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Colleges & Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>I applied EA to Harvard and got deferred, I'ld like to know what people think of my chances RD at Princeton and if there is anything I should/could do to touch it up.</p>

<p>SAT I: 1500 (800 M)
SAT IIs: 800 (2c), 780 (Physics), 780 (Writing)
GPA: 5.31 weighted, 4.000 unweighted
Rank: 2/945
APs: 5 on Stat, BC, Physics B, Human Geography
4 on Bio and US History
3 on Spanish Lang (not native speaker) and English Lang</p>

<p>Current schedule: 6 APs (Eng Lit, Physics C, Govt, Chem, Psych, Comp Sci), dual-enrollment Number Theory, and taking Multivariable Calculus in school</p>

<p>Other accomplishments: 6 on AIME twice, 150 on AMC 10B, 13 Statewide Mu Alpha Theta (Math) First Places, 1st place overall in Calculus at Mu Alpha Theta National Convention, President of school Math Club and Captain of Florida Association of Mu Alpha Theta, NMSF, Created Florida Math Team to compete at Harvard-MIT Math competition, raised over $1,200 to help cover trip, Captain of Brain Brawl team, run 2 math tutoring programs (one at my high school, one at a neighboring middle school), and coached middle school math team</p>

<p>Essays: One on a crossdressing pagaent I got 2nd in (along with a picture), everyone I have sent it to has not only cracked up but said that was the best essay they have ever read, and one about losing by a point at Mu Alpha Theta Nationals my freshman year and how I bounced back to win it all last year
Teacher Recs: English Teacher I had for 3 years and Calc teacher I've had for 2, both very good both in boxes and in the letter
Counselor Rec: Haven't seen it, but great counselor, should be good
Hook: Big on math, initiative (starting math team for HMMT), responsibility (running tutoring programs and president of math club), perfect on AMC 10 is pretty big</p>

<p>State: FL
School Type: Large (4000) Public High School
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Stength: math, humor in essays
Weakness: not exactly "well rounded", good grades all around but don't really excel too much in humanities</p>

<p>Thanks for the help! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Harvard gets the lion’s share of math geniuses and most of the rest go to MIT. If you were depending on math alone to get you in, they get a number of applicants at Harvard that are even stronger than you - i.e. 150 on the AMC 12, MOSP, IMO. Princeton also attracts a fair number of math geniuses and their department is smaller - about 20 undergrads per class. However, they also look for strengths in other areas. </p>

<p>If you’re interested in Yale, they have a very highly regarded math department as well, but don't attract as many of the most qualified applicants. They are much more popular with humanities majors, so being outstanding in math can be a hook. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Your stats look better than mine - I'm also a math person - and I got in Early Decision, so I'd say that you probably have a good chance here.</p>