<p>Hello everyone! I am a high school senior looking to apply for colleges. I was wondering about my chances.</p>
<p>-Great extra-curriculars. I volunteer every Sunday at a local hospital, and have been doing so for a few years. I'm currently the head of all volunteers
-Vice President of our school's FIRST Robotics Team
-National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society
-Tutoring at a local library to elementary and middle school kids
-Interning at a local university doing research in Physics</p>
<p>I also play soccer on my school's team.</p>
<p>Race: 3/4 Native American/Quarter Hispanic
Income Bracket: Very low. I also work three days a week to contribute to family income.</p>
<p>I'm mainly worried about my GPA which is pretty low. It's only a 3.2. My SAT score is better, 2020. We don't have many AP classes at our school though. We have AP Spanish which I took.</p>
<p>ALSO I am a first generational college student. I'm sure I will have EXCELLENT recommendations from my teachers, and am near the top of my class.</p>
<p>Do you think I can get in? Please help! My dream is Princton.</p>
<p>lol make sure not to spell Princeton wrong on your Princeton apps…I’d say your chances are quite low…scores are far from princeton’s range…</p>
<p>What’s your class rank? A 3.2 for Princeton is really low unless you’re at some super competitive school where a 3.2 puts you near the top.</p>
<p>Are you a native Spanish speaker? Because if you are then taking AP Spanish (and doing well) wont be very impressive.</p>
<p>I’m not a native Spanish speaker. Our school doesn’t have rankings. Also I am a girl wanting to do Physics will that halp??</p>
<p>Did anyone else see the 3/4 Native American lol? If you can raise your SAT scores by maybe 50-100 points you’re virtually guaranteed acceptances anywhere (just make sure you’re registered with a tribe).</p>
<p>^thats not true. If the OPs GPA was higher it would be somewhat true. You wouldn’t be guaranteed but have a pretty darn good chance at all of the schools across the country. If your GPA is considered in the top decile then you have fantastic chances at Princeton due to your above average ECs (I like the hospital leadership and Physics research) and coveted minority status.</p>
<p>Conflicting answers…</p>
<p>Basically nobody can guarantee that you’ll make it in. However, your chances will be dramatically boosted if you could get your GPA somewhat higher -seeing that your highschool isn’t a competitive one- and your SAT up to 2100 at least. Also, you should write a great essay that is truly personal to you.</p>
<p>All this combined will almost guarantee you into any Ivy Leagues due to the Racial Quota. Native American + Hispanic blood just makes it a billion times easier to get in, as well as your low income status and the first generation college student aspect. Be happy about it… We, the middle class Caucasians and/or Asians are required 2300 SAT at least in general, 3.9+ GPA is a MUST, 2+ SAT IIs with 800 or anything close is also a mandate, and if APs are provided at school -as is my case-, we need to take as many as possible leaving us with no choices… I am myself taking 12 by my senior year;;; And YET, there are massive extra-curriculars to do, including Internships (most recommended) relevant to your area of interst, Community Service and Leadership. All this toil is practically unnecessary to those who have legacy or special status like yours…:P</p>
<p>But again, I cannot guarantee anything. All I can tell you is that, when schools like the HYP select their students, and they select 10 -for instance-, 5 will be academics, 1-2 will be legacy, 1-2 will be of athletics, and about 1 will be of ethnic minority/ low income or students with some special background story.</p>
<p>(all this depends on the school preferance, but ethnic minority/low income group is granted a decent chance of getting into Ivy Leagues)</p>
<p>@Dactylic, nothing can “almost guarantee” anyone into any Ivy League school. The acceptance rate for my class at Princeton was a little over 7%. Even if you’re URM, first generation, low income (which doesn’t matter anyway because Princeton has need-blind admissions), that won’t increase your chances to 80 or 90% (which is close to “almost guarantee”). You’ll have a leg up, but not by much. </p>
<p>OP - Get that SAT up. Your GPA looks low given that your school doesn’t have many AP classes. But then again, Princeton is a long shot for anybody, even the valedictorian. So try your best and at the end of the day, you’ll be happy wherever you go!</p>
<p>You are certainly an ambiguous case - I think with your current information, a coin toss might be the most accurate predictor of acceptance, in that’s in random, not that it’s 50/50.</p>
<p>Regardless of your “hooks,” Princeton won’t admit you if they don’t think you can handle it. Given that you haven’t taken AP Physics, I suggest you take the SAT Subject test in Physics, and hopefully get an 800 in it. If you’re doing research at a local university, you probably can with anywhere from a little bit to a good amount of studying. That alone would probably dispel the admissions committees worries that you can’t handle the physics program, because physics here is TOUGH. People who took multivariate calculus in high school and have perfect SAT math scores often drop that concentration, and I believe physics majors have some of the lowest GPAs on campus due to the difficulty of the courses (though they do get excellent internships/research positions, because GPA isn’t everything). They’ll need evidence that you can handle it.</p>
<p>Preemptive comment:
Before you say you don’t know everything that the subject tests tests you on (if that’s the case), stop. That’s not the attitude that will get you into Princeton. If you don’t know it, teach yourself it, because it might be the factor that tips the scale in your favor. Also, Princeton requires 2 subject tests, so you’ll need to take another SAT Subject test. Spanish would probably be easy for you, but I also suggest Math II on top of that, because you’ll need to prove to them that you have VERY STRONG quantitative skills.</p>
<p>If you haven’t started studying, start now.</p>
<p>I hate affirmative action</p>