Will I get deferred or rejected?

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>I applied to Princeton ED, before I took the SAT II Literature test and got a 600… my question is whether, based on my other stats, you all think I’d be a reject or just get deferred…</p>

<p>White, middle class male, upstate NY</p>

<p>SAT: 2300 (780m, 720cr, 800w)
SAT II: 790 US, 780 IIc, 600 literature… this is what will kill me.
GPA: hovers around 98.5/100 uw… school doesn’t give us weighted or cumulative gpa’s…
Rank: 1/180… school is NOT very competitive though. No one has ever gone to princeton, every five years or so someone will go to cornell, but that’s about it</p>

<p>EC’s:
-Trumpet…10 hrs/wk my ‘passion’… lots of awards/leadership… no all-state though
-Piano… 4 hrs/wk… jazz ensemble, accompanying performances, private lessons, 10 yrs in all
-Peer Leadership… 4 hrs/wk… co-president… service organization… works with kids to prevent drug/alcohol use… take a vow to be chem free…
-Yearbook…2 hrs/wk…editor-in-chief next year, co-editor this past year
-National Honor Society…3 hrs/week… coordniator of ‘study lab’ tutoring program</p>

<p>Rec’s are all really good… my essays are pretty good too (in my opinion)</p>

<p>Only one AP… US history-got a 5… my school operates so that you must take the standard order of classes i.e. earth science, bio, chem, physics, ap bio, or else it won’t be weighted for your class rank… consequently, you don’t take a lot of APs till senior year… currently taking english lit, calc ab, and bio (all that are offered)</p>

<p>Standard awards… nat’l merit commendation, not semifinalist…student of the year in a bunch of subjects… bausch and lomb award from university of rochester</p>

<p>So do you think that the SAT II’s will be that big of a deal to them that they would reject me flat out? I want to take the SAT Biology M test in January, because I think (hope) I can get a score in the mid-700s, but I don’t want to register if I’m not even getting a deferral from Princeton.</p>

<p>I’m also considering retaking Math IIc and trying for an 800… is that necessary?</p>

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<p>I won’t worry abotu the 780 on MathII… no need to kill yourself for 20 extra points. The Uni may look a little sideways at that… saying why does this kid do this to himself… but I’m not an Adcom… just offering advice. About the Lit, maybe try to re-take or do another subject. I got something liek you had on the SATIIs. Two descent scores that I was happy with, and one that was kinds off. But, since I’m ED I have to take it. I would be nice to see some other ECs, but if you are planning music that might be good for you. As for the AP, It should be fine. I only have one AP going in. I’m taking 6-7 this spring, but that isn’t going to help me anywhere on the app.</p>

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<p>thanks jacquesier, you’re right I probably shouldn’t retake the math II. </p>

<p>Oh, and in the title for my thread, I intended it to mean “Will I get DEFERRED, or REJECTED?” and not “Will I get deferred or rejected, as opposed to accepted?” if that makes any sense. basically, I’m asking, do you all think it’s worth it to register for the SAT II Bio test, meaning, do you think I’ll get flat out rejected by Pton? I know that I’m not gonna be accepted, but what will be the nature of my non-acceptance?</p>

<p>God, I make no sense right now… AP Bio has burned out my brain.</p>

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<p>have a little faith or hope…id register just incase…provided the money is no big deal</p>

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<p>Yes, I agree, just try. If you honestly thought you had no shot, then you wouldn’t have bothered thinking about it for long enough to post this thread.</p>

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<p>I understand your concerns for AP Bio. I’m taking it too, I’m right on the A-B line. But, I’m not a Math/Science guy so I don’t really need need an A. If you take the SATII for Bio, take Molecular. The vast majority of Biology courses in High School teach more of the things on that test as oppossed to Ecology, unless you specifically take an ecology course. And it isn’t that bad. I took Bio E this oct. and got just shy of a 700 and had only been taking AP Bio for about a month or so… So, it isn’t that bad of a test, then again Bio is the only science I really enjoy. Well, aside from Astro and Geology but Pton probably doesn’t even could those classes lol…</p>