#Princeton University (2025-2026)

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left flint
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okay, thanks for the insight tho

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my counselor legit had no clue if this was good or bad cuz we never had such a thing happen so i was freaking out cuz i thought i was cooked

warm night
left flint
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alr thx man. all the best! (will pray for 2% international acceptance rate)

gilded umbra
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yes it is, i had emailed them abt a longer paper and they said this

terse meadow
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Has anyone in the USA's counselor not gotten a Q1 grade check for REA? Excluding if your counselor sent them proactively.

left flint
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there may be selection bias since stronger candidates (who are supposedly more likely to get grade checks) tend to be the ones on the forums talking about this stuff

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so probably there are many people who didnt get grade checks but they aren't on here talking about it

terse meadow
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Yea makes sense

left flint
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at this point im just conditioing myself for the defer

terse meadow
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Same

left flint
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cuz we gotta write regular apps, so i dont think there's a point to get excited/disappointed

hexed scarab
alpine oxide
terse meadow
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That’s probably better

alpine oxide
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maybe they see it as initiative lol (im coping)

silver palm
alpine oxide
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no i asked him to

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bc they were good

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i asked him to send them to all my early schools

snow widget
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people have gotten in without grade checks

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people have also gotten rejected with grade checks

terse meadow
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Well

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Idk

forest coyote
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hi -- thoughts on why i would've gotten a grade request w/ a 4.0 uw and 1590? i dont think my academic record has any noticeable issues and dk why they would need more info on that

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sorry im pretty new/dont know much abt this process my counselor just told me

warm night
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generally grade checks are seen as a good sign

forest coyote
hard finch
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bro its over

warm night
forest coyote
warm night
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all u can do is manifest now

forest coyote
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lolol okok will do thanks for the info

pseudo geyser
lofty spade
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if my counselor already sent q1 grades without princeton requesting it in november they wouldnt ask for another grade check right?

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so im good there?

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all a's and a+'s

hard finch
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is it too late to ask my counselor to send it herself if no grade check and it helps my app

snow widget
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why would u do that

terse meadow
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It can’t hurt

snow widget
snow widget
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but that's also speculation

terse meadow
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11th or 18th

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Predictions

snow widget
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it's always the same day as harvard

terse meadow
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They sent grade checks out same as last year tho so that would indicate 11th

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Same time as last year

snow widget
snow widget
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before covid

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soooo no reason why that would change

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i would be very surprised if decisions came out on the 11th but hey maybe they will, nobody knows for sure until this monday/tuesday

still musk
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since exactly 2020 the dates have been the same

forest coyote
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💔

thorny prism
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anyone build a time machine to the 18th yet?

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🙏

lofty spade
bright comet
alpine oxide
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why is harvard so late this year?

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like princeton has always been

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11th-15th

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2nd thursday of a full week

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18th would make it third

still musk
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i mean it could still be the 11th it isnt an official rule or something that they align with harvard

snow widget
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because princeton rea was not always on a thursday

left flint
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has it just been thursday for the past few years, by chance?

snow widget
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i feel like y'all are just

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secretly hoping that it's on the 11th

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lmao

snow widget
alpine oxide
snow widget
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my two cents is that at some point like 10 years ago princeton switched from wednesdays to thursdays to align with harvard and haven't deviated from it since

alpine oxide
snow widget
terse meadow
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anyone know of REA students who got q1 grade checks and got deffered or rejected?

hard finch
terse meadow
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hey deffered or rejected? and if deffered did he get in?

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and dyk what his q1 grades were

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roughly

thorny prism
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just wait a week to find out 😭

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im glad i proactively submitted my q1 grades

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although now i can't cope with this info

still musk
still musk
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Everyone except the admission office themselves wants the 11th

hard finch
snow widget
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ik you guys are anxious about it but trying to read into things too much is not going to help

thorny prism
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^

still musk
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True

snow widget
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The only true decision is the actual decision you get

hard finch
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are there any real "astrologies" for colleges

thorny prism
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yes, waiting for decision date and opening the letter kek

snow widget
terse meadow
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what is portal astrology lmao

snow widget
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Same thing with q1 grade requests

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people r reading into it too much

thorny prism
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does the princeton portal even change

terse meadow
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oh is that not allowed bc its just totally untrue ?

snow widget
terse meadow
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ive seen people worry about where princetons emails say Hi [name] or Hi student

snow widget
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Tbh

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And most of the time it's not true

snow widget
thorny prism
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broo my portal changed to this does this mean anything??? 🙏

