#Princeton REA (2022-2023)
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Gone for me as well
yeah we cant withdraw anymore
weird
but also not weird
cuz it makes sense
๐งโโ๏ธ these girls sprayed perfume in the library
my head aches ๐ญ
!princeton
!princeton
3 and a half hours ๐ฏ๐ฏ
Iโm going to go hit the gym for an hour, sleep, and try to pass the time quicker
!princeton
AHHHHHHH
do you guys know what time?
2 hours
๐๐๐๐๐
!princeton
1 hour ๐
Oh my goshhh
Time flies and is stopped at the same time
Einsteins theory of relativity explained
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You know what
Grades deflation is too much at princeton
I'm going to coast by at my state flagship its all good
Yeah ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Guys. I'm going crazy right now.
You're not alone
back on the ground shitting myself
Lmao
What do you mean by grade deflation?.
Artificially lowering grades
They don't officially do it anymore, but apparently remnants of the policy remain
Why would lowering high school grades matter lmao
Wow I'm getting rejected
Big decrease in deferred though. I feel like thatโs better though.. Iโd rather be outright rejected than have to wait so much longer and be rejected again
good luck to youuuu
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good luck everyone!!โบ๏ธโบ๏ธ
weโre so close! everyone should be proud
Good luck everyone :0
Oh wow 10 minutes
same ๐ซ ๐ซ
We did everything we could and should be so proud like Jakob said. If itโs not Princeton, itโll be somewhere else where weโll be happy! Prayers up
Can everyone please update on their decisions here
everyone wish for my friend to get in <3333
each minute is truly an hour
we got this guys
if we dont get in
theres still RD
it will all be fine in the end
im gonna wait a bit b4 opening
๐
donโt wanna be there and itโs not there lmao
i wish i had ur restraint
It'll probably be 7:15 est by the time it's fully updated
im opening it the minute it hits :00
hahaha nice
Lol
lmao ok 15 mins ๐๐๐
Mine is already open and I have auto reload on
!princeton
even if i dont get in today i got final grades of A in ap calc bc and lit which i thought i was for sure getting a B in
I HOPE YOU ALL GET IN <33
Omg
so thats a W ig
Thanks so much!
!princeton
The chat went silent
!princeton
Iโm opening mine later
deferred L
Xoxo
FUCK
rejected!
same lol
Rejected
Deferred
Rejecged
I GOT IN
That's good
CONGRATULATIONS!!
SLAY
NICE
congrats!! dm me w any qs!! ๐ฏ
deferred ๐ฟ
Rejected
this is so sad
You know what
I'm fine with the deferral
i got straight rejected.
pain
Deferred
Deferred
It's alright guys
my dream school since middle school didn't want me.
princeton is a grade-deflating construction-heavy elitist school anyways
I will go to my flagship and be happy
There are still other colleges
wait did they increase the number of straight rejections they give in early?
fr
i got straight rejected
Itโs okay.
maybe my essays were too contraversial
well at least i can tell them about my seal of biliteracy honor beause i forgot to include it in my original app ๐
honestly
right now i'm not even that sad
I'm just fucking exhausted
does anyone know about deferred chances?
deferred
deferred as well
big fish in small pond is better than small fish in big pond amirite?
jesus christ look at my fucking copium
Speak of the devil.. deferred
any of yโall deferred with Q1
so many deferrals ๐
deferred
I GOT IN
CONGRATS
got deferred ๐ช
Congrats, I knew you'd get in.
no stats
he did
thank you!!!!
Could you share stats
um
4.85 w gpa 4.0 uw, 35 act, asian (korean)
uhhhhh
my mind is blank
is there anything else
eh there's ecs
I GOT IN GUYS
congrats hyukju
WHO ELSE
YOOOOO
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
congrats on your acceptence
congrats guys
it was a lot of music, tutoring, math, club leaderships
alright i'm going to vent a little
congrats to everyone that made it ๐ค
salutotorian of 700+ graduating class and state/regional medals in science olympiad, and a captain
SPL for scouts + eagle project + shit
Fuck princeton
OK that's enough ranting
and good luck to everyone who was deferred
Yeah you guys still have a chance, donโt lose hope
Can you share stats?
