**Official Princeton Class of 2013 Decisions Thread**

[rb3]

Decision: Accepted

Holy. ****.

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 760,770,770
• SAT II: 800,800,790,790
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 5, 4, 4
• IB (place score in parenthesis): n.a.
• Senior Year Course Load: Very heavy
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sport, instrument, theater, 4-10 years each, + school involvement
• Job/Work Experience: Summer internship
• Volunteer/Community service: Some
• Summer Activities: Internship, vacation
• Essays: I'm not a natural writer but they came out very well
• Teacher Recommendation: Great
• Counselor Rec: Great
• Additional Rec: Great (2 of em)
• Interview: Good

Other

• School Type: Big, public
• Ethnicity: White?
• Gender: M
• Income Bracket: Low
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: EC's, test scores, recs
• Weaknesses: GPA, no awards
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

I can't believe I got in

General Comments:
HYPS. Wow. I am humbled, very surprised, and ecstatic.

[Why me?]

Accepted as well...I'll post a full stats format tomorrow
Congratulations everyone and good luck to those who will wind up elsewhere. There is more than one path to the top so don't be discouraged.
I will be attending either Princeton or Jerome Fisher Management and Technology Program at UPenn

[setzer557]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR 800 M 690 W (E 8) T: 2240
• ACT: 35
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio, 760 USH, 650 Physics, 510 Japanese w/ Listening
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 W: 4.71
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/440
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 10 total out of 13 offered.. 5 Bio, 5 USH, 5 Eng Lang, 4 Comp Sci A, 3 Euro
• IB (place score in parenthesis): Nope
• Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP + 1 honors
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing really national..some local science fair stuff, 3 Latin Exam gold medals

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years Varsity Cross Country/Captain, 3 years Light Crew (for the play), 4 years Varsity Tennis, 4 years Latin Club/VP, 3 years Science Club/President, 3 years Math team, 5 years random guitar playing and in a band, just started self-studyig piano
• Job/Work Experience: 4 years at a deli, 1 year teaching tennis
• Volunteer/Community service: 2 years some "commission" thing my mayor used to do - basically just organized some small community things
• Summer Activities: basically just running, Boys State last year (elected state assemblyman), work, not much else honestly
• Essays: the "experience" one: about a specific tennis match basically where I started being confident in myself. the "influential person" one: about my uncle (who owned the deli I worked at) and how he changed the way I thought about stuff. I also added a "Why Princeton" with some specifics in the "applying for BSE degree" one haha.
• Teacher Recommendation: Didn't see, but the teachers liked me... One of them was from my English teacher who (I'm assuming) mentioned I didn't completely suck at writing, despite my SAT scores..
• Counselor Rec: Didn't see, but she really liked me because I bothered her so many times about college stuff...
• Additional Rec: From my Latin teacher who is really glad that I have some semblance of Latin knowledge
• Interview: Very good...mentioned a few things I didn't specifically mention on my app (but listed here) and how I love Princeton

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): NJ
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: 70k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): sort of first gen, but not technically (one parent did community college)

Reflection

• Strengths: Essays (I spent so much time improving them), transcript (probably one of hardest at my school in past few years), self-taught Japanese (for like half a year before the test haha)
• Weaknesses: White Male, Recs possibly, no real passion
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed tons of interest in the school

General Comments: Congrats to everyone else who got in!! Don't lose hope to everyone who was waitlisted!! I know that every one of you will go somewhere next year that you love to those who weren't so lucky today.

[Elmorell]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 800 M, 800 W
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math II, 800 Literature, 800 Chemistry, 800 Physics
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/556
• AP (place score in parenthesis): USH(5), World History(5), Calc BC(5), English Lang(5), Physics B(5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Band, AP Chem, AP Physics C, AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Spanish, Dual Enrolled Calc II and III
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit Finalist, Finalist for US Senate Youth, Quarterfinalist for Physics Olympiad

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (drum major), Wind Ensemble (Principal alto sax, student conductor), Model UN (head of program), NHS, SNHS, Jazz Band (Bandleader), Cross Country, Golf
• Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, work at math tutoring center
• Volunteer/Community service: Teaching music at my synagogue religious school
• Summer Activities: Camp Counselor (I taught archery and got some nasty bruises)
• Essays: Commonapp was really good I thought--about my experiences as drum major and how I learned from it; quote essay was the Economist motto--"To take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy timid ignorance obstructing our progress" and was about the election
• Teacher Recommendation: One was awesome, one I assume was very good
• Counselor Rec: Good, but possibly generic (big school)
• Additional Rec: None
• Interview: I thought it went very well.

