Chance Me

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Howdy y'all. I'm doing this for the giggles, just let me know what you think.</p>

<p>SAT: 2380 (800 CR, 780 M, 800 W)
SAT II: 800 Physics, 800 Math II, 800 World History, 790 U.S. History
AP: 5's on Calc AB, World History, US History, Physics B, English Lang. and Comp.
Courses: Most rigorous in private catholic prep high school. As many AP's as is possible.
Rank: 1/68
GPA: ~4.30</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America (294 man-hour project)
TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) Academic Team in Advanced Math, Number Sense, Calculator, Science
Varsity Swim Team, Team Captain
National Honor Society Treasurer
Mu Alpha Theta VP
Spanish Honor Society
Science Club
Math, Science, and History tutor at school
Altar Server Coordinator and Trainer at my Church
Worked as IT Tech at an insurance agency
Built an addition to my house (part of my essay); know construction forwards and backwards
Attended Free Enterprise Leadership Challenge (business camp), led my company as CEO to victory in the challenge
Mission Service Team leader at my school. Gave up all spring breaks for week-long service trip to poor areas of US</p>

<p>Awards:
National Merit Semifinalist (will be finalist come Feb.)
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Academic All-State Athletics
Sons of the American Revolution Eagle Scout Scholar
Multiple State victories and places in both academic events and swimming:
2011-1st in Science, 2nd in Calc and Math, 5th in #Sense, 4th in 500 and 200 Free
2010-1st in Calc, 2nd in Math, 5th and 6th in 500 and 200 Free
2009-4th in Math, 6th in Calc, 7th in 200 Free
Possibly able to compete in Swimming/Water Polo in college</p>

<p>Bio:
White male
Lives in South Texas
Excellent Recommendations
Legacy: Father graduated from Princeton Grad School w/ Ph.D in Physics
Applying for Engineering program</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback, guys and gals.</p>

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<p>Are you applying SCEA or RD? Either way, Princeton grad school doesn’t count as legacy. Also, your academic stats are phenomenal, but your extracurriculars are scattered and unfocused, especially since you’re applying to the engineering school. Your school also seems small. Is it well known? Does your college counseling have a rapport with top schools? (That’s a huge factor in admissions that a lot of people overlook)</p>

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<p>It seems like you have an excellent chance! Sure, you have strong academics, but I would disagree and suggest that your extracurriculars show that you are well-rounded rather than scattered.</p>

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<p>Thank you both. In answer to decillion, I’m applying RD. My extracurriculars are about all my school offers; we’re a small, Catholic, private high school of about 300 kids. It’s probably the best school in my small city, but there’s not much that I can do in the way of targeted EC’s for engineering. I just went for the shotgun approach on them.</p>

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<p>your probably gonna get into a couple of HYPSMC. I would be surprised if you didn’t</p>

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<p>also if you say “howdy y’all” in your essays you will for sure get rejected.</p>