Princeton Class of 2012 Decisions

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81

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] Deferred EA? No
[</em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (780M 760W 690CR)
[<em>] ACT: 34 (36M 33S 33E 33R)
[</em>] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2 800 Chemistry
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.998
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/350
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: All AP's and Calc III
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (1 seed) Amnesty International (Co-Leader) Local TV Show (Director) Leadership Clubs Diversity Club (Core Member) and others
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at a local hospital and some research stuff to get Eagle Scout
[</em>] Summer Activities: Research and Harvard SSP
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[<em>] Interview: Over the phone...it went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation US College
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Good extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low GPA? Not many APs?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>

82

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710M 700CR 800W
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Lit / 680 US History / 660 Chemistry
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/320
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Language (5), Chemistry (3) Haha chemistry is not my thing.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP European History, AP Environmental Science, Student Government, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, Humanities Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really I can think of. Some Science Olympiad regional and state awards, DAR Good Citizenship award, Toyota Community Scholars semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body VP), Asia Club (President), Environmental Club (Vice President - founder of county-wide recycling program), Traditional Korean Fan Dance (Instructor, performer), Science Olympiad (Varsity Captain, but quit in senior year...science is not my thing), Inter-Club Council (Founder, Chairman), I sit on a state-wide Youth Advisory Board, Local Youth Council (Vice-Chair). I do a hefty amount in my community and I love every bit of it! I honestly think it is because of my EC's that I was accepted.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: SAT prep tutor
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Too many to list. Mostly with our local Arts Council, Youth Council, Student Government, library, etc....
[<em>] Summer Activities: Harvard SSP 2007, the best summer of my life. I encourage any rising senior to do it this summer! In past summers I self studied Russian, taught English in Korea, etc.
[</em>] Essays: These were very good, I think. Writing is my strong point. One was very lighthearted and funny, the other was very insightful and about a little girl I met on a bus.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: AMAZING. Truly amazing. One made my teacher cry when he read it out loud (against my will, haha) to my entire Student Govt class. The other was very eloquently written but somewhat generic.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: She said "I have never written so many good things about a person ever before!"
[<em>] Additional Rec: Did not have one.
[</em>] Interview: It was very last minute with a recent graduate. It was really informal and she was so nice and pleasant and said wonderful things about Princeton. She said she liked me, haha! It was a charming, relaxed interview.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian-Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: > $100K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, and 1/2 URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I honestly think my interesting extracurriculars, leadership, and essays did the trick.
[</em>] Weaknesses: My SAT scores were TERRIBLE.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No Idea, but I truly am so grateful.[/li][/ul]General Comments: It is not the end of the world if you did not get accepted. You all are truly truly amazing people and will go far in life! I am so humbled to have been accepted out of all of these TRULY amazing applicants. You guys simply amaze me!</p>

<p>I will more than likely end up at Harvard, but congrats to everyone!</p>

83

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 780 M, 750 CR, 780 W, 11 E
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Math 2, 760 Chem, 720 USH, 660 French Lang
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (w/o 2nd sem...)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):somewhere inside top 10/370--not too sure
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):BC Calc (5), AP Env Sci (5), US govt and poli 4, AP Chem (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C (double pd), Multivariable Calc @ unc (1st sem), honors english, AP French lang, AP Stat
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): haha none unless ap scholar w/honor counts
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): too lazy to list, but a lot i guess--co-prez of Asian club, Prez Env club, captained bball,<br>
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer, special olympics asst coach
[<em>] Summer Activities: china to visit relatives, volunteering, JSA session @ pton,
[</em>] Essays: influential person (long--i used Homer), quote (short-used dean smith quote). i thought they were creative. my short essay, i wrote about how i love bball and march madness (2 paragraphs total); worked on my long essay for ever--thought of the idea like jr year.<br>
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:i'd say really good cuase my teachers like me, but you never really know...although my math teacher told me he wrote a really unique rec
[</em>] Counselor Rec:i feel liek it was good--he was my JV bball coach and varsity asst coach
[<em>] Additional Rec:probly really good
[</em>] Interview:not bad. the lady thought i was charming but i def said s/t weird when she asked me what pton should know abt me...
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):NC
[</em>] School Type:public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender:F
[<em>] Income Bracket:not sure but no free $
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): just about every thing that's not a hook
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: im an azn who plays bball? (but not recruited) hahah. im a recycling fiend.<br>
[</em>] Weaknesses:no nat'l awards, im asian,
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i have no clue cuase i did write none for a lot of these blanks. i wished on the clock the morning before...im still speechless and sooo shocked.</p>