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snow widget
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It's not that deep

snow widget
thorny prism
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💔

terse meadow
thorny prism
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lets gooooooooooooo

snow widget
thorny prism
terse meadow
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lava

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do u like princeton

snow widget
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i love it

thorny prism
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we all LOVE princeton

terse meadow
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hows the workload

snow widget
hard finch
snow widget
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you chose the wrong place

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because holy fuck

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i have so much work

thorny prism
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bro i am there for halo pub

snow widget
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all the time

thorny prism
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i haven't had it in some time

terse meadow
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so why do u like it? not rhetorical question, like what is the redeeming qualities

dusty tinsel
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bearic did u get a q1 grade check

still musk
thorny prism
snow widget
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The resources here are absolutely unreal

thorny prism
dusty tinsel
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did they ask for it or did u just submit it

terse meadow
snow widget
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i also think the university (generally) cares about its students a lot

thorny prism
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i asked my counselor because my school posted if you have any schools that ask for/require q1 grade checks to tell them and they'll send

snow widget
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they treat us very well

thorny prism
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and on princeton faq it says if you have q1 grades to send in

snow widget
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they want you to succeed

thorny prism
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so i just went and asked

terse meadow
dusty tinsel
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oh ok thank u!

terse meadow
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coming from a public hig hschool

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without much personal attention

thorny prism
terse meadow
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in what ways do they tend to u as a person

thorny prism
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lava you go to olives?

snow widget
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and tbh

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the jump is pretty intense

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If you think AP classes are hard

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you shouldn't come here and expect to do well

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tbh

terse meadow
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i got As but like

hard finch
terse meadow
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i had to study in ap chem

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i had to study in apush

snow widget
thorny prism
still musk
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Lowkey if i just get straight Bs at Princeton how bad is it for employment

snow widget
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i had to study in high school too lol

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but comparatively

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not as much as i study here

thorny prism
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the library is hella nice to study at

snow widget
thorny prism
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i wouldn't mind studying

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im there all the time

snow widget
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You probably want a 3.5+

snow widget
thorny prism
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just the public one

terse meadow
snow widget
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Ohh

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yeah

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I like going there sometimes

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Shit

thorny prism
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not a student unfortunately 💔 (yet, hopefully 🙏 )

snow widget
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maybe we've been there at the same time

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who knows

thorny prism
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perhaps

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im in princeton all the time

still musk
snow widget
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who asked me about olives

thorny prism
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me

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go to olives on thursdays, get the garlic steak butter and potatoes its peak

terse meadow
snow widget
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I will try sometime

thorny prism
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or get the crispy chicken sandwich (underground, im putting you on)

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best chicken sandwich ever

snow widget
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it means everyone is speculating

thorny prism
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exactly

terse meadow
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lava are the eating clubs overly elitist or annoying to manuever?

snow widget
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it's better for u not to think about it

thorny prism
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the best thing you could've done (prob too late now) win some crazy award in november and update them

terse meadow
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your a sophomore so ik ur not in one

snow widget
snow widget
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ive been to most of them

thorny prism
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they seem so hype man

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i love food

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food is life

hard finch
snow widget
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they're all very different

thorny prism
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i heard you can befriend chefs and they just cook you what you want

snow widget
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like

terse meadow
snow widget
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You can just get an omelette or cheesesteak with whatever you want

terse meadow
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can u get like

snow widget
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and they'll make it for you there

thorny prism
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thats hype

terse meadow
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lobster and shrimp pasta or something extravagent

thorny prism
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everything about princeton is hype

snow widget
still musk
thorny prism
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manifesting 🙏

snow widget
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Shrimp pasta

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is rlly good

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we have that sometimes

terse meadow
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sushi?

snow widget
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lowk princeton probably has one of the best food scenes on campus

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people from other schools

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come here

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and are jealous asf

thorny prism
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outside of campus too food is good

snow widget
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let me show u

thorny prism
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winberies hamburgers are something else

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haven't been to triumph yet

terse meadow
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look if they have sushi

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thats all i need

silver palm
thorny prism
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fr 🙏 😭

snow widget
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idk if this is a good example

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thorny prism
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bro that looks fire

terse meadow
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yes that is a good example

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sushi?

snow widget
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that's like

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ur average dinner

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maybe slightly above average

still musk
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Quite good looking indeed

terse meadow
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how does the swipes work or whatever is it unlimited swipes in and all u can eat

still musk
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@snow widget what u think is best res college

snow widget
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this is like

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a kinda unhealthy lunch lmao

terse meadow
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SHRIMP

thorny prism
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go nomads for pizza

terse meadow
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i love shrimp

thorny prism
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🙏

terse meadow
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is it common for them to have shrimp

