Hey forum, I applied to Yale SCEA this fall and I was wondering what others thought of my chances:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1570 (780 M/790 ERW/20 Essay) (1 attempt)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (35 E, 35 M, 36 R, 35 S, 29 Essay) (1 attempt)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.978
Weighted GPA: 4.253
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/~700 (largest high school in Michigan)
AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), U.S. Gov. (5), Macro (5), Micro (5), English Lang. (5), Calc. BC (5/5 AB Subscore), Chemistry (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Physics 1, AP English Lit., AP Psychology, AP Comp. Sci. A, MTH 222 - Multivariate Calculus (Dual Enrolled at UofM - Flint), BIO 167 - Human Anatomy & Physiology (Dual Enrolled)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Kumon Top Twenty in Math - Rank 1 in North America, NMSF, Presidential Volunteer stuff, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, state math competition stuff
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Researched neuropathology in neurosciences lab over summer
HOSA School VP (regional runner-up last year)
NHS (Blood Drive Chair, organize blood drives for school and community)
Founded and taught school SAT/ACT prep club
Debate for 3 years (captain)
Quiz Bowl for 4 years (captain)
Varsity tennis
Job/Work Experience:
Worked as an Instructor at Kumon for 4 years, taught kids of all ages math/reading ranging from arithmetic to calculus
Researched neuropathology in neurosciences over the summer
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer in local surgery dept., shadowed lots of trauma and planned surgeries and few
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App - unique to where I live, shows a problem with our world and I connect it to myself and how I’ve fixed it (I can’t rate my own essay 1-10 lol)
Why Yale? - extremely personal, shows my connection to Yale and why it would help me thrive as opposed to any other college
Yale Supplements - show varying aspects of my personality; I think they are great lol
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: AP Chemistry - really nice guy, likes me a lot and I was one of the only students to get a 5 and an A in his class
Teacher Rec #2: AP Econ - Says am the best student he has ever taught, extremely enthusiastic about me and I have helped shaped his teaching for years to come
Counselor Rec: Biggest HS in Michigan, not expecting much…
Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
Intended Major: Chemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant): U.S.
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: South Asian 
Gender: M
Income Bracket: too much for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my dad attended Yale Med for his fellowship (I used to live in New Haven when I was 4)
