Chance for Princeton?

silverturtle
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:35:12 +0000

Being merely in the top 30% makes admission to Princeton extremely unlikely unless you attend one of the most elite high schools in the country.

The letter you received probably indicated that you are one of 50,000 candidates for the National Merit Scholarship. Of these, 16,000 will become Semifinalists and 34,000 will be Commended. About 15,000 of the 16,000 will become Finalists, of whom 8,000 will be National Merit Scholars. This competition does not have any significant effect on your chance of admission to Princeton.