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bro that look so good

thorny prism
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fr bruh

snow widget
thorny prism
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stop getting me more hooked

snow widget
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we have salmon too

terse meadow
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ok i need to know: SUSHI?

thorny prism
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its already bad

snow widget
terse meadow
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yea fr but before u stop tell me about sushi

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NO

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HOW OFTEN

thorny prism
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💔

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💔

silver palm
snow widget
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lmao

silver palm
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Is say cheez better

terse meadow
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bro

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where

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wdym every day bro

thorny prism
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💔

terse meadow
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like included in the dining plan?

thorny prism
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permanently

silver palm
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Noo

thorny prism
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i'm so sad i've never been

silver palm
terse meadow
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is it like with real raw fish? or are we talking some sweet potatoe sushi

snow widget
snow widget
terse meadow
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what d hall

thorny prism
snow widget
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lemme show u

terse meadow
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bro this cant be real fam

silver palm
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Damn this economy frying all the businesses

snow widget
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ok i dont have a picture but also

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in the fall and spring they have a pop up farmers market

spare edge
snow widget
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and you can get

thorny prism
snow widget
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hella good food

thorny prism
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or is this on campus

snow widget
thorny prism
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ah

terse meadow
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what dining hall has sushi every day

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i dont play about my sushi

snow widget
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It's not that good

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tbh

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Well

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it's fine

thorny prism
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just go MTea, i think they have good sushi no?

snow widget
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But if you've had good omakase

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or been fine dining

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it's not comparable at all

terse meadow
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and u get like a free thing of sushi every day?

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or how does paying for it

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work

silver palm
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I had my interview there

snow widget
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Twice per day

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like a 11 dollar budget

silver palm
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One tea for like 11 dollars

terse meadow
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what makes it late

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ive heard of it

snow widget
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It's from 2-4 pm and 8-10 pm

thorny prism
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thats just how it be in princeton

silver palm
terse meadow
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oh ok, that sounds like its generous since most meals would be at proper dining halls anyway

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right

silver palm
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They the goat

snow widget
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whereas normal dhall hours are 11:30-2 and 5-8

terse meadow
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mmm ok

snow widget
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so lowk

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I get like

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4 meals per day

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:p

thorny prism
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i lowk never been

terse meadow
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is the gym good?

thorny prism
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olives peak

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kinda expensive tho

snow widget
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it's nice

terse meadow
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is the weight lifting stuff ever crowded?

still musk
silver palm
thorny prism
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bro my teenty chicken sandwich for $14

silver palm
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Not cheap but good portions for a good price

thorny prism
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yes ok fair

snow widget
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and you'll be fine

still musk
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👍

terse meadow
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good luck everyone

thorny prism
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how could we ever forget the glorius wawa

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wawa is peak

silver palm
snow widget
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Wawa is so clutch

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at 2 am

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when all u want is like

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a hot sandwich

silver palm
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Yeah

snow widget
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usually not super crowded lol

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just dont go at like

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4 pm

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i generally dont have to wait long if at all though

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beginning of the year and right after winter break are the busiest because people have resolutions or whatever

thorny prism
snow widget
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but give it a month and most ppl quit

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lmao

thorny prism
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dont mess with

snow widget
thorny prism
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i lowk had more before, new expiry system so buns

snow widget
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I had 5000 points before the new system

silver palm
thorny prism
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i hate it

snow widget
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Then I had to spam buy stuff

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before it expired

thorny prism
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i never bought i was locked in gym at the time and avoided wawa so they all went to waste

snow widget
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shit was actually tragic

thorny prism
silver palm
snow widget
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bearic do u go to princeton day

thorny prism
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nah no princeton "branded" schools

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not pds or phs

snow widget
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gotch

thorny prism
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but like very close to those

snow widget
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u

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How do people near princeton view the school

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is it just a place to hang out

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ig ur used to being so close to it

thorny prism
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yes lit asl

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yeah

still musk
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Bearic how hard of a feeder is ur school

thorny prism
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0-3 per year

silver palm
thorny prism
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not many

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only really valedictorians

thorny prism
silver palm
still musk
snow widget
thorny prism
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well idrm if you figure it out

silver palm
thorny prism
snow widget
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40 applicants is wild

thorny prism
still musk
silver palm
thorny prism
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nah idk my chances, there are kids applying with better grades but we'll see how holistic prinecton really is

terse meadow
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if i get in princeton is goat if i dont get in its toxic and not for me

thorny prism
snow widget
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if any of u are asian u might appreciate the fact that they have a fried rice station

