<p>I was curious as to what are some of your alternative schools (since you were deferred)? I’ll start off with myself:</p>
<li>Princeton (deferred)</li>
<li>Columbia </li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>New York</li>
<li>Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (in-state, “cheap,” and great business school)</li>
<li>Pennsylvania</li>
<li>Virginia</li>
<li>Michigan</li>
<li>Berkeley</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
</ol>
<p>Note I said alternatives, not back-ups (lol, no one would consider Harvard a back-up)</p>
<p>Wait…aren’t all of those relatively difficult to get into?</p>
<ol>
<li>Wellesley</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Amherst</li>
<li>Rice</li>
<li>Smith</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
<li>Williams</li>
<li>Stanford (I don’t really wanna go here, and I kinda screwed up my application. Possibly subconsciously)</li>
</ol>
<p>UT Austin. (I have guaranteed admission, but I don’t think I’d ever consider going here)</p>
<p>Penn
Wash U
Cornell
Duke
Emory
GW
LeHigh</p>
<p>Princeton (deferred)
Harvard
Columbia
MIT
Stanford
Yale
CMU
Rutgers (already accepted)…but I really don’t want to go here</p>
<p>Princeton (deferred)
Cornell
University of Pennsylvania
CUNY Honors</p>
<p>hmmm is it just me, or does Columbia seem like a second choice to a lot of Princeton deferrees?</p>
<p>I think at least 5 of you have told me so.</p>
<p>I wonder why.
I never thought the two to be similar.</p>
<p>UNC
Cornell
Duke
Syracuse (Newhouse journalism)
McGill (only 15k for all costs since im Canadian)
U of Toronto (read above)
Emory
Austin College
UT-Austin</p>
<p>haha it’s second choice for me too, although I didn’t list it in that order</p>
<p>stanford (did the essays on the last night)
caltech (yeah right)
berkeley (top choice that’s realistic)
harvey mudd
ucla
ucsd</p>
<p>I think Columbia has sort of the same caliber as Princeton does. In fact, doesn’t Columbia have the lowest acceptance rate amongst all Ivies, 9.7 %?</p>
<p>HMM…
Being in Cali,
my 1st alternate choice would be stanford and,</p>
<ol>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Brown</li>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Berkeley </li>
</ol>
<p>I heard something like Princeton and Brown share similar atmosphere of elitism or something… is that true??</p>
<p>PRicneton was REALLLYYYY “THE” school for me.
do you guys have any idea of the schools that share similar backgrounds / env. as Pt?</p>
<p>Here’s my list: </p>
<ol>
<li>Princeton (deferred)</li>
<li>Oxford (Should hear back this week too)</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Brandeis (sent me free app)</li>
<li>U of Michigan (instead of U of I as safety)</li>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Brown</li>
<li>U Chicago</li>
</ol>
<p>The last 5 still need to get done, and will keep me off this board for the next two weeks.</p>
<p>i think…
<p>Good luck with Oxford nelle!!!
You better take a break from college apps to come back here and tell us what happens! =)</p>
<p>It’s funny because it seems like no one really has a “safety”, or even if they do, only one school, lol. It’s funny how everyone believe only Ivies can match well. Well, I guess it’s just the overall CC quality thingy.</p>
<p>Thanks, omz! I will. Ahhh… I don’t know how I’ll be able to handle two rejections in a week, if that’s what happens. I mean, I’ve been preparing myself for Princeton, so I am totally fine with the decision (though sad, of course), but I’ve had higher hopes for Oxford, just because I thought my interview went really well. (the interview is the most important factor in their admission process)</p>
<p>Not to discourage you, nelle, but my friend applied to Oxford and he told me the interview went great. Then, just recently, he told me he got “owned by Oxford.” I don’t know…interviews just don’t seem that important anymore. But whatever, you alternate schools are great, especially UMich. Good Luck, nonetheless!</p>
<p>I’m hoping for the best for you nelle!
Oxford sounds exciting!</p>
<p>lol hmmm I have many safeties.
Every state school in Texas.
Guaranteed admission.
I can’t get over that.
I love Texas and its stupid rules.
But I’m only applying to 2 of them maybe- UT Austin and Texas A&M</p>
<p>lol, thanx, glory; just the realistic outlook I need right now. =) Nothing cheers a girl up more.</p>
<p>Did your friend get his decision already?? They have just been sent out…</p>