Princeton University (2025-2026)

[half quarry]

How competitive is math major at princeton (say like pure math) ?

[teal dagger]

you’re admitted to princeton, not major

[half quarry]

I see I see

As deadlines come up, I'm starting to become less and less confident about my application

[teal dagger]

after you submit don’t look at it

[half quarry]

got it 👍

[teal dagger]

best thing to do is to not remember anything that’s on your application when decisions come out

for any school

thinking about how “bad” it is just makes you feel bad

[ashen marsh]

So... the graded writing supplement.

What counts as "explanatory writing"?

[half quarry]

I would think like if you did a rhetorical synthesis in AP Language and Composition

[hard finch]

Do most people do the additional information document or jsut settle with the common app one?

[spare edge]

would asusme most people do the additional doc only if they really couldnt fit their context into the common app one

[median bridge]

im really confused on how to submit the princeton graded paper, can submit help me out here
im going to submit a paper 4 pages in length
however the only feedback my teacher gave me was on a sepearate doc, its a 1 page analysis/feedback on my essay
how do i submit this?

[hard finch]

add it to the doc

download as word i think

[median bridge]

why download it as word?

[hard finch]

to upload

doesnt it have to be a word document

[median bridge]

is pdf alr?

[hard finch]

im not sure but for resume for other apps the file requirement was word

[median bridge]

smth im afraid of tho is ive heard they only look at the first 2 pages of ur submission if u go over 2, so they might not even see the teacher feedback all the way on the bottom

[hard finch]

u should put it at the top

[hard finch]

actually pdf works too, probably better; i downloaded as word and it copied the suggestions from my teacher, making it hard to read

[median bridge]

did ur teacher make the suggestions as comments on the doc itself?

can u show me what ur comments look like on the word

[median bridge]

is it acceptable to upload two files, one with your original doc, and one with a screenshot of your teachers feedback?

[hard finch]

no idea

[hard finch]

yes, it looks the same as docs but no name /date

[lofty tundra]

the teacher feedback isn’t as important as your paper

[thorny prism]

🙏

[half quarry]

You’ll get in trust

[hard finch]

wait separate or same document for rubric & graded supplement?

[spare edge]

anyone else's pton portal not have the application checklist yet?

[thorny prism]

me neither

i got the link but it’s just empty when logging on

[echo cipher]

is a rhetorical analysis essay for ap lang considered expository for princeton

[snow widget]

Sure

They just want to see your academic writing

[thorny prism]

if i want to update awards/honors, can i just email later?

i submitted yesterday but won first round of MTNA for my state and am the state representative

but i also have youngarts results coming out in ~20 days and hopefully if all goes well, should i just email ao office regarding both?

and would doing so put my other awards/honors down? like do i have to replace the ones i submitted to update with these new ones or can i just say i have achieved these now

[ashen marsh]

why didnt bro just wait 1 day

[thorny prism]

because i still don't know where to put it in my awards/honors

[snow widget]

The latter

[thorny prism]

ok thank you 😎

i’m at richardson right now they have a concert

[snow widget]

Fire

[spare edge]

okie cool

[thorny prism]

is your portal still empty?

[spare edge]

yaur

urs too?

[thorny prism]

yes no idea

i need my arts supplement portal like now

[spare edge]

prolly takes a couple more days for stuff to show up 😭

[brave heron]

didnt get the link yet but common app says submitted

[hard finch]

scroll down

[thorny prism]

i just don’t have anything

[hard finch]

click upload

pike the drop down

[thorny prism]

on my computer now, this is how it looks

[hard finch]

u can upload ur arts video there

[hard finch]

optional supporting document right

[thorny prism]

no

[hard finch]

o nvm then i have no idea

[thorny prism]

https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/optional-arts-supplement

this is what you are referring to with the optional supporting document

it's separate from the arts portal

[hard finch]

wait also are we supposed to mark intention of uploading on common app

cuz that wasn’t there

[thorny prism]

i submitted my common app oct 31

[hard finch]

i see

[thorny prism]

yes you are supposed to it was there

[hard finch]

then i have the same issue

[hard finch]

bro what

which page

oh shoot im absolutely cooked

[thorny prism]

general page

[hard finch]

wtf

bro i’m cooked

it’s over

[thorny prism]

email and ask

although its due on nov 6

[hard finch]

wait i cant upload unless i say yes?

[thorny prism]

i don't even have access to it

[thorny prism]

yes because then they won't enable it for you on the portal

[hard finch]

wait no i’m good i clicked yes for that

[hard finch]

that’s the only q abt arts portfolio?

[thorny prism]

yes

[hard finch]

wait should we email them

[thorny prism]

im not yet because i technically only submitted like less than 48 hours ago

i submitted oct 31 like 7pm

this was when i received the link

should i wait prior to emailing?

im just worried because i need to request the optional LOR for my teacher and don't know if they are also required to submit it by nov 6

or if they have leeway

[spare edge]

probably around two weeks into Nov

[thorny prism]

does anyone know if the arts faculty can also see my main common application materials? the reason i ask is because there is a question that we are required to answer "Additionally, include a personal statement explaining how you would like to integrate music-making, and your contribution to music department ensembles, into your studies at Princeton (no more than 250 words.) (for music) and i have a lot of very nice programs that i spoke about in my supplementals that i would like to refer to/reuse in this if possible

Please keep in mind, information you provide in your arts supplement will only be read by the arts faculty evaluating your supplement unless you submit it as additional information along with your application to Princeton.

this is mentioned on the arts portal site

doesn't really clear up if they can see what i submitted to common app though

[lofty tundra]

i dont know for sure so dont take my word for it but i would imagine that they probably cant see ur common app info

because it seems kind of unecessary for them to in most scenarios

[thorny prism]

yeah i really doubt with the videos they have to see, the resume, and this statement that they will go through my other 6 supplementals and main common app essay i submitted as well

[hard finch]

i’m pretty sure it can be as redundant as u want

bc separate review

[thorny prism]

ok good i agree it makes sense that way

i was just worried because i was lazy today and did nothing

and this is due in 4 days

[hard finch]

wait so there’s a separate arts supplement portal?

[lofty tundra]

[hard finch]

also isn’t the portal supposed to have a checklist

where is ts checklist

[lofty tundra]

yes

theyll email you a link after a few days to it

[hard finch]

wait after a few days?? 😭

after a few days is when it’s due

[lofty tundra]

i dont know the exact timeframe cuz i submitted early

itll prob be before though

[hard finch]

oh nahh i submitted to late

[lofty tundra]

dont stress

[thorny prism]

the thing is im confused on is

[lofty tundra]

actually maybe its in the applicant portal

[thorny prism]

i did get this link and email and i made my account

[lofty tundra]

lemme dig thru my email

[thorny prism]

but it just looks like this now

my friend on the other hand has the same thing but

[hard finch]

same

[thorny prism]

he also has all his things like

what they received

test scores lors etc

[hard finch]

yea i dont have that e it t

[thorny prism]

yeah same

i assume it takes time obviously but like

[lofty tundra]

wait wtf

ok guys i dont think my memory is reliable

and i cant access my portal details

good luck guys tho 😭

[thorny prism]

no worries

[lofty tundra]

lowk dont listen to ts i think im inserting false memories into my brain

mb twins 💔

[thorny prism]

im pretty sure they just have an extra button for us on the portal if we have the arts portion

[lofty tundra]

is it just not appearing?

