My chance was just “flagged.” Does anyone know how to retrieve a flagged post? I’m confused, as it violated no CC guidelines.
@ktengann Thank you so much. That means a lot.
@appletree5656 thanks! I left out that I am on a board of a nonprofit my friend started giving educational tools to Syrian refugee children.
@jewboy104 That will surely help! I didn’t mean to say your ECs were unclear. I’m sure you presented them super well.
@orgooo Your stats and ECs are great. The STEM club that visits elementary schoolers sounds particularly intriguing.
Anyone know why my chance was flagged?
[ b]Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (780 RW, 790 math, 19/24 essay)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Physics 730, Math II 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98, roughly 4.36 weighted
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/450
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (4), World History (5), Calc BC (5), APUSH (5), English Lang (5), Physics I (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Stat, AP Physics C, DE Econ, plus a few law classes
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, regional women in computing award, AP Honors with Distinction
[ /list]
[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock trial, placed eighth in the nation at our first competition of the year, robotics club that regularly placed in the top 5 at regionals (captain), orchestra
[ *] Job/Work Experience: worked at city pool over the summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: not much honestly
[ *] Summer Activities: job at city pool, community college classes, working on mock trial and robotics
[ *] Essays: Common App (9/10), Princeton Supplement (8/10), Princeton Engineering (idk what this was)
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: honestly i have no clue what a good rec looks like but the teachers know me pretty well and are rooting for me to get into a good school so i’m hopeful
[ *] Counselor Rec: my counselor barely even knows my name so who knows
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A
[ /list]
[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): no
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: 125-150
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): none
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[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: I feel really good about my common app essay, it’s about a topic I feel strongly about and relates to my interests which I think comes across
[ *] Weaknesses: I don’t stand out a lot in terms of my extracurriculars and such; I’ve been putting in a lot of hours each week in a couple of things that interest me so now I only have three activities and one leadership position
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD: UMich, UT Austin, OU, U of Illinois, USC
[ /list]
[ b]General Comments:** Princeton’s such a reach for me between low acceptance rates, financial aid, and the logistics of going to school across the country that I haven’t wanted to get my hopes up
There seem to be quite a few poets here, do any of you do metrical stuff?
@18YearsASlav I do free verse every now and then, but I’m almost strictly fiction and journalism, not poetry.
**Objective:
[] ACT: 27
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.675
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 68/765
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: APs/honors
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.):[/li]Illinios State Scholar, Honor Roll, Distinguished scholar.
Subjective:
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parathenes) [/li]
Fencing( Captain on school circuit, on National fencing team and will moat likely be in the olympics)
NHS
Mu Alpha Theta
Senior Leader( tutor freshmen in alegbra 1)
HF Ambassador( if a vistor comes,[ governor, new outlets] I represent the school)
Church( Preacher and youth leader)
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]Helped church rebuild all of my sophomore summer
[] Summer Activities: Attended the Harvard Summer School on a full scholarship, Built church and preached
[] Essays: Killer, Talked about how want to give the world back to my dad because he drives a taxi so that it is easier for him to take off work when necessary. Also wrote about his father dying at 10 and him struggling to send his entire family from Nigeria to America.
My BSE was about how when I was 7 i wanted to take the wires out of my lightsaber to make a paper airplane fly by itself.
[] Teacher Recommendations: read both, one said I was a reliable person, other said I was an outstanding student who is down to earth and is connected with the world.
[] Counselor Rec: I think very good!
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: said i was the best interview he had in 5 years
[ /list]
Other
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity:
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM, Athlete, 1st gen
[/list]
Reflection
[] Strengths: National fencing team, The semester of credit i earned at harvard (using to compensate for weak scores/gpa), The interview
[] Weaknesses: AP scores for sure, GPA , SCORES
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[li] Where else are you applying for RD:[/li][/list]
General Comments:
hey guys,
So i am a femal
I got an 17 on the ACT
I am ranked 348 in my class (class size 350)
My only extracurriculars are ACT prep and riding my bike to school
PLEase chance me. I think my chances are pretty high but I’m not sure.
@18YearsASlav I’ve been trying a bunch of different styles of poetry, though right now I’m in a free-verse phase.
Hi, guys,
First, I just want to say thank you all for engaging with me and others on this thread. It’s really meant a lot to me to have you all to talk to. Second, I’m lucky to be in the position to even be applying to Princeton, and to have my application considered alongside such smart, kind, and accomplished applicants as you all surely are. Here we go . . .
