<p>Wow that’s interesting. Thanks for the link! </p>
<p>Makes me have more hope that I won’t be rejected this Thursday…</p>
<p>@l3auer</p>
<p>There are no official released stats on deferred applicants in the RD pool. I have heard, however, that they have a slightly better chance of getting in. Like a 1 or 2 % better chance, so not much. This is probably because the officers have seen their apps before, and get to know them better.</p>
<p>Yeah, I had no idea the deferral rate was so high! I guess I should be happy about that haha, but I’m still going to be upset if I get deferred, although I feel like I’m probably not going to be accepted.</p>
<p>I would much rather tell people that I was deferred rather than denied. Somehow seems less tortuous? </p>
<p>That’s just my opinion though haha</p>
<p>Yeah you’re right, saying you were deferred sounds a lot better. But having to wait forever to find out kind of sounds even worse to me haha. Aah, both sound bad! I vote we all just get accepted :)</p>
<p>Who feels like every time they come on CC, their chances decrease…</p>
<p>zaza my thoughts exactly</p>
<p>I feel like there is a concentrated amount of concern and ability on this website that does not reflect the real applicant pool. </p>
<p>Or maybe I’m just trying to comfort myself.</p>
<p>The latter is probably more accurate.</p>
<p>I should probably stay away then…
But I just can’t!!</p>
<p>@zaza I totally am with you. </p>
<p>But I’m trying to be optimistic like stabatmater, thinking that the quality of applicants on here is not very indicative of the quality of the entire pool. I mean I’ve been thoroughly impressed by nearly all “Chances” threads I’ve read. Makes me think that if I’m up against people who are ALL like this, I’m sure to be rejected. But not ALL applicants are quite like the ones on here … Right? :/</p>
<p>The applicants on this website probably constitute the top 20% of all applicants…so I would agree with you, but there are so few spots that every time I see something amazing, I’m like crap…a white catholic school boy…what do I have X_X</p>
<p>Haha, don’t worry so much. Our acceptance rate will likely be well above average.</p>
<p>Still, I’m freaking out because 4 other people applied from my school, all of whom are more interesting and diverse than me (white debater…).</p>
<p>Also, school got out last Friday, so this is going to be an agonizing week of waiting with nothing to pass the time. :(</p>
<p>If CC is the top 20% then we are almost all getting in. I agree that CC does not represent the applicant pool, but I do not think it is the top 20%. I bet it is more like the top 35%. With that being said, it seems like every chance me thread is a 3.9+, 2300+, captain of 4 clubs, cured cancer a few different ways, and won some national competition. Obviously I am exaggerating slightly.</p>
<p>Anyways, it sort of gives me hope to fit in on CC. I guess it means we are all part of the upper echelon of candidates. So hopefully our chances are at least a bit better than most. </p>
<p>All of this still doesn’t convince me that I won’t be crying from a rejection/deferral Thursday afternoon.</p>
<p>I’m really starting to consider how unhealthy the hysteria is to my well-being. Believe me, I’m one of its biggest victims I’ve been through the long nights, the panic, the anxiety headaches, whatever. But unless I really start to believe that I am better than a single admissions decision, I don’t think any result will help me to a happier life. </p>
<p>OK time to stop philosophizing and do some homework.</p>
<p>Luckily for me, I’m not up against anyone at my school or anyone nearby as far as I know. But still I’m white with relatively generic ECs, despite my extreme dedication to them. Really hoping that my geographic location and my being a triplet makes me more unique than I otherwise would be.
But I agree that CC users likely comprise the upper quarter-ish of the applicant pool (that being said, there are surely many more Heaven-sent applicants that aren’t even on here), but we are still up against legacies, recruited athletes, and so forth, despite our credentials.</p>
<p>No way! I thought I was going to be the only triplet applying to Princeton this year. Wrote my commonapp essay about it. I’m really hoping that being a triplet is a hook also because I am a white international applicant with nothing that really jumps off the page.</p>
<p>I wrote my commonapp essay about it too! Kind of. It was the basis of it but I went on to say how it has affected other parts of my life.
But that’s really coincidental! Being international AND a triplet kind of gives you a leg up over me in terms of uniqueness, haha. But good luck to both of us!</p>
<p>@canada89 Just curious are you guys all boys, all girls, or some sort of mixture?</p>
<p>thought I wouldn’t be able to sleep last night because I would be too anxious… but I actually did! Less than four days everyone! </p>
<p>around 3 days and five hours ahhh!</p>
<p>Hey!
I’ve been stalking this thread for weeks now but randomly just decided to join the website. <em>welcomes self to CC</em> I guess every time I opened the Princeton forum I would get too intimidated by how smart everyone sounded and get another depression/hysteria fit. But I feel positive tonight (it’s night here), hence this post :)</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m just really curious to know how many international SCEA applicants are here on this thread (hi canada89!). Don’t think there’s too many which is why I’m not bothering with a new thread. So if you could just add yourself to the list below if you come under the category, and mention your country too, it would be great. Also, 3 days to gooo!</p>
<p>2016 International Princeton SCEA applicants:
dancingjuicedesu (India)</p>