Princeton (2022-2023)

[minor sandal]

wait

i did a lot of out of school stuff

what if they ask my counselor about that? they have no idea?

[candid geode]

your counselor would ask you

your counselor wouldn’t just go 🤷‍♀️ and say you didn’t do it

[minor sandal]

well that defeats the purpose of the audit if I'm the one verifying my own app

[plush niche]

Same, my out of school stuff is the most “spiky” part of my app but mine are v easily googleable? So it’s easy to see that I won them, but idk if that’s the case with u

[minor sandal]

i do have photos/videos, will prolly send those idk

[candid geode]

not easy to google me

but

i have documentation i’ve uploaded anyway

[minor sandal]

its impossible to google me, i have the most common name in a country with 1.5 billion ppl

[plush niche]

I went to a small private/sorta feeder school so I had a close relationship with my counselor and he knew everything I did

[candid geode]

my names pretty uncommon

but i just don’t have a ton of stuff online

a few essay contest things + art + piano things

and that’s all there is

[minor sandal]

i have a close relationship with mine too
its just we dont have common app or stuff like that here so counselors dont exist
he's just the principal of my school and ofc doesnt keep track of all my ecs or smthng

[plush niche]

But tbh audits are exceptionally rare, like my counselor says he almost has never had to do them

In like

10+ years of counseling

[candid geode]

don’t you only get audited if you’re going to get in

[minor sandal]

not necessarily but there's a very high chance

[plush niche]

That’s the thing, only a small portion of ADMITTED students get audited, so ur chances are tiny

At least that’s what I’ve heard

[minor sandal]

sometimes audit just exist to verify info before they pass you onto committee phase, but thats just when you have really sus apps

[plush niche]

Maybe

That would make sense

I remember my counselor telling us a story about how a Hispanic kid wrote his PS on how how he navigated his way through our school despite racism and it got him into Stanford

Even though we’re vvvvv diverse

So basically he threw our school under the bus for Stanford

And my counselor hates him for it

And now stanny doesn’t like us

[candid geode]

my friend wrote his on how all of his close friends are white and never understood that he could be deported any day

(said friend has both black and hispanic close friends)

(said friend also has citizenship)

[plush niche]

💀

Ngl though

[swift hazel]

what does auditing even mean 🫠

[plush niche]

In a certain situation

That PS

could be awesome

If he was acc at risk

[candid geode]

fr

[plush niche]

Also why u delet?

[candid geode]

in case he pops in here

i don’t think he checks discord

but ik he’s found my subreddit account

💀

[plush niche]

Wait he’s in this disc 💀

[candid geode]

no no

but he has found my reddit account

[plush niche]

I’d die

If someone did that

Although ig I’m at no risk

Since I don’t attend

Anymore

[plush niche]

Schools verify the authenticity of your application

Like are your awards and ECs legit

[swift hazel]

oh oh

ok thanks 👍

[plush niche]

np

@candid geode also u applied to h right? Is the Astro program there acc good

[candid geode]

yeah

[plush niche]

Hmmmmm

Kinda regretting not applying there

But honestly it’s Harvard so like

Gettin just feels impossible for some reason

Even though I’m applying to ypsm

💀

[candid fossil]

No I know what you mean lmao I’m doing the same thing

Harvard just feels so different

Also idrk if I like the vibe it gives off

[candid geode]

harvard’s vibe is very specific

[minor sandal]

yeah, i didnt apply to mit for this reason
even though i did caltech which has an even lower acceptance rate

[candid geode]

mit is rough with intls

like actually just kind of awful

[minor sandal]

fr,
tbh so many oly golds apply, they have little room for others, i mean its possible ofc but its a shot in the dark ig

[foggy merlin]

exactly haha hence why it came as such a shock

[paper olive]

interview in 40 mins

nervous af

[foggy merlin]

gl!!! you've got this :)

[paper olive]

appreciate it about to join into it

[foggy merlin]

yee yeeee

[eternal cosmos]

what questions do they ask u

[pale rose]

^ how did it go?

[sage hawk]

what are their vibes are like tho

[candid geode]

me

harvard wants me

fr

in all seriousness when I visited it’s pretty random tbh. it feels like a hs movie because you’ve got all of the stereotypical archetypes there

was passed by the football team in a dining hall, got cookies from some club trying to make me take an environmental book

it radiates high school musical without the music irl

also posh run down boston turned modern

🤷‍♀️

also lol i got asked for directions like 3 times

[sudden sparrow]

Harvard > Princeton

[candid geode]

like specifically me

[candid geode]

based

[sudden sparrow]

Very

[upbeat scroll]

no!!!

[halcyon night]

Lol

[solemn granite]

for people who did interviews already, what’s it like

is it casual or

[fallow hamlet]

chill

mine was at least

[solemn granite]

was yours in person or online

[fallow hamlet]

in person

it also kinda varies from interviewer to interviewer tho

but it was mainly just talking about stuff other than what you put on your app and just learning more about the school

[scenic cloud]

interview went pretty well? my interviewer asked a lot of questions and i did most of the talking

asked me to talk about myself (my classes this year, stuff that i do, etc)

and then a lot of follow ups from there

[rugged ingot]

I just got an email for my Princeton interview!!!!!

[pale rose]

woo

[peak lantern]

any internationals got an in person interview?

[solemn granite]

my friend has an in person this weeknd

i got the notification email yesterday so the interviewer hasn’t reached out yet

canada btw

[peak lantern]

oh noice

yeah same i got an in person one

interviewer initially said phone call but i requested in person so they agreed

[vapid nebula]

Toronto?

[pale rose]

i have my interview at 5:45

[solemn granite]

yeah

[obsidian pilot]

i just got an email saying i was going to get an email about an interview

love that

[pale rose]

:D princeton interview went very well
interviewer was very chill and i felt a lot more comfortable talking to him

[rugged ingot]

my interviewer seems like he’ll be a chill guy

[vernal flax]

Princeton my beloved

please interview me

[terse sequoia]

Got an interview tomorrow, any tips a2c?

