<p>hi everyone i was hoping i can get in @ princeton!! here is some info about me.</p>
<p>well i am from oklahoma, i am in 11th grade and i have recieved these grades before:
9th grade:
fashion engineering B+
math analysis B
social studies B+
science concepts B
language arts A-
gym B+</p>
<p>10th grade (this was when i realized i should take an honors class if i want to get into the ivy league colleges):
honors english B
pre-algebra B
world studies B+
bio B-
health C+
computer tech A-</p>
<p>11th grade:
honors lit B-
algebra B+
us history A-
intro to chem A-
foods and nutrition A
family history B+</p>
<p>(and next year i plan to take geometry, physics, AP lang, academic lab, econ, and govt class)</p>
<p>as you can see, im a pretty good student and i have a good gpa (all As and Bs)and i took honors courses so i think that im academically qualifyed for a good college like princeton. my gpa is a 3.61.</p>
<p>im also very involved at school, for instansce im in the choir, glee club, gsa, sadd, sos, interact, and im class president. i am also a jv cheerleader.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I don’t think your classes are strong enough, but maybe if you’re a URM or want to cheerlead for the collge (or some other hook)? Also, I think you should have some sort of display of leadership.</p>
<p>URM= Under-represented minority. So if you’re Native American or African American, that would put you at an advantage during admissions. If you’re Asian or White, you would be at a disadvantage because they are considered “over-represented”.</p>
<p>I won’t say that you have absolutely zero chance of getting in, because no one can really predict these things. Especially with the Ivies. Just know that you are competing with students who have 4.0 UNweighted GPAs, 2300+ scores on the SATs, all 5’s in 8 AP courses, and have been recognized nationally for one or two achievements. People who get in are generally considered to be the best of the best. If you are not world class, chances are pretty slim.</p>
<p>well i am white, is there anything i can do now to improve my chances??
what are some schools now that i could maybe still get into w/ my current profile?</p>
<p>Not to be rude, but I might. With that many Bs and a C, your GPA is extremely low for this level of schools. Not counting Freshman year, your unweighted GPA is 3.25. With Freshman year, it is 3.235 (excluding gym, which would bring it down even further).</p>
<p>You also spelled a bunch of words wrong in your original post, so I’m gonna venture a guess and say your essays won’t be incredibly spectacular to make up for other shortcomings in your application. Also, I know someone who was a Princeton cheerleader. She’d had a 4.0 unweighted GPA in high school. And you likely wouldn’t be able to get recruited (I’m about 95% sure that cheerleading isn’t even a recruited sport at Princeton) because you’re on JV. </p>
<p>Your ECs are ok-ish, but not Princeton level. All of the above also holds true for the other Ivy League schools. I’m sorry, because it seems that Princeton is a goal of yours, but your chances are slim to none. :(</p>
<p>I’d suggest looking at some state schools and maybe a few LACs. Check out Tulane as a reach, and Syracuse possibly, too.</p>
<p>Don’t bother girlfrann, Princeton accepts students who are qualified, not “qualifyed.” Plus, being class president in Oklahoma is a totally different leadership experience than being class president in a more populated state. You didn’t even give scores, but with your grades, if you get in, then I can get into Oxford and Cambridge next year.</p>
<p>Wait a min,Princeton doesn’t count freshman year guys! And I can spell, sorry I don’t pay careful attention to my grammar/spelling in posts on the web!</p>
<p>What everybody is trying to say, albeit in a pretentious manner, is that your grades are not what Princeton usually accepts. If you look at pure numbers, you are quite a bit below the average Princeton admit. But, numbers aren’t everything. Nobody here can give a definite no or a definite yes because we have no idea what the ‘holistic admission process’ is like behind those closed doors. </p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, why Princeton? (I won’t accept the answer that ‘princeton’ and ‘princess’ makes for nice alliteration) :)</p>
<p>I’ve been recruiting and interviewing for +20 years for an Princeton peer school. When I give college night talks, I say that viable candidates generally are in the handful of students known by the staff and faculty and principal of the HS to be one of the outstanding scholars that year – indeed, in the whole school. That means top (albeit not necessarily perfect) grades in the most rigororous schedule possible. By implication, those who don’t fit that mold have practically no chance save some super “hook”.</p>
<p>And when I say “viable candidate” – that means they make the first cut. The vast majority will still be rejected.</p>
