#Princeton University (2023-2024)

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rose lava
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no fucking way

thorny viper
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No I think test optional

rose lava
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should i submit 1440?

thorny viper
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But still lol

rose lava
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oh okay

manic jay
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Imo no

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Dont submit 1440

rose lava
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Submitting the 1120 and getting in would be crazy

manic jay
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Test opt is truly test opt

rose lava
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I know a girl at Harvard who got like an 1100 but she didnā€™t submit it

thorny viper
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I wouldnā€™t be surprised if some nepo baby submitted a garbage SAT and still got in tho

manic jay
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Lmfao

rose lava
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hey.

thorny viper
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Princeton is crazy

rose lava
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I actually submitted a 1200

rose lava
near vapor
manic jay
rose lava
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mfs literally said "yeah we know if ur going test optional ur scores below our avg. also sat is the biggest predictor of success at yale"

manic jay
near vapor
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I know

thorny viper
manic jay
rose lava
manic jay
thorny viper
near vapor
rose lava
near vapor
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Mannnneeee this gpa shi got me wrong

rose lava
lapis hill
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bro the mit cds is crazy with no test option

thorny viper
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Theyā€™re all like ā€œhaha no worries we donā€™t care about tests <3ā€ and then they screw everyone over

manic jay
lapis hill
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like 790 math is lower 25 percent

manic jay
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Grades always come first

thorny viper
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MIT is so fake and disingenuous

near vapor
manic jay
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Yale AOs say they spend the most time looking at your transcript

rose lava
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every school other than Princeton is

thorny viper
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Iā€™m such a hater but itā€™s true

rose lava
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you should only come here šŸ¤©

manic jay
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Other than every other part of your app

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Which i find interesting

lapis hill
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princeton best school

rose lava
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so true

pale sonnet
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but this year something happened with high income studentsā€¦ it is just different

manic jay
near vapor
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How all these non athletes with under 3.5s getting im confused

manic jay
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šŸ˜­

rose lava
thorny viper
# near vapor How?

MIT is where smelly try hard stem kids get their ego stroked about how smart they are, and theyā€™re too busy getting fake praise and recognition to shower

manic jay
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Yea

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Bro got rejected by mit

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Its ok buddy

rose lava
near vapor
thorny viper
near vapor
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Compared to the other ones

manic jay
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Im sorry that happened to you

rose lava
manic jay
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Wtf

rose lava
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Nick and I knew

thorny viper
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No legacy either

manic jay
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How cracked r u

pseudo oar
manic jay
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šŸ’€šŸ’€

thorny viper
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Just straight up shot gunned

rose lava
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heā€™s cracked

manic jay
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Not 1

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Applying to 1 is the opposite of shotgun

thorny viper
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sorry about my misuse of A2C vernacular

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forgive me

manic jay
thorny viper
rose lava
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Princeton + state schools since I got in REA

manic jay
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Yall confidence is insane

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I applied REA but did like 6 other schools

rose lava
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uva UMich ucla Berkeley umd rutgers Pitt was the list I think

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and Princeton obviously

thorny viper
rose lava
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^^^

manic jay
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Im obviously not lmfak

rose lava
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šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

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UF is a solid state school though

thorny viper
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applying EA to Princeton with mid stats and mid resume without any safeties or other essays written is a really terrible idea

manic jay
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I am 4-0 so far but obvi gonna become like 5-15 soon bc i shotgunned

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šŸ˜­

rose lava
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my state school is notā€¦

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Oh I applied to UNC too

manic jay
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I have a good state school luckily

rose lava
manic jay
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Which 3

thorny viper
rose lava
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yes

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UDC!!!

uneven bloom
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i applied to a total of 4 schools

rose lava
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itā€™s terrible

uneven bloom
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and im done

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im retiring

near vapor
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Is it easier to transfer to Princeton if you go to a more prestigious college for freshman year of college, like Duke?

rose lava
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DUB

thorny viper
manic jay
rose lava
near vapor
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Bet then

rose lava
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They donā€™t take transfers from other schools really

thorny viper
rose lava
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only cc

thorny viper
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Itā€™s all veterans

rose lava
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like half the transfers are vets too

manic jay
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Ivy transfer is difficult other than cornell guaranteed to

rose lava
near vapor
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My ECs are better than 99% of the pool itā€™s just my gpa thatā€™s throwing me

rose lava
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I think every transfer person I know did cc

manic jay
pale sonnet
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Is this really true?

rose lava
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and I know like over half of the transfer class

thorny viper
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Cornell is easy to finesse depending on which school you apply to

rose lava
uneven bloom
# thorny viper Based

I won't have a really exciting story to tell

"so tell me how many schools did you apply to and why princeton??"
"uh i applied to like 3 state schools and princeton"

near vapor
manic jay
hollow jewel
thorny viper
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Princeton NPC syndrome is a thing and I love it

rose lava
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Iā€™m an npc

manic jay
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I wont fit in ig

uneven bloom
thorny viper
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Iā€™m an NPC as well

rose lava
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Nick actually is Iā€™m not

