Chances for Princeton '14

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<p>Yeah, I know its early but I want to know if I'm on the right track :)</p>

<p>White Male
New Jersey (great...)
Parochial School
1 out of 130-140</p>

<p>Classes</p>

<p>Freshmen Year</p>

<p>PE- 95
Hon. Geometry- 93
Hon. World History- 95
Spanish 1- 99
Hon. Biology- 93
Religion- 99
Hon. English 1- 96</p>

<p>(My freshmen year grades weren't the best but I'm on a definite upward trend. I was inspired to do better this year.)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year</p>

<p>PE-95
PreAP Alg 2/Trig- 100
Hon. US 1- 100
PreAP Spanish 3- 98
Hon. Chemistry- 98
Religion- 99
Hon. English 2-97</p>

<p>Junior Year</p>

<p>PE (semester course)
Hon. World Geography (elective semester course)
PreAP Precalc
AP US History
AP Spanish
AP Biology
Hon. Religion
Hon. English 3</p>

<p>Senior Year</p>

<p>AP Euro History
AP Calculus
Hon. Architectural drawing
Hon. Spanish 5
AP Physics
Hon. Religion
AP English</p>

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<p>Standardized Testing
PSAT- 208 (probably nmsf next year)
APs- planning to get 5s mostly
SAT II- Bio M- 670---will definitely retake after AP Bio...</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>Chorus
Community Band
Sailing Club
Key Club (executive board editor)
Social Justice Club
Later...
National Honor Society
World Language Honors Society
I play 5 instruments...</p>

<p>Service
School Library
Feeding the Poor with missionaries of Charity every week over the summer
Thinking of starting a musical group that plays in nursing homes</p>

<p>Work
Working this summer at a bakery/coffee place</p>

<p>Interests...</p>

<p>My real interests are languages, classical music, and math</p>

2

<p>wow this is way early. I guess don't screw up and apply.</p>

3

<p>Anybody? I'm looking for some constructive criticism. :)</p>

4

<p>Hmm.. You seem to be on the right track, just keep it up and get good SAT scores... And then, wait! :) All the best</p>

5

<p>My advice would be to just chill out a little bit, at least for another year. How do you know you want to go to Princeton? Heck, I didn't even start thinking about college until the summer before my senior year.</p>

<p>But anyway, your grades look great. Keep it up.</p>

6

<p>do well on your AP tests...like 4's and 5's...mostly 5's...thats how my friend got in</p>

7

<p>Ernie H.- I live somewhat near Princeton, so I've been there a couple of times. I've done a lot of research into it, and it matches most if not all of my preferences.</p>

8

<p>Yes, definitely challenge yourself in your language studies, and try to find ways to demonstrate your progress in those. Keep up the band involvement too, for sure. Beyond that, I have no predictions about chances for anybody--I'm always wrong whenever I predict, usually in the direction of thinking someone can't get in who gets in. </p>

<p>My son may be applying to Princeton in the same year. He has a lot less involvement in music and languages, but much more in math.</p>

9

<p>I'll definitly keep that in mind for the language studies. I am thinking of doing a spanish summer immersion program in Spain. Would that be very helpful on an application? To bad they're so expensieve. I'm also thinking of trying to teach myself a language.</p>

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<p>Teaching yourself something would have to be a good idea. As for summer programs abroad, that would be a great experience for someone with your interests. I would apply to as many programs as you can, as soon as you can, and see if there is any possibility of getting financial aid.</p>

11

<p>Too early. Much too early. Chill out, you shouldn't be on here.</p>

12

<p>I disagree with the idea that it's too early for high school sophomores to be here to plan their course schedules and activities. Of course they may change their minds about what to do in high school or where to apply when they apply for colleges, but there is good information here.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I don't think it's too early. What's the point of waiting till senior year to get advice that won't help me because its too late to change anything?</p>