<p>Given this, I think your chances at schools like Princeton are practically nil. For comparison, have a look at some other admitted and rejected students</p>
<p>You don’t stand much if any chance at getting into any the ivy league right now. The Ivy league is extremely competitive for anybody, and you would need to change several things in your transcript, including…</p>
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<li><p>Your GPA/test scores, while you have good grades that will make you attractive to many universities, many of which would provide a great education, wonderful experience, and desirable job prospects after graduation, your gpa is well below that expected at Princeton and other ivy league schools. Most kids who get into these schools(as well as kids who are rejected) have weighted gpas of 4.0+ and often have unweighted(honors courses don’t count for extra) GPAs close to or at 4.0. In the same vein, most Princeton admits have really high test scores(In the 30s for the ACT). </p></li>
<li><p>The rigor of your schedule. I applaud you for taking honors English, but many Princeton headed students have taken almost all honors/AP classes in high school. I would be really concerned about your lack of math, at this rate you will finish geometry as a senior. Almost all four year colleges want at least Algebra II and most kids heading for Princeton/ivy league will have taken math through AP Caculus. I would strongly recommend trying to take algebra two and geometry by the end of next year to open up options and be ready for college math, but it will still be well below ivy league standards.
I’m also curious about the lack of foreign language, does your school offer spanish/french/latin/german/chinese/any other languages? If it does, the fact that you haven’t taken any will reflect badly. What will happen when you apply to colleges is that your guidance department will be asked to rate your schedule as “most rigorous”, “more rigorous”, “rigorous”, “less rigorous” etc. It will be nearly impossible to get into Princeton if guidance does not check the “most rigorous.” So you would have wanted to take as many honors/ap classes your school offers as you could throughout your years of high school.</p></li>
<li><p>Your extracurriculars, again I congratulate you for what you have done, but there are over 27,000 public schools in the country, and that means 27,000 class presidents and many more involved students are applying for far less than 27,000 spots at top schools. Even people who are nationally recognized, leading state/national level organizations, starting their own small businesses, flying to third world countries to help the poor, etc. can get rejected by top prestige colleges. </p></li>
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<p>I congratulate you for what you have done, and encourage you to look for schools that better match your stats(college confidential has a tool that can help find colleges you may be interested in). If Princeton still interests you in a few years you can either try to transfer there(which is just as competitive as getting in right after high school) or consider it for graduate school(also really competitive) for grad school.</p>
<p>Yeah, unfortunately, I don’t think so either. You don’t really have any honors courses, and mostly Bs and a few Cs won’t get you in. How come you took pre-algebra in 10th? That’s a 7th grade course here… Algebra in 11th? That’s a 8th/9th grade course. In 11th, you should be taking Algebra II if you’re not in honors, and something like Pre-Calc honors if you take honors courses. You shouldn’t have focused so much on meaningless elective-like courses such as fashion enginerring, family history, etc. The admissions process is pretty tough, and you’ll be competing against students with well over 4.0 GPAs, ALL honors (not just one) and AP courses, have taken the extra mile to do advanced honors research, sky high SAT scores, etc. What are your SAT scores, or ACT? I hate to say it, but your chances of getting in are as good as my chances of getting into Juilliard. </p>
<p>BUT, that doesn’t mean that it’s completely over, and there’s zero, zip, nada chance of EVER going there. You can go to a local college, such as a community college, OR go to a 4 year university and then transfer out. And you can, of course, apply to Princeton for your graduate program. But that means that you’ll have to get a 4.0 GPA at whatever college you choose. Don’t give up hope yet. If you are a standout from your undergrad college, you stand a good chance at getting into Princeton for grad school. So keep going. You can do it!!!</p>
<p>Not entirely true. I got in with a good (but not perfect) GPA from a school ranked in the 40s. Don’t slack off, but do realize that there’s a lot more to a grad school app than grades/extracurriculars.</p>
would that be possible!?!?</p>