Should I Apply REA To Princeton This Fall?

Hi Guys!!

I’m really debating whether I should even think about applying or not, because I’m a little bit delusional and Princeton has been a dream of mine for years. Please help me out!

Stats:
- Asian/Black
- Female
- Non-U.S citizen (green card holder, will be taking citizenship test soon and have lived in the U.S for 10 years)
- High income household (no financial aid)
- My mom attended (legacy)
- ~3.8/3.9 GPA UW (my school doesn’t calculate gpas and doesn’t offer AP/IB/Honors classes…)
- No class rankings
- No awards
- Attending private school in nyc
- Captain of tennis team (on the team for three years)
- Musical/Play all four years (sound tech)
- Test optional (got a 29 on ACT, will be retaking again later this month, but for now, optional)
- Leader of 3 clubs at school (tutoring, charity, newspaper)
- Lots of volunteer work outside of school (food pantry, relief, blood drive, community garden)
- School ambassador
- Hoping to go into either Aerospace Engineering or Philosophy!!