My school doesnโt weight but I had a 98 average with 13 APs + all honors outside of health class
1580 SAT
I thought I had a chance at a deferral. At least a deferral. I worked hard on my application. I conquered a disease so I could at least be well before I go to college. I competed for archery even when I was sick. I don't understand why my numbers defined me. I don't understand why all my efforts have gone to waste. I'm so heartbroken. I thought I would be ok but I spent 7 years dreaming of this school.
Im also a Latino and both my parents which definitely helped me a ton
itโs so random
i got deferred :(
Donโt lose hope
Time to try and get recruited ๐คฃ
thanks ๐
looks like deferral rate is lower than usual this year?
from what ive been seeing on a2c reddit/college confidential its p much an equal rate of defers and rejects
yeah it reall yis
idkk what else i couldve done tho ๐ญ i had a 1580 sat and nasa internship
nothing tbh. we never know whats going on in the admissions office
did you get deferred or rejected
deferred lol
ive a friend who got rejected from stanford early, accepted to HYPM in RD round. deferral/rejection are pretty meaningless
yeah true, honestly i'm just telling myself this was meant to happen
it really doesnt matter
i feel just embarrassed
dont be
this kind of thing is out of our control
i applied thinking i had a chance
i spent hours yesterday freaking out and praying.
its alright man
process is random more often than it isnt
you'll get in somewhere great RD
@tawdry zodiac congratulations bro
yess they said to send any additional info before the end of jan
Hmm
Maybe if I didn't forget to add Spanish Seal of Biliteracy to my Honors I'd have had a better chance lol
Congrats ๐ค
congrats!!
congrats!
i gotta add my French seal of biliteracy to my loci ๐ฅฒ
THANK YOU OMGGG
Hopefully they like biliterate kids ๐ฟ
I WAS AFRAID OF DEFERAL
eyy i have that one too!!
apparently yale rejected a lot more people than they deferred
i wonder if it's the same for princeton
@small skiff good luck for cambridge!!!
thank you! u as well
anyone got any ideas for good colleges to apply to this week after princeton deferral for cs? it's shotgun time :)
caltech and cmu
i feel the need to expand my list bc deferral means i could probably have gotten in with a stronger set of essays
No one submitted RD's?? ๐
to where tho
like how does the process work
def cornell
no idea ๐ญ my sister mailed it to them but that was back in 2015
gotta start the grind now after getting deferred ๐ซก
Same, literally.
Iโve done a few but not enough
submitted rice 10 minutes after I got the deferral letter lol
i got in
Congratulations!
congratulations
i burned my princeton shirt in my fireplace
i now eternally hate this college
and i will never, never root for them ever
but congrats to everyone who got in
yeah lol congrats to everyone bye forever๐ข
good things coming for everyone
good vibes to everyone
rejected, deferred, and admitted
we are all worthy and this doesnt change that
we have worked so hard
and it will pay off
how to console my deferred gf? she is so sad and desperate...
i'm also deferred so maybe i can help
it's an immense accomplishment to be considered a serious applicant to an ivy league, which is what a deferral means (not to say a rejected applicants weren't, but being deferred is confirmation of applicant quality)
very few people can say they were even close to admission to a school like princeton
it's just heart breaking to see her depressed
I've decided to take my rejection as a sign. I don't need Princeton to pursue my dream. I'm capable on my own.
I'm worth more than they have decided I am because I worked hard. And I'm gonna make sure I never see another rejection ever again because I'm gonna follow my dream, with or without college.
everything happens for a reason!
Yes! And I believe this is my calling.
also for other deferred/rejected peeps here, princeton is honestly not very lively ๐ญ I go there so often and it becomes boring after like 3 visits
maybe we're meant for a more bustling environment that is less of a suburbia lol
YESSS i love this mentality
also i dont think ive ever met anybody who got deferred from an ivy then proceeded to get rejected everywhere else. they always get in somewhere good bc like you said deferral is a sign of application quality/competitiveness
we got this RD round
omg thank you so much for that
maybe it means i'll get into ut ๐
yes deferall is a sign that you are in fact qualified for such a prestigious school but you just got unlucky is all
you will be A OK
and even on the small chance u dont get in anywhere else
top college =/= great career and "bad" college =/= bad career. its all about what you do with your resources
we will be ok :))
It sucks when someone who has the same stats, almost exact same ecs, same background gets accepted when u dont
do you know what must have been the deciding factor between two similar people like this
essays fs
letters too
^
it doesnt even mean that ur essays werent good enough. maybe they just preferred something else but yeah we dont know
i think its best to move on. other schools, other opportunities
yess!!
i just dont know why i didnt get in because my stats are rly good, top gpa in class, good ecs: awards, captain club leaders, etc, music supplement, music rec letter, school rec letters were good according to counselor, several people including teachers said my essays were good
Could someone possibly explain?
