How many ap classes is enough for Princeton?

Am I Good Enough For Princeton University?

• I am going to be a Junior in High School. Since seventh grade, I have always wanted to attend Princeton University. I visit the campus at least five times a year; it's a good thing I live in the state. I go to a private religiously affiliated school. For my Freshman year, I finished with a 98 average; however, all of my classes, except for Algebra 1, were standard. My Sophomore year, I received a 93 average; but all of my classes classes were honors, and this is the weighted average. Even though I took all honors classes, I took no AP. When I was a Sophomore, I thought it would help my credentials if I took an AP test even though I didn't take an AP course. I was told that I was the third or fourth kid in the school's history, which is not that long, to receive a 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam, as a Sophomore. None of my friends in the Sophomore grade took that exam, for it is a twelfth grade class. For extracurricular activities, I did Science Team, Classical Language Society, the school's literature magazine, and a club that is devoted to charity work. I was not the president of the Language society, but I was an elected person. For sports, I was on the swim team. I was not the captain, but I did pretty well. For community service, I have been working at the hospital for over a year, and have earned six hundred hours, and I am hoping to obtain 1000+ hours by the end of my high school career. Please tell me if I have a shot! I see all these statistics, and I don't know if I am part of that group of those fortunate enough to be called a Princetonian. Oh, and if it matters, I am caucasian, and I live with my father who makes less than 30k a year. I have yet to take my SAT's. Oh, how many SAT subject tests are required to get into Princeton? I took the Chemistry one, and I think I did fairly well, but I have not received my score yet. Please! give any advice you have! If you are attending or are an alumnus, that's even better. Tell me your experience on how to get in, and what it was like within those gates of Nassau Street. Please, help me become one of the students to be taught by the greatest the World has to offer.

• Answer:

  Dude... you sound like you would rock any college app. Your grades are great, and you'll probably have the test scores to match. You need at least 3 subject tests for Princeton. I would suggest Math 2 (it's not hard at all) and whatever else floats your boat. Try not to sound as desperate to attend to the admissions folks as you do here... be enthusiastic about going, but not so much that it becomes the focus of your application. And if you aren't accepted, don't be surprised. No one is guaranteed anything. Keep up the good work, and maybe I'll see you on campus!