plz help settle who has better chance :D

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<p>i go to same school as the user above.
he is a good buddy but we often argue over who has better chance and stuff.
i want to settle this and i need your help.
i know my chance is slim as well, so it's gonna be hard to choose but still plz try. </p>

<p>here is my stuff. i made it concise :D</p>

<p>Ethnicity: korean</p>

<p>School: rarely sends kids to top schools. (large public)</p>

<p>Rank: 14/~1100</p>

<p>GPA: my school does unweighted kinda differently. i pretty much had all A's except for two B's in english.</p>

<p>SAT: 2300+, (CR+M: 1540)</p>

<p>ACT: none</p>

<p>SAT II: chinese with listening (750), Physics (760), US history (780), Math II(800)</p>

<p>AP: english lanugage- 4, US hitory, Calculus AB, Physics B, Chemistry - 5</p>

<p>Senior schedule: 6 AP and 1 honors class</p>

<p>Extracurricular: academic competition team (team leader), DECA (executive VP), band (equipment manager), Peer tutoring organization (VP), student governemnt (Ambassador)</p>

<p>Honors: national merit commended, ap scholar with distinction, 9th in state for academic competition (individual), 1st in region for academic competition (individual), DECA state qualifier, bunch of local awards from academic competition, and school awards from four subjects: honors alg 2, honors geometry, ap physics B, ap calculus Ab.</p>

<p>Work: bagger at a grocery store for six months.</p>

<p>Community service: peer tutoring, local library aide, nursing home (combined: ~50 hrs)</p>

<p>Essay: proly mediocre because ive lived in the us for only like 4 years. i tried my best.</p>

<p>Rec: im thinking they are great. (never read)</p>

<p>Counselor's rec: im thinking it's great. (never read)</p>

<p>Summer: EPGY stanford summer institute, visit to korea</p>

<p>Hobbies: golf, workout</p>

<p>thx for helping out.</p>

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<p>I really hate to say this, but neither of you will get in. Princeton is an extremely high reach for both of you. Your GPA/SAT are average and nothing about your extracurriculars really stand out.</p>

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<p>It’s a reach for both of, you but I give you the edge.</p>

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<p>I think you are, but reach for both.</p>

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<p>I don’t think either will get in. Your apps were similar. Save your time if your essays are actually going to be bad.</p>

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<p>He is an ORM. How much will that affect his chances?</p>

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<p>They are both ORMs so it doesn’t really matter</p>

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<p>so u guys are saying they are not even gonna consider us?
we are that bad?</p>

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<p>You both have solid scores, and I think your application is much more complete EC wise, but Princeton is a reach for everyone. If I had to pick, I’d say you have a better chance.</p>

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<p>I’d say you have an ok chance. Good luck</p>

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<p>Your credentials are fantastic but the sad thing is, the spectrum of Princeton applicants, they’re overwhelmingly average. Nothing at all stands out to me on really either of your applications. I’m sorry, but you’re a classic example of the exemplary student without a hook, destined to go to an excellent non-Ivy school and succeed in life. Too bad.</p>