<p>In the last application cycle one of my daughter’s HS classmates, in addition to having a high class rank and near-perfect test scores, was a conservatory-level Cellist, state champion debater, sang with an internationally-aclaimed boys choir and taught himself to speak, read and write Mandarin Chinese by spending his evenings with a local Chinese family. He is a caucasian with zero primary schooling in Chinese, and he was accepted to the University of Oxford in England to study Chinese. </p>
<p>Yet, he was rejected by Princeton. </p>
<p>I’m not sure it can be overstated how competitive that applicant pool truly is. This thread may give you a feel for it: <a href=“Official Princeton University Class of 2018 SCEA Results - Princeton University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/1585331-official-princeton-university-class-of-2018-scea-results-p1.html</a></p>
<p>@gus447 what special talents and accomplishments do you have that might set you apart from Princeton’s extraordinary national and international applicant pool?</p>