Decent applicant for Princeton?

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>White Male, Virginia Resident
First Generation College Student</p>

<p>4.0 Unweighted GPA
4.85 Weighted GPA
2/~400 in graduating class</p>

<p>IB Diploma Candidate
Taking 6 IB Classes, 1 AP, and 1 Honors course next school year (senior)</p>

<p>2110 SAT I (680 CR/700 M/730 W) (may retake)
35 ACT Composite (will probably send instead of SAT)
SAT II: Math Level II-710</p>

<p>EC’s:
-Autism Awareness Club (Founder and President)
-National Honors Society (Treasurer)
-Gay-Straight Alliance (Secretary)
-Student Government Association (Secretary)
-Member of French National Honors Society, Science National Honors Society, National English Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and Key Club
-500 hours interning at the second largest law firm in my state
-250 hours volunteering at Voices Together, a camp for autistic youth
-Hosted a dinner benefit in October of 2009, raised $800 for the Autism Research Institute
-One year of varsity golf</p>

<p>Awards:
-French Student of the Year (9th and 11th grade)
-Math Student of the Year (10th grade)
-Chemistry Student of the Year (10th and 11th grade)
-National Merit (notification of status in September)</p>

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<p>I appreciate any comments that anyone has.</p>

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<p>Your grades are excellent; your ACT score is strong; and your EC’s look solid. You belong, then, to a subset of the applicant pool that is clearly viable and competitive for admission. The lack of outstanding aspects, however, makes whether that viability translates to admittance unpredictable. </p>

<p>Princeton, by the way, requires two Subject Tests. Your current score on Math Level 2 is underwhelming (it’s only the 65th percentile), so consider retaking that if you feel that you can improve it unless you have two better options.</p>

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<p>I will have taken 3 SAT subject tests after the October sitting. I’m planning on retaking it as I took it the first time without any studying. Thank you for your advice!</p>