<p>you didn't cure cancer. you didn't write a bestselling novel every year since you were 12. You didn't win seimens-westinghouse whatever that competition is. You weren't even valedictorian.
Do people like this exist at Yale. Or should I just not bother, because everyone who goes to Yale is intensely amazing. I am nothing close to the things listed above. I have never won national competitions... the press does NOT know my name.</p>
<p>And probably that is 70% of those who attend Yale. Honestly, it is hard to get into a school like Yale, but you don't need to be a celebrity or someone with insane honors to be a Yalie.</p>
<p>I don't know. I know that statistically not every person at yale won NMS and was a val...but it seems like everyone has something 'going for them' I mean are there people who are really and truly just normal/average? Like, nothing nationally recognized...just people who like school and want to go to a really good one.</p>
<p>all i did was get a high ACT score, be 12th in my class, take APs, be Mexican and a Jehovah's Witness.</p>
<p>that's pretty cool! anyone else??</p>
<p>....I'm really normal. I did OK on the SAT, I'm 4th in my class and I have like 8 APs overall. Maybe being from ga helped, along with being a minority! I'm so excited, however, to be surrounded by the aforementioned people!! Good luck</p>
<p>2 friends of mine got in due to legacy</p>
<p>4th in your class is probably something to brag about, dear. Good job! Congrats to everyone who got into Yale, btw. Any other good stories?</p>
<p>i'm pretty normal i guess. i work at an ice cream store.</p>
<p>hahaha ice cream store lol. A lot of people have crappy jobs but strong apps and other ec's magnusrex. I am sure somewhere you had something good! Congrats to all of you!</p>
<p>I'm the epitome of normal. 2070 SAT, A couple of AP's, ran a couple of local clubs, no vali here :)</p>
<p>yeah! awesome, Ferny! (unless ran a couple of local clubs = raised $100000000 for starving children in africa & started your own skydiving club & a started new national tutoring program for middle-school children)</p>
<p>I'm pretty normal, too. No 800s on any subject tests, I got a B (gasp!) junior year in trig/pre calc honors, not a valedictorian...I did have ec's that I was really interested in and involved in. I think that in some ways it's more important to be passionate about something and get really into it than to have perfect scores on tests.</p>
<p>Are winning national competitions important? I haven't won anything, just participating in various volunteer orgs.</p>
<p>Winning national awards or competitions certainly won't hurt, but it's by no means a must. Really, out of the 20-or-so people in my entryway, no one did much that was recognized on a national level in high school.</p>
<p>Dedication and leadership roles are probably more important.</p>
<p>Is it possible to be "AWESOME" without being "AMAZING"?</p>
<p>Or is "AMAZING" better than "AWESOME"?</p>
<p>For the purposes of this thread at least:</p>
<p>amazing = stats that leave you amazed. You can't beleive there are people this smart <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>awesome = intangables. In some way, this person is just generally really cool.</p>