Where would I place?

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>Where do you think I would place, in terms of the applicant pool, from a purely objective point-of-view (without considering ECs)? I applied to AEM.</p>

<p>SAT: 1540/1600; 2280/2400 (740CR+W, 800M)
SAT II: 800 Math II; 740 Physics (very disappointing but I didn’t think they would change from a rejection to acceptance if I got 800 instead)
GPA: School doesn’t calculate/send
Rank: School doesn’t calculate/send
IB predicted grade: 43/45 (on senior year transcript) bumped up to 44/45 on the mid-year report
IGCSEs: 5A+, 4A, 2B (Physical Education and German)
Financial Aid: No
Location: International from Hong Kong</p>

<p>Our school follows the British system and hence we take GCSEs for freshman and junior year and the full IB diploma for junior and senior year (AP, Honors or any other American courses are not offered).</p>

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<p>Silly asian student mentality, thinking everyone is neatly ranked according to objective standards.</p>

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<p>Stab in the dark… 20th-30th percentile, but really that makes no difference.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the replies. Can I enquire what is lacking from my objective stats?</p>

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<p>Something awesome.</p>

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<p>An 800 in Physics would change your rejection to acceptance.</p>

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<p>Your stats are very very good! Definitely better than mine :slight_smile: But we all know that stats are not the single most important thing since every year lots and lots of people with 2200+ and 2400 are not admitted and people with scores lower than that are admitted. Trying to figure out where you would place in the applicant pool purely based on stats is therefore definitely not going to help you figure out your chances of admission.</p>