Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:English/creative writing, published poet, national poetry awards, selective summer writing programs and editor of some youth lit mags. Also nationally ranked in a sport.

Athletic recruit or no?

No

Anonymous wrote:The only early admit we know this year was a legacy (grandfather, father, brother attended) and nephew of a world famous author. He was not an especially compelling candidate so it was a helpful learning experience for my junior daughter.

This was our BIG 3 last year. Everyone who got into Princeton was hooked to the gills. Makes Princeton look a bit ridiculous actually. The rejected the top couple of EA kids in favor of a known legacy and then rejected everyone on RD in favor of crazily hooked Dcs

Some of the posts on this thread exemplify what’s wrong and uninteresting about the Ivies. Many of the UMC kids that get in are not compelling students or people, but their parents will do ANYTHING to get them admitted. Then, you have the truly rich and well-connected, who associate with each, but no one else. Throw in the test-optional URMs, Pell grant kids, who are great people, but not the brightest or best connected of the application pool. Finally, you have the middle to UMC kids who are genuinely bright and thought they’d meet their academic peers, only to find out that three-quarters of the class is nothing like them. Whatever.

Anonymous wrote:The only early admit we know this year was a legacy (grandfather, father, brother attended) and nephew of a world famous author. He was not an especially compelling candidate so it was a helpful learning experience for my junior daughter.

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HS most definitely a learning experience for our family. Some seemingly down to earth families we've known since ES going to great lengths to get kids into top schools. The most mind-boggling has been the Princeton multi-legacy family. Kid's grades are good, not stellar, and are talking about moving kid to a boarding school in NE somewhere so they can be reclassed in their sport for better recruitment chances.

GL to all regular kids with stellar academics but not loaded and with no hooks!

Anonymous wrote:I know a white kid -- not legacy, athlete or donor -- who got in test optional, but with a good GPA. I can only image the kid's essay was a masterpiece.

This is a problem as essay could be written by paid consultants. We should rely on measures that are done by the students only.

The few that I know who got in were athletes and multi-legacy.

I know a white kid -- not legacy, athlete or donor -- who got in test optional, but with a good GPA. I can only image the kid's essay was a masterpiece.

My kid applied EA for engineering and has been deferred. 1500 SAT, 4.0 unweighted, 11 APs, ISEF, eagle scout (order of the arrow Vigil as well), captain of sports team.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only early admit we know this year was a legacy (grandfather, father, brother attended) and nephew of a world famous author. He was not an especially compelling candidate so it was a helpful learning experience for my junior daughter.

So you know his gpa, test scores and read his essays?

No, we know he doesn’t take advanced classes or participate at in school activities, he isn’t near the top of the class, and he always smells like pot. I’m sure the essay was stellar, though.

Anonymous wrote:The only early admit we know this year was a legacy (grandfather, father, brother attended) and nephew of a world famous author. He was not an especially compelling candidate so it was a helpful learning experience for my junior daughter.

So you know his gpa, test scores and read his essays?

Anonymous wrote:English/creative writing, published poet, national poetry awards, selective summer writing programs and editor of some youth lit mags. Also nationally ranked in a sport.

Athletic recruit or no?

The only early admit we know this year was a legacy (grandfather, father, brother attended) and nephew of a world famous author. He was not an especially compelling candidate so it was a helpful learning experience for my junior daughter.

English/creative writing, published poet, national poetry awards, selective summer writing programs and editor of some youth lit mags. Also nationally ranked in a sport.

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone’s kid get into Princeton early action? If so, please share your majors and ECs. TIA!

Daughter didn't get in cs, ec related to major, community service and clubs with leadership role.

Did anyone’s kid get into Princeton early action? If so, please share your majors and ECs. TIA!