<p>I am a current junior at Harker.
My SAT (first time) is a 2330, and I don't think I will be retaking.
GPA is 4.0 unweighted, 4.5 weighted.
SAT II: Math 2 800, Chemistry 800, World history 730 (don't think I will submit this)
I am a competitive swimmer, around number 20 on the recruit list for California.
I have been contacted about swimming from columbia, brown, MIT, and Caltech.
I also started a club to provide curriculum to less fortunate schools.</p>
<p>I have heard that Princeton's computer science program is slightly easier to get into,
and I want to major in computer science, EE, or maybe business (I got a perfect score on
the economics AP). I heard MIT is almost impossible for males, like 3%.</p>
<p>What do you think my chances are? To any of the Ivy's, especially Princeton and MIT?
I think Harvard and Stanford are a little out of my reach.</p>
<p>You think Harvard and Stanford are harder to get into that Princeton and MIT?</p>
<p>If you’ve been contacted about swimming, and you are a junior, you should go with that and try to get in and swim in college. BIG advantage, and you’ll know before everyone else knows where you will go, if you can get a likely letter.</p>
<p>Other than that, not sure what else would give you a better chance than average. Being recruited for sports is a hug plus, you would not believe.</p>
<p>One of your old teammates is at MIT and his swimming certainly helped him get in there. You should talk to him… And you should definitely attend one of the recruiting weekends in the fall to meet with the team and the coach. MIT is a great possibility for you.</p>
<p>Using your swimming as leverage to get into Princeton will be more problematic. You can talk to your old teammate about that too. Good luck!</p>
<p>Easier than what? MIT’s computer science program? You apply to Princeton or to MIT, not to the Princeton CS program or the MIT CS program.</p>
<p>*“When you apply to MIT, you apply to the entire university, not to a specific major or school. All first-year students begin MIT with an undeclared major.”<a href=“Majors & minors | MIT Admissions”>/i</a></p>
<p>Note that Princeton (like many very selective schools) does not offer a business major. MIT does have a Management/Management Science major (but no accounting, finance, or marketing majors).</p>