@mediokra Ugh that sucks. Looks like its going to be a long 10 days!
@mediokra So I’m also assuming you saw a lot of people that got a request for their Q1 grades from Princeton but still got rejected or diferred?
I have a more general question, is race still a significant factor in admissions? Do you guys think that ivy league colleges are going to be a little more wary of giving advantages to underrepresented minorities because of the Sessions DOJ investigation of Harvard?
@HolaHola2 I looked through a couple of years worth of threads and it seems like almost everybody who got a request for Q1 grades was accepted. But the sample size is kind of small here.
@calculess And did you see a lot of people that didn’t get a request for the grades who ended up rejected or deferred?
so the decision will come out during the december 11th week so be ready for anything guys! Also should I go to my counselor to find out if they asked for first quarter grades? My grades are somewhat lackluster because of a lot of family issues ( 2 As 4 Bs) and I don’t want them to have a negative impact on my decision.
@nigerianfencer Yeah, you should go ask your counselor just to make sure. If they didn’t ask for them, then don’t send them just to be safe. Good luck!
Just to clarify, I emailed the Princeton AO about 1Q grades. They said they don’t send out the request to all schools because their schedules are different, but to send them ASAP if you have your 1Q grades available.
Hey can u guys rate my stats???
GPA: 3.675
ACT:27
SAT:1250
SAT SUBJECT: Didnt take
EXTRACURRICULARS: Rank 1 in Nigeria for fencing and will represent the national team during the 2018 national championships and 2018 world championships. Will most likely be on Olympic team. I was talking to coach but no likely letter has come in
Preacher at church
NHS member
Mu Alpha Theta member
School Ambassador
Captain of School fencing team
SUMMER: Harvard summer school. I earned a 3.5 GPA for 1 semester in 2 classes
BE BRUTALLY HONEST
This isn’t a chance forum, and I know nothing about fencing but your scores and GPA are pretty low + no subjects and NHS/Church involvement is kind of typical but sports matter a lot so don’t lose hope!
@university2022 i just did my own research and 33% of all fencers at the highschool level fence in college. So bring on a national team should do some numbers on my app. Also the harvard summer program will carry weight as it was accredited
Anyone can pay to go to those programs, though, so I think admissions officers are often skeptical. I know nothing about fencing though, so if you talked with the coach, that’s probably good.
@nigerianfencer Since it’s so close to the decisions date, I wouldn’t stress about it 
At this point, most decisions have been made and are being finalized. Let’s just make it through the next week and a half and get through it together.
This next week and a half are going to be absolute torture. :(( I wish we could at least know the date and time.
They asked for my quarter grades yesterday even though my counselor specified we don’t run on a quarter system. Don’t know why they’d ask so late in the game, plus they’re going to get my midterm report if they end up deferring me. The days are just leading up to my inevitable rejection lol
@floraha How did they ask you? Did they email you or just your counselor?
@marooncrimson they emailed my counselor
Whats your intended major @floraha
@BigApple2018 Woody Woo undergrad concentration and Philosophy
Best of luck @floraha it should be fine w/o 1st Q grades. Thought there could be an intended major correlation,
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