Official Princeton University Class of 2018 SCEA Results

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<p>Since some people had already received decisions through Questbridge and whatnot, let the postings begin! </p>

<p>GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted **
**Decision: Deferred
*Decision: Rejected *</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major:
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type:
[<em>] Ethnicity:
[</em>] Gender:
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted ED (QuestBridge)</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2130 (770 CR, 650 M, 710 W, 10 E)
[</em>] ACT: 29 (why did I even send this?)
[<em>] SAT II: 770 BioM, 740 Lit, 730 MathII
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/465
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(4), Human Geo(5), Psych(5), Biology(4), APUSH(5), Lit(5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish IV, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics B, AP Language and Composition, AP European History, AP Government/ Microeconomics
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National Achievement Semifinalist, Centre Fellow, Boys State, 1st Place in Literature at Academic Superbowl Regionals, WWDL October Champion, WWDL Second Best Speaker Award, Distinguished Academic Award, QuestBridge College Prep Scholar, Most Distinguished Male Foreign Language Student, 1st Place in Graphite Medium (school art show), Tuskegee Airman Award, Honor Roll
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Independent Study of Philosophy/ Philosophy Club (Founder + Proconsul… President XD), Boys State (Delegate, Minority Chairman, Senator), Key Club (Officer-at-Large), Student Council (Treasurer), Class Officers (Senior Member), Debate/Speech (Senior Leader), Online Teen Magazine Contributor, Algebra I Tutor, National Honor Society, PRIDE committee
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job since freshman year
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club + National Honor Society + Algebra I Tutor
[</em>] Summer Activities: Job, Independent Study of Philosophy, Hoosier Boys State
[<em>] Essays: Superb, I think XD
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: No idea (waived rights)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea (waived Rights)[/ul]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Indiana
[<em>] School Type: Large, somewhat competitive public high school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~40k
[<em>] Assets: Organs :smiley:
[</em>] Extenuating Circumstances: single mother home, first generation, moved around somewhat frequently
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, URM, philosophy (I think)
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:GPA, Rank, Course load, Essays and short answers, unique EC that was reflected in my writing
[<em>] Weaknesses: Test Scores
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I don’t even know. Maybe they hear my pensive voice in my essays. Maybe they felt sorry for laughing at my test scores. :smiley:
[/ul]
General Comments: I cannot believe this. I’m beyond happy. Good luck to everyone as they muddle through the application process. It’s WELL worth it.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (Questbridge)</p>

<p>Objective:
•SAT I (breakdown): The one I submitted was 2080 - CR: 630 M:800, W: 650 (I took it again and it went up)
•ACT: 35 - (E:34, M:34, R: 36, S: 36, W: 33[10])
•SAT II: Math 2: 770 Physics: 740
•Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
•Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/300ish
•AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3)
•Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Econ, AP Chem, Mechatronics, French 5
•Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA ICDC competition (national level)
Subjective:
•Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (captain), French Honor Society (president), DECA, National Honor Society, Beta Club, varsity baseball
•Job/Work Experience: Summer of 2013 (forklift operator)
•Volunteer/Community service: Not much, just tutoring and other basic stuff
•Essays: The Princeton supplement wasn’t the best but my Common App essay was great.
•Teacher Recommendation: Great
•Counselor Rec: Great
Other
•Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering
•State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
•School Type: Large, low-performing
•Ethnicity: White
•Gender: Male
•Income Bracket: <$50K
•Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant from war-torn third world country; low performing school; first generation college student; low income
Reflection
•Strengths: Math, science, and other STEM oriented classes
•Weaknesses: Literature
•Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essay was a tear jerker
•Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: MIT and Stanford were above Princeton on my rankings and I didn’t get in to those two.
General Comments: The admission decision really came as a surprise. I wasn’t expecting Princeton at all.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (didn’t send)
ACT: 36
SAT II: 800 Math II, 700 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.74 (3.9 without freshman year, 4.0 junior year)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 total APs
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, 6th place NSF Essay contest, published short story
Subjective: bleh
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):alright
Job/Work Experience: JHU research over the summer, 2 years as a data analyst for pharmaceutical firm
Volunteer/Community service:bleh
Summer Activities:
Essays:great
Teacher Recommendation:great
Counselor Rec:great
Additional Rec:
Interview: went fine but sorta awk
Other
Intended Major:BSE
State (if domestic applicant):MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Brown
Gender:M
Income Bracket:200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:Test scores
Weaknesses:GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: wasn’t good enough
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:idk</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 CR, 790 M, 770 W)
ACT: 33 (didn’t send)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 710 Chemistry, 740 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), US History (5), English Lang/Comp (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP English Lit/Comp, AP US Gov
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing spectacular</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (President, founder), Math League/Science League (Starter), Student Government (Vice President)
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Neurology clinic
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours from free service and/or clubs
Summer Activities: Internship, classes at community college, volunteering
Essays: All some of my best works of writing
Teacher Recommendation: One from US History teacher (probably great). Other from Chemistry teacher, which I believe was spectacular
Counselor Rec: Probably spectacular
Additional Rec: One from my supervisor at my internship; definitely heartfelt
Interview: Nailed it</p>