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thorny prism
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2 accepted 2 enrolled

still musk
thorny prism
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1 was d1 athlete too

snow widget
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at the grad college

thorny prism
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other valedictorian

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2023 predicted 67

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silver palm
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Lava have u ever went to reunions

snow widget
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i couldn't make it this yr

silver palm
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Ah cool

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So many drunk people holyy

snow widget
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yeah it's a good time

silver palm
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The wawa gives out free condoms too

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On those days only

thorny prism
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W wawa

silver palm
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Wawa keeping princeton safe

thorny prism
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fax

snow widget
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They put up walls around campus to circumvent open container laws

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lmao

thorny prism
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nno way

silver palm
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Lmao that's crazy

terse meadow
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where do princeton alumni stay during reunions?

thorny prism
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graduate hotel iirc

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nice building

silver palm
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Bro the graduate hotel is so fucking fancy

thorny prism
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fr

silver palm
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It's like

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Sum gilded age type shi

snow widget
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So

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30 days before reunions

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a bunch of walls spawn in

thorny prism
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😭

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spawn

snow widget
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No I swear

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One day they're not there

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and the next day they're all there

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it's actually really weird

silver palm
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Ik pups is up all night putting that shit up

still musk
thorny prism
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i have hope though

silver palm
thorny prism
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naviance

silver palm
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Oh

snow widget
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these past 2 yrs are the only time princeton has accepted ppl from our school

thorny prism
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wait looking at that is just depressing

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i should just give up 😔

silver palm
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Nah stay locked bro

snow widget
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lock in

thorny prism
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fax

still musk
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Typically we got 5-8 applied

thorny prism
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🙏 we hope

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thorny prism
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idk why 40 people try these essays are crazy

still musk
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My schools in north jersey

thorny prism
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im central

terse meadow
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when i asked

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for something

terse meadow
thorny prism
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i submitted update to application regarding major awards i won in november

terse meadow
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passaic/essex?

silver palm
still musk
snow widget
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Bearic do you ever come to see concerts on campus

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@thorny prism

thorny prism
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yes i go to richardson a lot and

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in mccarter i went to

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nutcracker and they had i think

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the hot sardines

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whatever their name was

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also we are going to try to get my sax teacher playing at mccarter or richardson

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hes world class performer

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so maybe they'll let him on kek

spare edge
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usually we have 1 tho :D

lofty spade
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thats insane that you even get one

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i live in north dakota so

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probably why

alpine oxide
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and pennsylvania dutch farmers market

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but thats more in princeton junction? i forget

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its like 15 minutes from campus

terse meadow
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In nj

alpine oxide
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in nj???

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which part of the state if u dont mind me asking

spare edge
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have u been

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like legit the irl severance office is there no😭

alpine oxide
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i have been a few times

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its actually the same building - inside and outside

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the severed floor is a soundstage tho

spare edge
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holy shit bro

alpine oxide
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the actual building is like a shared workspace/mall sorta situation

spare edge
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top 10 reasons why i wanna go to princeton fr

alpine oxide
spare edge
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that sounds so cool

alpine oxide
spare edge
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hey at least it’s same state

alpine oxide
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fair

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i drive almost an hour to princeton for a quesadilla and cupcakes so that's completely fair

spare edge
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are they that good

alpine oxide
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yeah

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house of cupcakes was featured on some food network show i forget which one

spare edge
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shiet

alpine oxide
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apparently former governor chris christie has been seen there a few times

spare edge
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wat

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njs governer name was chris christie?

alpine oxide
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during obama's presidency

spare edge
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lowk interesting name lmao

alpine oxide
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like 2009-2017ish

spare edge
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oh cool

alpine oxide
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another cool nj fun fact is that our senator was the guy who did the marathon senate speech

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25 hours

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its simply just the best state 💪

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definitely a reason to go to princeton

spare edge
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oh yeah

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booker

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i watched his documentary

alpine oxide
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didnt know he had a documentary 😭

limpid terrace
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you guys send kids

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im intl, look at us bro

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not a single green dot

woven flame
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Why is it here….

