Princeton University (2023-2024)

[brave mica]

@hidden breach were u there during the big ass storm last yr

i had so much fun

[hidden breach]

Check r/collegeresults

A reddit

[tough eagle]

is SCEAing harder than RD

[rose lava]

hmm

[versed charm]

it wont be harder, but it might not be easier

[rose lava]

But is is better to apply SCEA?

[versed charm]

if all you care about is getting into Princeton then sure, but it restricts you from some other options EA

if Princeton is the top priority then it can only help I imagine

[rose lava]

you are right, I'll apply Duke ED instead

[tough eagle]

Single choice early action

[tough eagle]

Yes

[tough eagle]

what song did yall pick in the essay

[tough eagle]

Also if I got into Princeton I’ll shave my head off (I have long hair)

[sleek flume]

No way you have to pick a song to write about for the essay

I don’t listen to any music

[tough eagle]

cmon man everyone listens to music

[sleek flume]

I prefer the sounds of the world

Nope

Never

[tough eagle]

fair enough

i mean you can say that

[sleek flume]

I guess

[tough eagle]

'i like the songs composed by mother nature'

[sleek flume]

True

I’m gonna be so unique

[tough eagle]

idk i just picked some random disney song cuz im a basic bitch

[sleek flume]

😭

[quaint parcel]

thinking of some song by yeat/future

😭

[sand crane]

Tbh i find the song prompt is hard to finish

[tough eagle]

mine is shit

[orchid axle]

are the clubs at princeton competitive?

[severe shell]

NO MONEY FOR FAMEEE

[wet pilot]

I picked Bravado by Rush, which is Canadian band from the 70s-early 2000's that my dad plays all the time.

Went old school, but I was kind of obsessed with it when I was little and it fits

[long pecan]

What’s lowest SAT you would send in to Princeton with a 3.91 UW and 4.46W? My SAT test is coming out in 10 days and I gotta do the math

[lilac topaz]

yes

not a pton student but at schools like pton lots of clubs will require applications, especially preprofessional clubs (ex. tech or business oriented ones)

there are also 'eating clubs' that are competitive and pton's version of frats basically

that said, there will be clubs that are open to all or have lax application standards

[lilac topaz]

ignore your gpa (because gpa isnt standardized and it's not useful to consider here), just submit whatever's at or above pton's 25th pctl

[urban sinew]

Half of them are “sign in”

So there’s no competition, ppl are just randomly selected

[frank pond]

what is your opinion on the food quality between eating club vs university dining hall

[urban sinew]

let's just say that people don't join eating clubs for the food..

but I'm a freshman, so I'm not in an eating club

you can only join as a sophomore

[frank pond]

my parents did grad school here and told me the dorms look like theyre straight from harry potter
is this (still) true

[urban sinew]

like 3/7 are

[rose lava]

Silence is underrated

[long pecan]

Does Princeton admit by major? I have two majors that I equally like (CS & foreign language) but ones is obviously much more competitive than the other (computer science).

[lilac topaz]

princeton does not admit by major, but cs and foreign language are housed under different colleges which may

that said, princeton doesnt allow for double majoring

so choose the concentration that best matches your career goals

[long pecan]

Oh, I want fully aware of the restrictions regarding your majors and whatnot.

Definitely something I need to consider. Foreign culture probably speaks better to me, but might be harder to make a career out of.

I’m assuming foreign language and international affairs are housed under different schools?

[urban sinew]

Technically no, but from what I’ve heard, cs is probably more competitive than foreign languages

I mean let’s be real, they don’t want half the class to be cs kids

[urban sinew]

Well there’s only really two schools: engineering (bse) and non engineering (ab)

So both would fall under non engineering

[lilac topaz]

^

[urban sinew]

Personally, if I were you, I would apply foreign language but then just be a non-engineering cs major since completing a language is required anyways

And you can pick up a minor or two as well

[long pecan]

you can apply and switch majors after admittance?

[urban sinew]

Yea most ivies let you switch into any major

[long pecan]

awesome.

[tough eagle]

is it possible to write your way into princeton

cuz im genuinely mid

in all aspects considering my demographics, ethnicity, income, and the school i go to

[urban sinew]

Yea

[tough eagle]

omg hi tatty thanks

watch me

[urban sinew]

Yea I mean princeton values writing more than most schools considering you have to send in a sample essay

Because of the year-long thesis requirement, they want to have strong writers

[long pecan]

For the sample essay, they ask for the instructors grade. What if I wish to submit a portion my AP Capstone research paper that was never directly graded but rather just given feedback for?

[urban sinew]

That’s probably fine but maybe just email/call the admissions office to be sure

[manic jay]

bro said his demographics and ethnicity is mid 💀

[tough eagle]

International Asian 😔

[manic jay]

dont hate on your own race youngin

you'll learn trust

[tough eagle]

cheers

[long pecan]

I’ll give it a shot, gracias

[tough eagle]

grassy ass

[sleek flume]

i wish colleges didn't too

[long pecan]

i dont appreciate the attitude

[sleek flume]

Princeton typa attitude

[sleek flume]

Can u submit a IB extended essay for the essay requirement

Whoever my AO should suffer

[idle charm]

i'm kinda confused by the graded written paper assignment

like my teacher left comments on the google doc that i wrote my paper on, but idk how to transfer those comments into a pdf that i can upload to the common app

and she left her final comments + rubric in google classroom, which is completely separate from my paper, so idk how to include them when i upload my paper

i feel like copy and pasting them would seem a little suspicious, but it also feels weird to screenshot her comments and add them

any advice?

[severe shell]

Just nicely ask her to do that for you

[lilac topaz]

download it as a .docx iirc

or one of the other file types

the comments appear on the sides of the pdf

[sand saffron]

does anyone know how to find comments from old canvas classes? my paper was submitted through canvas and that’s where my prof wrote her comments but idk how to get those back since the class is archived

also it was a college class under the young scholars program @ penn, does that work?

