2013 Regular Decision applicants thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>This is a thread to post stats of the CCers who are going to apply regular decision to Princeton. Copy the following and add the information before posting. It will come handy while posting for the results thread too.</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT: CR: , M: , W:
• SAT II: Math II C: , Chemistry: , Physics: , Biology:
• ACT:<br>
• GPA: UW: , W:
• Rank:
• Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP/IB [5]: </p>

<p>Subjective
• Essays:
• Teacher Recs:
• Counselor Rec:
• Supplement Information (Y/N):
• Interview:
• Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): </p>

<p>Personal
• Location:
• High School Type:
• Ethnicity:
• Gender:
• Applied for Financial Aid:</p>

<p>Other
• Extracurricular:
• Awards:</p>

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<p>I'm really not trying to be offensive here, but exactly how is this helpful?</p>

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<p>Yeah, isn't it a lot more helpful once decisions come out?</p>

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<p>Couple of points regarding how it can be helpfull.</p>

<ol>
<li>You can look at an applicant profile and make an opinion.</li>
<li>When the result are published and if the same candidate post their accptances/rejection/waitlist. A lot more can be inferred from it than just from the result thread.</li>
</ol>

<p>I might be wrong but that is what I think can provide a more meaningful information than just the results thread alone.</p>

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<p>Okay, so I get part 1, but not really 2... can you explain?</p>

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<p>I don't mean to offend the original poster, but it is clear that the OP is just an over-obsessive parent because the OP has posted this in tons of other forums, MIT, Columbia, etc.</p>

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<p>I do not think this may be of too much help, rather than being just 'informative'.
I did not start any thread or post too many posts so far, though some in the last year and two years ago.
The following are the stats of my S who is Princeton 2012. He was accepted by HPY and many others. He is happy with his choice and loves Princeton.</p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT: 2320
• SAT II: Math II C 800: , Physics BC 800: , US History 800:
• ACT: N/A
• GPA: UW 97
• Rank: highest 10th
• Other Tests 8 AP tests all 5 </p>

<p>Subjective
• Essays: my S was satisfied with it, not I
• Teacher Recs: excellent
• Counselor Rec: excellent
• Supplement Information : many
• Interview: OK, rather casual
• Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): N/A</p>

<p>Personal
• Location: NY
• High School Type: public
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: m
• Applied for Financial Aid: Y</p>

<p>Other
• Extracurricular: youth orchestra, community service, church,
• Awards: tons, regional and state level, national French, national orchestra, etc, nothing international, </p>

<p>My D had similar stats 5 years ago. We never take 'chance threads' too seriously.</p>

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<p>Wow those are pretty amazing stats. How does your S like Princeton so far?</p>

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<p>He is truly happy there, much involved in the school paper, his campus job and all sorts of groups. quote "My free time has decreased 500%, compared with my high school days."</p>

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<p><em>can't help being a teeny bit envious of englishteacher88's D & S</em></p>

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<p>Objective:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): (took october)</li>
<li>SAT II: Literature (750), Biology-M (740), World History (760)</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Environmental Science (4), Government (5), Human Geo (self-study 5), Psychology (self-study 5), English Language (5), World History (5), Calculus AB (5)</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Differential Equations, AP Calc BC/Multivariable, AP Lit, AP Music Theory, Band, Musical Theatre, Research</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, National AP Scholar</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:
*Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): County Wide Student Government (secretary), FBLA (state officer), Junior State of America (Founder/President - winner of national chapter of the month); Young Democrats Club (Founder/President); Piano (lessons/chamber music at the Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute); Band (top ensemble, flute); Drama (lots of plays/musicals, good roles); Baltimore Cappies Critics Teams (write reviews on high school plays); Ecology Club; Dancing!</p>

<p>*Job/Work Experience: Year long internship at a satellite company in the Federal Communications Commission regulatory department; Founder/President of my own tutoring service; office assisstant at my dad's company</p>