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Who on the Princeton social media team is going through and liking reels abt New Jersey

brave heron
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domestic

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last year got one yale but that person was hooked

left flint
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do they have a particular affinity for oly medalists like mit does

terse meadow
still musk
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Itll help but they ultimately care more about ur ethos and holistic application

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Part of the reason why its my top choice tbh

alpine oxide
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my school is central nj, small/med, lower income and we sent 2 last year

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not sure abt the years before tho

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my school loves our rutgers/tcnj/stevens tho

terse meadow
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Same and Montclair state

limpid terrace
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thats it

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no hypsm, no ivies 😭

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gotta change that this year tho...

still musk
lofty tundra
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i knew a2c was a bubble but i never realized how much until i came here and realized most ppl r normal 😭

alpine oxide
forest coyote
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does anyone know if questbridge "congratulatory letters" come out at the same time as scea

steel epoch
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Guys, does Princeton inform applicants about when the decisions come out?

still musk
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Yes

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If the date is the 11th for decisions, expect them to tell you monday or tuesday

steel epoch
terse meadow
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last year they said it on tuesday

alpine oxide
still musk
alpine oxide
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year before that was a tuesday tho

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so they probably base it on vibes tbh

terse meadow
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yea 3 days before would be monday

alpine oxide
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if its the 18th tho imma be so annoyed bc thats really late

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and im inpatient

bright comet
alpine oxide
thorny prism
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@snow widget crispy chicken sandwich i told you about

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alpine oxide
thorny prism
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spicy crispy chicken sandwich

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it’s gatekept

alpine oxide
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gonna have to try it next time im there

thorny prism
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it’s glorious

alpine oxide
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i must have passed it at least 10-15 times in my life

thorny prism
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food there is very good

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it’s my go to now after doing work at the library

dusty tinsel
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if I haven't gotten a grade check by now do u guys think i'll get one at all?

lavish moth
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I thought it was 50/50 from the a2c poll or some poll last year?

alpine oxide
terse meadow
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I am getting a lot of conflicting info so idk

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yea ik

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its hard not to speculate tho

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u right

bright comet
terse meadow
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I think he means less than 50/50? If he means its a bad sign, then thats def wrong

warm night
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Princeton probably isnt coming out on the 11th i wont lie

forest coyote
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💔 what makes u say that

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we can manifest

alpine oxide
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no bias

forest coyote
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LOL

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you too

spare edge
forest coyote
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my only sliver of hope is that the qb letter says they'll get their official letter early december 😍

warm night
forest coyote
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omg rip mine was tuesday if that gives any info

alpine oxide
forest coyote
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i wonder why theyre scattered

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oh yea

alpine oxide
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by any means

forest coyote
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right.. thats what i was thinking

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i think it said early december on last year's too

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we might just be delusional though 💔

terse meadow
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My guess is 11th, yes they usually follow harvard, but they sent out seemingly all/most the grade checks dec 1 to dec 5, last year they did it during the same period, so it seems like they are preping for 11th

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plus early december is def not 18th

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mine was thursday

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anyway last year they anounced the date on monday, so if we get nothing tm expect 18th

alpine oxide
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could also come out tuesday - in 2023 they announced only 2 days before

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not come out

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ykwim

terse meadow
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yea

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damn

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ok so by tuesday night we should know

alpine oxide
#

imagine if they just announced morning of just to be funny

terse meadow
#

how do we know harvard comes out on the 18th?

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Ive only heard word of mouth and people saying the QB said it, but i think it only says mid december?

alpine oxide
terse meadow
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I found this on someones reddit post

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was it a diff letter that said that?

alpine oxide
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i believe there was an email they got from harvard or smth

terse meadow
#

oh ok

still musk
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i mean early december cannot be the 18th so fair enough point

still musk
spare edge
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oh shiet

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interesting wording 😭😭😭

gilded umbra
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mid-december cannot mean the 18th either man 🥀

spare edge
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wdym

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mid dec would be the 18th ish no

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early december would be like 11th…

gilded umbra
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I feel like the fact that it was on the 12th last year implies a release on the 11th

hollow garnet
gilded umbra
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:(

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i have no confidence about anything now

hollow garnet
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bruh i hope to god its the 11th

gilded umbra
#

scrolling through a2c and chanceme has completely fried my neurons

hollow garnet
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18th is so far away

gilded umbra
hollow garnet
#

same

gilded umbra
#

gonna be absolutely tweaking out during my lit final, i tell you what

hollow garnet
#

do u know if the questbridge letter thing held for past years or nah

gilded umbra
hollow garnet
#

aii

terse meadow
#

even 11th would be pushing it for early december, so unless they just forgot to take early december out, it would have to be the 11th

left flint
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someone on r/princeton said they had some evidence for 12/11

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but then post got removed from subreddit cuz apparently they were leaking info

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but on the google search it still shows part of the text of original post

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ngl this is extremely speculative tho

forest coyote
radiant yacht
hollow garnet
hollow garnet
forest coyote
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let me check

radiant yacht
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like the spacing and stuff is all wrong

thorny prism
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bro u guys r crazy over this date

hollow garnet
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i only care bc i need to see if i still needa try during my exams before break and for the rest of this trimester

radiant yacht
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lowkey it’s probably the 18th but we’re just all hoping it’s the 11th

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we’ll find out tmrw so no point in speculating further

spare edge
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but speculation is so fun!

