chance me as brutally as possible please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I will be very grateful if you can give me chances and advice on what i can do to make my application stronger.</p>

<p>GPA UW : 4.0
GPA W:4.25
Class Rank: 1/425
Public School
ACT:32, W32 R32 S32 M32
SAT: 2250
SATII: Chemistry 780, US History 800 (will take math 2 later)
South Asian American</p>

<p>AP's: (hopefully will get 4's and 5's on all of them)</p>

<p>AP English
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
AP Calculus AB
AP U.S. History</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars</p>

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Both internships were in Bangladesh and involve the use of micro credit to battle poverty. Will write my admission essays involving my experiences in Bangladesh.</p>

<p>300 hours of volunteering/supervising mentally disabled kids at summer camp
Basketball...4 years
Key Club...4 years, hopefully president senior year, many activities done so far
Academic Team...4 years, captain senior year
NHS</p>

<p>Major: Economics
Essays: Should be good
LOR: should be good</p>

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<p>Your grades are excellent, your scores are good (but you’ll need SAT Subject Test scores), and your volunteering is good.</p>

<p>Your ECs seem a little sparse but are of good quality. Yale is a mid reach for you; you probably have around a 25% chance.</p>

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<p>Your academics look great! You could perhaps pull that ACT score up some. A 34 would be perfect for you. How was your course load? Did you take any honors classes as an underclassman? That’s the only major hole I can see there. </p>

<p>Your internships look great as well.
You may want to emphasize your after school ECs and community involvement (other than the camp volunteering hours). Do you have any state/national award type things?</p>

<p>I don’t think I’m necessarily qualified to tell you if you’re in or not, but your application looks stellar. Just fix a couple things and I’m sure you’ll do fine.</p>

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<p>Honest opinion? No-go-to-Yale. Your low gpa will hold you back. I know Yale is prestigeous, but that’s not the only college in this country. It’s not about name. It’s about fit. What’s the appeal and why do you want to go there? Where else?</p>

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<p>Our school has a (stupid) policy where you can take a max of 6 AP classes. They offer no honors courses so technically, i have taken the hardest courseload possible.</p>

<p>BTW, thanks for all the responses.</p>

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<p>^low gpa? Are you kidding?</p>

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<p>I stand corrected. The 4.0 UW gpa is great, but the 4.25 W gpa isn’t. What work did you do for the Key Club during the school year? How are your Recs? Still wonder why Yale.</p>

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<p>“4.25 W gpa isn’t”</p>

<p>If it’s the best anyone can get at his or her school, then it is great.</p>