[ b]Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (630 Math, 770 Writing, 24 Essay) (I KNOW, I KNOW, THIS SUCKS)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Literature 740, U.S. History 730
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A ( approx top 10%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History (4), US History (4), English lit (5) (self-studied w/out class)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Comp Gov, AP Calc AB, Journalism, Contemporary Issues, Biotechnology, TA period for honors English
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): International fiction prize, multiple national fiction and poetry awards, published academic (literary criticism) research, something like 70 contributor publications (blogs, regular lit mag gigs etc.), upwards of 20 lit mag publications (fiction/poetry/essay), more than 20 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and selected for school’s gifted and talented independent coursework program. (Sorry for this brag-fest. Please refer to my SAT to remind yourself that I’m actually vastly unqualified. That math score–yikes )
[ /list]
[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wrote/produced play humanizing American inequity, fundraising over $1,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs (Playwright/Executive Producer 11). School newspaper (Staff Writer 9, Section Editor 11, Editor-in-Chief 12). Started and run school literary magazine (Founder/Editor-in-Chief 11, 12). Started and run international digital writing workshop with more than 40 writers (Founder/President 11, 12). Started and run a bi-weekly column at two international lit mags (Contributor, 11, 12).
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Independent researcher at Columbia University (Researcher, 11). Paid student columnist at regional newspaper (Contributor, 11, 12).
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer as a literacy skills tutor with elementary school students in San Francisco.
[ *] Summer Activities: Selected as one of 72 and 90 writers, respectively, to participate in Iowa Young Writers’ Studio I and Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop II, independent research at Columbia University, working to build my writing workshop startup, writing
[ *] Essays:
Common App (10/10): These both went through forty-something drafts. My Common App was about the play I wrote and directed in response to November’s election to highlight what I saw as some of our country’s hypocrisies and inequities.
Princeton Supplement (10/10): My long supp was about how writing is my religion, in response to the quote prompt, and my short answers covered my research project and my writing workshop startup.
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: (10/10): One is from my Euro teacher, who I’ve known for three years, has been my mentor throughout high school, and who I know well both personally and academically. This was multiple pages, probably said something about me being among the best of his career, and spoke to my literary strength and the public speaking skills he saw manifest in his class. The other is from my math teacher, who I also know personally (we like to chat about politics lol), but who mainly wrote about how I came in everyday after school in his class to earn an A, even though math is pain for me. He also wrote about the project we did together, in which I wrote a monthly story or essay applying an abstract mathematical concept to life, because I was trying to find the beauty in what I didn’t like or understand (i.e. to stop hating math). Basically I’m extremely lucky to have had such good friends and mentors guide me throughout school, and our genuine friendship and mutual appreciation, along with my hard work and success in their classes, must have been reflected in the letters.
[ *] Counselor Rec: (8/10): Our school is about 350 per grade, so we only see our counselors once or twice a year. I’ve made an effort to get to know her, however, and made sure to do a thorough job on the info questions she assigned. This probably won’t help much, but it certainly will do more good than harm.
[ *] Additional Rec: (10/10): One was from the Columbia professor who advised my independent research project this summer. One was from my editor at a regional newspaper. Both, I understand, spoke to the strength of my writing and to my maturity, initiative, and creativity.
[ *] Interview: (10/10): Went overwhelmingly well. Two hours long. Was able to refer her to my LinkedIn, which has links to the website for my play, my published research, literary publications, the two blogs I run, my writing workshop startup and the newspapers and magazines at which I work. She said her report would express that it’d be a mistake to reject me. (I got really lucky here).
[ /list]
[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: English, Creative Writing Concentration (submitted a fiction piece and my arts resume with publications/awards etc. for the arts supplement)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): White
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: N/A
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Writing spike?
[ /list]
[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Clearly defined EC “spike” in writing, leadership, essays, recommendations, research, publications/awards, creative writing supplement
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT, # of APs, one B in a STEM class
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: TBD
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: TBD
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD: mainly selective LACs
[ /list]
[ b]General Comments:** I understand my SAT is VERY low. Princeton has been my dream and my guiding light throughout high school. I am a dedicated writer and journalist and know that I want to use my strength in writing to encourage empathy and equity. I slaved over my application, especially my essays. I hope Princeton can see me as an asset to their campus based on my dedication to that singular passion, even though my score is pretty dismal.
@floraha Your EC stuff sounds amazing. What are some of the articles you’ve written for the university presses? Do you mean literary criticism research?
@HelloThereHola I’m sure your essays are great. Your stats are great, too, and your hooks with definitely help.
@notagoddess1208 With that national mock trial award and SAT you’re in fantastic shape.
@appletree456789 I don’t think you need to worry about that B at all haha, and hey scores aren’t everything, your subjective qualifications are amazing if you ask me!
for those of y’all that go to “competitive” public or prep schools- what’s the college counseling and preparation like? at my school most kids who plan to go to college (other than student athletes) focus on state schools, and other than English teachers helping us revise our essays and counselors writing recommendations (after you fill out a packet where you, your parents, and your teachers describe you as a student) we’re mostly on our own.
@appletree456789 when I started reading I was worried about your SAT score, but imo your EC’s more than make up for it… also in the scores breakdown, your SAT clearly shows that you’re much better at writing than math but your rec from your math teacher will show that you tried your best
@notagoddess1208 my HS sends more than 10-15 to Ivies every year, but counselors do very little to help us with the process tbh, probably because we have about 800 students per grade
@appletree456789 Wow. I am absolutely blown away. Your interest and talent in writing are unmistakable, your work ethic and interpersonal relationships sound amazing. It really would be a mistake to reject you!