Is it just unlucky
it really just comes down to luck and chance
doesn't matter what other people say. only matters what AO thinks. just unlucky dawg
stars gotta align ykwim
your AO could have possible been having a bad day
AO woke up on the wrong side of the bed --> possible defer/reject
it's frustrating but we'll be okay
yeah that makes things really unfrotunate
ig thats the think with college admissions
were you a deferral?
yeah
ye you'll be ok
oh then don't worry about it too much. i was deferred too. all we can do now is write a thoughtful loci and let your app go through admissions again
they gotta not accept some people even if its for dumb reasons
^^
do u guys reccomend writing a loci
100% yes
from what ive seen online
yeah just write your loci as thoughtfully as you wrote your application and then cross your fingers again
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ok and do i email that loci to admissions email?
i would search it up online
^^
im not sure but i think so? prob some advice around reddit
the internet experts know better than your fellow high schoolers
I dmed a girl who got deferred and then got in rd so i'll let yall know what she says lol
talk to your counselor too since everyone's situations are different
pton FAQs are helpful too
ngl i was kinda scared abt my letters of rec since although i had p good relationships with my teachers one of the teachers is known to not care about recs and the other teacher had to resubmit my rec because she copy pasted somebody else's into mine
but i guess deferral shows they werent that bad
honestly I am so happy about getting deferred
it's still impressive! we still have a shot
but if there's anything that deferred applicants should think about is how grateful we are to know that we are capable of being part of such an incredible school
and that we have chances to get into equally as incredible schools
yes!!
i love the positivity here ngl
way better than in my house rn
hiding from my parents fr
aw im sorry you have to do that
Upload to application portal maybe?
aww i'm sorry :(
ohh that makes sense
yeah, also just do a lot of research
nahh its all good im used to it haha
oh nice
research for what?
what do you include in a loci tho
you'll def get into an amazing college and you won't have to deal with that anymore ๐ช
on how to write an effective loci for princeton
ik like grade updates, ec updates
^^
your mid year report will be sent by counselor
should i talk about how much i love princeton/what i would contribute to princeton as well
new awards
and if you have any major updates to your honors or ecs include those too
i will be including my seal of biliteracy taht i forgot to send the first time around ๐
I would ask someone who has written a successful loci tbh
So just sending the midyear report without a loci, prolly isnt enough right?
same boat ๐ช except i didn't officially have mine before the deadline lmaoo
bro im gonna be straight up w u
we dont know ๐
im not really friends with anyone who did 
my school sends one kid to an ivy every other year. if we're lucky might be multiple in a year (meaning like... 2)
youre better off researching on the internet
dww! I found a girl on tiktok and kinda just dmed her LOL
o_o
^^yea random people on the internet can be helpful
love the resourcefulness
yall seem amazing and i'm sure you'll get into other top schools as well as princeton rd fr
same to you
you too!!
literally getting into your dream school early is like
it's not easy
it's really not easy lmao
it seems like a "duh" thing but we often forget how hard college admissions are
real
like it's ~a 90% chance of not getting accepted
does princeton have counselors for regions?
yes they have AOs per region
ok. on you alls decision, did it say the specific AO's name or was it signed by the Dean?
dean
yep exactly. bruh ik a double legacy, 3.99 unweighted GPA, like 1580 sat. top 40 in the US in physics oly. defered
its crazy
to princeton?
yes
woah ๐ฎ
i know of one kids from my school who got into princeton so far
both his parents are profs there ๐ญ
lmao ok expectedd
maybe not "expected" but no surprises XD
yess loll
Could someone confirm that Princeton allows LOCI and lmk
they do allow locis, in the deferral letter they said that if you have any additional info to send it should be sent before the end of jan
ok thanks
does everyone get the same deferral letter lol
yeah?
does having rotc scholarship boost admission chances
probably cause it means the government pays and not princeton
@tawdry zodiac The admissions officers are so single minded. It's not your fault. You can still try for some other Ivies.