[thorny prism]

i mean nothing for me on the portal is even there

[lofty tundra]

how long since you got the confirmation email

has it been

[thorny prism]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1400590612469645444/1434662625601650738/image.png?ex=69092530&is=6907d3b0&hm=0060a93c17e5b6ee89d11a1a6c9544fe9dc8109a28f19604d1f7aa2a9d75c5f4&

[thorny prism]

and i submitted my common app the day before this

so it took 1 day to send portal

and it's been empty like this 1 day

[lofty tundra]

tbf theyre prob processing a ton of apps rn if it doesnt appear in a day id prob email

[thorny prism]

yeah im willing to wait until tomorrow and then email at like 2pm as i have questions regarding the arts supplement too

[lofty tundra]

thats a pretty safe bet

[thorny prism]

im always scared emailing like what if i come off weird or ask a stupid question

because don't they always say to wait like 5 days if you don't get your portal to email

i mean i got the portal i just don't see anything so i guess i have cause to email

bro wtf

it just fixed

@hard finch

[hard finch]

ong?

[thorny prism]

try this

i literally accidentaslly

[lofty tundra]

damn manifested it

[thorny prism]

clicked submit applicant withdrawal

and then

i went back

dont' actually withdraw

but

click the link and go back

[hard finch]

bro that’s too scary

[thorny prism]

brooo look it worked

idk why tf my

[hard finch]

lmfao what

[thorny prism]

act scores aren't there tho

does it take different times for different collegs to process

because UVA got mine

[hard finch]

wtf mine worked too

[thorny prism]

is that a W method 😭

[lofty tundra]

probably

[hard finch]

wait what i sent mine hella long ago it says test scores aren’t there

like it is received

[thorny prism]

should i be worried that they don't have it? i did send it

[hard finch]

wait i still can’t submit art supplement

[hard finch]

it might be a glitch

[thorny prism]

do you have this option?

[hard finch]

mine is supposed to be there

[hard finch]

nah

wait i lied

found it

alr everything’s good except sat

[lofty tundra]

if youre certain you sent it i wouldnt be that worried since im pretty sure they manually have to match your score to you or something but if you would like to be extra sure i suppose you could email

[thorny prism]

i mean im staring at the purchase receipt that i sent it so it's probably fine

ill wait a little longer for that to go through rather than email now

[lofty tundra]

yeah for things like that youll get a bit of leeway if the deadline is past as well

[thorny prism]

honestly i took my sweet ass time sending

[lofty tundra]

oh thats so recent what

dont be worried then

[thorny prism]

[lofty tundra]

give it like 2 weeks at minimum

[thorny prism]

yeah ill wait for that

[hard finch]

wait i sent mine 10/14 and its the same lol

maybe i should email them

[lofty tundra]

you could be fine with prob waiting a bit more, 2 weeks is just the estimated time but it may take longer bc everyones sending in scores at once

and also collegeboard is hella slow for no reason

[hard finch]

maybe maybe

i mean ut got the score so im assming its a glitch

cuz bearic also has that even tho another school got the score

[thorny prism]

yeah i heard CB is much slower with SAT rather than ACT

so saxophone is just not here

are we serious 💔

i shall be emailing tomorrow

[hard finch]

isnt saxophone considered jazz

[thorny prism]

classical saxophone exists too

they have jazz saxophone program and it says on the arts supplement website that:

so then obviously i go down under the music section and categories

💔

[hard finch]

oh nah wait

is it considered out of their expertise

[thorny prism]

they technically don't have any classical saxophone professors but

i assumed classical instrument will just fall under any of their classical instrument professors to review

[lofty tundra]

how different is jazz and classical saxophone? if the fundamental techniques between the two are the same id imagine the most qualified people to judge your supplement would be the ones who can play saxophone

[thorny prism]

well its a whole different world/category i have to submit that they ask for different things

[lofty tundra]

ohhh i see

[thorny prism]

obviously a jazz saxophone player would be able to see my technique and base off of that but so will a classical flute, trumpet, etc

[lofty tundra]

yeah you should prob email

[thorny prism]

what should i say in the email? i will mention how i have been an avid saxophone player for the past bajillion years and was hoping to submit an arts supplement regarding my playing, and how i know they don't have a classical saxophone (should i mention that) professor but assumed (should i even say that too, assumed?) that the classical instrument portion would have my classical saxophone playing fall under and was hoping one of the classical musician faculty members would be able to review it - but then the issue with this is that my instrument, the saxophone, isn't an option for me to select on the arts portal page

[lofty tundra]

that seems fine

[thorny prism]

is it fine to mention all those assumptions and stuff

would i email the admissions office or this person specifically

[lofty tundra]

what site is this screenshot from

[thorny prism]

https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/optional-arts-supplement

i guess the whole "formal instruction" portion can directly relate to having a professor in that specific instrument for that specific genre

[hard finch]

oh wait

wait maybe that person actually?

[lofty tundra]

to me it seems like this is more about questions about the music program and formal instruction

but if its an issue with the arts supplement or portal itself id prob direct to admissions office

[thorny prism]

yeah i will email the specific person tomorrow morning and mention how i know that the saxophone professor offers instruction on jazz saxophone, but i was hoping to submit the classical saxophone that i have been working on for past x years and i assumed that the classical saxophone side would fall under the classical instrument category and was hoping that one of the classical instrument faculty would be able to review it, but upon gaining access to the arts portal, i noticed that there is no saxophone option for the classical instrument and how i am confused and was really hoping to submit and showcase my arts supplement etc

are they like flexible about this stuff

[thorny prism]

i could propose an alternative:

i also play piano and wanted to submit that but i only have ~5 min of piano (they want 10-15) so i will propose if it would be possible to submit that along with the ~11 min of sax i have

[eager matrix]

its pretty different. the jazz vs classical auditions r a lot different at most schools

jazz vs classical saxophone both exist in completely different worlds ironically

[red sparrow]

Princeton i am applying

[thorny prism]

does princeton factor in Q1 grades a lot

my Q1 gpa the way it is now is like 5.1 "points" higher than my freshman year gpa (100 pt scale)

[spare edge]

how would they know Q1 grades

[thorny prism]

counselors send in q1 grades iirc

princeton asks for it

[spare edge]

are you talking about the mid year report

[thorny prism]

no

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/qnmqgn/does_princeton_request_first_quarter_grades

mid year report is RD

[spare edge]

ah

[thorny prism]

i am going to double check with my counselor this week as my Q1 ends this saturday

[spare edge]

interesting i didn’t know that

[thorny prism]

me neither i found out last week

am happy though because i need this trend in growth

i had different standards freshman year

[spare edge]

fire

[spare edge]

same lol i messed up my freshman gpa the rest of my years were fine

[ashen marsh]

Did y'all get application confirmation emails?

I still haven't

[hard finch]

are you sure

princeton asks for mid year report not quarter grades right

which is first sem

[thorny prism]

i’d talk to your counselor because i’ve seen mixed reports where they ask counselors ask for Q1

[hard finch]

wait rlly? on the website / checklist it doesnt say q1 is required

[thorny prism]

it's not really listed from what i saw but i've heard they reach out to counselors

[hard finch]

will they contact my counselor separately for it or will i have to do it myself?

