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<p>I'm a freshman at a private school in CA. Please let me know how my stats are and what I should do to increase my chances of getting into Princeton!</p>

<p>Here are some of my stats: </p>

<ul>
<li>I took a diagnostic of the SAT as a freshman this year (age 14) and scored a 1990 with no prep at all!</li>
<li>3.98-4.0 GPA (I don't know all of my grades yet since some finals are still being graded)</li>
<li>taking 3 honors classes</li>
<li>I am in triple accelerated math, Honors Algebra 2</li>
<li>I'm in Honors Physics, which is taught by a Dartmouth graduate</li>
<li>I'm taking Honors Orchestra as a freshman, which is unheard of and usually just for juniors and seniors </li>
<li>I play on the JV tennis team</li>
<li>I play on the track and field team </li>
<li>I am in Model UN, and am the best speaker of the 9th graders</li>
<li>I volunteer at Cedars-Sinai to play cello there</li>
</ul>

<p>AP courses I plan on taking:
- AP Art History
- AP US History
- AP Studio Art
- AP English Language</p>

<p>My best subjects are history and math. I am in triple accelerated math, Honors Algebra 2.</p>

<p>Q1: Any recommendations for AP courses?</p>

<p>Q2: Are my stats strong enough?</p>

<p>Q3: Any recommendations for sophomore year?</p>

<p>All info and advice is greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>Relax, your young but seem to be on the right track. Obviously your SAT has to go up, but you have plenty of time to do that. I would suggest following your interest,s it should be about what you love, not getting into college. Remember to get lots of ECs.</p>

<p>Chance me?</p>

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<p>You said you were triple accelerated in math twice. :stuck_out_tongue: That’s impressive but not unusual in highly talented applicant pools like Princeton. Overall you’re on the right track, keep it up academically and do something awesome outside of school (no, I can’t give you recommendations as to what). Find something you love, do it, get state/national awards. Don’t worry about your SAT, I had like a 189 I think freshman year PSAT and now I have a 2340 superscored. So you’ll be all set there. Overall you have a good shot if you keep doing what you’re doing, but make sure you are open to a bunch of schools (Harvard, Yale, etc) because it’s very dangerous to have a ‘dream school.’ If you’re a competitive applicant (and it sounds like you will be), you will have a fighting chance at the top schools, it’s just a matter of which ones pick you, and it really is a bit of a crapshoot.</p>

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<p>Try to find something that makes you stand out.</p>

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<p>Don’t stress to much about college yet. You’re no where near close. It will come quick, but here’s what you need to do:</p>

<p>Get off this site.
Focus on maintaining your grades.
Be passionate in what you do.</p>

<p>All of that and you’ll be able to write magnificent essays, and with some luck, you could be receiving a fat envelope.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone!</p>