#Princeton University (2025-2026)

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radiant crescent
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I got that same exact question

vocal pumice
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Princeton interview more like Printon interview

radiant crescent
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Huh

vocal pumice
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🚪🚶‍♂️

teal dagger
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that joke killed chat for a whole day

half quarry
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😭

lavish moth
verbal lotus
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Is it a canon event for every Princeton interview to talk about the eating club?

tough imp
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My interviewer mentioned them in passing

verbal lotus
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Yeah I was talking about academic clubs and my interview was like “Yeah I’m pretty sure you’ve also heard about the eating clubs”

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And we talked about it for like 10 mins 😭

woeful vine
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mine mentioned it but it was just kinda in passing

verbal lotus
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I see

ivory hill
hexed scarab
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mine talked about it very enthusiastically as well 😭

teal dagger
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to be fair they are a big thing with campus culture

vocal pumice
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My interview was 30 minutes

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Guess I'm cooked

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(or was it fine cuz the interview was schreduled from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm anyway ?)

eager matrix
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admissions tells them to keep it between 30-45 minutes is what mine told me

split summit
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30 minutes is literally like the average interview time

bright comet
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but some interviewers are more rigid about time limit than others

eager matrix
bright comet
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U must be a well versed conversationalist

lapis girder
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There’s probably a correlation between being in an eating club and being an alumni who chooses to interview

frank trellis
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Do grad students at Princeton go to eating clubs?

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Cause my interviewer only went to Princeton for grad school, and we didn‘t talk at all about eating clubs, instead focused on research more.

tough imp
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So not necessarily

teal dagger
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grad school and undergrad are essentially fully separate with the exception of research/TAs

teal dagger
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the seasonal depression is hitting hard

woeful vine
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but ts is beautiful u cant lie

woven flame
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Oh nah

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He’s got Princeton high school too

teal dagger
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and now we get snow storm 2

alpine oxide
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now theres 2 ft of snow on the ground

teal dagger
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i’m going insane

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like snow is cool and all but it’s been a month since we’ve had no snow on the ground

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and now it’s gonna be another 2 weeks minimum probably

alpine oxide
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its warming up this week probably

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and raining

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its not like the last snow where it stayed below freezing for 2 weeks

teal dagger
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we’re getting another like 6+ inches in the middle of the week

alpine oxide
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bro i swear i looked like 2 hours ago and it was rain 😭😭😭

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nj is fr having an ice age

olive oasis
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How many inches of snow do you have now

olive oasis
alpine oxide
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idk if they have more or less

olive oasis
split summit
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the snow at my house has already melted 💔

woeful vine
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How tf

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I have like 2.5 feet

queen current
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you guys how much does like an application update matter?

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I feel like pressured to get something done before the next like week or so

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to update

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b/c I'm so nervous about RD

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but im wondering if im overthinking the impact of these things?

wooden copper
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I just submitted my app did my interview and I’m not caring anymore

queen current
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and I pretty much have

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but I have this nagging fear im not doing something to help my chances 😭

teal dagger
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most impressive thing i’ve seen at this school tbh

alpine oxide
teal dagger
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also note that every person here is about 6.5ft tall for scale

wooden copper
radiant yacht
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does anyone know if for princeton preview we stay in the dorms or not?

split summit
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based on what im seeing online they tend to cover the expense

radiant yacht
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i heard its only covered if you have full financial aid or smth tho

wooden copper
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that sucks 💀 great preview if u cant even sleep in the dorms

split summit
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from what i saw i saw at least once person mention 85% of their financials were covered

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that’s still a lot but i figured i would say it anyway 🥀

teal dagger
wooden copper
teal dagger
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like there’s a new res college being built rn to accommodate more students

bleak kite
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why am i like the only person who hasnt been interviewed 😭

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am i cooked

torpid pilot
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pton interview tmrw, are there any pton-specific curveballs or things I should prepare for, or is it like any other interview? (I’m so excited my interviewer seems so sweet 🥹)

tough imp
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Nope they seem to ask the same questions

eager matrix
split summit
lunar gull
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imo it's rlly chill and relaxed

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just try to bee youself

eager matrix
torpid pilot
torpid pilot
lunar gull
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my interviewer and I laughed a LOT about like, the culture and chinese (bc she studied in shanghai)

torpid pilot
open escarp
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it’s okay i don’t want princeton anyway it’s too cold up there

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😪😪😪😪 cope

alpine oxide
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they try to interview everyone and its based on availability

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not applicant strength

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in rea all 3 applicants at my school got interviews and 2 got rejected and i was deferred

open escarp
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i heard that rea was a lil brutal this year

