resident
AP: Computer Science A (5), English Language (5), U.S. Government (5)
Senior Year: Calculus AB,
GPA: 101.56% (translates to 4.1-ish? W); Counselor said abt. 3.8~3.9 UW
Awards: Honors Role (9,10,11,12), General Excellence Award (9,10,11,12), National AP Scholar (11)</p>
<p>ECs:
Student Council (9–Most Spirited Award, 10, 11, 12–President)
Violin (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)*no awards available
MUN (10, 11, 12–executive in all 3 years)
Debate Team (11–founder)
American Mathematics Competition (12–I introduced it to my school)
3D Modelers’ Guild (12–founder)
Art Competition (10–4th, 11–2nd)
MBIS House Medal (10–2nd, 11–1st)
Yearbook (9, 10, 12–Co-Editor)</p>
<p>Summer Activities:
Stanford EPGY Summer Institutes: Number Theory (11–Strong Rec. from Advisor)–really liked it as well; didn’t go there because “Mommy told me”
*Mentioned passion for travelling, importance of getting together with family–do not know significance Princeton attaches to these; frankly, for me, summer’s a time to chill</p>
<p>Others:
International Student: Japan
Nationality: Indian
School Type: small, religious school following the California Standards
Income: 100000<I<150000; I=income</p>
<p>Why Deferred?
-Strong intl. candidate pool? ECs, potentially. Aid–my Guidance Counselor keeps telling me?
<em>I don’t know what else to say, except I keep alternating between royally *</em>**ed and apathetic… oh, and keep promising to slack off. It seems academics has no value, folks.</p>
<p>Thus concludes dasadhikarik’s rant on college admissions. Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year to you all.</p>
<p>To those deferred - ok, they didn’t reject you guys outright. You still have a chance. At the end of the day, they had only so many spots. It is clear that they did want to hold on to you guys. One thing to keep in mind in your essays - How will you contribute to the Princeton community? At the end of the day, there are say 4 with 2300+ and leadership, but then someone with that and something the college wants (say a top band member, one girl from my school was all that and ranked in the top 10 state swim, one an accomplished tap dancer). How are YOU going to enhance the community? At the end of the day, that person with a 2200 and maybe just 3 APs instead of the 8+ APs will be chosen. If you are a swimmer, go varsity swim, if you are good in a musical instrument, you better have done some orchestra/band. Another girl I know raised tons of money for her community cause giving her great recommendations. You NEED to stand out. Good luck. Anyway, if it is not Princeton, you will surely get in to one of the top places and you will be successful no matter what.</p>
<p>Check this out <a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/whatsdistinctive/studentprofiles/_all_students/[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/whatsdistinctive/studentprofiles/_all_students/</a> (almost everyone had done something out of the norm, BEFORE getting admitted)</p>
<p>yeah all of that is true, i definitely could have written more intriguing essays. but at least i still have a chance.</p>
<p>worst part for me? if i manage to get it i will most likely walk-on to the varsity field hockey team. i didn’t start playing the sport until my junior year so i only started recruiting stuff after my senior year (was all-league, all-state finalist, team mvp). princeton already has their fhockey class filled that they can support in admissions by the time i contact them, but the coach tells me i can probably get in academically so to not worry about it and then just walk-on… i do have the athletics that they want the admissions department just doesn’t know it</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (780 M, 770 CR, 800 W, 10 E)
ACT:
SAT II: 790 Biology E, 750 Spanish, 780 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not given
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5), Calculus AB Subscore (5), Biology (5), US Government (5), English Language (5), Spanish Language (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, Multivariable Calculus, Global Issues
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Semifinalist, National Achievement Scholar Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, other random African American award stuffs</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), Biology Club (President), Medical Masterminds (President), Indoor and Outdoor Track&Field, Science Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, English Honor Society,
Job/Work Experience: ORWH-NIH-FAES Summer Research Program for High School Students (basically conducted research for own experiment at the National Institutes of Health)
Volunteer/Community service: Tutored elementary school students (50 hours), tutored fellow high school students (50 hours)
Summer Activities: visited family in Uganda, worked at NIH for the most recent summer
Essays: Common App Essay on the impact having arthritis has had on my motivation, supplement essay on a jar fund I started to buy supplies for 3 schools in my native village in Uganda
Teacher Recommendation: one was really good i’m sure. idk about the other (guessing it was good enough)
Interview: went soooo well. lasted over an hour and a half. loads o fun
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black (Ugandan citizen)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): African</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: I’m from Uganda and still hold close ties to my roots. essays that couldn’t have been written by anyone but me (unique set of experiences)
Weaknesses: few ECs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk, just real happy about it :)</p>
<p>General Comments: Good luck to everyone else!</p>
<p>does anyone get in unhooked with 2100</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33 (English: 36, Math: 35, Reading: 31, Science: 31, Writing: 8)