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šŸ§”

pseudo oar
rose lava
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Iā€™m the main character

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For sure

thorny viper
rose lava
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yeah

graceful spoke
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help

thorny viper
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99% of pool is a little high broskie

rose lava
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the people applying to Princeton are crazy

near vapor
# hollow jewel What ur ecs

First author published in high impact factor IEEE, USACO Plat, research with NASA head of robotics on AI integrated with computer vision, AIME qual(should also get USAMO), Varsity Soccer Captain and I canā€™t remember other ones

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Iā€™ll have to look back

rose lava
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best you can hope is to be on even footing with some of these kids

thorny viper
near vapor
thorny viper
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and if you canā€™t remember other ones the AOs wonā€™t either

manic jay
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Thats slightly generous even

thorny viper
hollow jewel
manic jay
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Pton applicants are insane bro

thorny viper
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Itā€™s the sound I make when I stub my toe though

hollow jewel
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If u get usamo then p good chance

thorny viper
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IEEEEEEEEEEEE

cosmic cobalt
hollow jewel
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But I doubt usamo released after

near vapor
manic jay
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Lmfao

thorny viper
manic jay
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Nick u def npc bro

near vapor
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IEEE is the best research organization on earth for computer science

pseudo oar
manic jay
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You def got a respawn despawn point nick

cosmic cobalt
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he did something right to get in to princeton LOL

manic jay
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Drop the coordinates

thorny viper
manic jay
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šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

rose lava
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Nick whatā€™s the math class youā€™re in again

thorny viper
rose lava
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Like half of his class is grad students heā€™s insane

hollow jewel
near vapor
# thorny viper dog no one asked

Slime youā€™re hating on my ECs when I know damn well theyā€™re better than 99% of the applicant pool, itā€™s not an ego thing Ik Iā€™m not gonna get in

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Cuz of my gpa

cosmic cobalt
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its prob ur essays lol

pseudo oar
thorny viper
lapis hill
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bro have some humility

thorny viper
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and the AOs just donā€™t like you bruh

near vapor
pseudo oar
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even if u r i wouldnt be that confident

hollow jewel
near vapor
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For my gpa

hollow jewel
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U let ur glades slip away like that

near vapor
hollow jewel
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If 3.9+ thatā€™s fine

near vapor
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family passed away parents seperated

thorny viper
hollow jewel
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If he gets it speculation ^^

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And usaco plat kinda

cosmic cobalt
near vapor
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This my first year doing it I think Iā€™ll get it based on performace

hollow jewel
near vapor
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But yeah Iā€™m not trynna be egotistical Iā€™m really just trynna have some hope

pseudo oar
near vapor
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That my ECs are enough to overlook my Gpa

pseudo oar
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ive seen crazierrr kids

hollow jewel
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U right

thorny viper
near vapor
pale sonnet
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this year people accepted had lower stats than normal in my area at least. The higher ones are in the deferral pool

near vapor
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I swear itā€™s my gpa that got me worked up I hate sounding like a sweat and bragging about ECs like a fucking geek

thorny viper
lapis hill
near vapor
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I also interned under gunna to help his music stop getting leaked

pseudo oar
# near vapor Not with a 3.6

dude its holistic if u explain y u threw ur gpa fairly and reasonably i doubt they'll rly hold it against u with those good ecs

near vapor
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I feel like thatā€™s an interesting EC

thorny viper
near vapor
hollow jewel
uneven bloom
near vapor
# hollow jewel ??

Yeah I reached out to him through his cousin who I met on a discord and befriended

hollow jewel
thorny viper
hollow jewel
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Wunna

near vapor
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And I told them Iā€™m a cybersecurity legend( I didnā€™t know what a firewall was) and then he connected wit wunna

near vapor
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Iā€™m not trynna get glazed for being cracked

hollow jewel
pseudo oar
near vapor
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A youngin jus wants hope

thorny viper
pseudo oar
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but i tried rly hard for my essays

hollow jewel
uneven bloom
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not as bad as cornell šŸ’€

near vapor
uneven bloom
manic jay
thorny viper
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Dartmouth?

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Brown?

hollow jewel
pseudo oar
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what

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u r trolling

thorny viper
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Yale?

near vapor
thorny viper
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Harvard?

pseudo oar
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princeton has the best location wym

manic jay
thorny viper
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They all have mid locations

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Except for Columbia

near vapor
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My essay is on cows btw yā€™all think thatā€™s a good seeming idea

pseudo oar
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u hear bus beeping noise and subway noise walking in the campus

uneven bloom
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i respect it

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where would you put columbia on that list?