[thorny prism]

counselor

[hard finch]

oh ok so i dont gotta do anything right

[thorny prism]

no just lock in 🔥

[hard finch]

aight bet

[willow kestrel]

hi princeton i am putting my application inside you in two months' time

[lofty tundra]

they don’t always ask for q1 but especially if you want them to see it it’s a good idea to send it in

[queen current]

Have any of the Pton students here been to the new art museum yet? thoughts?

[lofty tundra]

so good

ive been 3x for an hour or two at a time and still havent seen everything

[queen current]

im so jealous

it looks amazing

reason #192800304 why princeton is the best

[queen current]

were a lot of people going like at weird hours when it was open 24/7?

I would've went at like 3 AM lol

[lofty tundra]

yeah lmao

some ppl stayed the whole night

[queen current]

so real

[still musk]

yo when do they reach out for interviews from REA round

[spare edge]

sometime this month prolly like 1-2 weeks

[still musk]

k ty

[thorny prism]

yes ill email for both youngarts and mtna

(if i get youngarts, hopefully)

nov 18th winner with distinction results come and nov 24 for all others

ok good so i will reuse what i have

will nov 18-24 be too late if im REA? what if they reviewed my thing already etc

or how does all this work, will it still be factored in?

thanks 🙏

[hard finch]

how do i send it in?

[median quiver]

context:

7 ap classes on transcript between 9 and 11th
by grade ap score with respective class grade:
- 9th: 5 (A)
- 10th: 5,5 (A,A)
- 11th: 2,3,5,3 (A,B,A,A)
ap scholar (3+ passing ap scores) & ap scholar w/ disticntion (5+ passing ap scores with an avg of 3.5+)
***Princeton is a school that only gives credits to 4s and 5s***

strats

what scenario is better?

• send the four 5s, ap sch. w/ distinc.
  -# **sees 4 strong scores, but 3 missing scores. reporting the distinction honor makes it seem like i am trying to hide my other scores due to them being low; distinction honor requires five aps, yet i report 4. less likely to assume i did not take the test i think since they know i am leaving off at least 1 score, so they just assume lower scores for others
• send the four 5s, ap sch.
  -# **sees 4 strong scores, but 3 missing scores. may either assume low scores or did not take the test. may more likely assume did not take the test due to low-income.
• send everything but the 2, ap sch. w/distinc.
  -# **sees 4 strong scores, 2 low but passing scores, and 1 missing score. either assumes didnt take test or low scores

top 20 guy: 3|5,4|5,5,5,5
valec. guy: 5|5,4|5,5,5,5
salut. guy: 5,5,5|5,4|5,5,5,5
me again  : 5|5,5|2,3,5,3```
i am likely cooked in this aspect, so what is the best strat i need to remain competitive with both peers and everyone else
would very much appreciate it 😭

[spare edge]

i’d send the 5s and AP scholar with distinction. also, ap scores aren’t gonna make or break ur shit

and i doubt aos are gonna be focusing on AP scores as the point of comparison between you and ur peers

[eager matrix]

if they're suspicious of grade inflation that's the only time i would see them checking ur ap scores

[spare edge]

yuh this

[eager matrix]

cus if ur gpa is skyrocket and u got an a+ but a 2 in the exam they might dot an eye at that

[eager matrix]

also estimating ur classmates ap scores is insane just relax and focus on ur own app

[median quiver]

nah I kinda forgot they my friends they just told me what they got and asked me what I had

estimating as in I forgot in some of their scores so im assuming a bunch of 5s

[median quiver]

but distinction requires u to have 5 passing APs at least and if I only report four scores, that could be suspicious

[median quiver]

what if I send the 3 for the class I have a B

that class aint got curves unlike the 2 for the class I have an A

[eager matrix]

i think you should submit all 3 and above

if you dont submit it then they’re gonna think you score a 1 or 2 on half ur ap exams

that wont look good

like that is 10x worse than submitting the 3s

[median quiver]

also we do semester based so lowk first semester class kinda forget quite a bit of content like my 9th and 10th all the APs were 2nd semester so I remember easily and get 5s but junior I took a lot that 2 had to be put in first semester so I got a 2&3 for the first semester classes and 5&3 for second semester

[median quiver]

aight fair enough

[eager matrix]

thats my thought and generally what i think the consensus is

but ask around if u want

generally 3+ report

[median quiver]

the two main consensus are:
report all 3,4,5
and report all 4,5 but only report 3 if the school takes it as a credit (Princeton dont tho) so it’s why im asking

[eager matrix]

if u report only half ur scores then ur ao can see that as u hiding a 1, 2, or a 3

and they wont know

nothing is stopping them from assuming u got a 1 on all 4

[median quiver]

AP scholar with distinction too they’ll know im hiding it since it needs 5 scores minimum

[eager matrix]

or however many

i feel play it safe and submit 3+

[median quiver]

well tbh AP distinction u need average of 3.5 minimum so it’s not like they’ll just assume 1s for half the scores

I feel like they skim it and won’t really try to get technical and calculate

they don’t have much time and have lots of applications to look at

[thorny prism]

@hard finch

my scores are in the portal now

what a pull that was to click on applicant withdrawal to make it work

😭 😭

[brave heron]

how did you get that to work

[thorny prism]

does yours just appear as empty now?

i had the same issue

[spare edge]

lowkey i didn’t touch the checklist

and it populated today

with all my shit

[brave heron]

mine says they haven’t been received

[thorny prism]

ah well if it says that then its just a waiting game

[brave heron]

I put in the order on friday i think

[thorny prism]

i had a different issue where my portal was just empty

like there was absolutely nothing there not even a checklist

[spare edge]

yeah same

had that issue but i just waited

[thorny prism]

and the way i fixed it was accidentally clicking the applicant withdrawal form and it appeared 😭

i was gonna keep waiting but i accidentally hit it and everything showed up

[lavish moth]

I would send everything but the 2

It’s definitely a bit weird that your grades and APs dropped junior year

But not a big deal overall

[lofty tundra]

might be smth to talk w ur school counselor about since i think diff schools send grades differently

[lofty tundra]

its when people overanalyze small changes in their portals and theorize if it means something relating to the decision they receive, often not based in facts

a lot of it is out of fearmongering or anxiety so especially when decision dates approach its best not to keep up w it 😭 its also not allwoed here

[marble charm]

oh wow

[deep helm]

Does Princeton superscore the sat? I'm confused bc of their policy that you have to send in official score reports when applying

[snow widget]

yes princeton superscores

but you need to send your official test scores

[thorny prism]

im making the resume now for my optional arts supplement. do you guys think this resume would also be worth uploading as an additional information/supporting document on the princeton portal (so the main admissions may see it rather than just the arts faculty)

it'll be more in detail on my music education and every competition i have won etc

or should i just leave that for the arts faculty to review and rate

[lavish moth]

I uploaded resume in supporting documents

[thorny prism]

along with the arts portal?

also

does this resume have to be 1 page?

i know like there is this resume “one page rule” but nowhere on princeton do they say that

[thorny prism]

reason is mine comes out to 2 full pages after filling it out

what if i just use some pdf thing to make it one long page

[spare edge]

i doubt they would hold it against you if ur shits longer than a page

if you feel like everything included is important etc then there’s nothing u can do

if there’s fluff you can cut id cut it tho. also resume doesn’t need to have like every single thing you’ve ever done or won, maybe consider cutting stuff thats mentioned in other parts of your app