84

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330
[</em>] ACT:n/a
[<em>] SAT II:740- US Hist 730-Bio M 720- Math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a- at least top 10%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5/5/5/5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous- 5 AP 2 Honors
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semi, 2 yrs ISEF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hrs
[<em>] Summer Activities: cancer research, sports (xc + track)
[</em>] Essays: average
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: one outstanding, one average
[</em>] Counselor Rec: outstanding
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: went very well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country: USA
[<em>] School Type: private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle class
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none really
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths: well rounded, lots of ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT II's
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I don't really know why I was accepted over the many incredible applicants that posted here. I was rejected at Yale, waitlisted at Harvard, waitlisted at Duke, and accepted at Dartmouth, Davidson, UF, and BC. Princeton is my first choice and I am ecstatic that I will be able to attend next fall. Congrats to all who were accepted!</p>

85

<p>Is it just me, or are there a lot of accepted students on this page?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2360 (800M, 760V, 800W)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 800 Bio M, 740 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.999
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/186ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): three 5s, two 4s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Physics, Religion, Research Seminar, AP Calculus BC, AP Government, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Literature, Chinese I
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): two-time USABO National Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Quiz Bowl, Lacrosse, and Cross Country (check my stats profile for details if you're really curious)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at a petstore
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 550+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: MMSS at UMich, Choir tour of Italy (including singing in St. Peter's), HSHSP at MSU
[</em>] Essays: Everyone who's read them has loved them. The admissions guys at MIT specifically mentioned them in the hand-written note at the bottom of my acceptance letter.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great, I'm assuming
[</em>] Counselor Rec: The part she read to me sounded good
[<em>] Additional Rec: From my research mentor from last summer
[</em>] Interview: Decent, but it was actually the final push that convinced me that I'm not the right match for Princeton.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Irish
[<em>] Gender: XX
[</em>] Income Bracket: Well-off
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I have red hair? Probably not the deciding factor.[/li][/ul]Reflection:
Strengths: Writing. Stats were one thing, but I guarantee that I wrote my way into this school.
Weaknesses: No glaring ones, though I could probably nit-pick my application for hours.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. I was telling people today in English that there was no way I was getting into Princeton because I just wasn't the type of kid that would enjoy it there (not to say anything negative about the school! It's just not the place for me). I was wrong on the first account, right on the second. I'm going to MIT next year instead. :)</p>

86

<p>i was rejected... it doesnt really hurt im more sad for my friend who has been dreaming of pton since he was born lol. i just applied for the sake of applying to an ivy.</p>