<p>Other
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$90,000 / year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Scores, grades
Weaknesses: Ethnicity, location (NJ), sub-par extra-curriculars
Why you think you were deferred: Not good enough to hang with the rest :3
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>General Comments: Can’t complain. Tbh I was expecting either a flat out offer of admission or a flat out rejection… not a deferral. But I’m pretty happy that I wasn’t denied… so… to Spring we go…</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:• SAT I (breakdown): 2200 CR(750) M(770) W(680)
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: chemistry (760) Math 1 (740)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.83 (weighted - no idea what unweighted is)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):12/480 (with my course load I anticipate this going to at least 10 by next marking period)
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Phychology (4) English (4) US History (4) Music Theory (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English, AP Calc, AP Stats, AP economics (macro and micro), honors chorus, band
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):AP scholar w/ distinction
Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): All sorts of performing Arts
• Job/Work Experience: Bands gig out for money
• Volunteer/Community service: Started and arts festival, Habitat, bands peforming, lots of others
• Summer Activities: Competitive band camps, Israel trip
• Essays: No idea but I think pretty good
• Teacher Recommendation: Only saw one and it was amazing. I assume the others were good.
• Counselor Rec: I assume ok but public school and I doubt she put any effort into it
• Additional Rec:
• Interview: Hard to tell but think went fine
Other• Intended Major: Music
• State (if domestic applicant): Mass
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type:Public
• Ethnicity:Jewish
• Gender:M
• Income Bracket:150K
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Arts supplement, music
Reflection• Strengths:
• Weaknesses:
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Serious about music but gpa and sat not high enough.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at university of vermont and university of massachusetts amherst. Will have to wait for the rest of them.
General Comments: It was a stretch for sure but still a little bummed out.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted !!</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 35
SAT II: 770, 730, 730
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4th in class of 600
AP (place score in parenthesis):Biology (5) US History (4) World Histpry (5) Physics B (4) Calc BC (5) APES (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Adv Calc 2, AP Stat, AP Lang, Anatomy, Gifted internship @ hospital
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar Athlete, National Acheivement Semi Finalist, GA certificate of merit
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (VP), Competition Cheer, Beta, NHS, Spanish NHS, Science NHS
Job/Work Experience: Sales associate at retail store
Volunteer/Community service: Mainly library volunteering
Summer Activities: National Leadership conferences almost every summer
Interview: Laid back, guy was easy to talk to
Other
Intended Major: Biology or Psychology w/ certificate in Neuroscience and Spanish
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 70,000-100,000
Reflection
Strengths: hardworking
Weaknesses: kind of shy
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UGA, waiting to hear from Washington & Lee and UNC Chapel Hill</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (720 CR 720 Math 800 Writing)
• ACT: -
• SAT II: 790 Math IIc, 760 Bio M
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
• AP (place score in parenthesis): -
• IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted 45/45 for the IB Diploma
• Senior Year Course Load: full IB diploma – History (HL), Literature (HL), Economics (HL), Biology (HL), Maths (SL), Mandarin (SL)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): certificates (gold & bronze) in UKMT Maths Challenge for 3 years, grade 7 w/ merit for ABRSM piano, 10 A*s and 2 As at IGCSE (British curriculum)</p>

