<p>Hey guys I was hoping someone could help me figure out my chances at Princeton (both ED or RD I'm trying to decide between here and Columbia)</p>
<p>South Asian Male Junior</p>
<p>GPA: 3.85
SAT: 2300 (770CR 790M 740W (12 essay))
APs: Bio-5, US-5, Micro-5, Macro- 5 (all projected but i'm really confident especially about the latter 3)
SAT II: Bio- 780 US- 800 Math IC- 690 (I really messed this up but i'm going to take IIC in June probably or maybe october not sure and hopefully will do much better or do you guys suggest just retaking IC?)
School: Rated one of the top public schools in the country and doesn't rank</p>
<p>EC:
-Debate Team (9-12)- Novice Director (11), Captain (12)
-Newspaper Writer (10-12)
-A club run by the social studies department at my school which picks the top 20 social studies students in the grade and lets them participate in this seminar about government and eventually we take a trip to DC
-A club that hosts fundraisers to stop child labor (9-12)
-FED Challenge Team (11-12)- team that competes in tournament hosted by NY Federal Reserve and proposes economic policy
-Played league baseball in 9th and 10th grade</p>
<p>Awards:
-Numerous Debate awards from national tournaments (Also ranked in top 10 in the Northeast and top 50 in the nation)
-Intel Science and Engineering Fair regional finalist
-NMS Finalist (projected)
-FED Challenge Team was a regional semifinalist</p>
<p>Volunteer/Work Experience:
-Volunteered 100hrs in Central Park
-Volunteered 20 hours in local library
-Summer Internship at Research Lab at Columbia University
-Summer Internship at the Roosevelt Institution (student run think tank)
-Year long internship at a law firm that exclusively does pro bono work for underpriveleged people
-Attended a pretty selective/prestigious debate camp summer after sophmore year</p>
<p>Other Info
-Hardest Courseload blah blah
-I think my recs will be really good (i got one for a summer program from my US teacher and it was very good) also I'm taking a higher level economics course at Columbia next year where if i do well i'd hope to get a rec from the professor?
-I'm fairly sure my essays will be fairly good I've written the common app one for class and got a really good grade</p>
<p>Thanks for any help!</p>