[thorny prism]

yeah this is all they mention for it

[thorny prism]

thing is music faculty doesn’t see other parts of app

they only see what i submit for arts supplement

[spare edge]

ahh right

i mean if they don’t specify one page then i doubt they would home it against you if yours was longer than a page

[thorny prism]

i mean the resume is an optional thing part of a bigger optional thing, the weight it has i doubt it little

[thorny prism]

yeah

[spare edge]

just try to cut redundancy and stuff

[thorny prism]

i mean i just followed my teachers template and filled in with my stuff

his is 5 pages though 😭but it’s more like a CV

plus he’s accomplished and stuff too so makes sense

[lavish moth]

Idk I didn’t have arts portfolio

[lavish moth]

No except for nyu it might be a problem

[thorny prism]

ok got it thank you

[dusky rock]

😭

[lofty tundra]

i’m not sure what your question is, if you want us to tell you your chances we can’t do that

[lavish moth]

I can’t tell if you are trolling or not

[dusky rock]

how did bro publish a research paper and become a fellow at 14

[lavish moth]

Can I redirect him to https://discord.com/channels/786557653924708373/1400588963382562847

[hard finch]

am i cooked for the arts supplement?

i clicked on my instrument and then proceeded, it took me to the upload page and i didnt do anything

then clicked back on my mouse on accident

[hard finch]

is the resume mandatory or optional?

[thorny prism]

happened to me it’s fine

just go back you’ll see you can submit

[thorny prism]

i’m doing it but it’s not mandatory

[hard finch]

oh aight

[thorny prism]

since im uploading classical music through the jazz (they don't have classical alto sax and i asked admissions officer and they said to just upload through the jazz portion), should i leave a note somewhere (either on my resume or as a separate pdf/txt upload) explaining my situation?

would it be okay to say like thank you for giving me this opportunity and reviewing this. would it be okay to mention how i was told by an AO to upload through the jazz portion and can i then mention i have an interest in jazz and if given the opportunity i would like to study it?

ah there is a whole description portion in which i can mention all of this

[ashen marsh]

I don't see a spot to update test scores on my princeton app

Do new test scores count as "optional supporting documents"?

[thorny prism]

hi guys, just wanted to ask this again to get a definite answer:

i submitted my arts supplement and i ended up making an arts resume that detailed every award/competition i have won and it also went into more detail of some of the benefit/volunteer work i did as a musician. i submitted it on the arts portal but was wondering if i should also upload it on the additional supporting documents for the main admissions to see it. there is some overlap i guess with the awards/honors and volunteer stuff that is already specified in my common app list, but there are more awards in the resume that i didn't get to fit in the common app portion plus i go the slightest bit more in depth in the resume about the volunteer stuff

i just don't want to have too many documents for them/unneccesary stuff but the resume is very well made

[snow widget]

I don’t think you should use additional supporting documents to resume dump personally

They already have your common app

[thorny prism]

yeah i agree i read somewhere too that they also don't want extra documents if not needed

its ok music faculty has it and they can use that to rank along with recordings

[snow widget]

Agreed

[bright comet]

got requested my interview earlier today!!

[dusty tinsel]

do you guys know if it means anything if u do/don't get an interview?

[bright comet]

I wouldn't dwell on it for another 2 weeks

especially if you don't live in a city

[dusty tinsel]

did anyone here submit a creative writing portfolio?

[still musk]

I personally wouldnt start worrying bout it yet but if you DO get it that likely u means u passed the bare minimum bar so princeton can interview you. They publically state they try to interview everyone but obviously for some eligilibity reasons they can't actually do so, thus they have to streamline by picking applications that at least have the bare minimum shot of getting in. If you don't get an interview request, don't sweat it if ur in an unavaliable area or something bc its all up to alum avalability. I'd wait a week or two for the interview request if i were u, as it could come anytime soon.

Im pretty sure ur above the minimum threshold for interview consideration so i wouldn't sweat it If I were you

[queen current]

any Princeton people here thoughts on the new museum?

[snow widget]

absolutely gorgeous

Can’t believe we have monet

[queen current]

I was reading about that!!

I think there's only 12 in the world 😭

[lavish moth]

Don’t we have multiple?

I swear I saw at least 2

[silver nacelle]

gng I got my pton interview tmr can I get some last minute tips 🙏 😭

[queen current]

Idk if anyone who goes to princeton or anyone on this sub in general would know but like if I want to study the built environment and architecture as a theory and criticism rather than like modeling and creating it as much, would intended to major in the architecture major be a bad idea?

or should I say like art and archeaology with a minor in urban studies??

[lofty tundra]

i wish i knew the answer to ur question but one way i suggest maybe finding more about the focuses of the majors/minors would be to look at courses offered in each respective department and also what courses are required to obtain the major

also potentially what faculty in those departments focus on outside of teaching

[queen current]

ah okay this makes sense

[queen current]

thank you

[thorny prism]

how lenient are interviewers with dates? i haven’t gotten an email yet but im going out of state from wednesday-sunday and im afraid if i get an email that i wouldn’t be here for that

if i mention that im not in town and that im able to meet when back, is that normally okay?

[silver nacelle]

my interviewer was pretty flexible, you won't be asked to do the interview immediately (prolly) so you should be chill. But keep an eye on your email because if they do email you, you wanna respond promptly

[thorny prism]

yeah i’ve been checking so ill respond and let them know in case they email in the next few days

[red sparrow]

do i need to submit my app to receive an interview?

or is this for REA

[spare edge]

this is for REA

[red sparrow]

gotchu

[thorny prism]

how important is a 4th year of language for princeton? i didn’t take a 4th year of french (AP) and instead took AP stat

now i’m taking AP calc C (basically BC, my school just like splits it weirdly), AP stat, AP econ, AP physics c, band honors

[queen current]

Do only like very good candidates get an interview for RD? Or do they try to do one for everyone who has an alumni nearby?

And is this the same for all ivies?

[silver nacelle]

idk, seems like they value 4th year of languages somewhat but I didn’t take one. Granted, I explained why I decided not to in my additional info

[thorny prism]

i see. i didn't have the need to explain anything in my additional info. i assume they can obviously see within my transcript that i dropped french to take another ap class

[silver nacelle]

yup, I don’t know how it’ll affect you. Probably not much though so i wouldn’t sweat it

yo i had a devious interview today icl

[brave heron]

what are the interview questions

[teal dagger]

0/10 on FRS this year call me ben simmons from 3

[night jacinth]

How are interview requests being received? Portal or email?

[spare edge]

email

[night jacinth]

Cool thank you

[thorny prism]

ok awesome thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[dusty tinsel]

any advice for the interview?

got requested one today

[lavish moth]

Don’t stress about it

Princeton interview doesn’t matter at all lol

Just come off as a genuinely nice human being and you’ll be fine

[bright comet]

Also something a teacher told me yesterday: for a school like Princeton, who wants a connected alumni network, the interview serves more to the interviewer than it does to the interviewee

[lofty tundra]

princeton try to make the study abroad interface straightforward challenge failed how have i been through like 50 separate portals

[lavish moth]

LMAO real

[torpid pilot]

Any IB students applying/attending? Was wondering what graded paper yall submitted

[queen current]

For any current students here what are some things you think are underrated or just in general that should 100% be in your 250 word like why Princeton + why major essay they have?

