Chances at Princeton?? (:

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<p>GPA (W): 4.02/4.36 (will improve in senior year)
GPA (UW): 3.89 (ditto ^)
PSAT: 214 (commended/maybe semi-finalist…need to wait to find out)
SAT I: 2230 (total), 780 (CR) 760 (M) 690 (W); plan to take again
SAT IIs: Math II-760; Biology M: 790
ACT: 32 (total): 34 (E), 32 (M), 30 (R), 32 (S), 8 (WSub, will not submit ACT)</p>

<p>High School: Religious private school, Norfolk-VA; I am ranked 1/52 in my school, in National Honors Society and International Thespian Society</p>

<p>AP Biology-5; APUSH-5 (school only offers 8 APs)</p>

<p>--Courses Junior Year: Honors College Composition, Honors French IV, Lab assistant for AP Bio/Chem, AP Biology, AP US, Honors Pre-calculus and Honors English 11
--Senior Year courses: AP US Gov, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Euro and Honors Physics</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
--Drama Club (9-12); Secretary/Treasurer(11) and Vice President (12)
--NHS (11-12)
--French Club (9-12); President (11-12)
--Bio-Eco Club (9-12); President and Reviver (12)
--ARK, Animal Rescue Klub (9)
--Missions/4-10 Club (10-12); religious outreach and fundraising for projects in Africa
--Chinese Club (11-12); Helped support our Chinese exchange students
--Young Singers Project (9-12); High School version of the only professional acapella group in VA, audition required
--District Chorus (7-12); All-State Chorus Alternate (11, will try again for senior year)
--District Band (6-10)-Clarinet
--VMEA Honors Choir (12)-open only to seniors and accepts only 30 from all of VA
--Music Director of HomeschoolPlus- 2 shows (Clue and Tick Tick…BOOM)
--Rehearsal/Performance Pianist for 2 Regent University productions (Godspell and Gift of the Magi)
--Piano for 15+ years
--Paid position at my church playing the piano for the Sunday services</p>

<p>Awards:
CITA (Christians in Theatre Arts) – Best Overall Male Actor
Academic Awards throughout High School (English, Science, History, Math, Music)
Piano Accompaniment for a Choir in competition (Best Student Accompanist) </p>

<p>Summer Activities
Theatrix Inc. – Summer Theatre Shows (Performer/Intern/Assistant Musical Director)
NYLF (National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine) – Georgetown University
Harvard Secondary School Summer Program – Neurobiology (A);
Stem Cell/Regenerative Biology (A)</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
--First Generation Student
--Will submit the Arts Supp</p>

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<p>So i think you have a chance. From what I was told, grades and test scores are bassically a way to get you through the door. They are like the prerequisite before the rest of your application is even viewed. </p>

<p>From your stats I think that your SAT scores are in the general range that Princeton looks at so I wouldn’t worry too much about your SAT’s maybe just your writing section. But as for your GPA I think it is like the border line for Princeton since there are kids with like 4.0 GPA’s since like 7th grade that your competing against. But i have heard stories of some students with GPAs of like 3.5 or 3.7 get into top ranking ivies, but most of them wrote like super crazy essays and were involved in many other extracurricular activities. </p>

<p>Your extracurics are alright, but I think it all boils down to how eloquently you can portray yourself in your essays. The essay can heal the sick, but it can’t raise the dead. </p>

<p>So i think you should go for it, jsut spend time on your essays!!</p>