[eternal cosmos]

same

what do they typically ask

[peak lantern]

same but today

[peak lantern]

i'm guessing here, but some generic stuff is
tell me about urself, why princeton, why major, what are you most proud of, yada yda

[peak lantern]

mine was extremely chill

we vibed a lot

bonded over cartoons lmfaoo

cuz my interviewer was tryna learn hindi by watching hindi cartoons and i had a hindi spike in my app

so worked together perfectly

i even gave her cartoon recommendations 😭

[pale rose]

ye stuff like this and like

• how will you contribute to the community at this school
• what extracurricss do you do
• how would your friends describe you(idk all my interviewers have asked me this so far)

[upbeat scroll]

Guys, how do I change my email for Princeton, I don't see that option in the portal

[neat panther]

so, my interview is coming up

should i send my interviewer a resume or anything?

i wasn't planning on it initially, and i didn't see any guidelines on the website

[sudden sparrow]

No.

[pale rose]

no
only do it if they ask you to

[neat panther]

cool beans

i shall do nothing then (as i originally planned)

[eternal cosmos]

is there a reason or just simply no need

[pale rose]

no need

[eternal cosmos]

what type of valuable questions could i ask my interviewer

[sudden sparrow]

damn i thought my interviewer didn't like me but i think he was talking to me like one of his clients

🤣

[barren wigeon]

email the admissions office, I did that and they changed it for me

[minor sandal]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/10oer03/first_likely_letter_of_the_season/
likelies have started rolling out💀

[upbeat scroll]

holy shitttt

[solemn granite]

woah 💀

i wish

[tiny forum]

didn’t think pton sends likelies to non-athletes. thought it was a yale thing

[plush niche]

I thought princeton didn't do likelies?

[tiny forum]

and would think pton would cap the “u” in “Princeton university” … callin bs

[upbeat scroll]

Y’all think it’s fake?

[minor sandal]

idk why anyone would fake that

but its a2c who knows

[candid geode]

you can see their stats too

they have them posted on their page

they’re not bad but they don’t have anything that would scream likely

[plush niche]

Yeah plus the fact that I don't think princeton really does likelies at all

[ionic elbow]

how would they be so quick with a likely

like it’s more than 2 months before decision date. aren’t likelies more like 2 *weeks *before

[candid geode]

No

typically in mid feb

[ionic elbow]

Columbia is like mid March

So 2 weeks before

[upbeat scroll]

If they're not accepted, fake lol

[upbeat scroll]

Did you see their reddit chance me?

[candid geode]

yeah

[upbeat scroll]

😭😭😭😭 I thought that was pretty cracked

11 languages is crazy

[candid geode]

ok i def misread that

[upbeat scroll]

hi

[swift hazel]

hi

[upbeat scroll]

wsg

[peak lantern]

nah it’s fr

I know the guy personally

he’s reached higher than olympiad ppl lmao he’s become a marker for some Olympiads 💀

Def deserves it imo

[minor sandal]

you mean examiner?

[solemn granite]

how long does it normally take between getting the “you’re getting an interview soon” email and the invite from the interviewer

[upbeat scroll]

my interviewer emailed me before i got the scheduled email lmao

[candid fossil]

Took like a week for my interviewer

[peak lantern]

nah marker

[shut dawn]

i got mine at the exact same time

like down to the minute

[sudden sparrow]

Same

[fast estuary]

byeee was i the only one who didn’t know about the special princeton financial aid thing???

[rugged ingot]

i got my email from the interviewer about an hour after the official one

i responded like 30 minutes later

and that was on friday

still haven’t heard back..?

should i send another email

[rugged ingot]

Am I not able to upload documents for either custodial or noncustodial parents until this is processed?

[austere spade]

i just got official alumni interview email

[upbeat scroll]

Nah I didn't know either

I'm like wtf?

[upbeat scroll]

should I accept Princeton interview?

[sudden sparrow]

why would you not?

[upbeat scroll]

yes

[upbeat scroll]

idk, does it affect my application?

[sudden sparrow]

negatively if u decline

[upbeat scroll]

I'm going to screw up

[plush niche]

No?

[upbeat scroll]

?

[sudden sparrow]

most definitely

[plush niche]

They're not gonna reject u bc u declined to interview lol

[sudden sparrow]

probably are

[plush niche]

probably aren't

[upbeat scroll]

They won't

[plush niche]

Interview might help ofc and in some cases could help you over the edge but it's not like an AO is gonna pick up your file and love everything they see and really want you on their campus and then go "Oop! He declined an interview. To the rejection pile he goes!"

[upbeat scroll]

It's optional for a reason

[plush niche]

yup

[primal epoch]

So if princeton sent a notification saying expect this email from this alumni, but I have yet to get one and its been 2 weeks. Should i be worried or nah.

[sudden sparrow]

why would you not interview?

what is bad about interviewing?

[upbeat scroll]

Some people aren't able to

For various reasons

[sudden sparrow]

clearly this person is

[upbeat scroll]

@upbeat scroll are you able

[sudden sparrow]

every 17 year old can find 45 minutes for an interview

[upbeat scroll]

Also, outside of that, some people might knowingly have characteristics in-person that they don't want on display because it might be more negatively perceived in the eyes of admissions

Like being socially awkward and stuff

[sudden sparrow]

yeah

then i think you should definitely be rejected

[upbeat scroll]

Perhaps, but would you do the interview then

[sudden sparrow]

no

look

if u don't interview, it implies one thing -- you don't know how to speak with people

and I'm pretty sure all admissions officers know that, as well.

[upbeat scroll]

Or they were just unable to do the interview lol, I doubt there's no socially awkward people at Princeton anyways

[sudden sparrow]

of course the latter part of that statement is correct

for a reason

why would Princeton want a person who can't talk to others

[upbeat scroll]

some people are just intimidated by interviews i totally get it

they may be totally fine in other conversations

and even if they are awkward i don't think that should stop them from being able to go to princeton

hopefully in college they can get out of it!!

[sudden sparrow]

just think about this

there are 1000000 other people who are not awkward

why leave it up to chance?

