Princeton University Class of 2023 SCEA Applicants Thread

@violagirl01 I mean, if the application portal is no longer inactive, I think the decisions have probably been uploaded but just not available to see. Therefore, if someone could try the admitted site, maybe Princeton updated the site to allow those who got accepted in on the back end. idk just a hypothesis.

The admitted portal still says 503 Error, Portal is Inactive

I’m guessing that they’re up there but we’re just not able to see…which means someone could potentially hack the system and see haha but tbh if any of us could do that we wouldn’t be worried about princeton accepting us haha

@violagirl01 what link are u using? yours still says inactive??

@Robotics2001 oh ok nvm then

@game7214 admitted.princeton.edu

@violagirl01 I also have that error for that link but I’ve been using https://apply.princeton.edu/apply/status

Guys I wouldn’t worry too much about trying to get hints at your decision now. . .we’ll know in less than 20 hours. If we’ve waited this long, we can wait less than a day. Also don’t you think Princeton has genius tech wizards ensuring that students can’t get any glimpse at their decision prior to decision time? Let’s just all take a deep breath, think happy thoughts, go to bed, wake up, go to school, and then pray.

@Robotics2001 We used the same quote! At least its a good one though!

Completely agreed! @LincolnsGF

Your favorite book and its author: 1984 by George Orwell
Your favorite movie: Short Term 12
Your favorite website: The Moonlit Road
Two adjectives your friends would use to describe you: driven and innovative
Your favorite recording: a desert rain frog croaking
Your favorite keepsake or memento: an empty Diet Pepsi can from 2001 that has never been opened
Your favorite source of inspiration: sci fi novels
Your favorite word: prefatory
Your favorite line from a movie or book and its title: “For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.” - Contact, by Carl Sagan

Your favorite book and its author: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer
Your favorite movie: The Imitation Game (2015)
Your favorite website: quizlet.com
Your favorite recording: Scherzo Tarantelle (violin solo composed by Henryk Wieniawski), performed by Jascha Heifetz in 1917
Your favorite keepsake or memento: My custom-made, water-colored Starbucks reusable Venti-sized cup with inspirational quotes from my favorite authors, actors, and role models.
Your favorite source of inspiration: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations, compiled by James C. Humes
Your favorite word: Enigma
Your favorite line from a movie or book and its title: “When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity. Serendipity happens when a well-trained mind looking for one things encounters something else: the unexpected.” (Hidden Figures, book)

Oof. For favorite recording I put my favorite album. Did I interpret this incorrectly??

In other news, I figured we could share with each other some stress-relieving music to help with tonight and tomorrow. You guys should all check out the album called Dimanche by Simon Proulx. It’s really soothing acoustic guitar music. Let me know what you think, and drop some other suggestions!

@ejc000 It’s totally open to interpretation - I used a quote from a commentator’s animated response after one of my favorite sporting moments… technically, that is a recording of someone’s voice…

Yo guys I’m so pumped/terrified for tomorrow. Thanks for brightening my week with this thread. It may not have been as popping as other ivies, but it seemed to be the most wholesome.

I love to see that everyone else is a person with actual interests. Makes the process much more humanizing, and makes me realize that even though we might just be some number to schools, we don’t need them to realize how unique each and every one of us is. I wish for the best for all of you!

It’s nice to read about all of your short answers :slight_smile: Here are mine!

Your favorite book and its author: “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini
Your favorite movie: Ten Things I Hate About You
Two adjectives your friends would use to describe you: Creative and kind
Your favorite recording: “No Angels”- Bastille ft Ella Eyre
Your favorite keepsake or memento: My Shakespeare and Company bag
Your favorite source of inspiration: Conversations with other people about things they notice and things they find important.
Your favorite word: Iridescence
Your favorite line from a movie or book and its title: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” - To Kill a Mockingbird

The favorite word is kind of an L, not gonna lie. Had a lot of trouble thinking of one, and what I came up with is pretty basic now that I think of it. Anyways, here are my short answers – I kinda drove the whole music thing into a lot of them, but they are genuine.

Your favorite book and its author:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

Your favorite movie:
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Your favorite website:
imslp.org (Domain of Publicly Accessible Sheet Music)

Two adjectives your friends would use to describe you:
Passionate and Caring

Your favorite recording:
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Your favorite keepsake or memento:
A guitar pick that my Grandfather gave to me as a small child. I have carried it in my wallet ever since.

Your favorite source of inspiration:
Any kind of music

Your favorite word:
Harmony

Your favorite line from a movie or book and its title:
“Nobody else can live the life you live. And even though no human being is perfect, we always have the chance to bring what’s unique about us to live in a redeeming way.” -Fred Rogers in Won’t You Be My Neighbor

@ejc000 Omg imslp is my savior! Haha

Reading about everyone’s interests makes me even more hopeful to see you all in the Fall. :slight_smile:

Book: Belgarath the Sorcerer by David Eddings
Movie: Man of Steel
Website: ChiefDelphi.com (I see you, @Robotics2001)
Adjectives: Ambitious, Pragmatic
Recording: Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack
Keepsake: Quilts made by my grandma
Inspiration: New technological innovations and scientific discoveries
Word: Oxymoron
Line: “Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something.” The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch

@LincolnsGF Glad you can relate! It’s the best. Talk about a good time!