Chance For Yale

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2000 :( (I am retaking in June, and it WILL improve)
SAT II: Math II, Chemistry, US History, and Physics (will take)
ACT: Took is today(Expecting 33+)
GPA: 3.98 UW, 5.4 W (by graduation)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/576 (Top 2%)</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis):
AP Human Geography (5)
AP Biology (5)
AP World History (5)
AP Environmental Science (5)
AP Language and Composition ( )
AP US History ( )
AP European History ( )
AP Chemistry ( )
AP Psychology ( )
AP Physics B ( )</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load:
AP Literature and Composition
AP Calculus AB
AP Macroeconomics/AP US Government
AP Art History
AP Computer Science
Dual Enrolment
Dual Enrolment</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>National AP Scholar
Science Olympiad (4th in regional, 5th and 6th in States…  so close)
3 school awards, 3 regional academic awards</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>

<p>French Club (9-12) Vice President
French National Honor Society (10-12) (VP 10)
Chemistry Club (10-12) President
Environmental Club (10-12) VP
National Honor Society (11-12)
Science National Honor Society (11-12) President
Frisbee Club (10-12)
Habitat for Humanity (11-12) Secretary</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Volunteer at a Children’s Science Explorium (9-12)
Youth Orchestra (1st chair) (10-12)
Habitat for Humanity
around 400 hours by graduation (possibly more)</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Classes at a local college
Volunteering at a science museum
I was accepted to SSP this year! </p>

<p>Intended Major: Molecular/Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Biomdeical Engineering (and pre-med track)
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (COMPETITIVE)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Low <40,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and First Generation</p>

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<p>I’m confused.</p>

<p>On March 10 you hadn’t taken the ACT:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1301527-new-act.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1301527-new-act.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Then on March 22, you had a 34 and were considering retaking:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1307696-chance-me-please.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1307696-chance-me-please.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>But there was no sitting of the ACT in March:</p>

<p><a href=“http://actstudent.org/regist/dates.html[/url]”>http://actstudent.org/regist/dates.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Lol! </p>

<p>@OP
Man don’t do this chance thing. Do your best, and apply. You never know if you’ll get in or not even if you have a perfect resume. I didn’t have a “perfect” one, and I got in.</p>

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<p>Nothing stands out that is catchy for Yale.</p>

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<p>Although you seem like a great applicant, there is nothing extraordinary about your resume</p>

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<p>Does anybody ever read previous posts??</p>

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<p>My advice for you is to don’t say things just to have something to say. Say the things you truly enjoyed and you’ll get into the college that is best suited for you.
Sometimes you’re not rejected from a college because you don’t meet their requirements. It’s because you don’t fit into their environment (for example, Harvard is not as mellow a school as Berkeley or Columbia).
Also, if you didn’t come first place in something, don’t say it. Saying ‘third place’ is synonymous to saying ‘not the best’. </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>