<p>Hi everyone. I'd be soooo grateful if you would reply to this post. I want to have a realistic idea of my chances of getting into Princeton. I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks for taking the time.</p>
<p>I am an Indian who lives in Sydney, Australia. I'm currently in year 11. Am 15 years old.</p>
<p>School: Sydney Girls High School (it's a selective school, 2nd in the state and really competitive).
PSAT results (I know they don't directly correlate with SAT results but lI haven't done the SATs yet):</p>
<p>Critical reading: 69; Math: 66; Writing skills:68
Selection Index:203
Rank: While my school doesn't give overall ranks, it does give ranks for individual subjects:</p>
<p>English Advanced: 108/162
English Extension 1 (N.B. Extension courses are supposed to be harder and more rigorous): 3/162
Maths Extension 1: 73/148
Mathematics: 66/155
Economics: 28/56
Modern History: 17/56
Legal Studies: 2/21</p>
<p>ECs: Music:
-NSW Senior Singers- 2 years running(A state choir; you have to audition to get in and it is pretty selective)
-Beauty and the Beast Musical- Local Amateur society
-1st and 2nd prizes in 2 sections in Local Council's esitedffod this year- for singing
-Highly Commended for Singing in McDonald's Performing Arts challenge 2006 (Equivalent of State championship sort of thing...)
-School Choir- 4 years
-Particpated in the Schools Spectacular 2005 (show put on by department of education in which musical artists showcase their talents; i sang with a choir).</p>
<p>Others: Young Achievers Australia 2006. It is an enterprise learning program. For 2 hours each week over a period of 16-24 weeks participants: </p>
<p>Sell shares to raise capital; Plan and implement quality systems in the areas of finance, manufacturing, environment, human resources, sales and marketing ;prepare a business plan, an Annual Report, and return capital to shareholders at the end of the program.
I am Managing Director of a company of 27 members. We are manufacturing hug mugs (a unique type of mug)- hard to explain...unless you see it, adding value (through adding various discount vouchers from cafes etc., and selling them. Planning on turning over $15000, making a real profit of $3000. (Fingers crossed! we start selling next week)
-Model UN
-Debating-4 years</p>
<p>Community Service:
-Also, I am in the process of preparing a football tournament at my school for the UNICEF cup challenge, and raising money for "the right to play" campaign this year.
-Helped in the Red Cross Appeal for 2005
-Amnesty International School group- 1year.</p>
<p>thanks in advance! Sorry its long...</p>