Will this hurt me?

worldshopper
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:45:36 +0000

numberone: I applied ED to Princeton and am getting ready to complete my applications (i.e. write my essays) for the other schools. Those deadlines are January 1. Decisions for Princeton arrive Friday but it is a long-shot. I didn’t apply to Princeton because I thought I would get in, I applied because I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t at least try - even given the odds. It’s just part of my personality. Although my family qualifies for fee waivers, we are paying for all the application fees. For Princeton, my mom made me use my own money for the application fee because she says when you put money (and money you can’t spare) towards something, it shows true interest. Obviously, Princeton does not know this (that I used my own money AND that we qualified for fee waivers) but it was a lesson (one of the many) my mom enforced upon me.

As to what school you might get in - I can’t answer that question. The only school I know anything about on your list is Cornell. I, nor can anyone else on these boards can determine whether you will get in or not. The only person(s) who can make that determination is the admissions officers and unfortunately, you have to pay to find out. Don’t allow anyone to ever tell you ‘you can’t’. If I listened to all the ‘you can’ts’ I have heard, I would not have done a lot of stuff that I’ve done, including my No. 1 EC.