You dont have to have perfect grades to get into Princeton.

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<p>The OP is correct in stating that a 4.0 is not necessary for admission. Still, it helps. On its new website, the Office of Admissions has posted the following chart showing the likelihood of admission based upon GPA and test scores.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>From those charts:</p>

<p>Of the group of
students
who applied
with this GPA----------This % Was Accepted</p>

<p>4.00------------------16.8%
3.90 to 3.99 ----------10.5%
3.80 to 3.89-----------9.6%
3.70 to 3.79-----------6.0%
3.60 to 3.69-----------5.4%
3.50 to 3.59-----------5.3%
Below 3.50------------2.7%</p>

<p>Of the group of
students
who applied
with this
combined
SAT Score--------------This % Was Accepted</p>

<p>2300-2400--------------26%
2100-2290--------------10.6%
1900-2090--------------6.5%
1700-1890--------------2.8%
1500-1690--------------0.5%
Below 1500-------------0.0%</p>

<p>So, if the OP is telling the truth, he or she was in a group of which only 5.3% was accepted based on GPA. Of the group that presented his or her SAT scores, about 10.6% was accepted.</p>

<p>The beauty of the Admission Office having published these numbers is that it removes a lot of the speculation on these boards that appears in the “Chances” threads. Clearly, your chances are better if you have higher grades and higher test scores, but students with offsetting attributes will still be admitted at the lower levels. There is no doubt that the process is competitive at Princeton and at all of its peer schools, but the process is not driven entirely by GPAs and SAT scores. Anyone interested in Princeton should apply, present the most compelling case for admission and then understand that the limited number of spaces available in each class necessitates a great many rejections. Hedge your bets. Apply to many schools with a range of admission statistics and hope for the best. Remember that Princeton turns away many candidates who would be capable of performing the work there. It is inevitable that a certain amount of luck will always be involved in gaining admission.</p>