I know the obvious like classes and research

but like any niche things most ppl wouldn't consider

[ivory hill]

Guys I am so stressed about my conversation essay. I need someone to look at it, so pls

[queen current]

What’s the conversation essay??

[ivory hill]

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?
(500 words or fewer)*

[queen current]

Oh this one yeah

It’s basically a mini common app

**personal statement

So talk about how your unique background will literally allow you to contribute something unique to campus

They want people who are coming from very different settings so that each and every person in the community can learn and grow from each other

[ivory hill]

I talked about how my experiences shaped my art and art perceiving

[queen current]

So by bringing a unique perspective to the college you will be helping other Princeton students grow

[ivory hill]

Like I used to hate abstract art

[queen current]

Yeah this sounds good

Maybe even connect to art museum

For brownie points

[ivory hill]

I connected my exchange program

To it

And how I discussed art with program's head

[queen current]

Yeah I think you’re overthinking it this sounds like a great thing to write ab

[ivory hill]

This part takes approx. half of the essay

The other half I yap abt how I like discussing what other ppl see in the art or idea, shaping its form from one another lenses

[ivory hill]

I thought it's too cliche lol

[queen current]

No I think it’s fine as long as it’s unique to you then it’s great

[ivory hill]

In my community essay I talked abt the art exhibition I rose for the army and how I want to do something similar in Princeton

[dusty tinsel]

j had my princeton interview - anyone have any questions for me?

[lavish moth]

Did they pair you with an alum from your school bc that’s what happened to me

[young seal]

Did they ask anything unexpected? or mostly normal stuff?

[dusty tinsel]

no but someone who went to HS and works in NJ where i live

[dusty tinsel]

really normal stuff, i think its a chance for you to clarify and strengthen the narrative in ur application

surprisingly, my interviewer said she really disliked her time at princeton and although getting a PHD acceptance from princeton, she chose cornell

[snow widget]

Why is someone who didn't like Princeton interviewing prospective students lmao

[dusty tinsel]

I have no idea lmao

didn't wanna ask that

[snow widget]

That's so weird

[dusty tinsel]

she did allude to having some mental health issues and said while she didn't enjoy her time at Princeton she was grateful for it

[young seal]

Wow, that's kind of wild, but guess it makes sense. and thx for the insight!

[placid crane]

is it unusual to not have received any contact about an interview

i don't live in the middle of nowhere

[bright comet]

I'm applying - submitted my TOK exhibition actually lol

But there is no data point on me as of yet

[dusty tinsel]

also is it a good thing if my interview was >1 hr?

or does it not really matter

[torpid pilot]

I was also thinking of doing this!! But we didn’t receive proper annotations and grading on ours, might try asking my tok teacher for that :) thanks!

[lavish moth]

This is a fair assessment

[queen current]

does anyone have an opinion on using my Great Expectations literary analysis paper for the Princeton graded paper?

idk if theres topics they like better or not to see

but I wrote about like "british superiority" and "purity" and how Dicken's reflects his views on British colonialism through Pip and Great Expectations as a whole

[oak cliff]

prince town

[lavish moth]

I think it’s ok because I literally turned in a 300 word paper that I wrote in class in 30 minutes

They just want to know if you can reasonably write at a decent level

[thorny prism]

hi when would be too late to update college with updated awards/honors/activities

i have 3 (potentially 4) things to add LATEST by nov 24

thanks

[thorny prism]

ok sick

thanks

[primal coral]

They’ll probably have accepted/rejected you by then bruh

[thorny prism]

i doubt they opened my application yet as i haven’t even been contacted for an interview yet

[brave heron]

finished interview

[hard finch]

how was it

[brave heron]

guy was kind of unemotional but interested in everything I was saying

[thorny prism]

i was going to just email main admissions office

[queen current]

What is the additional info section for on Princeton app?

Why have it if they already have the common app one?

[tough imp]

Im trying to write my "what academic area prompt" and im really stuck on how Princeton's neuroscience program is different from any other colleges?

Anyone know anything or know how i can find that (i already looked on the website)

Thanks for the tip

[queen current]

what is like the actual best way to truly research and fully understand the ethos behind Princeton before doing the supplements to designate great fit?

[thorny prism]

click around on that site, you'll find something eventually. in my case when applying for music, i spent a lot of time on the department of music website and just tried to click around on all the different programs they have

[queen current]

ah okay thank you!

[tender lava]

does anyone know how princeton is for pre-med?

[limpid terrace]

yeah.. i did mine this monday, and my interviewer seemed genuienely interested abut not overly emotional ig? i think that goes away from being professional

[ivory hill]

Is it ok if I mentioned how I want to raise charity for my country there, mentioned some courses and a research lab in why Princeton?

[limpid terrace]

but i think it went well, especially cause it was inperson (im intl so wasnt expecting it) and cause i knew the place before hand so like it was crazy comfortable

[limpid terrace]

uh sure. but what major?

[ivory hill]

Econ

https://tenor.com/view/run-bird-stare-gif-26078678

[limpid terrace]

yeah who not ig? seems good for your major.. id be worried if it was really far away from your major yk

[ivory hill]

However, in community service I mentioned RISE program

[ivory hill]

True enough. Basically, I want to do international relations in econ

[limpid terrace]

isnt there a selective program for IR at pton

my interviewer did that

[ivory hill]

That's in Econ course

Not in IR major

[ivory hill]

There is some quirky name for it

[limpid terrace]

ya i dont really know much abt that side of pton lol

i applied for phys for scea at pton

[ivory hill]

Good luck. Heard their physics is pretty harsh, but fun

[brave heron]

y'all have interesting majors

i was just CS

[limpid terrace]

I love phys, so the harder the better

[ivory hill]

Econ is just yapping

[sage burrow]

It’s okay

good research but no home med school

Plus grade deflation

I’d look elsewhere

[tender lava]

Alright thanks

[lavish moth]

It’s as harsh as you make it out to be

[tender lava]

This guy is him

[lavish moth]

guys please come here, there is free boba every day and we are better than HYSM

[thorny prism]

i’m trying my best 😢

[lavish moth]

GL

[spare edge]

for those who are at pton rn, did yall make lots of references to specific programs at pton in your other essays beyond your why pton essay?

like having an anecdote and then referncing a pton program/course at the end of ur essay to make it "pton specific"

feel like that makes it feel super forced but idk

[tender lava]

wait how is there free boba everyday

[spare edge]

Okie

i did the same 😃

[ivory hill]

Hmmm

[lavish moth]

Too many events on campus. You can literally get free boba every day if you wanted to

[limpid terrace]

im trying bro, put in a good word for me at the AO office for me will ya?

[ivory hill]

I tried to write smth good and low-key struggled w my essays

I'm trying

[thorny prism]

princeton was my most difficult to write

props to them for making such reflective essay questions

[spare edge]

fr bro

[paper aspen]

Should I apply to princeton if I'm not really set on what I want to study

[spare edge]

why wouldn’t you shoot your shot

[paper aspen]

ig thats fair

[teal dagger]

free wawa two days ago, free chickfila today and on saturday

i’m just here for the food

[lavish moth]

crazy BT events this week

[slim atlas]

do yall really got princeton chan

[deep helm]

Since Pton requires official SAT scoring for admission, will it look odd that my math score decreased from one test date to the next? Like it was more than just 10-20 points.

If I send both scores I’d have a 750 reading 760 math but I’m wondering if the drop in math on the latter test day will look off to AOs? Or do they literally just take the highest scores in each category and move on?

