<p>I know that in my school grading is intense. My grade in AP English was 93 and that was the highest in the class, and trust me there are a lot of smarties in that class. So basically even really smart people dont have averages that are 98 or something because our grading is really hard. I am wondering whether Princeton will take into account that grading at some schools is harder than others and that a 93 in one school is equivalent to like a 96 or something somewhere else? I've seen a lot of schools where the top kids get averages like 98, while top kids in other places, like my shcool, have averages that are 94-95 with all the APs and stuff. Princeton definietly takes that into account right?</p>
<p>Absolutely. For well known schools that send many students, they have a very good idea of what specific grades mean. For relatively unknown schools, they'll look at your standardized test scores, rank, and other academic metrics to put your GPA in context.</p>
<p>yes, your class rank is a big factor.</p>
<p>How would a 92 look from this school Bronx</a> High School of Science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>Okay. Not great, not bad. Why - do you have a 92? It will keep you in the running but won't be considered a "plus" in your application.</p>
<p>^I disagree, if the rest of your stats match up, a 92 from Bronx School of Science is very impressive. Just graduating from there is impressive.</p>
<p>Asian Male
School: Bronx High School of Science
GPA: 91.8
Classes Taken: Honors Chemistry, Honors Alg/Trig, Honors Physics, Honors Junior English, Biology Projects (INTEL STS research)
Classes in Progress: A.P English Language and Composition, A.P Microeconomics, A.P Calculus AB, Linear Algebra/Differential Equations, A.P Chemistry, Biology Projects, Macroeconomics at a local college</p>
<p>Clubs
-Pre-Medical Scoiety (9,10,11,12)
-Chess/Go Club (10,12)
-Key Club - Head of Projects Committee (11,12)
-American Cancer Society (12)</p>
<p>Out of School Activities
-Dental Internship (9,10,11,12 ~8 hrs/week)
-Science Research (11, summer, 12 ~6hrs/week)
-S-PREP at Columbia Medical School (12)
-College Now Program-Took macroeconomics at local college(12-Fall Semester)</p>
<p>Jobs
Job at Hospital (summer before 11 ~25 hrs/week)
Job at Community Center (summer before 12 ~25 hrs/week)</p>
<p>Awards
2007 Distinguished Key Clubber
2007 Questbridge Finalist
2007 Biology Journal-Had a crossword puzzle published</p>
<p>ACT-
English-26
Math-32
Reading-35
Science-30
Essay:10
Composite:31</p>
<p>SAT 2's
Bio M-710
Math 2c-660 (retaking for hopefully 730+)</p>
<p>Low income student, has faced serious life obstacles(wrote about this in essay)</p>
<p>Yea, no, a 92 from BSci is not really all that great. Isn't that about average?</p>
<p>a 92 is ok. The average is somewhere between an 86-88.</p>
<p>There are too many students at Bronx Science, and many of them are generic. Many of them are also academically strong, and the best colleges will prefer them instead.</p>
<p>If you consider schools like Hunter and Regis, however, where the student bodies are small, and ALL students are gifted and intelligent, that's a different story.</p>
<p>my school is considered a "Blue Ribbon School" is that saying anything?</p>
<p>So are 5,200 other schools.</p>
<p>well, that's why i asked...alright, i'll hold my breath...</p>