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i don’t even know anyone who acc applied to princeton in my school …. 💔

alpine oxide
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but im also saying for the other person

alpine oxide
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(i live in nj)

open escarp
alpine oxide
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we sent 2 ppl last year so now everyone (me) has a false hope that they'll take another 2 from our school this year

open escarp
bleak kite
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its rlly based on nothing

torpid pilot
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I just had my interview and my interviewer was the sweetest person ever 😭 after she finished w her questions she gave some very honest insight into her own application process, it was like I was talking w a friend peeposmile

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Regardless of whether I get in or not it was a great experience fr, if anyone’s nervous about theirs, don’t be!

torpid pilot
lunar gull
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lolllll so fair honestly

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I love talking

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so being able to actually chat w/ a person is so nice ngl

torpid pilot
open escarp
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i wonder

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my dad told me there were a lot of alumni in my area so he was worried 😭 but idrc anymore yeah it doesn’t mean anything

knotty tapir
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yo

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my pton interviewer

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ghosted the interview request for 6 weeks

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ghosted my followup email

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for 2 weeks

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and just today

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sent an email

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saying

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"hey guys, sorry for ghosting, here's a spreadsheet, schedule and do your interview within the next 36 hours because the deadline is soon, thanks"

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to every single interviewee he is interviewing

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chat

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what the FUCK is ts

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😭

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bro was supposedly busy

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for SIX WEEKS STRAIGHT

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and then comes up

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and expects all of his interviewees to just

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bend over backwards to get interviews in for 36 hours

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dawg i am not THAT desperate for pton 🥀

open escarp
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😭😭😭???????

knotty tapir
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💔 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔

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worst part is

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ts guy is a journalist

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😭

open escarp
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……

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well good luck if you are doing the interview 🫩

lunar gull
knotty tapir
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aepirudfghvapeirugvhaepriavd

lunar gull
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just like

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bs kinda

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also u have the mental upper hand

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bc it's their mistake

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so YOU have the advantage

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think of it that way :))

lunar gull
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it's like

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expected almost? idk

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I talked abt it a lot bc I love food

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and I love hearing abt other ppls stories

knotty tapir
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like

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maybe this is cope but

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maybe he might be less inclined

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to mark me down for a negative score

radiant crescent
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Our conversation was more centred around Pace center Programme , office hours , and internships

wooden copper
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i asked about food and bro pulled out the eating club manual on my life

queen current
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is anyone majoring here in Politics?

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(current Pton student)

warped pulsar
warped pulsar
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It took about 40 minutes so we talked only abt why this major and my hobbies

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Cause I had very much to say abt my projects and tennis, these were the only topics of our conversation lol

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At the end he told me that he was in my country a few times and said goodbye in my language

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Basically I am happy about this interview and that’s why I wonder how important it is

tender lava
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It may matter more for international students

open escarp
vocal pumice
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Btw

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Does sending the Graded Paper about one week after the Regular Decision deadline automatically rejects us ?

eager matrix
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princeton has said u have about a week to get materials in after the deadline

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after that there is no guarantee they will review ur submitted files in time for when they read ur app

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ur fine js relax

tender lava
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is the grade check only for rea

eager matrix
tender lava
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THIS HAS to be cap right?? I thought princeton only does likely for recruited athletes

woeful vine
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larp larp larp sahur

lunar gull
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dude has such low karma it's hilarious

tender lava
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LMAO why tf is this guy saying he'll dm proof

hardy nacelle
hardy nacelle
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I think this should be asked in the UCs megathread

deep cypress
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Oh my bad I thought I was in it

knotty jolt
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guys i didnt get an interview

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how f'ed am i

olive oasis
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Interview is based on availability, so you’ll be fine

tender lava
gilded umbra
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althought i dont rlly know any reputable sources that provide more info abt it

tender lava
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Nah I dmed the guy and he wouldnt give proof despite saying he would in comments

gilded umbra
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i heard about someone getting one yesterday

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also i looked at the post i think the guy was a ragebaiter jsut to get ppl mad

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but im p sure someone doxd him or smth or like managed to find out who he was

tender lava
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NO shot

gilded umbra
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they did lol

tender lava
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This all on a2c subreddit?

gilded umbra
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idk if the comment is still there

gilded umbra
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no ik they found out who he was

tender lava
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Like did this happen in a2c subreddit

gilded umbra
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im not sure

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one of my friends was talking abt it today tho

tender lava
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That’s wild

gilded umbra
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i heard he like paypaled the guy or smth to not leak

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but i think his explanations were legit when i looked through the post

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but a lot of his comments were like rude and obnoxious

wooden copper
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pretty sure theyre jsut lying

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likelies are for athletes or members of wealthy donor legacy families

