<p>I'm curious because there are people with 4.0s and above who are rejected. So what is it that those with a less than stellar GPAs do to get accepted? If anyone with a 3.75 or less (who was accepted) is willing to share their GPA, courses (individual grades in each would be great too!), scores, ecs, general summary of thier essays, and list of favorites that would be helpful! I'm hoping this will give me an edge/realistic description of what Princeton really wants. And it's also somthing I haven't seen discussed before. :) Thanks!</p>
<p>Yup, me. With second semester senior grades, my four-year, unweighted GPA was 3.77. And my second semester grades were better than first semester.</p>
<p>My friend had like a 3.5 and got accepted =). </p>
<p>he was pretty good at math though.</p>
<p>My friend got accepted with a less than stellar GPA (not exactly positive on the number, but it was about 3.5-2.75). He was recruited by the football team though, so that's probably why. Plus he is a URM and active in student body government. Academically, though, not the best. I guess you just have to stand out in a significant way that's not academic. A lot of the 4.0+ people rejected (I would assume at least) probably overloaded ECs on the application and didn't show a real passion for one or two things. That's my advice anyways.</p>