Chances for Princeton?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm not entirely confident about my chances for admission to Princeton, but I figured I'd see what other people thought...</p>

<p>I'm a senior in high school, but attend a residential program on a college campus. Basically I started college after my sophomore year in high school.
Here's all my information:</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Freshman year:
English I Honours - 90/B
Spanish I Honours - 93/B
Geometry Honours - 98/A
Technology Education - 95/A
Biology - 94/A
World Geography - 95/A
Computer and Technology Applications - 97/A</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
English II Honours - 98/A
Spanish II Honours - 98/A
Algebra II Honours - 99/A
World Civilization Honours - 99/A
Physics Honours - 95/A
Chemistry Honours - 95/A
Health/PE - 100/A</p>

<p>Junior year first semester (15.5 hours):
Computational Problem Solving (CS 121) - B
Calculus I (MATH 126) - B
Biological Concepts: Evolution, Diversity, Ecology (BIO 122) - B
Biological Concepts Lab (BIO 123) - A
Introduction to College Writing (ENG 100) - A</p>

<p>Winter term (3 hours):
Intro to College Chemistry (CHEM 116) - A</p>

<p>Second semester (18.5 hours):
US History Since 1865 (HIST 241) - B
Calculus II (MATH 227) - A
College Chemistry (CHEM 120) - A
College Chemistry Lab (CHEM 121) - A
Introductory Sociology (SOCL 100) - A
Intro to Programming in Basic (CS 230) - A</p>

<p>Senior year first semester (17 hours):
Introduction to Literature (ENG 200) - A
Linear Algebra (MATH 307) - A
Differential Equations (MATH 331) - A
University Physics I (PHYS 255) - A
University Physics I Lab (PHYS 256) - A
Deviant Behaviour (SOCL 230) - A</p>

<p>What I'm taking my final semester (15 hours):
Discrete Mathematics (MATH 310)
Multivariable Calculus (MATH 327)
University Physics II (PHYS 265)
University Physics II Lab (PHYS 266)
Music Appreciation (MUS 120)</p>

<p>Cumulative GPA: 3.79 unweighted, 4.35 weighted
GPA for junior/senior years only: 3.73</p>

<p>ACT, taken 4 times:
First time: Eng - 25, Reading - 26, Math - 27, Science - 29, Composite - 27
Second time: Eng - 28, Reading - 29, Math - 33, Science - 32, Composite - 31
Third time: Eng - 34, Reading - 36, Math - 35, Science - 34, Composite - 35
Fourth time: Eng - 31, Reading - 36, Math - 33, Science - 33, Writing - 7, Composite 33</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Math level II - 770
Chemistry - 690
Physics - 730</p>

<p>Honours:
President's Scholar (national)
Outstanding High School Scholar (school)
Kentucky Colonel (state)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
President of Chess Club for two years, member for six
Community Leader/Academy Ambassador (PR Stuff for my high school)
Undergraduate research in Delay Differential Equations since fall of 08
Teaching Assistant for Super Saturdays through the Center for Gifted Studies since fall of 07
Member of Gay-Straight Alliance for two years
Lawyer for Mock Trial for two years</p>

<p>I've got a couple awards for extracurriculars that I can post if it would help.</p>

<p>I think I've got most of the Academic criteria, but Princeton probably gets tons of people with the exact same numbers as me. I'm worried my extracurriculars won't really make me stand out that much. I've got two great (hopefully) recommendations from my English 100 and 200 professor and my Linear Algebra professor, and I've got a recommendation from the Director of the Academy, but it reads like a form letter. I'm not sure how great my essays are. I'd like to say they're super awesome, but I really have no clue. </p>

<p>Anyone got any ideas of what my chances of getting in are?</p>

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<p>i’d say pretty good, just make sure your essay is good and that should get you through the door. </p>

<p>chance back?
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<p>I don’t know too much about chances, so I doubt I’d be of much help on yours.</p>

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<p>After briefly skimming through, you don’t seem to be very strong in the extracurricular area. Don’t take my word for it though</p>

<p>Also, why in the world did you take the ACT a forth time? You got a 35 on the third try, which is an amazing score.</p>

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<p>I think he took it a 4th time to have a writing score in there… which begs the question, why take it 3 times without writing, knowing that you needed it? lol :p</p>

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<p>The first two times I took it were to get into the Academy, and I didn’t need the writing (I also wasn’t thinking about college at this point). The third time was a state-mandated test which didn’t include the writing. I only took it a fourth time for the writing.</p>

<p>Yeah, I know my extracurriculars aren’t spectacular, chess is really the only thing that I’ve been consistent with. Do I still have a shot at getting in, and if so, what are my chances? 10%? 30%?</p>

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<p>should’ve taken it with the writing all 3 times and you definitely should’nt have taken it the 4th time… That said, you still have a decent shot</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, no on without a hook has a pretty good shot of getting in. No one. After the 40% with hooks get accepted, less than 5% of the qualified candidates are accepted. It becomes very random with the school liking for individuals that meet institutional need. If they need a tuba player for the band or the art department is screaming for artists, they’ll take those first.</p>

<p>That said, it would be unusual for Princeton to accept an unhooked kid with as many B’s on his transcript as you have, even from the toughest high schools.</p>

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<p>So about 5%?</p>

<p>Anyone else have any insights?</p>

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<p>your extra curriculars are really lacking. It just doesn’t seem there is anything special about you, but still apply, you have somewhat of a shot.</p>

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<p>Princeton is a crapshoot anyways. Acceptance rate is actually slightly lower than Harvard.</p>

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<p>15-20% for you</p>

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<p>you definitely have a HIGH chance of getting in given the fact that you are a presidential scholar.</p>