[ivory hill]

Guys

Gen everything is ready for me to submit Princeton app, but I am still not sure if my essays are good. What do I do?

[lavish moth]

Sit on it until a week before due date

Also

Inside joke of the day: quantitative and computational reasoning vs assets under management

[ivory hill]

Bro what

[lavish moth]

Why submit now if you have the option to wait and see if any better ideas come

[ivory hill]

True enough

[lavish moth]

Idt they would care

[deep helm]

Okay thanks 🙏

[ivory hill]

Also how do I check if they are good enough

[lavish moth]

You can’t really

It’s just your own judgement

[ivory hill]

To my mind, they're quite good

I mentioned specific courses and labs, tied down everything

[lavish moth]

🤷‍♂️

[limpid terrace]

anyone know remotey when to expect scea decisions in mid dec?

[lofty tundra]

who you got winning

[lavish moth]

Idk i didn’t go to the debate. I thought QCR before debate but apparently AUM won it?

[silver nacelle]

on the a2c site it says december 11, but it's not official yet so probably sometime 12/11 - 12/16

[placid crane]

probably a thursday

so 11th/18th

[paper aspen]

How do you get the application fee waived

[gilded umbra]

should i just submit a 1500 single sitting or 1520 superscore? I would normally submit the superscore but i didnt try on one section so i have a 1200 or something

also can someone help me with the why major at princeton and community essay through dms 💔

[tough imp]

its probably something where you say princeton specific fee waiver on commonapp and then submit a form for a waiver on princetons website but look this us

[hexed scarab]

any princeton philosophy majors?

[thorny prism]

@lofty tundra won youngarts

https://tenor.com/view/cat-hyppy-gif-9091438043443803258

i will email princeton now with:

MTNA State Winner
selected to perform at US Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium
YoungArts
my chemistry platform surpassed 300 million views and social media monetized and made $5000 in first month

🙏

[spare edge]

damn congrats bro'

[thorny prism]

thank you

[limpid terrace]

wait we are allowed to do that? i got yesterday to know that my countrys physics society is giving their highest honor recognition for high schoolers to me. should i email them?

[thorny prism]

i was told only to do it if the award is actually known and important and if you think it'll be worth their time because it may also negatively impact you if you're just feeding more fluff

plus, i waited to get multiple awards to send an email all at once

i didn't feel comfortable emailing just for one thing

[limpid terrace]

aight.. but the thing is this is the most prestigious award my country gives out in high school phys by the countrys national physics society (the largest in the world as far as far as i know) so would it be worth emailing alone?

[thorny prism]

i don't have knowledge of awards like those and i can't make the decision for you, but if you are proud of that award and feel comfortable emailing them, then go for it

[hard finch]

bro wtf do i do for the princeton interview

hella scared

[thorny prism]

bro same i have mine

wednesday

[hard finch]

bro its actually mad scary

[thorny prism]

fr hopefulyl all goes well

best of luck

🙏

[limpid terrace]

mine was super chill

[hard finch]

what did the yask u

[limpid terrace]

just be ncie and talk abt your passion ig

[hard finch]

wait whats ur major

[limpid terrace]

phys

[hard finch]

wait cna i dm

[limpid terrace]

sure

[queen current]

is a 1500 like gonna be frowned upon here?

I have a 1500 superscore (750 for both sections) and I am taking December but obviosuly idk if it will really improve in two weeks

but im just wondering if like I shoudl be concerned or if it will be seen as a weak point in my app?

[thorny prism]

won't be seen as weak point

[limpid terrace]

princeton is test optional

so you could apply test opp

[snow widget]

No

It’s about 25th percentile

[queen current]

Oh okay thank you for letting me know

[queen current]

Is it better to be at the 50th?

[snow widget]

I mean higher is almost always better

So like

Yeah

[eager matrix]

it also depends on ur school context

lets say that score is for instance the top 90% of all scores at ur school

that is different than lets say the score is in the top 70% of ur school

to be clear, a 1500 is not a bad score

whatsoever

[queen current]

Like 99% of the kids at my school take the ACT so the avg ACT I think is a 23 or something

[eager matrix]

its up to ur pref. whether u submit that score, try for a higher, or go test op.

[queen current]

In doing December but just concerned it won’t jump up so I’m preparing to have this as my potential max

[eager matrix]

unless ur score is one of the best at ur school then it may be better to go test-op if u think the rest of ur app makes up for it

just cus 25th percentile is hard

[queen current]

I have no clue if it is or not lol all I know is the avg is a 23 act I believe but there are 2 kids who have gotten 36 and a few who have a 35

1500 is a 34 so Idk

[queen current]

As in like competitiveness? Or?

[gilded umbra]

wait does anyone know the answer to this 😓

[eager matrix]

dont compare across tests

if u go onto ur collegeboard account it should say where u r with ur school

[queen current]

Nobody at my school takes the SAT so it shows an avg sat as 1300

But generally only the kids aiming for top schools take it at my school

Like under 5 a year

So it’s not v accurate

[primal coral]

Bro is thinning out his competition

[teal dagger]

qcr 🗣️🗣️

aum tried giving my friend a flyer at late meal, i handed it back to him 10 minutes later

[hazy beacon]

You can just write what you got super scored

[gilded umbra]

but wont they see my lowest section? I got like a 500

[lavish moth]

LMAO yea I voted for QCR

[torpid pilot]

what is it specifically that princeton wants from the graded paper? could it be an analysis on literature? Saw some sources say it should be related to your major??? the guidelines are quite vague despite it being a significant part of the application (i assume), so if anyone has any insight it would be great

[thorny prism]

interview in 15 minutes

wish me luck

🙏

[torpid pilot]

best of luck u got this

[snow widget]

It's not a significant part of the application

Or at least I highly doubt it is

If your written paper meets the requirements then it's probably fine

[torpid pilot]

aight, thank you! :)

[thorny prism]

holy interview

it went amazing

i didn't think i had it in me

[torpid pilot]

ayy congrats!

[lavish moth]

It’s just so they know you can write at a semi decent level

[snow widget]

My AO said it was kinda a vibe check

They just want to see if ur decently competent at writing

this

is true

[eager matrix]

so do u think it should align w/ ur major

if possible

[snow widget]

If possible I would probably say so?

[eager matrix]

i wrote a paper on a novel discussing the oppression of women in restricted society and im wanting to minor in gender/womens/sexuality studies

ok ty! i just wasnt sure if it would make the vibe seem too like

full send into one area

does that make sense

right ok! ty!

yeah i just didnt want to seem too like

inorganic if that makes sense

like everything ive done is because i enjoy it and it connects back to a specific concrete experience which i develop throughout my essays

right, like 4-5 of my activites r in what i want to major in while the other 5 are indirect (music, speech, clubs, etc)

so i was worried if i submit a paper backing the major its too much 😵‍💫

ok cool

in my community/diversity essay its about being queer (and i wanna major/minor in that) but i assume thats fine

ok yeah that makes sense! it would be inappropriate to drop it in like 20 words and never touch it again especially if thats such a big part of who i am

right

[ivory hill]

Princeton

[lavish moth]

how were you able to talk with your ao

[snow widget]

She came to my school

[queen current]

I feel like so many people I know who have gotten into like H and Y and Stanford etc never get into Princeton

Is that odd or maybe I’m just looking into it too deeply??