[solemn granite]

^ aren’t interviews to see how applicants talk to others and if they would vibe with the community

[sudden sparrow]

yeah

thats why MIT has character/personal qualities as #1

[upbeat scroll]

mentally no, I just need to prepare ig

[sudden sparrow]

just have confidence

[solemn granite]

and relax, be yourself

[upbeat scroll]

[sudden sparrow]

bro what

🤣

[swift hazel]

👀what.

[sudden sparrow]

yeah

its great

[swift hazel]

Where did u get this info lol

Was it the table thingy that shows importance

[sudden sparrow]

Common Data Set?

[swift hazel]

Oh

[upbeat scroll]

not possible

[swift hazel]

Oh yeah…. Damn

[sudden sparrow]

its very valid

cuz a lot of MIT applicants are robots

[swift hazel]

Lmao

Did u apply?

[sudden sparrow]

yeah

[swift hazel]

Nice

Ig the traits comes across in essays as well tho

[sudden sparrow]

not really

interview is most important for MIT

u can't fake urself

[swift hazel]

Right

Good thing I didn’t know this when I had my interview lol

Would’ve been too nervous

[sudden sparrow]

wdym?

oh

lol

[swift hazel]

Yeah lmao

I think I did well

[sudden sparrow]

i knew but i feel like im a naturally good interviewee

[swift hazel]

That’s good

Lucky 😂

[sudden sparrow]

nah not really

i would prepare if i could lmao

just cant be asked

[swift hazel]

Oh lmao

[sudden sparrow]

but i dont think it matters

[swift hazel]

Eh

Probably did well anyway

[sudden sparrow]

i still wrote about specific programs so i just talk about those when they ask why school

thats the only thing u can really prepare for i guees

cuz surely u know ur activities, etc

[swift hazel]

Right

Did ur interviewer ask “what r u most concerned abt egarding MIT”

[sudden sparrow]

no

[swift hazel]

What abt like if I had unlimited time and resources what problem would u solve

[sudden sparrow]

yeah actually that

[swift hazel]

Damn

That caught me a little off guard

[sudden sparrow]

yeah

just gotta buy time i guess

[swift hazel]

Ye lol

[candid geode]

@upbeat scroll if you aren’t absolutely occupied the next 2 weeks

i would accept

[swift hazel]

Thought for a bit then got smth pretty ok

[candid geode]

it can only help

unless you try to kiss them

[candid geode]

i got asked smth similar

i asked what i would do if i won the lottery

😣 i fr said build an observatory in my backyard and conduct my own research PAHAHAHAH

[upbeat scroll]

yeah I already accepted

[candid geode]

i’m so quirky 🐈🐈‍⬛

[candid geode]

good

[sudden sparrow]

nahh u really said that?

[upbeat scroll]

not worth their time tbh

[swift hazel]

What’s wrong w that?

[sudden sparrow]

bro

think about it

the rest of your application (hopefully) already shows that ur interested in X subject area

that question is literally an opportunity for some personality to shine through

[upbeat scroll]

yeah, not a chance I will get in

[candid geode]

nah what i said was

i really like having the ability to explore new things on my own without the pressure of working in a corporate position, if i could i would still do astrophysics but more observational and localized, i still love to collaborate with others but wouldn’t want to do it under constraints

but part of that was build my own observatory lmfao

[sudden sparrow]

idk

im still 17 years old

im still a kid

im not saying some suck up response like that no offense

[swift hazel]

What’d u say lol

[candid geode]

all of my answers were a little bit suck-upy

except for when he asked to tell him about my ecs

[sudden sparrow]

i didnt have that question

i would probably say something like

[swift hazel]

Huh

[sudden sparrow]

well

u said lottery

[candid geode]

well he SPECIFICALLY mentioned my field of study lmao

[sudden sparrow]

thats wild

[swift hazel]

Interesting

Mine was just unlimited time unlimited resources

[candid geode]

he was like if you never had to work again what would you do

and then was like yeah some people are mainly interested in their career for the money

[swift hazel]

What problem would u solve

[candid geode]

but it’s good to have a balance between the two

[swift hazel]

Lmaooo Astro ppl r not there for the money 💀💀💀💀💀

[sudden sparrow]

if i got the lottery question

id say like

[candid geode]

on god but i didn’t want to say that

[sudden sparrow]

i would buy a sick new house

i would buy a private jet

lol

[swift hazel]

Lmao

[candid geode]

honestly i would buy a really nice bed and actually get some decent sleep 😭😭😭

[sudden sparrow]

and id sneak in a joke while responding the q

[swift hazel]

True

[candid geode]

i was like

corporate…. amirite? 🤣🤣🤣

tbf i work in corporate rn and he knew this 😭

he asked me about mentoring/being a mentee

and how i’d continue at mit

[minor sandal]

pton is the only school to mandatorily need official test scores, graded paper, separate fin aid protal and even a goddamn song

why cant you be normal pton
just why

[candid geode]

the song part was cool

[minor sandal]

i dont listen to songs, i usually jam out to instrumentals
i had to spend 3 hrs scouring spotify😶‍🌫️

[sudden sparrow]

At that point just use gpt

[candid geode]

fr 😭

i think mine was absolutely based

“The Boat I Row” by Tame Impala is the current embodiment of my life. The speaker continues to “row the boat” in the face of self doubt while overwhelmed by the expectations of others, trying to find and follow their own path in life; something I’ve been grappling with recently.

and i actually had this song on repeat a few months prior

[minor sandal]

thats actually good tbh

mine was somewhat half assed:

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky: An incredibly deep message embedded in jovial upbeats and uplifting chorus.
Mr. Blue sky mirrors how I inculcate the underlying message of perseverance by smiling through challenges with the support of a loving family, amiable friends, and undeterred ambitions.

