What does princeton look for? :D

<p>I'm a student in high school stressing over college admissions (Like everyone is now a days) but i have a great gpa, 94, and i have a ton of extra curriculars, and take ap and honors classes. But my ACT/SAT scores aren't that great. I was wondering, if i retake the acts, and get like a 30, do i have any chance of getting in?</p>

<p>I would recommend an ACT of at least 32. Besides that, focus on essays and a “package” in your application that will make you stand out.</p>

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<p>Usually people who don’t ask this question, but to answer your other question about testing, for an unhooked applicant, it would be tough to get in with a 30</p>

<p>People who can fill a URM quota, donate lots of money, play obscure instruments in their band, excel at one of their varsity sports, potentially be a future nobel laureate / supreme court justice / business tycoon / ruler of the world.</p>

<p>[Princeton</a> University | Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/]Princeton”>Princeton University Admission)</p>

<p>Maybe surf their site and get some materials sent to you. Your question is rather open ended.</p>

<p>And certainly a Princeton aspirant is able to research these things on their own rather than wait for strangers’ postings to a website, no?</p>

<p>Its seems as though they are doing the research. As you gain knowledge you will come to realize asking questions is the key.</p>

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<p>Why this score? OP, you will need top scores, top grades, and compelling personal qualities to be admitted. But you knew that. There’s no special secret.</p>

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<p>T26E4 is a Yale alum who is, in fact, quite knowledgable.</p>

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<p>As you gain knowledge, you realize schools don’t look for students who try to find a mold for admissions so that they can try to fit it rather developing on their own.</p>