<p>Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Secretary General in locals, President of the General Assembly in a big international conference), Red Cross Youth Council (Co-founder/President), Head Girl, Student Council (President), theatre (Head of Stage Management), peer mentor, piano, school newspaper
• Job/Work Experience: short unpaid work experience at the British Embassy
• Volunteer/Community service: raised $45,000 in 2 weeks with the Red Cross Youth Council for disaster victims
• Summer Activities: studied International Law at the University of Oxford through OxTrad, offered full scholarship to attend a leadership program at the University of Hong Kong, travel (including a Princeton visit) etc.
• Essays: both really complemented my application and showed who I am – teachers and peers loved them
• Teacher Recommendation: apparently beautiful
• Counselor Rec: probably great
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: fantastic</p>

<p>Other
• Intended Major: Woody Woo
• State (if domestic applicant): -
• Country (if international applicant): Philippines
• School Type: private international
• Ethnicity: Asian
• Gender: female
• Income Bracket: $120,000-150,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I speak 4 languages, if that counts?</p>

<p>Reflection
• Strengths: transcript, essays, leadership positions, recommendations
• Weaknesses: standardized testing, no big international awards/competitions, background/ethnicity
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: currently hold offers from University College London, University of St. Andrews, University of Edinburgh - all in the UK</p>

<p>General Comments: quite disappointing, but I’m surprisingly alright. Time to apply to other schools. Congratulations to all those who got in, and I’m so sorry for those of you that didn’t. I know we’ll all end up where we’re supposed to :relaxed:</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (780 M, 680 CR, 750 W)
ACT: 33 (didn’t send)
SAT II: 750 Math II, 690 US History, 720 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 95.59/100 (school doesn’t do 4.0 scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), BC Calculus (4), Computer Science (5), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): SL Computer Science (5), SL Latin (5)
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL Mathematics, IB SL Economics, IB HL Physics, IB HL Biology, IB HL English 1A, AP Chemistry
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing to fancy other than a few school awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (Captain), Varsity Tennis Team (Captain), Youth in Government (delegation president and State Attorney General), Stock Market Club (Founder)
Job/Work Experience: UBS Internship, Cashier at local tennis club, camp counselor at school’s summer camp, data entry at website development company
Volunteer/Community service: Teach tennis to underpriveledge and disabled children around local city whenever time allows during school year and summer, established charity in Lithuania that buys tennis rackets and other tennis equipment for underprivileged children and teaches them how to play, tutor elementrary school children for roughly 1-2 hours every day after school
Summer Activities:Month-long vacations each summer to places around Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, and other places, then when home I had Internship and two jobs at once
Essays: Supplements couldn’t have been better, but common app essay should have been slightly different
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent. My school is known for the quality of the teachers and the recommendations that they give, and my teachers especially liked me
Counselor Rec: Excellent as well
Additional Rec: Didn’t have one
Interview: Slightly awkward at first, but by the end we were both cracking jokes. Went very well in my opinion</p>

<p>Other
Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): SC
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$500,000/year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none whatsoever</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars
Weaknesses: GPA and Lack of connections
Why you think you were deferred: Many more qualified candidates
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far just accepted to Clemson, University of Georgia, and University of South Carolina. Hopefully more to come. I’ll hopefully end up at either Wharton (UPenn) or University of Virginia.
General Comments: slightly disappointed but nothing that wasn’t expected. Probably shouldn’t have spent my time the night before watching reaction videos on youtube of people being accepted :(</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted !!</p>

