CHANCE!

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She’s a bit hesitant to make an account on this site, but would like a chance (due to anxiousness and wondering how to feel before decisions come out) haha. We both applied to Princeton SCEA and have our fingers crossed so any feedback would be GREAT :slight_smile: Thanks.

Objective:

SAT I: composite is in the 2200s (doesn’t want to reveal ACT or subj scores)
Unweighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP): 8 out of 22 offered at our school
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, Calculus III, AP Chemistry, Honors French V, AP Economics (Micro and Macro)
Major Awards:

  • Youngarts Merit in Design
  • Senior Divison Honorable Mention in Dupont Challenge Science Essay Contest
  • Rensselaer Medal
  • Silver Medal in Le Grand Concours National French Exam
  • Nat Merit Sem Finalist

Subjective:

=====Extracurriculars)=====
GATE (2005-present) (Gifted and Talented Education)
Science Fair (2012-present)

  • 2nd Alt (2015)
  • 1/5 State Finalists and National Competition Qualifier, Southwest Region Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (2015)
  • Various county/state awards

Key Club (2013-Present)

  • Vice President (15-16)
  • Junior Class Representative (14-15)

Track and Field (2011-2014) - will possibly run this year too (15-16)

Cross Country (2012-Present)

  • 2 Time Runner of the Week
  • C Team (2 years), JV (1year), Varsity this year

High School Publication (2013-2014)

  • Editor

National Honor Society Member (2013-Present)

Science Olympiad Member (2013-Present)

=====Job/Work Experience=====
Internship at Laboratory in Engineering (Summer 2015-2016)

  • Published in SCIE paper as an author

Owns her own business knitting wraps (2011-Present)

  • awarded local grant for four years now
  • online marketing

Pool Snackbar (2011-2013)

  • cashier

=====Volunteer/Community service=====

  • church volunteer (knitting for babies, creating sets for VBS)
  • donated art from her business to a silent auction event for Breast Cancer
  • Key club volunteer (Empty Bowls, Salvation Army, Great Conversations, etc)

=====Summer Activities=====

  • Internship at the Laboratory
  • Architecture Summer Intensive at UPenn (2014)

=====Essays=====

  • one of them was about creating her own word combining three different fields of study to create world peace

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
Intended Major: Interested in Engineering/Architecture/Design
School Type: Public High School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Girl
Income Bracket: Top Bracket
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

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Assuming SAT II’s are in a similar range, this would appear to be a viable AB applicant. Math and physics/chem subject test scores are significant to engineering applicants so it’s difficult to respond as a BSE applicant.

I remember the nerves when my son applied 4 years ago…try as much as possible to stay off CC and talk about anything except admissions at this point. It’s a stressful time!! Deep breaths…