Princeton Chances - Should i bother?

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<p>I'm a junior, going to competitive IB school in Oregon (public)</p>

<p>SCHOOL STATS:
GPA - 4.0 unweighted/ 4.1 weighted (all As in AP US last year)
- I am an IB Diploma student taking IB Enlgish, Bio, Psychology
(HL) and French, Calculus, Business (SL)
- this tri i'm getting a 4.8, first b in calc :/
- major: Government & Economics
rank: top 5 students out of 530
MOST RIGOROUS COURSES available</p>

<p>SAT/ACT: Haven't taken yet, but I'm not good at testing... I
got a 4 on the AP US Test, but 660 on SAT II US History. Practice
tests give me around a 2100...</p>

<p>Awards:
-Scholar of the Month, NHS, Honor Roll(All A's),
Duke of Spirit (not academic)</p>

<p>Extracirriculars:
-Track (3 years) - Varsity Letter, possible captain
-Cross Country (3 years) - Captain, Varsity Letter, ..
-Mayors Youth Advisory Board (2 years) - Co-Chair, we
organize Service events in our community with the Mayor, 3
hours a week
-Uganda Club (3 years) - Committee Leader, helped
organize events and fundraised for science lab, VP next year
- National Honor Society, running for Pres. senior year
- Diversity Club - went to Diversity Summit to plan for our
School, help plan events
- Freshman Treasurer, and running for Senior President,
very likely to win</p>

<p>Running - 17:32 PR and I could realistically run for Claremont, Pomona, Whitman. Anywhere else? I'm guessing I'm too slow for Princeton</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
- 190 Hours at Beaverton Library helping Children
- 70 Hours working at Senior Center</p>

<p>Hobbies: Photography</p>

<p>Hook?:
I'm trying to start a none profit called Share the Sole, but it is managing to be a challenge, so I am organizing a project called Operation Shoe Lift in December with the local running company.</p>

<p>SCHOOLS I WANT TO APPLY TO (in order)
1.Pomona
2.Princeton
3.Stanford
4.Claremont Mckenna
5.Whitman
6.UO Honors College</p>

<p>My top 4 are all very close together in terms of how much I want to go there. I love Princeton and Pomona, but I like Pomona a little more because it's a bit more realistic and on the West Coast, and I could run for them. Stanford and Claremont are both amazing, but Stanford has a little more prestige and a better location, but i could run XC at Claremont..</p>

<p>Should I apply ED/EA anywhere?</p>

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<p>Hey Skyhawkk08. I'm a current Pton freshman. I normally don't like to post on chances threads. Honestly, I don't believe that it's possible, to predict anyone's chances with any significant degree of accuracy. Even if you are qualified enough, chances are, unless you distinguish yourself in your application by writing a truly memorable and compelling essay, and have a successful interview (and glowing rec. letters from teachers/counselors); your great stats just won't cut it. Just keep working hard this year. You have the entirety of junior year and the beginning of senior year to work on and improve your stats. Applying RD allows you to further embellish your stats (and you won't have a choice anyhow since they're doing away with ED). A quick word about RD: the admission cycle is harsh! I applied RD to Pton last year. The RD acceptance rate was a mere 7.8%! I can only see it getting MUCH HARSHER by the time you apply. Another tip for you to keep in mind is to foster good friendships with your recommendation writers. Otherwise, you can start getting to know new teachers better. The key is not to feel so accomplished that you don't keep working to improve yourself. I hope my few tips will go a long way with you. I wish you the best of luck. If you have any more questions, PM me anytime.</p>

<p>-Jon</p>