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for some it'd be perfect but

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for some it's a nightmare šŸ’€

hollow jewel
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columbia my top pick ngl

thorny viper
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Location doesnā€™t matter youā€™ll be doing work inside anyway

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Dorms, buildings and food are what matter

pseudo oar
hollow jewel
pale sonnet
quiet raft
uneven bloom
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I feel like being in the city would be really nice at first but after a bit you kinda want to just get out

pseudo oar
hollow jewel
hollow jewel
manic jay
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Wait what 500 word

lapis hill
manic jay
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Does princeton have 1

pseudo oar
manic jay
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I havent done the supps yet

pseudo oar
pale sonnet
pseudo oar
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shit sucks

hollow jewel
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fuck that prompt

lapis hill
manic jay
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Whats the promot

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Prompt

cosmic cobalt
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its the lived experiences one

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which princeton kid wants to read over my supps!!

pseudo oar
manic jay
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500 WORD DIVERSITY PROMPT wtf

hollow jewel
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ye

manic jay
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I mightj not apply bro

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Fuck that

hollow jewel
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u need a new stance

pseudo oar
manic jay
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I cant even recycle

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Thats too much yapping

hollow jewel
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i talked abt my experience in parent country and conservative values and how it changed here

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but its mid af

pseudo oar
manic jay
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@pseudo oar what graded paper did you submit

pseudo oar
manic jay
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What did u get on it

pseudo oar
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i literally typed "belief" wrong in the essay

manic jay
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My teachers dont rlly give much feedback bro

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It sucks

pseudo oar
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my teacher is a ez grader

manic jay
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Aight

uneven bloom
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that's true, there will always be things to do

pale sonnet
lapis hill
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np

uneven bloom
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yeah that makes sense

dawn glacier
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i wonder how many defers get accepted rd

pale sonnet
# lapis hill yupp

you are an ISEF finalist I am a coca cola semifinalistā€¦ what do they wantšŸ˜©

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well now I feel at home hereā€¦ Lol this are my people! my SAT is 1560 my GPA 5.73 and weighted is 4.19

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They are Merit based

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but think about what it means to not qualify for financial aid. Paying out of pocket 4 years is close to $340K and coca cola gives $20K (not a huge difference) it makes a difference if you add it up inside of the financial package

lapis hill
pale sonnet
lapis hill
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also congrats on the coca cola!

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wait @pale sonnet are you bse or ab

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šŸ¤ž

pale sonnet
lapis hill
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im a bse

cosmic cobalt
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Most middle class people are NOT working 40+ hours a week..

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BFFR

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I work 15.. at a restaurant.

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15 at MIN.

lapis hill
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i wanna get a job over the summer

cosmic cobalt
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Yeah that's commendable, It's hard for me to balance 15 hrs a week + all my ECs + swim + maintaining GPA

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Yeah!!

lapis hill
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some aps are way too hard

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like the transition from ap lang to ap lit is insane

pale sonnet
cosmic cobalt
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Thanks I think I just need to work on my supplemental essays, may have missed the mark for Penn

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I went too safe

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and got deferred

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Too much editing dulls personality.

lapis hill
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i believe in self-studying aps

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i do better in classes where the material is up to us to learn

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than more structured classes

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that's kind of the reason why i felt ap chem was easier than bio

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though both are tough

pale sonnet
lapis hill
pale sonnet
lapis hill
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you'll pull through

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yeah i feel you

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don't be too hard on yourself

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learning is like building muscle

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you gotta rest

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to do well

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i feel you

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it's a tough feeling to be left behind

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but when i felt like that

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the best remedy is to focus on yourself and forget others

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once you start seeing change, you'll feel happier

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you'll achieve your own success

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you'll get through this @median osprey

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i believe in you

manic jay
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I dont think coke semi is weighted very heavily bc colleges know it was selected by an algorithm

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They didnt read that many apps in less than a week

cosmic cobalt
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a person looks at the final list

lapis hill
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nope im not a coke scholar and although I don't have your exact perspective since i am on track to graduate on time, I know that high school is by no means an end all be all to your success

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college is still an option for you

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and while you might have slim chances of getting into a top college right now (which is the same for many people including me) you have grad school

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thats valid

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a top school doesn't neccessarily mean hgh paying jobs

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if you grind enough outside of school you can also make it

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you have time and it's fine if you're figuring stuff out later than others

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what matters is that you're making an effort to do it and going to eventually do things to improve your position

pale sonnet
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where are you from?

cosmic cobalt
rose lava
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is it ok if im 130ish words below the max characters on a supp

livid moat
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Yale

manic jay
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Flip a coin

vivid root
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princeton

urban sinew
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Deferred -> accepted

gaunt shuttle
urban sinew
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Yea

cosmic cobalt
gaunt shuttle
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also can someone help me find the student clubs directory since it requires login access

urban sinew
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An update on a new tutoring program I made with my math club

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How I conducted a song for the winter concert

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Thatā€™s pretty much all I can remember

thorny viper
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Riley in a gif

arctic herald
cosmic cobalt
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any princeton kids wanna read my supps noooo

open ember
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is it too edgy to write 'livin on the edge' as my soundtrack song šŸ’€

graceful spoke
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You guys have your acceptance/ rejection/deferral letters? send me pls

zinc apex
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I got an envelope but I think we're supposed to get something else too

cunning vortex
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ahh thank youuuu

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on the instagram reel they posted i saw small tiger stuffed animals

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dyt they sent those šŸ„¹

zinc apex
zinc apex
cunning vortex
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ahhh gotcha gotcha