[lilac topaz]

on desktop, i think its courses > all courses > past enrollments

thru this u can get access to the documents and stuff

[sand saffron]

ok I’ll try that! tysm

[lilac topaz]

looks like this if u export it as a pdf with comments from the mac "pages" app

the process was downloading the google doc w/ comments as a .docx, opening it in pages, and exporting it as a pdf with comments

[idle charm]

ohhhh ok thank you so much

should we put a paragraph explaining the context of our paper like you did? or is it totally unnecessary

my paper is longer than 1-2 pages but i called the admissions office the other day and they said i should just submit the whole thing bc that's supposedly what it said on their website

but i checked the website after and couldn't find anything saying that

[rich zealot]

Yo, does the graded written paper have to be written? I have some typed papers but donno if I can submit them

[urban sinew]

Typed is perfect

[quaint parcel]

unrelated ur classes look so interesting! esp the education one

[lilac topaz]

typed is the ideal

[lilac topaz]

thank you! they were fun i rlly recommend exploring with gen-eds

[quaint parcel]

i can't wait to do it in college i am so sick of taking boring required classes.

[frank pond]

Quote an email I sent to the admissions office:

You are welcome to submit your graded written paper by scanning and attaching it to your application or by uploading it to your Princeton application portal. Or, you may email or mail the paper to our office. Any of these methods are accepted! More information regarding the guidelines of the graded written paper can be found here

[long pecan]

Can the graded written paper just be a snippet of a larger paper?

[tough eagle]

i think they would prefer the entire paper

[idle charm]

What if it’s longer than the suggested 1-2 pgs tho

[tough eagle]

mine is also longer than that

[idle charm]

K I emailed last night and they said this

The paper need not exceed 2 pages or about 1000 words in length, but in cases where the length exceeds this guideline please submit the paper in its entirety rather than a truncated section.

So we’re good to submit the whole thing

[tough eagle]

ya thats what they told me as well lol

[versed charm]

they’ll just read the first 2 pages to get the gist of your academic writing style

oh wait 1000 words max? Then mines fine I think, cuz it’s double spaced MLA style

[lilac topaz]

Yes

[bleak ridge]

if my gpa isnt up to par but i have good extracurriculars should i give it a shot?

[cosmic solar]

how much does princeton like olys

[versed charm]

I’m guessing more than other ivies but not as much as MIT/caltech

[empty galleon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN6jkWxxm2Y

sorry

had to take the oppportunityu

[tough eagle]

YIPPEE

[sleek flume]

I heard Princeton auto rejects A2Cers

[severe shell]

W

[leaden pagoda]

for the graded written paper, my teacher used a rubric and the grade is outlined only on there. he didn't actually put my grade on the paper. if i combined the paper and the rubric into a single pdf, would that be okay?

[idle charm]

Probably?

I believe you’re also allowed to upload multiple files through the common app

I think it auto combines them as pdf for you

I was going to upload my rubric and paper separately since ones in landscape and ones in portrait mode

[leaden pagoda]

thank you!!

[idle charm]

Yep ofc

[long pecan]

yeah we just havent written essays that we get grades on at all this year smh. i either have graded snippest of writing or great essays, but none that are both

[versed charm]

yup i emailed the admissions office about something like this and they said it's fine

[frank pond]

app submitted

fingers crossed

[tardy fiber]

GOOD LUCK BILLERT! You've got this in the bag!

[hidden breach]

Good luck 🙏

[final saddle]

gl

[frank pond]

still waiting to see the portal

[final saddle]

oh shit

[final saddle]

can confirm

[white abyss]

you will be bent over and taken advantage of by writing seminar, physics, and math if you get accepted

[final saddle]

if youre thinking of cos bse, do ab

learned this the hard way

[frank pond]

whats the difference

[final saddle]

bse prereqs are annoying

ab reqs just take bogus humanities

[bleak ridge]

submitted

[idle charm]

submitted 🫣

[tough eagle]

I’m dumb what’s cos

[urban sinew]

Computer science lol

[urban sinew]

Bse is a lot harder for the first two years but way easier for the final two years

I’d rather get the hard stuff out of the way and then chill while everyone’s stressing over the thesis

[frank pond]

Already selected BSE lol

[urban sinew]

regardless, it is very easy to switch (especially from BSE to AB)

[rose lava]

yeah you aren’t locked in at all it really doesn’t matter what you come in declared as

switching from AB to BSE is a little harder but still you can absolutely do it

[idle charm]

Bro I’ve already been assigned my interviewer

[orchid axle]

that's crazy quick

[idle charm]

Ik lmfao

Idk what to expect tho from the interview

[bleak ridge]

damn

i aint even gotten one yet lol

[idle charm]

Yeah idk mine was super fast

I'm sure you'll get one too

[bleak ridge]

idk i live in a big city so they might not get to us all

[idle charm]

wait really

im from a college town so theres a decent number of alumni and we have one high school lmfao

thats rough but good luck

and you dont need the interview anyways so its fine

[bleak ridge]

thanks

[wet pilot]

My mom has done interviews in the past, but didn't last year and won't do it this year. She says it's really just a chat and it goes better if you come prepared with questions to ask your interviewer

She also suggested you ask about their experience on campus since they've been through it, even if it was a while ago

[severe shell]

Telling your AO you Stan Bellingham ✍️

[bleak ridge]

Researching the interviewer to see which team they support

[tough eagle]

how do i tell princeton admissions that im no longer applying for finaid

[urban sinew]

Why would you do that

Princeton is need blind for international students

[tough eagle]

my dad is not cooperating

[bleak ridge]

What

like he won’t let you see the tax papers?

[tough eagle]

yea basically

[bleak ridge]

another question: can you afford Princeton without financial aid

[tough eagle]

yes

[bleak ridge]

Idk you might as well continue to reason with your father

[tough eagle]

Nah I gave up

[severe shell]

Awww
Princeton

[tardy fiber]

Don't worry about it unless you get in

If you get in, you can talk to the financial aid office regarding you not applying

If you get rejected, no need to worry about

and if you do email them now you run the risk of annoying them

[tough eagle]

Fuck I already emailed them

[full crane]

hey guys

for the graded paper

my teacher gave comment on a word document so when i export it, his name doesn't show up

should i just attach a screenshot of his comments in addition to the graded paper?

[idle charm]

That happened to me too

I just submitted it like that tho

Personally

[bleak ridge]

i dont think imma get accepted cause of my gpa lowkey

[sand crane]

Do princeton interviews mean anything?

