<p>WHOA WHOA. Let’s please not entertain the idea of getting rid of the essays.There are a lot of kids out here who write amazing essays without coaches and advisers, and essays are the one part of the application we can control. (Please no one get smart and say grades or scores. You know what I mean ) </p>
<p>I feel that the essays should be enough to push the 2300 SAT, 3.9 kid over the 2400 SAT 4.0 kid any day, everyday. Some people (<em>cough, cough</em> me) poured our hearts into the essays and it was honestly my favorite part. </p>
<p>@emenya – I’m not seeing the post you’re referring to, but I agree that the essays are marked “very important” in decisions for good reason! I remember one dean of admissions (I think it was at an HPY school, perhaps Princeton) remarked that how you write is a reflection of how you think – and in that sense allows them a “window” to your mind and views. Yeah, admittedly essays can be fake or bought, but for most students it’s one of the very few and vital chances they get to tell admissions who they are/how they think and what they love to do. Sometimes you need to express something that can’t be read off your activities or transcript. </p>
<p>Hi guys! I’ve tried to stay off this thread as much as possible because it was too painful to constantly be reminded of Princeton :(</p>
<p>But thank you so, so much to everyone who wished us deferrees good luck in the future! And thank you to those who took the time out of their day to write out such comforting and thoughtful messages! </p>
<p>It’s been difficult trying to fall in love with other schools, but I think I’m getting there! I’d love to go to Penn, Johns Hopkins, Wellesley (Madeleine Albright+Hillary Clinton!!), or Northwestern. Princeton would have been an awesome opportunity- but it’s not the only one!</p>
<p>hey guys, for anyone going through the mourning process, the song “The Heart Wants What it Wants” by Selena Gomez is surprisingly fitting for deferral </p>
<p>@alfawarlord, actually, it doesn’t. There were no Indian males working in the Hagey Lab (stem cell institute), and definitely no interns with extensive cello experience. Haha. Nice try. </p>
<p>@Ambitious19 Wait I don’t understand why are you talking like you are not going to get into Princeton? You were deferred so basically you’re now a regular applicant, and by your stats I don’t see how they can reject you!</p>
<p>@ambitious19 You honestly have a legitimate shot at every top school out there, so I hope you’ve considered them all. I also still believe that Princeton is possible but the correct thing to do is what you’re doing (i.e. opening your mind to other possibilities.) Good luck!</p>
<p>i’m just curious - it seems like Princeton takes more legacies/athletes/special people during early and defers most of the more “standard” applicants (since the people who got in early from my school usually had legacy, played tennis, or had some unique condition, while the more “standard” but still qualified people were deferred but got in regular) - is that true or is it just me attempting to create statistics out of nothing?</p>
<p>@everyone if you got deferred, remember that you still have a chance at Princeton, but also remember that there’s tons of great schools out there and that even if Princeton didn’t work out, you’ll end up somewhere great. one of my friends got rejected from every college he applied to except (some pretty good college, but more of a low match/high safety for him), but now he’s having a really great time and is meeting world leaders from all over the place and also has a girlfriend (something none of us at high school thought possible) and constantly tells me about how it’s so awesome, so don’t be discouraged :)</p>
<p>Can somebody link me to the page where people who applied early kinda list their resumes and whether they got in or not? I know Harvard and Stanford both have one. Tryna get a sense for my odds lol applying RD. Wish me luck </p>
<p>I just realized that if I plan to pursue a B.S.E, I should have taken a subject test in either physics or chemistry. I have not.</p>
<p>I took 3 SAT subject tests before, all with very good results. I intend to major in biological engineering and I had take SAT II Bio Ecology–is the SAT II a hard requirement or would it still be okay for me to apply anyways?</p>
<p>@Nobody426 - see my reply in the other thread. BTW it’s a good idea to keep your question to one thread so there is no duplication of responses and to allow for ease retrieving information for others who might have the same questions!</p>
Hi guys, im going into eighth grade and after reading your stats im pretty nervous about my own. My SAT is a 2100, i took it over the summer, and my GPA is a 4.0 UW. Im going to an NJ public school where 5 kids got accepted to Princeton last year. I plan on taking accelerated math courses over the summer so i can be in Calc BC as a junior. Im in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and im taking a course in entrepreneurship at Princeton itself. Im really interested in investing and i plan on interning at Black Rock, i also plan on taking more princeton courses. In high school im gping to volunteer a lot and i plan on opening a Balkan club and a Water Polo club. I also plan on running a school hedge fund. In what way can I shape up so i have a good chance at Princeton/Stanford before its to late to make a lot of changes?
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