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šŸÆ

hushed pelican
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any acceptance willing to edit my essay?šŸ„ŗšŸ„ŗ

cunning vortex
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i can try to help you šŸ˜„

graceful spoke
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what did you guys write about for the community essay

cunning vortex
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i focused on a specific cmty service initiative i started and how i plan on continuing it at pton

cosmic cobalt
cunning vortex
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i'd be happy to help you if possible

remote mist
tough eagle
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Also did you think your LOCI was the reason you got in?

urban sinew
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also you might consider waiting a while to send it in because maybe then you'll have more to say

urban sinew
tough eagle
tough eagle
tough eagle
urban sinew
urban sinew
tough eagle
urban sinew
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MAE faculty?

tough eagle
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Yea

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The engineering people

quiet echo
urban sinew
urban sinew
tough eagle
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No

urban sinew
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why email them?

tough eagle
quiet echo
tough eagle
tough eagle
quiet echo
tough eagle
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Thanks luck šŸ˜˜

urban sinew
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i've never heard of emailing faculty

tough eagle
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Sure

eager inlet
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are students allowed to have cars in princeton?

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i've seen some conflicting things online

quiet echo
eager inlet
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where like some people are saying there's like a place to park

quiet echo
eager inlet
quiet echo
eager inlet
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i would hope the public transport is good there tho

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i heard there's train station there

cunning vortex
sand crane
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do you guys in princeton get to see your admissions file when you get in?

quiet echo
sand crane
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really?

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i've seen some contradicting news online

quiet echo
sand crane
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i heard that we can't access the admissions file like other universities

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that's why no one makes princeton admission file review yt vid?

quiet echo
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šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

ripe fractal
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Yo just wondering for those who got accepted what was your grade for the graded written paper?

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My current lang teacher just does not give As

orchid axle
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i got 95/100

rose lava
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mine was also 95/100

cosmic cobalt
cunning vortex
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like ive seen ppl on yt going through their admissions file from yale and harvard

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but they have to be a student there

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yeah idt pton does this

cunning vortex
cosmic cobalt
cunning vortex
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hmm yeah idk

cosmic cobalt
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THEY DESTROY FIELS

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LOL

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THATS WILD

cunning vortex
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šŸ˜­

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honestly i'm dying to read my admission comments tho

hollow jewel
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U gotta rest fr u got Princeton

cunning vortex
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LOL i procrastinated on studying for finals so i pulled an all nighter šŸ˜­

tough eagle
cunning vortex
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šŸ˜‚

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my habits have not changed

tough eagle
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Itā€™s not good for you bro

cunning vortex
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i'm sipping on a charged lemonade rn

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heh

thick seal
cunning vortex
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i just chugged 200mg of caffeine

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i was so thirsty

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im so smart

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šŸ˜…

thick seal
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this too shall pass

cunning vortex
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šŸ˜‚

zinc apex
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I don't think they allow electric scooters on most parts of campus either

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but it's walkable so makes sense ig

rose lava
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They actually just banned scooters completely

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Students didn't give a fuck so Princeton instated a full ban instead of just from 7am to 4

remote mist
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for anyone who did the bse essay for princeton, how did you guys approach it/strucure it?

quiet echo
proud brook
rose lava
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I almost got run over at night by people who didn't turn on headlights like 3 times

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And they deadass take up the whole sidewalk at times lol

cosmic cobalt
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Any Princeton kids that want to access a Princeton Senior Thesis for me šŸ„¹

tough eagle
cosmic cobalt
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u

wintry turtle
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but yeah if anyone is willing id appreciate it as well

rose lava
manic jay
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Princeton requires official test scores sent right

wispy cove
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is it ok if the graded paper is only like 3/4 of a page

cosmic cobalt
cosmic cobalt
livid moat
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Kicked pton off my list sorry not sorry

wispy cove
manic jay
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I think u need official scores sent

cosmic cobalt
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r u kidding

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fuk

manic jay
manic jay
cosmic cobalt
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its annoying

manic jay
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I thought evey school required

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And wasted my money on 7 ea

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šŸ’€

cosmic cobalt
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hahahah

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no wa

manic jay
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Yea im stupid

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Thank god for css fee waiver

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šŸ™

manic jay
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Which actually requires

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So im chilling

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App fees still hella expensive

cosmic cobalt
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yeah imma spend $900 in toto

manic jay
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How many total schools

cosmic cobalt
manic jay
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Shii

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Nice

livid moat
manic jay
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Lets go

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Pee pee

orchid axle
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I sent them

cunning vortex
pastel anchor
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yo where do u put the grade for the written paper

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i only see the option to upload the pdf and i dont have a rubric

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so all i have rn is the essay itself

cunning vortex
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i literally just included a screenshot of the google classroom with the grade on it LOL

pastel anchor
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mine is just the word document tho theres no grade

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can i just print it and write the grade in pen or sum

cunning vortex
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yeah prob

pastel anchor
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but its kinda sus if its printed w no comments

cunning vortex
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so for mine i just

