<p>1st choice major: molecular biology
2nd choice major: psychology</p>
<p>1st choice certificate: neuroscience
2nd choice certificate: dance</p>
<p>Does applying SCEA really help that much? When I visited Princeton this summer the adcoms said that there is no advantage to applying EA. But then again, the acceptance rate for SCEA is around 20%.</p>
<p>the SCEA pool includes recruited athletes and other special circumstances (development kids, celebrities,etc.). This skews the accept rate of the SCEA round. </p>
<p>“When I visited Princeton this summer the adcoms said that there is no advantage to applying EA”</p>
<p>Believe them.</p>
<p>To me, the main advantage is knowing my decision in December instead of March.</p>
<p>^ Unless you get deferred. It’s pretty unfortunate that schools can defer people when they apply EA, since the reason (most) people apply EA anyway is to know whether they get accepted or not before Christmas.</p>
<p>I got my interview email today. I’m a little scared, though, because my interviewer is a catholic priest who has made it very clear that he believes liberals should repent of their sins.</p>
<p>As you can probably guess, I’m one of those liberal sinners. My interviewer seems very outspoken from the news articles I’ve found on him, so I’m curious as to what you guys think I should do at my interview. Would you recommend steering the conversation away from politics/religion/etc… entirely?</p>
<p>From what I have heard, Princeton’s interview is more of an informative thing for the prospective student, rather than you trying to pitch yourself to the school (although, I can’t help but think that an interview helps). Try to avoid the controversial issues altogether, if you can, but if you have to talk about them, just be confident about your opinion (whether it is against his views or not). Personally, I think it is better you express your true opinion, even if your interviewer disagrees with it (just do not say anything overtly offensive or obviously controversial). Honestly, though, if you are going for a college interview, you will probably talk about what your future plans are, what you want to get out of the school, what activities you are/will be involved in, etc. It should not turn into an evaluation of your moral compass or anything like that. If the conversation drifts into politics, religion, etc, then try to bring it back to the school. Even if you want to study those topics, talk about them by saying what Princeton offers in those areas and try to be as neutral as possible. After all, if you are studying a major like religion or government, you already understand both sides of every argument.</p>
<p>Is everyone who applys guaranteed an interview?</p>
<p>I take that question back… I just read back in the thread. Good luck to everyone! Hopefully we all get to meet each other on accepted students day!</p>
<p>Good luck everyone!!!</p>
<p>@runline - It’s probably not a good idea to get into a debate with any interviewer. Princeton accepts a broad spectrum of applicants but one of the over-arching qualities I’ve noted in many of them has been the ability to respectfully listen to and consider a range of view points…even those who differ vastly from their own. This would be a great skill to display in your interview.</p>
<p>really? respectful listening?</p>
<p>I just found a grammar mistake on one of the short answer questions… Is it not a big deal or should I email them about it?? I’m sure I’m over thinking it but it’s Princeton we’re talking about…</p>
<p>That is why I am not looking at my application before I get my Princeton decision. I doubt that one small grammatical mistake will kill you.</p>
<p>I read my application at a snail speed before I submitted it to look for grammatical errors. I also had my mom and dad read it. Now I’m not going to look at it again.</p>
<p>@Princet0n - if that is your only typo, don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>Can anyone answer my question in another thread? It relates to Princeton, and I would appreciate if you could help.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/1575941-retake-sat.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/1575941-retake-sat.html</a></p>
<p>Majors: Molecular biology and chemistry</p>
<p>Certificates: Musical performance and global health policy</p>
<p>Does anybody know how/when we find out the actual day Princeton will release decisions? I heard that they release a date at the end of November.</p>
<p>Anybody else?</p>
<p>I highly doubt it would be released at the end of November. Middle-end of December is more likely</p>