Chance a Legacy to Yale?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, could you chance me to Yale? My parents both graduated from there so I have a nifty legacy hook.</p>

<p>And I might as well ask you to chance me to others schools:
Harvard
Stanford
Brown
UPenn
Carnagie Mellon
Georgetown
Darthmouth
NYU
Brandeis
Tufts
UC Berkeley</p>

<p>My strengths are mainly in mathematics, and otherwise I'm "well rounded". I feel my weakness is that I don't have anything totally outstanding beyond AIME. However, I do absolutely dominate life at school and around it, in terms of success from schoo</p>

<p>1) Basics:
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Sex: Male
-Location: CT
-Public School
-First decile</p>

<p>2) GPA and classes
-4.0 Unweighted</p>

<p>My guidance counselor says that I've probably got the hardest schedule possible (all honors/APs). I won't bother w/ frosh classes, they were mostly mandatory things.</p>

<p>-Sophomore year:
honors spanish III
honors english,
AP Calc AB (basically 3-4 years early) (5)
honors chem.
Civics/World Issues
Orchestra</p>

<p>-Junior year:
honors spanish IV,
honors english
AP Calc BC (EPGY)
AP Physics (a year early)
APUSH
AP Statisics
Orchestra</p>

<p>-My senior year schedule (this is fairly definite):
AP Micro/MacroEconomics
AP Spanish
AP English
AP Human Geo,
Multivariable Calc (EPGY over summer)
AP Biology,
Orchestra</p>

<p>For my accelerated math stuff, I basically asked the math head if I could study on my own over the summer, and she said okay. I passed the final exams for geometry so that I could take Alg II freshmen year, and then the honors precalc exam so that I could take AP Calc Soph. year.</p>

<p>Test Scores:
-211 on PSAT (no nat. merit scholar here...)
-2300 SAT
-800 on Math Lvl II SAT II
-I'll be taking Physics/History SAT II's</p>

<p>EC's (up to now, some predictions):
-Class VP-10th/11th. I'll win another term.
-School Orchestra: 9th-co-principal, 10th-co-concertmaster, 11th-shared concertmaster/co-concertmaster, 12th-concertmaster.
-Newspaper-10th-Journalist, 11th-Managing editor and editorial writer (the nice spot), 12th-Co-Editor in Chief
-Math Team-Varsity member 9th, 10th, 11th. I'll be a tri-captain in 12th. It's a very strong math team
-AIME Qualifier (11th)
-JETS-10th-JV (usually 11th is minimum), 11th-Varsity, 13th nationally, 3rd in state
-Political Science Club
-Tennis-9th-JV, 10th/11th-Varsity, 12th-Varsity
-Co principal in a fairly prestigious youth orchestra
-USTA Team Tennis-11th, Advanced team-advancing to sectionals, possibly nationals
-Student Senate-Junior Class rep
-Theatre-Pit Orchestra (9th/10th)
-Member of quartet-provide music for various concerts, shows, etc.
-Regional Orchestra-9th/10th/11th)
-All States (violin), 11th, hopefully 12th
-Track-10th/11th, varsity
-Debate team-9th/10th-Varsity. Unfortunately, advisor is gone, so it doesn't exist right now.
-Spanish Honor Society-11th
-I just got accepted to NHS</p>

<p>Volunteering:
-Tutoring in various kinds of math (~20)
-Soup Kitchen Volunteer (50+ hours)
-Assistant computer technician at school (100+ hours)</p>

<p>Employment:
-Violin for hire
-My string quartet has been hired for weddings, festivals, concerts, etc.
-rec tennis coach (10th), probably this summer
-Tutoring (I tutor for money too)</p>

<p>Summer:
-nothing that really counts except for volunteer work, tennis camps. I went to China for the Olympics! But I doubt that counts for much.
-Probably where I need advice on. What to do, where, etc. My mom says I should do more volunteer work, but I think I should try to apply to some prestigious summer camps like the Ross Program or something.</p>

<p>Awards:
Not much here either. Scholar athlete, a local tennis scholarship, and some random school awards for mathematics and state testing. I did get a silver on the Nat. Latin Exam freshmen year when I took Latin (it didn't fit after freshmen year though).</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>good chances at all. add one super-safety and you’re good to roll.</p>

<p>(of course, the crapshoots will always be crapshoots but you’re legacy, so i’m jealous…)</p>

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<p>You’ve got a good shot at almost all, of course being a legacy at Yale helps! Lucky you!
by the way, are you interested in math as a major? If so, you should probably apply to Princeton, as their math department is phenomenal.</p>

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<p>You have about as good of chances as an Asian can at Yale. Good luck!</p>

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<p>cool thanks guys.</p>

<p>I’m also getting some mit award from my physics teacher for excellence in physics or something. not sure exactly what it is. </p>

