Princeton writing sample

[Anonymous]

We have nothing under two pages with comments/feedback to submit. There is one essay with a grade but no feedback. Can you submit more pages?

[Anonymous]

It says "one or two pages is sufficient" which we read to mean that any paper of at least 1 page is fine, not that it can only be 1 or 2 pages. My kid's favorite piece is longer, so we are planning to send that.

Obviously, my kid hasn't gotten in, so I could be wrong.

[Anonymous]

My kid only has 5 plus pages. Not expecting to get in but atleast we should try following the guidelines. Not sure what we will do.

[Anonymous]

My kid submitted a page & 1/2.

Was WL’d RD. Didn’t SCEA

[Anonymous]

They don’t have time to read a long one.

It’s best to always follow an app’s instructions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have nothing under two pages with comments/feedback to submit. There is one essay with a grade but no feedback. Can you submit more pages?

How long is favorite piece? I wouldn’t submit anything over 4 pages. They don’t want to take the time to read lengthy pieces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They don’t have time to read a long one.

It’s best to always follow an app’s instructions.

The apps instructions don’t say “only 1 or 2 pages”.

[Anonymous]

Does it have to be something for school? Or can it be feedback from other teaching adults in the child's life?

[Anonymous]

If it is this year, you can ask the teacher to go through and make comments for this purpose

[Anonymous]

If it says 1 or 2, then it is 1 or 2, folks. That's it. Stop creating more work for the AOs!!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it have to be something for school? Or can it be feedback from other teaching adults in the child's life?

It has to be from school. They are looking for insight into how rigorous the grading is, as a tool to help them put their grades in context.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it says 1 or 2, then it is 1 or 2, folks. That's it. Stop creating more work for the AOs!!!!!!!!!!!

It doesn't say it's 1 or 2. I'm pretty sure that Princeton AO's are smart enough to be able to read the first page or two of a longer piece and have an understanding of the student's writing and the teacher's grading. Sending a longer paper doesn't force the AO to read the whole paper.

[Anonymous]

They would probably just read the feedback from the teacher.

[Anonymous]

I think they’re mostly interested in the grading/comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they’re mostly interested in the grading/comments.

Because they don’t refer to it as a writing sample, they refer to it as a graded paper.