[upbeat scroll]

i love both of these songs

good job guys

i think interviews really dont matter that much btw

most of the personality stuff they want will come from the essays

[minor sandal]

hope so

cuz the closest pton alum i could find on linkedin was 800 kms away

[upbeat scroll]

LMAOOOO

where do you live

[minor sandal]

central india

[upbeat scroll]

ah yeah thatll do it

[minor sandal]

for refrence, my state is the american equivalent of cleveland😶‍🌫️

[upbeat scroll]

What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?
Word Count: 50
Bon Iver’s “22 (OVER S∞∞N).” My time in high school is ending. I have many tough choices to make about my future. This wave of change will shortly break over my head, and I have no idea what comes after it. I only know that it will be over soon.

this was my song one

it was alright its like one of my favorite songs so i went with it

I almost did a kanye one im so happy i didnt oh my god

[minor sandal]

thats cool, def different than usual

[upbeat scroll]

i did not do any of the normal college app writing stuff

i have a very specific way i write and i wasnt gonna try to be quirky or show not tell or whatever that bs means

[minor sandal]

yeah its confusing ngl, i partly lost my mental stability before deciding to ball it

[upbeat scroll]

lmaooooo

real

[paper olive]

lil late mb it went well

[solid umbra]

i found out today..

it's ok if i submit it late right?!

um..

[minor sandal]

yeah, pton's need blind anyways

[fast estuary]

same… idk why they didnt say anything ab it before

[upbeat scroll]

This was my song
...---... ...---... ...---...

My ascension to maturity finally answered my calls for help. S.O.S by SZA is an exhilarating opener to her newest album. She lyricises about maturing and not letting others use her. I'm also undergoing a metamorphosis in this regard as I approach adulthood and understand my self-worth.

[peak lantern]

CHARRRRRRRRRRRR

FINALLY

LESGOOOOOOOOO

[foggy merlin]

"demonstrated disinterest"

[upbeat scroll]

[limber vine]

PRINCETON

PLEASE

PLEASE PRINCETGON COME ON

anyway now that ive done that

hows everyone doing here

[austere spade]

hehehehhehe

[paper olive]

same a few schools r like that its a lil weird

[fast estuary]

wackkkkk

[upbeat scroll]

Any international here getting the non tax filer form on your #1051846397240016987U financial aid portal

[plush niche]

Ay just got my interview email from pton + my interviewer reached out!

[upbeat scroll]

Please guys, with these documents, is it okay to send them now or after admission.

[candid geode]

if you applied for finaid send prior

[upbeat scroll]

Ohhk, Thanks

[minor sandal]

i messed up princeton's essays

difficult convo:
...........But if there's even a chance of melting meaningless tussles into warm hugs, isn't it worth trying?

civic engagement prompt:
.......Although, there've been times where hollering puns in the middle of fights has only landed me bruises and nothing more. But if there's even a possibility to melt disgruntled hatred into a fraternal sense of community, isn't it worth trying?

would it hurt that i ended those on the same note? (i have no idea why i didnt notice it while writing, i usually end stuff on this note, maybe it slipped my mind that i had already used it in pton supps)

[plush niche]

I think ending both on the exact same note like that looks a little weird but honestly I wouldn’t sweat it

You can’t do anything about your app now

[candid fossil]

Idk they probably won’t care, just relax

[upbeat scroll]

am having my interview on Monday 😞

[candid fossil]

Oh you have a lot of heads up

My person emailed me and asked if we could do it the next day lmao

Don’t worry about it

It’s superrrrr casual

At least mine was

[upbeat scroll]

I was supposed to do it today, but I told my interviewer I couldn't

So she moved it to this Monday instead

[candid fossil]

Oh, why did you tell them you couldn’t?

[upbeat scroll]

one year ago my grandmother died, and not in the mood for an interview

[candid fossil]

You told them that?

[upbeat scroll]

I told her to do it on Friday instead, but she moved to Monday

[upbeat scroll]

kinda, I didn’t tell them about the death but told her I couldn’t

[candid fossil]

Ok, it should be fine then

Cause I definitely wouldn’t say “I wasn’t in the mood”

Sorry about your grandmother

[spark lotus]

I have mine in two hours 😭

[candid fossil]

Gl <3

You’re gonna do great

Just have a fun conversation

[upbeat scroll]

Best of luck

[candid fossil]

They are all great conversationalists in my experience

So it’s hard to not have fun

[spark lotus]

Yeah my interviewer seems really cool

she sails across antartica for a living

[candid fossil]

You both are high school grads? Does that mean you took a gap year?

[spark lotus]

so hopefully she'll be chill and fun

[upbeat scroll]

No worries, that’s how life goes ig

[candid fossil]

Oh awesome

[spark lotus]

I'm from South America so I graduated in december

different school calendar

[candid fossil]

Oh congrats

[upbeat scroll]

I graduated in November

[spark lotus]

I have six months off cuz of that

[spark lotus]

Oh dope r u from the southern hemisphere as well?

[upbeat scroll]

nah, am from Central America

[spark lotus]

Nice

[upbeat scroll]

school here goes from February to November

[spark lotus]

I'm just glad I'm done w the IB tbh

[upbeat scroll]

What they asked you?

[spark lotus]

Did you get any other interview besides Princeton?

Cuz I didn't and it's stressing me out but I also live in a super random country with like no alumni 😭

[upbeat scroll]

nah, I still have to record myself for Bowdoin tho

[spark lotus]

is it like Brown's video introduction thing?

