#Princeton University (2023-2024)
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Maybe Princeton should do a BSE val/sal and an AB val/sal to appeal to the masses 🤔
they do that?
Yup
Literally like and half the bse people talking probably can’t write to save their lives😭
Coming from a bse person btw
I think a lot of bse’s are actually pretty good at writing but there are definitely some that slipped thru the cracks lmao
Yuppp
The ones that be getting Ds in writing Sem-
After adjustment-
Like as long as you write half decent essays you should not be getting any lower than a B-
Yeah my R1 was Lowkey ass compared to my current writing and I still got a B on that
My issue in that class is the citizenship grade lol
Dragging my feet wrt attending class since it’s at 8 pm, actually got an email saying I couldn’t skip anymore💀
💀
I had a good time so I never skipped
I mean if you miss 4 you automatically fail
I bet it does, I heard intro physics is just shit here
Egr and phy
I have to take Egr next year since I switched from ab so
Testing out of chem though
That would murder me
Ouch
It’s not super hard but it’s really tedious
7 hours of class time a week
Weekly quiz
3 hour labs are just horrible
And then you get to repeat it all again next sem
Sign language destroyed me
Plus most of the bse Pre-requisites I learned I need for my climate science minor and research anyways so
And I was already taking the course load too Lowkey, I had 4 classes last semester
Honestly though it was a very instantaneous decision, that language grade wasn’t lying
Isn’t 4 normal for ab and bse first sem
I didn’t know sign language was crazy like that
That’s wild
It’s supposed to be 3 apparently for ab
So to briefly summarize
Maybe ab is Mickey Mouse then
Essays
Bruh rip
Midterm
Signing and reading
Then the final . . .
Written test, big essay, 6 minute narrative entirely in sign language
And this is an intro class?
Yeah that stuff is why I respect arts majors
Like I’m not built for that stuff idk how they do it at times
They’re passionate abt it fr
Does Princeton take loci? Didn’t say anything about them in the waitlist statement
Columbia’s did however and I am sending one in for them (their deadline is Apr 24th)
Hmmm I heard that they don't NEED one
But you may want to call and ask?
how are princeton vibes compared to wharton/penn
i got waitlistedd here
but my heart is with princeton
i love the spia major but also idk if the community is as strong as penn's
what major at penn
wharton but concentrating in bepp
public policy basically
after submitting my applicatinos, i realized i would hate banking and want to work in the public service
ahhh
SPIA would be nice then
but can you even send in a LOCI?
no i mean do they let you
oh thats vague
i felt like the clubs were lacking but the community was very cohesive
random pton students would come up to me and try to convince me to come
and the ppl i met would actually stay in touch rather than just have a one-time convo
i heard spia is overrated tho 😭
whattttt
i mean
it is basically a polisci+econ+gov+stats degree
which makes it pretty cool
did they convince you 😃
lol dw idk why the preview fair was kinda small this yr (i tabled for a club) but the one in the fall for freshmen is MASSIVE and extends outside of the gym … i rmr being very overwhelmed by how many clubs and groups there were as a freshman
damn that’s actually a rlly good sign
princeton harry?
Princeton is personable
But he should come to Stanford
LMFAOOO LISTEN TO MIKE
come to harvard bruh
mike r u in the trenches rn
or are u chillin
that’s what i felt 🙌
tbh Stanford is amazing for ee so…
preview was literally not even badddd ur just anti social 
i might be
i spent most the time alone
wait no I was joking :/
tbh i thought harvard was more overwhelming and stuff than princeton
seemed like everyone already knew everyone at harvard at visitas lmao
pton preview session two was cool though
idk i met a lot of new ppl at harvard
maybe i shouldve went to pton session 2
where r u leaning @halcyon dock
no idea
both schools have major pluses and also cons
need to figure it all out since it’s really close
name some
where did u feel more at home
this is how I felt
BRUH U KNEW US THO
oh wait
r u saying this as a good/bad thing?
