Overall Princeton and Columbia Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>About Me:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.5 W</p>

<p>Class Rank: N/A </p>

<p>SAT: 2280</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian</p>

<p>Income Bracket: 125K</p>

<p>Schools Applying To:
- Princeton (First Choice)
- Columbia (Second Choice)
- Harvard
- Brown
- Rutgers
- McGill
- Stanford
- Duke
- UPenn
- Northwestern
- Cornell
- Notre Dame
- Emory
- UMich Ann Arbor
- NYU</p>

<p>EC's: A lot. Sorry!</p>

<ul>
<li>Class Vice President and President: Vice President Freshman Year and President Junior and Senior years.</li>
<li>Founder and President of a "Pay it Forward" type of club. </li>
<li>President of the junior branch of my local First Aid Squad. I also volunteer there (800 total hours). Some accolades too.</li>
<li>Founder and Vice-President of a business club in my school which competes in competitions.</li>
<li>MUN, not much just some competitions and small awards.</li>
<li>Founder and President of a Bridges into Medicine club which is quite popular.</li>
<li>Vice President of FPS Club which competes in problem solving competitions. Placed high in International Competition.</li>
<li>Section Editor for Yearbook Club for three years running.</li>
<li>Play Bassoon and Alto Sax for top band in my school. Most improved player award.</li>
<li>Freshman, JV, and Varsity Basketball.</li>
<li>JV, Varsity Volleyball.</li>
<li>Peer Mentor in my school.</li>
<li>Quizbowl: Few awards and competitions here and there.</li>
<li>Founder/President of a non-profit, similar to Key and Lions club.</li>
</ul>

<p>Other: </p>

<ul>
<li>Prudential Spirit of Community Recognition</li>
<li>Art, Essay, and Scholarship Awards here and there.</li>
</ul>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Skipped Courses:
- Financial Literacy: A
- World History: A</p>

<p>Freshman Courses:
- Biology HNS: B
- Chinese 3 HNS (Skipped one level): A
- Language Arts 1 HNS: B
- Geometry HNS: C :( <-------------------------------- Bad at Math + Freshman + Hard Teacher. :(
- American Studies I: A
- Health/Gym: A
- Band (Fresh): A</p>

<p>Sophomore Courses:
- Chemistry HNS: A
- Algebra 2 HNS: A
- Language Arts 2 HNS: A
- AP US History: A
- Chinese 4 HNS: A
- Drivers Ed/Gym: A
- Band (Concert): A</p>

<p>Junior Courses:
- AP Biology: A
- AP Statistics: A
- AP Literature: A
- AP European History: A
- AP Chinese: A
- Gym: A
- Band (Wind *HNS Credit): A</p>

<p>Senior Courses:
- AP Chem
- Calculus
- AP Lang
- Ap Govt.
- Human Anatomy/Physiology
- Gym
- Band (Wind)</p>

<p>AP Tests:
- AP US History: 5
- AP Euro: 5
- AP Human Geo.: 5
- AP Comparative Government and Politics: 5</p>

<ul>
<li><p>AP Stat: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Bio: 4</p></li>
<li><p>AP Environmental Sciences: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Chinese: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Korean: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Japanese: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Macro: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Micro: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Art Theory: 5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Music Theory: 4</p></li>
</ul>

<p>SAT Tests:
- SAT Math 1: 800
- SAT Math 2: 800
- SAT English: 800
- SAT Bio: 780
- SAT Chem: 800
- SAT World History: 800
- SAT US History: 800</p>

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<p>I think you’ve got a pretty good chance! You have a lot of strong ECs and leadership positions. Your freshman year grades aren’t so hot but the rest of your high school career has been pretty stellar. I’m sure your gpa improvement will really show your further potential to the schools =D> </p>

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<p>I agree with judornan. With the exception of a somewhat average SAT score at some of the schools you listed, the rest of your application is absolutely stellar. Congrats on so many achievements! Admissions officers will simply be overwhelmed by the sheer number of SAT subject tests and AP tests on which you have achieved remarkable results. Make sure you send all of them.</p>

<p>And although your freshman grades aren’t stellar, the record of the rest of your high school career pretty nearly negates any consequence that could come of that. A track record of improving performance is much more important than a single year of questionable grades. </p>

<p>That said, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford are reaches for just around everyone. It is nearly impossible to tell what they are looking for in a candidate as the best from all over the world apply there, and they can simply craft a class which best fits their given needs in a particular year. Nevertheless, your incredible stats have given you as good of a shot as anyone to get in there. Penn, Cornell, and Brown are low reaches. Every other school on that list is either a match or a safety, although Notre Dame and Northwestern may fall into the high match-match category.</p>

<p>If it is not too late, I would recommend retaking the SAT. That is the one area in which I believe you could improve to give yourself a better shot at the top tier of schools. However, I doubt any score increase (with the exception of reaching 2350-2400) would augment your chances substantially. It would merely tie up the single loose end I can see in the application.</p>

<p>Make sure you craft a personal application which really shows your unique qualities and attributes as well. Admissions advisors don’t want to see summaries of accomplishments; they want to see a picture of a person whose growth and intelligence will make them a meaningful member of the community.</p>

<p>Best of luck to you in your application process! Congratulations on all the success you have achieved thus far :)</p>