Chance me please for SCEA 2017?

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<p>Ok, I can only imagine how many people have said this, but Princeton is my dream school and its my first choice. I was wondering whether or not I had a chance at getting in SCEA. I just finished my junior year and am pretty nervous about this whole college thing. If you are applying/have applied/been accepted/rejected/deferred/waitlisted etc., I would appreciate any advice about what I could do to up my chances. Here are my stats!... and a huge thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Spanish Lang. (4), English Lang (5), Chemistry (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Spanish Lit, AP Latin, AP English Lit, AP Bio, Music Theory
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Wellesley Book Award, Gold Medal + Summa Cum Laude for National Latin Exam three years in a row, Cum Laude Recipient</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Spanish and Latin Honor Society, Debate Captain (competed at the state and national level and won some awards), Math Team Captain, Student Council Rep for 3 years, Piano, Guitar, Classical Dancing, Speech, varsity volleyball, Varisty Tennis Captain, school diversity commitee, writer for school magazine
Job/Work Experience/Summer Experience: 80 hours at Corporate Law firm, 200+ hours at DA's Office, Researched in International Labor Law and Comparative Constitutional law along side a University Professor, Spanish/Latin Tutor (3 years) , tutored inner city kids (1 month), Volunteer at 2 different Medical Institutions
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local library
Summer Activities: Tennis and working (see the stuff above)
Essays: NO IDEA?!?!?!??!?!?
Teacher Recommendation: Should be pretty excellent
Counselor Rec: Same as Teacher recs</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: Asian =P
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none =/</p>

<p>I plan to send the research i did with the University professor as well as a couple of videos of me playing piano. I plan to major in Economics/ International Affairs as well as in Classics. I'm also in the process of starting a club that raises money to send as micro-loans to businessmen in 3rd world countries.</p>

<p>Lemme know my chances! Thanks again =)</p>

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<p>you’ve accomplished a lot. Congrats. If I may offer one thing: "I’m also in the process of starting a club that raises money "</p>

<p>If I were interviewing you, I’d say: “Was there an absence of any organization in your area before your plan to ‘start a club’?” Why did you feel the need to re-invent the wheel?</p>

<p>The “starting a club” thing is beaten to death. I’m not saying don’t do it or omit it if it’s truly your thing. But anytime I read starting a club, the word cliche comes to mind – fairly or unfairly.</p>

<p>Best of luck to you.</p>

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<p>Your stats look great! Applying SCEA is a great way to go if Princeton is your top choice. It shows them you consider them tops over other Ivies.</p>

<p>My son applied and was accepted SCEA. He ultimately chose another school but I do think SCEA demonstrates a strong interest. I believe the acceptance rate for SCEA students at Princeton was 21%, so it is worth your while to apply early.</p>

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<p>Scary…we are like the same person. Except I’m white and from NY. I’m applying too, so let me know what happens! It will be interesting to see :)</p>

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<p>Thanks T26E4! I never thought of it from that pov…I guess to answer that question, I would say that it would be a time for me to put my knowledge of organize a club and its funds to the test…but thanks for the advice :)</p>

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<p>Thanks sbjdorlo! I think I am gonna apply early because, like u said it shows interest…also I heard you have a higher chance applying early…crossed fingers :/</p>

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<p>Just so you know, you can’t double major at P. So you might need to rethink that whole Econ/IR/Classics thing!</p>

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<p>Yeahn I was planning on majoring in econ and earning a certificate in the others</p>