[upbeat scroll]

Don’t worry, you will do great

[upbeat scroll]

Yeah, I still don’t know what to say

but is better than interview ig

[spark lotus]

I'm sure it'll be great

I did mine the day it was due lmao

I stayed up til like 5am editing 💀

[upbeat scroll]

Yeah, I’ll add sfx

[upbeat scroll]

I applied to UChicago for no reason and still haven’t sent suplementaries 😔

[upbeat scroll]

I need to see that video

[spark lotus]

I was going to apply but the essays were so random and long and I didn't have time for that 😭

[spark lotus]

worst part is it's not even that good lol

[upbeat scroll]

I used to sleep super late for sending essays, I always found a mistake and had to edit them at last minute

[upbeat scroll]

still 💀

[candid fossil]

Was mainly just why do you wanna go to Princeton and some other stuff about my ecs and greatest strength

[solemn granite]

i got the pton notif but still no email from my interviewer. how long should i wait before contacting the pton person or the interviewer directly

i got the notification on jan 25

[sudden sparrow]

damn

[candid fossil]

Don’t contact for at least 10 days imo, it took a week for the guy to contact me after I got the notif

[plush niche]

send it now! they'll prolly still take it

[upbeat scroll]

I will, but I still don’t know why I applied to UChicago

[plush niche]

I applied RD as well lol

Kind of regret not applying EA but whatever

I know the main boost is ED and I wouldn't have EDed anyways so

Also for anyone interviewees here, did your interviewer mention the timeframe of how long it would take? My interviewer snuck in that it would be 30 minutes in so many places in the email that I'm almost scared to go over that

[opaque token]

does anyone know until when princeton interviews

i still haven't received anything 💀

[plush niche]

My interviewer said until mid-february

[opaque token]

😐

should i email the admissions office asking?

[plush niche]

No, you'll get an email from the admissions office when there's availability

But I wouldn't take the interview report deadlines as a hard and fast rule, I'm on a gap year atm and last year when I applied to MIT and had an interview my interviewer said the interview report deadline was february 9th

and on A2C there were tons of people getting MIT interviews after that date so

I wouldn't sweat it, plenty of people get in w/o interviews

I myself was worried that I'd never get one, and it was only yesterday I got the email from princeton

so there's still time

[upbeat scroll]

Mine just said 45 minutes

[plush niche]

did you have yours yet?

[upbeat scroll]

Nah, it’s on Monday

but 45 minutes is way too much

what am supposed to say

[plush niche]

I've heard some people go for like 2 hours lol

[upbeat scroll]

I bet my interviewer will get bored the first 10 minutes

[upbeat scroll]

[spark lotus]

10 min for my interview

[spark lotus]

That went...surprisingly well

[candid fossil]

Yay!

[solid river]

check spam

[solemn granite]

it’s not in spam or promotions 😔

[eternal cosmos]

I can turn in financial aid form late right?

[spark lotus]

yeah but if you submit it too late your financial package might come after your decision

[eternal cosmos]

Oh u mean worst case scenario its after the commit deadline right?

[spark lotus]

I meant like after decisions come out I assume they would prepare your package before the commit deadline

but maybe if you submit it super late that's not the case lol

[eternal cosmos]

I mean im prob ain gonna comit till last day so as long it comes before comit deadline im fine

[spark lotus]

Yeah def

idk how late you're planning on submitting it but as long as it's like Feb it should be good

maybe even early March

[primal epoch]

Hm how long did it take your interviewers to reach out after the admission office notice

Havent recieved a message from them although its been 2 weeks

[sudden sparrow]

20-30 seconds

Which likely is a result of email latencies

[primal epoch]

Should i email the admission office or wait one more week

[plush niche]

within the same minute

[solemn granite]

been waiting since jan 25, nothing yet

[rugged ingot]

I got an email from my interviewer at the same time as the admission office notice, I replied roughly an hour later, and it's been over a week and they never responded back....

[candid geode]

send a follow up!!

they might have missed it

[plush niche]

My interviewer emailed me at 4 AM

💀

The thing is, Princeton’s admission office did as well

[rugged ingot]

I sent one earlier today

[plush niche]

Like idk what both of them are up that early for lmao

[rugged ingot]

2 am here and i haven't started my physics hw lol

[candid geode]

me but haven’t finished chem

i worked on discrete for awhile until i realized this week wasn’t easy i was just missing the colossal quiz due tomorrow

that’s ALL ON PAPER

good lord

HL essay draft + process portfolio + work meeting + chem hw + discrete quiz due tmr

[upbeat scroll]

Still haven't got an interview request. Should I email admissions or wait till they reach out

Ps: I haven't received any mail from them after my confirmation email

[primal epoch]

I have the same dillema

[candid geode]

i haven’t gotten either 🙂

[austere spade]

mine sent it the next day but at like 11:45pm LOL

[desert rampart]

just got an alumni interview there's no vagueness and weird stuff like with yale senior vs alumni intervie right

[terse sequoia]

Correct, there is only alumni interviews for Princeton

[desert rampart]

Okk and they’re not indicative of admissions like Yale right

[desert rampart]

"Interviews take place after the Admission Office has received your application." -> does this mean anything

[ionic elbow]

no, ‘received’ as in the day they download it (one day after u submit)

Which is why some people get interview offers days after submitting

[candid geode]

means you haven’t finished your app bruh

wait this isn’t cornell

[candid geode]

nope

[desert rampart]

ohh ok

received ≠ reviewerd

[ionic elbow]

Yea

[desert rampart]

does this mean like...they might clal me in the middle of class or smt 😭

[candid fossil]

I think they will almost definitely email

[sudden sparrow]

yeah 100% email

[candid fossil]

For Princeton how important is the interview in the decision

[sudden sparrow]

check cds

[candid fossil]

Oh it’s not very important

[ionic elbow]

Same importance at every other school. Almost all schools mark interview only as “considered” in the CDS

[candid fossil]

I’m looking at it relative to everything else, Princeton rates most of the other things in the max category

[primal epoch]

It will only help you

So dont stress

[candid fossil]

I’ve already done it and it went well so it would be nice if it impacted it more lol

[ionic elbow]

It’s pretty similar to other schools imo

[desert rampart]

princeton?

thats so sexist

why is there no princesston

or what about nb

yourhighnesston

[candid fossil]

True

[upbeat scroll]

real

[vapid nebula]

J got interview 😮‍💨

[solemn granite]

it’s been 1.5 weeks since i got the interview notif and the interviewer still hasn’t reached out. how long should i wait before emailing the contact for questions

[sudden sparrow]

If u want, u can express continued interest in an interview as a polite reminder

Very likely the guy just forgot

[solemn granite]

should i email the “if you have any questions” person at the bottom and cc the interviewer? or email the interviewer directly

[sudden sparrow]

I’d say directly

[vapid nebula]

^ yeah

[vapid nebula]

my interviewer responded very fast like in an hr, so I would say the person prolly forgot (the guy who interviewed my friend for MIT literally forgot the interview existed 💀 until 2 days before decisions)

[desert rampart]

wtf

i got mine 14 hours ago

nothing yet

[vapid nebula]

Ig diff interviewers do things differently 🙏

[obsidian pilot]

my princeton interview is in an hour and i'm getting nervous asf

[maiden cobalt]

grab a jeera soda

[polar halo]

if i turn down a pton interview am i auto rejected

[foggy merlin]

demonstrated disinterest 💀 but fr why would you want to turn it down?

