Chances at Top Schools, esp. Princeton

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know, this is going to sound the same as around 10,000 other threads on CC, but I still thought it was worth a shot.</p>

<p>I'm an intellectual, white, upper-middle class boy from New Jersey. I know, it's a horrible demographic to be in if you want to go to a top school, but I think I have some real things to offer. I'm currently a junior, and so all my stats aren't quite filled in.</p>

<p>My SAT's: 2340- 770 CR, 770 M, 800 W</p>

<p>Have not taken any SAT II's, but plan to take Physics, US History, French in May</p>

<p>My Current GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.70 W
Rank: 100% percentile out of 466, at a fairly competitive public school</p>

<p>My Current Schedule:
AP Physics C
AP US History II
Literature HH
Government Study H
AP French
AP Calc AB
German IIH</p>

<p>Next Year's Schedule:
AP Chemistry
AP Macroeconomics
AP Government Studies
AP Calc BC, second year
AP French Literature
German IIIHH
AP Literature</p>

<p>I've had hard classes all the way through</p>

<p>I'm a very good writer, so I think my essays will be strong, and I have a couple teachers who write good recs picked out, and they like me, so that's not a problem.</p>

<p>My EC's:
Mock Trial, Closing Attorney in a Top-Ranked Team: 4 years
President of Model UN: 4 Years
President of Model Congress: 4 Years
Fed Challenge (Economics Competition) Competitive Team: 2 years
Literary Editor of Literary Magazine: 2 Years
President of French Club: 2 Years
Varsity Fencing Freshman & Sophomore Years</p>

<p>I also started an "Edible Schoolyard" at a local elementary school, where I teach kids about food, botany, cooking and gardening, and grow a vegetable garden with them. I had to work with teachers, write a grant proposal, actually teach etc. It's very groundbreaking in my town.</p>

<p>My Awards:
NHS, National Merit Semi-Finalist, 1st Place in the Rutgers German Declamation Contest (for my original German Plays) two years in a row, Numerous Model UN awards</p>

<p>What are my chances at the following places, ranked from most wanted to least:</p>

<p>Princeton (ED)
Yale
Harvard
Stanford
Swarthmore
Williams
UChicago
Columbia
Reed
Vassar
Claremont McKenna
Haverford
Middlebury
Wesleyan
McGill
George Washington</p>

<p>Also, are there any other schools that I should consider that are not on the above list? I'm looking, for the most part, at small, residential schools, with a strong Economics department, that are not too big on athletics and have a relatively intellectual student body.</p>

<p>Thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>I also have a hook, in my opinion:</p>

<p>I am really into food, cooking and restaurants, as evidenced by my Edible Schoolyard. </p>

<p>I'm really into foreign film, and have taken classes in Filmmaking.</p>

<p>Coupled with my strength in Debate & Politics, along with my skill in Languages, I think I have some sort of uniqueness.</p>

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<p>bump? bump it up?</p>

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<p>If only food was really a hook.....You have nothing that makes you a standout for HYP that I can see in all honesty. White upper class male from NJ is a killer. Below that level your obviously a strong candidate.</p>

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<p>VERY good chance, well above average</p>

<p>but ivy admissions are unpredictable, so dont get your hopes up</p>

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<p>Do you go to Riverside?</p>

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<p>no, theonweo, why?</p>

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<p>Any thoughts on the other schools? Claremont McKenna, Vassar, Swarthmore etc?</p>

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<p>I heard about a school in Riverside that has an organic garden or something. It sounded close enough to what you described in your post. Iunno I was just browsing.</p>

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<p>your stuff is good, but no one is guranteed princeton. its the best undergrad program in the country!</p>