[<em>] SAT II: US History (710), English Literature (700)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.5 weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (Top 2%, but not on application)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), US History (4), English Language (4), World History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Concert Choir, Show Choir, AP Spanish Language, AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, AP Government and Politics/AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CSF Gold Seal Bearer, National Merit Commended Scholar, American Legion Boy’s State, HOBY Award, AP Scholar with Honors (I don’t know that these would be considered major awards…)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Show Choir (Captain, Section Leader; Our choir won nationals in 2010 and 2011), Project Silence - environmental club (Founder, President), Mike Horn PANGAEA Expedition to Malaysia (United States Ambassador), Speech and Debate (Secretary), Private Voice Lessons (Certificate of Merit Level 6, Gold Award), Boy Scouts of America (Life Scout, Historian, Patrol Leader), Spanish Honors Society (Tutor), Senior of the Week Committee
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Runner’s Workshop (Dad’s company - worked doing clerical support)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Malaysia Expedition - built artificial coral reef, researched coral reef, volunteered at a turtle sanctuary and an oran utan sanctuary, beach clean ups (Three weeks), Backstage help at Orange County Children’s Theater (30 hours)
[</em>] Summer Activities: Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY) - 2010, Boy’s State - 2011, Economics for Leaders - 2011
[<em>] Essays: Common App was about a parasite/maggot called a bot fly that lived inside of me after traveling to Belize - explained that my travels have shaped me and that regardless of the risks, I wouldn’t trade my experiences for anything (quirky, fun, different, and (in my humble opinion) well-written); Princeton Supplement was about Mike Horn, the man who took me on the expedition and detailed my experiences that changed my life (again, I thought it was well-written and interesting)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: AP English Teacher seemed to really like me (my junior friends tell me that she still tells stories about me); Chemistry/AP Chemistry Teacher (2 years) liked me and detailed how for me, learning is more than in the classroom, as I like to experience things <em>I think both were very good, but I’ll never really know
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Counselor really likes me; saw me do a presentation about my Malaysia trip; came to choir shows; would think it was good, although maybe she secretly doesn’t like me…
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Went very well; quick interview; impressed by resume; only asked me a few questions, I asked a lot of questions; at the end he said “I hope you get in and I hope you go”</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: $150 - $180
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Essays, GPA, Summer Activities
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t think my test scores were quite up to par. My high school hasn’t gotten a kid into Princeton in years.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No results yet.</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Still pretty upset over it. Princeton has been my dream for a while now…I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. My confidence has been shaken quite a bit and I have no idea where I’ll get in, but I do believe that wherever it is is where I’m meant to be! Congratulations to all of you who were accepted! From what I’ve read, you guys deserved it 
And for those of you who were deferred, chin up! It could be worse; you still have a chance! Best of luck in the regular pool! We all have to trust that we’ll “end up where we’re supposed to be” (I haven’t heard that one 1,000,000 times).</p>
<p>Oh my Gawd you are amazing! I can’t believe you didn’t get in! You totally deserved a freaking acceptance! But don’t worry there are a lot of amazing colleges out there and you will definitely go somewhere awesome. Good luck!</p>
<p>How did you not get deferred, at the worst? Your rejection is very shocking to me.</p>
<p>You’re a very strong candidate and your rejection is absolutely beyond shocking!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 superscored (770CR)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Math II, Chem, Bio M, 760 US
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97? W: 4.35
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): I’m sure I’m the val, but if not, then sal
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on all: Comp Sci A, Calc AB, BC, US, Bio, Chem (self study), Eng Lang & Comp (self), Macro (self), Micro (self)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Difficult, but school doesn’t offer as many as I’d like (It’s a gold ranked school)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity since freshman year (Swimming, Water Polo), President Amnesty International at my school, VP General Electronics (discussion club about computers, programming, tech in news), NYLC
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 250+ hours in a hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: UCLA classes, Co Authored a paper with UCLA Pharmacology, submitted abstract to all, full paper to HY
[</em>] Essays: Not the best, didn’t get into a good writing stride until I hit my other schools
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Don’t know
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: 7.5-8/10
[/ul]Other
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA!
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: 350,000+, assets in 1.5M
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Val of a gold school? Research paper?[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: maybe more leadership? And don’t say asian male because there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m proud to be who I am.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Everyone at my high school got deferred, but had some H,Y,S, Penn, Columbia acceptances early (mostly recruits cept for the 2 H and 2/3 S)
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere. It’s SCEA.
