Chance me Princeton SCEA? Low income, first gen, URM

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Hi, applying Princeton SCEA here. I feel that I have a good chance at getting into Princeton SCEA, but my grades are kinda low tbh. I’m worried even though I’ve been accepted to all expenses paid fly-ins by Harvey Mudd, Caltech, and Columbia so far. Hopefully my class rank improves after first semester senior year. My freshman year was not that great.

Objective:
SAT: 730 Math, 710 Reading/Writing, 20/24 Essay
ACT: 32 (30 E, 33M, 32 R, 33 S, 33 W)
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 (artificially low due to 7-point scale)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/129
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC(5), Calculus AB(5), English Language(5), Physics(5), Statistics(5), Microeconomics(4 - it was a rough day)
IB (place score in parenthesis): isn’t offered
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Macroeconomics, AP World History, Honors Civics, Honors English, Multivariable Calculus (DE)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, News Articles about my issued patent

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: President of Debate Team, Published Materials Science research as first author, University Engineering Team, Started two companies - one of which received an EPA contract
Job/Work Experience: Brother and I started a landscaping company to help support our parents buy groceries.
Volunteer/Community service: Minor school events, Stephen Siller Foundation, NC Conservation Network
Essays: 9/10. Counselor said they were the best she’s read in the last 10 years. Very well written essay about my transition from a chef to an entrepreneur. Related it to my uncle who has lung cancer.
Teacher Recommendations: 9/10. Great. My economics teacher said that I would accomplish great things for society with the right resources. Chemistry teacher said I was the best student in 30 years.
Counselor Rec: 7/10. Good.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Black/White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Low (<25k)
Hooks: URM, low income, first gen to college
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering

Chances?

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I feel that I have a good chance at getting into Princeton SCEA <<<<

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Respectfully, no (non-recruited athlete) applicant gets to say this. Your test scores are close to Princeton’s 25th percentile, which won’t help. URM/First gen may make up for this. However, your GPA is a little bit low too. You seem really smart and unique, so I hope that your essays and recs will give you a boost. Numbers alone don’t make you an awesome applicant, but honestly I’m not an adcom and haven’t read your essays and recs so those could definitely give you a boost.

Princeton is a reach even for perfect-stats applicant, and I don’t think anyone should feel confident about getting in. However, I hope your personality shines through and I wish you the best.