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just post here when you get the letter and where you liveso that we know when to expect it....good luck

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 09:41 am: Edit

bump

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:46 am: Edit

I GOT IN!!!!!!

By Paulm (Paulm) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:00 pm: Edit

WHERE DO YOU LIVE, GOODKID?

By Camferg (Camferg) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:00 pm: Edit

where do you live, goodkid?

By Paulm (Paulm) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:01 pm: Edit

lol, camferg

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:03 pm: Edit

HE LIVES IN NJ

By Paulm (Paulm) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:04 pm: Edit

THANK YOU

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:05 pm: Edit

yep
BEST OF LUCK GUYS
Tigers 08 YEAH!!

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:06 pm: Edit

Hey GoodKid
UR stats??
Fat letter or small letter and what did they say

By Camferg (Camferg) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:06 pm: Edit

haha, didnt see that post, sorry. goodkid, stats (when you get done celebrating)?

By Camferg (Camferg) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:07 pm: Edit

hahahahahaha, dammit!

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:08 pm: Edit

use the message search function and search for his username instead of topic lines

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:08 pm: Edit

I knew it Congrats, Goodkid!!

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:10 pm: Edit

yes, CONGRATS to you.

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:12 pm: Edit

Yeah, congrats Goodkid, and hope to see you there
If you don't mind more badgering, what was the size of the envelope?

By Idonno123 (Idonno123) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:15 pm: Edit

can we please get a confirmation......you never know if he's lying.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:15 pm: Edit

Please read the other thread: it was a fat envelope.

By Polymorphic (Polymorphic) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:18 pm: Edit

in
strangely suave about the whole thing
big envelope, Princeton, NJ

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:19 pm: Edit

Hi guys,
Thanks so much. No I'm not lying. It's a big, white envelope with a folder filled with letter, financial aid letter, and other bits and pieces about Pton. Good luck guys, hope to see you there

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:20 pm: Edit

Goodkid, I just noticed that you were born & lived in my country. So I'm proud of you even more .

Congrats once again!

By Bigblue04 (Bigblue04) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:23 pm: Edit

accepted... to the class of '08- see you guys in september... to everyone else- best of luck in your admissions!

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:24 pm: Edit

Bigblue, which part of the country are you from?

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:24 pm: Edit

thanx! Oh you guys seem so nice. Hope you all get accepted ;-)
thanx saccharine

By Idonno123 (Idonno123) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:25 pm: Edit

please post your location with your result. thank you.

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:30 pm: Edit

and your brief stats

By Voigtrob (Voigtrob) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:35 pm: Edit

Yea, and especially if you're not in New Jersey...

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:36 pm: Edit

Congrats you guys!

By Voigtrob (Voigtrob) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:36 pm: Edit

Oh yea, and congrats too, haha

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:38 pm: Edit

Congrats Guys

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:40 pm: Edit

By Bigblue04 (Bigblue04) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:43 pm: Edit

i'm from nyc... 1600 sat's, pretty good sat2's (all within 750-800 range), tri-varsity athlete, on the board for a couple clubs, honor roll, internship in washington... but i think what did it was the ridiculously great interview (we're both fans of david foster wallace), the piano tape, and the community service award for teaching young kids in kenya how to speak english this past summer. ::shrug:: i can't figure it out, but whatever. best of luck.

By Voigtrob (Voigtrob) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:46 pm: Edit

Oh man, I'm so worried now. I'm hoping it's just that the priority mail failed to get here today, not that it wasn't priority mail in the first place. ;P

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:04 pm: Edit

Man I am really feeling it too. Looks like only the admits are getting letters today.

By Chis (Chis) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:10 pm: Edit

according to the USPS, priority and first class both take 1-3 days, so everyone should hear today or Monday, regardless of how it's sent

By Rdb9986 (Rdb9986) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:12 pm: Edit

Hey! i live in ny and got a positive letter today...looking forward to seeing the rest of you there in september.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:22 pm: Edit

IN!!!!

NYC

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:25 pm: Edit

Congrats everyone

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:31 pm: Edit

where in ny do u live? cuz i live in staten island and i didnt get a letter

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:36 pm: Edit

bump

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:36 pm: Edit

yay mzhang's a tiger!! congrats!

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:48 pm: Edit

did the letter come priority mail? and does that come with your regular mail or is it like a delivery thing?

By Slbi2201 (Slbi2201) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:49 pm: Edit

Did anyone from PA get a letter?

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:56 pm: Edit

Hey those of you accepted,
I got so excited I feel like I lost 1/2 the things that were inside that folder. Did you get any info about housing? I could've sworn I saw it when I opened the folder, but now it's gone!
;-)

By Athenian (Athenian) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:59 pm: Edit

Hey, if anyone near CHICAGO receives a letter, post up!

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:01 pm: Edit

heh goodkid, don't worry, you'll find it

By Idonno123 (Idonno123) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:05 pm: Edit

from chicago - nothing today.

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:13 pm: Edit

ugh, i hope i get it on monday in ca! i'll die if i have to wait until tues

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:13 pm: Edit

Southwestern Chicagoland...Mail hasn't arrived today at about 1:20 p.m.

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:15 pm: Edit

wow i definitely got deferred or denied because i live 40 mins away from pton and i didnt get a letter....wow...i wish everyone got the letter on the same day...this way there would be no suspense

By Pseudo (Pseudo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:16 pm: Edit

double post

By Pseudo (Pseudo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:17 pm: Edit

no word in Maryland

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:28 pm: Edit

Got nothing in Maryland. Well, since nobody from states other than NJ and NY got in, there might still be some hope for me.

By Slbi2201 (Slbi2201) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:33 pm: Edit

Did anyone at all get deferred today?

By Polymorphic (Polymorphic) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:38 pm: Edit

hm...goodkid, i don't see anything about housing either...i may have lost it too, lol

By Chis (Chis) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 02:41 pm: Edit

mail just came in chicago suburb, didnt get anything

By Mekker3 (Mekker3) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:17 pm: Edit

I got in!! from long island... 1500, 800, 800, 750... 3/301... 4 varsity sports, drama leadership positions, strong community service from a young age (6), sent art portfolio (drawing and painting)... yay!

