admeliora,

Princeton

B.A., Comparative Literature

CS major moonlighting as a poet.

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Hometown Acton, Massachusetts

GenderFemale

EthnicityAsian

Class of2021
First Gen College StudentNo

Results, Essays, and Advice

Accepted13 schools

Princeton, Vanderbilt, Cornell, Amherst, Rice, Georgetown, UVA, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Emory, UNC, UMich, Pitt

Waitlisted or Withdrew2 schools

Harvard, Williams

Denied1 schools

Yale

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Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

Applied for a B.A. in Comparative Literature

Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: No

School Specific Essays

Personal Statement

681 Words

Chinese heritage, Embracing your heritage, Feeling out of place, Issue of personal significance, Story central to identity, Transition to adulthood

Miles of farming roads, untouched by motorcycles or cars. A bone white sky. Train stations swallowed by dust. Here, seventy years ago, a young Chinese schoolteacher was pummeled by the high-tide of Mao’s Revolution. Here, sixty years ago, that teacher’s son forsook his plow and picked up a rifle. The army brought him to Taiwan, where he married and had three children. That man was my grandfather. Once, when I asked him why he enlisted, my grandfather told...

Supplemental Essay: Issue of personal significance

668 Words

Stigma is the proverbial elephant in the room. Left unchecked—well, suffice it to say that an elephant does not spontaneously turn into a flea. It only grows. I sensed the shame attached to mental illness even before I understood it. Learned the insidious nature of silence from my relatives, who tried to shield me from a great-uncle’s schizophrenia and demonized him instead. Once, having overheard a conversation about his erratic behavior, I asked my mother what was wrong...

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General Admissions Advice

How I narrowed down my essay topics

474 Words

Do’s and Don’ts: -Do choose a topic that you feel strongly about even if people say it’s cliche. A “unique” essay isn’t effective if it comes across as outlandish, unfocused, or worse—contrived; it’s the way you approach a subject that matters, not the subject itself. -Do aim for sincerity over memorability. -Don’t address risky (sensitive) subjects like mental illness or drug use. There’s a fine line between vulnerability and TMI; what strikes a chord with one reader might offend another. Think about how you can communicate similar ideas using different anecdotes. See...

What I learned transitioning from high school to college

242 Words

1. The highs can be very high and the lows can be very low. 2. You might get homesick. Don’t be ashamed to call/video chat your parents and friends from home a lot, but maybe wait until you’ve settled into college before doing so. 3. Be open-minded. Sign up for dozens of activities—ones you never would have considered in high school—at the Activities Fair. Drop the ones you...