Chance a Junior for Princeton 2014

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<p>I'm a Junior this year planning to apply to HYP next year. Please take a look; in your opinion, what are my chances? Should I try to work on anything or do you have any suggestions? Thanks a bunch for any input!</p>

<p>Stats:
Female, large public high school in central US, Asian, family income <60,000</p>

<p>SAT: 750 CR, 800 M, 780 Wr = 2330 (1 sitting). First time: 740 CR, 730 M, 730 Wr = 2200</p>

<p>SAT II: 740 French, 700 World History <--planning to take Math II and Bio and hopefully each above 750, maybe retake French (760 for credit)</p>

<p>W GPA: 4.7, Rank top 5 out of 600</p>

<p>AP exam results so far: 5 US, 5 World, 4 Euro. Others will most likely be 4's or 5's
Total AP classes taken by senior year: 13</p>

<p>Junior Schedule APs: Bio, Calc BC, French, Psych, English Lit
Senior APs: Econ, Gov, Environmental Sci, Stats, English Comp</p>

<p>Clubs, years, positions etc:
International Club 2006-2009, Vice President 2008-2009
French Club 2006-2009, Vice President 2008-2009
Operation Smile chapter at school 2008, co-founder, raised money, etc
National French Honor Society 2007-2009, tutoring
Student Council 2007-2009, attended many leadership conferences and assemblies, 60+ volunteer hours
NHS 2008-2009, 20+ volunteer/tutoring hours
Academic Team 2008-2009
Freshman Mentor 2008-2009
some other random clubs...</p>

<p>Music:
Local youth orchestra 2007-2009, viola (high level group, several members attended Juilliard/Curtis every year)
All-State orch 2008, assistant principal chair
National youth american symphony 2009, viola
school orchestra 2006-2009, principal chair
piano (many years), perfect score at state competitions, recitals, etc</p>

<p>Awards:
2nd place in business plan competition, $200
winner in local university high school math contest
2nd place in french competition
most likely some sort of AP scholar, NMF?</p>

<p>Volunteer/work:
Tutoring French twice a week, $15
Volunteering at public library over summers 50+ hours</p>

<p>Summer activities:
2008 Studied for 7 wks in France during summer with university program (complete immersion with host families, attending classes, etc)
2007 Studied for 7 wks in China during summer with host family, etc to learn Chinese</p>

<p>So that's me in a nutshell. There's some things I didn't include that seemed insignificant like some clubs or other and I probably won't include them in my actual resume...Thanks for any comments! :)</p>

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<p>i think instead of ‘change’ threads, people should start posting ‘advice?’ threads since none us have any idea what your chances are through a forum post. on the other hand, most of us who have gone through the process could probably give you some advice, so here is mine:</p>

<p>i believe essay is always key, so be sure to write good essays. its worth investing some time looking into what not to write in a college essay (there are plenty of books around). start you essays early, and don’t be afraid to completely trash the essay that you thought was a master piece just yesterday as you will always get better. other than that, just make sure you do something productive this summer (i worked) and hope for the best.</p>

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<p>I’m at Princeton now, and I got in with a heck of a lot less than that, numbers wise at least. I feel like you don’t need to worry about your standardized tests (AP, SAT, etc). I might even suggest slacking off a little bit so your head doesn’t explode before you get to college.</p>

<p>That being said, there is no checklist admissions officers look at. I would say, given these things, you will definitely be considered, but allow your essay to show your true personality.</p>

<p>Also, I completely agree with wingless, in that you should be ready to completely scrap an essay. Too much time is wasted trying to salvage mediocre ideas. Spend a lot of time thinking about the essay and bouncing ideas off someone before you apply.</p>

<p>Good luck, and I hope to see you here next fall :)</p>