<p>*Volunteer/Community service: Student member of county environmental sustainability board; secretary for a student run organization that gives presentations to parents on how to more effectively communicate with their kids; Appointed to the board of education 2009-2010 Calendar revision committee; Member of newly formed Maryland Youth Advisary Commission; Organized 2 year long project to get kids more involved in community service and the different leadership opportunities in my county; Students for Barack Obama (volunteer!)</p>

<p>*Summer Activities: Presitigious music camp focused on piano performance (2008), Summer@Brown - Philosophy Course (2007)</p>

<p>*Essays: I think they're goody!
*Teacher Recommendations: One from my JSA advisor/Govt teacher; another from my biology teacher
*Counselor Rec: He told me that it's the best he's ever written. We're really close actually</p>

<ul>
<li>Other</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): Maryland</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Black</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Middle Class</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</li>
</ul>

<p>Strengths: Minority Status + really good test scores for a black male, good writer, leadership, but also different because I'm really strong in the arts (which is my passion)
Weaknesses: My class rank is so bad. Even though I've taken the most APs in my grade, I'm ranked 29/330. Yeah it's top 10%, but it's still like icky.... . Also my SAT has the potential to be bad. I have yet to take it, but I hope I do well (I got a 222 on the PSAT).</p>

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<p>eating food, with your current stats along with URM, you are very promising. Do not worry too much about your class rank. It is relative to many factors. When you show passion in your application materials for the school, your prospective major and who/what you are, you will have a shot. My understanding is that to convince others thta you are a good candidate you have to prove you have the best qualities of being a 'social man' with social responsibilities , being humane in the first place. Do not brag what you have achieved academically, because the numbers and scores will speak for you in that aspect. I hate to edit essays, bragging essays. After all, you are 17 or 18, how much have you achieved in the past 3 or 4 years ? Also, how to give a strong coherent ending to your essay, your short answers is important. All these, combined, really present a full vivid picture of you as an applicant. Proofread each and every word you write very carefully.</p>

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<p>• SAT: CR: 730, M: 780, W: 650 (retook in Oct - this time I wasn't woefully under prepared for the essay)
• SAT II: Math II C: 800, Chemistry: 780, US Hist: 800
• GPA: UW: 3.94, W: 4.24 (will be 4.33 after 1st quarter grades)
• Rank: 1/520
• Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP: US Hist (5), Calc BC (5), Euro Hist (5), Chem (4), Bio (4), Eng Lang (4)</p>

<p>Personal
• Location: Los Angeles, CA
• High School Type: Public (2500 students)
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male</p>

<p>Other
• Extracurricular: Jazz Band, Academic Decathlon, Science Bowl
• Awards: History Day LA County Team Member, AcaDeca Team High score</p>

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<p>I'm applying to Princeton. The first time I got a letter from them I pretty much chucked it, barely reading any of it, it just wasn't interesting to me. Now, it's pretty much one of my top choices... go figure.</p>

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<p>Same here, I didn't think about it before, but now I am liking it more and more.</p>

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<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2070 (650 CR, 720 M, 700 W) - Project a 2150-2200 on October SAT (not sure what it is just yet b/c haven't gotten scores)
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math II, 740 Physics
[ *] ACT: 35, one sitting (36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 34 S), with 8 on writing - the ACT is a much better test for me, if you couldn't tell, so my SAT score really doesn't matter unless it's a 2340+ (which it probably won't be.. the purpose of my SAT is for NM finalist)
[ *] unweighted GPA: 4.0 <a href="4.533%20Weighted%20GPA">all A's</a>
[ *] Rank: School Does Not Rank (maybe either Valedictorian or Salutatorian.. probably Salutatorian if I do get one of these two b/c I took band all 4 years in high school)
[ *] AP Classes: 10 AP classes total (5 tests so far - AP Human Geography [3: screwed up on this test..], AP World History [4], AP Chemistry [5], AP Physics B [5], AP Calculus AB [5] ---- 5 tests I am taking this year - AP Calculus BC, AP Literature, AP Biology, AP Language, AP Government)
[ *] I also had 8 honors classes throughout high school (plus those basic regular courses that we all had to take... i hated those courses)</p>