[polar halo]

i gotta drive a long time they arent giving me a zoom interview

and im super busy this semester. idk why i thought it would be a good idea to take harder classes and do more volunteering during my final semester of hs

[civic olive]

I thought they had to offer a virtual option?

[vapid nebula]

^

[polar halo]

huh let me ask them

[vapid nebula]

The final semester marks doesn’t rlly matter right

[sudden sparrow]

they matter, as in you need to graduate high school

[polar halo]

yea they dont matter but i still cant get like c's

also i have dual enrollments which i want as in since they go on college transcript

[vapid nebula]

Bruh ik but like missing one day of school ain’t gonna be detrimental right

[sudden sparrow]

what lol

it never is detrimental

i skip class all the time

[vapid nebula]

Lmao same

[sudden sparrow]

haha

[vapid nebula]

I have like 3 trips this upcoming semester

☠️

Just dip

[sudden sparrow]

i mean

[vapid nebula]

Cuz with our IB conversions getting below a 90 is not that ez

[sudden sparrow]

i wouldn't purposely book something on a school day

[vapid nebula]

Raw 60 on Chem is a 90

🗿🗿

[sudden sparrow]

damn

is IB really that hard

[vapid nebula]

Brah HL chem is brutal

We just had exams

2 hrs for 2 questions

And… the first question had A-Z subparts

🗿🗿🗿

😵‍💫

Second question a-j

Teacher ain’t playing

[sudden sparrow]

so its just a lot of questions

[vapid nebula]

Yeah the material is also way harder than ap chem

We learn some wacky transitional metal chemistry with ligands and stuff

☠️

[candid geode]

YALL ARE GETTING CURVES?

oh my lord

i’ve had to physically fight for my chem grade 💀

[vapid nebula]

Yeah… without curves I’m ded

I’m getting raw 60s in Chem

Shit is actually hard

Our paper two conversion table

You pass with a 15 raw 🗿

[candid geode]

what the fuck

i’ve been getting low to mid 90s raw on my papers

my chem teacher doesnt curve so like half the class fails

that’s fucking crazy

so i’m in the 7 markband actually

[vapid nebula]

😳?!

Is it hard tho

Cuz here people who are in IChO champ can’t even get above 90 on paper 2

💀💀

[vapid nebula]

Ikr

[candid geode]

all of our chem tests have been insane

[vapid nebula]

HL chem ?

[candid geode]

SL. so not as bad

we don’t have HL stem

but my teacher uses questions from IB for our tests, and all of our tests are scored with IB marks

but NOT CURVED

[vapid nebula]

SL is much easier than HL, at least in my school

[vapid nebula]

☠️

Teacher 💀

[candid geode]

yeah no dude last test she was like “only a handful of you passed..”

i got an 85 raw

[vapid nebula]

Bruh

That’s kinda brutal

Without conversions i can’t even get into community college lmao

My math physics are in 80s Chem in low 70s

Raw

[candid geode]

💀

none of my teachers curve, except for english

since HL english is a menace and our teacher is even more of a menace

he gives a slight curve

actually i take that back, we’ve been given paper 1 + paper 2 exams together and they are slightly easier than the actual thing

[spark lotus]

God I'm so glad I'm done with the IB 😭

still have PTSD

[vapid nebula]

💀

Im almost there

finished EE and TOK and CAS

last semester should be chill cuz IB final doesnt matter that much for American Unis

[spark lotus]

What subjects are you taking

[vapid nebula]

the core 💀

HL Math AA Physics CHem

SL Econ French English lit

[spark lotus]

Nice I did math HL too

I actually took 4 HLs lmao

[vapid nebula]

🙇‍♂️

our schools time table doesnt allow

cuz HL runs three semesters

SL runs two

and we have a tok course that runs one sem

[spark lotus]

yeah same we could only do that with math

Hl Math CS English & Spanish lit

then SL econ phy

[vapid nebula]

Imagine having HL CS 😢

[vapid nebula]

how was SL econ marked at ur school

at my school it was brutal

bunch of kids getting 6, 7 out of 14 on IA

💀

[spark lotus]

well it's kinda weird here

like they don't really use the IB grade for school grading

[spark lotus]

damn

I got like 12

it's pretty chill

they predicted me a 44 and ended up getting a 42 so

they're super nice w predictions

[vapid nebula]

💀

😢

my teacher didnt even major in econ

[spark lotus]

lmaoo

[vapid nebula]

she DOESNT know what she is talking about

[spark lotus]

mine changed like mid course

that was chaos

[vapid nebula]

she has a MA in english, but wasnt allowed to teach english

[spark lotus]

the EE kids wanted to die

[vapid nebula]

i got an 11 which gave me a 6 but like, that course is way too random

[vapid nebula]

Did my EE on history, it was smooth sailings

[spark lotus]

yeah I was predicted a 7 and was actually quite confident in econ but ended up getting a 6 rip

like even after taking the exam I thought it was p nice but you never know

[vapid nebula]

Wait which uni are u at rn?

that IB predicted is so high

[spark lotus]

I graduated in december

southern hemisphere things

[vapid nebula]

ooo

[spark lotus]

so I don't start college til September

6 months off

[vapid nebula]

ahh ic, applied pton too?

[spark lotus]

yep

[vapid nebula]

cant be me 😵‍💫

[spark lotus]

thankfully I'm chilling rn

although I will do stuff cuz I can't sit still for 6 months

so you have ur exams in may?