I’m curious to see if these ivies have different takes on interviews

[urban sinew]

They aren’t super important tbh

Just treat it like a normal conversation and you’ll be fine

[white hull]

Can a paper I published a few years ago be considered an "optional supporting document" or no?

for this

Or is having it listed as an activity enough to get them to read it (it's in an open-source journal)

[frank pond]

Upload a graded written paper from the last 3 years

Oh uploading a journal?

[white hull]

Yes

A published academic paper

[frank pond]

Don't assume the AO's will read your paper at all

[white hull]

What about excerpts

[frank pond]

They might be English majors for all you know

[white hull]

It's a history paper

[frank pond]

They'll probably spend like 10-15 mins on your app in total, so it comes down to if you think reading the paper will move the scales

[bleak ridge]

How many of them review an app and do they just make a decision in 15 mins?

[frank pond]

Committee based evaluation

[bleak ridge]

Ah ok

So does anyone read it first or just straight to the committee

[spring ore]

someone reads it first

[bleak ridge]

Uh huh

So at the committee to admit must they all agree or a majority

[spring ore]

majority I think, not extremely sure

[rose lava]

You can download a pdf with comments

[tough eagle]

Guys my rec letters and sat scores are not coming through

[sand crane]

Anyone news on interview?

[frank pond]

havent gotten notification of an interview yet

[orchid axle]

me too

[bleak ridge]

Me three

[tough eagle]

me four

[white hull]

Me five

[pale sonnet]

Has someone gotten an interview in Florida?

[robust kindle]

Does anyone have access to the fin aid portal?

Access Currently Unavailable

Your admission application data has been received but a record has not been created. Please check back later.

This is what I receive when I open the portal

I have had this message since I submitted the application and nothing has changed

[frank pond]

Depends on alumni availability as to when/if an interview is offered

[tough eagle]

i just got offered an interview!

yippee

[frank pond]

time to refresh my email

nope no interview yet

[orchid axle]

no interview yet too

im just tryin to be positive that there is a shortage of alumni interviewers in my region

lmao

[pale sonnet]

where are you from?

[tough eagle]

Hong Kong

[pale sonnet]

Good Luck in your interview, that was fast…

[rose lava]

hi i rea'd here

im shook

[surreal lance]

i got mine as well

New york

[frank pond]

big cities probably have more alumni available to interview

[sand saffron]

aah I still haven’t gotten an interview (philly) and ppl I know who also did rea have gotten interviews?? does anyone know what it’s based on, like do they try to find someone with my major or smth? or am I just not going to get one?

[tough eagle]

nah i think they're just assigning rn cuz my interviewer is a finance guy and im doing MAE lol

[bleak ridge]

Im in LA and I ain’t got shit lol

[sand saffron]

huh ok, hopefully mine will come soon then since I’m rly stressed about it rn lol

[tough eagle]

Damn my classmate who’s also applying to Princeton said ‘maybe it’s because you’re already qualified to get in’ but maybe he’s just salty he hasn’t gotten an interview yet

[bleak ridge]

I’m starting to get a bit worried about it

It’s been a week and nothin yet

[rose lava]

patience bro dw

[bleak ridge]

True true

Guess it’s just the waitin game now

[manic jay]

I don't think they've read the applications yet lmfao

[white hull]

I haven't gotten an interview yet but I'm in a pretty rural area

[frank pond]

im in a 700k population college town and i havent had an interview yet

[solemn crag]

big ass town

[rose lava]

im hoping me going to a shitty ass school helps me

is it ok if my ECs and awards are only grade 11/12

nothing grade 10 and before

i did no extracurricular before 10

like basically nothing

but like my grade 11/12 stuff r rlly good

[white hull]

Do interview requests come from Princeton's email or the individual interviewer's email?

[pale sonnet]

I am in Miami and nothing yet

[rose lava]

nothing yet either

but dw dw

js do ur harvard essays or smth

dont focus on this

[pale sonnet]

I just received the email! Request for Interview

[rose lava]

cold

gl

did the uni email it to u or some random guy

alumni

[pale sonnet]

the uni

[pale sonnet]

and a follow up email by the alumni assigned to me from my area

[rose lava]

oh ok thanks

[urban sinew]

Keep in mind that alumni interviews are assigned by availability and have nothing to do with the strength of your application

So if you haven’t gotten one yet, don’t worry

[rose lava]

oh ur in princeton rn?

is it ok to have 0 grade 10/9 ECs/awards

[urban sinew]

yea since you said this ur good

[rose lava]

yh i think its good

[pale sonnet]

is the finance person a woman from NYC?

[white hull]

Do interviewers know literally anything about your application except your name?

[tough eagle]

No

[bleak ridge]

You’d think they’d have more interviewers

also how is a college town 700k people that’s insane

[frank pond]

nvm its not 700k its 270k

[bleak ridge]

Well in that case it’s more understandable

[sand saffron]

still no interview I’m actually freaking out

[tough eagle]

youll be fine

[bleak ridge]

lowkey if i cant get an interview im at least a bit fucked because my entire application strat is to make up for my less than worthy grades

which is a flawed strat yea

[frank pond]

nothing can make up for bad grades
nothing can make up for a meaningless essay
nothing in the whole application can really be "made up" for by another part of the application
just focus on doing what you do best

thats what holistic admissions is

[bleak ridge]

well yea make up is a bad term to use
i guess im just trying to show what i do best

it is what it is

[versed charm]

my interviewer has a Wikipedia page…

[white hull]

My interviewer sends invisible emails

[pale sonnet]

wow where are you located?

[white hull]

Finally got an interview request

[versed charm]

prominent metro area so its not too surprising ig

former ceo of a 1B+ revenue company

[bleak ridge]

Who tf are these interviewers damn

[rose lava]

damn

i havent even been contacted yet

[pale sonnet]

Dont worry. Someone told me they are running interviews until the first week of December

[rose lava]

fairs

[wet pilot]

Least intimidating interviewer

I got contacted for an interview, but I'm surprised because I applied RD. I guess they are just throwing them all out there to alumni at this point, or they made a mistake

[rose lava]

gl on ur guys interviews

[frank pond]

still havent gotten one yet

[rose lava]

i decided to assign myself to this channel

cuz no guardians are here

[rose lava]

do yk when their interview deadline is?