yeah ofc but it was hard to make friends
easy to talk to ppl but most convos were one time things
oo i see what you're saying
everyone def has diff experiences
at first i felt the one time thing kinda
but i kept seeing a lot of the "one time thing" people again
and the next time we'd talk it was a better/easier convo
and i literally walked up to these 2 ppl hanging out and we just walked around harvard square for an hour and did cool shit
we got advice from the free advice guy
i def wished i would've been more proactive during pton preview tho
praying for you 
yeah i agree
Nah normal essays but on the culture and history
Like 5 pages each iirc
well we did that for a final project
i think i got like
a 160/230 on it and my grade got nuked by that + the subsequent final exam
idk do you like sign language
have you done it before (even casually)
i blame this on the fact that visitas was only 2 days
not even like 1.5
and theres 1,300 kids
i think that feeling of being "home" is a bit superficial given how I was only on both campuses for one day LMAO so i cant really decide on that principal tbh
there were a lot of thoughts and just trying to learn as much as possible about each school
but pton and harvard are two different kinds of student bodies in my honest opinion
eh okays thats valid
where did u feel more supported?
they really do
harvard has the ECs and some harvard exclusive opportunities (IOP, kennedy school) imo but princeton's undergrad focus is huge
eh, kind of disagree?
how so?
princeton seemed a lot quiter while harvard was more extroverted in my opinion
which do you valye more
valid but then again consider locations
to qualify, i think maybe on the whole student bodies may be slightly different in some small ways, but i don't really think its a useful metric when comparing universities when you'll probably find your niche of people wherever you go
i liked both locations and campuses so that wont decide it sadly LMAO
yeah thats valid
do you value those ecs/opportunities or undegrad focus more?
also i actually fwlt more undergrad focus at harvard idk😭😭
i might be bias
princeton seemed more concerned abt academics than ecs to me idk why
dont take my word tho
yea this is very valid
again, def a person to person basis kind of thing
you’re gonna make your group of friends regardless of where u go
true
i know people who are super super super into their ECs
like people in 3-4 dance groups
are you at pton?
yep
obviously everyone has finite time though, people who are super involved in their ECs usually end up taking lighter schedules or make time in different ways
what major are u?
wait whats cos
are the effects of grade deflation still there ik ofc its not a policy anymore
sorry CS
every major at princeton is three letters
ohhh
you're prelaw right? i would say that there isn't really grade deflation in like pol/spia
ORFE:
yeah im pre law probs going to major in politics
if i choose pton
man this is really hard LMAO
it's a good dilemma to have lol
yeah i did i enjoyed both schools
💀
go to pton if u can
u can go to harv for law
u cant go to princeton for law
^^^^
princeton has better food
princeton has AMAZING fries
and ice cream
very important
?
ohh u mean grad school
go to princeton to be with yoon and Luck
go to harvard to be with me (with rizz)
but i mean who knows if i get into harvard law lmao
especially if my gpa isn’t up there
I need dorm food recs pls
Yes
From what I’ve heard premed is very good here bc the rigor prepares you for both the mcat and med school
And all the research you do will help you stand out
Oh ok lol
Possibly masters yea
Probably not PhD
Masters is 1-2 years
PhD is like 5
So pretty big difference
126, 226, 217 in that order
I’d try to take 126 in the fall if you can cuz Kevin Wayne is the goat
And he’s teaching it next sem
Yes
Very much so
I did mat215, cos226, writing sem, phy103
It wasn’t too bad
Yea they are light for the most part
Good luck getting in lmao
Keep in mind that mat215 is like 1.5 classes
Even as a stem person it was way more time consuming than writing sem
Easier to get a good grade tho
hmm hot take
depends on what u wanna do tbh
but like if u wanna go into medicine
ion think princeton's the best
idek for law too
valid
i've heard this
How come you’re not in the Pton server
Pretty chill especially if ur considering math
Not to mention you can just learn a little over the summer pretty easily
Frr, i went on the 9th and it was amazinggg
Nah literally just learn some basic Java
You can do it in like 4 hours
Free YouTube tutorials no need to buy anything
“Basic Java”
Not everyone is a genius like you
😓
No bro I’m not saying that cos126 is basic Java
I’m saying that you can prepare by learning basic Java
Or even just Python
yeah literally just basic java
you can even do the um
assignments before you hit campus
they just have all their stuff out, you just don't get the autograder
🤯😵
when is the latest i could send my loci in?
