<p>Um. first of all, I am not a native speaker so there may be some grammar mistakes.</p>
<p>I was wondering what is the chance for me for Princeton?
I am an international student who has been dreaming for Pton more than 5 years.
But I realize that the admission rate is very difficult for International students. Beside, I heard that international students cannot apply for financial aid. you can apply for it but it will make your chance even more difficult. </p>
<p>here is my stats:</p>
<p>School: Korean Science Academy (it was difficult for me to get into this school. the admit ratio was 23:1)
GPA: Its different but I only had one B in English
AP(s): Had 5 on Physics C EM , Physics C Mech, Biology, Chemistry, Cal BC, US History, Statistics
and Chinese(self-study)
SAT: 800 Math 740 CR 800 Writing
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Chem, 800 Physics, 790 Bio, 800Korean, 800Chinese
ACT: N/A
High school rank: think I'm in top 5%. </p>
<p>Extracurricular activities:
- 4 years as pianist for Phillharmonic Orchestra, Seoul
- 3 years as the president of Math club
- few years at community hospital</p>
<p>Award(s):
- silver on International Mathematical Olympiad
- silver medal on Korean Mathematical Olympiad (like USAMO. They are on the same level)
- semifinalist for Samsung Scholarship
- bronze medal on Korean Biological Olympiad
- bronze medal on Korean Physics Olympiad
- academic excellence award (top 5 % at my high school)
- nominated for south korea president's scholar </p>
<p>Research(s):
- research on Partial Differential Equation with a professor from KAIST (MIT in Korea.</p>
<p>Letter of recommendation:
- one from the professor whom I worked with.
- two from high school teachers</p>
<p>first of all, i do believe it is statistically a little bit more difficult for internationals to be admitted to princeton. that being said, however, princeton is one of those few schools that are need-blind (applying for financial aid does not affect your chances at all) and offers really superb financial aid. it’s really a good idea to apply for financial aid</p>
<p>secondly, WOW, HOLY ____ YOU’RE AWESOME. like, seriously. i’m familiar with the awards you listed and school you attend (i have relatives living in korea) and i must say that you’re one of the most brilliant people i’ve ever seen, at least on paper. i would be surprised if you were rejected from anywhere that you applied to</p>
<p>but yeah, it’s a good thing you chose princeton. come to princeton next fall and say hi, okay? don’t be distracted by those evil institutions down in cambridge</p>
<p>Holy **** dude…you seem like a genius. Your stats are definitely more impressive than mine were and I got in last year.
Spend time on your essays - don’t try to sound like someone you aren’t - and if you aren’t a dick, I can’t see you getting a rejection. Though you never know, I guess.</p>
<p>@chaospaladin: thank you for your advice and info.</p>
<p>@qhausqkqh: thanks for the info too. is your relative attending the school I am currently enrolled?
yeah. but, there were people who had more awards than I have and they were rejected from Pton and MIT so I am not so sure about getting into Pton really. </p>
<p>@setzer557: thanks again for your help but I am not genius. I actually prepared math olympiad four years ago before I went to that high school. </p>
<p>I forgot to mention that my essay is about the experience I had on the day of IMO where I met North Korean team members.</p>
<p>First off, I would like to congratulate you on your achievements. You are truly remarkable and Princeton would be proud to have a student like you. And while you are incredibly talented, you are right, there are kids like you who have been rejected and I would say it is the norm considering you are an international student, which makes it even harder. But what you can do is emphasize your extracurriculars and school activities and less about math in your application. Your awards clearly demonstrate your ingenuity in that field, so Princeton would want to know other aspects about you. Do that, and you will significantly improve your chances of getting in. Good luck!</p>
<p>Your accomplishments and abilities are better than even those one would expect of a student coming from your highly competitive applicant pool. I’d say you have great chances (as it goes for internationals, so it’s still a low- to mid-reach). </p>
<p>■■■■■. unless you’re G.J.Oh and you accidentally listed your IMO Gold and KMO Golds as silvers, you are definitely lying. Besides, your writing 800 and your grammar doesn’t match up. Really.</p>
<p>first of all, why is it so hard for internationals to get into princeton?. isn’t “diversity” what the ivies look for?</p>
<p>i honestly see princeton as a place where everyone is always with a book in his/her hands, and they only talk about math or sciene all the time…(no offense, please)
andd, this korean dude seems to be really smart, and i dont know why it would be hard for him to get in.</p>
<p>“this korean dude seems to be really smart, and i dont know why it would be hard for him to get in.”</p>
<p>It is because the number of slots roughly allotted for internationals (not necessarily an absolute number) is smaller than the number of highly acheived, intelligent international applicants.</p>
<p>Korean Math Olympiad is not on the same level as USAMO (at least, in the eyes of an admissions officer). But being a silver medalist is definitely a huge accomplishment.</p>
<p>KAIST is not even close to being comparable to MIT. How many years did you do research? Do you have anything published with the professor? How involved were you?</p>
<p>Either way, I’m sure you have a great chance of getting into Princeton. Good luck!</p>
<p>@randombatch.
YES, you got that right. A silver in KMO means that a person is between 30th~70th in the nation. A KMO silver can’t compare with an USAMO honourable mention. And, a KMO silver will never make the IMO. One of the reasons this person is lying.</p>