<p>Hey i was just wondering what my Chances at yale Early Action is</p>
<p>Junior
Courseload: All AP/Honors (16 Honors/AP Classes up to the end of Junior year, 8 more senior year) excluding 2 classes (will get to later)
GPA (til end of Junior year): 6.25/7 (weighted)
In a 4 point scale: 3.571 (weighted)
AP Tests taken: Statistics, Calculus BC (no scores yet)
SAT: 2120 <a href="retook,%20waiting%20on%20results.%20Expecting%20to%20do%20better%20but%20i%20have%20to%20wait">760 Math, 640 CR, 720 W</a>
Legacy: Father, and Grandfather
EC: Hospital work, ran a food kitchen in Bangladesh<a href="2%20summers">/B</a>, Theater (Musical/Drama), Choir, **Habitat for Humanity<a href="president">/B</a>, Medical Club, **Research this summer at Penn<a href="paid">/B</a>, **travel, freelance graphics designer, tutoring an child with autism once a week in high level math
State: New jersey, Cum Laude Society, AIME Qualifier (102 score AMC)
High School: Competitive (17 top tier university students this year)
Subject Tests:
Math2: 780
Biology-e: 710
Physics: 800
Chem: 800
Class Rank: Top 10%
Ethnicity: White
Family Income: 200,000/yr
Financial Aid: No
Religion: Jewish</p>
<p>Bold EC are the ones that are most important to me</p>
<p>Senior Workload:
World History AP
Psychology AP
Chemistry 2AP
Physics 2AP
Multivariable Calculus H
English 4AP
Lunch
European History AP
Science Research (out of school) [Counts as an Honors class]</p>
<p>Plan to take 4 AP Tests next year</p>
<p>I was absent for much of sophomore year (i got surgery and ended up getting sick at the hospital soonafter). As a result, i ended up with pretty bad grades that year. I also took two A level classes Astronomy 1A and Astronomy 2A because i was interested in it. It did lower my overall GPA though but whatever.</p>
<p>What would be my chances of getting into Yale via Early Action</p>
<p>Another Note: None of the valedictorians in my graduating class are interested in applying to Yale EA</p>
<p>A history of legacy will help you a lot. The SAT needs to be increased but if you do have a significant score increase (100+) then I wouldn’t worry about it. The SAT2s are very good although I might not even submit Bio (Yale requires all scores, but will they even know?). And lastly, I would write about missing much of sophomore year as one of your application essays, in order to 1) Make it clear to colleges that it is an anomaly, and 2) To put a positive spin on the event.</p>
<p>Frankly, most people will probably say something discouraging because of the GPA and current SAT. But if top universities are true to their word about taking a holistic approach, I wouldn’t be very surprised if you were accepted.</p>
<p>lol well I needed a period to lab out of for Chem and Physics (once a week)</p>
<p>and i’d much rather take a lunch and relax for that hour instead of taking some elective i’m not interested in</p>
<p>My graduating class is ridiculously smart</p>
<p>there are 8 people tied as valedictorian (2 of which got 2400s on their SATs, 5 are going to governors school, 5 are national merit semifinalists (likely to be with their 220+ psat in NJ). It’s actually amazing how smart these guys are).
They also have some great EC (all of them(</p>
<p>btw i thought yale requires all scores sent, couldn’t you be rejected by not sending a score?</p>
<p>it was kind of a bad decision by me in terms of bio. I registered for it in october (scheduled for May). i completely forgot that i did register for it until a few days prior. By then, my bio class in school didn’t even finish yet. I’m surprised that i even pulled a 710 on it (considering that i even changed by test from M to E midway through the M section because i didn’t know anything)</p>
<p>Yes, they do require all scores, but I don’t believe that they have any true way of knowing. But I would understand if you would feel that submitting your Bio score would be dishonest; and anyways, in all honesty an extra subject test of over 700 can only help you so I would ignore my previous advice and simply submit all your subject tests.</p>
<p>NuclearPakistan1: “SCEA? hmmm it seems tough, but if I had to say in or reject, I would say in.”</p>
<p>…Are you serious? No offense to the OP, but I’ve known people with a 96 GPA and 23+ SATs who were deferred SCEA. Sorry, but your chances are extremely slim.</p>
<p>SAT I: you better hope your a$$ that it goes higher.</p>
<p>Legacy = many people would kill to have a dad and grand dad from yale.</p>
<p>Overall? I think your chances are really good. Legacy is a popular thing in Ivies, Yale included. And your SAT scores overall looks like you would survive in Yale anyways.</p>
<p>I would guess 30% of acceptance if oyu play your cards right</p>
<p>Ah, I thought you were a Cherry Hill kid xD</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m sorry to say this, but I’d say you have next to no shot. While I do go to East, and things may be slightly different, your GPA is nowhere near as high as it should be. I personally have like a 6.6 and better SAT scores and know I have basically no chance at any ivies except for maybe Cornell. That being said, your SAT II’s are great as are your EC’s. That being said, I think Yale is shooting too high If you have your heart set on an ivy league school, though, you should try a slightly less selective one.</p>
If you have your heart set on an ivy league school, though, you should try a slightly less selective one.</p>