Margaret Van Cleve of St. Louis, MO is a high school senior at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School. She was recognized by the Missouri House of Representatives for her academic accomplishments, receiving the "Glory of Missouri" award. She is deciding between Princeton and Yale.
Andrea Keriazakos of Hilton Head Island, SC is a high school senior at Hilton Head Prep. She is a varsity cheerleader and plans to major in pre-med. She is choosing between Princeton, Harvard and Duke.
Maria Guardado of Milpitas, CA is a senior at Milpitas High School, where she is a member of her school's cross country and track teams. She is deciding between Princeton, Yale and Stanford.
Asmaa Rimawi of Brooklyn, NY is a senior at Al-Noor High School. She is student body president at Al-Noor and was recently named a New York Times Scholar (the scholarship includes a summer internship at The New York Times). She is choosing between Princeton, Harvard and Yale.
-- Interviews conducted by Associate Editor for Sports Gabriel Debenedetti, Executive Editor for Multimedia Tasnim Shamma and Staff Writer Tara Thean.
We caught up with a few pre-frosh today at the Activities Fair. Katie Underwood of Briarcliff, NY is a senior at Briarcliff High School, where she plays on the girl's soccer team. She is deciding between Harvard, Yale and Princeton.
David Byler of Parkersburg, West Virginia is a senior at Parkersburg High School, where he is co-captain of the swim team. He holds state records in the Butterfly, Backstroke, and the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay Teams. He is deciding between Princeton, UPenn, UVA and Washington and Lee, though he says he is 90 percent confident he will be choosing Princeton.
Stacey Menjivar of Hyattsville, MD is a senior at High Point High School, where she is editor-in-chief of her school newspaper, The Beacon. She is deciding between Princeton and Dartmouth and says she is currently leaning toward Princeton.
Hojung Lee of Ellicott City, MD is a senior at Mount Hebron High School who has won numerous journalism awards and honors. Most recently, she participated in a multimedia program at The Washington Post. She is deciding between Harvard and Princeton.
-- Interviews conducted by senior writer Gabriel Debenedetti, executive editor for multimedia Tasnim Shamma and staff writer Tara Thean.
What is the one most important thing you do outside of school? “Let’s see … I’m the Youth Governor of Michigan Youth in Government.”
Other than Princeton, what schools are you considering? “Harvard and Stanford. Columbia, less so.”
What makes you want to attend Princeton? “The focus on undergrad really differentiates it from other highly selective institutions … Oh, and the “bridge year” program. If I didn’t get in, I’d be taking a gap year anyway.”
What makes you want to attend one of those other schools? About Harvard: “The biggest factor for me is the city.”
What are you looking forward to learning this weekend? “I was really unsure about the whole eating club scene. I was attracted to it, but I wasn’t really sure how it fit into daily life.”
How do you feel about the color orange? “I’m not really excited to get my t-shirts that say Princeton, because orange just doesn’t work for me.”
What is the one most important thing you do outside of school? “That’s a really tough one … I guess I’d say music. I play piano and trumpet.”
Other than Princeton, what schools are you considering? Yale
What makes you want to attend Princeton? “I feel like everyone I’ve encountered is really enthusiastic … there’s just so much going on.”
What makes you want to attend one of those other schools? “It’s similar. That’s the problem.”
What are you looking forward to learning this weekend? “I’m trying to figure out what the people here are like, and get a sense of the general culture of the campus.”
How do you feel about the color orange? “I like it. It’s a great-looking color.”
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