<p>School academics are all fine, SAT scores would be great if 2300+. That means academics are good.</p>
<p>Your EC’s though are not that broad. Not much sport, music etc etc there. That is possible the weak point here.</p>
<p>The problem with the DOD internship is that I presume that you only got it because your parents/family etc work there. If so, that in itself will not be too impressive. What you did there will need to be impressive. If it is then, that is a massive boost (I personally think that one of the major reason I got in to Yale EA this year was some research I did). The same with the book publishing - that IMO is on the same level as good research. It is just something that goes BANG in your app which I think is a huge help in HYPSM admissions. That BANG would fix any problems with perhaps slightly lacking EC’s and really help you to stand out.</p>
<p>Of course, I always believe that chances are almost pointless, so a lot depends on essays and what exactly is behind your NP organisation etc etc.</p>
<p>Just from me, the book/research is pretty cool (you mind telling me what the title is? If you do, then no prob…)</p>
<p>Wow - Congratulations on the Yale EA… That is such a great place to be in…
Your app. must have been pretty impressive. Could you tell me what your application had - it helps to bench mark… For the book, I am deciding which title to finalize, and will surely let you know… thanks for the interest. </p>
<p>Also - did you attend private school or public school. I am hearing that private schools are at a disadvantage right now for IVY’s…</p>
<p>Also, do you think my GPA is good enough?. I don’t know if it is a bit low for HYP type schools… Also, I forgot to mention that I am in Varsity Tennis at my school (been in Varsity Tennis since Sophomore year).</p>
<p>Two of my close friends did the EEB in Panama thing and LOOOOOVED it. There are a lot of cool opportunities like that; even if you choose not to do something major like Panama there are lots of seminars that take one-week trips abroad for stuff like scuba diving, paid for by the university.</p>
<p>@mrscollege: Tickets to any regular season game for any sport are free to all undergraduates. No advance reservation is required as games do not generally sell out. The basketball stadium seats 6,854, and the football stadium seats 27,800.</p>
<p>On the first page of this thread someone stated that legacy admissions were around 40%. Given that the statistic was from 2008, do you know of any more recent numbers? As a legacy applicant this year, I’m curious to know if that number has fluctuated.</p>
<p>I’m not talking about Affirmative Action. I mean, once you get on campus as an official Princeton student, is there a lot of segregation based on race? Do other students pre-judge each other based on ethnicity, or tend to hang out with primarily people of the same race? On the flipside, is the atmosphere extremely diverse and accepting regardless of race?</p>
<p>@quiddity: There is a certain degree of self-segregation at Princeton (i.e. Asians sit with Asians in the dining hall, etc.). That said, the majority of students are rather accepting, and race is not a big issue on campus. Obviously, affirmative action is a sore spot for some students, especially those who ended up at Princeton because they did not get accepted to Harvard or Yale; however, this is the exception rather than the rule.</p>
<p>@rmayes: Princeton is need-blind, so they will not take family income into account when making admissions decisions.</p>
<p>How does Princeton judge how interested the applicant is? According to the college board, that is a considered factor in acceptance. I have tried to show in every way that I am very interested in Princeton University. I wanted to visit but because of financial circumstances my parents would not let me–I live in Alabama. Other than that, I have called Princeton, emailed Princeton, asked for information on the school, and just about anything else you can think of. How much does Princeton consider this in acceptance? I also am a first generation student with a very distinct geographic residency?</p>
<p>What’s your reaction to the student room lockout and the Borough Police/Prospect issues? For those who don’t read the Daily Princetonian and are interested in Princeton, read it regularly online to get a sense of the school…also read the comments after the articles, they are very interesting. </p>
<p>The school wants to impose disciplinary actions against students who call public safety too often when they get locked out and as a frist step are imposing fines. The school is also abdicating public safety’s involvement on Prospect Street to the borough police. Is the Daily Princetonian making news where there is none? Here’s a comment online about the Prince article by “concerned”:</p>
<p>“If you want to express your concern about this policy, be sure to tell the high school seniors who will be visiting during Princeton Preview about the arbitrary and cold-hearted enforcement of the honor code, grade deflation, discipline for things like door lock-outs, and the general sense that the University dislikes its students. Indeed, the “yield” is one thing that the University does care about. Maybe a dropping yield will get someone’s attention-- since comments to the Prince do not seem to go anywhere. The dropping yield was the only reason that the University took the embarrassing step of restoring Early Admissions. It may be that the University cares only how it stacks up against Harvard and Yale-- two institutions that do not seem to bother much about Princeton.”</p>
(you mind telling me what the title is? If you do, then no prob…)</p>