Princeton RD 2020 thread

We are supposed to register with the 4 digit pin we choose on the Common App, right? It is telling me that the email and pin I am trying to register with do not match what I put on my Common App, even though I am certain they are right :confused:

@TheWaffleMan149 It takes a day to register the Pin/App with the system, or at least it did for my son’s SCEA app. Perhaps due to higher RD volume it might take even longer? It should have a better error message though… like “account not registered” lol.

After a day, the pin worked just fine.

Cheers,
Psy

Thanks @psywar
I agree about the error message. I also believe their email about my completed application should mention the tracking system

I still haven’t written my supplement :expressionless:

I finished my rough draft yesterday, did a lot of editing today, and will likely have it done tomorrow. Then will do a final review before submitting. Honestly I avoided it for a long time because of the importance to me, but once I started writing it really flowed out of me.

I’m staring blankly at the empty box on my commonapp. I know what to write but it’s just not happening. I’m having a really hard time focusing on this right now but I want it done by morning

@anon9362 Just write out the outline first. A simple set of one line “beats”. Getting this framework down gets you started. Then just take a stab at writing one supporting sentence per beat. Just do that.

Then go to bed, get some sleep and wake up refreshed. Don’t try to force all in one night.

Good luck!

I know what to write, I’m just having a lot of trouble because I have a lot of supplements to write and I’m like writing them all at the same time in my head so idk what to type and I’m getting all confused because halfway through a Princeton sentence I’ll have a Columbia idea :))

I like doing exactly what @psywar says, just throw down words as they come to you. Don’t filter anything, don’t self edit as you write that makes it much more difficult to finish because while an idea may be raw at first it might turn into something great. And with the confusion problem, I struggled with it too, but I eventually decided to only have one supplement open at a time and it helped me focus on only that essay.

I consider myself a good writer but I have to be “in the zone”, and I don’t usually get there till like 4am

The application is due in a little over 2 days and I haven’t written the last essay yet. I’m staring at my screen, with no idea what to write.

Me too ^

Just out of curiosity, what did you guys put as your favorite movie? :slight_smile:

Star Wars Episode III. When I first watched the six episodes however many years ago, that one was my favorite

I used Sharkboy and Lavagirl B-)

Awwww yeeeaaaahhh @anon9362

Batman Begins. Sent in my app today, so excited, and nervous, and anxious. What did you do for favorite word?

Behemoth. I LOVE the word behemoth.

I should’ve used waffle

I did determination but I shouldve done something different