<p>Objective:
ACT: 32
SAT II: 760 math II, Spanish 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 in class of 250
AP (place score in parenthesis):2 5s
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Calc, AP Chemistry, Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar Athlete, Badger Boys State
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (P), Soccer 4 yr captain and state team player, NHS,
Job/Work Experience: Texas Roadhouse server for 2 years, Medical Translator
Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring citywide program
Summer Activities: Soccer, travel to Mexico, Badger Boys State
Interview:Very nice and relaxed
Intended Major: math
State (if domestic applicant): WI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Mexican
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 100,000
Reflection
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: 1 in class, born and raised in Mexico, live in Wisconsin, nice essay on mom, nice extra curriculars
Accepted: None yet
Super psyched</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 34 (E:34 M:33 R:32 S:35)
SAT II: 800 Chem 730 Math II 750 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.9/4 but my school only does weighted out of a 100 so ~98/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), APUSH (5), Stats (5), English Language (5, self study)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Calc AB (hs doesn’t offer BC), Organic Chemistry (Dual Enrollment), Intro to Classical Humanities (Dual Enrollment), Physics High Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really, AP Scholar with Honor, President’s Volunteer service award (twice once silver in Sophomore year and once gold in junior year), West Point book award given by school
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Chorus
Vocal Ensemble- Selective Chorus
My School’s fall drama and winter musical
Model United Nations (co-president)
Operation Smile
Peer Tutor
School Ambassador
Student council (homeroom rep)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: N/a
Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer at local hospital (100+ hours)
Volunteer with two Brownies Girl Scout troops
Perform with a vocal group at nursing homes (we specialize in songs from the 1940s and 50s)
Summer Activities: First three summers of High School I participated in CTY: Center for Talented Youth through Johns Hopkins, past summer participated in a summer program through Fairfield University taking a college level course with college students
Essays:I liked them for the most part. Common app showed growth while not being super cliche, Essay for engineering showcased how my dream is to reform the school system through an Operations research and Financial Engineering degree
Teacher Recommendation: One I know was fantastic the other I believe was pretty good
Counselor Rec: pretty good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Average
Other
Intended Major: Operations research and Financial engineering
State (if domestic applicant): N/J
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private (highly competitive)
Ethnicity: Mixed white and Pakistani
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, I’m boring</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA?, ECs?
Weaknesses: ACTs could’ve been better, but SAT II (Math II especially) could have been better
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t discover the cure to cancer, but in all seriousness I don’t really know. Coming from a highly competitive area nothing must have really stuck out to admissions.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted: Rutgers
General Comments:
I’m a bit bummed out but I did what I could and the rest was out of my hands. </p>

