@university2022 Mine came to my counselor. After reading this thread I went in and asked her. I’m sure anyone who doesn’t know if theirs have been requested can just drop by their counselor’s office.
Really? I thought those without 1Q report had been kicked out.
@ktengann Definitely!
@webuyourselves what made you say that they were kicked out?
@writerreader22 Princeton has an amazing arts program I’m sure your experience in theatre will draw so much attention!
@floraha
Your social work through journalism and the human rights activism is awesome! You’ve clearly shown a passion (and talent) for it. It’s always tough to say, but if that doesn’t stand out I don’t know what will!
@floraha I’m hoping my investment in the arts will help. And I submitted a creative writing supplement that is my favorite thing I’ve ever written, so maybe that will help as well?
@writerreader22 i submitted poetry for mine, mainly just the ones that won some national awards but i figured why not lol
Hi, guys,
First, I just want to say thank you all for engaging with me and others on this thread. It’s really meant a lot to me to have you all to talk to. Second, I’m lucky to be in the position to even be applying to Princeton, and to have my application considered alongside such smart, kind, and accomplished applicants as you all surely are. Here we go . . .
[ b]Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (630 Math, 770 Writing, 24 Essay) (I KNOW, I KNOW, THIS SUCKS)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: Literature 740, U.S. History 730
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A ( approx top 10%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History (4), US History (4), English lit (5) (self-studied w/out class)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Comp Gov, AP Calc AB, Journalism, Contemporary Issues, Biotechnology, TA period for honors English
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): International fiction prize, multiple national fiction and poetry awards, published academic (literary criticism) research, something like 70 contributor publications (blogs, regular lit mag gigs etc.), upwards of 20 lit mag publications (fiction/poetry/essay), more than 20 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and selected for school’s gifted and talented independent coursework program. (Sorry for this brag-fest. Please refer to my SAT to remind yourself that I’m actually vastly unqualified. That math score–yikes 
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[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wrote/produced play humanizing American inequity, fundraising over $1,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs (Playwright/Executive Producer 11). School newspaper (Staff Writer 9, Section Editor 11, Editor-in-Chief 12). Started and run school literary magazine (Founder/Editor-in-Chief 11, 12). Started and run international digital writing workshop with more than 40 writers (Founder/President 11, 12). Started and run a bi-weekly column at two international lit mags (Contributor, 11, 12).
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Independent researcher at Columbia University (Researcher, 11). Paid student columnist at regional newspaper (Contributor, 11, 12).
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: I volunteer as a literacy skills tutor with elementary school students in San Francisco.
[ *] Summer Activities: Selected as one of 72 and 90 writers, respectively, to participate in Iowa Young Writers’ Studio I and Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop II, independent research at Columbia University, working to build my writing workshop startup, writing
[ *] Essays:
Common App (10/10): These both went through forty-something drafts. My Common App was about the play I wrote and directed in response to November’s election to highlight what I saw as some of our country’s hypocrisies and inequities.
Princeton Supplement (10/10): My long supp was about how writing is my religion, in response to the quote prompt, and my short answers covered my research project and my writing workshop startup.
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: (10/10): One is from my Euro teacher, who I’ve known for three years, has been my mentor throughout high school, and who I know well both personally and academically. This was multiple pages, probably said something about me being among the best of his career, and spoke to my literary strength and the public speaking skills he saw manifest in his class. The other is from my math teacher, who I also know personally (we like to chat about politics lol), but who mainly wrote about how I came in everyday after school in his class to earn an A, even though math is pain for me. He also wrote about the project we did together, in which I wrote a monthly story or essay applying an abstract mathematical concept to life, because I was trying to find the beauty in what I didn’t like or understand (i.e. to stop hating math). Basically I’m extremely lucky to have had such good friends and mentors guide me throughout school, and our genuine friendship and mutual appreciation, along with my hard work and success in their classes, must have been reflected in the letters.
[ *] Counselor Rec: (8/10): Our school is about 350 per grade, so we only see our counselors once or twice a year. I’ve made an effort to get to know her, however, and made sure to do a thorough job on the info questions she assigned. This probably won’t help much, but it certainly will do more good than harm.
[ *] Additional Rec: (10/10): One was from the Columbia professor who advised my independent research project this summer. One was from my editor at a regional newspaper. Both, I understand, spoke to the strength of my writing and to my maturity, initiative, and creativity.
[ *] Interview: (10/10): Went overwhelmingly well. Two hours long. Was able to refer her to my LinkedIn, which has links to the website for my play, my published research, literary publications, the two blogs I run, my writing workshop startup and the newspapers and magazines at which I work. She said her report would express that it’d be a mistake to reject me. (I got really lucky here).
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[ b]Other**
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: English, Creative Writing Concentration (submitted a fiction piece and my arts resume with publications/awards etc. for the arts supplement)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Competitive public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): White
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Income Bracket: N/A
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Writing spike?
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[ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Clearly defined EC “spike” in writing, leadership, essays, recommendations, research, publications/awards, creative writing supplement
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT, # of APs, one B in a STEM class
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: TBD
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: TBD
[ *] Where else are you applying for RD: mainly selective LACs
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[ b]General Comments:** I understand my SAT is VERY low. Princeton has been my dream and my guiding light throughout high school. I am a dedicated writer and journalist and know that I want to use my strength in writing to encourage empathy and equity. I slaved over my application, especially my essays. I hope Princeton can see me as an asset to their campus based on my dedication to that singular passion, even though my score is pretty dismal.
…kind of wish that I had some artistic talent to submit…
I wanted to send a video of me fencing and title it “because fencing is an art form” but that was too cheesy and I was afraid they would have said something like " he didn’t follow instructions, rejected" @mediokra
Also what did you guys say for the favorite book? I said the bluest eye by toni morrison ( I didn’t know she was a previous professor at princeton until during my interview)
ooo for my favorite book i listed the brothers karamazov and for the recording i listed the Foucault-Chomsky debate on human nature
For my book, I chose Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. Great naturalist writer who created such an intricate and perfect tragedy.
I chose Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte because it portrays the human struggle between love and independence.
My recording was telefone by noname (it is an outstanding album I recommend it to anyone)
For those running on trimester system, I can understand it could be a standard procedure for colleges to get the latest data. For those on semesters, I would interpret it as a negative sign, the admission officers may have spotted some inconsistent/incomplete pattern in your case
@hooverhoo I’ve had straight A’s throughout high school and got mine requested.
@hooverhoo I haven’t had any inconsistent patterns either and had mine requested.
@xiaobaicai You are on trimester.