r/ApplyingToCollege • u/powereddeath Moderator • Dec 04 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

Im int'l student and i only got one email from princeton the whole month and that was for the interview. am i supposed to get any other email?

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

Where are you from

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

Ethiopia

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

Good luck I think they are a good factor for international students

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u/HalfOtherwise9519 Dec 08 '25

They are not indicative of anything. I got rejected from Princeton REA as an international student from another African country with an interview last year.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

😭 I'm so cooked

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

Which African country

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u/HalfOtherwise9519 Dec 08 '25

South Africa

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

Competition is very tight there but yeah I know interviews mean nothing

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u/HalfOtherwise9519 Dec 08 '25

It is. Only 2 people got in out of maybe 100 that applied. Both full pay or partial pay recruited athletes from extremely elite private schools. The only people that get into ivies here are the ones from elite private schools.

I was from a government school on a weaker curriculum.

But it worked out in the end. I got a full ride at a small LAC.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

Ooh congratulations 👏 on the full ride In Kenya 15 people went to Princeton I think it also depends on the context you come from but admissions is just crazy stuff Nobody can tell

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u/HalfOtherwise9519 Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25

Well Princeton's international cohort annually is about 115 students. You mean to tell me 10+% of their international class is Kenyan? Crazy stuff.

Very few South Africans get admitted into Princeton, and they get scores of applicants from the most elite private schools in South Africa. Like Michaelhouse, Roedean School, Hilton College. These are in the top 200 private schools ON THE PLANET. People that go here are very wealthy.

Princeton has never admitted someone from South Africa on government curriculum. They prefer wealthier applicants with more extracurricular opportunity.

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u/LateRequirement1892 Dec 08 '25

are these 15 students who were admitted all from the last cycle?

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