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maybe they fit into one of these categories

gilded umbra
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yea i was looking eveywhere for that

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but i dont think its for athletes or that many

gilded umbra
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also i heard from a past alumini from 7 years ago that princeton did send out a few likelys that year

wooden copper
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most athletes dont post their commitments acceptances on reddit or a2c

gilded umbra
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yea but most would end up getting in early

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only a few would get in RD and if u got deferred rea u prob wouldnt get a likely unless smth changed

wooden copper
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thinking about likelies r so useless anyways princeton sends out so little its like a mosquito on the window shit does not matter

gilded umbra
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yea i know yales sends more but thats because they have a lot of ppl they want to grab like specific demographics, regions, etc.

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but like the athlete likely letter theory i think is just pure speculation

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maybe wealthy donors sure but id assume theyd also just get in early

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princeton prob sends very few so i dont think theres much info publicly

wooden copper
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athletes can apply regular decision

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plus they can also get it in the early round

gilded umbra
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yea they can but a lot of athletes already get notified that they have a p high chance right in the fall

wooden copper
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yes thats a likely letter

gilded umbra
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i mean id say thats a verbal commitment if anything

wooden copper
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bro whatever

gilded umbra
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i know someone who got princeton golf verbal commitment this year for early

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because ppl kept on saying that likely's for princeton would only be athletes but the OP reasoning made sense as to why it wouldnt be

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i dont think it matters tho because most ppl wont get a likely and shouldnt expect if ur regular cracked and even abv avg and ur not a demographic/hook that they rlly want theres no reason for u to expect a likely tbh

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even for columbia like 90% admitted to RD wont get so im not sure why ppl r worrying that they wont get it rlly doesnt matter

split summit
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should i visit princeton or rutgers on saturday

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they’re both on the way to where im going but i doubt my mom would wanna see both … but ive already gotten into rutgers so i feel like it would make sense 🤔

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but my mom loves princeton 💔💔

dull stag
split summit
dull stag
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If youre not feeling it now then I’d say it’s not worth it. Worst (and unlikely) case Rutgers ends up your top choice and you can find another time to go and visit

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You’re on the east coast right? Rutgers isn’t super far

split summit
alpine oxide
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but thats my opinion

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both great places to visit as well

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the town of princeton is great and new brunswick is p cool

split summit
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i told her maybe we can just do one on the way up and the way back

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so im hoping that will be the case

solid dawn
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sup kids

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i got back on here in nostalgia to say that you ‘30 kids are getting so insane with the ecs grinding in high school

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i was scrolling through LinkedIn and hs seniors are really doing the most☠️

solid dawn
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rutgers “campus” is just like some buildings in new brunswick☠️

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pton architecture is a worldwide marvel

gilded umbra
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bro

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u just joined the server

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holy larp

queen current
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awesome name

solid dawn
queen current
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What about you?

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Hopefully shadows aren’t my only reality

solid dawn
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i literally study philosophy

queen current
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How’s pton?

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Overall

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I was thinking about studying philosophy but I think I’ll do history or comparative literature not sure

quick pewter
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the dude is a larp

rancid condor
split summit
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they’re also not right next to each other… but okay

rancid condor
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Theyre like one train stop away and like 15-20 min away iirc

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Also this is js me but if u havent gotten into princeton yet then only visit it if u wanna js sight see

solid dawn
solid dawn
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professors are really exceptional and preeminent philosophers in their subfields

solid dawn
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i mean it’s quite hard but survivable and a very rewarding place to be

queen current
queen current
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is it mainly readings and papers I imagine for philosophy?

solid dawn
solid dawn
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also at least for humanities (i study philosophy and some english and classics) it’s not really usually “studying” in the sense of scanning info for retention, it’s more like you are supposed to do your readings the go to class prepared to discuss the material

solid dawn
queen current
queen current
solid dawn
solid dawn
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i was interested in learning about the big ideas by the best thinkers in history

split summit
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also what train is only taking 15-20 min from princeton to nbw

solid dawn
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also it just makes you a sharper thinker, like, you approach life in a different way

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why do you wanna study philosophy

worn cobalt
solid dawn
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aristotle

queen current
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How could I not after that lol

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How big are the classes usually?

split summit
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as someone who had to read most of platos republic….. that is an Interesting claim

queen current
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how was it

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I was thinking of reading that

sand spruce
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2 weeks left!

alpine oxide
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in nj it was 70 degrees this morning now it's snowing 😭

solid dawn
solid dawn
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seminars 8-25, precepts (like the supplemental discussion class) 4-12, lecture usually 25-100

queen current
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is that kind of like a seminar?

