Chances?

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<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.65
Top 5%
Very Competitive Public HS (We sent 4 to columbia, 3 to harvard, 2 to yale, 4 to cornell, 2 to princeton, 2 to dartmouth, 2 to brown, at and least one to stanford that i know of last year)</p>

<p>SAT:
CR: 730
M: 700 (a little low i know, but i swear I'm good at math!)
W: 730</p>

<p>SATII:
French: 800
Spanish: 800
Bio: 750</p>

<p>Junior Year Courses:
AP Spanish (5)<br>
AP English Language (4)<br>
AP Calculus AB (5)
AP Biology (5)
French IV H
Chinese III
US History H</p>

<p>Senior Year Courses:
AP Economics (Both Macro and Micro)
AP Spanish Literature
AP French
AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
Chinese IV H
Physics H</p>

<p>Clubs: Model UN (Vice-President), Mock Trial (Captain), Safe Rides <a href="President">a community service group of 250 high schoolers who give safe rides every friday and saturday</a>, National Honors Society(Secretary)</p>

<p>Activities: Classical Piano (13 years), Varsity Cross Country and Track, Sunday School Teaching, </p>

<p>Jobs: Piano Teacher, Math and Spanish Tutor, Aide in Physical Therapy Office</p>

<p>Awards: AP Scholar With Honor, American Mathematics Competition (AMC) Honor Roll, American Invitation Mathematics Exam (AIME) Honor Roll, various school-issued excellence awards that I wont list for sake of time</p>

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<p>bump! anyone?</p>

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<p>You have good scores, but what makes you stand out? You sound too much like the typical applicant to an Ivy League school. I think you may be waitlisted, but I'm no expert.</p>

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<p>I just posted this on two other threads, btw:</p>

<p>I just read three chances posts that looked a lot like this one where no one had responded. I think it's because you (and the other people) seem to have all the scores and extracurriculars, so now it's really up to Princeton. They'll want to see if you would be a good part of their class (remember how now they are also looking for "well rounded classes" not just well rounded people) and what you are like as a person (ESSAYS ESSAYS ESSAYS). </p>

<p>Basically, the short answer is -- who are we to judge? And how can we judge you as a person* just from what you've provided? The Princeton admissions committee will also look at your essays, recs, and interview letter -- and even if you tell us those are "good," we can't REALLY know for sure.</p>

<p>Good luck! </p>

<p>*NOT to say that if you are rejected you are a "bad" person. Just not the person Princeton needed that ONE year.</p>

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<p>i think its hard to stand out from just a list of scores and ECs, but i think that my recs will offer a lot in terms of fleshing me out for admissions, and my essays are really quirky (and they turned out pretty well). One thing that may stand out is that I am gay, and I'm going to write a short blurb about my coming out experience in my "Is there anything else you want us to know" section. I think i have a lot to add to the campus in that respect because ive had a positive experience and I would be apt to help others in similar situations. anyway, we'll see in april i guess</p>