<p>-African American
-3.83 average
-My parents are both professionals and our household income is not low
-I am an accomplished equestrian rider. I have national awards and am captain of a high school team that is organized under an ivy school's college equestrian team. Riding on the competition circuit as an individual is very hard to do without a ton of money. My parents are by no means poor but do not have the money to buy a 100k horse. I managed to get around this by working my way up and was gifted the ability to ride a very wealthy owner's horse. I have made a lot of progress on this horse but the horse is not mine and I had to prove myself to get this opportunity.<br>
-I go to private school and take honors/AP classes.
-Strong background in math<br>
-100 hours of community service
-Have taken part in immersion trips </p>
<p>Not sure what other information I should give you guys to give you an idea?</p>
<p>We don’t have class rank. I’m not up with the ridiculous kids who have no social lives and 4.7 GPAs…but I am definitely in the upper percentage. I’m also one of the only minority students who participate in the honors/AP program.</p>
<p>Don’t think you’re better than others because you’re not a ‘social shut-in’ or because you are black. To be frank, your chances are low. Hell everyone’s chances are low. You’re SAT isn’t helping you at all and you’re GPA is relatively low too. No SAT IIs, yeah good luck. I hate to be frank but it is what it is.</p>
<p>Well, I would apply for Cornell and Dartmouth, you might get into those, especially because you’re a minority. Remember that the only way you know for certain you have no chance is if you dont apply. I would also look into schools like Amherst, maybe even Brown. You can also should look into a top-tier public university such as UVA or maybe even UNC, good luck!</p>
<p>The “ridiculous kids with no social lives” are the kind of kids who are able to keep their heads above water at a school like Princeton. There’s no reason to go to Princeton if you’ll be treading water.</p>
<p>It’s really important to understand where you fit in. Everyone looks to ivy league schools like they’re the best and coolest and greatest place to go to school. People forget that they’re also the hardest working schools in the nation. Honestly, if you look at the people excelling in your school as “ridiculous kids who have no social lives,” you aren’t going to fit in with the people or the academic life at Princeton. Just my two cents.</p>