...Chance me? :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>8/9 APs offered, 10 Honors courses taken, One standard course taken (math) throughout all four years.
Cumulative GPA: 3.94/4.4 weighted <a href="One%20C%20in%20math%20%5B10th,%20first%20semester%5D%20and%20one%20B%20in%20Honors%20Chem%20%5BAlso%20first%20semester%2010th%5D">b</a>**
ACT: 99th percentile
White female, Private school
Major: English Literature</p>

<p>Main ECs:
National Geographic Student Expeditions (Creative Writing assignment in Tuscany)
First place in many essay contests <a href="includes%20AYWA">b</a>**
Photography enthusiast <a href="again,%20National%20Geographic">b</a>**
Classical Piano
Fingerstyle Guitar (composer)
Linguistics: Kalaallisut, Latin, French
Chess
Polar Climate/Research</p>

<p>^Those are my passions.</p>

<p>Other (notable clubs, volunteer work, job):
Astronomy Club (President)
Writer's Club/Literary Magazine (Founder and President)
Quill and Scroll (President)
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society (Treasurer)
ASPCA
United Way (Reading tutor)
Barnes & Noble </p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with Distinction
Essay contests</p>

<h2>Notes: </h2>

<p>My interests/skills are (hopefully) overt here: the Humanities. Math's not my thing, and never has been. I guess I'm OK at science, but I am by no means a Caltech/MIT superstar or anything of the like. However, my science courses are over-the-top (at least in the context of my school), and I self studied A.P. Calculus AB and somehow managed to score a 4 on the exam. The essays will be powerful, and my recs will be fantastic (National Geographic and my favorite teachers.)</p>

<p>I will be applying EA.
Other schools that I will apply to (possible chances?):
CUNY - City College
SUNY Stony Brook
Cornell
Penn</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>EDIT: My freshman and 1st semester sophomore grades aren't up to par because I spent way too much time playing the piano. I have OCD which sorta affected my grades those years (with the piano and all that) but I gained control of it and got straight A's from 2nd semester sophomore year. Should I mention that in my essays? Thank you again!</p>

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<p><strong><em>Bump</em></strong></p>

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<p>Anyone care to say anything? …<em>sigh</em></p>

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<p>Ugh…!!! Come on!!!</p>

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<p>what are your scores</p>

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<p>35 ACT
770 Literature, 720 USH, 750 Spanish
Mostly 5’s on AP Exams</p>

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<p>decent shot. good luck! :)</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a very strong shot. Your passions and drive are both very clear. In the end it will just be up to the randomness of selective admissions, but with strong essays to back up the awards you stand a good chance</p>

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<p>haleymaley - even with the first semester soph grades you still think I have a strong chance? thanks!!!</p>

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<p>your 1 poor grade wont affect you at all</p>

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<p>You said you were applying EA. Wouldn’t you already know by now?</p>

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<p>Taking a gap year</p>