chance a rising junior

Cibbir_H
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:52:44 +0000

4 on the Human Geo??? What made you get a 4?? (I took a few years ago when I was a sophomore in hs, got a weird giant free response question about terms that I couldn’t find on the internet, yet still wound up with a 5).

Other than that though, looks like you have met the application prerequisites. Your grades and class rank are fine provided that you keep them up. Princeton doesn’t look at 9th grade so you don’t have a whole lot of data to go off of. You should take 2-3 more APs and get 5s on them to even out your scores. 4s are solid though, and there’s no shame in them especially since you took them when you’re younger.

Look to develop a unique talent or interest that will make you stand apart. Your ECs are of a good “supporting cast” variety but I have yet to see one that will set you apart and thus gain you admission.

However, you shouldn’t necessarily have one since you’re only going to be in 11th grade! But you do need to make sure to develop one. Best of luck.