(and I didn't get anything about housing)

By Ahahop04 (Ahahop04) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:25 pm: Edit

nothing here in connecticut

By Jagster (Jagster) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:25 pm: Edit

I didn't receive anything either. I live in Virginia. I guess it will arrive Monday.

By Ukingdom (Ukingdom) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:30 pm: Edit

Nothing in southwestern CT.

By Gumbino (Gumbino) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:35 pm: Edit

Slbi, yes, my son got deferred. I was surprised he got that far. He's an outstanding kid but his stats are average for Princeton. His ECs were not really impressive, compared to some of the lists I've seen posted around here.We live in NJ, about an hour from Princeton.

By Idonno123 (Idonno123) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:38 pm: Edit

what did the deferred letter look like? was it priority mail?

By Mr0range (Mr0range) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:52 pm: Edit

Nothing here, down in Virginia

By Gumbino (Gumbino) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:04 pm: Edit

Idonno: The deferral letter was just regular US mail. Very thin, one page letter inside.

By Bladebabe (Bladebabe) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:05 pm: Edit

Any "recruited" athletes out there waiting for a big fat envelope?

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:05 pm: Edit

ok soo that means not only acceptees got their letters today...

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:07 pm: Edit

guys.. my letter had the stamp w/ the date it was mailed and it was DEC 12th (aka. YESTERDAY). So.. don't get your hopes down, especially if you live further away from Pton ;-) Let's hope it comes Monday or something!

By Lebo0506 (Lebo0506) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:29 pm: Edit

for the record, did anyone get letters not from ny or nj?

By Agentd06 (Agentd06) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:35 pm: Edit

hey bladebabe, im a "recruited athlete" waiting for a fat envelope. are you? which sport?

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 04:49 pm: Edit

My son is a recruited athlete out of Chicagoland and we haven't received our mail today.

He's a baseball player.

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 05:24 pm: Edit

Mailperson came and went...just the usual stuff.

We get mail on Sunday so we have our fingers and toes crossed.

By Idonno123 (Idonno123) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 05:28 pm: Edit

how do you get mail on sunday?

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 05:32 pm: Edit

mail on sunday?

By Lebo0506 (Lebo0506) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 05:45 pm: Edit

for the record, did anyone get letters not from ny or nj? what states were these people from?

By Pimpdaddy (Pimpdaddy) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 05:55 pm: Edit

I GOT INNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!

representin da nyc

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:16 pm: Edit

congrats!!!


(nothing today in CA, not that i expected there to be anything)

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:20 pm: Edit

where do you guys go to school in nyc?
i go to collegiate.

By Arsatlas (Arsatlas) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:26 pm: Edit

Just got in the door from debate, but I came to see if letters came....they did! Awesome job guys!
CONGRATS TO EVERYONE THAT GOT ACCEPTED! running out the door now! see ya!

By Steph0503 (Steph0503) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:27 pm: Edit

how many people got in ED total? does anyone know? (sorry, i didn't apply to princeton, but i just want to know)

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:29 pm: Edit

i got deferred today =\

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:30 pm: Edit

Mail on every Sunday before Christmas in December.

Gees, I thought that they did that everywhere.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:30 pm: Edit

arsatlas, so you got in?

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:34 pm: Edit

pimp daddy ur from staten island right? you got a letter today? i didn't. that definitely means im deferred or rejected...wow i'm sad

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:48 pm: Edit

are there any people in ny who didnt get a letter yet? or who got their deferrals?

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:58 pm: Edit

bump

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:09 pm: Edit

"Mail on every Sunday before Christmas in December."


wtf? i hope they do that here!

By Cobra333 (Cobra333) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:14 pm: Edit

did they send out the acceptances through priority mail and the defferals/rejections through reg mail?
did anyone in manhattan get a response?
did anyone in nyc get a deferral/rejection letter?

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:28 pm: Edit

cobra 333 i didnt get a letter and i live in staten island....but i think the post office in my neighborhood is slow...cuz i always get things later than the other parts of the island...where do u live...did u also not recieve a letter

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:29 pm: Edit

btw congrats to all those who got in....i hope i can join you....but wow...im sooooo jealous lol

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:36 pm: Edit

no one in nyc has gotten deferred or rejected. All the responses that I have heard from NYC have been positive ones.

Acceptances are sent priority,
Deferrals and rejections via regular mail.

By Cobra333 (Cobra333) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:37 pm: Edit

hey i live in manhattan. All the mail in manhattan comes through the main post office on west 34th street. Mail in Manhattan is notoriously slow because every single piece of mail that comes in is sorted out at the main office first and then sent to the local post offices and finally to the carriers.

By the way priority mail just means that it weighs over 13 ounces, which makes sense acceptance letters contain more info, and takes the same samount of time as regular mail (not sure).

Once again anybody from Manhattan get a response?

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:54 pm: Edit

Beenthereil where do u live? is there really mail on sundays in dec before xmas?

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:58 pm: Edit

I live in manhattan. I have only heard of acceptances.

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:05 pm: Edit

We live in Frankfort, Illinois...It is a Southwestern suburb of Chicagoland...near Tinley Park, Mokena, Orland Park.

Yes, Alina. Besides there being a Santa...there is mail on Sundays in this part of the world during the Christmas holiday season.

By Gk06 (Gk06) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:15 pm: Edit

many ppl got accepted i see. take a look at the harvard board; nearly everyone with 1600's are deferred. You lucky tigers! Good luck all of you.

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:23 pm: Edit

only 6 people got accepted....is that it...does this really mean that everyone else who didnt get a letter today got deferred or denied???

By Anna88 (Anna88) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:27 pm: Edit

i just got home and checked my mail...I GOT IN!!! yay me

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:30 pm: Edit

Congrats Anna Which state are you from?

By Ukingdom (Ukingdom) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:30 pm: Edit

What state do you live in?

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:31 pm: Edit

No, Alina. What that means is that the mail hasn't reached the rest of the country.

I know a recruited athlete for baseball that got in and he lives on Staten Island.

