@sr71blackbird since you are an aerospace guy, I strongly recommend Ga Tech if Princeton doesn’t work out for you. My husband is a Ga Tech BS and MS grad, and is a VP at the nation’s largest defense contractor that builds military aircraft. We are here in Atlanta with Ga Tech, and this company views Ga Tech aerospace grads very favorably.
@collegebound1915 They’d know something about your financial status based on whether or not you used a fee waiver, esp. a common app fee waiver (it has special economic requirements) and maybe they’d be able to guess by your parents’ occupations (they’d know a medical doctor likely isn’t making less than 60k a year). If you don’t have adequate college counseling at your school, I’m sure they’ll take that into consideration as well. (I go to a VERY poor innercity majority-minority school: the ones you see on gang movies etc. and college counseling is definitely nonexistent so I get it).
On decision date, regardless of what happens, I’ll have this on repeat: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cwLRQn61oUY
Thought I’d share with all amazing souls here 
The pressure’s really on now. Friend/arch-nemesis got in to Stanford. Now I HAVE to get in to Princeton.
Also can someone post the link to the results thread so I don’t have to wade through the thread on D-Day?
@APrincetonian I feel you! I found out yesterday that a person at my school got into Penn, so now I REALLY want to go to a better school than his, especially since he has to go to Penn now. I know that’s a very vapid and shallow reason for wanting to go to a school, but it just adds fuel to the fire of desire in my heart.
So anxious rn for decision date to come !!! I am Canadian & Princeton has been my dream since I was 12 and heard that my cousin got in. For me it is a ticket to the life I’ve always wanted: a environment that can support whatever idea I might have, have interesting accomplished people around me & study in one of the most interesting campuses that has a cool history. I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome when I was young and everyone around me just started to panic, didn’t know what to do and made some bad decisions. It made me feel so alone and I had to succeed relying on my own wits. Since I was young, I did my own research on any problem I might have been facing to help me (books, Internet, track down knowledgeable people, etc.). But I’m sick of feeling like I always have to rely on myself to solve my problems or support myself alone emotionally. TBH this thread has been so helpful in so many ways. So thanks everyone.
Sorry for the sob story, getting into Princeton would just mean so so much for me because it is a 100% independent choice I’ve made by myself without anyone else’s input. If I succeed I would be saying to everyone who had ever doubted me that I’ve overcome everything to be in the place I really wanted to be !! And if I fail, I would still be the same person I’ve been my entire life, someone who’s going to make the most out of my situation.
@QQ20bj I wanted to share to tell you that you’re not the only one out here with these kinds of difficult circumstances. I am sure you are an amazing person no matter where you’ll go and I wish you the best. I hope to meet you at Old Nassau 
@QQ20bj @QCprincetonian Welcome to the thread, guys :-- )))) You’ve both shared some pretty awesome stories and I hope that the events of Wednesday are in your favor… Reading about everyone just shows how amazing the class of 2020 will be (whether I am admitted or not!) ~:>
“@collegebound1915 They’d know something about your financial status based on whether or not you used a fee waiver, esp. a common app fee waiver (it has special economic requirements) and maybe they’d be able to guess by your parents’ occupations (they’d know a medical doctor likely isn’t making less than 60k a year).”
I don’t think financial hardship is a good reason for not taking SAT2 subject tests, especially since all fees are waived for those who can’t afford them.
Poor counseling may be a reason, but not lack of money.
Hello guys. I’ve done some research on the confirmation email for financial aid using a thread from last year. This was the thread that we used to determine whether or not there was a correlation between the tax form email and acceptance. From that thread, it can be reasonably concluded that the initial FA request had no relationship to the ultimate decision for SCEA (for RD, however, there is a relationship; those who receive the initial Dec. 2 email equivalent had a higher likelihood of acceptance).