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😃

terse meadow
terse meadow
terse meadow
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when was that post mad

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made

limpid terrace
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i think its this one? but idk i was a bit too late to see this, but ya the OP is getting cooked rn

spare edge
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oh shit

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is that the one where it said 11th

limpid terrace
#

i still think its gonna be 11th, cause 18th is def not early

limpid terrace
spare edge
#

ahh

limpid terrace
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i was sleeping when ts got posted

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i want it this thursday

eager matrix
#

princetongate

limpid terrace
#

ik most of the ivies are set for next week, but i think princeton is princely/manly enough to give it to us this week

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if theres an AO in here, I love princeton

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go tigers

limpid terrace
spare edge
#

waybackmachine usually only indexes sites with high traffic 💔

limpid terrace
#

nope

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its still a mystery 😭

crimson flint
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They do mention second thursday of the month in a reply

spare edge
#

send ss?

limpid terrace
crimson flint
#

I can't send ss but under the second reply thread:
"You don't have to believe me bro, they should officially announce it in a few days and this checks out with the usual decision date of the 2nd thursday of the month, hope this helps..."

limpid terrace
#

kay

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ufff

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so this week

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lowkey better, but also worse

spare edge
crimson flint
#

tbf we dk bec the person who made the post could be trolling

spare edge
#

true

crimson flint
#

only post on the acc was this one

limpid terrace
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well we will know on the 11th

spare edge
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😃

limpid terrace
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im just hoping for this acceptance and i will delete all my essays

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for other unis and commit

still musk
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Sane

terse meadow
#

Was it a convo with an admissions officer that they are referencing

limpid terrace
#

prolly?

split summit
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what are you guys saying for the current song of your life prompt

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im just curious fr

limpid terrace
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didnt you already apply?

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or are you rd?

alpine oxide
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either ironically or unironically

bronze wagon
#

biggest mistake ever

split summit
split summit
limpid terrace
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i talked abt lush life

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idk why, but it just came to my head and i wrote it

split summit
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well anything thats zara larson is good so good for you

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idk what im gonna do yet i have like 5 different ideas

gilded umbra
#

No email yet…

radiant yacht
#

the email got sent at 10am pst last year

limpid terrace
#

on monday

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or tuesday?

radiant yacht
#

monday

shut stream
bronze wagon
#

am i gonna get a fucking princeton rd decision before macalester ea

shut stream
warm night
gilded umbra
#

have any of the west coasters gotten a grade check yet

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surely counselors won't just send my grades without telling me a thing right

radiant yacht
#

my counselor got one on friday

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im in nv

shut stream
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is grade checks only for people who’s school does quarters?

radiant yacht
#

no, my school only does semesters and my counselor just sent my current grades as of last week

shut stream
#

just got email, it’s december 11

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“You may view your Early Action decision online beginning December 11 at 7 p.m. ET.

To do so, log in to Princeton's Applicant Portal using your portal username and password.

Thank you for applying to Princeton University.

Sincerely,

Office of Admission
Princeton University”

limpid terrace
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🤣😅

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Got it

gilded umbra
#

Doomsday

brave heron
#

Cooked

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11th

gilded umbra
#

thankfully i've built up a small immunity to college portals and such by getting rejected from summer programs

limpid terrace
#

uhh

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thats 1 am

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should i be awake

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or sleep

gilded umbra
#

i'm still gonna be at school at that time

steel epoch
#

Officially 11 December

terse meadow
#

I knew it

limpid terrace
#

early

terse meadow
#

Pton wouldn’t do us as bad as Harvard

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We have class

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Straight matchas and quarter zips around here

gilded umbra
#

i might cry if i get in and i might cry if i don't

limpid terrace
gilded umbra
#

every piece of news i have heard about pton since applying has been positive

limpid terrace
#

theres news?

gilded umbra
limpid terrace
#

hearing their fight song?

