READING THE COMMON APP ESSAY THAT GOT ME IN PRINCETON (+tips)

In this video, I read the Common App essay that I submitted to Princeton and talk about my writing process.
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Hi! I'm Emmy, a recent high school graduate and rising freshman at Princeton. I make videos on applying to college, lifestyle, travel, vlogs, and more. Please subscribe if you'd like to see more of my videos!
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[@Bao_to_julie]

Genuinely one of the best essays I’ve seen! Congratulations for your acceptance at Princeton! 🐅 My dream is Rice University! You made the playground seem like a best friend who made you be resilient and motivated you to explore your love for math and physics and other things for your academic learning.

[@adriannamertz]

i relate to this essay so strongly. ive watched this video at least 10 times

[@012345678jennifer]

“work feverishly on fitch style proofs” 🥵🥵🥵 that brought back memories i forgot i had

[@EmmySong]

fr i wrote this at the height of my suffering from fitch style proofs 😔

[@markus_park]

Thanks! The best essay I heard so far! Hope to study mathematics with you in Princeton next year ;)

[@amandanguyen3775]

awwww I set a reminder hehe! pretty excited!

[@JjGabrielPianist]

So happy for you ! Hope i can be like you one day :)

[@EmmySong]

aw thank you so much! best of luck in the future!!

[@amandanguyen3775]

I really enjoyed this! Your essay was great!

[@EmmySong]

thank you so much! glad you enjoyed it :)

[@LaBerry02]

wow this was so helpful! i absolutely loved your essay, so good!

[@EmmySong]

thank you so much, it means a lot!! :)

[@steadgotthetime2017]

Sounds like Amy Tan, nice

[@ericlin5457]

Thank you for this video.

[@krishpatel8287]

So helpful! Thank you!

[@EmmySong]

happy you found it helpful!!

[@e1is4km]

super helpful!! thank you!

[@EmmySong]

yay of course!!

[@JK-mg6yj]

Which common app essay question did you answer for this essay? I feel like this essay fits into a lot of their given prompts so I was curious...

[@EmmySong]

i chose "Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story." i recommend writing the essay first, then choosing the prompt that it best fits-if nothing else, you can always choose the free option!

[@Jane-xu8ld]

Waiting for your next video

[@MandyMade]

amazing!!

[@EmmySong]

[@kevinlo4592]

Such an amazing essay! Thanks for giving me such helpful information, will definitely start on my essay soon 😁

[@EmmySong]

thanks! i'm so glad you found it helpful and best of luck :)

[@celestecalihan2543]

This is soo good 😆

[@EmmySong]

Ahh thank you so much!

[@thisissarmadd]

Loovvee lovvee your essay✨ brilliant job. Only in the video the music was very distracting in the way of your wonderful writing.

[@eekpower691]

Loved the essay! Will you share your supplementals?

[@piavisaria1189]

quick question: are you still offering essay editing through Ad Astra or no? just asking because this video was posted 3 years ago now.

[@Jason-ch9jg]

is there a reason why you chose Princeton over MIT? As I looked at your stats I thought you were more interested in math and science I think? Isn't MIT way better for an engineering major?

[@EmmySong]

MIT is really good for engineering! i'm studying math/econ though, and princeton is also strong in those fields. i do have interests beyond stem (creative writing, sociology, policy, etc.) so princeton's liberal arts education was more appealing to me

[@royalknightgma59]

hey Emmy! could you send a link of a doc that has your essay written so I can see it in full? thanks :D

[@jackiepark7987]

hello! i am definitely not emmy but i think she’s not sending a link of a doc out of concern for plagiarism, which is very understandable!

[@anonymous12265]

did you have a college counselor to help edit your essays? It was so good🥺

[@EmmySong]

aw thank you!! i only had my sister and a friend edit it for me:)

[@potato6020]

Hi, I was wondering if you could read your supplements essays

[@annabethwashere]

What do you guys think about using quotes in your essays?

[@EmmySong]

you can definitely write a good essay with quotes, the prompt of my princeton supplement was actually to write an essay based on a favorite quote! i would say that since these essays have word counts, only use quotes if they actually add to your essay. you want most of it to be your own thoughts.

[@christong5412]

Isn't there some kind of math competition that your school runs going on right now?

[@EmmySong]

yeah 😃

[@najatnehme8217]

I have a question. If I have a similar story and outline, under which prompt do I write it?

[@EmmySong]

you could use the same one i did! mine was "Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, please share your story."

[@manalhuxley4809]

Can I write a common app essay about my life?

[@chadyu7916]

so this is what you're doing instead of mbmt

[@EmmySong]

i uploaded this last week, i just scheduled it for today >:(

[@johnsmiths8744]

What was the word count

[@EmmySong]

622 words! the maximum is 650