im procrastinating
it's done
but idk how to end it
Do it asap
You will have fun
Also they remodeled the course completely from when I took it so good luck
i overheard gilat and pedro the other day after lecture (I basically sat right in front of them for 30 min while they talked and briefly acknowledged my presence at times-), they're gonna try and do the same with COS 226 too 💀
wrt remodeling
like bruh why are these courses being remodelled right after i take them . . .
i must be the bringer of change fr
apparently the introduction of randomness and machine learning lectures was the start
which pedro taught this week instead of gilat, those were his own new slides
lets hope they're doing the same shit for COS 217 before next sem because-
That’s good tho
We started it last sem
Changed one of the assignments to an ml related thing
Ohhhh so fraud detection is a whole new thing?
I think that’s the only ml thing we’re doing rn
Yep
I’m rocking w it
Fraud detection and seam carver are my fav assignments so far
I’m already doing work with decision forests for my research so that already made fraud detection interesting for me
Even though it’s like, a decision stump lol
sorry king
It’s ok 😞
It’s OK Princeton didn’t neglect you
Yet at least
But that’s a whole other can of worms so
At least you get free snowcones and shit here
I’m actually having the best snowcone of my life as we speak
Wwww
Omg u know what
I feel like I’m having a full circle moment
Awhile ago, I asked u how Princeton was
Like long before I got in
And we had a w convo
It was probably very long while ago because I don’t even remember
Was it before you applied
Indeed
U were honestly part of the reason why I did apply lmao
ngl i applied bc they’d give me a lot of money if i somehow got in😭😭😭
and i still haven’t gotten my aid back
Fafsa is bugging
life would be so ez if I could just trade my Cambridge Unversity offer for a Princeton offer 😭
😭 stay strong bro
Like…Cambridge Cambridge??
for chooisng harvard?'
ye kinda
i said princeton trash bc aid stuff
and the students were like why r u still in the pton discord 😭
wait did u go to blue devil days
Princeton aid is objectively the best
yes
ik but they still haven't given me mine 
how was it
yeah 😭
Boy…
what is bro on about
cambridge is very much in the neighborhood of princeton’s quality and resources
💀
and it’s not a “it’s a little worse” but probably more like a “give or take a bit depending on the program”
LMFAOOOO
Like 😭😭😭😭
💀💀💀
i would say this is a prestige issue
but
Harvard being above Princeton on this list makes my toes curl
😛😛
get good :3
☹️
drake??
my loci did not eat
fart
ahedghadva
ok anyways they don't accept people off the wailtist it's all good
drake lives 30 mins away from me
acc that is a big radius so ill be safe
where r u going rn
penn, right?
the only school i got into
pookie
Wharton?
yas
LOL that wasn’t a diss on u dw 😭😭
kirk did u get into penn
idk if I’d take Princeton over Wharton
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
My ED school to which I was legacy
NO WAY
actually so funny
what
it does
stanford rejected me
rip
I have a lot of friends going to Wharton
i would in a heartbeat becasue the spia major
really that's awesome
from ur school/city?
oh ur into that!
I have a friend who turned Princeton down for Wharton because freedom of double majoring
just people in this scholarship I’m in and like random friends from around the country
no double majoring is crazy
i forgot about that
but also they do have flexibility
so u can do minors/certificates
are the nice and collaborative people? or more cutthroat
based on your observations
the ones I know more personally
are nice
like one of my prom dates
is going to Wharton
True
ONE OF THEM
as in...
multiple
you're winning
LOL I go to a rlly an all boys school so I’m getting invited to other people’s proms
plus missing my prom this weekend
sadly
ohhhh ic
since u have multiple, you won't necessarily be missing out on much
all the proms are the same
true
dance talk eat
yeah
why are you missing your prom tho
i would try to go bc it is your high school
OH
subtle flex
LMFAO
i was looking through the scholar bios last week
she got HYSM
P!?
