<p>yes shadowsnuzzy it does!! Your transcript (if you are serious about MIT/Princeton) should be an endless sea of As and 5/4s in APs. You also need to ace college preparatory courses in any universities and colleges near you.
for MIT and the IVYs you have to be first ( or atmost third) in your class, have a 2300+, multiple 780+ in SAT IIs, loads of SIGNIFICANT research and ECs that reflect your choice in major. Moreover, you need many awards and other forms of recognition. </p>
<p>Even these ‘might’ get you in.
Life is tough my friend, very tough.</p>