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bro wat

gilded umbra
#

nvm bro i just like marching bands

limpid terrace
#

pton pls

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let me in

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i need to be a tiger

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i wanna be a tiger

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🤣 😭

silver nacelle
#

oh fuck confirmed for 11th

brave heron
#

prayer circle is needed

split summit
high mantle
woven flame
#

Princeton SCEA Decision Date

<t:1765497600:F> in your local time zone
@everyone

woven flame
brave heron
#

cooooooked

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are people opening this alone or with their family

limpid terrace
high mantle
#

What’s the chance of being deferred and being accepted in rd guys?

brave heron
#

but not impossible

limpid terrace
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i cant deal with anticlimax when i get rejected

limpid terrace
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cause scea is so strong

alpine oxide
still musk
#

YAY ITS THE 11TH

placid crane
winter tendon
limpid terrace
#

uhh thats 1 day before christmas break for us

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imma enter break with depression

limpid terrace
winter tendon
#

Scea

limpid terrace
#

you got in scea? fire

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are you domestic?

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your role says North america so wondering

winter tendon
#

yea

limpid terrace
#

nice.. what are you majoring in/planning to?

winter tendon
#

ECE

limpid terrace
#

fire i was lowkey considering ece as well

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it was phys/aero/ece 😅

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any princeton physics people in here?

coral fossil
coral fossil
limpid terrace
#

yeah

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are you some ipho kid?

hollow garnet
coral fossil
#

Did you do physics brawl?

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Or physics cup?

limpid terrace
coral fossil
#

IYPT

limpid terrace
#

i spend all of my life doing iypt and research

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ya

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yk abt iypt?

still musk
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💀

limpid terrace
#

yall iypt isnt that famous

coral fossil
#

You did it this year?

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I’m Indian

limpid terrace
#

this and last

coral fossil
#

I know it

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I don’t see you in the list ?

limpid terrace
#

german team

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gold this year, silver last year

coral fossil
#

Hm?

limpid terrace
#

bro

coral fossil
#

Dms?

gilded umbra
#

hoooooly joever

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i know one person who got into princeton and they did get in on RD after getting punted

limpid terrace
#

i think a lot of ea kids get deferred adn many make rd cut

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but lets hope for the best

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what did you apply for/

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if you dont mind me aksing

terse meadow
#

Q1 grade check

gilded umbra
#

how does the grade check thing even work

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who do they email

radiant yacht
#

they email your school counselor

gilded umbra
#

interesting

silver palm
shut stream
warm night
#

what is bro doing 💀

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move ur app to rd

lavish moth
bright comet
#

How rare is deferral

lavish moth
#

Idk

#

If I had to guess probably as rare as acceptance

bright comet
#

Check pinned tho

#

Last year 50% of a2c pton REA got deferred

lavish moth
#

Hmm

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A2C is pretty cracked tho

bright comet
#

Yea but doesnt it signal that well qualifying stats make deferral a serious likelihood?

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(+ with at least considerable other metrics)

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This is how I interpret the data

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But please, if anyone can, provide anecdotal evidence to supplement or challenge my assumed generalizations

thorny prism
#

how many REA applicants got in and were you confident in yourself getting in or was it a surprise

shrewd temple
#

statistics say like ~10% acceptance rate after deferral

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so not like mit where they defer everyone, but not like yale or stanny either where it's a decent chance

woven flame
#

i may have a server banner slot open for princeton decision day

silver nacelle
#

im gna lose it if I get hard reject

woven flame
snow widget
#

I was told that deferred applicants basically have the same chance of getting in after deferral as RD applicants

shrewd temple
#

our glorious valedictorian was the one who told me

snow widget
#

It might’ve been from one of the AOs but idk for sure

silver nacelle
alpine oxide
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i found a reddit comment saying 70%ish percent

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but no source

radiant yacht
#

yo how sure are u abt this

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i got one but im trying not to get my hopes up in case i get deferred

high mantle
upper mason
#

When they ask for grade checks do they notify you? or like just contact the counsellor and then the counsellor informs you?

alpine oxide
terse meadow
#

But I’m also trying not to get my hopes up

winter tendon
#

Well of course it's not a guarantee, but if this year's results were the same as last year its almost certain imo

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I received my grade check on Friday last year, and they shipped the physical admissions letter Thursday morning, so I doubt they would have much time to decide on who to let in when they have 500 letters to pack in 3 days

hard finch
#

u got ur letter before ur acceptance?

