Princeton '09 ED Acceptance Listing

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Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:55:18 +0000

Shrek2004

Decision: ACCEPTED!!!

Stats:
SAT: 1520 (800M 720V)
SAT IIs: 770 IIC, 760 Writing, 760 Chemistry
GPA: 3.98 unweighted, 4.8 weighted
Rank: 2 out of 424
Other stats: Dont know what to put for this
Subjective:
Essays: i think they were very good
Teacher Recs: amazing, both said most outstanding student (3 pages for each teacher)
Counselor Rec: amazing, 3 page recommendation
Hook (if any): swimming and violin
Location/Person:
State or Country: Arizona
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Other Factors: President of 7 clubs 1500 hours of community service active in all clubs!

Toga

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT: 1490: V- 750, M- 740
SAT IIs: 800 Writing/740 Lit/690 Math
GPA: 3.7
Rank: N/A
Other stats: 5 on English, AP Scholar, National Merit Scholar, presidential scholarship, whos who in high school scholarship, sports captain, comm service, all that stuff you guys have.
Subjective: a chill kid, good sense of humor.
Essays: not gonna lie, put in some time
Teacher Recs: great stuff
Counselor Rec: cool lady, positive she talked some smack about me.
Hook (if any): ohh the hook…
Location/Person:
State or Country: NY
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other Factors:
extracurriculars, interview, recs and summers.

Mickstar98

Decision: Accepted!!!

Stats:
SAT: 1540 (750V, 790M)
SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 800 IIC, 770 Chem
GPA: 4.44 W
Rank: 1/~90
Other stats: six 5’s on APs, top rankings in state for math/science
Subjective:
Essays: Great
Teacher Recs: 1 Amazing, 1 Good
Counselor Rec: Amazing
Hook (if any): Location, and I talked to the jazz director in the fall.
Major ECs: Jazz Guitar (All-State, gigs, 4 summer camps), Choir (All-State), Home Studio recording (have released two jazz CDs)
AB/BSE: AB
Strenth/Weakness:
Location/Person:
State or Country: TN
School Type: small private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Other Factors:[li] Why do you think you got deferred/admitted: n/a [/li]
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ACCEPTED!

Stats:
SAT: 1420
SAT IIs: Math1c 710, Writing 710, Spanish 630
GPA: 4.7
Rank: 1/323
Other stats: CalcAB-5, EngLit-4, EngLang-4 (which exempted me out of the class this year), SpanLang-3

Subjective:
Essays: two awesome, one average, plus a funny optional
Teacher Recs: two good ones
Counselor Rec: above average
Hook (if any): wrestling… i won state last year and plan to wrestle for princeton
Major ECs: wrestling is a full time job

Location/Person:
State or Country: TEXAS
School Type: public and ghetto (failed no child left behind)
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male

Other Factors: i am graduating after three years, i took two classes at Rice this semester, i have an older sibling at princeon this year (senior)
Why do you think you got deferred/admitted: your guess is as good as mine

C_j

Decision: Accepted!

Stats:
SAT: 1480 (800V/ 680 M)
SAT IIs: 800 Writing, 780 Literature, 720 M-Bio, 710 US History, 650 IC
GPA: 4.0 UW, most rigorous courses possible
Rank: Not released, but unofficial ranking of 1/350
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Top notch. I spent two months writing and rewriting them. Writing is my forte and my obsession, so I believe they were way above average.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t see them.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see it.
Hook (if any): 1.) Visual arts. I’ve studied drawing and painting for nine years. I submitted a portfolio that my instructors have told me was good enough to gain acceptances into some elite art schools.
2.) Creative writing. This was my HUGE hook. I’ve done programs at Duke and Stanford university with professional authors. I also study under Pulitzer finalist Dave Eggers, Pulitzer winner Michael Chabon, and author Vendela Vida. Dave Eggers wrote a recommendation letter to me that was submitted to the creative writing department and he also helped me edit my creative writing portfolio.
Location/Person:
State or Country: San Francisco, CA
School Type: Jesuit College Prep
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Degree(AB/BSE): AB
major strength/weakness: My math scores sucked. But this goes to show that perfect stats are NOT everything. Passion in admissions carries a long way. I made it very clear to the admissions department I wanted to go to Princeton for the writing program, and I let my love of writing and literature carry through my entire application.
Other Factors: Can’t think of any.

**Gaussianprime (a.k.a. Cookieson) **

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT: 1560 (800M,760V)
SAT IIs: 780 Bio, 800 Math IIC, 750 World His., 800 Chem, 780 Writing
GPA: 4.0uw, 9.3w (out of 10)
Rank: 1/346
Other stats: six AP 5s
Subjective:
Essays: Good to great
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Great
Hook (if any): No one from school admitted in at least 10 years, USAMO qualifier, took AP Calc in 8th grade, taken five college math classes, crew
Major ECs: Math Team, Crew, Boy Scouts (Eagle), CYC
AB/BSE: AB
Strength/Weakness: math/-
Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
Why do you think you got deferred/admitted: Placing top 50 in the USAMO definitely helped.