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Large, competitive public
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: >$250,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: Test scores, GPA, leadership
• Weaknesses: EC's are a little generic, not much volunteer/community involvement
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Great academics, solid rest of the app... I really liked my essays but it's hard to look at them subjectively.

General Comments: Congrats to all who got in! I'll see you there! Only one of HYPS I got into (waitlist at Harvard, rejected by Y and S) but Princeton was my top choice anyway.

[Rupac]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (720 CR, 750 M, 800 W)
• ACT: N/A
• SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics, 780 Chem, 650 French
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86 (as of last year, a bit higher if this year is included)
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Does not rank, probably top 10 out of 680
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B, C, Calc AB, BC, French, Stat, CS AB, all fives except for French (3)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
• Senior Year Course Load: Photoshop (grad. requirement), Mathematical (Real) Analysis, AP Chemistry, Honors English IV, Independent Study - C++/OpenGL, Gym, Independent Study - Classical Mechanics/Differential Equations
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Physics Team Semifinalist (2008), Quaterfinalist (2009), NJ Science League Top 10% award for chemistry, a few others

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (VP) Tech. Student Assoc., (Founder/Coordinator) Math club/Science Olympiad, (Co-President) Mu Alpha Theta, Math team, CJML, NJML, NJSL, NJCO, Red Cross, a few others
• Job/Work Experience:Internship at a Software Company, not much else
• Volunteer/Community service: Camp Counselor at local spiritual learning center, Lead graphics designer for Red cross of central NJ, museum docent at Jane Vorhees Art Museum, a few others
• Summer Activities: Few volunteering things, visits abroad back home, nothing very impressive
• Essays: I think it was fairly solid. Wrote about my math/physics teacher.
• Teacher Recommendation: Both were good
• Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
• Additional Rec: N/a
• Interview: I think it wasn't too bad...not amazing either..

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): NJ
• Country (if international applicant): USA
• School Type: Public, very competitive
• Ethnicity: Indian
• Gender: M
• Income Bracket: N/A
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen..

Reflection

• Strengths: Extracurriculars and decent stats I guess
• Weaknesses: Lack of research experience
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was what they were looking for. Not much else to say.

General Comments: Congrats to those who got in! Hope to see you on campus!

[chasdu]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 800M, 730R, 780W
• ACT:
• SAT II: 760 MathII, 780 US History, 760 Chemistry
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/323
• AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Calc BC, AB subscore, World History, Biology, English Language, Chemistry, US History
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Writing Achievement Award

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country 4 years (I'm on JV but our team won Nationals), drama, varsity tennis, piano, choir
• Job/Work Experience: family business
• Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours at hospital
• Summer Activities: Presidential Classroom
• Essays: Great! Used one from a creative writing class and one from my UChicago application
• Teacher Recommendation: great
• Counselor Rec: good
• Additional Rec: no
• Interview: went alright

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): WA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: inner-city public, average
• Ethnicity: asian
• Gender: m
• Income Bracket: middle
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): geographical location

Reflection

• Strengths: transcript, test scores, essays
• Weaknesses: leadership roles, ecs
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good essays, great teacher recs

General Comments: feels great. first choice!

[lolcats4]

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2320 superscored (800 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
• SAT II: 2400 + 780 (800 Literature, 800 Physics, 800 Chemistry, 780 Math 2)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87 UW for the 74 college credits I've taken (I'm home schooled)
• Senior Year Course Load (College classes): Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, U.S. History, Honors Intro to Shakespeare, Honors Organic Chemistry I and II (with lab), World Politics
• Senior Year Course Load (Home School): Western Literature, Philosophy, Government
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate (not really big unless I get Semifinalist or Scholar)

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Strategy game design, website management; Violin and Youth Orchestra; Boy Scout Venture Crew (Eagle Scout); Varsity Swim Team
• Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, Eagle Project
• Summer Activities: Rayado program, major trips w/ Venture Crew, otherwise nothing major
• Essays: Wrote main common app on my work in the video game industry (risk). Second essay was about my swim team.
• Teacher Recommendation: One stellar, one good (from college professors)
• Counselor Rec: My dad wrote this (as I'm home schooled) and it was good in explaining my home school situation
• Additional Rec: Had one written by my "boss" at the website I work for. He was an Oxford tutor and it was stellar.
• Interview: None

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): AZ
• School Type: Home School
• Ethnicity: White (Caucasian)
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: Below $60k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: Test scores that validate my advanced college coursework, overall well-roundedness while having a very unique "edge" (video games)
• Weaknesses: Video games are a risk, essays weren't brilliant
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Columbia, Duke, Pomona, Georgetown, USC. Waitlisted at Harvard and Princeton, and rejected from Yale.

