<p>Hi, Princeton is my first choice school, but I'm not 100% if I should apply Single-Choice Early Action. Would it be best, given my profile, that I submit my application SCEA?</p>
<p>--Background--
White Male from Maryland
Middle to Upper-Middle Class, Applying for Financial Aid
Attends good public school
Applying as an English or Comparative Literature major</p>
<p>--Academics--
GPA: 4.00 UW
Rank: 3/~360 (projected)
SAT I: 2290 (800CR, 720M, 770W) (best of 2 sittings)
SAT II: 790 Math II, 640 Literature (Maybe I skipped a bubble? No idea. Whoops!)
Coursework: Most rigorous; Took more AP courses than the Val/Sal
AP: All 5's, may have received 4's on US & Comp Gov (Independent Study)</p>
<p>--Extracurriculars--
Violin (School concertmaster; In 5 Orchestras; One of best in the county)
Gay-Straight Alliance (VP for Sophomore/Junior/Senior Year)
Student Council (Treasurer for Junior/Senior Year)
Maryland Student Councils Exec. Board (Senior Year)
Membership on two county student leadership boards (Senior Year)
Mu Alpha Theta a.k.a. Math Club (Possible leadership role?)
Chinese Club (Possible leadership role? The club is just starting)
Exchange program to China (Sophomore Year)</p>
<p>--Community/Work Experience--
**Student Member on the Board of Education:
I was selected by a committee from 9 semi-finalists and appointed by the governor. I will work with and advise the superintendent and the board of ed of one of the largest school districts in the country. My guidance counselor said it's a big deal and the last (and only) student he had who did this got into both Harvard and Yale.
I guess this position, to a certain extent, sets me apart. . . :D</p>
<p>*Summer Internship with a local congressman in the US House of Representatives
*Library Volunteer my freshman year</p>
<p>--Awards/Honors Societies--
AP Scholar w/ Distinction (expected)
National Merit Commended (expected)
Scholastic Art & Writing - Honorable Mention in Poetry
Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Society)
Tri-M (Music Honors Society)
NHS</p>
<p>I haven't decided what I'm going to write my essays on, but the focus will probably be on Literature. It's truly my passion, and I don't know where I would be without it. My guidance counselor knows me very well and can speak to the unique challenges I have gone through as a gay person living in a conservative community/household and my personal strengths in general. My English and Chinese teachers can probably speak to my unusual academic interests, so I'll ask for a letter of rec from one of each subject.</p>
<p>My top choices are Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Chicago. So, do I have a chance? :D</p>