<p>@PUHopeful2019 Humorous essays are great. Just make sure that the essay adds to your application in a meaningful way by revealing something about you etc.</p>
<p>What would you suggest I do to help my chances of getting into Princeton?
I am a sophomore in high school, and I am currently taking 3 AP classes and have straight Aâs. I did really bad my freshman year (which apparently is ok because I heard they donât consider freshman year). I have be a gifted student my entire life and gotten very good grades, last year was just a hard year for me personally. I am Italian-american (second generation) and would be the first in my large family to even go to college. I am in drama club and am very involved in it- I plan on becoming a thespian this year. However, I am a costumer and am not talented at all in acting or singing (Iâm quite shy). I usually do very good on standardized tests so I am not that worried about the SAT and ACT. I just am searching for something that will really make me stand out⊠I am most interested in politics, psychology and physics. What can I begin now to really help me stand out?</p>
<p>@gialand
Your answerâs right here: âpolitics, psychology and physicsâ
Do well in Physics oly. Do research in a physics lab.
Work in a Psych lab and win at ISEF/STS and other science fairs.
Something something politics (there are competitions but I have no idea what they are)
Become a leader.</p>
<p>@stefanbamloo</p>
<p>Hmm what do you think you should do? Maybe place really at state/national track competitions? Then email/call him? How else would you get noticed?</p>
<p>@stefanbamloo: You need to spend time here</p>
<p>[Athletic</a> Recruits - College Confidential](<a href=âhttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/athletic-recruits/]Athleticâ>Athletic Recruits - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>The fact is coaches have probably made their choices for the track team already. What are your times? Compare them to current Princeton students. Can you best any of them? Are you consistently one of your regionâs top runners? Are you registered with the NCAA for prospective athlete recruits? </p>
<p>Have other colleges/coaches expressed interest in you already? Do you have offers for spots on other college teams? If not, then you can pretty much drop this line of inquiry.</p>
<p>I agree with T26E4. You generally need to be at a skill level to be recruited at the D1 level (with some variation between sports). Your academic performance and test scores needs to fall within a close range of the general student population. This article may be of some help in understanding how it works: [The</a> Academic Index - Ivy League Admissions Key? - College Confidential](<a href=âhttp://www.collegeconfidential.com/academic_index.htm]Theâ>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/academic_index.htm) especially the Academic Index Calculator.</p>
<p>To connect with the coach, go to the Princeton athletic website and fill in a recruiting questionnaire. Take the time to send a handwritten note to the coach and follow up with a phone call.</p>
<p>Is Princeton on the conservative or liberal side?</p>
<p>Both simultaneously. Donât buy into radio talkshow hostsâ broad pronouncements of any schoolâs âliberal-nessâ or conservativeness.</p>
<p>But letâs be honest. While Princeton has an exceptionally visible conservative presence, it is a liberal school.</p>
<p>Princeton is more conservative than other Ivies, maybe. But itâs still -very- liberal.</p>
<p>Somebody please answer my question :)</p>
<p>Unless you attend SMU, TCU, Wake or Vanderbilt, maybe the selective and highly selective universities all lean liberal⊠Even USC, with its top business school, is very liberal.</p>
<p>journey your sat scores are too low
maybe with stats like those you can get into a second-rate school like Harvard
but Princeton?
do you know how many math nerds apply to Princeton?</p>
<p>^haha. This has probably been answered somewhere on here, but approximately how long does it usually take to be contacted by an alumni interviewer after the deadline?</p>
<p>@EveryoneOnThisPage</p>
<p>How do you define âlean liberalâ? Iâd say that more than 51 percent of students and faculty at every top 20 universityâŠmaybe like 99/top 100 universities voted for and donated to Obama in 2012. If itâs all just a numbers-thing then yes, Princeton and other schools âlean liberal.â </p>
<p>However there are strong conservative presences at many schools including Princeton and if you are a conservative here youâll feel welcome for sure.</p>
<p>@biovball</p>
<p>It varies.
Several of my friends were contacted really quickly while I had to wait a while.</p>
<p>@Philtovitist: Is Harvard really second rate? 
Or were you sarcastic or just making fun?
In case I get my SAT scores up, will it help?</p>
<p>Yes. Heâs serious. Harvard is second rate. Itâs comparable to a Devry or a local community college. Iâm surprised youâve even heard of it.</p>
<p>@efeens44 LOL :D</p>
<p>The presence of conservatives here is pretty enormous. You wonât feel left out here.</p>
<p>SAT score doesnât matter much once youâre past 2200-2250. Itâs better to focus on your essay. Seriously. There is this line between good and great writing. Most of the essays Iâve gotten from CCers otherwise competitive for HYPetal have been good. Written without errors and with many flourishes, but missing the pizzazz that makes that essay stand out from the monotonous haze that is the hundreds of other essays a given adcom has to read.</p>
<p>Since youâre competing with other STEM majors who probably arenât all also great writers, a great essay might get you further than average.</p>
<p>@Philotovist, alright. I shall focus on the essay!!</p>