What was your GPA going into Princeton???

<p>If you went or are currently going to Princeton University, what was your GPA when you got accepted there?</p>

<p>My school’s GPA is out of 100 and there is no weighting system. I am a senior in high school and my GPA is 98.43. I will graduate salutatorian.</p>

<p>My DD’s GPA was 4.0 unweighted, 4.52 weighted.</p>

<p>Going into Princeton, my GPA was like , ~3.9 UW, 4.8-4.9 W… but that is because I slacked off 2nd semester and ended up with a B and B+.</p>

<p>Could I ask what the purpose of this topic is? Are you trying to see how smart the kids at Princeton are? Let me know if you are, because I can probably provide some insight. I’m currently a freshman here.</p>

<p>4.0 UW, 4.6 Weighted</p>

<p>How smart are Princetonians?</p>

<p>3.96 UW</p>

<p>3.95 UW … (maybe 3.96?)</p>

<p>Yes I am trying to see what kind of grades it takes to get accepted to Princeton.</p>

<p>ha. All of you guys are so smart…</p>

<p>I have a 3.85ish UW. weighted is like 4.66, but our school offers TONS of AP classes.</p>

<p>I don’t think your grades matter as much as your ranking compared to other people in your high school. I mean, they take how hard your high school is into account when they admit you, so that a 5.0 from a rather easy high school won’t be seen as better than a 4.5 from a very difficult high school.</p>

<p>Just go for the best grades you can throughout high school. When it comes the time to decide if you want to apply to Princeton (i.e. do I have any chance of getting in?), just try your best to estimate if you stand a chance of getting in. Perhaps you can take a look at the stats of people who got accepted/waitlisted/rejected from Princeton. GPA by itself should not be used to measure if you can get into Princeton. There are just too many external factors (i.e. minorities/your family started dying during sophomore year/etc.) that can cause you to have a low GPA and still get you into Princeton.</p>