87

<p>rejected... but got into Harvard and Yale. So..all the better!! :)</p>

88

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I : * 2340 (CR 740)
* SAT II: 800 IIC, 760 Bio M, 790 USH
GPA UW: 4.0
AP:<a href="5">/i</a> Calc BC, Chemistry, Eng Lang, Phy C Mech, USH
*Current: * MV Calc, APs: PHY C E&M, Stats, Litt, G&P, F. Lang, Bio
*Major Awards: Intel STS, ISEF, Siemens, Bausch & Lomb, National Chess etc.
** Subjective:**
Extracurriculars: chess (Pr.), Math (Pr.), Mag (Ch. ed.), etc.
Job/Work Experience: perl dudette at large getting converted to following the BDFL
Volunteer/Community service: ~100 hours
Summer Activities: Research, Runing, Dance performances, trying to finish my book
Essays: Self depreciating humor with advice from Harry Bauld and Geraldine Woods
Teacher Recommendation: One nice,one critical
Counselor Rec: Decent
Additional Rec: From my club advisor
Interview: Whacky; I am still not sure my interviewer went to Princeton
School Type: Public
Hooks : CD-ROM along with art supplement
Reflection:
Strengths: *Understanding how I fit into Princeton
*Weaknesses: *Self esteem
*Why you think you were accepted: I am grateful to CC for helping me understand the
college process clearly and in helping me procure hard data to dispel popular
misconceptions and myths that would have hindered my application process. The insightful points from
Harry Bauld and from Geraldine Woods "Dummies" treatise were pure gold!</p>

89

<p>may be u were too perfect? here's what the adcoms probably do - make a pile of qualified students, choose 3 out of every 25 randomly, ( according to their selectivity), and send them admission letters. whatever happens happens for the best and ultimately you find your match.</p>

90

<p>Decision: DD is Accepted & will attend</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 780/math, 800/v, 800/cr (one sitting)
[</em>] SAT II: 800/math, 780/history, 780/chem
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank: top 2-5%
[<em>] AP: 5 tests (scored 5 on each)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: difficult but not crazy; dropped one when she didn't get the teacher she had wanted
[<em>] Major Awards: NTSE, AP with Distinction, Natl Merit
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Crew (captain & medals); lots & lots of music (solo festivals & all county etc); Model UN
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: school library (treasurer)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer in Peru after creatively fundraising the $5500 necessary to do so (totally downplayed this experience in applications; it was just a line item on the resume)
[<em>] Summer Activities: rowing, Peru, not much else
[</em>] Essays: wrote 5, all of which teachers & GC liked; I thought they were fine but mundane & pedestrian; read Bauld's book on Crafting the Essay, sat down, and wrote a superb, non-traditional essay in 30 minutes; teachers & GC thought it was risky to send, but she did it anyway; turned out fine (see results below)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: glowing, I'm sure
[</em>] Counselor Rec: excellent, I'm sure
[<em>] Additional Rec: none
[</em>] Interview: local alum; it went fine, not as spectacular as Brown interview
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State: NY
[</em>] School Type: hi-ranking public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $100-$125
[</em>] Hooks: 1st gen college on dad's side[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection: well-balanced; wants to study physics, but is very strong writer; didn't show a laundry list of activities (ie, omitted many things she'd done but didn't pursue long-term); did a few things consistently and showed growth in those areas thru the years; non-traditional resume format which was very easy-on-the-eyes</p>

<p>For what it's worth.... her 'favorite quote' essay was a bit risky, as she quoted herself</p>

<p>Accepted: Princeton, Dartmouth, Duke, NW, Rochester, Tufts, Geneseo
Waitlisted: H-Y-B and will take herself off the waiting list today
Rejected: None</p>

91

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800CR/800M/730W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC/780 Chem/760 Bio M
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0/6.467
[<em>] Rank:1/833
[</em>] ACT:N/A
[<em>] APs (including this year's):European History, Statistics, Calculus AB, Biology, American History, Psychology, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, Physics C, Macroeconomics, Environmental Science, Human Geography, English Literature and Composition, US Government and Politics, Art History
[</em>] IBs (including this year's): N/A
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Literature and Composition, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, AP Environmental Science, AP Human Geography, Honors Research I,II
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, Siemens Semifinalist, Intel Semifinalist, ISEF, USABO, USNCO, Varsity Swimming MVP, National AP Scholar, lots of math awards (including one from University of Miami), Sunshine State Scholar, etc.
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity swimming, cancer research, “learn to swim” community service, Mu Alpha Theta (President), Physics Club (president), NHS, Key Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Good/Decent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Phenomenal
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Phenomenal
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): GREAT
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.):Israeli, Found a genetic predisposition which can successfully predict if cancer patients respond to therapy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: High
[</em>] Strengths: Well rounded, shown commitment in all ECs
[<em>] Weaknesses: 720 SAT II Hebrew….
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: If only I knew
[/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all those who were accepted!</p>