She didn’t apply
Also she’s probably the best person in Alaska
true
yes
you're def cracked if you're on that list
but idk which one you are nor do i want to know
there are so many
I’m mid I feel wack compared to some of them
But I’m happy w what I’ve done
yes fs u should be
plus many of the coke scholars are very wealthy so they had those resources to do all those nonprofits etc
source: reddit
but also makes sense
a few of them are
surprisingly a good amount are looking for aid
but there r also QB kids
it’s a mix
It def skews wealthy tho
t-2 DAYS
what is qb
Questbridge
no clue
hsxd gone!
Oh well
FWIW i don’t think many people are on the Princeton WL
don't make me hopeful
im just a little girl
my parents thought princeton was in california
so this won't impress them
my loci was rlly mid
idk what i should've said
whatever
it's done
probably retroactively analyze what ur weakest part of ur app was
and correct it through LOCI
Although that didn’t work for Penn…
me being international
also my course rigor is acc so bad
AND U GOT AN IVY
i got lazy
UR CRACKED
I GOT LUCKY***
but also penn loves canadians
we ahve a lot
25 that i know of
ohhh
I have a friend from canada
Who got Harvard and Stanford
He’s coming to Stanford tho
Idk who Mia is
oops unsending
wow is this the bc guy
yess him
wait not him
OHHHH
yes
my classmate is on the team with him
he's very cool and resilient
but he also got a tesla on his 16th bday
that swayed my impression of him but still very cracked
fs
I think there’s a diff from having wealth and using it in a patently unfair way
like his debating skills didn’t come from his families money
for sure
yes this is true
debating is diff
thanks for catching that
we have a girl from the canada debate team who got waitlisted at every single school
stanford, hyps... etc
wtf
the captain of the USA national debate team got rejected at Harvard
ERM
WHAT
but into Stanford + Penn
going to stanfrod i presume?
what
still, penn is penn
i think subconciously i want to say wharton
because of the conditioning within the school
ik it sucks
i don't want to be elitist or a prestige whore
technically yes but it's not "harder" to get into than seas for example
i must do physics
but nice talking to u!
goodbye!!
truer true
i don't acc drink coffee
it's a play on my real name
LOL
no more physics idrc senioritis wins
W rizz
i think US unis give more aid tho
but Cambridge makes me pay 50k pounds and I can't 😎
wow thats a shit ton of money
50k/yr
or in total
this
also given the college in my country i am going to will literally allow me to go do research at mit for the whole of senior year uh yeah idt cam is worth it if these are the conditioins
ive asked for help in finding ways to pay for it and they don't help me
like idk they could tell me where to find scholarships or sth or help me find a part time job which makes it possible but nah
not at all
for those that accepted princeton over other good schools, what was your guys reasons
what’s your major?
aerospace engineering
oop
so i also found out
that princeton basically doesnt accept any of my AP credit
how determinantal would that be
you’ll be okay
harvard doesn’t take ap creds
You can still place out if you do a placement test
How does the waitlist work
clearly it does not because i was not placed on it. surely the rejection was a mistake
damn same
Difference between robotics minor and certificate??
They’re getting rid of certificates
You can only minor now I’m pretty sure
Guys is it too late to send a loci to Princeton after getting waitlisted?
U in wharton alr u dont need Princeton brotha 😂
Take your ass to UPenn
Nah
wtw on this
it says they dont need any additional information so idk
Last year they didn’t accept anyone off the waitlist 🥲
LMAOO DAMN
wait no they definitely did
hater asf
It was either last year or the year before that
prob year before then
Nah it was last year I think
oh what, I like know someone who got off it tho…
maybe they’re co 22 and i misremember
They were prolly co 22
Class of 2026 had 150 off of the waitlist
Class of 2027 had 0
💀
That’s so cooked negl
Very unlikely
Class of 2026 had a huge class size
Princeton has been trying to shrink it
I thought co 2027 had 70?