<p>Congrats to all those accepted! For the rest of us, no worries. Brush it off and send in those remaining applications.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800, 800, 800
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Literature (800), Biology (790), Chinese (800)
Weighted GPA: 4.68
Rank: top 1%
AP: Biology (5), Calculus BC (5), English Language and Composition (5), Microeconomics (5), Chinese (5), US History (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, Organic Chemistry H, Calculus III & Differential Equations H, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Music Theory, Symphony Orchestra
Major Awards: National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Bible Quizzing, FBLA, a lot of church stuff
Volunteer/Community service: Library, county programs
Summer Activities: Research in Rutgers Lab, Bible Quizzing Internationals Tournaments, VBS
Essays: My CommonApp essay was unique; Princeton supplement was decent.
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other:
Intended Major: Biology
State: New Jersey
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$200,000
Hooks: Princeton loves my school; our acceptance rate is about 12%</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: SAT, diverse activities, passionate about what I do, strong leadership roles
Weaknesses: Ethnicity, not unique enough
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See “Weaknesses”
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Rutgers University (haven’t heard back from anywhere else)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (690 CR, 800 M, 740 W)
[</em>] ACT: did not take the ACT
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Biology E, 750 World History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1/ 4.3 (but I recalculated my unweighted… around 3.95)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Psych 5, AP World History 5, AP Biology 4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Calculus, AP Macroeconomics, Physics, Asian Studies, Art 3, PE
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, I believe…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (President), MUN (Deputy Sec Gen, Chair), Varsity Volleyball, Varsity Basketball, School magazie writer
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: same things I did in summer…
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Micro Loaning program, tutored an autistic kid for 4 years
[</em>] Summer Activities: worked for a local NGO freshman year, worked for a newspaper sophomore year, traveled and volunteered at an orphanage in junior year
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were okay… I wasn’t sure how they fared
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One of them was really good, another one was not so bad, I suppose
[<em>] Counselor Rec: probably good?
[</em>] Additional Rec: Did not send
[li] Interview: Went really well! My interviewer was on Skype but we talked for about 1.5 hours so I think that’s good…?</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list][ b]Other**[list]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope…
[</em>] Intended Major: Political Science or Economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: International school
[</em>] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): South east Asian
[<em>] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: Did not specify on my application
[</em>] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): I’m Burmese… so probably URM?</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores… for an international, essay perhaps?
[</em>] Weaknesses: maybe my lack of awards and leadership positions
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m honestly lost for words… But I think my essays showed what I was really passionate about :)[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** This all still feels so surreal! Good luck to all the others applying RD or are deferred! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 800CR, 750M, 760W (E:11)
ACT:34 E:9
SAT II: 770 US History, 750 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):-
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5) AP Euro (5) AP Art History (5) APUSH (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP French, AP AB Calc, AP Physics B, Economics, Independent Study in Economics + Public Policy, Playwriting, Independent Study in Financial Markets
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): T16 National History Bowl (2011, 2012), T32 National History Bowl (2013), State Quizbowl Champions (2012), State Quizbowl Runner Up (2013), T50 National Quizbowl (2013), National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, Le Grand Concours, 9th in TN,
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): History Bowl (Captain), Quiz Bowl (Captain), Swimming (Varsity), Independent Rowing, Independent Skiing, Chemistry Club, Investment Club (Fundraising Officer and Speaker), Mock Trial (A-Team Lawyer), Model UN, YIG (Supreme Court Justice), Theatre (multi-time director, and produced playwright), Student Government (Class Treasurer), Science Fiction Film Club (Treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: Economics Research Intern (for someone pretty important)
Volunteer/Community service: Community Service Day Site Leader, a couple other things
Summer Activities: Internships, Camps, Travel
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recommendation: IDK, but probably good
Counselor Rec: Good
Additional Rec: IDK, most likely good (by the economist mentioned above)
Interview: Excellent
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Intended Major: Economics
State (if domestic applicant): Tennessee
School Type: Prep
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket:>200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Econ work, single-parent family
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Scores, Econ work
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Most likely they wanted to see what my first semester grades would look like/what my current IS’s paper would look like. Since both of those will be good, I’m at least somewhat confident.
</code></pre>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 800 Writing 760 Reading 740 Math
ACT: 32 (not sent)
SAT II: 780 Biology 770 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9? (94.2)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):66/230
AP (place score in parenthesis):5 in APUSH and AP Lit. 4 in AP Euro
IB (place score in parenthesis):None
Senior Year Course Load:BC Calc, AP Composition, Physics Honors, Spanish 5, SUPA Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None :stuck_out_tongue:
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club (treasurer) Track (not even varsity)
Job/Work Experience:N/A
Volunteer/Community service:Does key club count?
Summer Activities:Did a documentary about China’s one child policy
Essays:Wonderful common app. Weaker (but still good) Supplement
Teacher Recommendation: One is great, one is average
Counselor Rec:Awesome
Additional Rec:
Interview:He said it was more than good
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Intended Major:Woodrow Wilson
State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Chinese
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: Single mom, average
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths:Common app essay, recommendation.
</code></pre>