[frank pond]

nope

ik from here #1135699525764395090 message it says not having an interview offered wont disadvantage, but im more afraid of not getting an advantage

[rose lava]

word on the streets is theyll send an interviewer for you if youre borderline

[frank pond]

thats interesting

[rose lava]

thats what kace was saying at least

[frank pond]

i found some news recently, lemme dm you

i looked on r/a2c and it seems this only applies to low-alumni areas

[white hull]

What do you mean by borderline

[rose lava]

ur on the edge of the line of acceptance or waitlist

[white hull]

What is kace's source

[rose lava]

im not sure but people online said its a thing for only low alumni areas

[pale sonnet]

maybe your application is being read for SCEA instead of RD?

[rose lava]

no, they just do interviews in terms of when you've submitted your application

[orchid axle]

does anyone know when will the princeton scea decision come out?

[pale sonnet]

around December 15 on Thursday

[rose lava]

yale comes out dec 14 so probably any time within a 2 day range from that date

[orchid axle]

ah

they're not releasing the dates together?

[rose lava]

nope

only RD

[orchid axle]

ok

[urban sinew]

How tho

A lot of people get their interviews within a day or two of applying

[rose lava]

its a low-alumni area thing

bc they dont

[urban sinew]

I don’t think Princeton has enough time to screen applicants

Hm maybe

[rose lava]

idk from what i heard is it would be start of december or feb

i really dont know

[urban sinew]

What would

[rose lava]

the interview assignment

again i mean i really dont know much about this youll prolly wanna ask kace

[urban sinew]

But rea applicants already have their interviews

You mean for rd?

[rose lava]

does that happen in rd?

[rose lava]

i thought that depended on area

[urban sinew]

I’m not sure, I applied rea

[urban sinew]

I also don’t know tbh

I just assumed that everyone got the interview within a week and that it was randomly distributed based on availability

[rose lava]

idk i just heard that like if youre on the cusp of admittance they might send an interviewer later (if you didnt get one)

[urban sinew]

Interesting

I didn’t know that

Maybe this policy also depends on the college

[rose lava]

yea probably

[urban sinew]

Princeton has a pretty small alumni network compared to other ivies or especially large state schools

[rose lava]

theres posts about it online for them

[orchid axle]

does interview really mean anything tho

someone I know at princeton says its basically checking if you're a human being

[rose lava]

not really, and if they need it from you, like i said they'll probably send one later

[urban sinew]

^

It’s very low stakes

[rose lava]

did you dress biz casual for urs

[urban sinew]

Yea pretty much

I think a polo and khakis

[frank pond]

I don't have an interview lol

[urban sinew]

I mean those who get them

A lot of them come in the first week

[orchid axle]

how do i know if there are lots of interviewers in my area or not tho

[rose lava]

maybe its harder for legacy bc of something to do w relation? ik its a diff school but stanford took a while to send mine

[frank pond]

I'm surprised you got one in your town given its population

Idk what's up with my place

Oh wait I thought you were in aspen

[rose lava]

Nah

[frank pond]

Still less populated than my city

Of 270k

Fair enough

[rose lava]

you should get one soon because i dont doubt there are lots of pton alum who are professors at a&m

[frank pond]

Eh

We have 4062 total faculty

[rose lava]

maybe its difficult to assign bc they all work at the same facility?

[frank pond]

I dunno

[rose lava]

i cant imagine there would be any princeton interviewers who would live in college station willingly

[frank pond]

If you do some guessing math, 200 alumni grads/year * 40 years is like 8000 alumni interviewers total

[frank pond]

We have Amazon air deliveries

[bleak ridge]

Literally me

[wet pilot]

I didn't sign any agreement and I applied to USC EA, which is why Princeton was RD. I did submit my application a bit ago, so it may just be that.

[wet pilot]

Yeah, my mom used to do interviews and she said it was probably just because I submitted my application on the early side.

[wet pilot]

My mom did interviews for a bit, and she said it really didn't mean much, just a face to face time for someone to meet you and answer your questions. She didn't feel her opinion on anything ever really changed an applicants chances one way or another

[orchid axle]

for the ones doing rea

have you guys submitted all the fin aid reqs alr? or do you plan to wait for your decisions before submitting the reqs

[frank pond]

yes i submitted finaid app

[orchid axle]

in my country translating the documents would require me crazy amount of money

[frank pond]

if youre international good luck

[orchid axle]

tbh getting accepted to princeton would be a fever dream

[bleak ridge]

alr did

i believe there's a deadline for it right?

[orchid axle]

yea but its sort of a soft deadline

[white hull]

Any idea when Princeton releases early action decisions this year?

[rose lava]

hmm

no

typically mid december @white hull

[tough eagle]

where do i find what values princeton has

[rose lava]

https://www.princeton.edu/meet-princeton/mission-statement

[tough eagle]

Thanks

[rose lava]

https://www.princeton.edu/meet-princeton/service-humanity

[bleak ridge]

Do we get to find out about Princeton’s decision day?

[frank pond]

Probably a few days before

[lilac topaz]

they might have an old address listed on their file

my cornell interviewer was in italy and hadn't lived in NYC since high school, but cornell's most updated address for him was back then

odds are they've lived/worked/went to school in your city prior to living where they do

[lilac topaz]

iirc if u submit finaid documents late you j get ur finaid package late

it happened to me bc i didnt realize penn had its own portal for finaid

[sand saffron]

anyone else who still hasn’t gotten an interview? idk if I’m going to at this point but I feel like it would be helpful :/

[lilac topaz]

Nope

[lilac topaz]

Give it time

You may get one later

You also may not get one at all and it’s fine and won’t hurt you

[rose lava]

yh but be patient

[frank pond]

Got my interview (rea)

[pale sonnet]

Yay’ that is so exciting!

[bleak ridge]

nice!

[tough eagle]

I just finished my interview

Hopefully they can accept me now

[floral kayak]

Congrats! Good luck!

[tough eagle]

Thank you!

