Really want Princeton ED, my chances?

<p>I'm a student from Canada taking IB, currently in Grade 12. (I'm applying for admission in Fall of 2007, so I graduate June 2007) I'm chinese from an average household. I would really like to go to Princeton, but I don't really know what my chances are, I hope you guys can give me an idea.</p>

<p>I don't know how GPA's are usually done, but ours are on a 4 point scale where anything 86% or higher is an "A" which gives 4. So... my average would be 4.0 (based on my final scores only, not my semestered scores). </p>

<p>Predicted IB Score - 43/45</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>I have a lot... I guess, not as many as some of the people I see on the forum, but my EC's are pretty intense... like I see some people with a lot of music stuff... I'm taking Royal Conservatory of Music ARCT and that takes a lot of time out so I don't really know... </p>

<p>Captain of Ultimate Frisbee Team
Head of World Vision
Member of Model UN
Member of Provincial Table Tennis Team
IB Council
IB Director
NPO (started it myself) bringing in, restoring, and donating computers to local community centres (I like fixing computers... haha)
Community Volunteering (a lot... like a LOT)
And some other random activities</p>

<p>I won gold at the national science fair last year and the national chemistry fund award, honorable mention at national science fair again this year (it's relatively difficult to actually get INTO this science fair, at least from my region), and probably will go to Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) next May... and like, a couple awards for some random mathematics competitions. I've also won gold medals at my district and regional science fairs.</p>

<p>There's like this section for some national awards or something on the Common Application... like Cum Laude... do they take into consideration that me being in Canada, I've never even HEARD of things like Cum Laude's Society, or things like National Merit don't even exist? Like the awards I've even heard of in Canada are like... science fair... geography competition, music, and athletics, oh and some math competitions like the AMC! </p>

<p>SAT</p>

<p>2240 - 700 Cr, 740 Wr, 800 Math</p>

<p>SAT II</p>

<p>800 Math II C, just took the Chem and Phys Subject Tests, hoping for 750+ on both</p>

<p>Just to note, the course load I've had from Grade 9 is virtually the hardest course I could possibly put myself through (other than going beyond anything offered at my school). </p>

<p>I guess my hook would be how much I'm into the Sciences. This summer I was accepted to the Heart and Stroke Foundation Research Program, there was like a 10% acceptance rate. I worked with an internationally recognized researcher, and now I have an internship working there. I'm persuing my own research project, and I plan to have the paper published sometime in 2007. I plan on sending in this research paper as a supplement with my application, as well as use it to enter various science fair competitions in Canada. </p>

<p>Anyways, any comments on my chances would be greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance. I really appreciate this!</p>

<p>Is an 86% or higher really a 4.0 at your school? that seems idiotically easy if its out of 4. You need a 95% or better he to get a 4.0. And 86% would be a 3.1</p>

<p>arbiter, it really depends - at a very difficult school (and the IB qualifies), saying 86%+ is a 4.0 may not be unreasonable.</p>

<p>As for the OP:</p>

<p>Everything there looks really good - what are your IB HLs/SLs?</p>

<p>Well I took HL courses in all subjects except French...</p>

<p>I have a predicted of 44/45, i got 2/3 instead of 3/3 in TOK </p>

<p>However, because the diploma requires that you take at least 2 SLs, I was forced to drop English HL to SL.</p>

<p>So my SLs are French and English. I took French in Grade 11.</p>

<p>sorry for the double post, but I forgot to mention</p>

<p>yes 86% is an "A" at our school. However, my % average is 93... which seems pretty low, but mind you, I've taken all IB courses and we don't weight our GPA... you can tell because I have no concept of what unweighted and weighted GPA is.</p>