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in the same pdf i included a version w no comments

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just my writing

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and then i included a version w the comments

pastel anchor
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i dont have any comments tho

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those are optional right

cunning vortex
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oh

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i mean yeah not rlly a requirement if u dont have any

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does ur teacher not give u feedback

pastel anchor
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from their website: The paper should include the course instructorā€™s grade, and comments if your instructor provided any

pastel anchor
cunning vortex
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yeah not a requirement so u should be fine

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oh i see

pastel anchor
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but i still dont know where to put the grade

cunning vortex
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i think i'd talk to ur teacher about it first

pastel anchor
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shes a bitch and she wont regrade it

cunning vortex
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maybe she can write a quick grade w her signature or smth

pastel anchor
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shi u need a signature too?

cunning vortex
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like just her writing the same grade

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no u dont but like

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just for proof that u didnt just

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slap an A on it

pastel anchor
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they gon check?

cunning vortex
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i mean prob not but just for reassurance

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not necessary tho

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i might be wrong but i think theyre more interested in reading the actual essay

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so that we have at least some background of how to write an academic paper

pastel anchor
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i see

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ill just write the grade on top then

cunning vortex
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šŸ‘

pastel anchor
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is an editorial analysis fine

cunning vortex
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yeah as long it's an expository it's good

pastel anchor
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i dont rlly provide information i analyze their rhetorical choices

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thats good?

cunning vortex
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yeah

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an analytical writing is what theyre looking for

pastel anchor
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thanks

limber plume
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For princeton, would it be beneficial to send a letter of continued interest right now, or wait until I have something more substantial to update them with?

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I don't know how'd they feel if I were to keep sending them emails lol

ripe fractal
limber plume
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cuz I've heard some people say to send a letter immediately to show your interest but that doesn't seem to make sense unless you have updates

tough eagle
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Yā€™all whatā€™s the Princeton deferral rate

limber plume
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although i wish they would

tough eagle
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I know right

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Sucks ass now I have to grind for that LOCI to be perfect

ripe fractal
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Iā€™m just a junior but I think u should wait until u have some decent stuff to include

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Like a grade or ec update

urban sinew
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like january 30th or smth

real fable
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where to find a list of student clubs?

calm knot
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pull up in a benz

limber plume
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idk what I could do in a month tho lol

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I need to spend all of this December on regulars

tough eagle
calm knot
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lyt james

tough eagle
tough eagle
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Best things Nintendo ever created

limber plume
calm knot
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fr

tough eagle
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By the way whatā€™s your major

limber plume
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Philosophy

tough eagle
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Oh shit my friend who applied for philosophy also got deferred

limber plume
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oh damn

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well my focus is on philosophy and math so

tough eagle
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Ah thatā€™s really cool

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Iā€™m not smart enough for philosophy haha

steel narwhal
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hey!
I have a question regarding the first prompt for the princeton supplemental essay: Princeton values community and encourages students, faculty, staff and leadership to engage in respectful conversations that can expand their perspectives and challenge their ideas and beliefs. As a prospective member of this community, reflect on how your lived experiences will impact the conversations you will have in the classroom, the dining hall or other campus spaces. What lessons have you learned in life thus far? What will your classmates learn from you? In short, how has your lived experience shaped you?

I am kinda confused on what to write about. Either I can write about my rock climbing gym community that pushed eachother not just physically, but also intellectually as there are students from a vide range of fields (the rock climbing gym is in a university campus and has alot of university students), or I can talk about how I was raised in an environment where questioning was encouraged, and how it has affected the ways I engadge in discussion with others (i talk about how my father and me both done see eye to eye, but always question eachother's opinion to grow).

Any advice? (i am desperate and have 0 idea on what to write about)

graceful spoke
tough eagle
cunning vortex
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So I hosted an art auction through an organization I founded and raised funds to purchase new tablets and other tech devices and implemented a self-made math curriculum

thorny viper
# steel narwhal hey! I have a question regarding the first prompt for the princeton supplemental...

I think being more specific can go a long way, and I would try to find examples that aren't in the home unless they are significant (like family dinner table stuff is something I wouldn't focus on as much). Like what was a memory while rock climbing that really struck you and you learned the most from someone else? And be vulnerable too ā€“ if you made mistakes along the way and you learned from others, that's also great to share!!

steel narwhal
steel narwhal
thorny viper
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np

pseudo oar
thorny viper
steel narwhal
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like is it a proper "why us?" essay prompt

pseudo oar
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we can all contribute respectful dicussion uk

steel narwhal
steel narwhal
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i am confused what to aim it towards meltingsob

pseudo oar
thorny viper
steel narwhal
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i see

thorny viper
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cause most kids write super generic stuff and the AOs don't care (like why would they?? They're reading something that looks AI generated basically)

steel narwhal
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but like what can I contribute to pton? is it my skills?

steel narwhal
pseudo oar
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i feel like there r different ways to u can focus on

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u can do like a trait u have

thorny viper
steel narwhal
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like i think i have a good trait to question things alot

pseudo oar
thorny viper
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you have to be your own salesman here while also accurately representing yourself

steel narwhal
steel narwhal
thorny viper
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for reference, I spent at least a month on my princeton EA application because I had to brainstorm a lot on what I wanted to say

steel narwhal
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DAMN A MONTH?

