<p>Will a 2240 be so bad that a Canadian student wouldn't even be considered for Princeton ED? What if in every other respect, I'm "decent" or "very good"... i.e. to what extent will a low SAT score kill your chances?</p>
<p>It's not too low at all if your strong all around.</p>
<p>Oh, hi suze!</p>
<p>Well, you've seen my stats, what do you think?</p>
<p>I'll have to go back and look. I know a lot of Canadians going ED to Princeton this year. Where do you go?</p>
<p>I'm a student from BC, how about you? Are you applying to Princeton ED this year too?</p>
<p>Now I remember your post.</p>
<p>I applied to P last year and was accepted. I chose Dartmouth though where I will be an '11 after a gap year. I applied to all of my schools RD.</p>
<p>US schools know the Canadian grading system. They know that an A starts considerably lower in Canada than it does here, so don't assume when they do your conversion you'll come out with a 4.0 if your grades are not all above 93%.</p>
<p>You have good stats but also have a lot of competition. Lots and lots of smart Asian immigrant competition and lots of competition from the top Canadian privates that have sent many kids to ivies forever like Upper and Lower Canada College.</p>
<p>Other factors include whether you you are Canadian and thus will be treated as an American or an International.</p>
<p>Anyway, you have good enough stats to throw in an app anywhere. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for your input, Suze. Hopefully, the fact I can't afford to go to a private school won't deride my chances too much</p>
<p>I honestly don't have a clue how they pick the Canadian crew. I know the numbers are small. I went to a boarding school with a fair number of Canadians, some wealthy but many on scholarships, mostly hockey players. Unfortunately, my guess is that a disproportionate number of the Canadian acceptees at the ivies are hockey recruits. But you never know!</p>
<p>Would your chances be significantly reduced if you had another applicant for ED Princeton from the same school?</p>
<p>Well if your school rarely sends kids to Princeton, you would both have to be pretty exceptional to get in. If your is a school that regularly sends a few a year, no issue.</p>
<p>Where it truly kills you is if the other guy is a recruit or a legacy.</p>
<p>Darn, because, we've had students go to Princeton, Harvard, and Stanford over the course of the past... 4 years to my knowledge. One to Pton, a couple to Harvard, quite a few to Yale, one to Stanford, and lots to Columbia, Cornell, etc. </p>
<p>When it comes to being exceptional, all I can say is that we are THE top students in our graduating class. So, I guess it's hard to say?</p>
<p>Well, the truth is that both of you will be up against kids who are at the top of schools all over the world. All you can do is try. And have some backups you love too.</p>
<p>Speaking of backups, I'm looking to apply to Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia RD and a bunch of Canadian schools. I'm pretty sure I can get into UBC or UT because I already have scholarships to go there from some competitions in past years, so that just leaves Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and Columbia. What do you think my chances are at the American schools in particular?</p>
<p>They are all pretty close to Princeton in acceptance rate and popularity with Asian applicants. If I were you and I really wanted to study in the states, I'd add a couple of lower ivies and good LACs. What do you want to major in?</p>
<p>I want to major in medicine-related fields, particular molecular biology and immunology. I've looked into the Princeton microbiology indepth (which is why I really want to go there). </p>
<p>Just a note, what are LACs? Californian schools? </p>
<p>Are my chances to the higher ivies reduced when I apply RD?</p>
<p>Also, when it comes to lower ivies, I'm thinking along the lines of Cornell and Columbia. Or are my chances there just as low as they are for Harvard, Yale, etc.?</p>
<p>And, do I stand a better/worse chance if I apply to P'ton again for RD if I get deferred?</p>
<p>There are LACs, liberal arts colleges, all over the Country. Maybe start another thread to find out which are best for your major. These are undergrad only schools, smaller than the Us, and the top ones are as respected as most ivies. The 3 top are Williams, Amherst and Swarthmore. Dartmouth also functions as an LAC, which is why people like me choose it over HYPS quite often.</p>
<p>Asians used to be URMs at LACs, but alas not so much anymore. However some of the good ones that are not in the NE, like Grinnell, would probably treat you as a URM and give you lots of $$$. It's a really good school.</p>
<p>Really, look past the obvious schools.</p>
<p>Awesome, that's some really good advice and I really appreciate your input. Wouldn't a small liberal arts college, however, not be the best choice for me if I'm heavily interested in the sciences?</p>