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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I'm going to be a sophomore in september and its probably kind of hard to decide now, but assuming I continue on this track, what do you think my chances of being accepted to Princeton are?</p>

<p>Freshman Year
GPA- 99.7
Classes-
PE
Hon. Geometry
Hon. World History
Spanish 1
Hon Bio
Religion
Hon. English </p>

<p>Position in class- top 5%
School- Parochial
Class Size- 135
Terra Novas- 99% overall
Bio M Sat II- 670
Activities in School-
Key Club
Social Issues Awareness
Chorus
Sailing </p>

<p>Service-
Feed poor every Friday during Summer
Work in Library during school and during summer</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Schedule- PE
Religion
Hon. English
Hon. Chemistry
Spanish 2
Pre AP Algebra 2/Trig
Hon US History 1</p>

<p>Junior Year
Schedule- Health and First Aid
Pre AP Pre Calc
AP US History
Hon English
Hon Physics
Pre AP Spanish 3
Religion
Hon Global Studies</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP Calculus
AP Spanish
Hon English
Religion
Hon. Architecture and Design</p>

<p>Outside of school my activities include playing 4 instruments (piano, flute, clarinet, trumpet) and playing trumpet in a community orchestra and church. I am not old enough to have a job in my area (central NJ), but I will when I am 16.</p>

<p>Any thoughts and ideas for improvement are welcome.</p>

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<p>More info if it helps...</p>

<p>In CYO at church
Caucasian
Have a Math teacher for 3 years that graduated from Yale and Harvard (for
recommendation letter)
Plan on applying for financial aid
Took SATs in 7th and 8th grade</p>

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<p>Princeton doesn't consider your freshman grades, so it's hard to say. The fact that your math teacher graduated from a HYP is irrelevant; it won't add any weight to what he/she has to say in the letter of recommendation.</p>

<p>My advice: don't focus on your grades - though they can keep you out, they won't get you in - and focus on excelling at an extracurricular for the next two years. You absolutely need to start early.</p>

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<p>Well that's a relief that they don't consider freshmen grades, not that I did poorly, but in my situation, I could have done better and will next year. About ECs, I plan to keep those already listed, and add NHS and some others when possible. Unfortunately my school does not have an instrumental performing group, which is my biggest strength, so I'm losing that aspect.</p>

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<p>I also have a business if you could call it that... For less tech oriented friends and family members, I will research and sell their unwanted possessions on ebay. I also find things on ebay that are poorly advertised(particularly musical instruments), buy them and resell them for profit.</p>