<p>Applying to: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Stats:
GPA (unweighted): 3.80, at least top 15% in class
took hardest classes available @ high school, go to a competitive private schools, since many students to ivies each year
SAT 780 CR/ 780 M/ 750/ W –> 1560/2310
SAT II 720 Math II, 740 Literature, 770 US History (planning to take Chinese w/listening in november, expecting 780-800)
Major Extracurriculars:
Paid intern for Mark Dayton, MN’s state governor (he is writing a personal recommendation letter for me)
Mock Trial: runner-up state champions in 2009, state champions and national champions in 2010, state champions and 8th place in nationals in 2011
Science Research: 400+ hours in lab, siemens semi-finalist 2011
Editor-in-Chief of school newspaper
A bunch of volunteer work w/nursing homes, elementary schools, etc. (around 400 hours total?)
Attended EPGY summer 2010</p>
<p>teacher recs and college counselor recs should be awesome, i haven’t started on the essays, but they should be good :p</p>
<p>Race: Asian American
Will apply for financial aid
thank you guys so much! im really anxious about getting into princeton, I love it so much!</p>
<p>bump… bumpp…
anyone? princeton is one of my TOP choice colleges and I would love to get some feedback on how my stats would fare against the comp lol :/</p>
<p>Funny, you have similar stats to me. I’m a frosh at Princeton (procrastinating during midterm week). I might only reccomend applying as a major which is less competitive, and maybe play up the science aspect of your application. What sort of research did you do? Remember, Woody Woo is one of the most popular/well-known majors at Princeton (it’s my prospective major as well). I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Woody Woo is no longer selective, meaning that as long as you fill about four prerequisites before the end of your sophomore year, you can declare WWS as your major - so don’t worry so much about needing to apply as a WWS major right this minute - consider other less popular options that would make your app stand out.</p>
<p>@aeroangel4244: thank you! i will definitely keep your advice in mind!
any more thoughts/comments?
ALSO, i expect to be in the top 10% of my class by the end of the first semester, will this help? thank you in advance ;)</p>
<p>zero chance
Have you paid attention at all on your visit/perusal of the website? You can only apply to Woodrow Wilson school in the sophomore year, and about 50% get in. They are expanding the program to allow everyone in next year, but you still have to be an enrolled student.
The point is you need to apply to Pton, not WW, at which point you have a good chance.</p>
<p>Hey, current frosh at Princeton (also Asian, so I’ve personally experienced the difficulties of college apps as an Asian). I would say your GPA may be your weakest point-- being top 10-15% is no guarantee. That said, the school you go to can influence how important this factor is. For example, I come from a public school that maybe sent 7-8% of its class to the ivies each year, so I imagine my GPA would have had to been higher to make my academic ability more credible. If your school is truly competitive and successful with ivy admissions, your GPA may not need to be as high to garner that credibility.</p>
<p>That said, I’d be careful in crafting your admission. First, definitely focus on your ECs rather than academics. Second, from my experiences w/ the freshman class here, I’d say Princeton values a student who is focused and driven by some passion. You definitely have good extracurriculars, but try to present them in a way that highlights whatever that central drive might be–is there some issue that really motivates you? In other words, don’t throw things like “400+ hours of community service” out there. Instead, be specific about the kind of community service you did, and how that contributes to your academic/personal passions. </p>