| By Matlm (Matlm) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 11:07 pm: Edit |
topic.
| By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 11:36 pm: Edit |
Son accepted ED to Princeton...Great grades; great class standing at a huge school; great test scores on the ACT and SAT; great EC's; terrific letters of recommendation...
Kind and loving and encouraging family.
| By Tellmewhy (Tellmewhy) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 12:16 am: Edit |
Cause I've got it going on?
| By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 12:53 am: Edit |
haha well i havent but seriously...probably a mix of these few
1)amazing grades
2)amazing test scores
3)amazing recs
4)special talents/awards
5)recruited athlete
6)URM
7)legacy
8)another "hook"
9)fantastic/creative essays
basically, you wont get too far without the first three. the other ones are things that really get you in. the first three are prerequisites. 
| By Sadeyedlady (Sadeyedlady) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 12:56 am: Edit |
no they're not...
| By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 01:01 am: Edit |
well for the most part they are. unless you are a special case (i.e. i know someone who got into Columbia with a 1000 SAT/3.0 GPA. recruited athlete). i think athletes get the biggest break...unless you are famous or the child of someone famous (think George W, Olsen Twins, Chelsea Clinton). who knows what they want nowadays?
| By Godis (Godis) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 01:14 am: Edit |
good scores, good grades, and good ecs.
i think my essay was what sealed the deal.
| By Matlm (Matlm) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 10:17 am: Edit |
lol, no I mean in the essay, they ask you why you wanted to attend the school, what did you say?
I'm sorry I should have been more clear.
| By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 03:24 pm: Edit |
princeton didn't have an essay like that
| By Bitz (Bitz) on Thursday, December 25, 2003 - 06:49 pm: Edit |
neither did yale
| By Itsdakid2004 (Itsdakid2004) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 01:36 pm: Edit |
neither did harvard
| By Bananabean (Bananabean) on Friday, December 26, 2003 - 04:59 pm: Edit |
columbia:
for the experiences; the fact that the city (NYC) itself provided a place for hands-on learning
| By Alphachimp (Alphachimp) on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 02:38 am: Edit |
lol...nyc sucks. 6 more months in this hellhole and I'm out
I think that people that arent from NY appreciate it the most.
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