General Comments: Glad to be on the waitlist!

[kd5qdf]

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 M, 780 CR, 800 W)
• ACT: NA
• SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 US Histroy, 800 Chemistry
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 / 900
• AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), Eng Lang (5)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP German 4, AP Calculus BC, Orchestra, AP Eng Lit, AP Stats, AP Government, and AP Economics
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
  Siemens Competition Semifinalist

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
  Science and and Math UIL (President), Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), amateur radio operator (hold highest class license), violin (orchestra and symphony)
• Job/Work Experience: Kumon grader and tutor
• Volunteer/Community service: Through boy scouts and NHS
• Summer Activities: Organic chemistry research at the University of Texas at Austin, German Immersion program
• Essays: one about being visually impaired and the other about science research
• Teacher Recommendation: Never read them, but they should have been very strong (Chemistry and US Histroy teachers)
• Counselor Rec: Never read it
• Additional Rec: professor who mentored me at UT wrote a supplemental rec
• Interview: It seemed like an average interview (about 45 miniutes, we had a nice conversation)

Other

• State (if domestic applicant):Texas
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Large public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: > 200,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: Transcript, test scores, focused ECs
• Weaknesses: Awards and ECs not as extensive as some
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I told my interviewer I was accepted into Yale early action (I'm not sure if than might have made it seem like I didn't want to go to Princeton). Oh well, that's ok, I still have Harvard and Yale
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale, Swarthmore, Carleton, Grinnell, UT.

General Comments: Good Luck!!

[Olaf09]

Decision: Rejected

...basically everything perfect with the exception of the fact that im white and middle class...if only i was black with mediocre academics...

[Charmelody]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 W, 800 R, 770 M)
• ACT: 35
• SAT II: 800 Math II-C, 800 Biology-E, 740 Literature
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank: 1/365
• AP: Biology (5), Language (5), USH (5), World History (5), Euro History (5), Psychology (5), Statistics (4), Calculus AB (4), Music Theory (4)
• Senior Year Course Load: Calculus BC, AP Lit, AP Macro/Gov, AP Chem, AP Stat aide, Newspaper
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National AP Scholar, Commended Scholar, Girls Nation Alternate, Girl Scout Gold Award, 2nd Place in Texas in Current Events

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Young Democrats (President), World Affairs Council Chapter (President), Violin (area), Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), UIL Academics
• Job/Work Experience: Caretaking my younger, autistic sibling.
• Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts, Teen Court, Library volunteer
• Summer Activities: Girls Nation, nothing fancy...
• Essays: I wrote about how my autistic sister has shaped my life and really made me who I am... It was a very hard essay to write...
• Teacher Recommendation: They were incredibly flattering and nice. I can't thank them enough.
• Counselor Rec: Didn't see.
• Additional Rec: ...
• Interview: It went phenomenally well. My interviewer seemed to really like me and I learned a lot about Princeton. =D

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): Texas
• Country (if international applicant): United States
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Not stated (caucasian)
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: 100,000 approx.
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.

Reflection

• Strengths: I have very strong stats. My interview went well =D
• Weaknesses: White, Female, no hook.
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don't know, but ecstatic!

General Comments: AHHHHH!!!! =D Accepted at Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Rice and Pomona. Rejected at Stanford...

[Vicky_sky]

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2150
• SAT II: 760, 720, 680
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.802
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/410
• AP (place score in parenthesis): USH and WHS- 5, Eng-5; 4's on 2 others
• IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (7/7)
• Senior Year Course Load: 7 IB/AP classes
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National achievement scholar

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): service club, lots of other stuff (i m too tired to list)
• Job/Work Experience: worked during the summers at a fast-food place
• Volunteer/Community service: tutoring
• Summer Activities: governor's school, summer classes
• Essays: my common app was good but not great; my supplement was beastly--- i love the princeton supplement app!
• Teacher Recommendation: great
• Counselor Rec: awesome!!
  
• Interview: short but good

Other

• Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
• Intended Major: Molecular Biology...or history...or comparative lit (if i dare...)
• State (if domestic applicant): VA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Typeublic
• Ethnicity:AA
• Gender: f
• Income Bracket: less than 60k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): yeah, those hooks

Reflection[list][*] Strengths: only one in my school who applied, supplement was good[*] What you tried to focus on in your application - any hooks you tried to make for yourself: i tried to make my essays different from the norm; i took a risk on the supplement. [*] Weaknesses: i wont say SAT's haha b/c i really worked HARD on them; i guess my biggest weakness were my senior year grades[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: b/c harvard wouldnt take me....just kidding, i love Princeton and i guess my uniqueness showed through my app. or perhaps my admissions officer was under the influence haha
[*] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted everywhere but harvard and yale

[uKeepPrevaricatn]

I give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty the One who was and is.