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ive heard of the precept system

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but unsure how its much different from seminars

verbal lotus
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it reminds me of this one image

alpine oxide
hybrid hazel
solid dawn
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lecture classes will have 1-2 lectures per week and then 1 precept which is discussion/task/review based

torn atlas
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does princeton send out grade verifications for students admitted?

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like the week b4

solid dawn
# queen current is that kind of like a seminar?

seminars are distinct from lecture+precept classes. seminars are usually 1.5 or 3 hours once or twice a week, and everyone goes to them having supposedly done the reading and discusses the content as in a socratic seminar

solid dawn
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but theyre different since seminars classes are just seminars whereas lectures go along with precepts

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humanities leans towards seminar format like my classics, 2 philosophy, and 1 english course are seminars rn and then a different english class is lecture

hardy nacelle
hardy nacelle
solid dawn
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so unless you’re mostly in humanities seminars, a lot of your classes will have precepts

solid dawn
hardy nacelle
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Not because they’re into finance, that’s just a product of the environment, but like decent people with personalities. Just curious!

lofty tundra
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ur probably not gonna get along with everyone at pton and what counts as a decent person is subjective but theres definitely a multitude of different people and youll most likely find many with similar values

solid dawn
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no

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jk

hardy nacelle
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Fr?

solid dawn
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I SAID JUST KIDDING

hardy nacelle
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Bro outing his own school HAHA

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What’s the reality ig

solid dawn
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the way admissions works guarantees it since they prefer kids who are very interested and committed to 1 or a few things

tender lava
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W I talked abt precepts in my essays

solid dawn
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and there are many other pton kids like that who want to go into something that contributes to solving a serious problem in the world

hardy nacelle
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I asked because Princeton is a school I was really interested in! Really love its motto for civic responsibility. But it was too hard for me 🥹

tender lava
solid dawn
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there’ll be classmates next to you in random classes who will be like “when my parents were at harvard law” “when my dad rowed here” “oh my mom was in this eating club, yours was too??” so definitely you’ll be around a whole new world of class and wealth

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there’s definitely a palpable princetonian tradition of “excellence” in all its forms that people feel pride in living up to

solid dawn
solid dawn
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when they say independent it really is independent, you have to have an intellectual identity to survive it, like, philosophy has 2 junior research papers by the semester and it was pretty much all done alone for me

tender lava
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ah I see its good they look for that and I also really like how they look for civic responsibility and service it aligns with so much of what I've done in hs

solid dawn
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i sat down and wrote 15 pages over winter break lol

tender lava
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dangg thats a lot do you know anything about how neuroscience is at Princeton? I couldn't find too much info abt it

solid dawn
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my summarized view is that research helps. it “heavily” helps if your research work makes “sense” in a broader way. RAing for a lab at a local university is okay. being able to articulate some global or major problem and then explain how your research advances something relevant towards a solution in your app is like the highest type that will incline them to admit you

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my friend at stanford developed like a tool that better diagnosed a particular illness and explained it in her common app and it was compelling i think for example

tender lava
tender lava
solid dawn
tender lava
solid dawn
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i’m in the philosophy department so i don’t know too much about the scientific tracks

tender lava
solid dawn
solid dawn
tender lava
lofty tundra
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no

solid dawn
lofty tundra
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they are need blind

solid dawn
tender lava
solid dawn
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you usually resolve it with the finaid staff after you get in

tender lava
solid dawn
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it’s not like relevant to admissions

tender lava
solid dawn
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☠️

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maybe at lower ivies with chopped finaid brackets lol

hardy nacelle
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Princeton is NB for all applicants.

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Applying for aid does not affect your chances for admission

tender lava
solid dawn
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but HYPSM is definitely like operating with integrity on this

hardy nacelle
torn atlas
tender lava
torn atlas
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its not just a blind guess

tender lava
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so who knows

torn atlas
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i dont think hes ragebaiting

solid dawn
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i also know AOs

torn atlas
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what does he have to gain for telling ppl to apply with no aid

solid dawn
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i work for the admissions office

hardy nacelle
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Wait i also know AOs!

solid dawn
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kind of

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just not directly in admissions

tender lava
torn atlas
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i mean yea anyone can

hardy nacelle
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And they told me NB is NB

torn atlas
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we'll never know

hardy nacelle
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U can check the CDS

solid dawn
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also pton prides itself on admitting more low income students over the years

hardy nacelle
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Over 60% of Princeton's undergraduates are on financial aid

torn atlas
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i think its not smth to think abt

tender lava
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true we dont know what happens in the background but we gotta just assume the college is telling the truth

tender lava
torn atlas
hardy nacelle
tender lava
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i think it was 70% when i checked

tender lava
solid dawn
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like they actively brag about 25% of students paying nothing

hardy nacelle
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Wdym "most people apply aid on the cds"

solid dawn
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so if anything they’ve been trying to admit more kids who need aid

hardy nacelle
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That's not how the CDS works

torn atlas
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that could just be marketing

