<p>hi, slic. norcal rules, but I don't actually live there. Good luck with Harvard, but Princeton is definitely where it's at!</p>
<p>lol <em>sends love</em>
haven't you heard that the pton board is a love fest? Betcha don't find that over at Harvard =) </p>
<p>Ahh I lovvve San Diego, so sunny!</p>
<p>What is up with people changing their minds about Princeton overnight!?! One girl I know had everything layed out for her Princeton application, then on the eve of the day when her forms were due (i.e. Oct 31) she had a "dream" about Princeton, and decided to apply EA Yale. OVERNIGHT!!!
Well, she's a happy Yalie '07er now, but still!</p>
<p>yea that only works when you switch AWAY from princeton; no way can you do the pton app overnight! Ha I think it's a testament to the genius of the pton app; it screens for only the real passionate ones!</p>
<p>how so? it doesn't ask the "Why Princeton" essay - good thing or bad thing?</p>
<p>Because you can't transform Yale or Harvard's two-essay app into pton's 4+ essay app overnight, whereas I can easily use two of my essays for pton for the Yale app (which is exactly what I'm going to do...hehe)</p>
<p>it does ask the why princeton</p>
<p>but that is only for the Bse degree </p>
<p>Poor me</p>
<p>the pton app; it screens for only the real passionate ones!</p>
<p>i ask again: how so?
:p - i like challenging you, just teasing</p>
<p>Because the real passionate ones would have known that they were applying to Princeton early enough to do the app..you can't just make a last minute decision to do so because you wouldn't have enough time..assuming of course that applying to pton at the last minute means ur not passionate (which is what I think anyway)</p>
<p>i think a big reason i decided with harvard over princeton was the fact that i had visited harvard over the summer and REALLY, really liked the people and the professors...i dunno...who knows, i may be a fellow tiger '08er... :)</p>
<p>you mean '09er</p>
<p>oops...thats what i meant</p>
<p>i decided princeton ED over dartmouth ED the night before the apps were due in my school's counseling center (oct 15ish), but i had both apps done so it was really just a matter of checking boxes... and agonizing over making a good choice...</p>
<p>oh + of course you're welcome, slic, here's some <3</p>
<p>which I'm sure you realize now is the best choice you've made?</p>
<p>oh, most definitely</p>
<p>the weekend after i regretted it - i made posts on both boards of dartmouth and pton kids and the princeton kids were so condescending, while the dartmouth kids were bending over to help me... basically re-affirming the ideas cemented by students i know that go to each school. but then i discovered this board and met the coolest people ever that i totally want to spend 4 years with, thus unconvincing me of the inherent arrogant attitudes of all princetonians (basically i encountered some bad seeds)</p>
<p>for some reason the "bad seeds" phrase is striking me as hilarious... and i have a sneaking suspicion that above is all one sentence, ha</p>
<p>oh garc - you are <em>so</em> the Dartmouth type...but Princeton is definitely good!</p>
<p>yeah i think i'd fit in really well at dartmouth, we'll see what happens after my pton thin envelope <em>crosses fingers</em></p>
<p>were you torn between two schools or was it basically princeton, full steam ahead?</p>
<p>gracilisae - hahaha im following you to dartmouth</p>
<p>it is also my 2nd choice, and i am pretty sure i will get in there, and im pretty sure i will go there.</p>
<p>whoopeeee! only think i didnt like were the frats.</p>
<p>i went through the following "I love X" phases:
Yale (cringe)
UPenn (cringe even more)
Duke (not so bad)</p>
<p>(they're in anachronological order)</p>
<p>but for about 7 months, it's been Pton full steam ahead! (best part is: i don't have a second choice)</p>
<p>ooh i never liked penn....or duke....or yale.</p>