Chances into princeton...help

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I am a junior in H.S., soon to be a senior. I read somewhere that Princeton does not include the freshman year into the GPA calculations, even if your H.S. does. It said they recalculate the GPA based on how your school does. Is this true? I had a 2.9 at the end of my freshman year, and now I have a 3.67 (meaning if they ignore my freshman year I will have well above a 4). Is this actually the case...and if it isn't will they see that I have recently improved significantly, or am I just completely out of the race. My other stats are:</p>

<p>800 Math SAT
800 Reading SAT
790 Writing SAT</p>

<p>800 Math Level 1C
800 Chemistry
760 World History</p>

<p>34 ACT</p>

<p>I took no AP's freshman year, 4 sophomore year, 3 junior, and have scheduled 6 for next year. I have performed significantly better (percentage wise and letter grade wise) in honors classes than I did freshman year. I got a 4 on US History, European History,5 on Psychology and chemistry. I don't know about this year's yet, but I expect all 5's. I am actively involved in Boy Scouts (which takes a large majority of my time and prevents many school-related extraciriculars), and recently gained Eagle. I am also involved in Kid's Voting, Chess Club, Debate (2 years, quit this year, not enough time), and tutoring.</p>

<p>Thanks for your input, especially about the GPA calculations. Thanks.</p>

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<p>How is it that you can get a 2390 SAT yet still misspell "extracurriculars?"</p>

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<p>hahahahaha</p>

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<p>Ec's for Princeton seem weak and no passion is demonstrated. You are going to look like some sort of a machine. Even though they take out the freshman year gpa it still affects your rank and they will still see it so it will hurt you a little.</p>

<p>Hope this helped!</p>

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<p>yeah i'm not the best typist, and I was not aware that spelling corrections were 100% necessary on a forum thread...</p>

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<p>not enough leadership</p>

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<p>yea, grades and test scores arent everything... yes its true princeton doesnt look at freshman grades, and they do like to see a progressive imporvement over the 4 years, but u need leadership as future states... but you have solid stats as your baseline, make sure you do justice to the rest of the application (essay, etc...)</p>

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<p>work on your ecs, essays and interviews in the summer-you won't regret it.</p>

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<p>same as everyone else, your ecs are pretty weak</p>

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<p>It will all depend on your essays. Catch me on AIM -- verliebtinadorno. I might be able to help more specifically with orienting yourself.</p>