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that's crazy

thorny viper
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it's why I always caution kids from applying to like 20+ schools since the essays they'll have to write will suck

steel narwhal
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i am applying to 20+ schools

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ima def have to cut it down

thorny viper
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if you don't treat the app with the respect it deserves, don't expect the AOs to respect what you write peeposhrug

steel narwhal
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true

pseudo oar
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how important is pton to u if u rly love it u def need to grind this stuff out

steel narwhal
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yea

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pton is like my top 3 choices

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i will prob spend less time on others

pseudo oar
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ok

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imo this 500 words essays is prob the most important one

steel narwhal
thorny viper
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I would pick 3 of your dream schools, 3 others that you would still go to if you got rejected from those dream schools, and 3 safeties that you're still happy with that you can afford to attend.

steel narwhal
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but like how many unis should i apply to?

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because i am an international and with that the chances go extremely low

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and plus my honors are shit, so idk

thorny viper
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(i've read them)

steel narwhal
steel narwhal
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LMAO

thorny viper
steel narwhal
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bro you wanna read mine for pton when i am done with it?

pseudo oar
steel narwhal
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but cut my list down

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to like 15 max

pseudo oar
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yeahhh

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and u dont have a lot of time left tbh

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so grind

steel narwhal
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got it

thorny viper
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based on what I've seen (ignoring nepotism), essays can make or break an app

steel narwhal
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i have done quite a few universities tho

steel narwhal
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my app sucks in general tbh

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i can just hope to sell with my essays

cunning vortex
pseudo oar
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i would say rly write a essays carrying a certain idea/point and make it interesting and engaging for the reader to read

thorny viper
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it's your job as an applicant to showcase who you are as a person. All the AOs see otherwise are letters of rec and stats + resume, and that only gives half of the complete picture

steel narwhal
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that has really been an insightful discussion

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i kind of have ideas on what to do now for my app

steel narwhal
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idk if it is unique tho

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i did some research on the diagnosis of lung cancer using AI to assist it

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I was very surprised by the potential benefit of this, and so ever since I have wanted to discover further in the field of AI and healthcare, somethign that I see contributing to pton's research side

cunning vortex
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if u find any faculty that is conducting similar researhc that's even better

pseudo oar
quaint parcel
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Did anyone apply here for spia

pale sonnet
quaint parcel
rose lava
manic jay
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Suddenly i love princeton

rose lava
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i love it so much

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if i only experienced love once i'd want it to be princeton

manic jay
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Real

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Dream school

cosmic cobalt
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genuinely dream program

lapis hill
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princeton is the school of the smart people

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princeton is the best

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i love this guy's memes

pale sonnet
quaint parcel
pale sonnet
quaint parcel
livid moat
remote mist
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i heard like 75% of people who go to princeton get married or something

grizzled ridge
lapis hill
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how are apps going

wet pilot
rose lava
wet pilot
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That's what I get for skimming instead of reading

pale sonnet
tough eagle
lapis hill
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being in this thread itself is self selecting on who's actively here

pale sonnet
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I have the names that are deferred. * vela

  • Cold herbs
  • Jamie
  • emperorpenguin
  • Ro
  • Victoria
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ACCEPTED * sphinx cat

  • Leeooo
  • Yoon
  • Farah Elsadany
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and rejected I guess all the othersā€¦

pale sonnet
pale sonnet
hearty basin
tough eagle
sand crane
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Hi homies

glass sigil
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obviously more ppl r gonna be deferred in this chat then elsewhere

sand crane
glass sigil
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this is a princeton admission thread within a college discord server

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like the only ppl on this thread r serious applicants

sand crane
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Yeah its kinda self selecting here

shy summit
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isn't the deferral rate usually 50+ tho

dawn glacier
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Idk i heard that this year pton took fewer ppl rea and rejected more

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I thought there were a lot of deferrals but there were way more rejections

lapis hill
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i agree with you

grizzled ridge
pale sonnet
hearty basin
gaunt shuttle
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princeton would be nice but i have 0 hope

shy summit
uneven bloom
quaint parcel
fervent knoll
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I just wanna apply, prob not gonna get in, but like it

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so I have a question regarding the graded paper

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so papers at my schools don't have teacher's comments, they don't even give us grades officially, they just take em in and reflected on the gpa

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and my teacher just forgot it because people don't ask for stuff like this

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I have the thing, it is just...how important is it to have teacher's comments

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then again, there is nowhere else I can ask it ay? Its gonna get drowned in general and irrelevant anywhere else

pseudo oar
pseudo oar
fervent knoll
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does the rubric matter

limber plume
fervent knoll
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but like they say they care about teacher's comments

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and my teacher literally forgot I wrote that and...forgot my score because they don't save that, saving gpa is all that mattered