[spare edge]

no it’s not odd pl

princeton doesn’t exist

it isn’t real

[teal dagger]

just skipping my mat psets this week 😭

they give us 2 psets to drop you best believe i’m using both

princeton tree lighting tomorrow pu

[gilded umbra]

in princeton’s civic engagement essay, should we talk abt the school?

[ivory hill]

Mb talk abt unique community service you did with your school

[gilded umbra]

no like should we connect it back lol

[ivory hill]

Like yea, connect it to possibilities at Princeton

Like mb you helped the nature by planting trees, so now you want to help preserve and protect them from wild fire, so you help firefighters in one of Princeton programs

[silver nacelle]

you could but it depends, i would prioritize talking about your own stuff. if adding two sentences about what you would do at princeton is taking away from talking about your community engagement experience, cut it. Because they know you'd go to Princeton and do stuff at Princeton if you got in, and lowkey no matter how niche the princeton reference is it's still gonna be kinda generic. If you have to go look for programs at Princeton to talk about just don't talk about it at all

unless you have a specific thing at pton in mind that you genuinely want to talk about id say it doesnt matter

[bright comet]

are we sure scea comes out dec 11? or is that just an estimate

[thorny prism]

estimate

[limpid terrace]

im hoping it comes out on the 11th, otherwise its prolly the 18th and thats my cambridge interview, i cant deal with two lows in one day 😭

[spare edge]

11th would be diabolical ngl

but i think 18th would be much later then 2024 and 2023

[thorny prism]

i sure hope 11th

[limpid terrace]

They did release on the 12th a few years ago

But Yale comes out on the 17th

[spare edge]

ye usually they release earlier than 18th

last year was also the 12th

[teal dagger]

we got any questbridges?

[woven flame]

We have two Ivy early confirmed so far and it’s not looking good

Columbia 16th Cornell 18th

Columbia is about the same as last year but Cornell was a week earlier

[lavish moth]

why is that bad

[woven flame]

They’re running later than usual

Although Princeton letter does say early December

Unsure what previous ones said

[spare edge]

shiet

[paper aspen]

I have a 1440 and a 3.9 GPA. I don't have many extracurriculars and my essays aren't that good but my academics are really good, should I try to apply to princeton and pay the fee waiver

[teal dagger]

pay the fee waiver?

does this mean you would be paying or you wouldn’t?

I’d still apply, probably test optional. Worst case you lose $75, but granted I don’t know your financials

lots of time to cook up better essays

[paper aspen]

I mean I would be paying the 75 why do you think I should go test optional

[teal dagger]

Just looking off the CDS for the Fall ‘24 admissions cycle, a 1440 would be fairly below the 25th percentile. At that point I don’t think it wouldn’t really be helping your application (but obviously get other opinions i’m just a dumb college student)

[paper aspen]

Ah that makes sense. My reading is between 25th and 50th percentile but my math is much lower

[blazing fern]

LeBron James.

[paper aspen]

I regret not taking the sat a third time I could've done a lot better

[eager matrix]

if ur below the 50% it typically is smart to go test optional

[paper aspen]

Those Princeton supplements are terrifying

I suck at writing about myself

[teal dagger]

they seem to fly by once you get writing though

though a couple of the prompts do take a bit of brief research

[eager matrix]

they also r reusable

so if u do the work now on them

u can use them for other schools

[teal dagger]

(wish I did that)

[eager matrix]

like for instance the princeton prompt where it is like

[teal dagger]

my princeton supps were like the last ones i wrote

[eager matrix]

princeton, stanford, brown, jhu all ask about something thats meaningful to u

u can use that same essay for all of them

just write one the longest u need

so for ex. if one is 500 and one is 250

write the entire same story/supp idea in 500

then just trim for other unis

[teal dagger]

trimming is absolutely brutal

[eager matrix]

its so hard 💔

[teal dagger]

I prefer the method of writing smaller and expanding

[eager matrix]

thats why it may be better to add

yeah

[teal dagger]

because the 500 word ones are already very dense typically

trimming a dense 500 is way harder than expanding a dense 250

I spent 5 hours one day trimming supps for UMich (fuck those supps)

[eager matrix]

im glad im not applying to ross

that ross supplement….

jesus christ

[teal dagger]

they were the same prompts as every other school but 1/4-1/2 the length

absolute bs

[eager matrix]

the one about a current issue in ur community or whatever

w/ business

[paper aspen]

I have done all the ones for my other schools

[still musk]

whats the logic behind this

[snow widget]

It usually comes out on the second Thursday of the month

but since that would be really early this year they’re probs gonna do the 18th

[radiant yacht]

do u have like evidence or smth

or just an educated guess

im praying for 11th 🙏 , i cant wait three more weeks bruh

[snow widget]

The evidence is that all of the other ivies are doing the week after

Soo I’m like 80% confident in my guess

[radiant yacht]

oh sht

[limpid terrace]

But questvridge applicants got „early nov“ for their official letter

That’s def not 18th so ya still a bit of a gray area Ngl

[snow widget]

ya but it says that every year lol

O and Harvard and Princeton release on the same day usually

🤷

[limpid terrace]

i hope we get em early

i cant wait

[terse meadow]

Anyone got a q1 grade request yet ?

It would go to councelor

[teal dagger]

uh oh

[brave heron]

does princeton still do the grade check

if you’ve already submitted your senior grades

my school sends them in advance

[terse meadow]

Prob not

[terse meadow]

How does your school send them? Through email to admissions or the portal? And what grades? Just Q1

[brave heron]

they sent Q1 grades through scoir so probably their version of the portal

[hard finch]

did they confirm the rea release date last yr?

[snow widget]

Yes the week of

probably on Monday

Or Tuesday I forget

[shrewd temple]

wow guys im so excited for my princeton decision right @silver nacelle

[silver nacelle]

yea buddy ur cooked

ill slime you out and sacrifice you to a tiger if it gets me into pton

[shrewd temple]

i already did

[limpid terrace]

i think imma write a christmas letter, adressing pton as santa to admit me

[still musk]

A while ago

[terse meadow]

For REA? And when?

[placid crane]

Is it normal for a Princeton AO to reach out for a zoom meeting?

[limpid terrace]

uhh def not

prolly a good sign

[limpid terrace]

youre a sophomore?

[placid crane]

old role

[radiant yacht]

did they reach out like today

it prolly means they're on the fence about accepting you, and just want to confirm some activities or smth

[silver nacelle]

christmas is too late bro i shoulda done it for thanksgiving or something 😭🙏

[still musk]

like late october/early november my counselor sent those out

[terse meadow]

I meant did the Princeton admission officer email your councelor to ask for grades

Bc that’s a sign apparently

[still musk]

oh nah

yea id assume that is

dammnit i just realized its super likely the decision date is gonna be the 18th

[spare edge]

why

[terse meadow]

Other ivies like Harvard doing 18th

[spare edge]

i see 🥀

[shrewd temple]

oh god if stanford does that late too i might cry

[spare edge]

i’m already crying

[shrewd temple]

lowk real

im already crying about thinking about my decision

[spare edge]

twin

[shrewd temple]

i should not have pulled one of these

[spare edge]

nahh man the shot is always worth it

[shrewd temple]

real

actually imma decline to comment until december-who-knows-when

[spare edge]

loll

i’m just not gonna think abt any decisions til they come fr

[shrewd temple]

i cant help it

im like an obsessed ex

[still musk]

gotta speak words of postivity

[terse meadow]

Any ideas as to whether it’s next week or the week after?

