<p>Haha, your eyes look wee-uhd, kebree. And I'm cuh-rAZY, so what else was I supposed to wear? Hmmm?</p>
<p>Hahhaah, yeah, I know, I was lurking at the time (too nervous about ED to post - and too lazy to create account). I'm not so much worried, though, as confused.
Phil: at least you wrote 'dons loincloth'. When I read loincloth, I immediately thought that, well, the opposite would have occurred....</p>
<p>Which leaves me wondering about something entirely different, but no less worrisome.</p>
<p>Whoa, this convo's going south. Therefore I must flitter away. Besides, differential equations are calling...</p>
<p>Please don't get me wrong. I'm pretty sure if he has said the opposite of 'dons' I would have lost all will to hold on to my lunch. But since weirdness seemed to be the name of the game, it was more likely to my confused brain...</p>
<p>just a note on my parting for tonight before this thread spirals off into a tangent (which, by looks of things, already has, lol): i appreciate all the opinions offered the past few days, both the critical and the support. this weekend is going to be a major soul-searching endeavour for me as i am making a truly pivotal decision in my life. i will bear everything said here in mind and sincerely apologize in the event i have insulted or angered anyone. i consider this thread ended, and give my consent to deletion. good night.</p>
<p>Hahahahaha, I get it now! Mmmm...that would have been...interesting. Yeah, that's the word. Interesting. <em>rolls word over tongue</em> Yeah, definitely interesting.</p>
<p>G'night, Valdez! No hard feelings, no? I mean, we will be classmates and all. And no, don't delete this thread, mods! It's had some really funny stuff in it. And serious too, but that's just the mashed potatoes to the steak we've been making.</p>
<p>Hey, you started it, sir!</p>
<p>edit: I mean Phil, not Valdez.
Valdez--best of luck. I hope you choose to stay with Princeton, but if it's going to be a hardship, then do the best thing for you and your family.</p>
<p>Whoaa
eye gouging, loincloths, crazy squirrels, what??
Why do I miss all the fun!
<em>pouts like five year old</em></p>
<p>I honestly didn't mean to be overly harsh, Valdez, despite disagreeing with your reasoning. Hopefully you didn't take it that way :cool: ; it's just difficult for me to look at things objectively, as I would give anything to be attending next fall. I hope you manage to work everything out for the best!</p>
<p><em>tosses a loincloth in Zante's direction; it lands on top of her head</em> We have some extras, if you feel the need to don one (as cev stated, I don't even want to think about what that implies you all were wearing before, or lack of).</p>
<p>Davidrun:</p>
<p>I resent your smugness. Yes, I am disappointed that my D was deferred, and yes, we already know upfront that she can get almost all of her tuition paid for by a state school because of her grades, rank and SATs. But, when anyone applies ED, it means that they are making a geniune committment by November 1st that come what may, they will attend. I still stand by my argument that Valdez taking up a spot that could have gone to someone else.</p>
<p>And no, I am not rich. I am upper middle class and that means I'm too rich for financial aid, yet in actuality, too poor to afford Pton, but I will (and I have three kids) refinance my house to put her through if she gets in.</p>
<p>I didn't mean to sound smug myself about "refinancing my House" if my daughter gets in. It's just that she has worked so incredibly hard these past 12 years, as most of the kids on this board have done. Even now while her friends have "senioritiz", she is still plugging away so that she can get straight As this marking period so that her mid-term report will look good. She is putting in 16 hour days between school and ECs. I have sacraficed much over the years to be in the financial position I am in now. I couldn't even afford babysitters when the kids were young, so my husband and I NEVER went out to dinner. Ordering takeout pizza once very two weeks was the only "special" dinner we were able to afford. Yes, if she doesn't go to the state school, she will be footing part of her tuition by school employment.</p>
<p>MommyPain... not to offend you, but I'll bet you that only about half of the ED applicants had Princeton as a clear-cut first choice. Among the others, there were probably applicants who applied strategically because they thought that ED would give them the necessary boost to attend a high-calibre school. There others who had legacy and wanted to capitalize on it. There are still others who were recruited athletes and just applied to whichever school gave them a recruiting spot.</p>
<p>It's amazing that your daughter had a first-choice and pursued her dream. But she's the exception not the norm.</p>
<p>Davidrune---bear in mind this is ED, not EA. If someone applies without having Princeton as a clear-cut 1st choice, s/he still has to attend if accepted. Here is the actual agreement:
[quote]
Princeton is my first choice and I wish to be considered as an Early Decision candidate. If I am offered admission under the Early Admission program, I will matriculate at Princeton in September 2005. I understand that if accepted under Early Decision, I must withdraw all applications (if any) to other institutions and make no new ones. I further acknowledge that it is a violation of the agreement for me to be an Early Decision or Early Action candidate at any other college or university.
[/quote]
Also from the statement:
[quote]
The Early Decision program is for those candidates who have already decided that Princeton is the college they would most like to attend and who will definitely enroll at Princeton if offered admission as an Early Decision candidate.
[/quote]
It doesn't matter whether or not Princeton was truly an applicant's first choice--barring extreme financial problems, attendance is mandated by the agreement.</p>
<p>Yeah. Even if it wasn't necessarily your first choice in the beginning, it, in effect, becomes your first choice after acceptance.</p>
<p>ValdezVivasMR, heres a question: What according to you is the difference between EA and ED??</p>
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It's just that she has worked so incredibly hard these past 12 years, as most of the kids on this board have done.
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When I decided to apply to princeton (in june 2004), and looked at their app, I found it to have nothing in common with the apps we have in india, except the name/address etc.</p>
<p>They asked about ECs, essays, awards etc. etc. which no college in india gives a damn about. So I found myself looking back at the "past 12 years" - searching for things to write.</p>
<p>I obviously didn't "work hard all thru the 12 years" but my application was comparable to those who did.</p>
<p>The point is, everyone who gets deferred, is in the same deferred lot. So working hard doesn't make someone less deserving of a deferral.</p>
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I have no sympathy for you.
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</p>
<p>Way too harsh.</p>
<p>Address the issues separately: ED and is Pton worth the $$$</p>
<p>ED: You applied ED to pton in good faith. You never contmplated this unexpected gift from TAM. You were naive, perhaps, but not calculating. And you didn't write the rules, Pton did.And ED is a bad deal for needy students. You are a victim of the ED system. Don't let this be a factor.</p>
<p>Where to?: Well, here's the problem for you. If you don't go to pton you'll regret it. Not today, maybe not tomorrow, but for the rest of your life.(Casablanca) Unless you will be destitute by going to pton, you owe it to yourself. And there is NO WAY TAM is equivalent to pton, because at pton student body alone is so good, and you'll be stimulated incredibly by them</p>
<p>Isn't that a damn coincidence? As I was writing "Casablanca" in my "to watch" list, a small email notofication poppped-up and had (as it seems) a quote from the movie... SPOILER! :-P</p>
<p>When a yalie says that, you have to understand he means it. :D</p>