We live in Illinois. Received no mail today except the usual Christmas cards and bills and junk mail!

Tomorrow is another day.

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:32 pm: Edit

bump

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:33 pm: Edit

...would never expect mail from New Jersey to reach suburban Chicago in one day...that would be a miracle!

By Roark (Roark) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:44 pm: Edit

Hi guys. To all of the new york city acceptances: what boroughs do you come from, respectively? I applied ed and live in Brooklyn. Still holding out hope that somehow Brooklyn was skipped over.

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 09:09 pm: Edit

im from staten island i'm hoping for the same thing

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 09:54 pm: Edit

what i mean is the people that didnt recieve letters and live in ny are probably deferred/denied right? bcuz the acceptees got their letters in priority mail while the other were in regular mail which would be later and thus come on monday

By Baseballiscool6 (Baseballiscool6) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 10:30 pm: Edit

Not true. I am from Manhattan, and I haven't heard of a single person (besides whoever has posted here) get in. So I really would doubt that everyone pton accepted from nyc has the letter already. Most priority mail is 2 day, and I'm 100% positive they mailed friday.

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 10:39 pm: Edit

baseballiscool6 thank you so much cuz i really thought i was definitely deferred, not that there isnt a chance that im still deferred but it makes me feel better that i have at least something to look forward to...or be scared of lol

By Thaguy482 (Thaguy482) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 10:50 pm: Edit

im recruited athelete, i got a letter from the coach yesterday saying i will receive the decision on monday. what does this mean. If they took the bother to mail me that...do u think i got in?

By Kenilb (Kenilb) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:14 pm: Edit

hey. Any applicants from Ontario? Have you guys heard anything yet? Thx.

By Pimpdaddy (Pimpdaddy) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:17 pm: Edit

alina, yea im staten island, dunt worry i got my mail around 5 PM. Maybe ull get it monday since i got it really really late on saturday. Best of luck!

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:17 pm: Edit

let's hope more decisions are set to arrive for new yorkers...

By Alina (Alina) on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:20 pm: Edit

i hope so...i hate waiting....sometimes i wonder if the admissions boards are just sadistic and make us wait during weekends with pton as a main distraction aah lol...

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:00 am: Edit

nope, they were making decisions down to the last minute. And janet rapelye had to personally sign each letter, as well as write congratulations.

She must have carpal tunnel syndrome by now.

By Rdb9986 (Rdb9986) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:13 am: Edit

alina-i got my letter today--live in westchester county, ny...don't worry I am sure that plenty of acceptances coming in monday's mail--there probably was a logical reason for some to get it and some not...I know of several people who are still waiting to find out, and assume that he will be accepted because of how well-qualified he is. do not lose hope.

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:40 am: Edit

How many acceptees and how many deferrals?
What does the letter say?

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:48 am: Edit

I dunno why any of you would want me to spoil this for you, but here goes:

Spoilers!!!!
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Acceptance letter reads,

Dear xxx:

Congratulations! The committee has reviewed your application and has admitted you to the Class of 2008. We had a powerful early decision pool and your credentials stood out from the other files. Your academic accomplishments, extra-curricular activities and strong personal qualities were deemed by the readers to be exceptional and ones we wanted here at Princeton. We are delighted to accept you.

the next paragraph is about financial aid.

The following one deals with withdrawing all other apps.

Once again, congratulations. We are pleased to be sending you this good news and especially to be welcoming you to Princeton. Have a wonderful holiday season.

Sincerely,
Janet Rapelye
Dean of Admission.

Signature, and a written "Congratulations!"

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:52 am: Edit

Roark:

Brooklyn was not "skipped over." One friend in Brooklyn received his acceptance.

more may come on monday.

By Arsatlas (Arsatlas) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 01:03 am: Edit

Mzhang23 - Sorry if my message was unclear. I didn't get a letter today, I just came to CC to see if other people had gotten theirs. I'm hoping that my letter comes on Monday.
Once again, good luck everyone!

By Voigtrob (Voigtrob) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Ohhhhhhh man. We just got a bunch of snow and theres freezing rain and hail and crud. If the mail doesn't come tomorrow I don't know if I can stand it, haha.

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 12:21 pm: Edit

Rdb9986-mail on sunday?

By Pseudo (Pseudo) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 01:09 pm: Edit

ickyfoo, seeing as how the time says 12:13 AM on Sunday I'm pretty sure he's refering to Saturday's mail.

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 01:18 pm: Edit

accepted on the day saddam was captured, ha..quite a memory lol
I have my fingers crossed for all =)

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 02:14 pm: Edit

oh, ha, i see.

I can't stop thinking about this, it's making it hard to study (finals this week!)

By Prtonhopful (Prtonhopful) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 03:37 pm: Edit

Congratulations people.

By Mnm86 (Mnm86) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 06:12 pm: Edit

a friend of mine applied early from hong kong...he hasn't heard anything yet and is very anxious. have any international students gotten their answers? can you call the admissions office and ask? does princeton send emails/let you check the decision on the website?

thanks

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 07:56 pm: Edit

only by mail. he can call on wed if he hasn't heard by then.

By Agentd06 (Agentd06) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 08:44 pm: Edit

OK, this is weird, sitting here trying to write about Rome and what the hell happened there while I know that in less than 24 short hours, my entire life could change. I wish it had been Saturday because this wait is killing me. Anyway, this is probably the last time I'm going to see this site before I find out, so I just wanted to wish everyone good luck and to say remember - deferal does not equal rejection (or so I keep telling myself) GOOD LUCK!

By Katan1016 (Katan1016) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 09:18 pm: Edit

haha, Rome? wtf? and as for deferrals...I would like to believe the same, but doesn't deferral mean "If you do something drastic, we'll let you in"? How much time is there between receiving the deferral and being looked at for RD?

Anyway, it's icy as a mother outside, and if the mail doesn't come tomorrow I think I'll castrate myself or something. :-)

Good luck to everyone, and I hope to see you in a few months!!

- Harrisburg, PA and no letter yet (bien sur)

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 09:22 pm: Edit

I hope it makes it out here to CA by tomarrow, or else I'm gonna go crazy.

