Chance me? Class of 2021

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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ACT: 34 (35 subscore in science which is my major area)

SAT II: Chem: 760 Math 2: 780

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Weighted: 3.9

AP Classes ( took all the tests but didnt get scores back) : AP Chemistry, AP Lang, AP Macro, AP Calculus AB, AP US History

Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP Lit

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Hispanic Recognition, Venture Scholar, NHS, Honor Roll

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  1. American Red Cross & Health Careers (VP, President, Ambassador)
  2. Spanish Club (Secretary, VP, President)
  3. SGO Executive Board
  4. Hospital Safety Ambassador
  5. PUSH (Secretary) its basically a club where you teach younger elementary students about drugs/bullying/etc
  6. Literary Magazine

Volunteer/Community service:

  1. First Aid & Rescue Squad
  2. Head of Tutoring Program
  3. Teachers Aide at Religious School
  4. Church Volunteer Youth Group
  5. Soup Kitchen

Summer Activities:

  1. Practicing Piano (will submit a supplement)
  2. Research at a big research university (if I can will submit a supplement)
  3. NJ Girls State

Intended Major: Bio

State (if domestic applicant): NJ

School Type: Public

Ethnicity: Hispanic

Gender: Female

Income Bracket: 40,000-60,000

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First-Gen

My GPA is sad bc I took so many honors classes bc my teachers put me in them. Definitely will be around 4.2 weighted by the end of this year.
What should I improve I don’t even know if I have any shot at all or if URM status means anything lol

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Based on the information you provided, I believe you would be considered a viable candidate. Bear in mind that Princeton receives applications from several thousand viable candidates each year. You need to consider what will set your application apart from all the others. Excellent essays will be important. Being a URM is a positive. Beyond that, it’s unknown whether you will be admitted or not. I would apply as a reach school with a few safeties and see what happens. Otherwise you will always carry that “what if” question. Best wishes!