International student applying to Princeton

system
Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:02:10 +0000

Astrid, the way it works at the very top US schools is like this: 50% of the class is filled with “special” candidates, athletes, urms, the rich and famous and legacies. We call these hooked candidates. Most hooked candidates will have lower stats and they basically make up the bottom 50%. For the unhooked, being in the 75% and above makes you a real candidate. Of course at HYP being in the 99% …

Anyway, who knows, some people just get lucky.