[rose lava]

where are you guys also plannning on applying for rd round

[wet pilot]

Only Princeton. Technically I have three other RD's, but I've already heard from them

[empty galleon]

how does that work

[bleak ridge]

When do REA interviews run to

Day 12 starting to lose hope

[frank pond]

Don't worry about if you're not offered an interview

Here's what my interviewer had to say:

I look forward to talking with you, [my name here]. By all means don't stress about our meeting. My experience is that these personal interviews don't play a large role in the admission decisions. They're not even required. The record you've already created (scholastic and otherwise), your SAT/ACT test scores, and the teacher reports about you are the most important determinants. As much as anything, this will be an opportunity for you to interview me, to help you learn more about Princeton. 🙂

[bleak ridge]

Damn

In that case it really don’t matter

[rose lava]

i bet this is only for home students tho

for internationals it might be more important

[sand crane]

The emoji at the end tho

🙂

[tough eagle]

This guy seems so sweet

[white hull]

You think it would be more important for the people who live in an area with even less interview opportunities? Doubtful

[rose lava]

UK

they interview 100% of uk ppl who ask for an interview

princeton association uk

[leaden pagoda]

i have my interview on thursday, do yall have any advice/what type of questions? i heard its more like a conversation but my interview is over zoom so i'm worried that is just gonna feel more formal because of the format

[white hull]

I think my interviewer is a finance bro

[orchid axle]

i havent received an interview offer too

intl and desperate here

[rose lava]

see look theres like no guardians/mods in here

this is a lawless land

[bleak ridge]

If I were in your shoes I’d probably do some research into Princeton, prepare some notes/questions about Princeton, and possibly look into who the interviewer is

[frank pond]

I don't think you should research your interviewer but that's just my opinion

Ik UPenn explicitly discouraged it, saying how the interviewer doesn't research their assigned students

[bleak ridge]

Ah well in that case damn

[rose lava]

thats upenn

that aint princeton

definitely research your interviewer lol

[frank pond]

Interviews have virtually zero weight on the app

It's not worth overpreparing for

[rose lava]

nah

😂

idk what ur on abt mate

[frank pond]

• Princeton CDS marks it as "considered"
• my interviewer has explicitly said that interviews play a miniscule role in the app
• interview is listed as optional in the admissions FAQ

If you have evidence to the contrary then go ahead and show it

[severe shell]

Midton

[sand saffron]

is it worth emailing about not getting an interview? I’m guessing that would be frowned upon but I’m still kinda stressed about it

[severe shell]

No don’t

Interviews are sent out on an availability basis

[rose lava]

blud dont know what hes talking about

[rose lava]

its considered

so like

hows it a bad idea to overprepare for it

[rose lava]

relax yourself bro

[rose lava]

but why spread false information

wait wdym false

contributing to unnecessary stress in a stressful time

its not weighted that much

how is it bad to overprepare

its the last thing they look at

[rose lava]

but it is weighted

^

in a application process with like 4% acceptance rate

hes not bugging

[rose lava]

yh hes bugging

hes telling the truth

acceptance rate is like 4% everything helps. marginal gains bro. this isnt like a 20% acceptance rate school

probs less than 4% now

[rose lava]

u can have a bad interview and get accepted and get rejected with a good interview

they really dont weigh it that much

if you're getting rejected its probably not your interview

also with TO, lots more unqualified applicants apply which just drives the acceptance rate down in general

[rose lava]

maybe maybe

its still ultra competitive tho

before to became a thing

[rose lava]

its just not a good idea to overprepare for an interview when you could be spending your time doing more productive things

like polishing supps, ecs, grades bc those will be the things that get u in

[rose lava]

ig

those things are sent to princeton already, but for rd apps sure

[rose lava]

yeah + each interview is really personalized

theres no point to research all possible princeton interview questions because itd be impossible to know them all since a lot depend on ur responses

yh thats true

ur better off just doing a general mock interview

mhm

yh that

ig its js me tripping

cuz im nervous and that

[rose lava]

i believe in u bro

dont even stress

it usually always goes good

fairs, thank you

[rose lava]

gl let us know how it goes

[urban sinew]

definitely don't do this

[rose lava]

oh shit ur in princeton rn. woah

[urban sinew]

Yea

[sand saffron]

okay that’s what I thought but just wasn’t sure, ty for the confirmation

[bleak ridge]

I GOT AN INTERVIEW

LETS FUCKING GO

https://tenor.com/view/jose-mourinho-emotional-celebration-celebrate-victorious-gif-4624966

[pale sonnet]

I am so happy for you!

[bleak ridge]

thanks!!!

[hollow jewel]

https://tenor.com/view/pep-guardiola-happy-happy-new-year-gif-22873062

[severe shell]

Let’s ball this one out like Bellingham ❤️

Congratulations GOAT🐐

[bleak ridge]

thank you bro

[frank pond]

interview lasted for 1h 15m (typically supposed to last 45m apparently)

[bleak ridge]

what was it like

pls enlighten me

[frank pond]

talked a lot about what princetons like

asked me a few questions

i then asked him a few questions

[bleak ridge]

what type of questions

[frank pond]

stuff like what i do outside of school, what was my favorite class, and stuff

he asked me to elaborate on some of the things i like doing

[bleak ridge]

oh ok then

sounds rather easy to talk about then

[frank pond]

its just a conversation

dont sweat it

[tough eagle]

lucky mine had to go

[pseudo oar]

is the interviewer supposed to email me abt the date and stuff?

cause I got assigned on the 8th but i havent received any email from the interviewer yet

[idle charm]

Check your spam bc mine was there for three days 😭

[orchid axle]

as each day goes I feel more and more hopeless

lmao

i am decaying

[pseudo oar]

It’s not there😭

[idle charm]

Yikes I’m pretty sure your interviewer is supposed to reach out to you first tho

[white hull]

I feel like my interview went terribly

I was pretty much just asked two questions and completely rambled without any interruption

My interviewer probably thinks I'm either an idiot, Einstein, or the Unabomber

And there's no in-between

[orchid axle]

are your alumns like Princeton undergrad alums or master's alumns

if your interviewer has a master's would it be more difficult to talk to them about undergrad stuff

[pseudo oar]

Like u get the interviewer’s email before getting the confirmation that u get an interview?

[idle charm]

No I mean that they reach out to you as opposed to you reaching out to them

[urban sinew]

I’d imagine undergrad

Masters and undergrad is pretty different here

[orchid axle]

I got a master's alumni

a bit confused

[urban sinew]

Hm

[bleak ridge]

What did you ramble about?