92

<p>accepted :-D</p>

93

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): M760 CR800 W780
[</em>] SAT II: MII780, CH770, US770, WH780
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1% of 450
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on World History, US History, English Lang, Chem, and Spanish Lang
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, AP Bio, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Comp Gov, Advanced Orchestra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): regional and state prizes, Intel ISEF Finalist 2007 [/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Crew (Team President), Orchestra, Tri-M (President, Vice President), NHS, Independent Research/Studies
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Sailing Instructor, 3+ years
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring, church stuff
[</em>] Summer Activities: Rowing camp, summer orchestra program, working, VA Governor's School
[<em>]Independent Study: Spanish class at local university, independent study of programming with a professor there
[</em>] Essays: mostly okay, one was absolutely terrible. I applied to Princeton because my parents made me, and I wrote the last one (influential person) in 20 minutes at 10:15 on January 1st.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: mostly likely excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably excellent as well
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: Alright. I'm a science person and my interviewer was an English major, so she couldn't answer some of my questions. It was a pleasant conversation anyway. </p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: suburban public, v. racially diverse
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): female engineering, two generations of legacy</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: grades, essays aside from the bad one, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: the bad essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably legacy, though I hate to say it. I don't understand why I would have gotten in with that awful essay otherwise. I literally wrote it in twenty minutes, spell checked it, then submitted the app.[/li][/ul]</p>

94

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

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95

<p>blqgirl: 10,000 hours of volunteering?</p>

96

<p>Rejected.</p>

<p>I know the reason too lol. I said "I am applying to Harvard College" in an email to Princeton earlier in the month. If I were on the bubble, that mistake cost me lol.</p>

<p>Anyway, Princeton is still amazing and good luck to everyone there. I'm sure I'll have as much fun at the big H ;)</p>

97

<p>southeasttitan--maybe that was a LITTLE exaggerated! (I kid, I kid!) I thought I'd put in a joke to lighten the mood, maybe not the best idea in hindsight!</p>

98

<p>ACCEPTED!!!</p>

<p>White Female from competitive midwestern public school
Intended major: Physics</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.628
Class Rank: 2/754</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 800
SAT I Writing: 770
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Physics: 800
SAT II Chemistry: 800
Extracurriculars:
Significant Extracurriculars: Theatre: 3 years; I have worked on 16 shows in high school, member of the international thespian society
Choir: 2 years; I am in my school's top choir. I was also selected to perform in an adult choir that is going to perform with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra in 2008 as a pre-olympic tour
Fencing: briefly team captain at the local park district
Other: Math team 3 years, 4 years of oboe before high school, black belt in tae kwon do LONG before high school
Leadership positions: Props crew head for 2 shows
Production manager for Picnic - went to state theatre festival 2007
Director of The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Volunteer/Service Work: I have maybe 20 hours working at a conservation organization but I'm in NHS and will have 40 hours by the time I graduate.
Honors and Awards: Hillary Prow Award - most outstanding junior in theatre
Science Olympiad Regionals (jr year) - 1st in chemistry, 2nd in physics
WYSE Regionals (jr year) - 1st in chemistry, 3rd in math
Math team regionals (soph year) - 2nd place individual competition
Math team state (jr year) - 7th place relay team
Awarded a theatre 'letter' - 50 'points' from working in shows
NHS member</p>

99

<p>I take my hat off frog139!</p>

100

<p>Rejected! Now I really have to start studying for my conditional offer... =P</p>