should I apply to Princeton?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>is Princeton a very "techie" school like MIT?
i want to go for the financial engineering program, but I'm afraid that I'm not the science/math nerd type .</p>

<p>here are my stats:
GPA:3.95
rank:15ish/100
SATI: 700w, 760cr, 750m total:2210
SATIIs:800 chinese, 720 math, 710 chemistry
HS classes: I took all of the science/math classes offered at my school, including 2 AP classes and got 4 & 5 on the exams. My only B's in high school are in physics and biology, so i'm worried that the grades might drag me down. I also take classes at a local engineering college (calculus, business law, organic chemistry, business statistics)
Extracurriculars: I have a ton of them. I founded 3 clubs in our school and was President of all three and officers in many others. I published about 10 articles on national newspapers and magazines. I have been a human rights volunteer since 5th grade. I got a national volunteer award just recently. I also have a bunch local outstanding teen awards. EC's are my strength</p>

<p>so here is my college list. please tell me if they are safety, match, or reach
Princeton(top choice)
Columbia
UPenn (Wharton)
Stanford
UChicago
Northwestern
Cornell
Yale
UMich
UWisc-Madison</p>

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<p>your scores are average at best, your GPA/rank is ok but not great, and your EC's are pretty good (I'd say above average, but not jaw-dropping amazing)</p>

<p>Princeton - high reach
Columbia - reach
UPenn (Wharton) - high reach
Stanford - high reach
UChicago - low reach
Northwestern - match/low reach
Cornell - low reach
Yale - high reach
UMich - match
UWisc-Madison - match</p>

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<p>You aren't Chinese, right?</p>

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<p>go for it what do you have to lose</p>

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<p>UChicago doesn't have any finance or engineering programs... econ, yes, but it's an extremely academic treatment of the subject, perhaps the opposite of what you might find at a school like Wharton.</p>

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<p>Good gpa, bad/decent rank, good test scores, good ecs</p>

<p>Princeton - Reject
Columbia - Reach
UPenn - Reach
Stanford - Reject
UChicago - High Match/Reach
Northwestern - High Match
Cornell - High Match/Reach
Yale - Reject
UMich - Match
UWisc-Madison - Safety</p>

<p>gl in college =D</p>

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<p>Besides your rank, I think you have a very good chance at ALL of those schools. Two B's is NOT going to kill you and a 3.95 UW is a great GPA.</p>

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<p>Your rank won't make the cut at Princeton. SATIIs are low, especially if you're Chinese!</p>

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<p>geez....there is not much i can do about my gpa and rank....what can i do to improve, maybe raise my SAT scores a little?</p>