<p>Hi everyone,
my name is roger and i just graduated 10th grade from gulf coast high scool here in naples florida. This year (10th grade) i took awicked hard schedule which includes AP World History,Ap Biology, Honors Biology, Spanish 3 Honors, Algebra 2, Geometry Honors, English 2 Honors and Drafting 2. Ive managed to get 6 A's (includes my Ap classes) and 2 B's. Ive also joined clubs such as FCA and Key Club and have played 3 Varsit sports (cross country soccer and track). I have 3 School Records in running and will have a 4th soon. My GPA is around 4.4 and my class rank in the top 15. These next two years im really really going to give it all ive got to try an get into an ivy league university such as cornell, princeton or penn to pursue a degree in economics and business. My guidance counselor and i have developled this schedule over the next two years to give me the best oppurtunity of acceptance and I'd like to know what you think of it </p>
<p>Junior Year
AP Chemistry
Chemistry Honors
AP English Comp
Honors English Comp
AP American History
Honors American History
Spanish IV Honors
Pre Calculus Honors </p>
<p>and im taking Ap Art History online
Also for my junior year im doing all three sports at the varsity level and also joing NHS and am running for leadership </p>
<p>Senior Year
AP English Lang
Honors English Lang
AP European History
Honors Eurpean History
AP Spanish
Spanish 5 Honors
AP Calculus AB
Calculus Honors </p>
<p>my online classes will be AP Stats AP GOV and AP ECON
Along with my 3 sports and 3 clubs </p>
<p>My Gpa should be around 5.3 ish due to the weight our school puts on honors and AP courses</p>
<p>My whole family lives up in the New England area and im desperatly trying to get into one of these colleges so I can be given the best chance to leave a mark on this world </p>
<p>If you guys could tell me what my chances are for Yale accepting me (im doing early decision) it would be wonderful</p>
<p>Thanks for your time,
Roger</p>
<p>Roger:
I'm going to say this first, since you're only entering junior year you should wait until next spring to start making final plans about college admissions. However, if you are like me, I knew I wanted to go to Yale since as long as I can remember. As such, since you asked I am going to evaluate your information. Keeping in mind that what I say could be the complete opposite of what an admissions officer thinks. Continuing, you have a strong courseload with multiple AP courses in sophomore year, since you have a larger amount of As than Bs I would say you are fine in the GPA and class rank department. I noticed you haven't taken the SATs or PSATs which will give me a better picture of your current status as a student. Still, looking at your courseload and your success in only 10th grade I am confident you can get a decent SAT score. I don't understand how you have to take an honors course simultaneously with an AP but that's with your school, just excel in all of them. By taking initiative to self-study for AP you're demonstrating a passion for education, I'm hoping that you're doing it advancing yourself not impressing admissions officers. I hate to say it but your math isn't as advanced as many Yale applicants, most might have seen AP Calc BC in their junior year. No problems though. But ultimately what might thwart your chances is your weak ECs, you show nothing outside of sports which is great but you need that extra academic EC (NHS doesn't count). Wow, I've written a lot. All I can say is that you are on a steady track for fall of your senior year and you have a lot of time to reflect and and improve. I'm not going to say Yale is a reach for you, because there just isn't enough info, however, all I can say is that you have the potentially to be a solid candidate for Yale SCEA not ED, I hate when people mix them up. Best of luck.</p>
<p>My PSATS project my fSATs to be around 1560 on the old scale</p>
<p>AS for my academic EC...what do you think if i join the math team instead of key club-or in addition to key club and FCA??
As for my sports, my times in cross country are very advanced and are very close to what collegge kids are running at yale these days...
Thanks for your response, u have me a little worried about the math part, but i believe my love for learing and need to excel will get me where the lord wants me
God Bless,
Rog</p>
<p>why do you take the same course as AP and honors?</p>
<p>Don't feel worried about the math part, I made that point just to show where weakness does exist in your portfolio, keeping in mind that you still have time to improve. I would only suggest joining the math club if and only if you have the time to make a major contribution if not you are okay since you have outstanding cross country times (perhaps you could e-mail a coach at Yale) improve that and it might lead to a hook.</p>
<p>The first half of the year tits labeled as an honorscourse-and then the second half its labeled as the AP course-its got something to do with weighting ad stuff</p>
<p>ALrightthanks for all your advice/feedback
After looking at it all, what would you say my chances are overall?
Thanks again,God bless,
Rog</p>