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The most attractive attribute of Princeton to me is the guarantee of amazing classmates. Everyone that has posted here seems really amazing, however it's inevitable that not all of us will get in. Logically, this means that a large portion of amazing applicants will be going to second choice schools.
I want to know where else everyone is applying so, if I don't get into Princeton, I can at least have amazing classmates somewhere else.

By Enu (Enu) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:01 pm: Edit

For me, it's Olin (oh yeah!), Northwestern, Darmouth, Lehigh, Carnegie Mellon, and MIT.

By Dlarrea (Dlarrea) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:39 pm: Edit

Duke, Northwestern, WashU, Emory, Georgetown, BC, UNC, UT, and Texas A&M.

By Benedwodo (Benedwodo) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:42 pm: Edit

harvard, yale, dartmouth, upenn, duke, emory, uva, washu, amherst

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:49 pm: Edit

brown, johns hopkins, cornell, brown, haverford, swarthmore, drew, middlebury, vassar

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:49 pm: Edit

and you macbeth?

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:49 pm: Edit

Cornell (tied w/Pton for 1st choice), Yale, MIT, Williams, Johns Hopkins, Case Western, Purdue, Skidmore

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:51 pm: Edit

well thats awesome that you have another school you are really into sunshine. i guess my second choice is johns hopkins, i think i got myself to set on princeton though... =\

By Macbeth04 (Macbeth04) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 05:56 pm: Edit

mine are Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Williams, Wesleyan, Vassar, Haverford, Pomona, and University of Rochester.

By Mzhang23 (Mzhang23) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 06:02 pm: Edit

Had I been deferred, I would have applied to the following:

1.Pton
2.Yale
3.Stanford
4.Williams
5.Harvard
6.Columbia

Good luck everyone!!

By Sunshine916 (Sunshine916) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 06:05 pm: Edit

yeah i had a hard time deciding Princeotn ED or Cornell ED. figured both were greaet fits. aimed for Princeton, and didnt succeed. now its off to Cornell RD. had i applied to Cornell ED, i think i would have been singing a different tune right now, but i dont really regret applying Princeton ED. at least i know i tried. good luck guys.

By Macbeth04 (Macbeth04) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 06:52 pm: Edit

Where do you live lessthan3?

By Getmeintoanivy (Getmeintoanivy) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 10:17 pm: Edit

cornell and brown (top 2), upenn, yale, dartmouth, tufts, vassar, nyu, bu, georgetown, emory

By Lessthan3 (Lessthan3) on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 11:01 pm: Edit

southern NJ, you?

i finally got around to visiting haverford and liked it A LOT more than i expected. but my favorites (beyond princeton) change every week, but thats okay since im in the RD pool now.

By Macbeth04 (Macbeth04) on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 10:30 am: Edit

I'm from the Catskills in NY

I like Haverford a lot also. It's got a different feel than most colleges do.

My favorites change a lot also. It's hard to really know. I wish I had a crystal ball where I could look into my future at each one...but...I don't. So, I'll just make educated guesses and be really really nervous for a while.

By Macbeth04 (Macbeth04) on Friday, December 19, 2003 - 10:34 pm: Edit

Do you think that it's a good idea to apply to an easy to get into school and be in their honors program? You think that would be as impressive to grad schools?