chances for princeton 2013?

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<p>hey i’m a rising senior and i’d appreciate it if any big posters or princeton 2012 acceptees could chance me for princeton, as well as harvard, MIT, yale, and stanford…thanks!</p>

<p>gender: male
race: indian…yesssss</p>

<p>class rank: 1/218</p>

<p>testing:
SAT: 800 M, 750 CR, 800 W (2350 total)
ACT: n/a
SAT 2s: 800 Math 2, 800 Bio M, 800 Chemistry, 790 World History
AP exams (10 total): human geography-5, biology-5, world history-5, european history-5, us history-4, calc ab-5, environ sci-5, eng lang-5, stat-5, chem-5</p>

<p>awards:</p>

<p>science:
-3 time florida state science fair finalist
-1st place florida junior of sciences symposium
-2 time intel international science and engineering fair finalist
-4th place, 2008 international science and engineering fair
-1st place US Army award, 2008 international science and engineering fair
-published one book chapter and two journal articles: “ecological modelling,” “ecological applications,” “advances in modeling agricultural systems”
-presented research (lecture) in south africa at kruger national park annual science network meeting in april 2008 </p>

<p>math:
-placed 22 times at mu alpha theta (regional and statewide) competitions including:
-2nd place regionally and 2nd place statewide, algebra 2
-2nd place regionally and 5th place statewide, pre-calc
-2nd place regionally and 6th place statewide, statistics
-3-time AIME finalist (highest AIME score: 6)</p>

<p>random:
-1st place, florida state brain bee (neuroscience)
-finalist, 2008 USA national brain bee championship
-debate: won 3 regional tournaments and 2 statewide tournaments in original oratory and student congress</p>

<p>ECs:
-varsity tennis team
-mu alpha theta: president (11 and 12), organized schoolwide math tutoring program, coached competitive algebra 2 team
-science NHS and sci. res. club president (11 and 12)
-attended SSTP at UF, 7 week summer science program
-research internships at university of miami medical school and university of florida department of ag/bio engineering, developed computer simulation engine for a national park in south africa</p>

<p>community service (~1,200 hours):
-organized textbook and workbook drive for tsunami-stricken middle school in chennai, india
-taught classes on hindu religion and culture at local temple for 3 years
-organized spelling and vocabulary bees for kids in my neighborhood through north south foundation</p>

<p>essays: i plan to write a funny one about my childhood infatuation with bollywood (indian cinema) and a serious one about hindu scripture and learning elementary sanskrit</p>

<p>any tips/advice would be appreciated…thanks!</p>

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<p>don’t be worried, there are no guarantees, but you should have great success in the college admissions process with stats like that</p>

<p>good luck with everything</p>

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<p>Okay, I’m a Princeton 2012 admit, and frankly, I wish I’d had had the scores you did. Those are pretty darn nice. Now for the rest of the stuff, you seem to be mostly an academic person, which has its benefits and drawbacks. Typically, colleges like Pton and Harvard don’t like mainly academic-only students, but seeing your success in that area, I’d say you’ve dealt with that pretty well. Gotten any awards at tennis? I’d brag about those on the application. competitions, tournies, etc. just to help you stick out.</p>

<p>Frankly, you’ve got a nice shot at it, use the essays and the interview to bring it home. Not to put pressure on you, but those essays REALLY count. Hope to be seeing you in a couple of years on campus.</p>

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<p>I’m a princeton 2012 kid too. everything looks great, all I would say is make sure your essays don’t let you down!</p>

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<p>i’m a P 2012 admit and i would love to read your essay!</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t even try if I were you. Have you considered Broward Community College?</p>

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<p>I don’t understand some of these “chance me” threads. Other than one ‘4’ on an AP there is not a single negative aspect of this profile. Obviously the OP is obscenely qualified for admission to Princeton and anywhere else. Whether he, or anyone else who is well qualified, gets admitted is a crapshoot. </p>

<p>Tebow, you’re obviously a bright guy and you know this. So why do you post this question? Your qualifications and your writing make it clear that you are not insecure and are no shrinking violet. Are you looking for accolades or reinforcement? </p>

<p>GWswim42’s response is completely appropriate and reflects how silly this is. If he wanted to take it further he might have added that without either a Pulitzer for your book or a Nobel for your relief work in Chennai, your chances are remote. But that would just belabor the point.</p>

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<p>“i’d appreciate it if any big posters or princeton 2012 acceptees could chance me”</p>

<p>so my opinion isnt as good. aw shucks</p>

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<p>A four on an AP is a negative?
I would think at worst it’s sort of neutral.
We might as well call the 790 subject test a negative.</p>

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<p>the difference between a 4 and a 5 is 20% of the scale, while that between a 790 and a 800 is a measly 1.25%. that is obviously a simplistic comparison, but you get the idea.</p>

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<p>i see myself in you. replace indian with chinese. i am a waitlist-admit to princeton '12. hopefully you won’t have the agony of a delayed decision.</p>