Chances

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>Please read the whole entry to understand my chances:</p>

<p>Hi, I’m currently 17 years old, and I have just applied to college regular decision. I used to live on a farm with my grandparents just outside of San Diego. My parents were always too busy to take care of me because of their jobs, so I stayed on the farm and visited my parents in San Diego on the weekends. </p>

<p>My parents have always taken a different approach to education. After pre-school, my parents noticed that I had an interest in learning, and that I was quite advanced for my age. They consulted a couple of counselors, and decided to hire tutors for me instead of having me skip grades in school so that age difference and maturity would not be a problem. The counselors assessed that I was learning at a 4th grade level when I was 5 years old. </p>

<p>I’ve received straight A’s (4.0). I’ve had my share of courses taught by various tutors. I’ll just list significant courses that I took:
Age 4: Started Singing lessons
Age 5: Started French lessons
Age 7: Started Ballet
Age 8: Started to learn Latin
Age 9: Started acting, specifically Shakespearean acting
Age 12: Biology AP, World History AP
Age 13: Chemistry AP, Latin Literature AP
Age 14: French Language AP, Calculus BC AP
Age 15: English Literature AP, Latin Virgil AP, Music Theory AP
(5’s on all AP tests)</p>

<p>1600 Old SAT</p>

<p>800 Math IIC, 800 World History, 800 Biology, 770 Writing</p>

<p>After finishing all my SAT tests and AP tests, my tutors felt that I was basically done with my high school-equivalent education. My parents allowed me to take some time off from learning and explore my interests. </p>

<p>For six months, I lived in France. I taught young students English at the École élémentaire catholique Samuel-de-Champlain. I lived with a teacher who was gracious enough to offer her home to me for such a long period of time. I supported myself by tutoring French high school students (at least the equivalent of high school) in English so that I could spend some money on trips and other things. </p>

<p>After half a year of living in France, I found myself growing more and more independent. I wanted a change of scenery, so I decided to live by myself in Texas. As a soprano in the East Texas Opera, I had to practice constantly and attend rehearsal after rehearsal. My parents and grandparents helped me pay the rent on my apartment, but I had to work part time in a local coffee shop to make ends meet. (I received most of the money from my position in the Opera Company, which paid me a nice salary for a fifteen year old). This was probably the most challenging time in my life, when I felt like I was supposed to be an adult, even though I wasn’t ready. I just took on more than I could handle (I was exhausted every day). </p>

<p>After two months, I had enough, so I moved back with my grandparents on the farm in California, and resumed my regular activities. One of my favorite highlights of acting in the San Diego Shakespeare Company was when we toured Japan, performing Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet (I was the perfect age for Juliet! Ah, those were the days). We stayed in Japan for around 2 weeks, and toured Italy for another 2 weeks. </p>

<p>After a little more than a whole year away from any real form of school, it was time for me to go back to my studies. I moved in with my parents in San Diego, and enrolled in UCSD at the age of 16. It took a lot of time and effort to let the Provost accept me as a student (but not as a real college student—I was not actually a freshman in college, and I don’t live in a dorm). </p>

<p>Over last summer, I went to Russia Ballet Intensive from Moscow
Summer Program 2005, where I studied with Dmitri Roudnev. </p>

<p>So far, I have all A’s (4.0)
Last year, I took:
140A. Organic Chemistry I
2A. Physics–Mechanics
20C. Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering</p>

<p>140B. Organic Chemistry II
2B. Physics–Electricity and Magnetism
2BL. Physics Laboratory–Mechanics and Electrostatics
20E. Vector Calculus</p>

<p>140C. Organic Chemistry III
2C. Physics–Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
20F. Linear Algebra</p>

<p>I’m currently taking:
100A-B-C. Modern Algebra
LTEN 87. Freshman Seminar
131-133 Physical Chemistry</p>

<p>In terms of college credit, I am right now the equivalent of an undergraduate sophomore. However, unless I go to a UC, I don’t think my credits are transferable (although I will still be able to place out of classes).</p>

<p>Awards:
National AP Scholar
National Merit Semi-Finalist (237)
Nation Merti Finalist-- I just received this today, so I need to tell all the colleges
Shizuoka International Opera Competition Finalist
USA National Youth Ballet Competition- Finalist</p>

<p>EC’s

  • I am in the process of publishing a book on how to get the most out of home-schooling; I also provide my opinions and experiences
  • I founded a club to provide other kids who are home-schooled an opportunity to interact with other kids like them. It’s basically a teen center, but we also organize hiking and skiing trips, bowling and movie nights, fund raisers for our center, and other fun activities.
  • San Diego Shakespeare Company (5 years); I get paid
  • East Texas Opera House; I get paid
  • Texas Bach Choir
  • San Diego Opera (4 years); I get paid
  • City Ballet of San Diego (2 years)
  • San Diego Civic Youth Ballet (5 years)
  • Mezzo-soprano soloist in Holst Singers concert</p>

