<p>Indian male from KY
School: Competitive Private (~80 students/grade)
Course load: All Honors/AP's (Hardest Possible)
GPA: 3.85 UW; 4.30 W
PSAT: 213 (Predicted NM Semi-Finalist)
ACT composite: 35 (Writing: 32)
AP's (so far): AP Government (4), AP Biology (5), AP Chemistry (4), AP Calculus AB (4), AP Latin IV (3)
Projected senior AP's: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP English Lit. & Comp., AP Psych.
SAT II: Chemistry: 760 (Retaking only 84th %tile apparently); Biology E: 790; Taking Physics and Math IIC</p>
<p>EC's (major):
-Singing: I'm in my own band and I have been to several national and state honors choirs and I have taken voice for over 8 years. I also play guitar and piano.
-Varsity Baseball, JV Soccer, and Club Tennis
-1st Dan Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
-400+ Hours Research Internship at local cancer center-producing a paper on cancer stem cells in retinoblastoma (eye cancer of the retina)
-150+ hours volunteering at a local hospital
-Academic (Varsity) and Math Team Starter
-Attended KY's Governor's Scholar's Program
-Duke TIP
-Act in school productions
-Board member of school philanthropic foundation</p>
<p>Awards:
Governor's Cup:
District, Regional, and State Recognition
School:
-Biology Book Award: 2007
-High Honor Roll (3 years): 2005-08
-University of Louisville Book Award: 2008
-Biology Olympiad Semi-finalist: 2008
National Latin Exam:
-8th (Latin I): Magna Cum Laude (High Honor)
-9th (Latin II): Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honor)
-10th (Latin III): Cum Laude (Honor)
-11th (Latin IV AP): Cum Laude (Honor)</p>
<p>When you score over 750 on any SAT 2 or the SAT on each section adcoms go onto the next part of your application which would be you EC's and GPA.</p>
<p>Taking it will only waste your time and make Princeton assume that you're just another "perfectionists".</p>
<p>Percentiles Don't mean a think, believe me.</p>
<p>It just indicates you did better than a certain number of Seniors who took the test.</p>
<p>Don't retake anymore SAT 2's such as Chemistry.</p>
<p>Anyway I'd say with your high ACT score which is better than 75% of Applicant's pools ACT score of students who apply to Princeton you have a 50/50 chance. Pretty good. But the again you never know with an ivy since they are always so capricious(unpredictable).</p>
<p>If they still had early decision I'd say your chances would've been even better, but they still do have early action. So I suggest apply early action, bulk up your EC's, Work on that college essay and then only time will tell</p>
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When you score over 750 on any SAT 2 or the SAT on each section adcoms go onto the next part of your application which would be you EC's and GPA.</p>
<p>Taking it will only waste your time and make Princeton assume that you're just another "perfectionists".</p>
<p>Percentiles Don't mean a think, believe me.</p>
<p>It just indicates you did better than a certain number of Seniors who took the test.
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<p>You seem to contradict yourself with this statement by the time you finish. Because we're talking about HYP I find this misleading, the higher the scores the better. However, you are right in suggesting that those SAT II's should not be taken again. Re-taking a 760 after the summer is a precarious task; unless you get an 800 it won't reflect well on your character and how you spend your free time.</p>
<p>5 APs after junior year seems to be a good threshold for top-tier schools, as is 9-10 by graduation. Your scores would do well to be 5's rather than 4's, however. I think AP scores will be a pretty serious factor in this coming admission cycle because of the Common App's (basically) request of such information. </p>
<p>35 ACT is right on the money for non-connected/non-URM/non-hook applicants, so that is good. A 3.85 GPA is a little low, but it depends on the way your school calculates grades and whether or not it is truly one of the most competitive in your state.</p>
<p>Your ECs are your best asset I think. Nothing "sticks out," but I think "sticking out" is something that CCers get a little too worked up over. You have a good blend of service, athletics, and your passion in singing. If you had amazing academics, I think these would get you in no problem.</p>