**Bokonon: **
Decision: Accepted!

Stats:
SAT:1550
SAT IIs: 730 Writing, 740 Lit, 800 IIC
GPA: 94.3333 (IB Diploma Candidate)
Rank: N/A
Other stats: IB Diploma Candidate, National Merit Commended
Subjective:
Essays:Excellent
Teacher Recs:Excellent
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Hook (if any) : Double Legacy
Location/Person:
State or Country: Texas
School Type: Private
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Male
Other Factors: n/a

Jssballet

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT: 1510 (800 v, 710 m)
SAT IIs: 800, 790, 770
GPA: 3.95 unweighted
Rank: unranked, but top 10% of 86
Other stats(AP/IB exam): AP’s: 5, 5, 5, 4
Subjective:
Essays: quite good, I’m a strong writer and my counsellor liked them
Teacher Recs: probably really good based on report card comments, but I didn’t read them
Counselor Rec: probably good based on the one I saw for national merit, but again, didn’t read it
Hook (if any): 14 years of ballet (national recognition, etc)
Major ECs: Ballet, community service, yearbook
AB/BSE: AB
Strenth/Weakness:
Course Load (Any college): very demanding, a lot of AP’s
Location/Person:
State or Country: CA
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender:female
Other Factors:[li] Why do you think you got deferred/admitted: no clue…ballet, I guess and good essays and teacher recs… [/li]
ValdesVivasMR

Decision: Accepted!!!

Stats:
SAT:1500 (800 M, 700 V)
SAT IIs:770 IIC, 760 Writing, 740 Chemistry
GPA:4.18
Rank:22/492
Other stats:
[ b]Subjective:**
Essays:1 very good, 1 good, 1 above average
Teacher Recs:2 good
Counselor Rec:very good
Hook (if any):URM
[ b]Location/Person:**
State or Country:TX
School Type:Public Suburban
Ethnicity:Hispanic (Mexican)
Gender:Male
Other Factors:French awards

Hobbes344

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:
SAT: 1490 (750V, 740 M)
SAT IIs: sat2c 800, writing 770, lit 700
GPA: 3.83UW
Rank: 8/454
Other stats: NonNEONEONe
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: One good, one decent
Counselor Rec: Kind trite
Hook (if any): Uhh, Alaska?
Location/Person:
State or Country: AK, USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: male
Other Factors:IM SO STOKED

Stonefence

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT: 1530 (M: 740/V: 790)
SAT IIs: French Reading: 800, US History: 800, Biology E: 790, Wrting: 780, IC: 710
GPA: U3.97/W4.75
Rank: 1/93
Other stats: AP 5’s: French Language, French Literature, Biology, US History; National Merit Semifinalist, some state academic awards, RI Summer Exchange in Belgium, KY Governor’s Scholar
Subjective:
Essays: They were off the wall and hopefully original, sample title: “Uncaged". All of them pointed out my flaws in some way.
Teacher Recs: I never saw them.
Counselor Rec: I never saw it.
Hook (if any): I am a socially and environmentally-conscious Baptist from rural Kentucky who enjoys long-distance running (not recruited) and French Literature.
Major ECs: Captain of the cross country and academic teams, president of school chapter of Roots & Shoots, school district strategic planning, local Democratic Party
Degree(AB/BSE): AB
major strength/weakness: I was extremely honest in my application, I insinuated that I enjoy learning as much as possible.
Location/Person:
State or Country: KY
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:: One of my friends wrote the optional recommendation. I also never had an interview for some reason. I am a very proud and lucky to be a Kentuckian, too.

Ilovemath

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT:1600
SAT IIs: 800, 800, 790
GPA:5.something
Rank: 1/645
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: cliched, boring
Teacher Recs: honestly, aren’t these all the same for everyone?
Counselor Rec: never read it
Hook (if any): female math/science major, pretty good extracuricular involvement
Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender:female
Other Factors: My sister goes there. Does that help?

Skatinsunshine05
Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT:1600
SAT IIs:800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 770 Writing, 760 Physics
GPA:4.08
Rank:10/420
Other stats:9 APs, 1 Post-AP, (all 5’s but one)
Subjective:
Essays:Good, but I don’t usually write well
Teacher Recs:Awesome
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Hook (if any):Girl for Chemical Engineering
Location/Person:
State or Country:Virginia
School Type:Science and Tech Magnet/Public
Ethnicity:Asian (Indian)
Gender:Female
Other Factors:10 years ice skater, $10,000 research grant from MIT