Accepted: Princeton, UPenn, Duke, WUSTL, etc, etc, etc, etc
Waitlstd: Harvard
Rejected: Yale

[Cygne]

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): 2340 superscored (800 CR, 790 M, 750 W)
• SAT II: 800 Literature, 800 Math 2, 790 French w/ Listening
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP French Language, Economics, Government, Math-Based Physics, US History IIB, Extended Learning Internship (French language and culture through film), Dance (2 university credits that merged into one on my hs transcript)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Scholar candidate, National Merit Scholar, USAMO qualifier

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance-6 years, Human Rights Club-2 years (co-president), Environmental Club-3 years (treasurer), City Human Rights Commission-1 year (youngest person ever apptd to a city commission; now secretary)
• Volunteer/Community service: Human Rights Club, Environmental Club, City Human Rights Commission
• Summer Activities: Dance workshops and some teaching, working at grocery store, internship at local environmental nonprofit.
• Essays: Don't remember which was which, but one was about my curiosity and the value that I place on asking questions; the other one was about my experience fundraising and travelling to Mexico to work with sea turtle conservation biologists for a week.
• Teacher Recommendations: One amazing (from my French teacher/enviro club advisor), one pretty good.
• Counselor Rec: Probably quite good? I am on very good terms with my counselor.
• Interview: Good. Felt like the interviewer was in a hurry, but we talked for close to an hour.

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): ID
• School Type: Public -good, but not terribly competetive
• Ethnicity: Caucasian
• Gender: Female
• Income Bracket: $80K
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

• Strengths: Good test scores, overall very well-rounded, in my view
• Weaknesses: I haven't always taken every advanced class available, b/c I wanted to have time for other things, too
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my transcript wasn't impressive enough
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Dartmouth, Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Dickinson.

General Comments: I don't think I'll hold my spot. I'm happy with the other schools that I got into, and I don't want to mess with that. I am leaning pretty heavily towards Smith at the moment, but I am hoping to visit Amherst as well to decide.

[mansfieldpark]

Accepted:


Stats:
SAT Reading: 800
SAT Math: 770
SAT Writing: 800
SAT Total: 2370
SAT II: Chem-790, Lit-780, MII-760
TOEFL (if applicable):
ACT (if applicable):
AP/IB taken/scores: Chem, BC Calc, Eng Comp, Spanish=5. Taking physics C and stat this year
GPA weighted (if applicable): does not weight
GPA unweighted: 3.8 (weak freshman year)
Rank or % estimate (if applicable): Does not rank
Academic Awards: Princeton Chem award, in school stuff
Extra Curricular Activities: volleyball-jv captain, fencing-v captain, golf-v captain, science olympiad captain, quiz bowl, science bowl, spent summer interning in Pton chem engineering lab


Subjective:
Essays: One about my hobby, japanese studies
Teacher Rec #1: Chem teacher, great
Teacher Rec #2: BC teacher, good
Additional Rec: no
Counselor Rec: she knows me really well
Hook (if any): no....


Location:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Private, extremely competitive
Ethnicity: Beige
Gender: F
Legacy Yes/No: N
Recruited Yes/No: N


Other Factors: worked there over the summer; good interview

Why do you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted:
I have orange hair
General Comments/Congratulations/etc:
See you on revisit day!

[xxcaitx33]

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:

• SAT I (breakdown): didn't send in
• ACT: 32 Comp
• SAT II: 720 (US History), 660 (Chemistry), 680 (Math II)
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.904
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1 out of 120
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3) Lit (3) US Hist (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):--
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, Physio (Honors), AP Psych, AP Eng Lang
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club; PEER; Jerseymen; Student Council; National Honor Society; French Honor Society; Math League
• Job/Work Experience: Pathmark cashier for one year, Chilis restaurant server for almost 2
• Volunteer/Community service: church youth group; TEAM leader for retreats; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; helped run Vacation Bible School for 2 years
• Summer Activities: Camp Counselor at local summer camp
• Essays: pretty good
• Teacher Recommendation: didn't read them
• Counselor Rec: didn't read them
• Additional Rec: got one written by my youth minister
• Interview: pretty good

Other

• State (if domestic applicant): NJ
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Small public
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: F
• Income Bracket: > 100,000
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none at alll

Reflection

• Strengths: essays, grades i guess
• Weaknesses: i come from a tiny town with a tiny class
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:i have no idea, maybe because im from jersey it helped

General Comments: im just so excited to have been waitlisted i dont even care haha