[vapid nebula]

Yessir

I have 12 exams in may ish

5 IB

5 AP

1 Dual enrolment

1 french proficiency

[spark lotus]

oof sounds like hell lmao

[vapid nebula]

i might drop some AP exams

cuz i self study anyways

[spark lotus]

cracked

and I was stressed doing both IB and college apps at the same time 😭

[sudden sparrow]

what’s the point of IB

[vapid nebula]

same

i slept at 3 am for like 3 weeks over xmas

[spark lotus]

idk masochism

[vapid nebula]

💀

for me cuz of course rigor i cant get into T20 if i dont do IB

[sudden sparrow]

???

[spark lotus]

the whole point of doing the IB is saying you did the IB

asserting dominance

[vapid nebula]

LMAO

[sudden sparrow]

u don’t get credit from IB, right?

At least from most colleges

[vapid nebula]

i think most that give AP also give IB

[spark lotus]

usually you might but only for like

HL courses and you need to score 6/7

[vapid nebula]

but course rigot is a big thing

[sudden sparrow]

Oh

[spark lotus]

so it's mostly pointless

[vapid nebula]

^

[sudden sparrow]

AP == IB in terms of rigor

[vapid nebula]

Nah

[sudden sparrow]

for colleges, at least

[vapid nebula]

IB is way worse

idk

perhaps

[sudden sparrow]

I mean

[desert rampart]

ib is harder

[sudden sparrow]

IB is pretty rare

[desert rampart]

-an AP student

[spark lotus]

IB is stoopid

• an IB student

[vapid nebula]

^^

fk IB

[sudden sparrow]

AP is honestly easy

[desert rampart]

ok well no one said that…

[vapid nebula]

AP courses idk cuz i never took one

[spark lotus]

easier maybe but idk if easy

[vapid nebula]

but exams are easier, esp stem exams with curves

[spark lotus]

I couldn't say my school doesn't offer them

[vapid nebula]

mainly cuz AP course is normally 1 yr long, and IB couses are 2

[spark lotus]

AP is not multiple choice right?

[vapid nebula]

our IB Physics Exam has three papers, combined together it's 5+ hrs

💀

[vapid nebula]

the first section is mcq

and the second section is frq normally

[spark lotus]

oof I thank the universe every day for being a pandemic student

I only had two papers for phy

[vapid nebula]

💀

our HL Physics option is cancer

i got 5 on both mech and e/m AP but the thermo stuff my teacher pulls out i was like dafaq?!

engines 🚂

[spark lotus]

yeah I've only heard bad things abt HL Physics lmao

I think only 4 students took it last year 💀

[vapid nebula]

💀

here everyone takes cuz a bunch wants to go into engineering

physics is required, and we dont have SL

[spark lotus]

SL physics is a godsend

LIKE DUDE THE BOUNDARIES

[vapid nebula]

lol insane

high 60s

[spark lotus]

you pass the course w like a 34 percent

insane

[vapid nebula]

Lmao imo the only courses where HL and SL dont differ much in difficulty are Economics and maybe (english A)

[spark lotus]

yeah our school doesn't offer Eng SL

[vapid nebula]

english sl is my fav course this sem

[spark lotus]

you're forced to take English lit and Spanish HL 😭

[vapid nebula]

💀

[vapid nebula]

small course load, i just have to perform on the spot

[spark lotus]

I loved English lit and was predicted a 7 but then got a 5??

[candid geode]

y’all’s schools are crazy

[spark lotus]

Lowkey humbled

[vapid nebula]

?!

[spark lotus]

My teacher even sent me an email like bruh they robbed u 😭

[vapid nebula]

English lit HL is massacre here

[candid geode]

mine only has humanities core, and I’m not fond of SL so I did IBDP + dual enrolled STEM

[vapid nebula]

people get 80 converted

which equates to a 4

[candid geode]

💀

[vapid nebula]

gg

[spark lotus]

dang

feeling blessed for my school's grading rn

[vapid nebula]

i only DE'ed 2 advanced math courses cuz our school doesnt offer

[candid geode]

from what i’ve seen IB is either heavily deflated or inflated

[vapid nebula]

^

[spark lotus]

yeah ours clearly inflated it 💀

[candid geode]

i fucking wish lmao

I want some curves

[spark lotus]

maybe that explains why I managed to have a social life

[vapid nebula]

💀

[spark lotus]

I was like no way am I taking 4 HLs (one of which is math AA) and still be able to go out

[vapid nebula]

ours deflates for sure, some kids get insnae marks simply bevauise they grind and are acc strong

[candid geode]

I can’t explain my school’s deflation either because it isn’t well known enough

[vapid nebula]

💀

[spark lotus]

what is this sorcery ik im not that smart

[candid geode]

our school is so deflated only 3/368 have a 4.0 unweighted

[spark lotus]

ours doesn't do GPA 🤩

[candid geode]

i wish we got predicteds dude 😣

[spark lotus]

predicteds r clutch

[candid geode]

to show that i’m actually working my ass off and my grades aren’t being giga inflated

[spark lotus]

they usually don't show them tho I had to pull some strings to see em lmao

[vapid nebula]

wtf

[candid geode]

i was told i could ask.

however

i didn’t want to 💀

[vapid nebula]

... my school has a weird ass system

that isnt seen anywhere, but ||at least on paper 80+ is a 4||

[candid geode]

ik im barely going to pass french

[vapid nebula]

the unis must adjust it right lmfao?

[spark lotus]

HUH

[vapid nebula]

YES

[candid geode]

WTF MMAO

💀💀💀💀

[vapid nebula]

IM not joking

in the ontario scale

[spark lotus]

if you get 80+ at my school you getting praised by the teacher

[vapid nebula]

80+ is an A

[candid geode]

a 4 here…..

[vapid nebula]

ofc not but the provincial system is weird

[candid geode]

is a 65……. usually a 50-60%….

