Hi!
I’m planing on applying to Princeton early action and my GPA is admittedly lower than average, do you think I’m still competitive?
Major: wanna go into neuroscience so probably bio or chem
Gender: female
Race: Asian (Indian)
Religion: (does this matter?? Lol) Sikh
School: public, few kids go to ivies every year, really “good” in area, about 4,000 students almost 900 in my grade
GPA (W) cumulative 9-11: 3.7/3.8
GPA (UW): 3.4
SAT: taking in August probably around 1520-1560
ACT: taking in Sept probably 33-35
SAT II: literature - 770
chem - 760
AP scores:
Junior year:
AP World - 5
AP Lang - 5
AP Psych - 5
*also took AP physics class, didn’t take the test tho, got a B- in the class so
Senior year:
Planning on taking
AP Comp Gov
AP Chem
AP Stats
AP Lit
Extra Curricular Activities:
Volunteering:
104 hours at science museum for kids near my house
35 hours as an assistant coach for field hockey
10 science tutor hours through Science Honors Society
50+ hours interact club
*will be volunteering more for these organizations through the year
Also some hours through my gurdwara and am going to use this as a central point of my service supplement essay
Work:
Part time at parents hotel this summer
Part time Barnes and noble cafe this summer into the school year
Internship at my parents hotel last summer
Clubs - including senior year :
Psychology club (4 years) - secretary junior year and president senior year
Interact club (4 years)
Science fair club (4 years)
Science Olympiad (2 years) - won 2 gold at regionals
field hockey for school and club (3 years) - will not be doing senior year because I need a job t pay for college and have opportunity to direct and produce my own freaking play
Did other clubs but this list is long enough
National science honors society (2 years)
National honors society (1 year)
Maybe International thespian society (honors society for theatre lmao) next year and national English honors society next year ???
Other info:
Won several science fair first and second places
Won Lehigh valley psychological association award 2x
Won a scholarship to some college for 20,000 a year but not going
Might submit an arts supplement. Will have two really great recommendation letters! And a decent counselor one.
I’d appreciate any advice or responses you might have and will chance back