<p>Subjective
[ *] Essays: Good (I need to do some work on them, so I hope I can get them up to "great" status)
[ *] Teacher Recs: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Supplemental Material: Maybe (maybe a music supplement to show the musical side of my life.. and maybe a chapter from my senior thesis [look at last section] to show the kind of research i'm doing)
[ *] Hook (legacy, recruited athlete, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Personal
[ *) Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
[ *] School Type: Private, College-Prep School
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian/White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] I will apply for financial aid
[ *] EC's:
---Band (Concert, Jazz, Pep, Marching Bands)
---Arkansas All-State Trombonist (1st band, 3rd chair)
---National Merit Semifinalist (applied for Finalist)
---Took National Chemistry Olympiad Test (placed 3rd in the State, but I don't know how I did nationally)
---Nat'l Honor Society
---Beta Club
---Green Club
---Mu Alpha Theta
---Band Council - President
---Science and Engineering Club - Officer (11th gr.); Vice President (12th gr.)
---Quiz Bowl
---141 Hours Community Service
---National French Honor Society
---Senior Thesis - 50 to 60 page paper written from Mid-October through Mid-March (mine is on jazz music and the various influences on it.. different from what i want to do [which is pre-med/med], but shows a different side of me, other interests besides academics)
---Departmental Awards [in sciences, social studies, english, etc.] throughout high school
---I think that's about it.. can't remember much more</p>

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<p>I'm applying to Princeton RD. I'll probably post my stats in mid Nov once I get my standardized test scores/major awards (hopefully!).</p>

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<p>SAT: CR 800, M 620, W 720
SAT II: US History: 750 English and Latin will be taken in Nov.
GPA: AP (school doesn't give out numeric GPA; stupid, I know)
Rank: Top 10%
AP Classes: Junior Year, US History (5) and English Lit (5)
Senior Year, Latin: Virgil, European History, English Language
Almost all other classes were honors, except mandatory Theology, Health, and Senior Year Sociology and Psychology. I've had 4 years of Science and Math.</p>

<p>Hooks: I've skipped two grades, I'm half Latina, and neither of my parents have a degree.</p>

<p>Location: New Jersey :(
School Type: Small, Catholic, College Prep
Ethnicity: Biracial (Latina/Caucasian)
Will apply for financial aid.</p>

<p>Forensics Team (Captain)
Latin Club (President)
Book Club
Knitting Club (President/Founder)
Newspaper (Copy Editor)
Student Ambassadors
Latin Honor Society (President)
National Honor Society
Service Club and CCD Teacher (About 3 hrs. service per week)</p>

<p>National Commended Scholar
National Hispanic Recognized Scholar</p>

<p>I think that's all. I know my scores are low, but I really hope I can get in.</p>

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<p>I mean, GPA: A+ </p>

<p>Lol, sorry about that</p>

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<p>I am a prospective applicant. I'd just like to know what anyone thinks my chances are. My scores are embarrasingly low compared to some of the other posts... but I would like to know how much being recruited for athletics might help.</p>

<p>• SAT: CR:730 , M:740 , W:730
• SAT II: Math II C:770 , Chemistry: 750, Biology: 790
• ACT: 33
• GPA: UW:3.9
• Rank: top 7%
• Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): AP/IB [5]: 3 AP German</p>

<p>Subjective
• Essays: Solid, original.
• Teacher Recs: Excellent
• Counselor Rec: Excellent
• Supplement Information (Y/N): Little
• Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): one of top 5 Lightweight Crew recruits</p>

<p>Personal
• Location:
• High School Type: Private
• Ethnicity: W
• Gender: M</p>

<p>Other
• Extracurricular: Crew, cello, BSA
• Awards: National Honor society, National merit commended</p>