[white hull]

Historical network analysis and graph theory lmao

[pseudo oar]

icic so I should wait?

[white hull]

I am not sure if my interviewer had no idea what I was talking about

[pseudo oar]

lmao

if ur interviewer doesnt do math then he prob wouldn't know graph theory

but i think its fine

[white hull]

He knows what a graph is but only because he read a Niall Ferguson book that has a chapter about the Seven Bridges of Konigsberg

[pseudo oar]

ohh lmao

did u explain the seven bridge to him?

i think thats good

[white hull]

He already knew what they were because he read a book that talks about them

[pseudo oar]

oh i mean the proof

[white hull]

No, I was just trying to communicate what I meant by a graph

[pseudo oar]

of when the trail or whatever can go through the whole graph

[pseudo oar]

ah icic

its fine i think

tbh i would be more stressful if the interviewer knows what im talking abt

cause if i mess up im screwed

[white hull]

He kinda just stared at me blankly whenever I stopped speaking

I don't think he knew what to ask

[pseudo oar]

icic its fine

at least he was mostly likely impressed

[idle charm]

Yeah i guess bc u might come off as too pushy if u email first

Good luck with that 😭

[north gulch]

Interview in 20 minutes 🤞

[frank pond]

Good luck

[rose lava]

gl

[tough eagle]

do you guys think its true that princeton review applicants all the same regardless of citizenship or nationality

[grave crypt]

i don’t think citizenship

not sure don’t quote me

[orchid axle]

i dont think they can see your citizenship

they can only know whether you're from the US or intl

[grave crypt]

i meant that

same thing

whether ur us citizen or dual citizen or a citizen of another country

[rose lava]

idk

but apparently they judge by nationality than ethnicity now

calm for me, because im british nationally but pakistani ethnically

[rose lava]

oh

i heard from someone they assume race based on nationality now, some new thing theyre doing to make things fairer or smth

for internationals

[grave crypt]

maybe

i doubt it tho

[rose lava]

id drop this discussion

[rose lava]

wdym

[rose lava]

cuz its starting to lean towards ban topics

[rose lava]

ohh ok

[rose lava]

??

[full crane]

they did nationally for intls before

or regionally

so if you're from india for eg they woould compare you with other indian applicants

[tough eagle]

Ok bye Princeton

[full crane]

what egion are you from?

[tough eagle]

Hong Kong

[full crane]

yeah they won't consider you any differently but they'll just look at the otehr ppl applying from hk

i know one school callled hkis that is crazy

but hopefully that's not every student

[tough eagle]

Yea me too bro

[floral kayak]

interview tomorrow 😳

[rose lava]

don't worry about it

good luck

[floral kayak]

thanks man 🙏

[sand saffron]

i got my interview!! it's on sunday i'm so excited

[frank pond]

good luck

[pale sonnet]

Any thoughts… My interviewer is not from my state, should I worry? Does it mean something…

[dusty meteor]

No

[pale sonnet]

OK thx

[orchid axle]

how long does it take for your interviewer to reach out to you after princeton sends an email for interview notification?

[void talon]

mine reached out immediately

[pseudo oar]

My interviewer is offering a virtual interview rather than a in-person one

should i be concerned or some interviewers j dont offer in-person

[bleak ridge]

Mine also did so immediately

[bleak ridge]

My interviewer expressed a preference for virtual so I just went w/ that

I wouldn’t be concerned

Still make sure to dress nicely and have your camera on tho 👍

[rose lava]

I had a zoom interview it was fine and way more convenient

A lot of these people are very busy, don’t take it as a slight that they can’t get Starbucks or whatever

[pseudo oar]

ah icci

[pseudo oar]

okok got it

[pale sonnet]

How did your interview go?

[sand saffron]

I think okay?? I really couldn’t tell but I liked my interviewer and I think she liked me

idk if I really presented myself as super accomplished but that’s what the app is for so I’m hoping

[pseudo oar]

what do they ask in the interview?

[orchid axle]

why are we collectively so quiet

lol

[white hull]

crippling anxiety

[orchid axle]

true tho

i do feel anxious

even though i know for a fact it is almost impossible for me to be accepted

[dusky thorn]

My dumbass is applying RD for CS 💀

(I already know I have no chances of being accepted)

[orchid axle]

Good luck to you!

[dusky thorn]

you too :D

[pale sonnet]

where are you from? (all of you)

[orchid axle]

southeast asia

[white hull]

Why do you say that

[floral kayak]

has an official decision date been released by princeton?

[north gulch]

3 days after you lose patience

[frank pond]

My parents brought out the mug gg

[wet pilot]

RD Gang!

[white hull]

Real

[pale sonnet]

I am domestic USA 🧡 Happy Thanksgiving to everyone

[rose lava]

is applying cs acc that bad?

im an intl applying cs

[dusky thorn]

So am I

[dusky thorn]

I mean CS is already tough as fuck

[rose lava]

where r u from?

[dusky thorn]

RD doesnt help either

[rose lava]

but they dont admit based on major

[dusky thorn]

South Asia

[rose lava]

oh nice im from UK

[dusky thorn]

Yeah i mean BS is equally hard

[rose lava]

wdym, like cs equally as hard as smth like engineering?

[dusky thorn]

nah I meant even though they dont admit based on major

It’s going to be equally hard

Probably more with RD

[rose lava]

yh fairs

if ur undeniably cold u should be fine

[bleak ridge]

los angeles

[white hull]

This probably sounds like a stupid question, but can I send extra information (like a news article related to the subject) about something I mentioned in my application if I feel I didn't make it clear how to verify a story I told

Like can I email the admissions office with extra information

[manic jay]

you prob shouldnt

[white hull]

I am curious; why not

[frank pond]

if they need proof the admissions officers will ask

by affirming the statements when you submitted your common app, you're giving them proof enough to believe its true (initially at least)

[rose lava]

its only for application updates really

[dusk edge]

You’re in New Jersey you already lost

[wet pilot]

Aye! Not an international, but from the UK too. I've lived in the states for six years though and have dual citizenship.

[rose lava]

nice

[pale sonnet]

was your mom a Princeton interviewer?

[wet pilot]

She has, yes. Not this year though.