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just how much does this matter

limber plume
limber plume
fervent knoll
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I met with him today, he told me that he "re-graded" it and said it was like a 22/24 or smth which is a good thing, and he just told me to write the comments myself, he told me just stuff to write

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but general ones, because it is a relatively generic analytical literature review, there is literally no creative comments to give, it is just like "the logic is clear, the evidence works in tandem with the reasoning, this student demonstrated good foundational skills in a lifelong pursuit of excellency through research" and stuff

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basically what you'd get if you want chatgpt to comment on whatever the hell you wrote a year ago and asked it to not be harsh

orchid axle
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Guys just wondering do any of you guys know why would someone reject a qb match?

fervent knoll
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they just give you the choice because they can

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but seriously no one does that

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questbridge is like ed except they don't call it that

orchid axle
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I saw someone who got into yale qb

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Then proceeds to apply to other 20 ish schools

fervent knoll
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idk

orchid axle
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Then got in and committed penn

fervent knoll
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that depends on major

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if you go for like physics or engineering then def penn is better

orchid axle
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I think he did nursing

fervent knoll
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but like behavioral sciences and history then yale def

orchid axle
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Hm

fervent knoll
#

penn is better on this one according to us news

orchid axle
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Ah

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So technically you can reject a match

fervent knoll
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which makes it a scea?

fervent knoll
orchid axle
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True tho

tough eagle
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i know this sounds annoying but idk whether to feel glad that i got deferred or annoyed that i wasn't sent a rejection earlier

fervent knoll
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bruh

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what's the defer rate

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idk

tough eagle
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very high

fervent knoll
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but if I am deferred by harvard I am gonna smash my table

tough eagle
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where did you ea

fervent knoll
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but because I was deferred by stanford so that's more of a w than a l

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rea

tough eagle
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oh hell yea congrats on stanford deferral

fervent knoll
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but it was more of a "ohh, that's nice" from my seat rather than a scream-filled celebration under the starry sky

tough eagle
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the stanford admit in my grade is so fucking insufferable

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yea no same

fervent knoll
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no

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I am the first guy in 5 years even trying stanford

tough eagle
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well best of luck

fervent knoll
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my counselor deludes people into thinking you should not apply if you don't think you have a good shot

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well it's called a reach for a reason, you know it ain't easy

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princeton is the same thing

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a reach

tough eagle
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i know

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my counselor encourages people to shoot their shot

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as long as the list is well balanced

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im just upset over the fact that they cant reject me earlier

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im just another mid international

fervent knoll
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well I think the best strategy is to place out your fair shot of targets and safeties then just shoot whatever you want if you have the time and space

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I just add ivies in the false hope I could complete it by jan 1

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hopefully I can do it

tough eagle
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you can i believe in you

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i added cornell as well

fervent knoll
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I added cornell as well

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the reason I showed them my cornell essay because they are like helicopter parents and I couldn't find reasons to make them believe I don't wanna go to cornell because I really like it

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they bashed me for "being off the track"

orchid axle
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Hi folks

fervent knoll
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like interpreting the topic liberally and arranging my life's episodes around it rather than obeying a formula should not be disapproved in all we know

tough eagle
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hi sphinx

fervent knoll
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hi

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wait you got accepted

tough eagle
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have you committed yet

orchid axle
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Nope

fervent knoll
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congrats

tough eagle
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why not

orchid axle
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my fin aid decisions aren't out yet

fervent knoll
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eh

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so the prefrosh role is appropriate for any person with offers? or something

tough eagle
fervent knoll
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I got accepted into a safety but I haven't committed yet

tough eagle
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you dont have to

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whats your safety

orchid axle
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I had to translate my tax documents to english and they're stupid expensive

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so I waited until I got an acceptance before I process those documents

fervent knoll
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damn international acceptance as well?

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that's

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well

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congrats

orchid axle
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Thanks a lot!

fervent knoll
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because it is well outside the vocab of my stem-learning ass brain

orchid axle
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I didn't expect it too

tough eagle
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where is my princeton acceptance šŸ˜ 

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i hate doing rd essays

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cuz georgia tech results aint out yet

orchid axle
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you should probably send a LOCI

fervent knoll
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somebody saying georgia tech is out

tough eagle
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if they take me i wont apply to any of my rds frfr

fervent knoll
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they arent

tough eagle
tough eagle
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im going to try to convince my friend into not sending a LOCI

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heheheha

orchid axle
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bro LMAOO

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why do that though

tough eagle
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hes too cracked

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tbf i think hes lying to me about his deferral

limpid chasm
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i hope he gets in and you dont

tough eagle
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i think he straight up got rejected

orchid axle
tough eagle
tough eagle
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im always nice to him

orchid axle
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idk my friends do that too sometimes

tough eagle
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im not sure id have to ask my counselor about it

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i need help with LOCIs anyways

orchid axle
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you're almost done with your RD essays tho

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congrats!

tough eagle
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nah

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i only did one

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lmfao

orchid axle
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broo..

