Chance me please!

Colleges & Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>SAT: 2310 (800M/780W/730CR)
SAT2: 2380 (800Math2, 800Phys, 780 Chem)
APs: 12 (BC Calc Junior year, AP Stat, AP physics B, AP Chem, APUSH junior year); taking MVCalculus</p>

<p>School: 100% college bound private school (average SAT is ~1850)</p>

<p>Rank: 2/40 (might be val, but only if they weight gpa)</p>

<p>GPA: 93 UW</p>

<p>Major Awards:
UNSCO
3rd place National science olympiad
Multiple golds for state medals</p>

<p>Minor:
amc high scorer, etc...</p>

<p>Other:</p>

<p>race: white
gender: male
income: ~400k</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>basketball 4 years (1 year varsity)
baseball 4 years (not in school league)
Math team captain
Certamen team captain
score basketball games for community service, and help coach sometimes (100+ hours)</p>

<p>===</p>

<p>applied to: Princeton, Harvard, MIT, Cornell, and some safeties [princeton is first choice]</p>

<p>thanks, and please be brutally honest ---</p>

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<p>I think you could have a good shot but I mean like everybody. Your sats scores are good but your gpa might be a little bit low … But I guess you could get in one of them … Good luck :)</p>

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<p>Won’t colleges look at my gpa in context? They know it is a private school, which tend to be more competitive.</p>

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<p>Yes, your GPA will be seen in regards to your school rank. Your GPA and SAT scores are phenomenal. The problem is (not to be offensive, but) you’re just like any rich private-school attending white kid. You played sports, you’re in clubs, and you did community service. But besides that, you have absolutely nothing that sets you apart from the crowd.</p>

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<p>^I disagree. He’s not in any clubs.</p>

<p>You’ll probably get into Cornell though.</p>

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<p>To be brutally honest, you don’t seem to have anything particularly interesting in your activities, and you don’t seem to be very passionate about anything. However, your basic objective stats look great, so who knows. You have a shot – just like most other people on CC.</p>

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<p>I am interested in engineering, which is my intended major, and I think have the credentials. I did do some research (polymer based) so maybe the admissions committee will look favorably upon that.</p>

<p>Also, in my application I think I managed to convey that I am also passionate about sports (i.e. basketball/baseball). Umping, coaching, etc… so maybe that will set me apart?</p>

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<p>Research is always a good thing. And passion for sports could help, but only if you presented it effectively (genuine passion conveyed through essays and corroborated by recommendations). Best of luck, I’m sure you’re right in the thick of things competition-wise.</p>