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yea also i think like

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theres no way to tell

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again princeton is an institution and their goal is to make sure theyre endowment keeps on growing

hardy nacelle
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Perhaps you're right

torn atlas
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they def have a set amnt to give for fin aid

lofty tundra
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they also increased aid recently

hardy nacelle
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its really tough these days

torn atlas
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i dont think theres anyway they would go over that amnt maybe a little bit

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so there is some logic to think that way

hardy nacelle
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We should doubt the institutions

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in the future

torn atlas
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but no1 will know

hardy nacelle
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It's a logical way to think

torn atlas
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yea again if anything in history you cant believe any1 or anything lol

hardy nacelle
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thats so facts

torn atlas
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but to say its 100% true is wrong

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but i think there is some logic behind why ppl say that

hardy nacelle
torn atlas
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if they admit like 80% who need aid that would be p hefty on their end

tender lava
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i think aid might have slightly influence on ppl trynna get off the waitlist

hardy nacelle
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that's a good way to look at it

torn atlas
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i think one side is a lot of ppl just straight up believe things

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whole heartdly

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these same ppl are ppl who work at top companies that do sus things

torn atlas
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yea again they prob dont want to use any o fthat lol

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its likge a huge hedge fund

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goal is to keep on increasing it

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even with those budget cuts a lot of them didnt want to touch the endowment

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when they lost research grants

tender lava
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lmao we just needa like spy on these aos when they admit bruh or else we'll never know

torn atlas
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yo it doesnt matter

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thats just how it is

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like in anything in life ig

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think abt board applications in ur own school

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do u rlly think its 100% fair all the time?

hardy nacelle
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if we cant 100% prove it

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means its real

torn atlas
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no i mean

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no1 knows so no point

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just saying its true or not

tender lava
hardy nacelle
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yesssssir

hardy nacelle
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we cant really say for sure

torn atlas
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like i see ppl upset abt corruption rampant on the gov level but just look at smaller scale

solid dawn
torn atlas
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u can see so many schools esp state schools waste taxpayer money

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with random stuff

hardy nacelle
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ure right

torn atlas
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even in my state that happens

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u cant be surprised it gets wrose on bigger levels

hardy nacelle
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that's tough

hardy nacelle
torn atlas
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if admins r just wasting money and then increasing tuitions

hardy nacelle
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I hope things get better for you

torn atlas
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no i mean its not that much of a toll on one person

hardy nacelle
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Corruption is really really evil

torn atlas
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but over time it will be

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like im sure ppl wouldnt be upset if they acc used it

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to improve educaiton

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and help those in need

hardy nacelle
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Yehhh

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ure right

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best of luck for ure apps! 🙏

torn atlas
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you too

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oh wait did u get in?

hardy nacelle
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not to Princeton 😆

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not yet

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🥴

tender lava
torn atlas
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yea but

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the princeton free tuition

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is def in some way helpign their marketing

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colleges act basically like companies

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so dont be surprised when they do stuff like this

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any good PR will benefit the institution

tender lava
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bruh idek im winging it

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whatever happens happens

solid dawn
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do you already have something decent

tender lava
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harvard

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i have ut austin

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so thats my safety rn

solid dawn
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yeah harv rea is hard

tender lava
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i got deferred rea harvard

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yeah its auto deferral if ur not like the best or have some hook

solid dawn
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unless you really have something distinctive

tender lava
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yeah like RSI + ISEF winner 😭

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idk man i just shot my shot for top schools

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rn princeton seems most enticing and best fit

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but who knows

solid dawn
tender lava
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some person in my school got 2 harvard interviews the second with an AO ☠️

torn atlas
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i think RSI is a huge boost

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idt isef is as big as ppl say

solid dawn
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i mean i know a lot of rsi kids who get harv rea

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but some get deferred too

tender lava
tender lava
solid dawn
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stanf rea takes every rsi kid

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mit and harv don’t

tender lava
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cuz he got a likely to yale and rea mit

solid dawn
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yale stem is so silly you shouldn’t have to beg people to come

tender lava
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yale didnt even give me an interview lol

solid dawn
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in my year

tender lava
solid dawn
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one was rsi and got waitlisted 😂😂

tender lava
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she got deferred still

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LMAO

solid dawn
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and one was deferred then got in

tender lava
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yeah she got deferred and she told me she got grilled in the AO interview

solid dawn
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like the whole apps world was intense back in my day

