Why Did I get Rejected from Princeton EA? (High Stats + ECS?)

Dear @xsi103920,

Once again, I feel for you, and understand what you are saying.
And once again, I feel you need to stay positive. The main reason is, I believe you are a high achiever (in terms of abilities, expectation of yourself and from others, and accomplishments), and these unexpected things happen in life. Make this a learning experience for the future–very easy for me to say, I admit.

I feel it is unproductive to dwell over this, however, if I were you, I would also like to find out why. Wouldn’t we (and you, your friends and teachers want to know)?

If you feel you are seriously affected by this, I suggest you find a teacher you could trust, someone you feel like talking to or sharing, and talk to him/her.

This is probably not a good time (to contact admissions office), and I honestly don’t know how these things work, but may be a few months from now, someone from your school could chat with admissions and ask, “Hey, we have this great student … What happened? We want to know so we could coach future students better.”

For the time being, focus on other things in life, things you enjoy, spend time with your friends and people you trust.

I purposely did not comment on your application, because the possibilities are unlimited. It just drags you deeper into this, putting you on the defense. And it is not helpful. All that you need to know is you have tried your best in the past few years. Step back. And move on. Set your sight on something else, perhaps much bigger. You sound like you have great potentials. I wish you all the best.

Just my 2 cents, sincerely.

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