Asian Chance SCEA

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<p>Hey guys, yeah I know, it's possible for anyone, chances don't mean anything, la la la, bottom line is, one little chance thread can't hurt me. </p>

<p>Asian, NJ </p>

<p>SCEA, my first choice</p>

<p>Stats: </p>

<p>Class Rank: 60/600 Idk for sure but I think I just made the 10% cut off. </p>

<p>Unweighted Academic GPA: 3.70</p>

<p>Weighted Academic GPA: 4.38</p>

<p>SAT: 2270
M: 790
R:710
W:770</p>

<p>AP Tests:
U.S. History (5)
English Language and Composition (5)</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Math Level 2 (730)
U.S. History (760)
Bio M (750)</p>

<p>(Which ones???)</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses:
AP Physics C
AP English Lit
AP Calculus BC
AP Spanish
AP Statistics
AP Psychology</p>

<p>EC’s: </p>

<p>-Lacrosse (9, 10, 11 Lettered)
-Class Cabinet (10,11 Junior Class President, 12)
-Student Council (10, 11, 12 Vice President)
-Junior Prom Committee
-Work: CEO/Founder/President of an imported product distribution company, serious business (12)
-Work: Realtor Assistant (9,10,11,12)
-Volunteer: Women's Shelter (10,11,12) 100+ Hours
-Interact Club (10,11,12)
-Weightlifting Club (9,10,11,12)
-Fitness Club (9,10,11,12)</p>

<p>I'd like to say my extracurrics are unique, but then again what does a sheltered suburban boy know? What do you guys think? Yeah I know my GPA is extremely low, I got a lot of Bs sophomore and freshman year :(</p>

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<p>Nice test scores! Also, we both have Asian power. (lol) I used to play lacrosse too, and it’s the best sport ever. Your business is probably your most impressive quality (at least to me) and don’t let Bs discourage you, in fact, you proved that you got better / worked harder. Um… I suggest really focusing on your essay and make it fun, meaningful, and unique so that you can stand out. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Your scores are mediocre at best for Asian applicants, and your (unweighted) GPA and low class rank is going to seriously hurt you.</p>

<p>Why have you only taken two AP tests?</p>

<p>Your ECs to me seem moderately weak except for the business, but I am concerned because you put (12) next to it. Have you actually started the business, attained clients, and generated a profit? Can you write about it in a way that will show your passion, drive, skills, and personal qualities that Princeton looks for? If not, I don’t think you have a chance. If the business is as legit as you say, then you might have a shot. Care to explain how you started this up? Where did you attain the necessary capital?</p>

<p>Although realistically, I would expect a Princeton admit with your ECs to have nearly flawless test scores and grades.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry about randombetch. Your test scores are actually in the median for Princeton. Your grades aren’t terrible, but to make up for it you gotta have a great essay. Really make them believe you have a good work ethic. Above all, develop a passion for something they have to offer. Right now it kinda seems like you’re another average applicant to the Ivies.</p>

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<p>I know my test scores/GPA aren’t that great ha, but there’s not much I can do about that. </p>

<p>I only took 2 AP tests because I took 3 APs junior year, and didn’t take the Calc exam, since I’m in BC now. </p>

<p>The business I started late in the summer, I have an uncle who is one of the top indoor/outdoorlighting producers in China, and he’s too busy and can’t expand to america, so I actually did all the research to start the company and everything, and plan on being the wholesale/supply chain whatever you call it. Since my uncles a serious business, and serious about expanding to america…this isn’t a joke for me. I have to do the job right. I’m obviously a newbie to business and don’t know all the terminology and workings, but since this was my first start up and all of a sudden I have all these new things thrown into my face, I have to say that I’ve become extremely intrigued by business and plan to learn more as I go along. I’ve been busy with my course work but, I plan to get the registration/permits for product importation/qualification, I have potential client bases around here. Capital…it’s my families money i guess, there’s very little initial capital, we’re basically prepping the company at this point. My parents are busy also and don’t have a real business backing so for the most part it’s me. However my parent’s skills serve as good tools that I can use for this business. No profits yet, even though its small now, it’s corporate status so there’s a lot of stuff I have to work around first.</p>

<p>Randombetch, when you say writing about the company, are you talking about in the common app, princeton supp, or the additonal information about an extra curric part?</p>

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<p>I’m gonna say auto-reject, your rank automatically eliminates you without having a hook or two, that’s how competitive admissions to the Ivies especially HYP is.</p>

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<p>does it help if my class rank is actually 30/630 ?</p>

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<p>Oh *****, LH’s applying to Princeton SCEA? Obviously you know who I am, and I’d like to say I’m applying SCEA to either Harvard or Princeton as well. </p>

<p>First off, there is no cutoff of 10%, but of course, it’s good to be in the top 3% when applying to Ivies. Is you SAT superscored? Are you gonna try to play lacrosse at Princeton? And how did you arrive at that unweighted and weighted GPA?</p>

<p>Overall, it’s good you’re apply SCEA in which the acceptance rate is like 3 times greater. If you write great common app and supplement essays, you have about the average SCEA shot at getting in as an Asian applicant (about 20%). </p>

<p>This would be very embarassing if my guess as to who you are is wrong…</p>

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<p>Also, you’re in luck if your frosh year grades suck, because as you may know, Princeton doesn’t include those grades when calculating your GPA “their way.” The same can’t be said about your bad sophomore year grades, though. As long as you did very well as a Junior it’ll be good.</p>

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<p>haha hey dude. nah you caught me bro. i know another person applying early to pton. yeah i know im like top 5%, not ideal, but hell, we have one competitive class. ill be playing club not for ncaa haha, my sat isnt superscored its in one sitting. i don’t think it matters though… you have to email someone ill fb you. EA doesn’t really give you an edge. they say so themselves. my frosh year grades definately suck, but im not particularly proud of my soph/junior year grades even if theyre better.</p>

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I think this is not true.It was not true back in the time princeton had EA before they dropped it, and we have no clue of what the new policy is going to be</p>

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<p>Uh farfalla, not true back in the time? From the HS class of 2007, when both P and H had EA. </p>

<p>[2011</a> Ivy League Admissions Statistics](<a href=“http://www.theivycoach.com/2011-ivy-league-admissions-statistics.html]2011”>http://www.theivycoach.com/2011-ivy-league-admissions-statistics.html)
At Princeton: 25.5% to 7.2%, EA vs RD.
At Harvard, 21.8% to 6.2%. </p>

<p>It doesn’t matter what these colleges claim on their websites; I don’t think athletes, URMs, Questbridge, and legacies can account for an 3 to 4fold difference.</p>

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<p>raghu: if this data is reliable, then you were right. I apologize</p>

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<p>Princeton had ED in 2007, not EA. Acceptance rates for ED would typically be higher than for EA.</p>

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<p>^^^^ above poster is correct, thats why you dont get an edge really. plus you’re competing with a more competitive applicant pool</p>

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<p>Honestly, people in scea apply only 1 college and people in rd apply multiple top colleges. So it’s expected for early to have higher acceptance.</p>

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<p>When I talked to Yale and Upenn admission officers, they said that acceptance rates are higher for EA only because more qualified applicants apply early. They’re still looking for the same applicant whether EA or RD.</p>

<p>This most likely applies to Princeton and most top schools as well.</p>