<p>I am a junior at a very good public high school just outside of Boston. I am interested in attending Princeton and hope to row on the heavyweight crew team there. </p>
<p>I would appreciate perspectives on my chances for admission to Princeton.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9 (unweighted) - taken the most demanding course load in my class. Have taken an independent AP course each year in addition to the normal honors courseload. My school does formally rank students but I surmise that I'm among the top three students. </p>
<p>AP Economics (as a freshman) - 5
AP US Governement (as a soph) - 5
AP Spanish (this year)
AP Bio (this year)
AP Physics (next year)
AP Calculus B/C (next year) </p>
<p>SATs 790M; 750CR; 720W</p>
<p>SAT IIs 760 Bio; 780 Math IIC -- will take Spanish and English next month</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
4 years Varsity Hockey - Captain next year
4 years Student Senate (elected) -- President of the Senate next year
4 years Philosophy Club -- President this year and next
4 years band -- Second seat Trumpet this year and next in a well-regarded orchestra
2 years (4 seasons) Varsity rowing -- My 2k ERG time last month was 6:35; 6'2' and 185 lbs.</p>
<p>Chosen by the faculty three years running as the sole student representative to the ASCD Whole Child initiative in Massachusetts. </p>
<p>Awards include Dartmouth Book Prize and Baush and Lomb George Eastman Young Leaders Award. </p>
<p>I am interested in studying either Biology or Government at Princeton.</p>
<p>It’s Princeton, so it’s a high reach because there’s nothing about you that would stand out going by the stats that you presented. Unless you are ranked high enough for crew that you could be recruited maybe?</p>
<p>Did you sign up for the Princeton rowing camp? It was the end of June last year. Some of their coaching staff is there running the camp. Very high caliber.</p>
<p>Wow, I don’t even go to Princeton, nor will I ever, but I just randomly decided to check out its thread. I rowed in high school and have a friend going to Yale next year for crew. Consider yourself in. I’m serious. If not at Princeton, then the Ivy League somewhere, guaranteed. My friend had nothing near the academic stats you had, and didn’t even have your erg score. He was 6:41 I think end of junior year. He honestly was not exceptional on the water, and definitely did not perform to his physical potential (6’ 6", 205-220). I did a double take when I saw your size and score as a junior. You get that time around 6:25 by recruiting season and you are golden.</p>
<p>I’m reading this again and am literally astonished someone with so many academic accomplishments can pull in the 6:30s. In all my time at CC, which isn’t all that long compared to some people, I’ve never seen anyone more guaranteed to go to an Ivy League school. Whatever you do, do not let anything get between you and sub 6:25. Feel free to PM with any questions you’ve got.</p>
<p>Definitely contact the coaching staff and tell them you’re interested. I agree that you have strong stats and a good erg time. However, you would be on the small side for the team. My S was a heavyweight and had the time of his life. PM me with any questions.</p>
<p>Very helpful. I’m actually 6’3" - I mis-typed. I think I’ll be 6’4" when I enter college. I will take your advice and also take you up on your kind offer. My boat just won the Eastern Regionals and I’ll be competing at Club Nationals and Canadian Henley this summer.</p>
<p>I bet you could be sought after by many Ivy coaches with your academics and rowing stats. Fill out the online recruiting questionnaires at the colleges’ ahtletic websites, and email the HW crew coaches directly ( you can find their email addresses in the school online directory.) </p>
<p>Your size is fine, there are many similar heights on the Harvard V1 and V2 boats that just placed silver at nationals. Technique and experience are as critical as size. You are probably still growing as well. Good luck.</p>