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TIME'S TICKING

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but you can recycle from Princeton's materials to be fair

tough eagle
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ye

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its ok idrc i could just drop some schools if i dont have the time

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and pray that gatech takes me lol

orchid axle
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I pray that GAtech accepts you

tough eagle
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thank you

gaunt finch
#

hi

gaunt finch
#

is princeton really need-blind for internationals?

pseudo oar
gaunt finch
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Say two were equally qualified

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One needed all money for four years

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And the other had an external scholarship

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Who would they take

pseudo oar
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uhm

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prob both

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lol

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like they dont see if u r applying for financial aid

cosmic cobalt
#

its a theoretical that wouldnt actualyl happen

cosmic cobalt
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it shows on common app

pseudo oar
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oh okok

cosmic cobalt
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but i doubt it makes a difference

pseudo oar
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but i dont think they consider it

cosmic cobalt
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the AMOUNT of aid doesnt matter

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the only thing the AOs can know regarding finances is applying for aid Y/N

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they wont know if u need $60k a year or $5k

graceful spoke
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anyone in here got in?

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what did you do for the 500 word community prompt?

cosmic cobalt
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Guys, remember for submitting SAT to Princeton, you have to pay for the official send.

quaint parcel
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I have a grade for the graded essay but no comments is that ok

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Or feedback

uneven bloom
uneven bloom
noble nexus
#

if i send my act score today will princeton receive it before jan 1st?

mellow wind
cosmic cobalt
noble nexus
cosmic cobalt
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im not sure

boreal verge
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are there 6 essays or 5 yall

tough eagle
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6 i think

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  1. 500 word
  2. civic engagement
  3. engineering essay (not sure about non bse applicants)
  4. what brings you joy
  5. what you want to learn in college
  6. song
boreal verge
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gotcha i was wondering about the bsa essay. sounds like i got another one to write, ty

wooden ginkgo
tough eagle
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Ah gotcha

ripe fractal
tough eagle
tough eagle
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My ECs lack commitment and impact and I think I was saved by my essays and got deferred, but please donā€™t do that.

ripe fractal
#

Iā€™ve heard about the song one and if thatā€™s there next year Iā€™ll have no idea what to put

urban sinew
orchid axle
fervent knoll
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I put 4'33'' because I like tranquility and I don't like to be drowned and distracted

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I don't know though

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mainly because I don't have a single song in any non-experimental genre that suits me

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I am way too fucking abstract, maybe my essays are what got half of the stanford committees standing up and the other grunting

pale sonnet
dusty gale
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Yeah, can confirm that very much seems to be the case.

orchid axle
fervent knoll
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but if I want I will say

orchid axle
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i don't even listen to beyonce

fervent knoll
#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMU9dXcx4Ac

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orchid axle
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šŸ˜‚

fervent knoll
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I still don't know how to pronounce the name

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so I will just assume those ppl will assume it is just the average weeb song

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but 4'33'' quickly catches their attention because it is a like what, 60 year old musical shitpost

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John Cage sure likes to do shitpost in music

dusty gale
fervent knoll
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I agree, that's what they have for stanford short questions

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go look it up on common app

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I just copy pasted "list 5 things you love" to "what brings you joy?"

orchid axle
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Hm, I didn't put much thought into writing them

fervent knoll
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well I didn't either, they take me like 15 min a piece like

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or less

orchid axle
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i mean, just don't waste all your time stressing on them

fervent knoll
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agreed

orchid axle
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better work on the long essays

uneven bloom
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I wrote about making coffee and astrophotography in my short responses

fervent knoll
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the long essays are basically converts of other essays I have already done

orchid axle
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i wrote about beyonce and garbage and pitch perfect

uneven bloom
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as long as theyā€™re interesting I think itā€™s fine

fervent knoll
#

mind you that I didn't apply early for princeton because not time constraints but merely policy conflicts

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a lot of the 500 word long thing is just from the UMich ones

uneven bloom
#

They matter but they wonā€™t make or break your application

nobody in committee is going to advocate for you because you had a witty response to the soundtrack of your life (probably)

fervent knoll
orchid axle
#

agreed

fervent knoll
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but the shorter ones they are each their own thing unless SOMEHOW you did them before

uneven bloom
#

I feel like the what brings you joy essay was somewhere else

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Was it Yale?

orchid axle
#

lava have u committed to princeton

orchid axle
uneven bloom
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Not yet Iā€™m waiting for FAFSA

orchid axle
#

Ah

fervent knoll
#

I just cut down UC #2 from 350 to 250

uneven bloom
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wait I was thinking of the ā€œwhat inspires youā€ prompt

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nevermind

fervent knoll
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I got stuff mixed up really often because I just categorize each essay by what thing I should write about

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and my teacher scolded me over this morning because I used the exact same text for JHU and Cornell's 350 word prompt, which are just how your background shaped whatever you wanna learn, I went for the common ground and they said it matched neither exactly

orchid axle
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Bruh

fervent knoll
#

bruh that's literally not the point

orchid axle
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It's fine

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why does your teacher check your essays

fervent knoll
fervent knoll
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because he thinks I am good he should take a look

orchid axle
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Ah

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good on you!