Good luck everyone!

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 09:23 pm: Edit

Good luck ickyfoo. I hope you get in too!

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 09:25 pm: Edit

thanks!

hey, have you seen pustore.com? they already have the class of 2008 princeton banner! go by yourself one!

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 09:36 pm: Edit

lol...
I did order a sweatshirt tho... free shipping this holiday season!

By Natalia (Natalia) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 09:50 pm: Edit

Congrats to all the new '08s from a Princeton '07! Just wanted to say welcome and congratulations!

By the way, Mzhang - did you visit this year? One of my best friends went to Collegiate, and I met a bunch of kids from your class who came to visit with him

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:02 pm: Edit

Yeah, I visited Pton three times this year before I chose Pton over Yale: once in March, once in September, and once in October.

Who is the collegiate kid you speak of? the classes are all really small, so I basically know everyone in the school.

I've basically seen every '07 Collegiate kid on campus except for Towsen - I mainly hung out with Justin, Mike, and Russ when I visited though.

By Natalia (Natalia) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:07 pm: Edit

I speak of James (he lives right next door)... I also really like Donell, but he's '06. And I think I met Russ once when I was hanging out with James.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:17 pm: Edit

wait... are you the one who told me "James is my best friend!" when I was visiting mathey?

I have a faint recollection of meeting you. This was during the humanities symposium weekend.

And yes, Dan-el is cool. Yup, that's how you spell it - Dan-el.

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:33 pm: Edit

Hi Natalia!! It's Goodkid -- I emailed you once or twice and you were great with answering my questions in the past =). I got in, I am sooo happy. Well, maybe see you in the fall, heh..
GOOD LUCK those of you waiting !!

By Manowar (Manowar) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 11:12 pm: Edit

WOAH!! How the hell did I get in?????
You guys on the board told me to apply early to increase chances and somehow it pulled through.

I can't wait till next year!

By Idonno123 (Idonno123) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 11:15 pm: Edit

manowar, could you please tell us your stats?

By Natalia (Natalia) on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 11:17 pm: Edit

Goodkid - congrats! Yup, I will most likely see you in the fall!
Mzhang - haha yeah I probably did tell you that James was my bff, because I say that to everyone... yeah Dan-el is cool... sorry I got it wrong, I never actually spell out his name, I just say hi to him when I see him with James.

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 05:24 am: Edit

Any international students got letters??

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:52 am: Edit

still waiting... the mail is so slow...

hopefully, I'll get it tomorrow, after all Poland is a bit farther (lol, for the first time I wish I lived in the US )

Congrats for all acceptees!

And good luck in RD round for non-acceptees!

By Cuspidor (Cuspidor) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 11:22 am: Edit

Saccharine, I called at the office today and they told me that internatinal students could mail Terru Riendeau (terrir@princeton.edu) to enquire for admissions decision. Try it. I just hope they don't take too long to respond!

By Stanfordrulez (Stanfordrulez) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:04 pm: Edit

How are decisions being sent?
Are acceptances being UPSed/FEDEXed or what?

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:25 pm: Edit

I wish I knew

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:48 pm: Edit

any reply from princeton email to anyone

By Gumbino (Gumbino) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 01:17 pm: Edit

OK y'all, at least I posted about a deferral. Anybody get a denial letter yet? (It would take a gutsy person to post publicly about his or her rejection, but maybe one of you knows someone who got the bad news already.)
My question is, does Princeton send a deferral letter to EVERY early decision applicant who isn't admitted, or are there some outright rejection notices?

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 01:33 pm: Edit

one kid from my school got flat out rejected

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 01:38 pm: Edit

i think anyone who is posting here obviously has a serious want to go there and obviously has been working hard to go there... and princeton tends to defer just about everyone who is obviously working very hard....

but yea, you and me gumbino- the deferal crowd, are you planning on doing anytyhing/sending anything additional to see if it helps?

one of my teachers said they would write me an extra recomendation letter because they were so shocked i did not get in, and supposedly sending extra stuff is good- but i have no idea what else to send.

By Gumbino (Gumbino) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 02:12 pm: Edit

Thanks for that info, Lessthan3. I should add that it's my son who is the applicant (I posted that in my initial comment but it's been buried in the avalanche of replies since Saturday).

The reason I asked is that everyone else who applied ED from my son's school also got deferrals. This has led them to speculate amongst themselves that deferral = rejection.

To answer your question about sending anything extra in: I have heard that another great recommendation can sometimes help. Any really outstanding awards you've received, or great achievements since submitting the ED app might help (but you already knew that).

There seems to be a fine line, however, between encouraging admissions officers to give your app a re-look, and alienating them by sending in too much stuff.

So I'm as much in the dark as you about what to do. My son thinks he might take the SAT for a third time in January; and, if he's declared a National Merit finalist in February, will forward that information to Princeton too. (But I doubt that even a perfect SAT score/National Merit finalist status impress them much, though -- Princeton applicants with those on their resumes are a-dime-a-dozen.)

By Revaebo0o (Revaebo0o) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 02:27 pm: Edit

I'm in! Just got the letter today!
Dear Jason: Congratulations! are the three sweetest words in the English language.

By Alina (Alina) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 02:48 pm: Edit

i got deferred

By Dlarrea (Dlarrea) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 02:57 pm: Edit

Reva and Alina where are you guys from?

By Analrightguy (Analrightguy) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 02:57 pm: Edit

I'm watching the mail-lady walk up my street right now. oh, sweet, sweet suspense.

By Dlarrea (Dlarrea) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:01 pm: Edit

Damn you must be scared anal. I'm too scared to check the mail right now. Maybe in 15 min.

By Borglq (Borglq) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:03 pm: Edit

gimme a d
gimme a e
gimme a f
gimme a e
gimme a r
gimme a r
gimme a e
gimme a d
deferred!
...,,

By Dlarrea (Dlarrea) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:06 pm: Edit

Where are you from Borg?

By Borglq (Borglq) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:06 pm: Edit

sacharrine where do you live in Poland?

