<p>im a rising senior, and i was wondering what my chance would be @ princeton...</p>
<p>GPA: 4.7 weighted, 4.33 unweighted (i dunno how this works lol)
Rank: probably in top 5/200 @ a small public school in northern NJ
SATs: v740 m800 w750 => 2290 (but im taking it again..)
math2c 780 bioE 700(taking it again too) US History 800 Physics 750</p>
<p>AP:
Calculus ab 5
Statistics 2 <== hv no idea what t h happened here...</p>
<p>nxt year: AP Euro, AP Eng Lit, AP Calc bc, AP Bio, AP Phys b</p>
<p>EC's, Honors, Awards:
A lot of solid math awards in and out of school (and yepp, im asian LOL)
school related activities (honor societies, yearbook etc blah blah)
FIRST Robotics Team leadership position
Academic Decathlon medals
Bergen County Junior Commission on the Status of Women
NJ Gov School in the Sciences Finalist
Tomorrow25 International Leadership seminar nominee
RPI Medalist
Columbia U Science Honors Program
Rowan U Summer Institute in Materials Science
Founder of numerous clubs & organizations
Volunteer(tutoring)- Commendation from the NJ legislature
Member of the national society of high school scholars
Certificate of Merit from the National Society of Women Engineers
Invited to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum (LOL)
Recipient of the Student of the Month Award
Amnesty International Small Chapter Organizer/Manager
2007 Nordstrom Scholarship Finalist</p>
<p>and blah blah blah blah....</p>
<p>others:
Imma immigrant first of all hahahahaha (came to US two years ago), and I lived in several countries and so I can speak different languages other than english and my mother tongue (which is korean...LOL)
I dun hv permanent residency yet lol I'll hv to apply as an international...</p>
<p>Also I'm lookin forward to majoring in some type of engineering lol</p>
<p>Sounds pretty good to me.
Don't worry about your SAT scores, they're all fine, I wouldn't mind taking them again.
Americans have so many ECs and awards, it's hard (for me) to figure out which ones are really worth having. Anyway, provided you have some decent awards, just make sure to write genuinely passionate essays. That's the key in if you ask me.</p>
<p>No offense ajayc but you seem to overuse the word "kinky". I hope you know what it means :)</p>
<p>Now on to Pikachu. I'm Vietnamese. I will be a Princeton frosh in 4 weeks. And I plan to major in engineering. So I guess I'm somewhat qualified to answer your questions. </p>
<p>First thing first, you are Korean so expect tough competition. Your SAT is fine, don't bother retake. Mine was 2250. Don't bother retaking BioE either, you only need 3. I know you feel the urge to retake but don't waste time and money as stats cease to matter above a certain threshold. Your GPA and ranks are very nice and I assume you are taking the most rigorous courses available? So you are good stat-wise</p>
<p>Onto the "intangibles". work the immigration thing but don't be too melancholy. Talk about what you learn from it, don't complain about what you had to suffer. i also can't seem to discern a particular interest or passion from your EC list. That's the biggest pitfall for internationals. Don't just list; elaborate. Talk about what you are interested in. Show passion. Let adcoms know who you are as a person, not a stat-filler. </p>
<p>All in all you are on the right track. I think you have a decent shot as many internationals do. So what is going to set you apart? Think about it and write about it.</p>