Hey Im a senior and I’m applying early to princeton and regular decision to uchicago but i’m worried i’m just flat out not good enough. if anyone knows a lot about princeton or uchicago admissions and thinks they can help, i’d love the feedback: good or bad. here are my stats
School: #2 magnet program in Kentucky, public school of 2600 students
Classes: I have taken an AP class literally every time it’s been available to me & gone through all 4 years of spanish.
Freshman AP’s and scores: AP US Government (4)& AP Human Geography(2)
Sophomore AP’s and scores: AP European History(3) & AP World History(4)
Junior AP’s and scores: AP Physics 1(didn’t take exam), AP Chemistry(3), AP US History(5), AP Language & Composition(5), AP Calculus AB(5)
Senior AP’s: AP Art History, AP Psychology, AP Literature & Composition, AP Calculus BC
ACT: 34 composite, 35 superscore, haven’t got writing score back yet, but writing is always my strongest area so expecting it to be high
Will not be taking SAT or SAT II’s
GPA: 3.82 unweighted, 4.7 weighted
class rank: 70 of 600, top 15%
overall, i got a slow start to high school but have done nothing but improve throughout
teacher/counselor/extra reccommendations: should be exceptional, i used the same teachers to apply for a program this summer and not only did i get in but i was told that my recommendations were some of the best
essays/supplements: common app 9/10, princeton supplement 8/10, still trying to work out my uchicago supplement but hopefully at least 7/10
extracurriculars & appointed positions: mock united nations(leadership), selective mentoring program(leadership), Teen Court(attorney), mock kentucky government(lobbyist), volunteer camp counselor for all of my summers, youth group, young democrats, job at concession stand(manager), job with county parks & recreation, varsity volleyball manager for freshman & sophomore year(30+ hours/week)
honors: national merit commended scholar, national honors society, National Society of High School Scholars Central Kentucky Ambassador, duke TIP, Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship
if i left out any information, let me know!!