<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 M, 800 CR, 770 WR)
[</em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): (See above)
[<em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II (800), Chem (800), Physics (800), US History (780)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.54 using school scale
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/690
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus BC, Physics B, Chemistry, Physics B, Physics C: Mechanics, Computer Science A, European History, US History
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics C, AP Economics, Advanced Calculus
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: Between 5-10
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, NMF [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Olympiad (President), Orchestra (President), ACSL, Varsity Track, Varsity Cross Country, Soccer, Skiing
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Soccer coaching, Hospital, Various projects[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: How I overcame my fear of asking for help in class, pretty funny and engaging if I may say so myself[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Soccer Coaching, very solid
[<em>]“A few details” questions: I just put down my favorites
[</em>]“Your Voice” Extended essay: Skiing, probably one of my more mediocre essays. It could had been misinterpreted in a negative fashion if you read it one way (something I did not realize until after I submitted the app)
[<em>] Engineering Essay (if applicable): N/A
[</em>] Other:[/ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #1: Probably excellent - I was the only junior that tried in our seven-man class of seniors with senioritis and me
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Probably excellent - My main CommonApp essay involved this teacher. I was also one of the few people that tried in her class.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably very good - I do not know her that well though
[</em>] Additional Rec: Excellent - from my Science Olympiad club advisor
[<em>] Interview: Pretty good
[</em>] Art Supplement: N/A [/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: 12/15
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Large above-average public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: N/A
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Familiarity with Princeton, Academics + Sports, Excitement in essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of major awards, Not that unique
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Competitive applicant + legacy bump
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Columbia (accepted), Cornell (accepted), UChicago (accepted), Penn State Schreyers Honors College (accepted + full ride), Penn (Waitlist), Harvard (reject), Yale (reject)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Started entire application process sooner[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Rawr ima tiger!
**Briefly explain why you applied to Princeton : When I was little, I asked my mom where she went to for grad school to which she responded “Princeton!” Ever since then I’ve had a fascination with Princeton so needless to say, I was a little biased when the application process started. Luckily though, I found justification in my fascination (i.e. undergrad focus, small classes, gothic architecture, Rubik’s Cube Club, etc.) and got in 
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