Admission at Princeton

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<p>I am Arjun S P, a student from India.
SAT Reasoning: Reading:670, Writing:660, Maths: 800
Sat Subject: Physics: 800, Chemistry: 800, Maths IIC: 800</p>

<p>I am an NTSE scholar, SIA Youth Scholar, NSTSE scholar, all of which are programs to award the top few students in the country with scholarships</p>

<p>I have cleared the Astronomy Olympiad, have secured 96.4% aggregate at school.</p>

<p>I have represented my school at the Reynold's scholarship. Only the top 5 students from our school were selected for the honour, of whom I was one.</p>

<p>Apart from this I have 15 other academic honours.</p>

<p>I also actively take part in Literary campaigns and work as a volunteer worker at blood donation camps. I also have won competitions in quizzing.</p>

<p>Kindly inform me of how good a chance I have of getting into Princeton</p>

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<p>Sorry, made a mistake in the SAT1 scores:</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning: verbal: 720, writing: 710, maths: 800</p>

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<p>decent SAT I scores, however if this is all you have as ECs, then its not the hottest. Hopefully you have more that you've not mentioned here. btw are you doing ED or RD? good luck!</p>

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<p>dismal ec's, stellar grades.</p>

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<p>Couldn't get into IIT, could you?</p>

<p>I kid. </p>

<p>Can you write decently? No offense man (or woman), but your post here is REALLY stilted, precisely fitting the stereotype of the genius Indian robot. A lively, fun, engaging essay would make you stand out.</p>

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<p>Sorry i couldn't post my ec's.</p>

<p>Expanding on my achievments:</p>

<p>I am an NTSE scholar, and among the top few awarded the scholarship.</p>

<p>I am an SIA Youth scholar, and was among the top 10 selected to pursue education at Singapore with a scholarship.</p>

<p>I am an Astronomy Olympiad scholar.</p>

<p>I am a Science Olympiad Scholar.</p>

<p>I have a high distinction in the New South Wales University examination.</p>

<p>I was among the top 20 students selected to attend a research camp conducted by NAL.</p>

<p>I have been consistently the top in my class and am Reynold's scholar.</p>

<p>I have won the GREEN Olympiad for environmental awarness by the TERRI foundation.</p>

<p>I have done projects on the Superstring theory which has won national accolades ( not an hyperbolic statement!)</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>I have won a large number of qizzes, essay writing competitions and debates at the national level. ( quite a few all-india)</p>

<p>I am an active worker at literacy campaigns and have a 'Certificate of Honor' fom the Rotary Club.</p>

<p>I am an active worker at Blood donation campaigns and have a 'Certificate of Honor' fom the Rotary Club.</p>

<p>I am a 'We Care' badge holder for environmental protection.</p>

<p>I am a contributer of articles to the school magazine and local newspaper.</p>

<p>I am a good Tennis player and swimmer.</p>

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<p>to pyroclastic, </p>

<p>no i wasn't rejected by IIT.
I am writing the IIT mains in March 2006.
I am just keeping all my options open</p>

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<p>You have great chance most probably at caltech or stanford. why would you want to go to Pton.
actually if you can clear IIT why would you want to go to the US in the first place.</p>

<p>btw IIT exam is on april 9th and not in march.</p>

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<p>He might want to go to the US to broaden his experience base.</p>

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<p>why do u say that i have a great chance at stanford. don't they look for out of the world ec's. actually, i'm applying to the US since i am very much interested in research, and as you know iit's the best only for engineering. Plus. my cousin's at Princeton.
btw, are you writing the iit also. It's become a single exam now. Our ACE teacher told us that it's goin to drastically help the nerds and , well, put the brainy guys at a disadvantage. Is that true</p>

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<p>Hmmmm....what is this distinction between "nerds" and "brainy guys" lol...they are pretty much synonyms to me.</p>

<p>I agree that your EC's aren't really up to par, Princeton-wise, but your great academic credentials could get you by with a really good essay, as pyroclastic mentioned. I would definitely look into MIT as well.</p>

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<p>well if open ended research is what you want to do then I would suggest Princeton. Yeah I'm gonna write the IIT too (but actually I am really not that serious about it...I want to go abroad).
And well I dont think the new pattern in any way has harmed anyone. Its still a competition although now there might be a difference of 10-20 ranks if one guesses (guesswork will be helpful in this pattern). Otherwise I dont think there is any alteration ...I mean you still have to be extraordinarily hardworking and intelligent to get a good rank or to even get selected.</p>