<p>Here are some of my essay topics (doesn’t include all):

  • How life was like growing up on a farm
  • My view of education, being home-schooled, how I had to deal with my loneliness, the burden and responsibility of being so ahead of my age.
  • Living in a French boarding school while teaching kids English
  • Challenges I faced as I learned how to work in the real world, and deal with the issues of money and jobs (Coffee store and Opera House)
  • Touring with a professional Shakespeare Company; humorous and sensible tone (We performed in English for Japanese and Italian audiences…)
  • How I put up with the physical pain and frustration in order to follow my passion of ballet</p>

<p>I applied SCEA to Stanford, and I was accepted. I feel my unique experiences shaped who I am today. I’ve struggled a lot with the distance between me and my parents. Friends and family are a large part of my life, and I feel that no matter where I travel throughout my tours and endeavors, my home will always be my grandparents’ farm, where I spent the majority of my time.
Here is the list of colleges I applied to regular decision:
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Dartmouth
MIT
I know that it may be hard to assess my chances, seeing as how I’m not the typical student. Thank for anything you can tell me.</p>

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<p>Wow, you are so unique, it’s mind blowing. I hope you get in everywhere!</p>

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<p>You are definitely going to be accepted to 100% of all your choices! Hope you’ll be happy.</p>

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<p>i dont think you exist. sorry</p>

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<p>I doubt someone would put together that intricate of a lie…</p>

<p>But don’t be surprised if a bunch of places don’t let you in. Alot of places will suspect a distinct lack of social development, regardless if it’s true or not. Your academic record is outstanding, but adcoms will know you will never be president or anything…</p>

<p>Best of luck</p>

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<p>i would suggest making a movie on your life…</p>

<p>On the serious side: you seem to be the kind of person up for an ivy or something…if you are also passionate about science then you might bag MIT as well.</p>

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<p>um wow.</p>

<p>why don’t i just shoot myself now.</p>

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<p>i still dont think you exist. and even if you do, it is clear that you dont have to work because your family can pay for you to go all around the world!</p>

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<p>On this person’s first post, they did not put up their writing score and when questioned, said they didn’t put it up because it was only a 770. How convenient. The only score lacking perfection. And how can someone live on their own at 15? And if you are at UCSD, wouldn’t you be a transfer…NOT applying RD and EA places?</p>

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<ul>
<li>San Diego Shakespeare Company (5 years); I get paid</li>
<li>East Texas Opera House; I get paid</li>
<li>Texas Bach Choir</li>
<li>San Diego Opera (4 years); I get paid</li>
<li>City Ballet of San Diego (2 years)</li>
<li>San Diego Civic Youth Ballet (5 years)</li>
</ul>

<p>A person can have infinite talent, but there just isn’t enough time in the day for anyone to do all of these consistently and well. How do you manage to fit them in?</p>

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<p>Haha, some people are good liars.</p>

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<p>Well, this dude posted her chance in many top-schools’ forums. It’s funny that only we Princetonians are clairvoyant. Those people in MIT and Dartmouth boards all consider her a goddess. Lmao. </p>

<p>And it’s very ingenious of her to put a non-perfect score (770) in her post. It’s a trick to make lie believable. However, lie is lie; it can never escape from our sharp eyes.</p>

<p>Write a more “authentic” short story next time, ballerina.</p>

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<p>Guys, remember, innocent until proven guilty…:)</p>

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<p>I’m not applying to Princeton, but I’m glad to find a forum where some people are sane. I don’t know much about ballet dancing, but I always had the impression that good ballet dancers had small, light frames. I’ve never seen a good ballet dancer with a big rib cage or one who was overweight. Good opera singers, on the other hand, need a lot of room to expand their lungs. I’ve even been told I am under-sized for an opera singer, and my ribcage is very wide compared to my height. Not to mention the fact that a soloist in a good opera would get paid enough to live by herself in an apartment!
If, however, this is completely true, I must comment on your arrogance. Someone with so many accomplishments would not need to share them with other people and ask “do I have a chance?” Stop fishing for compliments.</p>

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<p>oops! Did a bit of reading and discovered that some ballet instructors do not, in fact, favor a slim body and embrace all body types. However, I’ve still never seen a ballet dancer who was as wide as a typical opera singer.</p>

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<p>bluephish, to correct you alittle since i did some ballet. initially all body types were embraced, till this super skinny ribcaged bearing ballerina came along (i cant remember her name now). since then, she transformed the dance world and all dancers have to adhere to HER body type. sheesh</p>

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<p>i said the same to myself!</p>

<p><em>dun dun dun!!!</em></p>

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<p>one - she hasnt responded.</p>

<p>two - no one like that can exist. it is bogus. people do this all the time on this bloody web site</p>

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<p>also…if you look she has been active, but has yet to respond. some funny man is getting a kick out of this</p>

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<p>Some funny man… with absolutely TOO MUCH time on his hands. This intricate lie has quite a few other people convinced.</p>