<p>The fact that I came to America 5 years ago knowing almost no English… Also really abusive environment with my mother when I went to school here…
Weaknesses: GPA, Ranking, ECs, no sports
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I guess I just didn’t work hard enough for Princeton. Even though I have worked pretty hard and have given up lots of stuff. Doesn’t help that I’m not gifted.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:First school </p>

<p>General Comments:It still feels like a nightmare. But, from Avril Lavigne:
Things happen for a reason, you’re becoming a stronger person,
when life tears you up, then you will understand,
it’s never easy, but you’ll know when you get better,
as it tears you down, it builds you up.
You may not think it, but just having the chance to go to college already puts you at the 1 percent of the world. The fact that we are deferred and not outright rejected means that we are very, very fortunate and unique individuals. Be grateful for what you have.</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240(M:800, R:740, W:700)
ACT: 33 (didn’t send)
SAT II: Math II-800, Bio M-800
Unweighted GPA (out of 6.0): 5.159
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): meh, maybe top 50%??? school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Calc BC(5), Bio(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Phys C, Math modeling, graph theory, complex systems, combinatorics and game theory with adv. topics, group theory, structure and dynamics of modern networks, immunology, organic chem, latin america I and II, research in compsci, applications in entrepreneurship (aluminum copper modified peltier tile for laptop battery recharging stuff), iOS programming, genetic systems, and numerical analysis
Junior year: multivarbiable calc, diffEq, ap chem with adv tops, physics adv tops, other stuff
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): conrad spirits of innovation awards (1st, international), white house science fair, AIME-5?, AMC-126, NC State Math competition finalist x2, ARML bleh, published an app in the Apple App store with several thousand downloads, carolina master scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): conrad stuff (novel suite of ozone detection devices with complimentary mobile app stuff) Breakdance, math club, speech and debate, bowman brockman research scholar (artificial photosystem II for H2 production in unicellular algae), research with jackson lab (mouse genetics stuff in diabetes), swimming (~top 5 in state), Math TA, international genetically engineered machines, NASA hunch (blood pressure and increased internal fluid flux due to capsaicinoids)
Job/Work Experience: Intern at analytic 401k (programming stuff), got hired in shanghai as a software developer (published an app independently there)
Volunteer/Community service: Teen Court (200+hours), CMC hospital stuff (250+hours), Math TA(at several schools, maybe 150+hours), discovery place volunteer(~100hours)
Summer Activities:
freshman–bionanotechnology camp, NASA inspire
sophomore–georgia tech biotechnology camp(researched development of west nile virus and asthma), solar robotics camp, anatomy and physiology camp
junior–analytic 401k intern, more community service stuff
senior–hired in shanghai as software developer, published an app, visited eastern end of silk road
Essays: maybe top 30% of the essays submitted???
Teacher Recommendation: didnt read
Counselor Rec: didnt read
Additional Rec: bayesian stat guy (didnt read)
Interview: meh, probly couldve been better
Other
Intended Major: math, compsci, bio stuff
State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: boarding/science and math (pretty tough school)
Ethnicity: azn
Gender: male
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen…azn anti-hook
Reflection
Strengths: conrad → white house science fair → present at wake forest univ → bowman brockman endowment → nonprofit organization stuff → earth day science fair (so…STEM stuff maybe???)
seriously though, some of the entrepreneurial ideas we had were pretty legit
Weaknesses: azn, GPA, standardized tests
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probly shouldve tried harder
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a
General Comments: congrats to all of you who got in!
(princeton = 3gud5me)</p>

