I’ll be applying EA to Princeton this fall. I would appreciate it if someone would give me an idea of my chances.
Academic
State: Indiana
GPA: 4.21
ACT: 32 Composite , 33(M), 33®, 31(S), 30 (E), 34 Writing
SAT Subject Tests: Math II (740), US History (710), Physics (700), Bio E (710), World Hist. (670)
AP Subject Tests:
Freshman Years: Bio (4)
Sophomore Year: World History (4)
Junior Year: Calc AB (4) US History (5) Macroecon (5) Microecon (3) Eng Lit (4)
Extracurriculars
President, Politics Club
Co - President and Co - Founder, Finance Club
Co - Founder, President and CEO, School Investment Group - This is a real money investment group that I founded this year with a couple partners.
Varsity Soccer: 11th and 12th
JV Soccer: 9th and 10th
Varsity Track: 11th and 12th
Youth in Government: Governors Cabinet: Head of Budget and Management, Office of the Chief Justice: Associate Justice
Chamber Orchestra 1st Violin - 12th Grade
2nd Violin Section Leader 9-11th
Recs:
Counselor: 10/10, She wrote the rec that got me into the Princeton symposium and has been super encouraging through this process, doing special things for me
Physics Rec: 10/10
Economics Rec: 8/10
Hooks: African American, Princeton Creative Arts and Humanities Symposium, MITES@MIT
Honors Bio A
English 9 B+
World History 1 A
Chinese II A+
Advanced Orchestra A+
Advanced Geo A-
Sophomore
Honors Algebra and Precalculus B
Advanced Chem B
English 10 A-
Advanced orchestra A
Honors World History 2 A
Chinese III A
Junior
Physics A
Honors US History A-
Honors English Lit A/A-
Honors Calc I A-
Advanced Econ (Macro and Micro) A+
Honors Chinese IV A
Advanced Orchestra A+
Senior:
Honors Physics I and II A-
Honors Comp Gov A
Honors US Gov NA
Philosophy and Ethics A
Honors Chinese V A+
Honors Calc Based Prob and Stats A+
Advanced Orchestra A
Honors English Lang A-
Good package, good grades, good rigor, especially with sports. A few test scores just a little low (WH 670, ME 3, 30E), but not deal-breakers.
I don’t see any memorable/interesting ECs (maybe the SIG club?). What’s your narrative here? How do you stand out amongst all the other 4.0, soccer - violin playing, govt ECs applicants?
Being a URM helps, and the symposium and MITES invites are a plus, can you weave those experiences into a unique, memorable narrative?
Chance threads are useless, just go ahead and apply and hope you get in. But if you want my honest opinion, you have a good chance, so there’s nothing to be worried about.