Chance me please! I'm an international student!

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Hey! Sorry to bother you guys I’m an international student from Nepal (under represented nationality?) and intend to apply early at Princeton cause it’s my dream school . What are my chances of getting in? My stats are here below:

SAT I: 2250 breakdown (CR-700, M-800, W-750)
SAT II: Biology E/M 780, Math I- 800
GPA: 82% which is a really good score in my school.
Rank: school doesn’t rank but probably top 10%-ish
No AP courses or whatsoever cause they’re not available in any school in Nepal

Subjects and predicted results: A level- Physics(A), Chemistry(A), Math(A*), Biology(A) and General paper (A)
The minimum credits required to graduate is 7. I hold 9 credits.

EC activities: president and founder of debate club (2yrs), numerous debate and public speaking awards (inter-school and regional), Honorable mention award in Nepal’s first and really big International MUN conference, Vice chair of a committee in another big international MUN conference (~500 students), attended other international MUN conferences in India and Nepal (passionate about debating)
Class representative (grade 10), 250+ hours of community service (which includes 4 months volunteering in a hospital), took the initiative of building a library at a remote village in Nepal, Executive member of school’s Interact club (1year) promoted to Secretary in my senior year, have been playing badminton for 4 years- school team captain, represented school in an inter-school badminton tournament, interned at a bank for 3 weeks during winter break, attended several writing and debate workshops, writer at school magazine, recently i’ve joined a music institution where I’m learning guitar, also I tutor 2 8th graders (3hrs/week), member of numerous other clubs (poetry club, math club, theatre club etc)

(There are rarely any research opportunities available in my country for high school students)

Intended major- Biology (looking forward to a pre-med track, aspire to become a doctor after working in a hospital and also because of my already existent interest in sciences)
Teacher recommendations: 9/10, 9/10 maybe
Counsellor recommendation- 10/10 (knows me really well )
Common App Essay: 9/10? (Wrote about how my aunt is an inspiration to me and how she’s been able to carve a niche in my personality, taught me not to despair during difficult times)

Applying for financial aid.

Thanks

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Princeton would have a good grasp on the education system in Nepal as I know of one person (and there may be more) from Kathmandu who is currently a student at Princeton. Being from a less-represented country is most likely in your favor unless Princeton discovers a negative trend in academic success of those it has previously admitted from those countries.

Your bio looks good and I wish you the best as you apply - presumably for the class of 2020 as you said you intend to apply early? I have no idea what “chance” you have (none of us do here on CC) but you certainly appear to be a feasible applicant. Good luck!

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Hey! Thanks for the insight. And do you know her name? I could contact her through facebook and ask her about her stats and the admission procedure.

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I think a better strategy would be for you to contact the Davis International Center http://www.princeton.edu/intlctr/davis-ic-home/ They may be able to put you in touch with a student representative who would have given permission for their name and contact information to be given out.

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I think you’re a competitive applicant, better with a roughly 730 CR.
However, you should consider very carefully about your goal of being a doctor. As a non-US citizen or permenant resident, it will be extremely hard to get admitted to a medical school and nearly impossible to take loans or get any form of financial aid during attendance, aware of the fact that a medical education is very expensive.

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Yeah I’m cognizant it. I’ll be attaining a US citizenship soon from my mom who indeed has the privilege to owe one if she desires and which she will definitely do for my sake. I’m a high school junior so I still have until November to boost up my SAT score to some extent. And I better write my essays with perfect english fluency. Anyway, thanks :slight_smile:

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Given that I haven’t read your personal statement, I can’t completely comment on it fairly, but in general, essays that are overly about someone else, even if it is about their impact on you, don’t fly too well. Nothing else sticks out to me as a red flag, so I wish you the best of luck - admissions are a crapshoot, as you probably know, though.