Chance me please? -winces-

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Please and thank you in advance :) I have the same thread in Harvard. just trying a few colleges to see if results differ</p>

<p>Rank: 1/411
GPA UW: 4.0
GPA W: 5.104 (my school has really inflated AP points lol)</p>

<p>SAT I:
CR: 800
Math: 790 (without score choice- 760)
Writing: 800</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II: 790
French with listening: 800
Lit: to be taken october</p>

<p>AP Euro: 5
AP stat: 5
AP english language: 5
AP calc AB: 5
AP french language: 4
to be taken senior year: AP physics, bio, Calc BC, English lit, Gov</p>

<p>EC:
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)- Regional President, Chapter President; National Finalist: Grade 11: 3rd Place, Grade 10: 7th Place (I wont say which event so you cant identify me); State Champion: grade 10, 11
french club: president and founder
national french honor society: chapter president
Mock trial: attorney, team captain
student government: class president (grades 11)
speech and debate team: grade 10: district champion and state semifinalist
School newspaper: editorial columnist
+3 or 4 clubs I wont mention because I quit after 9th grade (the ones listed here are grades 9-12 unless otherwise specified)</p>

<p>piano: formal study for 13 years
have about 5 competitions where I ranked top 3 with prize money. won't list full music resume here</p>

<p>Volunteer:
American red cross (grades 10-12): 3.5 hours/week, 2 weeks/month
Dragonfly forest summer camp for kids with autism, blood disorders, and asthma: volunteer counselor for one month for the past 2 summers</p>

<p>some awards:
Girls speaking contest winner, grade 9+11
school talent show winner, grade 9
scripps national spelling bee finalist (that was in 8th grade but I snuck it on my app because i thought it interesting haha)</p>

<p>here's the bad part: I'm Asian...and worst, I'm chinese :( </p>

<h2>female, in case you're wondering. I live in the suburbs of philadelphia ;)</h2>

<p>I appreciate your time, thanks! :D</p>

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<p>Nice stats, I think you have a great shot at Princeton (and Harvard as well).</p>

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<p>^thank you very much!</p>

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<p>Good chances… you got a lot of leadership positions. I’m can’t say if it’s good or bad, but it looks like you got yourself stretched pretty thin across the board in that area.</p>

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<p>^um is that bad? haha it’s not like I petitioned for those positions…i was just elected</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>you should put this in the Chance Me thread on CC. None of the less, your chances are high. </p>

<p>I wish my school gives 5.1 GPAs! Hahahha</p>

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<p>Your stats are really in the top 10% of those admitted to Princeton.</p>

<p>Your EC’s are pretty good. What was your national rank in the spelling bee? Is that the one out of like 10 million people? I know someone here who placed in the top 10 out of 10 million or so.</p>

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<p>Djokovic- there’s a chance me thread on cc? and btw I love novak djokovic, if thats who your usename is referring to ;)</p>

<p>randombetch- nice username lol. and as for my spelling bee result, I didnt do great. I think it was 40 or 50. but it was an awesome experience. and yeah its out of several million middle schoolers. wow if that person placed in the top 10, that’s an awesome accomplishment. the finals are broadcasted on ABC primetime. a friend of mine placed 3rd the same year I went. if you’re a spelling bee enthusiast, you probably know her- saryn rebecca hooks</p>

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<p>I will be utterly shocked and angry if you don’t get in. Your stats are incredible.</p>

<p>I would say that you’re an upgraded version of what I’m trying to become. I wish my school gave APs 6 points for an A. No way Honors deserves the same as an AP.</p>

<p>Anyone who takes Honors when an AP is available is a corndog, a wiener (Weakling) trying to pretend that they’re not. They should just offer AP and regular for courses like Chemistry and History, and just tell all those who would have taken Honors to either get tougher or go to the regular version.</p>

<p>No, having lots of positions isn’t a detriment at all… That’s fantastic. The more, the better. Obviously you have to be dedicated to become President.</p>

<p>Honestly, the only thing against you is your ethnicity, which you can do nothing about. (I am Asian as well.) But with such great stats, I think that you’ll get in anyway.</p>

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<p>wow thanks saugus. are you applying for class of 2014 also? yeah my school gives 5.7 for an A+, 5.5 for an A, and 5.3 for an A-. the level below AP is seminar, which is 5.2 for an A+, and honors is 4.7 for an A+.
good luck from a fellow asian :smiley: I hope you’re right.</p>

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<p>You have great stats but so do a lot of other applicants and you have to keep that in mind. A 2400 is a dime in a dozen and 5s on APs happen way too often.
I think your extracurriculars are great but they’re kind of scattered (your music accomplishments are awesome). I guess what I’m saying is, is that you have a chance but from looking at this list I don’t really have a sense of what your passions are. Do you love music or do you want to be a politician or a businesswoman? I think if you are able to convey your true passions through your essays that will increase your chances more than your list here because we all know that a 2400 and a whole list of leadership positions is only the baseline for getting into Princeton. :slight_smile: Hope this helped.</p>

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<p>thanks sujinpark! Actually, I am looking toward business, but great advice on the essays. ill try to incorporate that</p>

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<p>good chance</p>