By Mr0range (Mr0range) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:10 pm: Edit

Deferred

from VA

By Pseudo (Pseudo) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:10 pm: Edit

ACCEPTED

By Dad1 (Dad1) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:12 pm: Edit

Alina: Sorry to hear that you were deferred. I am the parent of an applicant. For what it's worth, at several colleges we visited this Spring (including Princeton) we were told by the admissions office that a surprisingly large number of applicants are admitted from the "deferred" early admissions pool, so don't give up hope. Also, please keep in mind that, although Princeton is an excellent college, there are many others at which you will succeed and which you will enjoy. Be sad for a moment, then move on to embrace a wonderful future. You are surely a talented person, otherwise you wouldn't have made it this far. Best of luck!

By Analrightguy (Analrightguy) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:17 pm: Edit

yes, that's right: deferred. Also (like i can really care about anything else right now), the names supposed to be "an alright guy." oh well...

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:24 pm: Edit

congrats all who got in.
Those who got deferred: hang on, there's another chance in april.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:24 pm: Edit

congrats all who got in.
Those who got deferred: hang on, there's another chance in april.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:24 pm: Edit

double post, oops.

By Ahahop04 (Ahahop04) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:26 pm: Edit

I'm IN!!!! Yay! Just found out and have been literally skipping around the house. Go Tigers '08!!

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:26 pm: Edit

Borglq, I live in Pruszkow, it's on the suburbs of Warsaw.

10 min ago a man from Fedex called me to tell that a letter from Princeton University will be delivered to me tomorrow morning. I'm skipping the classes to be the first to see it .

Do you think it's possible that they would Fedex defferals/rejections?. Hope not...

By Arsatlas (Arsatlas) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:27 pm: Edit

I'M IN!

By Antimatter04 (Antimatter04) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:44 pm: Edit

My friend got in!!!!!!!!:-D BE HAPPY!!!!!!! GO DAVID!!!!!!! Go TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh, and hopefully soon, GO IRISH!! GREAT JOB!!!!!

By Dadx (Dadx) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 03:46 pm: Edit

Dad1
S got deferral letter today too.

My understanding of Ivy deferrals is that the odds shift to the overall probability, meaning that about one of 10 or so is admitted. There is another post on the UVa website that suggests their % is higher than that, but I dont know what their application profile is, early v late numbers, etc.

One student from our HS last year was deferred at Harvard, and then admitted RD. Same person was also not admitted at YPS, Duke,Dartmouth, but in at Cornell, Brown, However, in general its not good news since all the data suggests that your best chance is ED.

Will be interesting to see if the Daily Princetonian prints a story next month about how many Early Decision acceptances there were this year under the new admissions director.

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:01 pm: Edit

yeah deferrals do have a good chance, one of my teachers helped a deferred student get into columbia regular decision last year by writing an additional recomendation letter and she offered to do that for me, so i hope it helps.

to saccharine- my deferral letter was sent regular mail... so hearing from fedex might be a great thing! but you are also international so i do not know. GOOD luck!!!

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:04 pm: Edit

Congrats, Arsatlas!!!

By Borglq (Borglq) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:09 pm: Edit

during summer i am primarly in krakow, but i spend about a week each year in warsaw. I stay at a friends house in warsaw. What school you go to? Maybe you go to same school as my cousin.. small chance
(i think its a business oriented High School that has something to do with one of the universities of Warsaw).
GL with princeton.

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:14 pm: Edit

deferred
I don't know what to think...just in a state of shock. I mean, I knew my chances were slim, but this is so unbelievable. When I saw the thin envelope, my heart froze. My life is screwed, there just isn't anything left in my life. I seriously spent the last two damn years working for this, and I failed. Desperately trying to cheer myself up, but every moment is so painful.

By Daedalus (Daedalus) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:21 pm: Edit

Anyone from the South/Midwest/West who did not get anything today?

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:21 pm: Edit

czesc, sacharrine.

The fedex could be anything, but I think it means that you're in. How amazing is this, that there are tons of people who've been to and lived in Poland on the CC board?

I never thought I'd meet all these Polish people after I got back, but honestly, I've met an amazing number of them already, including you guys.

By Daedalus (Daedalus) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:27 pm: Edit

Anyone from the South/Midwest/West who did not get anything today?

By Princetonrocks (Princetonrocks) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:30 pm: Edit

I GOT IN!

...and i wet myself.

By Chis (Chis) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:31 pm: Edit

deferred, IL

By Cuspidor (Cuspidor) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:33 pm: Edit

Fedex is definately in, I received my rejection last year through regular mail.

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:40 pm: Edit

deferred, OH.

congrats to all of you who got in. for those of us deferred, keep your head up. it'll be okay. i've been crying, but finally came to a stunning realization-there is life without Princeton, and im not going to miss out on my life because of one setback.

in a way, this was good for me-its the first setback i've had to deal with all my life.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:42 pm: Edit

sorry to hear that, chis

By Enu (Enu) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:44 pm: Edit

Wow... obviously the Princeton admissions staff has completely gone nuts. Can you believe they deferred me? ME??? Do they even KNOW who I am?

Well, it turns out I'm a nondescript high school student from Western Pennsylvania. Sometimes I wish my last name was Frist.

By Britishguy (Britishguy) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:53 pm: Edit

hey saccharine
i got in today, i live in england and i got my acceptance letter fedex this morning. that is definitly a good sign if you've been told you've got a fedex coming tomorrow morning.
congratulations and good luck all of you

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 04:57 pm: Edit

nutmag345- you still have a chance to send in extra stuff to show how hard youve worked, get extra recomendations? you still get another review, dont forget about that <3

By Katan1016 (Katan1016) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 05:06 pm: Edit

argh, deferral. Regular Mail. Janet Lavin Rapelye did a good job of comforting me in her letter: "Please be aware that we expect an equally strong applicant pool in Regular Decision this season, as we had in this early round."

Fantastic. :-(

By Dlarrea (Dlarrea) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 05:25 pm: Edit

Anyone from Texas get in? I live in Houston, but got no mail from Princeton.

