Do i have any shot at princeton?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White Male</p>

<p>competitive school, no class rankings
GPA: 3.70 unweighted
4.02 weighted</p>

<p>SATs: 800M 800V 790W - 2390
SAT II: US History 740
AP: US HIstory 4
this year: Physics and Euro; after this year AP calc, stat, english, world art</p>

<p>ECs: Hebrew school from 1st grade to current (postconfirmation)
Honor and Service Society (11-12)
Peer Tutoring
Varsity Bowling (9-10)
Captain of bowling team in a league
Volunteer at library over summer
JV Volleyball (10) Varisty (11-12)
Work at synogouge on sundays as a teacher's assistant with special ed kids
Write articles for local newspaper
International Affairs Club (11-12)
Philosophy Club (11-12)
Will hopefully be interning with a politician or volunteering at a local party office this year</p>

<p>Im interested in an economics major (international economics)</p>

<p>my gpa and ECs seem week compared to all the accepted people but its worth trying.</p>

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<p>you have a shot yes, and a decent one</p>

<p>dont hold your breath though</p>

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<p>your GPA is a bit low.....</p>

<p>your EC's are somewhat sparse though. There is nothing there that really stands out to me. what is your hook?</p>

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<p>Too little AP's in my opinion...</p>

<p>No amazing EC..</p>

<p>Verrrryyyy nice SATs though.</p>

<p>You do have a shot, but not that great of a shot.</p>

<p>Princeton: Reach</p>

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<p>i know i dont have a hook, a low gpa, and weak ECs. but im going to apply anyway (cant go where you want to if you dont try!). was just wonderin what your opinions were. would it help that i got a strong rec from an alum?</p>

<p>and about the APs, thats pretty much as many as i could take. only others would be ap spanish (not good enough at spanish to risk it), ap comp sci, ap bio and i think thats it. oh whoops, forgot to say also taking AP physics c or chem next year, not sure yet though</p>

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<p>id say you have a 40-50% chance of getting in. so good luck to you! you should ed btw.</p>

<p>oh and hey if you dont mind, what did you use to prepare for you sat 1? 2390= amazing.
good luck!!</p>

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<p>i used the Barrons book. you should already have the concepts down and the book did a good job of refreshing me for pretty much every concept</p>

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<p>Princeton: Reach</p>

<p>2390 SAT is crazy, but 3.70UW/4.02W GPA isn't as impressive. Princeton is a reach for anyone, but that 2390 sure makes you look good! Where else are you looking?</p>

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<p>brown, jhu, georgetown, tufts. not 100% sure yet though</p>

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<p>Brown: Match
Johns Hopkins: Match
Georgetown: Match
Tufts: Match</p>

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3.70UW/4.02W GPA isn't as impressive. Princeton is a reach for anyone, but that 2390 sure makes you look good! Where else are you looking?

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<p>Alot of kids got into Ivy Leagues with a 3.7 uw this year.</p>

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<p>True, I have heard of enough people who got in w/ 3.7UW. All I said was that a 3.7UW is not as impressive/at the same level as a 2390 SAT.</p>

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<p>whats unimpressive about the 3.70 GPA, however, is that it didnt include too many APs.....</p>

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<p>uhh i dont know if someone said this but brown would be a nice match</p>

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<p>huh. in my opinion, you have a pretty decent shot at Princeton - you need to show a dedication to a particular EC or at least a particular ideal. Right now, you remind me of Walter Sobchak. You don't even NEED a hook with your scores, you just need to show a passion of some sort.</p>

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<p>yes..balla is right. The key is getting in an application that shows that you are passionate about 1 thing other then schoo work.</p>

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<p>thanks guys =)</p>

<p>i think my passion would be my work with my religion if anything. Ive been going to hebrew school since first grade, went to israel with the confirmation class last year, still in hebrew school (we dont learn hebrew, its philosophical now) and teachers assistant to 2nd grade hebrew class helping kids with disabilities. Thats probably the only thing im close to having a passion in, unfortuatenly. a passion that would show at least. </p>

<p>someone just mentioned to me the Junior Statesmen of America summer program. I think im going to apply for that at Princeton for this summer.</p>

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<p>does brown have a good economics department?</p>

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<p>What is AP World Art?</p>

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<p>He meant AP Art History.</p>