<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 1580 (780v 800m)
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC / 780 Chemistry / 790 Physics / 750 Biology / 780 Writing
GPA: 3.97 UW
Rank: top 10%(as specific as it gets)
Other stats: No APs couldn't take them for a reason. 6 math and science national awards
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: Excellent
Counselor Rec: not sure but not that good(this was the problem probably)
Hooks: My brother's a Princeton undergraduate if that counts. Otherwis none
Major ECs: Founded a tutoring club for underpriviliged children, went to Bangladesh as a UNESCO member to help out the rural areas... etc.
State or Country: South Korea
School: The best in Korea. But only has 50 students going abroad this year. Really competitive(The average SAT I is over 1500! everyone's crazy! That might include me though).
Ethnicity: Asian(Korean)
Gender: Male
Other Factors: Well, my counselor didn't like me. I started to get ready for going to an American school too late( I started the day I took the PSAT last year which would make it about a year now). I got really ugly scores on that PSAT of course( I think it was 180, PSAT to SAT I was 1200). I hadn't studied English for 10 years until then so I had enough trouble with my SATs that I couldn't dream of taking any APs. Plus, my school doesn't have AP courses so I was left without choice. My counselor told me that Princeton said it wasn't sure about my abilities cuz I've been studying for only a year now. I can't study two or three years before my counselor updates the recommendations in a couple days so I can say I'm doomed. </p>
<p>Princeton is definately still my first choice but I gotta be realistic and seriously get prepared for other schools. Good luck for everyone else who has gotten deferred! I'm sure Princeton and a bunch of other great schools will accept you all for RD :)
Oh, yeah, and I've still haven't got my deferral letter. Do any of you know why? Everyone else here got them on the 13th.</p>