<p>(YOLO)</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): 36
[<em>] SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (800), Chem (800), Physics (790)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unavailable
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc BC (5), Chem (5), English Lang (5), APUS (5), Psychology (5), Microeconomics (5), Macroeconomics (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calc, AP Physics, AP Bio, AP Spanish Lang, AP English Lit, Politics Elective, Gym/Health
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar w/Distinction
[</em>] Minor Awards: 2 2nd place awards in Model Congress, 1st place Science Olympiad Invitationals, 4th place in state for NJ Future Problem Solving
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Huffington Post Teen blogger, Split-the-Board online political journal (editor-in-chief), Quiz Bowl (President), Model Congress (Head Delegate), Model UN, Science Olympiad
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Paid academic tutor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community Service: Library volunteer
[</em>] Summer Activities: SAAST Nanotechnology program at UPenn, politics camp, cultural camps
[<em>] Essays: Thoroughly revised, and thoughtful
[</em>] Teacher Recommendations: Waived rights.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Waived rights.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: Short, but good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public (400 per class)
[<em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 150-200 thousand
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Scores, grades, interesting EC’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of awards, anti-hook
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My school is usually pretty good with Princeton, 13% admit rate. There were a lot of qualified applicants.
[</em>] Where else you are applying or have already applied: Got into Rutgers, waiting on UMich
[/ul]General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:</p>

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<p>Geez! It looks like I wasn’t the only one who get deferred. </p>

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (730CR, 740M, 790W, 10 essay)
ACT: 34 (32E, 33M, 35S, 35R, 10 essay)
SAT II: 720 Math II, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7%
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lagnuage 4, US History 5, Calculus AB 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics E/M, AP Spanish Language, AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Comparative Government, Honors English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none unless you count National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar and National Hispanic Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (officer), Peer Tutor Center (coordinator), local Civic Association (board member), Spanish NHS (vice president)
Job/Work Experience: job at graphic design company
Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at local hospital and TOPSoccer
Summer Activities: extensive travel and hanging with friends
Essays: I thought they were pretty good, but I guess not good enough…
Teacher Recommendation: one was excellent, the other was good but not amazing
Counselor Rec: very good, he knows me well
Additional Rec: from the President of the Civic Association with which I volunteer
Interview: it went awesome! The guy was old but loved me and said he would write me a wonderful rec letter. He said he could not imagine me not getting in (oops)
Other:
Intended Major: Molecular Biology
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: large, well-known public
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 150,000-200,000K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): hispanic? I guess it didn’t really work out though lol
Reflection
Strengths: I’m pretty well-rounded?
Weaknesses: I’m pretty well-rounded?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly thought this would happen, so it’s not a surprise to me. It does mean I actually need to worry about my RD applications, though
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’ve been accepted to Pitt and its Honors College, and also applied early to UVa. I will apply to Harvard (lol), Yale, UPenn, Cornell, Boston College, and Northeastern as well in RD
General Comments: Good luck to all RD applicants (although not too much, as I still want to get in lol), and congratulations to all those who have been accepted!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (720 CR)
ACT: Didn’t take.
SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Bio-M and USH.
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.923 (did poorly freshman year, 3.96 excluding it)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 BC Calc
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Linear Algebra, IB History, Neuroscience, World Lit, Research
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, a few MUN awards, one minor research award</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Model United Nations (Captain/President of our traveling team, Secretary General of one of the largest regional HS conferences)
Cancer Research (3 years, submitted an abstract as a supplement)
Varsity Cross Country (4 years)
Founder of a local science fair for middle schoolers
NHS
SNHS
Job/Work Experience: Internship at global top 20 pharmaceutical company, internship at virology lab, worked at an accounting office
Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours at a library
Summer Activities: volunteering, internships/jobs, research
Essays: Both were great, had them reviewed by several teachers and my guidance counselor
Teacher Recommendation: One was great, the other was subpar
Counselor Rec: Awesome
Additional Rec: didn’t submit
Interview: Awesome</p>

<p>Other
Intended Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Bio
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Uber-competitive feeder school to Princeton
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): dual citizenship from obscure country and generally a very distinct background in terms of my experiences and upbringing, so my essay was unique in that sense. It clearly did not help lol</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Evidently nothing
Weaknesses: Everything apparently
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UPitt Honors College/waiting on everything else</p>

