jasonInNy

Hello,

I am interested in how Princeton views GPA, SAT and EC in regard to each other for admission.

IF these three had to be ranked, what order will they be in?
I know most schools probably rank them as GPA, SAT , and then EC.

Thoughts and comments?
Thanks.

caltennis92

There is no one factor that will get you admitted alone. They take a holistic approach to reviewing your application, meaning they look at everything. GPA will always be the main part of your application, along with the courses you took. Everything else is secondary.

fauve

Jason- I think you're correct--GPA, SAT, ECs. You need the first two for them to look at the third.

whitecadillac

^when you say "you need the first two for them to look at third", what do you mean by "having" the first two? since they say there are no cutoffs, how do they determine whether they'll continue looking at your application?

fauve

They say there are no official cutoffs (to maintain flexibility), but if you look at the average SAT percentiles, you can determine that there are very low chances of acceptance for the unhooked (non-athlete, non-URM, non-legacy) applicant under their 25th percentile. (Under 1390 out of 1600.)

whitecadillac

so you're saying they look at the sat's first, and if you don't really make the "cutoff", they won't even glance at the rest of the app?

jasonInNy

This isnt important as i think most people on this thread have over a 2250 SAT so.... ya...

Can we talk about GPA and EC?

jamesford

Transcript is what's important, not GPA

Engineerjw

When you say transcript, what do you mean? Course rigor/grades?