Princeton for Me?

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<p>Hi, I now have the most recent class rank from my guidance counselor. I will enclose the info again below.</p>

<p>South Carolina Resident
GPA: 3.67 (UW) 4.55 (W)
ACT: 28 (target score is a 32)
SAT: 1780(target here would be about 1950)
Class Rank: 23/265 (Top 8.5%)
AP’s:
-10th APWH= 5
-11th APUS= 5
-11th APLANG= 3
-12th APBIO
-12th APGOV’T</p>

<p>Other Academic Info: Honors classes all the way.</p>

<p>Test Info: Probably one more of each (maybe 2 ACT’s) - I assume that if I achieve my 32, that the low SAT score will become less relevant…</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Vice President of the National Honor Society
Junior Class Senator- Student Gov’t
Senior Class President - Student Gov’t
Beta Club member first two years
Church Member
Academic/Quiz Team
Boy’s State
Literacy Tutor
Tutor at School
Interact Club
Volunteer at a local food bank</p>

<p>So, do I have the chops to go to Princeton, or should I try and get my Ph.D. there?</p>

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<p>I would say Ph.D</p>

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<p>hey, fellow south carolinian! where in the state are you from?</p>

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<p>UW GPA is extremely low for P-ton, if you’re Asian or white. What’s your ethnicity?</p>

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<p>^
Is UW GPA more important than Weighted? RIs a 3.8 sufficient for an Asian? What about for a Native American?</p>

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<p>UW GPA is generally more important than weighted since schools have different weighting systems. </p>

<p>3.8 still is a little on the low side for an Asian. Still, the application needs to be weighed as a whole; they’d be a likely admit if they were, say, a Siemens finalist with a 3.8 GPA. </p>

<p>It really depends for a NA; the application has to be weighed as a whole.</p>