<p>@StanManYeah He’s a freshman, I don’t think your reply is really suited at this point.</p>
<p>To OP, Princeton wants to make a campus with as many different types of people involved as they can. They take people from everywhere. However, candidates with high rates of acceptance tend to be unbalanced in a good way (for example, a candidate who has won international math competitions, but with few to no other ecs, stands a better chance than someone running every club without major recognition).</p>
<p>This thread might be useful for you, although don’t read too deeply into it or you’ll go mad looking for the secret formula: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-are-weak-so-what-s-good.html”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/210497-those-ecs-are-weak-so-what-s-good.html</a>.</p>
<p>Also, by scanning the Princeton Results Class of 20XX, you can get a glance at mostly the stats of accepted and denied individuals at Princeton.</p>
<p>To me, the best thing you can do is find a goal that isn’t college. Pick something much harder. Then strive towards that, and within some years you’ll be in good shape for Princeton. For example, I picked trying to become Secretary of State, and as a result I’m teaching myself languages, running fundraisers, and becoming involved politically.</p>
<p>Strive for a goal that you really want and best of all, it won’t matter if Princeton takes you, because you’re that much closer to what you really want. </p>
<p>The books “What High Schools Don’t Tell You” and “What Colleges Don’t Tell You” are also great resources. Good luck!</p>