Am I good enough for Princeton?

gshaww
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:17:20 +0000

I am a junior in high school now, so my college search is starting to get really serious. I know I’m smart, but I don’t know if I’m good enough for an Ivy League. I have a 4.6 GPA weighted, a 3.9 unweighted. I will have taken 4 AP courses by the end of this year along with 6 honors classes. Only a couple B’s on my transcripts. I’m in Spanish 4 and French 1 because I have a passion for languages. Because of that passion I am in the Spanish Honor Society, where I tutor kids, and am hopefully running for a leadership position once elections come. I am hoping to join the French Honor Society as well. I am the president and founder of the Hunger Awareness Club at my school where I have a lot of volunteer hours. I have been on two missions trips to Costa Rica to deliver supplies, and I really love the people there and want to do something more long term down there. I am a representative for my student government class and am going to be a member of the National Honor Society, hopefully leadership position in there as well. A three year member of Future Business Leaders of America, two year member of Students Against Drunk Driving and I sing and play the guitar and piano outside of school where I take private lessons and sing in nursing homes just because I love to do it. I am getting ready to take my PSAT, and I got a 28 on my Pre-ACT without even trying so my scores should be good on those. Would I make the cut for Princeton? What else can I do to look even better on an application?