[pure bobcat]

Hi

[spark lotus]

a 4 here is 60% but in like physics...

you can pass the course w 40% lmao

[candid geode]

💀

[vapid nebula]

the unis must have their adjustments for ontario

[spark lotus]

ontario cracked fr

[vapid nebula]

💀

[spark lotus]

what's in y'alls maple syrup

[candid geode]

my midyear looks so wonky because of ib

I have B+s scattered in my quarters because I went from high 7 to low 7

B+ to A+ is a 7 here 💀

[vapid nebula]

we put waffle into maple syrup instead of the other way around

😌

jk

[spark lotus]

here teachers usually don't give good grades til the end of the year

[candid geode]

SAME

[spark lotus]

cuz they want to see ✨ progress✨

[candid geode]

they literally said… we’ll cushion your grades second semester

[spark lotus]

my counselor had to clarify that

[candid geode]

but first semester has been hell.

[vapid nebula]

i know some private schools here give a special inflated transcript to help kids apply for summer programs

💀

[candid geode]

💀

tf

[vapid nebula]

💀

[spark lotus]

lmaoo yeah as a private school kid I can confirm

they pull some strings

[candid geode]

damn dude i’m not even going to get into college atp

[vapid nebula]

LMAO

[vapid nebula]

gg

[spark lotus]

I have not done it but I've heard abt it

especially when some rich ass parent complains

[candid geode]

undersold myself on ec descriptions and have B+s for a few quarter grades, and all As and a B+ for semester average

😔

i hate ib

[upbeat scroll]

lol no one in our class got a 4.0

[spark lotus]

what subjs r u taking?

[vapid nebula]

💀

[candid geode]

HL Eng langlit A/Hist/Visual Arts

SL Chem/AA/French B

[spark lotus]

Omg visual arts HL

[candid geode]

yeah 😭😭😭

[spark lotus]

I’ve heard some things abt it

[candid geode]

MY ONLY B+ FOR MIDYEAR

[spark lotus]

So time consuming

[candid geode]

i’m dead

[vapid nebula]

?!

visual arts?!

[candid geode]

YES

[spark lotus]

It’s insane

[candid geode]

im taking visual arts HL and it’s HELL

[spark lotus]

Like they’re super picky

I think no one from my class got a 7

[candid geode]

bro i got a 57% on my process portfolio

AND IT WAS A 5

😭

[spark lotus]

Some of my friends are taking it and they say they spend too much time on that damn class 😭

[candid geode]

FOR REAL

it takes about 1000 hours to do decently well in…

i’ve spent a few hundred already finishing my comparative + process portfolio + halfway through my exhibition

and I’ve done the BARE MINIMUM

😭

[spark lotus]

And that’s why I love STEM courses ❤️

[candid geode]

i’m ngl i should’ve done certificate 💀

instead of saying i’d just do humanities core and dual enroll for stem

[spark lotus]

Unrelated but my interviewer didn’t reply to my thank you email and I’m lowkey sad 😭

Like she used to reply to my emails in less than an hour

Not even my crush ghosted me so hard 😔

[vapid nebula]

?!

[vapid nebula]

do u guys use mail track?

[spark lotus]

Nope but damn I should’ve

Now idek if it went as well as I thought 😭

[vapid nebula]

I just use it lol, very sneaky but they wouldnt know

[vapid nebula]

they interviewers pretty busy so as long as the actual interview was ok it should be fine

do u guys know where i could find past interview questions for Pton?

Mine is next Saturday

[candid geode]

my interviewer scheduled for tomorrow on thursday but never mentioned a time. what should i say in a follow up?

[spark lotus]

Yeah the stark contrast before and after kinda bummed me ig

[spark lotus]

Probably reddit or youtube

Pretty sure there's not an official source

[vapid nebula]

wonder if there are any in this server lmao

have to scroll up prolly

[spark lotus]

it varies a lot depending on the interviewer tho so probably prep for the basic ones and then maybe some quirkier ones

like def why princeton, why major, etc.

[spark lotus]

hm maybe like "I noticed we did no set a time for the interview, what time works best for you?" or something like that

as long as you're nice and kinda formal anything is good

[vapid nebula]

ic, what kind of questions did they ask you 👀

they prolly gonna ask for like future plans and stuff..

[candid geode]

Dr. <name>,

I would like to know what time would work best for you for my interview tomorrow. I am also available next week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday if tomorrow no longer works for you.

Thank you,

does this work?

[vapid nebula]

Yes

[candid geode]

(prior email, i said i was available all day tomorrow)

[spark lotus]

She asked why the US/why Princeton, then my experience in an international school, some stuff abt the IB, some stuff abt my extracurriculars, what 3 adjectives my friends would use to describe me (hate this one lol), if I wanted to develop on something I mentioned

[candid geode]

oh you guys are intl?

[spark lotus]

pretty standard stuff

[spark lotus]

Unfortunately

[candid geode]

rip

[spark lotus]

yeah sounds great

[candid geode]

domestic IB applicant here (it is useless)

[spark lotus]

omg being domestic and taking the IB is next level insanity dude 😭

[candid geode]

it’s the highest level offered at my school 💀

i have practiced good course rigor by taking IBDP, dual enrolling at 2 colleges, and taking AP classes

[spark lotus]

lol make sure to slide this in the interview...

[candid geode]

will do 💀

i’ve beat all odds with grade deflation

[spark lotus]

is ur interviewer an actual doctor or does he have a phd?

[candid geode]

doctor

he interviewed my friend too

[spark lotus]

ooh nice

[candid geode]

he’s like the only alumni in our area

[spark lotus]

there's like

no alumni near me

[candid geode]

btw this isn’t princeton 💀

this is dartmouth

[spark lotus]

probably none in the whole region

[candid geode]

we have no princeton alumni

[spark lotus]

common south america L

[candid geode]

damn

what country are you from?

[spark lotus]

Uruguay

so like

[candid geode]

i know where that is

surprisingly

[spark lotus]

there's more cows than people there's fs no alumni 💀

[candid geode]

💀

ayo you’re still getting that ib education

straight dubs

[spark lotus]

yeah thank god for intl schools