Due to a lot of factors I was unable to submit my application online and so I had to mail my application. My application arrived late as I am an international student. Every university apart from Princeton did not acknowledge my application or just said it’s too late. Princeton acknowledged my application and I had an interview (I understand interviews are common and like 99% of people have one).
The other aspects of my application - I received the 2nd highest diploma score in my schools history. Rank 2/160. Lots of extra curriculars - essay competitions, volunteering, internships, learning 2 languages, debate champion, model un, journalist in school paper. I’m the first to apply to an American uni so not sure how admissions work in all honesty. (And I guess if it’s relevant to my chances, I am the first child to attend uni, low income family and a minority).
So is the fact that they still accepted my application waaay after the deadline a good sign ? ) I always knew it was a shot in the dark but I’m just curious now.