However, on the last half of the thread, there is a strange correlation that I think should be brought up here. This was regarding the tax form confirmation email that some of you guys received a few days ago. The results were strange: all of the students who received a confirmation from Princeton were admitted in the SCEA round (with the exception of @Frozengogurt, who did not get in even though he received confirmation), while all the students who did not receive a confirmation were deferred (with the exception of @LukeBK, but he was an international student from Ghana). This seems way too connected to be a mere coincidence, especially since the confirmation emails were sent to specific students individually at different times.
This was just for sending an email attachment to the school. Don’t worry about this information if you faxed your forms; Princeton doesn’t typically reply if you send your forms by fax, only by email.
I honestly don’t know what to make of this, especially since I haven’t received any updates on the status of my application at all. I’ll be waiting for the confirmation email for the next few days, but if I don’t receive it, I’ll know that I’m done (I know that LukeBK didn’t receive confirmation, but he was an international who didn’t receive an initial tax form email either). This may be looking too deep, but everything has a reason; this correlation is just way too strong to be ignored. At least I’ve made peace with my deferral if this is the case. It’s going to be a sad weekend of writing RD essays for me. 
I was going to stay off CC until decision day, but now that I’m 99.9% certain of my decision, I’ve decided to ration two hours tonight and tomorrow night just to talk with you guys while I can. I know that a little bit of hope is good, but given the data of the previous year’s situation, I doubt that there is any hope for me left. Unless I get a late confirmation email or something… [-O<
@PantherLair What you said about the fee waivers isn’t completely true. College Board often caps the number of fee waivers you can use, so if you take the SAT 4+ times and then want to sit for subject tests, you may have maxed out your number of fee waivers. Did you use fee waivers to take the exams?
I’m kinda sad that the decisions are coming out soon because then this thread will never be the same anymore…
Also I feel like just waiting until Friday afternoon to check the decisions because that’s the last day of school for me 
I have the whole Christmas break to deal with the decision be it good or bad
But so many people get deferred as well. 
It’ll be 2 when I get my decisions, and I’ll be in class. Would you guys recommend checking in school or waiting until I go home? I’m not a very patient person, but I don’t want to break down in class when I get deferred… But I also want to get it over with and rip the bandaid off. What are your suggestions?
oh man @azwu331 now I wish I hadn’t emailed them myself! Well, expecting a deferral anyways ~:>
@azwu331 judging from your posts you’re an amazing person and I’m sure you’ll get into somewhere amazing! Don’t lose hope just because of an email. We’re all in this together :)>-
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cue High School Musical WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHERRRRRRRRRRR!!! LETS GOOOOO WILDCATSSSS!!!
Sorry.
Not sorry.
@azwu331 I don’t believe those correlations at all.
There are many people on CC who correspond obsessively with the UA and FA offices, so the “confirmation email correlation theory” is really not an objective test. People who contact the office may receive responses, and those who don’t may not. Who knows?
Just relax and enjoy your time before Wednesday. The decisions are all made, and you have just as good a chance as anyone.
Adding on to what @APrincetonian said about fee waivers. You can still be poor & not qualify for them. We make just over the income limit, live in a state with a high cost of living, nearly had our utilities shut off last month, & are on a payment plan with our mortgage company so we don’t loose our tiny house with shjjty plumping we can’t afford to repair. This (for the most part) because the ACT, SAT, & SAT IIs cost us over $100 each in order to get our son tested just ONCE & results sent out to all the colleges. Then there’s the college application fees. Princeton was the cheapest at $65. The most expensive was $80. And to further add insult to injury, you have to pay to do the CSS Profile to see what other aid you can get at most colleges. Bless Princeton for having their own, free one. My son was only able to take a college class this fall because he was sponsored.
In other words, fee waivers aren’t that easy to get, & just to apply to college can be a real financial burden on families. Every day I’m reminded of the fact that even if my son does get into Princeton, we may not be able to afford to send him. Their aid is generous & he would qualify for full tuition, but not full room & board. And I’m thankful there is that for others. No ill will at all. College should be free & accessible to all.