Enchanted Ivy by Sarah Beth Durst

I was looking forward to reading this shiny YA book--the cover is great! Although I think they added her short shorts--the skin color of her legs doesn't match the rest of her body!

Lily wants to go to Princeton and visits the campus with her alum grandpa and her mentally ill mother.  Once there, she finds that she can choose to complete a legacy test--passing it means that she gets into Princeton.  And then the fantasy comes in!  Turns out that there is a parallel Princeton through the gate and Lily is someone who can enter it.  I loved the idea of the gargoyles being able to come to life and the idea that she is part-other-worldly creature (read to find out what kind).  I think this is a fresh addition to fantasy chick lit.