Chance me please! Princeton is my first choice!

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<p>ACT: Comp: 35, E: 36, M: 34, R: 35, S: 35, W: 10
(best in each category - took twice, sending both)</p>

<p>SAT: Comp: 2270, R: 690, M: 780, W: 800
(took it only once for NMS)</p>

<p>SAT II: Math 2: 730, US History: 730, Bio-M: 710
(taking Math 2, Spanish, and Lit tmrw - studying hard!)</p>

<p>School Type: religious
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.3 W (taken every honors/AP available)
Rank: 1 (our school does not send rank)</p>

<p>Other Tests: APUSH: 5, AP Spanish Lang: 4, AP English Lang: 4
Awards: NMSF, AP scholar (only one in my grade)</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule: Contemporary Catholicism, AP English Lit, AP Physics B, AP US Government, AP Calc AB, and AP Spanish Lit</p>

<p>Work:
-Since July 2010, 15 hours/week at coffee shop</p>

<p>Service:
(11-12) tutor every day during my 8th hour free period in high school Learning Lab and at local elementary schools
(9-12) mission trips to Appleton, WI x2, Chicago, and Guatemala
(9-11) active member of Lasallian Youth service group (serve meals, tutor, nursing home, etc.)</p>

<p>Speech:
(9-12) Discussion Category (2 All-Conference, 3 Section Finalist awards)
(11-12) Team Captain</p>

<p>Sports:
(9-11) Soccer (school: 9th, B, and JV)
(9-12) Soccer (spring/summer club traveling team)
(9-10) Track (JV sprinter)
(11) Track (Varsity Long Jumper)</p>

<p>Theatre:
(10) musical - city theatre company, 25 performances
(11) musical - city theatre company, 25 performances
(11) school play - 4 performances</p>

<p>Other Leadership:
(9-12) Student Council Rep, Junior Class Pres
(12) Member of Strategic Planning Committee (only student)
(11) Link Leader
(12) NHS member, Executive Board position
(9-12) Scholars Program (involves various seminars and Senior Research Capstone project with Field Experience component)</p>

<p>Religious:
(11-12) Student Minister @ School
(11-12) Youth Group Leadership Team
(11-12) Confirmation Teen Mentor
(9-12) Lector at parish
(10-12) Respect Life Group
(12) Archdiocesan Pro-Life Advisory Board</p>

<p>I have read all three of my recommendations - all are excellent. </p>

<p>My Common App essay is not amazing, but I think it represents my uniqueness.
Still working on the others...</p>

<p>What do you think? Please be honest!</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>I know that no “chance” is accurate, but I’m just looking for some opinions from people who are more familiar with Ivy League-caliber schools than I am.</p>

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<p>Do you have any idea how much of a crap shoot this stuff is? I managed to get in Pton and Columbia (supposedly has a low acceptance rate) despite being rejected by Brown/Yale and wait-listed by UChicago. One guy from my school was wait-listed by Brown (and eventually rejected) and rejected by every other Ivy-League school. </p>

<p>I would say that I’m not any more qualified than you to be at this school, but that’s about all I can say regarding your chances.</p>

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<p>I’m just looking for an opinion…</p>

<p>particularly about the competitiveness of my SAt 1s ands 2s because no one in my school takes them. And also my ECs. In relative terms obviously…</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>Kalthar gave you the best answer. It is too unpredictable. Apply to a bunch of schools, and make sure you have solid safeties. If you get in to an Ivy, great.</p>

<p>You can calculate roughly how you compare to the average student by going to one of the sites that calculates the Academic Index (there is one on this site plus at least one more, and they give slightly different scores). The average Academic Index for kids who are currently at Princeton is 228.</p>

<p>That doesn’t mean you’re in if you score at 228 or even 238, however. It also doesn’t mean you’re out if your score is 207. The admissions office rates candidates 50% on academics and 50% on non-academics, and there is no easy way to determine what your score will be on the non-academic side.</p>