<p>should I consider applying to MIT?</p>

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<p>If you want to go there.</p>

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<p>Yeah, your stats are just about as good as they come. If you really like math, you should add MIT and Princeton to your list, as the program is wonderful there. Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Have you done AIME?</p>

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<p>Honestly, you have a great shot at Yale (I’m thinking like 70% at least), and a great shot any many others. If anything, you seem a bit like the “typical” Asian, and I don’t mean any offense by that, but it might make things difficult for Harvard/Stanford/Brown. Otherwise, looking great!</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good list, although I would probably add at least one safer safety just to be sure. I think you have a very good chance at Yale as a double legacy.
As for the rest, well, you are a high-scoring, math-loving, tennis-playing Asian violinist. There is quite a bit of competition in that niche. You have good ECs, but they are mostly in the school. I think you will do very well with your list, but you may not get into all of the more selective schools.</p>

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<p>I forgot to wrote prom committee chairman (though it was partially from being class VP). I’m hoping that will distinguish me from many of the other high-scoring, math-loving, tennis-playing Asian violinist. </p>

<p>I plan on conveying a sense of leadership, as I’m a pretty charismatic/popular guy, which are characteristics that most of my other asian friends and asians i know with similar stats do not have. I’m hoping that this side of me is what will give me an edge over other similarly qualified asians.</p>

<p>I have UConn as my safety, though another would probably a good idea.</p>

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<p>You look like a really strong applicant. For somebody so interested in mathematics and the sciences I thought you would like MIT.</p>

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<p>apply to all the ivies, uchicago, duke, mit, williams, amherst, rice, hopkins. go for a clean sweep!</p>

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<p>apply early to Yale?</p>

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<p>chances aren’t bad.
but cut down the list to the 6 ECs you really are proud of/enjoy. there’s only room for 6 anyways, and by narrowing it down, we have a better sense of which ones are actually important.</p>

<p>I think as an unhooked Asian, your chances are low at the top unis, except Yale due to legacy. Berkeley should be in (as well as your safties). Harvard/Stanford rejected (waitlist?), and the rest are in between.</p>

<p>

AIME is nothing special either. USAMO would be worth something, but AIME is more of showing dedication/interest in math. how’d you do on AIME?</p>

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<p>The 6 ECs I would choose…
Newspaper, Orchestra, Tennis, JETs, Math Team, Class Vice President</p>

<p>Wish I could put track down, or my USTA tennis team. But I dont devote nearly as much time and heart in those than in my school tennis team. </p>

<p>Yeah, I did pretty crappy on the AIME, I answered 9 but I didnt get my actual score. No way I’m getting USAMO.</p>

<p>I am planning to apply to Yale SCEA.</p>

<p>Yale is my top choice (close to home, amazing campus/life, great food nearby), and then Stanford/Brown are my next 2 picks. Both have a great atmosphere. Brown is much closer (I’m from CT) and Stanford just has nice weather. </p>

<p>Not sure why I’m applying to UC Berkeley seeing as I’m from CT, but California really is an awesome place to be.</p>

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<p>Some updates:</p>

<p>-770 Physics SAT II, 780 USH
-Made it to quarterfinals in the state doubles tournament
-I started a SAT tutoring program where other students and I will be giving SAT prep at low rates. There is quite some interest in it, and I’m hoping it becomes fairly lucrative.
-I might be getting a summer job if I can find one in addition to tutoring
-I’m going to take a Physics C course through EPGY in addition to multivariable calculus</p>

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<p>I agree with zephyravatar (nice to hear from you again, btw :slight_smile: ) about the whole unhooked thing. Still, you’ve got a stellar GPA and SAT scores and a fairly stereotypical palate of ECs. Tennis, violin, math, really? You definitely hit the nail on the head there :wink:
The legacy will probably boost your chances at Yale significantly though. The problem with Harvard/MIT etc is that you dont have amazing national/intnl qualifications…actually placing in the AIME, AMC, USAMO, etc etc would be a lot more impressive. Reaches for all except Yale, I’ll even go so far as to say that that’s a high match :stuck_out_tongue: Push comes to shove, you’ll get into at least half of the places you apply
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<p>I forgot I was also elected to secretary for NHS, and I won my third term as class vice-president. </p>

<p>I may be pretty damn stereotypical (I do enjoy those things a lot) but that is the stuff I do. In reality, I’m really quite extroverted and am very different from all the other high achieving asians at my school, and I like to think I’m a bit popular at my school haha, and I think my election wins help prove that (I had some stiff competition last year but surprisingly won).</p>

<p>But I guess I need to use essays to convey that?</p>

<p>Also, besides UConn as my safety and all these top schools as reaches, what are some matches that you guys recommend I look at?</p>

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<p>Can anyone recommend some match schools? Do Tufts/Wake Forest go in that category?</p>