[rose lava]

wtf u get legacy now

[wet pilot]

Both of my parents went to Princeton, so yeah. They've never bought a building or donated enough to make much of a difference probably. I'm glad it's not my dream school because I can imagine people assuming I wasn't qualified to get in but did because of them. Lol

[rose lava]

whats ur dream schl?

and did u apply ucas?

[wet pilot]

USAFA or USNA. I've been lucky enough to get into both (and am struggling to decide between them) but still have to apply to other schools because a major illness or injury could keep me out of both so I have to have back ups and back ups to my back ups. Lol

BTW, my mom was an international at Princeton and loved it. I'm sure you will too!

[rose lava]

ill love it if i get in

im hoping for full financial aid

and thats a rare thing to happen

they see need blind, but if we be real, they will be able to assume if u r applying for financial aid based on school,area, essays etc

[cosmic crater]

Some pictures of princeton from my visit today :)

[frank pond]

wtf pretty

[dusk edge]

Since when was Princeton so beautiful what

Wth

Idk now I’m conflicted

Princeton is in New Jersey

But that campus pretty

And I have a Princeton friend

[bleak ridge]

man i hope to stand there one day fr

[lilac topaz]

Princetons campus is genuinely gorgeous yeah

[rose lava]

yk who's more gorgeous... me 🥱

[cosmic crater]

Since I pulled up /sarcasm

[cosmic crater]

Bro I love princeton but I EDed Columbia

I equally like Columbia

It was awk af for me today

[dusk edge]

Why do you love Princeton

[cosmic crater]

I’m a part of princeton innovation

I love the research they do

And it is a dream of mine to one day give a startup pitch to the princeton entrepreneurship council

[hollow jewel]

what do u do in there

did u just apply and get it

[pale sonnet]

Last year @rose lava double legacy got in! so maybe Princeton can be a backup option...

[pale sonnet]

I guess you are Legacy and your parent is manifesting by bringing out Princeton 2003 mug

[bleak ridge]

what type of princeton related questions are they asking during the interviews?

im trying to prepare a tad bit before i go into my upcoming interview

[wet pilot]

Haha! Imagine Princeton being my back up plan. I applied RD, so we'll see.

[tough eagle]

they dont really ask much about princeton at least in my experience

just tell them what you like about the school and prepare some questions you want to ask them

[pseudo oar]

I just had mine

We literally j talked

Abt how we like pton and stuff

J k how to introduce urself and y u like pton

[bleak ridge]

ah aight then

[rose lava]

any final advice for interviews?

[orchid axle]

did you have an in-person meeting or through zoom?

[pseudo oar]

zoom

[orchid axle]

ah

I'm going to have my interview tomorrow

very anxious and nervous

[bleak ridge]

same

good luck

just keep calm and prepare questions

[rose lava]

now its post interview

should i add my interviewer on linkedin?

@bleak ridge what do u think

my interview was 4.5hrs ago

[frank pond]

youre stressing way too much about this interview lol

if you want to add your interviewer on linkedin for the sake of having connections or whatever then go ahead

but its not going to change your interview "results" really

[rose lava]

honestly unless he gave u it that'd be kinda weird lmao

[rose lava]

yh ik

he told me

i hope you get in

lol hes js too cool, i wanted to add him

award winning movie director

ill wait 3 weeks then add him

but why cant i add him now

[frank pond]

then just add him now

[rose lava]

i cant now, u js scared me

[frank pond]

im just saying that doing whatever on linkedin wont change your admissions decision

[bleak ridge]

NO

why

just send bro a thank you email and you’re done

No more communication

[orchid axle]

brooo good luck to you too!

[bleak ridge]

thanks

[wet pilot]

I asked my mom and she said, "Don't do that."

[zenith flame]

what's with the graded paper for Princeton?

is there a word/page limit?

[frank pond]

yes

theres slightly conflicting informating on the faq but 1-2 pages is preferred, and it seems like 5 pages/1000 words is the absolute max

[zenith flame]

ugh I have like a nine page one

[rose lava]

i sent the thank you email 20mins after the interview already

he js felt genuine so i wanted to add him, but ok i wont

[tough eagle]

same but its ok

theyll take whatever you have

[sand crane]

Just finished my interview!

My interviewer said that no applicants he had interviewed the last ten years ever got in 💀

[white hull]

Perhaps he's only interviewed 1.5 people

[zenith flame]

💀

[sand crane]

He interviewed 3 applicants per year

Wait nvm

This early cycle he interviewed 3 alr

[white hull]

Princeton's acceptance rate is <5%

30 people not getting in isn't too weird

[zenith flame]

yeah chill! I mean definitely it's not something about the interviewer/interviewee but the selectivity of the school itself

[sand crane]

That’s what he said

The funny thing is that idt my country has lots of princeton applicants

[zenith flame]

kinda curious

if u applied rea to pton

why does ur username say yale'28

is yale ur dream school or what? @sand crane

[sand crane]

I rea-ed to pton because

I feel that yale rea will not accept me lol

Not that pton is easier

My logic was its better to be deferred by pton than being straight up rejected by yale

[zenith flame]

haha its the case for me too

i find harvard easier than yale so that's what i went for

[orchid axle]

[wet pilot]

Oh my gosh, why would be even tell you that??

[rose lava]

💀

[rose lava]

whats ur country if u dont mind me asking

[pale sonnet]

mine said the same thing and she has been an interviewer for 13 years

ngl I don’t know if I believe her…

[bleak ridge]

Mfw my wifi provider cuts wifi to my house the day of the interview

[frank pond]

I got the legacy mail in the mailbox today

[idle quest]

bros him/her

likely letter from princeton is insane @frank pond insane stuff

[tiny belfry]

based

[rose lava]

me when stanford doesnt care

[frank pond]

that is a leland stanford junior univeristy moment

[bleak ridge]

my interview went so odd

i mean at first we had a convo about soccer/pcs and from then on i had to be the one asking questions

is that a normal dynamic?

i didnt even get to tell him my major or stuff

[bleak ridge]

just 30 minutes of ^

[orchid axle]

well

throughout my interview my interviewer just tells a lot of story about him being a Brown interviewer and tells more stories about Brown .. (he did undergrad at Brown and masters phd at princeton)

[bleak ridge]

i see

my interviewer or less just talked about their princeton experiences prompted by my questions

[pseudo oar]

i think so

20 min or so into the interview she started asking if i had any questions for her

and then we talked abt pton and i related back to me a bit in the end

[bleak ridge]

ah

i see

[zenith flame]

guys, is John Locke Essay competition even worth it?

does anyone here know

[undone cosmos]

Does TOK count as an "English, social studies, or history course" for the graded written paper? I want to submit my TOK essay.

