Getting really nervous- what are my chances?

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<p>G.P.A. - 4.0 uw; 4.78 w
A.P. classes- U.S. History, European History, Calculus AB/BC, Chemistry II, Biology, Spanish IV, US Government, British Literature
AP Test: 5 on Calc, 4's in Euro and U.S History
SATs: 740 verbal, 720 math, 710 writing
SAT II's: 710 Chemistry, 700 Math, 550 spanish (ugh!!)</p>

<p>EC's: Varsity Cross country 10-12, captain senior year, First All-Area team, First All-League team, placed at districts 10, 12; qualified for States 11,12;
-Veterinary Technician 9-12
-Nursing Research at Fox Chase- set up excel program
-Volunteer at Fox Chase Cancer Center
-took First Aid, CPR/AED, and Environmental health classes to do "ride alongs" on ambulances
-Making medical play dolls for Children's Hospital
-Ethnicity: Greek Cypriot, wrote about it in my essay about my family becoming refugees in their own country after the 1974 invasion and experiencing the culture this past summer
-twin
- moved around a lot (13 times)
-awards: essay contest where I was presented a medal and $500 savings bond by 5 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, won a computer by building a k'nex car powered by the kinetic energy of a falling coke can
- Science Olympiad, participating in Ecology, epidemeology, insects, and making an airplance powered by a rubber band- (all different categories)
-Science fair- research on effects of respiratory disease in dogs on pH balance and gases in blood
- Recommendation by a benefactor</p>

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<p>Your SAT IIs are bad, but your grades are good.</p>

<p>I'd say, less than average... Did you take new sat IIs?</p>

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<p>I hope you're being sarcastic, CityKnight. True, SAT IIs fall a little short, but they're not "bad." A 550 for a non-native Spanish speaker is actually pretty good.</p>

<p>Fair chances, even a little above average. You look premed-ish, teehee. :) That probably won't help your cause much, but to thine own self be true, right?</p>

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<p>you have as good a chance as anyone. no one is guranteed princeton. good luck!</p>

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A 550 for a non-native Spanish speaker is actually pretty good.

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<p>No it's not. That score is well below the 50 percentile.</p>

<p>As a whole, you seem fine though.</p>

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<p>it may be below 50th percentile.....but what % of test takers are native speakers? I would tend to believe that for spanish, the number may be greater than 50%</p>

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<p>sat IIs are used for placement i thought. anyway, looks solid.</p>

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<p>i'm pretty sure pton looks at satII's for admissions too</p>

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<p>SAT IIs are definitely used for admissions.</p>

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<p>550 is really bad even for a non native</p>

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<p>Does anyone think the whole Greek Cypriot/ mom was a refugee helps at all. Unique or something?</p>

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<p>anyone? can someone help?</p>

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<p>does princeton accept spanish from native spanish speakers? I know harvard doesnt allow poeple to take the language sat ii in their native language</p>

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<p>How would they know?</p>

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<p>I dont know lol, but I guess that if an international applied from a country where their official laguange is lets say german, they would regard the person's german SAT II as his native language SAT</p>

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<p>Yeah, that 550 in Spanish is really going to hurt you. (Princeton requires three SAT II's)</p>

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<p>About the Greek Cypriot/mom was a refugee thing, it all depends on how you present it in your essay. Some people have the knack of presenting something mundane as extraordinary, while others cannot even do justice to their utlra-unique experiences.</p>

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<p>"Yeah, that 550 in Spanish is really going to hurt you. (Princeton requires three SAT II's)"</p>

<p>He does have 3 SAT II's</p>

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<p>I said "Princeton requires three SAT II's" just to emphasize that the Spanish SAT II will count for him since he only has three SAT II's. Sorry if that wasn't clear.</p>

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<p>Her not him</p>