Chances for Princeton ED? Thanks.

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<p>Demographics: Asian male
Low-Income family, from poor neighborhood (don't know if this makes a difference. From SF Bay Area. First generation immigrant (from Vietnam) and first generation college student.</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.95
Class Rank: 1 out of 415</p>

<p>9th grade classes (unfortunately I chose a lot of fluff classes, no Honors or AP available):
-English 9
-Geometry
-Biology
-French I
-Piano
-Prep for College
-Academic Readiness (required for incoming 9th graders)
-P.E.
All A's</p>

<p>10th grade (my school switched to period schedule; only Honors available was Chem):
-World History Acc
-Chemistry Honors
-French II
-Alg II/trig
-English Acc
-PE
All A's except one B second semester in English</p>

<p>-11th grade (basically I took the most difficult classes I could, my school is quite limited):
-Anatomy/Physiology H
-Physics
-French III
-AP US Hist
-English H
-Precalculus
Grades: A's all first semester, second semester I had one B in anatomy</p>

<p>Summer of Junior year I will take an Art class at a community college so I can get all my classes I want for Senior year.</p>

<p>Senior year classes (changing back to block and AP's go the whole year):
-AP Literature
-AP Calculus AB/BC
-AP Environmental
-American Gov't/Econ H
-French IV H
Don't know about my grades as I haven't taken the class, but I think I will get mostly A's.</p>

<p>EC's:
-Not much I must admit. I will have done a state-wide piano exam for 4 years, and the last year I will be participating in the Panel, somewhat like a competition. Also, I probably will be competing in a regional piano competition. I play classical piano.
-Playing keyboard for church band.
-3rd degree brown-belt in karate.</p>

<p>SAT I score: 2020 (will retake and hopefully get 2100+)
730 CR, 680 M, 610 W</p>

<p>SAT II's:
-USH 770
-Will take math level II and literature</p>

<p>AP Scores: 4 in USH and 4 in English Lang.</p>

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<p>Princeton will take into account that you took the most rigorous program your school offered, because otherwise it seems pretty mediocre. Raising your SAT's will help as well; your SATII score is great. But honestly, there is nothing in your stats so far that distinguishes you from the huge pool of other qualified applicants that Ivies get each year. As I've read on other posts on this site and elswhere, colleges look for something that makes you stand out - not just straight A's. How good are you at piano? Maybe you could get even more involved with that, and submit a recording to P-ton if you consider that your "special talent". Or write an essay about how you rose from a poor neighborhood to becoume such a stellar competitor in your school.</p>

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<p>I agree with Nelle. You seem to have taken advantage of your school's limited offerings, and the admissions office will take that into account. I would definitely play up the piano bit, because they like to see commitment and passion.</p>