<p>Hi Y'all! First post!</p>
<p>I sent in my Princeton EA app four days ago. Just wondering what you guys think... this hopefully will ease some of my crazy nerves! (I'm aware that the result will likely be the opposite.) I know you guys will be honest; be brutal. I appreciate any and all responses!</p>
<p>Asian female
Average public school in rural PA
Interests in History, Econ, Literature</p>
<p>GPA: 99.27 (unweighted)
Rank: 1/250-ish (weighted)
APs: 5s in Stat, Psych, Euro, Lang, Bio, Calc AB, APUSH, Human Geography (selfyyy); I really pushed my school's schedule limits. They had never had anyone take this many APs.
Senior courseload: AP Physics B, Lit, Calc BC, Micro, U.S. Gov; Orchestra, Phys. Ed, and Independent Study French 5</p>
<p>SAT: Nov. 2011, only test date
CR: 780
M: 800
W: 790
Composite: 2370</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
780 Math II
770 Bio M
800 US History
800 Lit</p>
<p>National AP Scholar, National Merit Semi-Finalist, some other school/local/regional academic awards</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>Piano study with university faculty. Winner of local solo/concerto competitions. Performer as a concerto soloist with local youth orchestra</p>
<p>Violin study. School concertmistress, All-State as a sophomore and junior, member of local professional symphony. Plays in school pit orchestra, string quartet (lots of community performances)
Private violin teacher for beginner/intermediate students
Plays in local gigs: weddings, local theater productions, etc. </p>
<p>Captain of School Scholastic Scrimmage Team, undefeated in District League</p>
<p>Treasurer of French Club</p>
<p>Vice President of NHS</p>
<p>Class President, Junior Year- organized school activities, nothing spectacular</p>
<p>member of Model U.N., Mock Trial (various awards in both, nothing spectacular)</p>
<p>Volunteering in the summer at the local public library, summer reading program
Volunteering in the summer at a medical office doing clerical work
Volunteering as a tutor during the school year
Speaker and instructor for the Ophelia Project, helping elementary-aged girls deal with relational aggression
Chosen as student lobbyist to Harrisburg for PMEA and local science program</p>
<p>Miscellaneous:</p>
<p>Summers I spent traveling in Asia, attending various music camps, reading, relaxing. This past summer I attended a former governor's school, which concluded with the presentation of a marketing project by my team to the heads of a national candy company. I was project leader. 76 kids from 20 countries attended the program. An eye-opening cultural experience, especially for someone who comes from a culturally homogeneous community (except for the Asian girl, haha)</p>
<p>Fluent in English and Chinese, less fluent in French</p>
<p>It's difficult to judge my own writing. I'm considered a very good writer, but I don't know if it's enough. Only my sister saw my essays, and she said they were pretty good. I don't know that they would blow anyone away though. I hope my genuine love of learning and lust for life comes through. Generic, I suppose, but very honest. </p>
<p>I love, FREAKING LOVE Princeton. The social vibe, the quaint campus, the undergraduate research opportunities, that my favorite freaking novelist is a professor there-- I am head over heels. </p>
<p>Weaknesses: no "hook" (whatever that is), no legacy, generic ECs (qualifier: I am very very passionate about them, I hope that shows through my essays), no arts supplement. Since music is such a huge element of my app, I should have sent one. I got lazy. :(</p>
<p>I can only cross my fingers and desperatelyyyy hope for the best. I need a miracle. </p>
<p>In the meantime: Duke, UPenn, Georgetown, UChicago, Columbia. Maybzzz Hahhvahhd?</p>