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but high schoolers are even more crazy and on linkedin and stuff these days ☠️

tender lava
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DUDE this one kid on linkedin has like her global non profit, RSI, and ISEF top award

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its insane

solid dawn
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its like a whole thing to gloat about sweeping HYPSM now

tender lava
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yeah they made ECs a bit too powerful

solid dawn
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but you can only go to one college so like 😭

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now that i’m just at pton im like

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okay

tender lava
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lmao ur chilling

solid dawn
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what is the point of getting into so many good schools

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same with the senate youth kids

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they need to get a grip😂

tender lava
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yeah i honestly dont know ik these ppl start planning their resumes and ecs in middle school

solid dawn
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idc that you got into harv + stanf + yale !!!

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commit to one😭

tender lava
solid dawn
solid dawn
tender lava
solid dawn
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and sometimes people will assume i did those programs cause of where i go and im like

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i literally didn’t know they existed when i was 15 sorry

tender lava
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yeah ive never even heard of that ☠️ idk why i even stalked on linkedin it just made my confidence go down lol

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everyone is cracked these days

solid dawn
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there’s no other way to differentiate people

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but it’s just a little incoherent still

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i’m overall happy with how pton does admissions though

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i do think it’s the best and it produces the best student body

tender lava
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yeah i know some people who are VERY smart like I mean borderline genius level who have great social skills and theyre like cooked because they didn't grind ecs or play the college game

tender lava
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oh yeah my princeton interview was lowkey cooked

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those dont matter right

solid dawn
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it’s definitely good and motivating to be around people becoming rhodes scholars, publishing research, getting into harvard and yale law left and right, etc

tender lava
torn atlas
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there r ppl who have been grinding stuff since enterig hs like class rank, ecs, awards, etc

tender lava
solid dawn
tender lava
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i didnt purposely try and play teh college game

torn atlas
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i think most ppl r

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than u think

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esp getting in

tender lava
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does pton interview matter a lot

torn atlas
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enve if its not in 9th

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idts

tender lava
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my interviewer made it awkward

torn atlas
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ik ppl with low stats

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who like applied for "fun"

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that got it

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idt they prescreened at all

tender lava
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bruh ☠️

solid dawn
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don’t discount it though

tender lava
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bro cuz like he was so monotone everytime I'd answer he'd respond with "ok" and he just made it feel like he didnt wanna be there

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and then he'd only smile when i asked abt his experience and glazed him

solid dawn
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i mean i’m gonna be an interviewer starting next fall

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LOL

torn atlas
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yo princeton im kind of hoping for because my school sends a couple every year

tender lava
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and he basically told me indirectly not to go to pton ☠️

solid dawn
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or i dont see why not

solid dawn
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and i plan to leave serious evaluations and differentiate applicants

tender lava
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ur gonna scout the bright young minds ☠️

solid dawn
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and vouch for the kids i like

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and tell the committee to not admit npc’s

tender lava
solid dawn
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so like i imagine others do that too

torn atlas
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my school sends 5 kids a year

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to princeton

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and like non feeder

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sometimes a bit less

solid dawn
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and yes like they can care about what the alum say

tender lava
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but dont be like my interviewer

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he WAS the NPC

torn atlas
#

idt it matters more than nay other college

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any

tender lava
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dude this guy told me not to go to pton

tender lava
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r u in a big city

torn atlas
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no

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bro the thing is like

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we had one year where a bit more

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but a lot got off WL

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im just rlly worried abt how things are gonna turn out

solid dawn
solid dawn
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i’m from kinda a random state though

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so i feel like the kids in my area won’t be very good ☠️

faint hornet
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im from a random state in india

solid dawn
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but i also might be living elsewhere so maybe it’ll be better LOL

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what questions should i ask😈

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“what is the worst thing you’ve ever done ever”

tender lava
tender lava
tender lava
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just d a normal interview but throw in 1 troll question

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my interview literally asked me "why do u think u deserve to get into princeton"

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"what makes u think u have a chance"

torn atlas
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yo i think the thing is

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like idk if ill be one of the few kids from my school

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to get in

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like trend wise theres always that amnt

solid dawn
torn atlas
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maybe none this year

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thats rlly what im just worried abt

tender lava
hardy nacelle
torn atlas
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domestic

hardy nacelle
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Ahhh

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Icic

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Then u have a much better shot!

tender lava
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i told him I don't really think abt or evaluate my chances but no matter what I always strive for the top and to always be the best

tender lava
torn atlas
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yo another thing is that

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im in a situation where

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there r only a few top schools i can rlly go to

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due to location things

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like if i dont got relatives nearby i cant go

