Hi - I’ve been waiting to apply to Princeton since I was in elementary school. My dad spent the best four years of his life there, and ever since going to Reunions for the first time I’ve been excited about my prospects. I just sent in my SCEA application yesterday, and am already going crazy thinking about waiting two months for a result. I’d love some feedback and opinions regarding my chances at Princeton!
Thank you! I’m applying as a Women’s Studies/Political Science major if that helps 
About Me:
New York public school, about 125 graduating class in a small town
Hooks: Legacy (family very involved/fairly significant donor), letter from Pton trustee, additional letter (hard to explain)
ACT: 33 Composite, 34 superscore (36E, 29M, 36R, 31S, 12W) - leans heavily on Reading/Writing
APs: US History (5), English Lang (5), Environmental Science (4), US Gov (4) – Junior year
Spanish, Macro Econ, Micro Econ, AB Calc, Comparative Gov – Senior year
(my school does not offer USGov/ComparativeGov, so I took/am taking those AP tests independently)
SATII: English Lit 700, US History 700
GPA: 3.83 unweighted - consistent throughout all HS, all Honors or AP courses (“worst” grades all in high-level math courses - not my interest)
Created/took multiple independent studies in Historical Feminism/Women in Politics
ECs:
Captain, 6-year member, varsity track and field and cross country (see honors/awards)
Senior Class president
Athletic Council: co-president (very prestigious - voted on by entire school), 4-year elected Executive Board member
Politics Club: president/moderator
Founded elementary school Track Clinics to introduce younger kids to sport/donated raised money to nearby school to help their team travel to Nationals
Model UN
Freshman Transition Leader
Ayfa Foundation volunteer (organizes medical supplies to send to refugees)
Honors/Awards:
- All-American/State Champion/All-State, County, Section, League Athlete (track and field). Suffered career-altering injury soph spring and did not seek recruitment because of it. (Walk-On possibility).
- Academic Excellence award (school)
- Columbia University book award (for Excellence in Social Sciences)
- High Honor Roll (all 4 years)
Summer/Employment
2017:
- Shadowed NY Times Berlin Correspondent in Germany to investigate the refugee crisis
- Interned at NYC industrial company for strategy/business development
- Traveled to Argentina for a Spanish language program
2016: - Courses in International Relations/American Politics at Georgetown University
- Interned for a NYS Senate campaign
2015: - Pre-College travel programs: International Relations/Economics in London and Spanish Language in Barcelona
Teacher/Guidance Recs:
I believe (hope!) that they will be extremely good (9/10s).
- First from History teacher I’ve had since freshman year; was my faulty advisor for independent studies and is known to write incredible recommendations. Only writes a few a year. Knows me very well, especially in the context of my academic interests, and has seen me progress all through high school.
- Second from AP English teacher. He’s a Pton grad himself - gave great advice, and recommended the school to me. Incredible writer.
-Guidance Counselor - I pop in often to just chat with her, and we get along very well. She knows about how my injury impacted my college choices/how I was able to stay on top of my work.
Essays:
Very proud of them! I’m hoping the admissions department will like my choice of topics. They were read over and over a thousand times before submitting to perfect them
Thank you for taking the time to read this! I applied to UVA, UNC, and UMich EA as well. I sent in 15 other regular applications including Georgetown (where I am also a legacy).
Best of luck to everyone!