Which of these got my DD into Princeton?

[Anonymous]

DD is a sophomore at Princeton majoring in chemistry.

Not a legacy, RD, not an athlete, not full pay. We pay about 50% of sticker price.

Gpa- 4.0 straight A’s, 10 AP, all 5s

35 ACT, 1550 SAT (790 math)

Volleyball for 4 years of HS, varsity captain

Essays about being bad at volleyball and working hard to become one of the best players in her HS

NOT in NHS

No awards other than the AP distinction ones

No research, no paid job

I’m curious to know what you think got her in because we know so many kids with better stats and other stuff that flat out got rejected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is a sophomore at Princeton majoring in chemistry.

Not a legacy, RD, not an athlete, not full pay. We pay about 50% of sticker price.

Gpa- 4.0 straight A’s, 10 AP, all 5s

35 ACT, 1550 SAT (790 math)

Volleyball for 4 years of HS, varsity captain

Essays about being bad at volleyball and working hard to become one of the best players in her HS

NOT in NHS

No awards other than the AP distinction ones

No research, no paid job

I’m curious to know what you think got her in because we know so many kids with better stats and other stuff that flat out got rejected.

Why do the cray crays come on her and do this? Just insane. We aren’t admission counselors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a sophomore at Princeton majoring in chemistry.

Not a legacy, RD, not an athlete, not full pay. We pay about 50% of sticker price.

Gpa- 4.0 straight A’s, 10 AP, all 5s

35 ACT, 1550 SAT (790 math)

Volleyball for 4 years of HS, varsity captain

Essays about being bad at volleyball and working hard to become one of the best players in her HS

NOT in NHS

No awards other than the AP distinction ones

No research, no paid job

I’m curious to know what you think got her in because we know so many kids with better stats and other stuff that flat out got rejected.

Why do the cray crays come on her and do this? Just insane. We aren’t admission counselors.

*here

[Anonymous]

The teacher recommendation

[Anonymous]

It was the 9th AP! I know - who would have thought

[Anonymous]

All 5s on 10 APs with a VERY high ACT/SAT.

Tons of kids here take APs. Very few have 5s on all tests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All 5s on 10 APs with a VERY high ACT/SAT.

Tons of kids here take APs. Very few have 5s on all tests.

agreed!

[Anonymous]

Certainly not her crazy parents.

[Anonymous]

What race did she put on her application?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All 5s on 10 APs with a VERY high ACT/SAT.

Tons of kids here take APs. Very few have 5s on all tests.

+1
And you are paying half the sticker price, so they didn’t have to offer $$ money to get her.

[Anonymous]

File a request to review the application and then your DD will know exactly why. No speculation needed.

[Anonymous]

Did she talk about chemistry in her application? Where/how? Did she talk about what she wants to be when she grows up?

What state are you from?

What was her essay about?

Is she very intellectually curious? Did her recommendation discuss this?

Class rank?

[Anonymous]

Rising sophomore? Expansion year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What race did she put on her application?

How is that relevant to anything. Or are you suggesting maybe she's Asian, who have a huge advantage in these Ivy League admissions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What race did she put on her application?

How is that relevant to anything. Or are you suggesting maybe she's Asian, who have a huge advantage in these Ivy League admissions?

Um, no. You've got it backwards.