<p>I would guess that BC and Villanova would be notified by Princeton that you broke the rules and they would reject you as well even though you didn’t break their rules. It’s a matter of ethics.</p>
<p>Spoke with admissions office this morning re December 15 timings… notifications will go out at some point after 5 PM EST and process is expected to be completed prior to midnight.</p>
<p>I will definitely be checking my email every moment after 5PM… I doubt I’ll be able to study for my AP US history midterm exam ahhhh!</p>
<p>about the APRookie conversation - how can one apply to SCEA and EA without the express approval of the HS guidance counsellor who must send in the transcript and report? Either the GC is a moron that doesnt understand college process, is cheating colleges outright and thus jeopardizing future applications from that HS, or APR is blowing it out his …</p>
<p>Guidance never told me anything was wrong with my app. They processed everything and sent my transcripts without a problem. If they did tell me what I was doing was wrong, I would have withdrawn my application immediately.</p>
<p>Some of these comments are truly laughable. Please, I’m not here for a lecture. I explained to you what happened calmly. Now, I’m angry. If you don’t believe me, then that is your problem.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if that’s directed at me APRookie, but if you were truly sorry for your mistake then the ETHICAL thing to do would be to rectify the situation by either asking Princeton to consider you for the RD pool or doing the same with BC and Villanova. Instead you do nothing and hope you aren’t discovered. That may backfire as the colleges do state that if you do not honor another colleges REA/EA/ED rules that they will rescind your acceptance. I would be very worried if I were in your situation and I would try to make things right.</p>
<p>I also think you should not be angry at us for being upset that you are taking advantage of the system and behaving in an unethical manner, which is what you are doing by knowing full well you are blatently breaking the rules and not doing anything about it.</p>
<p>Look, we all make mistakes. That’s fine. I don’t think anyone is upset that you made a mistake. But it is how we handle those mistakes that reveals our character.</p>
<p>Listen, I read your post a few times and you’re right. I needed to make things right with this application.</p>
<p>I just got off the phone with one of the people working in the admissions office. I explained to her my mistake and I asked to be included in the RD pool instead. She said that was alright, and that I’m not the first person to make this mistake, and I won’t be the last either. She would not tell me my admissions decision as of this point, or if they had even made one yet. But, she was nice, and I’m actually sort of relieved that everything is sorted out. Honestly, I’m kind of upset with my school guidance office for not letting me know in the first place. Whatever.</p>
<p>I just want to make it clear that I am no longer being considered for SCEA at Princeton, only RD. I’ll let you all know in March. For now, I’m waiting on Villanova and B.C.</p>
<p>You made the right decision APRookie. Best of luck to you</p>
<p>I know I did, too. Best of luck to you all other SCEA applicants. I was gearing up for that e-mail but I still have the other two to look forward to.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking those steps. We all make mistakes, but it shows good character to own up to them. Good luck for March! (And, to mathgirl, good luck in 10 days, 23 minutes.)</p>
<p>Good for you. If not just for the sake of ethical behavior, you don’t have to worry about getting rescinded.</p>
<p>Although personally, I think you should have withdrawn from BC and Villanova EA instead and kept Princeton.</p>
<p>Really? I don’t think so. I love BC and Villanova, too! I want to find out from those schools.</p>
<p>I am going to continue the complaining though. APR may not have understood the policy. That’s fine. Anyone can make a mistake, especially a senior worried about where they’re going to college next year. However, a guidance counsellor may not make such a mistake b/c it is their job. This is what they do year in, year out. They should not be able to make such a monumental mistake. Which is why I still say this is rather iffy as a situation. If the story is correct, the GC breached all the rules with 3 colleges, thus putting everyone else in the school in the current year, as well as future years on a bad situation with those 3 colleges. If this is a public school, parents who are paying their taxes to the district should be up in arms.</p>
<p>less than ten days everyone! </p>
<p>I was just thinking about this today… but does anyone have idea what the acceptance rate will probably be for SCEA?</p>
<p>It’s funny how the next ten days are so much more unbearable and hard to get through than the last 13 years I’ve spent waiting…</p>
<p>@thattsarahgirll Should be about 20%</p>
<p>Just a personal reflection, for anyone who cares to read it:</p>
<p>I remember in elementary school and up until the end of eighth grade, I was like, “I’m going to Princeton when I’m older!! :)” A naive little child I was.</p>
<p>Then in ninth grade and tenth grade I went through stages of denial, believing I could never do better than a 2100 on the SAT because at the time it seemed insurmountable and that I would instead need to apply somewhere else like Penn ED because I had a legacy boost and that would be my only chance at a top school. But I persevered through it, sought out my passions, and, it’s funny how everyone tells you to just follow what you love and the achievements/awards will come through, because my junior year everything fell into place. I was loving what I was doing, I was getting test scores out of the way, I had an amazing and fun-filled/productive summer, and I did things I never thought I would have been able to do as a freshman. </p>
<p>And yet, after completing most of my application in August and fine tuning it all the way through until October of my senior year, it’s just remarkable to me how this entire process is over… how in just under ten days all these years of effort finally amount to something… how all these 11:11 and secret wish rituals may or may not come to fruition… and how a silly childhood dream may or may not finally ground itself and result in something incredible.</p>
<p>All I’m saying is that I’ve wanted this for a long time. A lot of us are and none of us are really entitled to everything, although it may appear that a select few of the graduating senior class does seem to always get their way. To all of my friends and family who tell me this is all out of my hands, I agree. But I don’t think that means I shouldn’t be anxious. Because to me, I’m not a SCEA applicant because I think it’s easier to get into than Harvard. Or Yale. Or Stanford. Or MIT. Or because I think that my NJ residency will help me get in. Or because my parents went there and it’s my only shot at an Ivy. Or because I had no where else to apply, so I decided just to do this knowing that I had a strong chance without any true interest in the school. I’m a SCEA applicant because I love Princeton and I would die to get into this school. I can only hope that I, as well as those of you who are in a similar position as me, can get accepted in the end.</p>
<p>wow. nicely said. may we all achieve our dreams.</p>
<p>I feel like Decillion’s post summarized my story as well, except I despaired for both part of freshman year and all of sophomore year.</p>
<p>That was so beautiful, all of my creys )’:
Hey, 4 the lulz, how will you guys react if you’re accepted, deferred, or rejected.</p>