Yay!

[jethrien]

One of the kids I did an alumni interview with got in to Princeton! It's only the second one in six years of interviewing. I really liked this guy, too, and pushed hard for him. (That probably helped, but wouldn't have done much unless the rest of his record was stellar, too.) He sent me a sweet (and ecstatic) note letting me know that he was accepting and thanking me.

I only talked to him for an hour, but I still feel proud of/for him. Aww. Go, little brilliant high school student, go!

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[jethrien.livejournal.com]

I know, I've had some amazing budding scientists and politicians who didn't make it. You never know what their test scores or recommendations looked like, but so much of it really is just luck when the acceptance rate is this low.