By Tunan_Fish (Tunan_Fish) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 05:41 pm: Edit

I am in Southern Cal and didn't get anything today (Monday). Seems like a lot of people in the West didn't get anything either. Hopefully this is a sign of slow mailings rather than deferrals.

By Dad1 (Dad1) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 05:55 pm: Edit

My son was admitted today (Maryland).
To nutmag345, please see my earlier post. Princeton is a wonderful place, but there are many others, and you may still be admitted to Princeton. You just need to endure the inconvenience of waiting til April and doing all those other applications. Have faith in yourself, focus on continuing to do what it takes, and you will succeed.

By Daedalus (Daedalus) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:17 pm: Edit

I am from Atlanta and didnt get anything today either

By Daedalus (Daedalus) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:18 pm: Edit

I am from Atlanta and didnt get anything today either

By Agentd06 (Agentd06) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:29 pm: Edit

I got in! I cant believe it! congrats to any others who got in... princeton 2008!! To those deferred... hang in there, you never know!

By Deeny1414 (Deeny1414) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:36 pm: Edit

Hey guys, can you post your stats so the ppl who are planning on applying RD have an idea what they are up against?

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:38 pm: Edit

i got in

congrats everyone!

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:47 pm: Edit

CONGRATS!!!

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:52 pm: Edit

chris...Where in Illinois?

My son didn't get anything today. We're in Frankfort

By Nutmag345 (Nutmag345) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:52 pm: Edit

Hey congrats. I know you really wanted this

By Cuspidor (Cuspidor) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:52 pm: Edit

nothing here in Peru today

By Program3 (Program3) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 07:06 pm: Edit

west coast sympathies: i wouldn't get nervous about nothing arriving today (anxious, yes) because i know a fair number of kids applying early - incl. me - (i'm in los angeles), and though qualified, nobody has heard. so i just want to make sure nobody west is scared that nothing came. either that or the whole state has been deferred/rejected. good luck

By Soccrhi86 (Soccrhi86) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 07:11 pm: Edit

haha Hey guys, I got IN! knoxville TN baby....

By Program3 (Program3) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 07:18 pm: Edit

oh and also, busiest day of the year for the post office. and esp. los angeles apparently - as i talk to folks. relax. one more day

By Cobra555 (Cobra555) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 07:42 pm: Edit

Nothing in the mail today. I live in midtown manhattan (yes nyc) and still nothing. My friend, who also applied, lives a few blocks away and is in the same predicament. Midtown manhattan officialy has the slowest mail system in the world. WTF!!!

-Anybody else from the same area not receive a response yet?

By Goodkid2004 (Goodkid2004) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 07:44 pm: Edit

Acceptees -- congrats!!
Those waiting and those deferred -- don't lose hope. You're all amazing!!
;-)

By Fscott1 (Fscott1) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 07:44 pm: Edit

Im in.... relieved as well as excited. MA

By Kenilb (Kenilb) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 08:19 pm: Edit

Wohooo! I'M IN!! =) Thank you guys soo much to helping me =) =) Best of Luck, and hope to see you all next year =)

By Enu (Enu) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 08:46 pm: Edit

Yeah, I agree, that last line of the 2nd paragraph in the deferral letter is really a bummer. I could have done without it, personally.

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 08:49 pm: Edit

i didnt even read my deferral letter. i read the word "defer" threw it on the floor, and walked out.

life goes on. im really bummed.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 09:51 pm: Edit

Hey, sunshine, at least your mortal enemy ElGreco was deferred too.

By Camferg (Camferg) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:04 pm: Edit

well, i'm in and i just want to thank everyone on this board for their support and conversation

By Arsatlas (Arsatlas) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:12 pm: Edit

you too camferg, I've really enjoyed posting here and talking with people.
Mzhang - Elgreco got deferred? are you sure? that's just too funny to be true....can't imagine how that kids feels right now. He had such an inflated image of himself...glad that Pton saw through him.

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:14 pm: Edit

hahahaha YES!!!!!! Mzhang ill be fine. Cornell was my dream school since 7th grade. i think i just needed to apply and get deferred so i can now work super hard on my Cornell apps-i probably belong there anyways.

thanks to everyone on this board. congrats for getting in. im going to give this RD thing another shot, but i'm mostly over it.

good luck at PTON!

By Casady04 (Casady04) on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 11:13 pm: Edit

Dlarrea I live in OK City and I got my letter today... I got in! Yeah Tigers 08! But anyway you should probably get the letter by tomorrow. Good luck!

By Dlarrea (Dlarrea) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 12:59 am: Edit

Congrats Casady. Man I don't know what to think. I thought since I didn't get anything today I either got deferred or rejected, but some kid who lives close to me got his deferral letter today. I still have a little hope left. Oh well congrats to everyone who got in. Princeton owns all.

By Offbeat_Ophelia (Offbeat_Ophelia) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 01:50 am: Edit

I'm in the south and have not heard yet. Congratulations, you guys!

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 04:37 am: Edit

Anyone in India got their letters yet????

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 04:44 am: Edit

I'm in . So the Fedex thing was right.

Congratulations to all the people who got in (especially international). Go Tigers!

People deferred, don't lose hope (Sunshine, I know you'll be ok).

By Jszab (Jszab) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 04:58 am: Edit

No có¿. Gratulacje. Zazdroszczê jak nie wiem, i zyczê duuu¿o kredytów ;)

By Gk06 (Gk06) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:30 am: Edit

bump

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:30 am: Edit

Any internationals got deferred letters yet?? How have those been sent.

By Gk06 (Gk06) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:34 am: Edit

benteherthil, what happened? is he in?

By Gk06 (Gk06) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 07:52 am: Edit

bump

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 09:11 am: Edit

Any international students who yet haven't got their letters???? I'm from India and nothing has reached me yet.

p.s. Please give your location

By Gk06 (Gk06) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 10:00 am: Edit

.

By Cuspidor (Cuspidor) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 10:21 am: Edit

im in peru. Nothing yet.

By Marek (Marek) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 10:43 am: Edit

I GOT IN!

international from Slovakia

Congrats to everyone else!

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 11:44 am: Edit

Congrats Marek ! Hope to see there in Princeton.