General Comments:
Fell in love with the school, not so sure anymore. 2nd best campus IMO, outstanding kids, love the town. </p>
<p>Plz chance for other schools, thanks!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1270349-please-chance-deferred-pton-student-ivies-sm.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1270349-please-chance-deferred-pton-student-ivies-sm.html</a></p>
<p>Decision: Rejected (Nice! thx princeton!)</p>
<p>Objective:</p>
<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 2140 superscored ( 740 math, 730 Writing, 670 CR)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00 W: 4.2 (w/o the 3 AP’s i’m taking now)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% of SUPER competitive school
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP European History 4 AP Calc AB 4 AP Physics
IB (place score in parenthesis): (N/A)
Senior Year Course Load:AP Chemistry AP Stats AP Studio Art D&P, civics, econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Valley League Recordholder 200 Medley Relay, San Diego Union Tribune All Academic Team, MCAF Scholar Athlete (3 years), 1st Place Del Mar Fair Student Graphic Design for Nonprofit, etc etc…
</code></pre>
<p>Also: Submitted arts supplement, 500+ views on youtube after a few weeks, it seems 100 times better than everything else on youtube as far as art supplements go</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swim 4 Years (Varsity Swim Team Captain) Club swim 10+ years, Junior Olympic Swimming, Violin for 6 Years, Comission Artist
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: approx 50 hours Tutoring kids for free through Library
Summer Activities: Highest level of club swim about 25 hours a week, studying (ha.)
Essays: Pretty good, checked and edited by a PhD Linguist
Teacher Recommendation: Good/Great
Counselor Rec: Don’t know
Additional Rec:Good
Interview: 6/10 (awkward interview in library…)
</code></pre>
<p>Other: State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: >100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): White Female Engineer
Strengths: Dedicated, determined, persistent
Weaknesses: 670 CR…and i don’t have 1000000 community service hours
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No Clue.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
General Comments:
I was really upset. Then I realized: I don’t really want to go to Princeton anyways xoxo</p>
<p>^^Sorry to jump in, but i believe Princeton doesn’t accept Art Supplements unless they are mailed on a DVD. I sent one in online, and then found that it won’t even be considered. :(</p>
<p>oh i did submit it by mail, wrapped in orange tissue paper, had all the papers and recs
don’t worry i knew that ;)</p>
<p>^^Oh, okay All the best :D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 630 CR, 770 Math, 710, Writing (Note re-taken in Dec, got 670 CR, 770 M, 770W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 World History, 750 Bio E
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/294
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Bio (5), Chemistry (5), World History (5), Macro Econ (4), Micro Econ (4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: (fixed schedule for all science diploma seniors at my school) Intense, one of the most rigorous in the nation
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Best Student Company in Asia (Business Corporation run by students), Asia’s Junior Tourism Campaign Contest, junior national chess champion, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess (school team captain, junior national team captain, men national team member), school newspaper (founder/editor-in-chief), student-run company (president/founder), tennis, badminton, track, theatre productions, Knowledge Bowl (JV captain, varsity team member), autism research (invented a successful alternative occupational therapy for autistic children in rural communities), junior ROTC (student lieutenant, graduated Staff Sergeant of Thai Army), Class president (9th-12th)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Job/Work Experience: Autism researcher at National Autism research institution [ *] Volunteer/Community service: guest therapist at national Autism mental institution, fundraising events for soldiers fighting insurgency in the country’s southern region, H1N1 flu combat, flood relief, chess tournament organizer/arbiter</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Summer Activities: Accountant and translator at renowned local accounting company, national/internation chess tournaments</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Essays: EC: chess, personal statement: autism research/therapy invention- brother is autistic, supplement: connection between journalism and business (used my ECs as examples)… I believed my essays were pretty impressive.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recommendation: Social Studies and Physics, both were excellent (from my teachers’ comments, though I didn’t get to read them)</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[<em>] Interview: Excellent, Starbucks interview for 90 minutes non-stop conversation
[/ul]Other
[li] State (if domestic applicant):[/li][</em>] Country (if international applicant): Thailand
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Thai
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>]Income Bracket: applied for fin aid
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): autistic brother?, both grandfather and father were refugees
Reflection
[li] Strengths: Essays, variety and level of achievements in ECs, interview[/li][</em>] Weaknesses: SAT (especially CR)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I must’ve impressed adcom with my essays that exactly reflect me as an individual. Maybe also because of my nationality and my contributions to my interests (autism, chess, business/finance)
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: didn’t apply anywhere else (Princeton SCEA)
General Comments: glad they didn’t penalize me for the less than impressive SAT scores.</p>
<p>This is funny. You “impressed adcom with your essays?” Yes, but your second point is MUCH more important. A member of the national chess team and junior chess champion? Best student company? Developed a new autism therapy? I hope you never had any doubts as to your acceptance.</p>
<p>@latinisfun: my essays were primarily about chess, my entrepreneurship experience, and autism.</p>
<p>What I’m saying is: I’m sure your essays helped, but I’m sure you didn’t need stellar essays Take it as a compliment.</p>