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so even if i make another cracked school i prob wouldnt be able to go

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so there r just a few im rlly hoping for

woven flame
#

Princeton RD Decision Date (aka Ivy Day)

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tender lava
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hopefully u get in the ones close to relatives tho

torn atlas
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yea i mean

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it just sucks tho

solid dawn
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i wanna like ask kids where they see themselves in 10 years

tender lava
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That’s a good question

tender lava
solid dawn
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4% acceptance rate that’s 1/25 kids

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so it’s only meaningful if i’m selective with who i endorse

tender lava
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Fair fair

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U should also evaluate their social skills too

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Not just answers

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Wait so if I get admitted a tiger shows up right

solid dawn
tender lava
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So I have to pray for a tiger when I press status update

solid dawn
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cause

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the ao’s have the ecs

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so i don’t have to explain whether they’re accomplished

solid dawn
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it’s big and dark orange

tender lava
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True that’s a good way to evaluate and I think that’s the point of the interviews

solid dawn
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i said “holy fuck” lol

tender lava
tender lava
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Ima make a reaction video ☠️☠️

solid dawn
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no

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i said

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i got into fucking princeton

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i remember now

solid dawn
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that’s mit

tender lava
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Did u get any other ivies or t10

solid dawn
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and got waitlisted from mit

tender lava
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Dang Ivy day was a good day for u

solid dawn
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only pton and upenn tho

tender lava
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“Only”

solid dawn
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LOL

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it isn’t a sweep

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but i rejected the mit waitlist and then committed to pton

tender lava
solid dawn
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like 3-4 of hypsm happens

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if you have like some specific accolade that sticks out

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ives sweeping like 5-8 is rarer

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cause lower ivies sometimes yield the kids they think will get hypsm

tender lava
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Like Columbia gives so many likelies

solid dawn
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yeah to some people

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i mean i got flat out rejected from brown and columbia

tender lava
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I didn’t even apply lower ivies 😭😭

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Parents said they wouldn’t pay for it

solid dawn
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but i don’t really think i was unqualified

tender lava
solid dawn
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pton and mit are my goats tho

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and i didn’t get rejected from either of them sooo

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yeah they don’t have good finaid

tender lava
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Wb stanny

solid dawn
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i don’t like stanf tho

tender lava
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Why not

solid dawn
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i’m not trying to found an ai study tools startup and drop out in 3 semesters vro☠️☠️

tender lava
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LMAO

solid dawn
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average stanf kid journey

tender lava
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that’s so true tho

solid dawn
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here at princeton we value the classical education

tender lava
#

Is gpa as hard as ppl say at pton

solid dawn
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but yes it’s hard since B+/A- is often the grade for like an acceptable default performance

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my gpa is like an A- average ish

tender lava
#

So is that like a 3.75

solid dawn
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not gonna say exactly but yeah around there

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A- is 3.7

tender lava
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I just need around 3.7 at pton for med school

solid dawn
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but like grad schools know

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and accommodate for it

solid dawn
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if your mcat is like 520+

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they shouldn’t care

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like i think a 3.5/525 from pton is compelling given how hard pton premed is

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my premed friends really go through it academically ☠️☠️☠️

lofty tundra
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mol bio department is fucking me up

tender lava
solid dawn
hybrid hazel
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😭

queen current
queen current
solid dawn
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english or classics too

queen current
solid dawn
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it’s kinda like a posh vibe

solid dawn
queen current
solid dawn
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☠️

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self own

queen current
solid dawn
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but i’m not a legacy so

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ik i sound totally insufferable

queen current
queen current
solid dawn
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“oh yeah i went to princeton for philosophy english and classics”

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☠️

solid dawn
#

☠️

queen current
#

Secret History

solid dawn
#

☠️

queen current
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have u taken any stem courses at pton?

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i forget if they make humanities majors do that

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💀

solid dawn
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you think intro to chem is small?

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😭😭😭

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the small seminar format is like for humanities discussion

queen current
solid dawn
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yeah but i don’t think the higher level stem courses are like small per se

solid dawn
queen current
solid dawn
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i obviously am not interested in doing sciences at the pton level but i can do math yes

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calc 3 was literally freshman fall so like

queen current
queen current
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what are you majoring in?

pine mason
#

If this question has been answered before then feel free to just ignore this, but how much are interviews weighted for Princeton admissions? I know they're weighted less than other factors like grades/test scores, but I'm curious if they make any difference

torn atlas
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but not as important as other things

ivory lantern
# torn atlas

interview's really interesting because it actually adds to your character/personal qualities :)

torn atlas
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i think like anything most qualified applicants will have a solid interview

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it can def help but idt its smth that will cause u to be highly sought after

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its likely a tipping point

ivory lantern
plucky ore
#

Have they said when decisions come out

hardy nacelle
sand spruce
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MIT rejected me now this is my next hope 🙂

nova lava
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Princeton will save us all

alpine oxide
queen current
alpine oxide
#

who can even spell massachusetts on the first try

queen current
#

What makes you say that

nova lava
#

This is debatable

hybrid hazel
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Oop

alpine oxide
queen current
queen current
queen current
#

All of it is subjective but education I think MA is clear winner

alpine oxide
alpine oxide
hybrid hazel
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And nyc has better bagels...

queen current
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How do you like it?