What I really like about Slovakia is that when I was there I spoke Polish and people spoke Slovak and we undertood one another almost perfectly .

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 11:53 am: Edit

gk06...Haven't received anything in the mail on the 15th...hopefully today the 16th.

Talked with the coach...a kid from New Jersey was accepted and two kids from Texas were accepted. Couple of others to go.

If those that are waiting get accepted, I would guess that this will be one of the best recruiting classes in a long time.

Really haven't paid much attention to the Ivies in baseball because I had a son that played at Mississippi State and then played pro ball for 5 years. The younger son, who is being recruited by the Tigers and Coach Bradley, is bigger, stronger, faster and smarter than my older son.

By Olblueeyes (Olblueeyes) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 12:18 pm: Edit

Yay for deferral!

NJ Public School

GPA: 4.3ish, 2/355

SAT I: 1520 (790M 730V)
SAT IIs:
Writing 800
Math 2c 780
US History 780

3 APs last year (US History, Calc AB, Physics C) all 5s
3 APs this year (Euro, US Gov and Politics, English)
Took Calc 2 over the summer (A) and am taking multivariable calc at Princeton this year (currently have B+, pending final)

ECs:
Mock Trial (2nd in the state last year)
Marching Band (Tuba, Low Brass Section Leader)
Newspaper (asst editor last yr, co-ed-in-chief this year)
math league
NHS (vice president)
70 or so hrs of volunteering at local rehab center
pit orchestra
JV tennis
Spanish Honor Society
National Merit Semifinalist
Journalism Camp (2001)
Cashier at Local Supermarket (approx 13 hrs/wk)

Interview went OK, it was the interviewers first one so it was kind of awkward at times, but nothing that should have kept me out.

Essays were good, proofread by mom and brother and looked at by my SAT verbal tutor.

2 glowing recs from a history and english teacher, plus an optional rec from band teacher.

Plus, my brother is at Princeton and is doing quite well.

So, my question is...what exactly are they looking for?

Just keep telling myself, they're still RD...*sigh*

By Chenelle (Chenelle) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 12:32 pm: Edit

Anyone from Southern Cali get accepted? I'm 17/f/SoCal/deferred... There's nothin' but sunshine. Keep the love runnin'. Good job yall all across America who got in... Maybe I'll join you later. See you doods.

By Dlarrea (Dlarrea) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 03:17 pm: Edit

Deferred. I'm actually pretty happy.

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 04:08 pm: Edit

I got in from SoCal (northern LA county).

By Prep (Prep) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 04:23 pm: Edit

I am shocked by how much drama and unjustified importance all of you put on this. Your life doesn't change becuase you got in, or got deferred or you got rejected from Princeton. Get a life, get a life, get a life.......

There are many great universities in America and Europe, and there are many people who have had wildly successful, happy and meaningful lives even though they did not get into Princeton. The last time I checked, 99.9% of Nobel, Marshall, Fullbright, Rhodes, Academy, Pultizer, Tony etc. winners were NOT graduates of Princeton......God did not attend Princeton; Muhammed did not attend Princeton; Mother Teresa did not attend Princeton; Lincoln did not attend Princeton; and neither did many other great human beings.

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 04:26 pm: Edit

I don't think that is why people want to go there, Prep. People want to go somewhere they will be challenged and happy- maybe this is the place.

Shame on you for discouraging people to have something they are passionate about. We all know it is JUST a school, but that doesnt mean we should not be allowed to lust after going there and strive for it.

By Program3 (Program3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 06:38 pm: Edit

in
excellent. i can't wait to see you all next year
-ian

By Nedbriarson (Nedbriarson) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 06:49 pm: Edit

I'm from Los Angeles and I still have not received by admission decision. What could be the problem?

By Mchizza08 (Mchizza08) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 06:53 pm: Edit

Hey all!! I've never posted before--I've merely been watching the process and reading up on all of you (and getting the crap scared out of me). I just wanted to say "HELLO" and congratulations to all that were accepted.

I am honored to say that I am a Tiger along with all of you. Woo woo. Princeton Class of '08.

By Chenelle (Chenelle) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 07:20 pm: Edit

program3, did you say you were in LA???? .... GO PRINCETON TIGERS '08 (though I was deferred...haha)

By Chenelle (Chenelle) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 07:20 pm: Edit

program3, did you say you were in LA???? .... GO PRINCETON TIGERS '08 (though I was deferred...haha)

By Tunan_Fish (Tunan_Fish) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 07:30 pm: Edit

No mail AGAIN in Los Angeles. Can I call tomorrow morning?

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 07:46 pm: Edit

Yep, they said you can call on Wed.

By Program3 (Program3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 08:55 pm: Edit

yes, i'm from los angeles. school: harvard-westlake. congrats to everyone who got in, and it looks like i "get" to finally consider my ski clothes casual clothing
best of luck to those who are deferred, and once again congratulations to those that made it....and now for the rest of the year of high school. hehe

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 09:10 pm: Edit

prep...Why not be happy for those that were accepted? Be a bit disappointed for those that were deferred and be encouraging for RD time.

It was a terrific moment in this house when my son came waltzing in with his mail.

He, like so many others, dream of a day like this. Do you dream? Isn't it nice when a dream comes true?

Gees...some people always dwell on negative things.

Congrats to all who have been accepted.

My son, Ryan Petrulis, Lincoln Way East, Frankfort (just Southwest of Chicago), Illinois is a proud member of the Princeton University, Class of 2008.

Now I need to get a quick supply of Tiger-wear!

By Ickyfoo (Ickyfoo) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 09:30 pm: Edit

pustore.com! and ivysport.com

i got a sweatshirt yesterday

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 10:27 pm: Edit

Thanks, Icky.

I'm on my way with plastic in hand.

By Offbeat_Ophelia (Offbeat_Ophelia) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 12:31 am: Edit

I got deferred. Weird, since I applied last year early as well, and was deferred and then not accepted in the spring. Just thought I would get a straight answer this time.

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 06:20 am: Edit

Has anyone in Asia got their acceptance/deferrel letters???

