What should I do to get into Princeton?

HawkTensei172
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:55:15 +0000

I am a freshman in High school who has made Princeton his dream school. Going to this university would be a dream come true for me and my mother.
I am interested in going here to pursue a PhD in Theoretical Physics and Mathematics. That is one of my major life goals and this school would more than likely fulfill such a purpose. Since 5th Grade I have been teaching myself Calculus, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Differential+Algebraic Topology, Real+Complex+Fourier Analysis(by Princeton Press!), Tensor Algebra,and Tensor Analysis. Alongside that I have been reading an abundant plethora of the literature behindmodern physics(QFT, GR, String Theory, Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics) and have been developing myown theory using the knowledge gathered thereof. This theory is written in short little essays and only have subsistence on my desktop. However, I plan to go beyond that and actually publish some papers.
That is just a part of my personal life - that is I am practically a major physics and math nerd.
My academic life as of now is average. I am not taking any honors or AP classes(our school does not have many of these). I forgot to sign up for them before the year began so I am as of now in the average classes. Despite that, however,I am preparing to taking the SAT this December and the PSAT tomorrow. My school’s counselor and education supervisor have also agreed to order me the AP Calculus BC exam and the AP Physics C exam(two of the AP courses our school does not have) personally so I can take them this spring. I know I will get a good score on the SAT, and a 5 on the both the AP exams.

Anyhow what should I do to get into Princeton? I feel like I won’t be able to get in because my school isn’t some private school in NY. I feel like it’s based on luck. I feel hopeless after looking at their admission rate. Any advice?