No they had 0
Last year was 50 something
Oh wait someone already responded
Then I wondered why all of the news outlet said it was 0 🤔
I think they referred to class of 2026 data
News outlets didn’t check the common data set
They barely did their research prolly
so what happens if i didnt write a loci 💀
because their waitlist faq thing said they dont want any additional info
cook'd
unlucky
write one rn
thing is i wanna write one but also dont care enough to 😭
it’s Princeton tho
@cosmic cobalt when u transferring to pton
now
W
Bruh I wish I did coke
U see all the pics?
Ye
Tbf im qb so the Coke money doesn’t matter to me and it should go to someone else
Buttttt
there was no counselor stage before semifinalists 💀
there were QB ppl
Oh I was prolly thinking of gates
Ik i didnt submit something 🤔🤔
Wow they’re selfish
rip
OFC
cuz ur the goat
Nah I’m lying my stats are ass
Prolly wouldn’t have got into semi finalist round for Coke anyways
Bruh I didn’t know qb is lowkey hard to get into. Ik a lot of poor students who got into hella good schools/programs but rejected qb
But ur just goated
Trust
Ur there for a reason
Nah
Bye
Visit me at pton
I will
Lemme read
im chillin lmao that shits cooked
would u go
Did you hear back yet?
I did this morning
Wishing u good luck
Kinda annoyed I only have till Monday to decide
where r u between
I don’t think so lol
I’m leaning brown, I got into their presidential scholar program
And browns environment + this program just seems like I’d have a lot of opportunities and support
valid
did princeton give u aid yet
can you show the Princeton acceptance lmfao
Both full rides
glaze
what do u wanna major
im a little doubtful abt them releasing so early
because they never have
Woah wait Princeton waitlist acceptances are alr coming out?
Guess Im that special? 😂
It seems like a rolling acceptance
Hence why I only have till Monday to decide
SS that shit
Sure
Brown special program is crazy tho I’d take that over pton
Id also do it more based on vibe check tho
!!
Had to finish up league match rq
Won’t let me send in chat
DM me
Did
Congrats mb for doubting
Haha you’re fine I couldn’t believe it myself
I got a call from a “spam risk” in the morning and answered it while making a voice
And then he said my full name and I stopped
LMFAO
It would be great if I could get some help over at #954425230896545792 🙏
It’s weird finding out at Princeton, at least more so than it was for researching Brown
I gotchu
what did you end up choosing?
They chose Princeton
awww good choice
(pls take me off the wl)
I've seen so many people getting off already 😭
Def not the zero in their cds
lol
Wharton is always a good safety school!
Just come over to pton every weekend, I’ll make you an honorary student
anyone else get the fsi online thing
You have?
2 on the server. 2 on reddit
There are def more
But it's whatever
All we can do is wait
You mind sending me that reddit link?
^
me
that is the fsi?
ngl idk if it's worth
free credit sounds nice but I heard the course itself is kinda meh
Yes
I guess
Then I think it's something to consider
Lowkey go to FSI
if it’s anything like last year, people start forming their real friend groups during that
Like academics aside
It’s not
that's good
if ur not feeling it u can just turn it down later
HI YOON
When can I send my waitlist LOCI?
You should have already sent it lol
Is it too lateeee
Why r u even trying to go to Princeton u have Wharton..
Idk probably
Shittt
Bro 😭😭
Rihannaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
crazy statement
i mean clearly they want to study undergrad business 😭
yes
penn '28
are u in the gc on insta
a couple ppl chose wharton over princeton
yooo are u the person from a few months ago that was applying to harvard
you're intl right?
i remember u fr 😭 i was wishing u good luck in my head bc ik intl admissions are crazy asf
congrats on penn bruh you're goated
I just got my invite and accepted
Hopefully it’s not too late and I get to see you there!
That's good to hear