<p>Male
Black</p>
<p>uGPA: 3.15
SAT: 2400</p>
<p>ECs
Football
Basketball
Debate (national awards)
Class President</p>
<p>Major upward trend, 4.0 second semester as a junior.</p>
<p>Can I get into Princeton?</p>
<p>It’s possible, yes. That GPA’s really killing you though. Hope your sports are strong varsities.</p>
<p>I don’t want to play sports in college.</p>
<p>With perfect test scores and the URM hook, I think most colleges will overlook the lower GPA. </p>
<p>I’d say you have a good chance everywhere except HYPSM, and even at those reach schools you have a shot.</p>
<p>For the Ivys don’t count on the URM hook. There’s just too many good black students out there. (A law of large numbers thing).</p>
<p>Your scores are great, but I doubt they will overlook the GPA.</p>
<p>Check the stat. If your GPA is below the 25% of admission stat, you may need miracles in other aspects.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m not sure if a 2400 SAT and URM status will make up for such a low GPA–lots of URMs apply to top colleges with really good GPAs and scores. </p>
<p>It depends on your circumstances though. Do you have an excuse for your low grades before? If so, it’ll help to tell colleges.</p>
<p>You have a 55 percent shot of getting in, the other 45 will depend on your essays</p>
<p>Weak freshman and sophomore efforts. I did well my junior year (current).</p>
<p>Princeton doesn’t even take into consideration freshman grades.</p>
<p>Turtle: Unless it’s a race thing, I’d be interest in how you came up with 55%. If it is a race thing, please disregard. - Thx.</p>
<p>OP, just how lazy we’re you those 2 years? Do you have all As now? The upward trend could save you</p>
<p>When ivies see so many applicants with consistently good grades an upward trend will not help as much as it would at other schools. I know of several stories of people with an upward trend and good scores that were rejected from top schools…</p>
<p>@Orion: Very lazy</p>
<p>@ArtsyGirl:
There are also stories of 4.0/2400s getting rejected as well. Ik upward trend < 4.0 but I want to know what MY chances of getting in are, from a complete perspectives.</p>
<p>Princeton will have plenty of exceedingly well qualified URM applicants, who weren’t “very lazy” in the 9th and 10th grades.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to play football, how do you feel about financing a new wing for the library or a modernization of the chemistry labs?</p>
<p>Your essay will tell the tale.</p>
<p>Princeton doesn’t take Freshman grades into consideration.</p>
<p>My sophomore year grades was a 3.5 avg > my freshman year was the dismal one.</p>
<p>Does your high school rank? If so, your freshman grades will take a toll there. And it will–and really should–keep your guidance counselor from saying honestly that you’re one of the top academic achievers in your class. </p>
<p>And even 3.5 is far out if range for Princeton. </p>
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<p>My school doesn’t rank</p>
<p>Congrats on your outstanding SAT score! Your national level awards in debate should give you a boost, especially if this is an activity you’ve immersed yourself in and truly love doing. If so, emphasize debate in your application; perhaps submit a recommendation from your coach, if you think such a rec will be strong.</p>
<p>To be honest, a low gpa is far more difficult to overcome in today’s admissions climate vis a vis a low SAT score, and, as others stated above, there are literally thousands of applicants with perfect gpa’s you’re competing against.</p>
<p>I think Princeton is worth a shot, but I also strongly recommend focussing on finding some safety schools you would love attending.</p>
<p>Here is a question to ask yourself: Are you interested in putting in the amount of work required of successful students at Princeton. Are the lazy tendencies a thing of the past, or still lurking beneath the surface? My sense of Princeton kids is they work their behinds off.</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>