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How are the courses

queen current
#

New Haven on top

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Once u try New Haven you’ll never go back

queen current
nova lava
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I’m crying yall r just taking NYC’s shit

hybrid hazel
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I'll try new havens

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But I highly doubt it will compete with NYC

slim atlas
#

new j*rsey

vagrant whale
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New Haven pizza is bomb

brittle vale
#

👍

queen current
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I wish every state was like that

queen current
queen current
#

Have you found it hard to keep a high GPA?

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Anything in particular that makes the community special?

teal dagger
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getting A’s is more difficult, but still doable

teal dagger
teal dagger
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and even then, most people at the school are pretty cool, most people have similar goals.

queen current
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lol

teal dagger
#

those chalkboards in fine hall make me feel so dumb

queen current
#

How do you not get imposter syndrome 24/7

teal dagger
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focus on yourself

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you can only do as good as you allow yourself to

queen current
#

What got you guys into math?

teal dagger
#

i’m mae

queen current
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What are you planning to do after pton if I can ask?

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Quant

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You got it

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Did you know you wanted to do math in hs or did u pivot to it in college?

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I honestly think I’d probably be incompetent for it lol

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I like physics a lot which is somewhat similar to math albeit probably more different than I think

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I am heavily thinking about complit lol

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That or history

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And then there’s physics too

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What type of math?

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When I started doing calculus I found math a lot more interesting

open escarp
torpid pilot
boreal ivy
#

(no interviews this cycle)

split summit
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why the fuck did they look at her like that😭😭😭 im crying

tender lava
#

LMAO what show is that

split summit
tender lava
#

"people with medical extensions don't get into princeton"

split summit
# tender lava LMAO no shot I've heard abt that medical drama is it good

personally i like it cause i don't ever watch tv, but the tv i do watch is super mindless... like the show does have a good plot but its not super complicated bigbrain idk i love watching it LOL the only problem is that they'll have a lot of good characters but each chicago series (there's 3) will have one character that u just DESPISE

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thankfully i dont have one in this show but sometimes they make stupid ass decisions 🤦‍♂️

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but theyre always mentioning northwestern 😭😭 its rlly funny

tender lava
split summit
#

YES

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LMFAOOOOOOO

tender lava
#

YO i needa watch ts

split summit
#

LMFAOO BROO

#

his sister bro 😭

tender lava
split summit
#

shes lowkey stupid as shit 😭

tender lava
#

an addict right

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bernie

split summit
split summit
tender lava
#

LMAO it sounds like something us 🤓 would say 😭

split summit
split summit
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insert no correlation gif

tender lava
split summit
#

yesss 😭😭

tender lava
#

40% of stanford disabled ☠️

split summit
#

i remember that article 💔 💔

tender lava
#

adhd extension

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MY FRIEND literally has it

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the sat extension

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and he got in cornell 😭

split summit
split summit
#

bro 😭😭😭

tender lava
#

have u seen greys anatomy lmao

split summit
#

no i havent

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when i say i dont watch tv i mean never 💔 if im hooked on one show ill watch it for a few months but then ill have like a 2 year drought

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the only shows ive watched are the chicago med and chicago pd 💀

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and the boys

tender lava
#

Lmao that’s lowkey me im def uncultured like I haven’t watched any of the main shows

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LMAO that’s cool

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I’ll definitely start Chicago med now 😭😭

split summit
#

they draw me in so quick

split summit
tender lava
boreal ivy
hybrid hazel
split summit
#

im hiring one of them etsy witches to get me into this school

snow nacelle
#

praying to All Of The Forces for my deferral to go smoothly

split summit
#

it will go incredibly well

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gummyworm i see u typing u dont got shit to worry about u getting in

#

😭

snow nacelle
#

I wrote about like one big thing on my loci hopefully they liked said big thing

split summit
#

i put everything in my soul into those essays but i am the definition of a mid applicant

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so those etsy witches better work overtime

snow nacelle
#

im jealous of all my rich friends who Just conjured up nonprofits and research 💔

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but its ok none of them applied here so im winning