Writing sample?

#1 she is a female in a very male dominated subject
#2 her academics are spotless
#3 you're poor

Anonymous wrote:Every year, a few applicants win the lottery.

Exactly.

Honestly, it sounds like a clerical error at the admissions office. Or, her name is very, very similar to a major donor kid, they accidentally identified your kid as the VIP and admitted her. (Don't worry about the VIP kid, if she wanted to attend I'm sure her parents made a call. And even in that nightmare admissions scenario, Princeton would ultimately come out ahead yet again--by rejecting and then admitting VIP kid, the parents feel reassured that their family office is really putting the donations where they count. They might even increase their donation amount next year, lol

What state; race; background…

Every year, a few applicants win the lottery.

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.

SAT Math + humility + chem interest

The essay and the AP scores.

Teacher and counselor recommendations

I agree -- the 790, probably the essay, and the luck of the draw.

I'll guess that so many kids have been counseled away from writing about sports that a humble sports essay may have been refreshing, especially in the Ivy League.

Congrats to your daughter -- and I do hope you answer some people's questions!

Yeah, I sort of hope that it's about DD's friend or classmate, because otherwise the original post is the biggest humble brag ever. Plus, no one does this (i.e., post stats for their sophomore at Princeton) - how is this helpful to anyone.

OP - you think you may know this person, but you really don't know their circumstances. From the outside, you see numbers and awards, but AO's also look at what challenges they've overcome and what teacher recommendations say about the student and the type of student they are in class. That's what holistic admissions mean. I hope your DC had some good options also.

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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.

I think you mean your DD’s friend or classmate got into Princeton, and this is what you’ve been able to piece together about her.

Regardless, it's an interesting discussion to have.

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.

I think you mean your DD’s friend or classmate got into Princeton, and this is what you’ve been able to piece together about her.

Like I said before, the math score showing ability and the essay. Essay and a 600 in math, no.

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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?

It is very relevant. OP's daughter is a sophomore. So she is a class 2023 high school graduate, prior to the Supreme Court AA decision. Race was a very important factor for class 2023. In fact, very important because many colleges considered 2023 as the last year they can use the race factor in admission, so they put a heavy weight on it.

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

Now this wins most rude post of the day. Congrats!

It is absolutely a consideration, along with: rural students, first gen, desired major, etc. Not only did the Supreme Court case show that this is a consideration by schools, but many high stats schools sent my kids brochures and letters before applications were due specifically mentioning how diversity could be mentioned in and considered from essays.

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