Princeton Requested Graded Paper: Must It Be A Paper That Got an A?

lookingforward
Wed, 29 Jan 2020 23:47:05 +0000

But again, adcoms are not grading papers submitted. They are skilled at identifying the kids they want in the class, based on the entire application. That doesn’t mean even for a second, that they function as high school teachers.

If anything, I hope the requirement for a paper discourages pretenders. There’s a lot you need to be able to figure out when completing a tippy top app (why they ask certain questions, what they really want back, etc.) Kids had better be able to decide what paper does support their apps, what shows their smarts, as well as their quality of education…and the biggie, their level of thinking.