[hard finch]

i think tis gonna be next thurs

[limpid terrace]

i hope it is next week

[radiant yacht]

someone on the college confidential thread said they got a q1 grade request

if its real then thats a good sign since last year the requests came out about this time too

[oak cliff]

this happened a while ago for my friend

[radiant yacht]

like what day

[terse meadow]

No they go out until the few days before. Last year someone ik got it on 9th. REA checks comes out after QB

[radiant yacht]

the 9th is kinda crazy cuz that means they're still making decisions 1-2 days before it comes out

idk tho

has anyone received a request yet?

[terse meadow]

Some people have

[bright comet]

Does it mean anything for the decision made? Or no

[silver palm]

Yeah it means you made it through the first rounds of application reading

[radiant yacht]

💀

I knew I was a big procrastinator but I didn’t realize AOs are too

[alpine oxide]

im in the 0% range on my school's scoir heatmap im so fried 😭

our average sat accepted to princeton is 1590

[terse meadow]

My average sat accepted is n/a because no one has ever been accepted

[spare edge]

yooo W severance fan

[alpine oxide]

my commonapp essay may or may not have mentioned severance

[spare edge]

HAH

[alpine oxide]

we sent 2 ppl last year

[spare edge]

my essays mention severance too 😭😭😭

[alpine oxide]

practically a feeder ‼️

[spare edge]

wait did u see ts 😭

[alpine oxide]

we're cooked 😭

praying its fake

[terse meadow]

I got a q1 grade check from Princeton on Thursday

anyone else hear from their councelor that they asked?

It’s selective

Not everyone who gets one is accepted but maybe 40% are atleast

Not from what I saw on Reddit

Maybe though

Did you get one?

Oh ok

No it’s not out

Either the 11th or 18th probably

Ty bro

[tender lava]

does only princeton do this for rea

[terse meadow]

Not sure

[winter tendon]

If you get a grade check, I can almost guarantee that you're in. This is coming from someone who was overly paranoid about it at this time last year lol

[eager matrix]

@thorny prism i remember u saying u submitted a music portfolio

did they let you submit classical saxophone

[radiant yacht]

did you get one

[winter tendon]

yea

[radiant yacht]

nice

Im trying to think abt when to ask my counselor since idk when the last grade request comes out

[terse meadow]

Nosiak are u domestic

[radiant yacht]

yea

are u

[terse meadow]

Yes. Northeast. I got mine on Thursday, which is the same day that people in nearby towns got it

Your admissions officer will email everyone in their areas for grade checks on the same day probably

[radiant yacht]

oh that makes sense

[hearty finch]

are you in princeton rn
is it harder than highschool

[radiant yacht]

im in nevada so if anyones from colorado, nevada, new mexico, or utah (my AO's states) and got a grade req, it'd be great if you could mention it

[high mantle]

wait how do you know if they asked for a Q1 grade check? do they email you or smth? or do you have to ask your counselor?

[terse meadow]

Ask your counselor, they get it

[high mantle]

also I am in TX and they don't do Quarters we have 6 weeks does that make a difference?

[bright comet]

I did too - does it mean anything??

[high mantle]

got it

[terse meadow]

You have a slightly higher chance of getting in, don’t think about it and goodluck bro

[bright comet]

Thank you sir

Just expecting deferral for peace of mind

[high mantle]

bro I don't care at this point I just want the decisions to come out as soon as possible so I don't have to think about them and be nervous 😭

[bright comet]

Same lol

[eager matrix]

whats the point of a q1 grade check

[bright comet]

Some kids at my school already ivy bound thru quest bridge. I’m envying the relief they’re enjoying right now

[high mantle]

btw how many people do they admit in the rea cycle?

[high mantle]

oof yea

[thorny prism]

yes but i had to ask in person

you also want to submit classical sax?

[bright comet]

How do you know???

Like are u 100% sure this is true?

or is this a generalization for the sake of comfort

[winter tendon]

Bc I'm at Princeton rn and all my friends who got in REA got it

And I also got it too lol

[bright comet]

Well obviously a high number of people who get in get a grade check - but does everyone who gets a grade check get in??

Two very different ratios

Sorry I seem to also be in a state of paranoia

[eager matrix]

i was going to but then realized they dont let you

[winter tendon]

Well if they didn't consider you seriously they wouldn't be take the time to personally ask your counselor to send a grade check. If your Q1 grades were all As you're in

[thorny prism]

you could prob still submit and explain in the description. what pieces are you looking to submit?

[winter tendon]

No I was exactly the same this time last year lmao, spent hours trying to figure out what it meant

[eager matrix]

i was probably going to do mvmts from creston + scaramouche

[thorny prism]

sonata?

[eager matrix]

yes

[thorny prism]

or creston concerto

[hard finch]

do u get a notif as well

[thorny prism]

i guess it wouldn't harm you but did you do anything with saxophone outside of just wanting to send in an arts supplement?

competitions etc

[eager matrix]

i study privately w/ a uni professor and do local stuff but nothing jaw dropping lol

[thorny prism]

i see, i guess its up to you whether you want to submit or not

im not even sure the music faculty would've even taken a look at mine

i asked an ao and they said to just submit through jazz

but i guess its up to the faculty at the end of the day

[crimson flint]

Do they request q1 grades for internationals as well?

[silver palm]

What if they were mostly Bs is that a deferral or a rejection in your opinion

[warm night]

when does scea come out

my friend got a grade check this wk also so idk if that means anything for her

[silver palm]

My money is on the 11tg

h

[radiant yacht]

at least we'll know in 2-3 days whether it's the 11th or 18th

[spare edge]

i predict 18th fr

[terse meadow]

If they don’t announce on Tuesday it’s most likely the week after

Could also be 16 or 17 tho

[radiant yacht]

bros jinxing it /s

[hexed scarab]

i have a question regarding the Graded Written Paper (for context i'm an international student). i have written a research paper in my English class in senior year about linguistic relativity and my teacher really loved it and wrote a handwritten feedback on it (the grade was 100/100). however it's about 3000 words. i've basically done research on 3 questions that's why it's long

someone on reddit said 'but in cases where the length exceeds this guideline please submit the paper in its entirety rather than a truncated section.'

https://www.reddit.com/r/IntltoUSA/comments/18uhnku/graded_written_paperprinceton/

is that true? what do i do exactly?

[left flint]

Hey, am on an alt for privacy reasons. I'm an international (from a decently competitive western country) who got a grade request from my counselor. I've only seen domestics get grade checks on the various discussion forums, so is there any hope for me or am i being delusional

or have any other non-americans received such a request?

[warm night]

yh grade checks are a good sign

it’s not limited to domestic iirc only it’s just to ppl who they want to see are performing well before they make a decision or they want to check the performance of their admitted early class

[left flint]

idk if this is relavent but i did have a medal from one of the imo/ipho/icho/ibo/ioaa/ioi

i tried not to make my whole app about that stuff tho

cuz i lowkey have a bit of anticipation for the results now

sorry, i just needed to vent, thx

[warm night]

nah u got it

[warm night]

ok wait I don’t know exactly if they only send it to admitted ppl but I know that the ppl who got admitted from my school get a grade check