<p>General comments: I go to a feeder school and a good number of people were accepted to Princeton REA. Not all of them were exceptional, and there were several acceptances that surprised everyone. With that being said, the decision process was definitely arbitrary to some end. A deferral or rejection does not mean that we are unworthy or destined for failure. It actually means nothing. Unfortunately, 99% of us deferred will not end up in Princeton, but I think it’s for the best. Time to move on guys :’ /</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!! wHAT</p>

<p>hi i wanted the format with the pretty headings</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown M/CR/W/Essay): 2250 (740/790/720)
[</em>] SAT II (subject, score): Math II (800), Chem (780, worst thing i’ve ever done)
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): idk
[</em>] Weighted GPA: 4.375
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/233
[</em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Euro (5), Calc AB (5), Bio (4), US (5), Lang (5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, Drafting III, AP Gov, AP English 12, AP Physics
[</em>] Number of other EA applicants in your school: none
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): uh… National Merit Semifinalist? [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description): 12 years gymnastics (6 years competitive), 11 years violin, 6 years Chamber Orchestra (second violin principal), Pole Vault for Indoor and Outdoor T & F, Beta Club President, Senior Class Treasurer, Random Acts of Kindness Club Secretary, Student Council, NHS Vice-President, SNHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Instructional Gymnastics Coach, Volunteer research intern w/ Systems Engineering professor over the summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community Service:Help scoring/timing at gymnastics meets 1/2 times a year, help at lil sister’s dance recital annually
[</em>] Summer Activites: Research internship, coaching, engineering/pole vault camps, Girls State, can’t remember the rest
[<em>] Essays (1-10 rating, details):[list]
[li] Common App Essay: 7/10, I didn’t think it was that great at all, but idk maybe it was!![/li][</em>] Supplement Essay: 8.5/10, Pretty good I think, about one of my teachers
[<em>] Additional Essay/Engineering Essay: 8.5/10 [/ul]
[li] Recommendations (teacher’s subject, 1-10 rating, details):[ul][/li][li] Teacher Recommendation #1: English, 10/10 I’m assuming, he’s one of the best teachers I’ve ever had, I love him to death and he really cares about his students[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Math, prob 8/10 ish, he likes me but he did it super last minute
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good I think! She’s super nice.
[</em>] Additional Info/Rec: none[/ul]
[<em>] Interview: Pretty good. It was super short (25 mins) and the guy didn’t have much to say or ask me, but he was really really nice. I think he doesn’t interview a whole lot (it may have even been his first time)
[</em>] Art Supplement: nada[/list]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Intended Major: Engineering
[</em>] U.S. State/Territory or Country: Virginia
[<em>] School Type: Public (medium sized)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket Range: $100-150 K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation recruited athelete, development): nope [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: IDK I JUST
[</em>] Weaknesses: CAN’T BELIEVE IT
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: READ ABOVE
[</em>] But seriously though
[<em>] Strengths: Range of EC’s… gymnastics maybe? Leadership positions, transcript, SAT II’s
[</em>] Weaknesses: mediocre essays, not-stellar SAT I score
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Virginia Tech (backup lol), applied to UVA and planning to apply to Columbia, I was gonna do a ton more but now I don’t have to!!!1!!!1![/ul] </p>[/li]
<p>General Comments & Advice: AAAHHH I REALLY WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS, I honestly wasn’t freaking out at all today because I thought I would for sure get rejected or deferred. But somehow I got in!!! And I have no idea how!!! I honestly feel like I don’t deserve this. A super big huge congratulations to everyone who got in, and to those who didn’t I’m so so so so sorry but please don’t let this get you down too much! Everything will work out in the end even though it’s so hard to believe it at this point. </p>

<p>To those of you planning to apply to Princeton, hopefully this will help you! Or maybe it won’t. Idk. Either way, best of luck!!!</p>

<p>AAH</p>