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 09:51 am: Edit

I'm really sorry about your deferral, Ophelia. It seems that Princeton is really your dream school and I still think I'll be at college with you .

Don't lose hope and good luck in RD!

By Tunan_Fish (Tunan_Fish) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 10:19 am: Edit

Called in this morning, got accepted. Here are my stats for those interested:

---

White male from CA

SAT: 1500 (760V/740M)

SATIIs: 800 (Writing), 770 (Spanish Listening), 740 (US History)

GPA: 3.75UW/4.2W, extremely hard private school -- about the same level as Harvard-Westlake. School does not rank.

Will have taken 9 APs
AP Scores:
US History - 5
Biology - 5
Spanish Language - 5
English Language - 5
Chemistry - 3
Will take: Physics B (probably a 4), Spanish Lit (5), English Lit (5), Art History (5)

ECs:
-4-year Varsity Football Letterman, Team Captain this year, Twice All-League Offense
-Lived in Argentina for 2 months this previous summer
-I babysit + take my autistic brother to appointments throughout LA
-Junior Class President, helped design + install a block schedule @ our school
-I own my own humor website with about 12,000 hits
- Lots of Community Service, most with a focus on Spanish + ESL
- Orchestra and School Newspaper + other minor ECs

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 10:41 am: Edit

Got deferred!!!

By Licensedtokill (Licensedtokill) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 11:05 am: Edit

Deferred!!!

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 11:11 am: Edit

Has anyone from India got in!!! I've got diferred and so has another guy from Delhi.
THIS TOTALLY SUX

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 08:01 pm: Edit

There's still hope, Ophelia. You have really strong credentials, and I hope you can finally get into your top choice.

By Beenthereil (Beenthereil) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 08:20 pm: Edit

gk6...My son was accepted. We're from Southwestern Chicagoland.

How about you?

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 11:14 pm: Edit

Deferred !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I demand transparency in this process !!!!!!!!
and someone please shed some light on actual process for international students. !!!!!!!!
What exactly do they want ??????????

By Metacrawler (Metacrawler) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 11:50 pm: Edit

Deferred!!!!!!!!!!

1570 (770 verbal)
800,800 750

14 As Gce O level (record breaking)

...from Pakistan

....ahhhh no wonder

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 01:52 am: Edit

Deferred
SAT 1 - 1520
SAT 2 - 800 Math 2c, 800 Physics, 770 Writing
From India
All A Grades: 13 A1's 2 A2's
Lots of EC's and leadership positions
What are they looking for....
I don't know a single, forget India, Asian who's been accepted...
what's going on there

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 04:41 am: Edit

Hey Metacrawler
Anyhting else except acadmeics EC's etc.
I don't think they take too many international students early, atleast looks like here. Except a couple from Europe no international has got in from CC members.

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 06:35 am: Edit

Does anybody know their policy regarding Internationals early.....
and they should let us know if they don't plan to take too many internationals early.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 09:53 am: Edit

Like Harvard and Yale, I am sure that there are no quotas for internationals.

By Iamthekid (Iamthekid) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 10:39 am: Edit

anyone has any idea how manyrejected and how many deferrals will be accepted in RD

By Upandover (Upandover) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 10:53 am: Edit

I am INTL... worse luck...
DEFERRED!!!
from malaysia.

By Natureboy (Natureboy) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 12:11 pm: Edit

Hello. I'm from Singapore. I've just gotten deferred as has my friend. Our letters are taking forever to come so we've resorted to calling. It seems like all the Asians got deferred so there wasn't very much point applying early was there?

By Kshroff1 (Kshroff1) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 01:01 pm: Edit

What are your stats Natureboy and upandover? (and what were the stats of your friends who got deferred). I'm just trying to figure out if all the Asians just got universally deferred or what????

By Upandover (Upandover) on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 09:01 pm: Edit

SAT 1510
780M 730V

Writing 710
Maths IIc 800
Chem 800

Straight A's for predicted A Levels grades
9 A's and 1 for SPM(O levels)

Hey, natureboy, what jc are you from?

By Natureboy (Natureboy) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 05:19 am: Edit

SAT I 1500 (V 710, M 790)
SAT II (Writing 790, Math II 780, World History 720)

Got Straight As for my Preliminary Exminations and predicted straight As for A Levels. 9 As in O Levels.

I'm from HC. You (Upandover?)

It seems like universal deferrment doesn't it? I have classmates who are in Stanford and Upenn already.

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 09:47 am: Edit

I'm sorry to see so many int'ls deferred ;(.

Princeton is really tough on us; see last's year profile at http://www.princeton.edu/pr/facts/profile/03/08.htm : out of 2,430 int'l applicants, only 138 were admitted (less than 6%).

But I don't mean to discourage you or anything, I just want to prove how hard the admissions are. As far as I know, 3 int'ls from CC board have been accepted so far (all Europeans - UK, Slovakia and me from Poland).

Good luck in RD round!

By Marek (Marek) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 11:21 am: Edit

Two other internationals from my school got in.

one from Bulgaria
and the other one is, believe it or not, Asian (from Hong Kong)

By Saccharine (Saccharine) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 01:18 pm: Edit

3 ppl from the same hs overseas?? Amazing. Adriatic United World College must be a great school .

By Manowar (Manowar) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 02:55 pm: Edit

Sorry for the delay (accepted)

780 Math
740 Verbal

800 Writing
800 IIC
800 Physics

5's- BC Calculus, English Language
4's- European History, Biology
3- US History

GPA 3.8 (unweighted)
Rank- 11/350

Good EC's and good recs

By Dadx (Dadx) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 03:23 pm: Edit

Well, Manowar, thanks for supplying some encouragement with that 3 in US History

By Danjones1786 (Danjones1786) on Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 09:11 am: Edit

accepted

800 Math
730 Verbal
800 US Hist
800 Physics
800 Math IIC
770 Writing

5's- BC, US Hist, Physics B, Stat, US Gov't, Human Geography

GPA 4.58 (weighted0
rank 1/370

decent EC's and Rec's

By Upandover (Upandover) on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 11:52 pm: Edit

This is stupid but I have not got by defferal letter YET.