should I even apply?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>i know you can never be sure with a college like princeton, but honestly, do i have a decent chance at admission? I know my SATs are pretty good, but I feel everything else in my app is pretty run-of-the-mill by Princeton's standards. feedback would be greatly appreciated =) </p>

<p>SAT: 780 M 800 CR 800 W (superscored. does princeton superscore?)
SAT IIs: 780 Bio 740 World History 710 Chem 700 French no listening
GPA: uw 3.92 but in all honors/ap classes
class rank: 13/545 (12 valedictorians)
AP: all 5's Bio, Eng Lang, World History, US History
senior year courses: AP Chem, AP Eng, AP Art History, AP French, AP Calc BC
2 A's in community college classes</p>

<p>School ECs: I had a significant impact on all the clubs I hold leadership positions in by establishing traditions and expanding membership/activity (annual fundraisers, etc)
President and Founder of Invisible Children club
President French Club
PR FNHS
Editor Newspaper
Member: NHS, SNHS, mentoring program</p>

<p>Outside of school:
Volunteering @ local hospital, children's hospital of philadelphia, pearl s. buck foundation.
again with significant impact on the organizations (creating fundraisers etc)</p>

<p>Work: unpaid internship at an American life science company's Beijing branch</p>

<p>Awards: NM Semifinalist, AP Scholar with honor, national french language contest awards, essay contest honorable mention, in-school distiguished honor roll, etc.</p>

<p>no hooks, legacies, etc. from a nearby school in PA (about 25 minutes)</p>

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<p>You really don't need to post this in every school's forum. A chances thread in the chances forum would do. That being said, you yourself said that you're like every other applicant- that gives you presumably the same chances as everyone else. :) We really can't say much else.</p>

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<p>No chance as you cannot follow directions and put this post in the correct place. So I would say no way.</p>

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<p>Yes, you should apply; no, I don't think that you will be admitted to Princeton simply because other than spectacular SAT I scores there is nothing compelling about your background or interests.</p>

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<p>I don't think that your credentials are being presented properly. It is very important to show the true you. You do this in the essay that you will be writing.</p>

<p>You want to show passion and enthusiasm for something. This can be a particular extracular activity or some event that affected you.</p>

<p>The point is the essay is where you set yourself off from the others in the pack.</p>

<p>Good Luck...</p>

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<p>^your community service may stand out...what did you do? You should apply.</p>

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<p>Well...I can't really pass judgment on you because I don't know you really except by those numbers you posted, which tells us nothing about the real you.
But what I can tell you is that the girl who got accepted to Princeton this year from our school had the same gpa/ranking as you, more ap tests (though slightly less on the scores), slightly lower sats, probably more EC and leadership positions than you (she started this organization that raised $30,000 at our school). and the only reason she got in was because she was recruited for softball...so...you decide.</p>

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<p>you can give it a shot, you are typical of the middle range of application pool, 45-5- chances</p>

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<p>who the **** knows...really</p>