It wasn't cuz princeton was an ivy. i wanted to go because of a specific program that none of the other ivies offered.
๐ and they rejected me because of numbers when I was genuinely interested in the school
they probably didn't even look at my whole application. just my numbers and dropped me right there.
but I don't need Princeton to be successful. And they aren't worth my time if they don't see my worth. :/ cuz I'm gonna prove it to them and anyone else that doubted me. ๐ cuz I refuse to see rejection ever again.
im going to find another college that actually sees my potential 
It really isnโt holistic
does anyone have princetons deferral rate?
no
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I know. I feel like the admissions officers are becoming lazy and just looking at stats. They don't care about all that "We want to know YOU" part. All bullshit.
You mean the admissions or the officers? Because if your talking about the officers then you're right.
Thank you! And I truly believe that you can do anything you set your mind too.
Please do. Go somewhere you are wanted.
But lets also be fair
Princeton is Ivy
They only accept the best of the best. No ifs or buts. That being said. The best of the best can't always show it in numbers.
Does defer mean we are mixed in rd applicants or is there a separate pool with defer students in the rd
you're mixed in
princeton probably won't release any stats
i think given what the other ivies did, it seems like the outright rejection rate was much higher this year though
Ok so we have an actual chance of getting in right?
Because if we were only with defer people, I think it would be harder
of course we do
all strong candidates
gotta keep our heads up
Ok I read somewhere that defer is basically rejection but not to feel as bad so like thereโs no chance of getting in
that's def not true as a generalization, i've seen many people get deferred early and accepted regular
i think it did used to be that way but they've tried to reject more people recently
my friend last year got deferred from yale rea and then rejected rd but got into princeton, penn, columbia, and brown ๐
sometimes its so random
on college confidential some interviewers were saying that the rejection rate was much higher this year
this is so true
i know someone who got deferred from yale but then got into harvard rd
and another who got deferred from stanford but then got in rd along with princeton and brown
LMAO
it really is random sometimes
crazy random
Well espescially for an Ivy school thats probably right.
It really is, and I second this.
There was someone on A2C when I was applying who was very popular who was deferred then rejected Princeton REA but got into MIT, Columbia with a likely letter, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, and several other schools.
Damn. What were his stats lol?
Well thats why they call it a lottery. You gotta test your luck in all of them.
I had a 1530 SAT, 3.9 GPA with good course load. I got rejected. I donโt think it was because of my stats. Maybe my extracurriculars werenโt great, but I had some good medical related experience over the summer, was the co captain of science Olympiad, won 4th and 6th in the state last year in scioly, was national merit commended, was the founder of a SAT tutoring club, completed the highest level in sailing for the ASA,
And I had good essays too ( sent them to college grads and teachers alike)
It couldโve been my demographic, I am Indian
Or maybe one of my supplementals was a bit too controversial- I did have one like that
Wanted to take a risk
But Iโve been taking the rejection pretty well- I hope other people who had a chance but didnโt make the cut are doing well too.
i got rejected too
i applied cs and my ecs were dogpoop so thats probably why
@fluid meadow Do you want to talk more about it DMs? Only if you want
if you want to thats fine
idrc
I might be wrong here but as far I know literally everyone from India got rejected from princeton REA , cri
nah I got accepted
CONGRATS
ty lol i'm yet in shock
yes i just friended u
i ll friend you
thanks!
hello
is there any deadline to when you can send the letter of continued interest to princeton
Anyone get in for CS and had USACO platinum?
got deferred with plat :blobpat
GPA/SAT?
also I assume ur Asian male ๐ญ
lol yeah
uh 1580 sat, let me check my gpa
4.2/4.4 weighted gpa (our school does a weird thing where all honors/ap/ib courses have +.4)
okay yeah no way ima get accepted
unless they really want a shit gpa white boy
who lives in the next town over
I mean you never know
are you nj too lol
being deferred means you still have a chance guys!
also stats aren't everything you know
yes
basically everyone applying to a school like princeton has perfect or near-perfect stats, you have to stand out with the essays, ECs, and interview!!!
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