<p>^Abitur? choclate curl, are you applying from Germany???</p>
<p>you seem to be shocked 
but yup i am
what about you? since you didn’t mention anything about where you’re from i figuered you were a domestic applicant but now after reading your post i’m having second thoughts ;)</p>
<p>awww… chocolatecurl, my sympathies.
about the recs, and the abitur things too: i COULD get my hsc’s predicted, but thats not prediction, its practically guessing too. soyeah. thats why applying RD,to wait for my REAL hsc score, even though yale is my first choice. sigh.
@stupefy, yes, i “photocopy” my recs. im an international applicant, and my teachers arent familiar with the CA process, and my counselor wanted a paper form anyway, so there you are.
GOODLUCK TO ALL THE SAT-ERS!! YOU’LL BE FINE!!!
@HMJ: HELLYES, WE CAN ALL DREAM. AND achieve the perfect SATs. =]
even though theres more to an app than SAT scores… every little bit counts!</p>
<p>I am an international high school student (born and going to school in China, for those curious), due to graduate in '10, and applying to Yale in English Literature.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I’m extremely nervous about it. My strengths are probably a relative fluency in English and high standardized testing. I’ve done my essays, most of the supplement (though the 25-word answers are driving me absolutely nuts), and everything feels all right, but sometimes in the middle of things I’ll suddenly stop dead and there’s a little voice in my head yelling “Oh my god! Did you just freaking try to apply to Yale?”</p>
<p>Then I panic and randomly spaz out for a while before going back to work on my application.</p>
<p>=_= Yes, I’m paranoid. Why ask?</p>
<p>hahaha, hmm… I’ll leave where I’m from a mystery, just because 
also, sora2712, you’re so positive. its so refreshing. hah i wish my GCs were that encouraging! :|</p>
<p>whats the international acceptance rate?</p>
<p>About 100 internationals get admitted each year.</p>
<p>You guys… I think I’m only going to get about a 1900 on the SAT this weekend… is my Yale dream slipping away??? <em>looks around worriedly</em></p>
<p>OK never mind that panic fest I just had up there. Even if I get in the 600s I’m still within the 25th percentile. So hopefully that’ll be enough.</p>
<p>SCEA deadline is LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!</p>
<p>hey ninja 
don’t worry about the SAT…I have come to the conclusion that worrying is not going to help so…I guess all we can do is do our best
and even though I don’t know you you seem to be such an interesting and kind-hearted person that it would be Yale’s loss not to admit you (I know…it would suck anyway)
I am sure they’ll see what a great person you are :)</p>
<p>@HMJ
come ooon…you can’t torture me like that! this is so meaan! but I think that you have some kind of connection to good old Germany :p</p>
<p>@sora
heeey how is studying working?
You are so lucky I am really worried about this"prediction" - the sad thing is that applying RD wouldn’t change anything about it as I finish High School in June 
But I think that everything is going to be OK <em>desperately trying to calm myself and not to panic</em></p>
<p>Haha, you can’t tell me that everything will be OK and then panic yourself!!</p>
<p>It WILL be OK.</p>
<p>We’re going to Yale.</p>
<p>But you know what, even if we don’t… we’ll get into other great colleges. And even if we don’t get into any in the US, we’ll still have a great time at college in our own countries. So as you said, let’s just do our best and stay POSITIVE :)</p>
<p>Where else are you applying, Chocolate Curl?</p>
<p>But sometimes panic just overwhelms me
If we get into Yale, which we hopefully will (maybe believing it is going to help )
we so have to meet to laugh about our anxiety :D</p>
<p>And yup If I don’t get into US Colleges I am definitely going to move to Berlin (gotta love that city)</p>
<p>I’m applying to Harvard, Princeton, Amherst, Dartmouth, Williams, Pomona, Smith, Swarthmore and maybe to Colgate (I know…the list is kinda long)</p>
<p>Where else are you applying? I’m sure there’s going to be some crossing over :)</p>
<p>Good Luck Everyone!!! If we don’t get in, it will be Yale’s loss, but another college’s gain! As long we are happy at the college we end up attending nothing else matters! :):0:):0:):0:):0:):0:):0:):0:):0:):0:):0</p>
<p>paranoia is beginning to set in…ahhh
idk if I’ll be able to wait until december 15 at 6pm</p>
<p>Don’t worry, Chocolate Curl, my list is long too! I’m applying to Harvard, Princeton, Pomona and Colgate too!! <em>high five</em> And the others on my list are Vassar, Brown, Chicago, Oberlin and Grinnell.</p>
<p>I did have Amherst and Williams on my list too, they’re great schools. Good luck! So exciting.</p>
<p>amen to portugueseninja’s positiveness =]=]
halfempty, halffull, samedifference in the end, innit?
i mean, didnt someone say its better to have loved and lost than never to have loved? better to hope and be shattered than never hope. actually, thats sad too. ahwell.
or something like that. mightve been tennyson. noidea. lol. im waxing poetical because im high on mintslices. LOVE mintslices.
yeah… WITHER WHICH WAY. I’LL DO MY BEST TO BE HAPPY COME APRIL.
BUT EITHER WAY I HOPE WE GET IN. BUT I SHANT SUICIDE IF I DONT. =]
btw i cut my collegelist down to 5… but i think i’ll push it back up to 6. lol. JUST in case a random not-as-rich uni goes crazy and decides im worth a fullride. =]
and HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CHOCOLATECURL. lol. study is soso. im full-time studying for my hsc… which starts in 13 days. and determines my academic future here in australia. meh. =] but youre right, i should be happy that i get to include my real hsc scores, whatever they be… THEY WILL BE GOOD. BECAUSE THEY MUST BE GOOD.
and is it really just a 100? wowww. because apparently yale picked 11 australians last year.
GOODLUCK AGAIN TO ALL THE SAT-ers!! im gonna keep on saying goodluck till you sit the exam, lols.</p>
<p>p.s. what’s a GC?</p>
<p>GC = Guidance Counselor!</p>
<p>sora-congratulations on getting your collegelist down to 5! I’m trying to cut mine down, but not having much success.</p>
<p>@chocolate curl, I may have some connection – sorry I didn’t reply in my earlier post. I didn’t see yours! I HOPE I GET IN. I’m going to go dream about the school now, good night, potential roomies? haha</p>
<p>not going to lie, this 102 page thread is quite intimidating.
but goodluck to everyone and i’m applying early as well:)</p>