Chances for Princeton ED

CC_Admin
Thu, 04 Nov 2004 01:24:58 +0000

Hm…great topic, one I was always afraid to raise. In my teacher recommendations, I honestly cannot say how they will go. I am a curious student and I love learning, but at the same time, I work myself stiff. I’m not sure if teachers understand, but I will stay awake till 4 AM reading ahead in economics, and it will come across as my having “just studied” even though i love the subject.

cookiemom, which school do you interview for? im sure you have a strong grasp on all of this. how can a school judge character? i mean, im sure my teachers did not write anything horrendous about me, but i am not sure how they can differentiate among 20000 stunning letters of recommendation! Also, in my essay, I tried to get away from academics. I told them about stuff I like to do, but a lot of it was just about my thoughts. I picked something, wrote down my thoughts concerning it, and just thought that was the best way to get my personality across.

I am sure, on paper, I come out as just a number. Thats why, in my essays, I tried to write like I talk and take a normal tone and mix it with a decent format. I dont think my essays are amazing enough to make the adcoms cry or anything…i just hope they get a human personality across instead of just a statistic.