<p>I visited Princeton the other day and totally fell in love with the atmosphere. I met some of the students and felt like I could be friends with them completely, very deep and intellectual people. Do I have a chance at getting in? I'm also looking at UPenn, Dartmouth, and Cornell. </p>
<p>--Academics--
GPA unweighted: 3.96
In the top 10% of my class
All honors and APs.
Total 5 AP Classes for the next two years
Taking 2 APs independently
SAT's (as of now) CR: 750 W:710 M:770 (these are just from practice tests)
Just took PSATs, I think I did really well, hoping to be a National Merit Scholar or something close to that</p>
<p>--Extra Curriculars--
Varsity tennis team freshman year
Record: 51 wins to 5 losses
Second singles freshman and sophomore
Player of the year Sophomore year
1st singles Junior year
Captain junior year
Unfortunately got injured halfway through this season, USTA ranking stinks ATM.</p>
<p>Fencing, but just for fun. I don't compete or do anything super seriously.</p>
<p>Show Jumper (equestrian)-Professional license at 17
Train horses
Qualified for Marshall and Sterling Finals
Unfortunately before going to finals, I had to get rid of my horse so that my family could afford to send my 10 year old brother to a special school for dyslexic children. I gave my 50,000 dollars in prize money from riding to him so he could go</p>
<p>My biggest thing at the moment is changing my state law for dyslexia and making it recognized as a learning difference. I have been working on this for two years with a learning specialist and a lawyer (graduates of Penn). My mom is friends with a journalist at Fox News and I have a space reserved to go on air with Mr. O'Reilly. </p>
<p>President and founder of the Operation Smile Club and County chapter
Math League- competitively.
National Honor Society Member
Tutor kids at the local elementary school in math, reading and spanish.</p>
<p>I'll be going on a three week medical mission to India and Pakistan for Operation Smile in february, then thailand and china for the summer for conferences and missions. </p>
<p>---Hooks? (if they even count as hooks, i'm not exactly sure what hooks even are..)---
-Grandfather went to MIT, did not graduate because of the war
-Great-Grandfather went to Amherst
-No one has ever gone to college in my family (aside from the two mentioned above)
-Buddhist
-Manager of my mother's family-owned department store (40,000 sq ft) hire, fire, schedule, open, close, customer service, shipping, buying, and problems. 7 days a week in the summer. open seasonally.
-Skip school to attend fashion shows, understood business at a young age, do my moms taxes :P
-Great Grandfather was the fencing coach at Cornell and the Olympic fencing coach
-Dad is bestfriends with an admissions guy at Princeton
-Going to Thailand with the Princeton admissions guy's daughter (one of my good friends). She also graduated from Princeton.
-India and Pakistan Medical mission with very close friend of mine, Georgetown graduate.
^^ Good letters of recommendation?
Do I have a chance? What will make my chances higher?</p>