[tough eagle]

surely its social studies

im not sure i fucking hate ib no offense

[rose lava]

this came to your house?

[rose lava]

oh what? lucky!

[topaz glacier]

if there are any princeton students in this chat, i was wondering if you offered a theatre programme/club?

[versed charm]

just had my interview

had to cut it short cuz my interviewer had to go get his son from somewhere :/

[pale sonnet]

being a Legacy gets you mail…they should send merch

[frank pond]

Unfortunately no merch

[pale sonnet]

Not a likely letter a Legacy letter

[pale sonnet]

maybe instead of merch you will get an acceptance!

[frank pond]

If I get accepted I'm buying myself merch

[idle quest]

ohhh bruh

bros def getting in bro

[pale sonnet]

def

[idle quest]

legacy and yk bro has a stacked resume

[orchid axle]

how are yall doing mentally

[idle quest]

pretty good tbh

like surprisingly

[orchid axle]

good for you

i'm dying

[idle quest]

it's all about the habits man

habits make a person

[orchid axle]

i'm really dying to get this over wiht

[bleak ridge]

when are they gonna tell us when decisions come out bruh

almost december and aint heard nothin

[random sonnet]

They usually do a week before

For a lot of schools

Idk abt Princeton specifically

Some do even just a few days before

UCSD and LA say nothing and just drop as they feel

[slender citrus]

real

[bleak ridge]

damn

[cunning vortex]

i think 12/14

i checked their X and it was always released on a thursday

but who knows

good luck everyone 😭

[rose lava]

what time for uk?

[cunning vortex]

if i converted it right then it would be 12/15 right at 12am

bc usually theyre released at 7pm eastern

but this is an inference from previous years, they may change

[orchid axle]

can we set a countdown here?

[random sonnet]

No bc you don’t actually know when it’s releasing

[orchid axle]

ah ok

[bleak ridge]

Does it release any earlier than 12-15th of december?

[cunning vortex]

i scrolled through their X and the earliest it released was the 12th back in 2019

it was a thursday

[polar moss]

i completely forgot the new class was coming soon

good luck questbridgies🫡

[polar moss]

no it wont

rea ivy day will probably just be december 14th, unspecific to pton

they will officially announce about within the week before so probably just december 8-10, you can assume 14th id say

[rose lava]

fairs, ill open it the next day at schl with my friends

thanks

[polar moss]

im not involved but yeah of course

theres a ton of theater and performance kids and clubs here

[rose lava]

was princeton your top choice when you were applying?

to colleges

[polar moss]

in general, we are one of the strongest schools in music and arts, since we have an entire music school

[random sonnet]

Don’t get the hopes of some of them up

Idt Dartmouth really releases on the same day

[polar moss]

yeah

i wouldve been happy with pton or harv

[rose lava]

fairs

[polar moss]

but in retrospect pton was best

and only ivy that prioritizes its undergrads to this level

[rose lava]

i prefer stanford more, its js that i need full funding so i have better odds at princeton which i still like a lot

[polar moss]

if you get pton but prefer harv/yale/stanford, theyll likely match the better aid to convince you to come

i have friends who negotiated their harv aid down like 10k cause of pton offer

[rose lava]

oh wow

[polar moss]

basically pton is good because its going to give you the lowest cost floor to negotiate

[rose lava]

i think from online calculators i should js get the full aid, but stanford is need aware

[polar moss]

but we are way better than stanford lol

[rose lava]

thats why i didnt apply rea to stanford

[polar moss]

come here if you get into both

[rose lava]

for sure, im hoping i get in for rea

[polar moss]

what do u wanna study?

[rose lava]

i put cs as intended major

ppl said i made a mistake doing that

but they dont admit based on major

[pseudo oar]

fax

@polar moss what r u majoring

[polar moss]

politics

with some econ and sustainable energy minors/tracks

[pseudo oar]

ah

Nice nice nice

[rose lava]

sick

[polar moss]

no its fine

if you have a compelling and justifiable vision of how you wanna do something meaningful with cs, its fine

goes for any field

[rose lava]

i tried justifying it

hoping it was authentic

[polar moss]

they dont admit by major but that doesnt mean it doesnt matter

[rose lava]

i go to a crappy schl so no one gets in for oxbridge/cambridge and usa universities

i did all of it myself on research

[rose lava]

ohh ok

[polar moss]

they kinda do, they need all the majors filled in predictable proportions

[rose lava]

hmm

fairs

[polar moss]

rd is easier

[rose lava]

wait? is it acc

even for internationals?

[polar moss]

cause rea is like a few hundred athletes, the legacies

[rose lava]

damn

[polar moss]

rea is like, if youre not hooked or exceptional somehow, youll get deferred

[rose lava]

and whats the best thing to do if i do get deferred

how do i play it out?

[polar moss]

just send a good loci and move your focus to other apps

pton is hard, its like 3% acceptance rate

dont place too much hope

[rose lava]

hmm ok

sad to hear, but its reality ig

[polar moss]

trust the process

🫡

i know it sucks rn

but especially if you dont get into your early, you have a 4 month process ahead

so stay calm and diligent

keep working hard

is what you can do

[rose lava]

fairs, will do thanks

[polar moss]

yeah even if u dont get into a good school imo this process is a great learning process

to reflect on your life, to think about your abilities and work ethic

[rose lava]

if i dont get into a good uni in the usa, i js wont go to uni in the usa

ill stay at a uk one

but yh the process is really enjoyable for sure

[frank pond]

Introspection practice with essay mechanic was actually pretty insightful

Learning how to reflect was cool

[polar moss]

agreed

it teaches you a lot about yourself, i think i grew a lot through the process

it was humbling as well

really humbling

[cunning vortex]

@polar moss just out of curiosity

genuinely how good is the food

i've heard great stuff

im a huge foodie so 😋