winter tendon
#

the following thursday

radiant yacht
#

do u know anyone who got deferred/rejected after a request?

winter tendon
#

no

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all of my deferred friends didn't get a grade check

dusty tinsel
#

nooooo

radiant yacht
#

hmm interesting

winter tendon
#

There's probably is one at least but it's probably bc of bad grades

radiant yacht
#

what's your sample size like in terms of ppl who got a q1 request and got accepted early

winter tendon
#

15ish

radiant yacht
#

damn...

dusty tinsel
#

yea im cooked

brave heron
#

also some people here can’t tell based off the grade checks because our schools send them in advance

radiant yacht
#

hes just saying that if you got a request u have a really good shot

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if you didnt u still have a chance

winter tendon
#

exactly

gilded umbra
#

my qualms are that if princeton asked like last week and my counselor took my quarter 1 grades which were signgificantly worse

silver palm
gilded umbra
#

It’s genuinely insane cuz I had straight As for all three years and for the week around quarter grades I had four Bs

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and now I have straight As again

radiant yacht
#

holy cow thats insanely unlucky

#

fwiw some people got q1 grade requests as late as monday

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last year

terse meadow
#

yea thats true

radiant yacht
#

u could ask ur counselor when she received it

gilded umbra
#

if this is the reason I get punted I have a feeling some divine force is screwing me

terse meadow
#

Or it’s redirecting you

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Somewhere better for you

flint granite
#

Sup yall

#

Manifesting for all of u guys

thorny prism
#

thanks sir

terse meadow
#

thank you

#

manifesting cornell for you

thorny prism
#

who counting down?

image.png
shut stream
#

everyone talking about q1 grade requests but my school does semesters 😔

radiant yacht
shut stream
#

oh maybe i’m just cooked then

lofty tundra
#

plenty of ppl get in without grade checks

#

try to stop thinking ab it

bronze wagon
limpid terrace
#

now knowing that the decisions come out on 11th, are all the decisions done, or will they still be considering a few last apps

#

sm i think said that some decisions still get made 1 day before or smt

warm night
limpid terrace
#

so our fate is already sealed

#

pray for the best

thorny prism
#

waiting is good portal astrology

shut stream
limpid terrace
lavish moth
high mantle
high mantle
brave heron
#

does the financial aid office have any idea what your decision is

shut stream
limpid terrace
#

but id doubt theyllbe able to tell you

terse meadow
#

Yea they send like tentative lists I think

#

But they prob send the name of all boundary students too so some prob get rejected

limpid terrace
#

at least from some AO's from other unis, ive heard that some unis get all the cecisions done by 1 week before release

#

and the whole week is just getting portals ready/docs ready/ finaid ready

#

but maybe pton is just different

#

uhh.. im getting nervous for thursday/friday

woven flame
brave heron
#

hmm

#

i called them about some missing documents and they waived one which is why i asked

limpid terrace
#

in come cases finaid comes out even after acceptances or?

alpine oxide
#

thats what ive heard

terse meadow
woven flame
#

I’ve been here much longer than you

terse meadow
alpine oxide
#

my pfaa portal still shows docs as missing (even tho the office told me they got them) which makes me think they didnt even bother to check them 😬 but ik it probably means nothing

terse meadow
#

That means nothing

alpine oxide
#

i know theyre two different offices so

silk isle
terse meadow
#

Poikuly did u do early action

#

When u got in

silk isle
#

yes yes

#

good luck everyone 😛

terse meadow
#

Did u get a grade check perhaps

#

Dyk what it means to get one

silk isle
#

ohhhhh the infamous grade check

terse meadow
#

Yes lol

silk isle
#

okay so i obsessed over this last year let me give you my 2 cents

#

if you get one and you have all A's, good ish sign
if you don't get one, neutral, i've seen it go both ways equally

#

i got one and a lot of my friends who got in ea also got one

terse meadow
#

I got one with all As

silk isle
#

admissions is lowk random so don't get your hopes up too much, but it should be good theoretically

terse meadow
#

Ok

#

Thanks

#

Hard not too read into it too much

limpid terrace
still musk
#

I wonder if i shouldnt have preemptively sent in my grades back in november

limpid terrace
#

Im intl that’s why I’m not fully sure

still musk
limpid terrace
#

So yall have 4 semesters or smt?

still musk
#

4 quarters. 2 quarters = 1 semester

#

2 semesters

limpid terrace
#

Okay. Thanks that makes more sense

#

Cause I asked my counselor and she was like she has never heard Abt q1 Check

#

But we are also intl so

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Yeah