Chance me for Yale and Brown, PLEASE!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA: 3.8954/4.0 UW, 4.65 W
Rank: 10/451
AP's: 11 AP's total in just about every subject. I'm taking all of the science AP's available. Junior: 5,5,5,4; Sophomore: 3,1 (in bio and a terrible,terrible day...hope it won't kill me because I did ace the class). Senior year I'm taking 5 more AP's.
ACT: 26, 29, 32
Hook: Male Hispanic, gay (don't think that helps), 1st generation American
SAT/SAT II: not submitting (650 USH, Math I)</p>

<p>Laureate Candidate '12: The most demanding diploma in our county that requires students to write a lengthy research paper, present it to a panel, and possibly gain scholarship money. The qualifications for getting it are also hardcore. My topic, "This Research Has Been Censored," a look at censorship in film and literature.
Major: Chemistry and Theatre </p>

<p>EC's: President of drama club, president of International Thespian Society, president & founder of science club, president of gay-straight alliance, historian for glee club, academic team member, Key Club member, Laureate Club, and National Honor Society member.
Volunteer: student director for children's drama camp two years in a row (256 hours), countless hours building sets for the school's plays, bake sales, surgical shadowing, student tutoring (every subject), and fundraisers. I also co-created the first district wide dance for GLBT people for a safe gathering.</p>

<p>Awards: Superior, Excellent, and Superior ratings in monologues, excellence in small group musical, superior in duet musical, superior in solo musical, 2 superiors in one-acts at the district thespian festival, and the Florida State Thespian Festival in 2010-11. Drama Department Award at my high school two years in a row, Academic Recognition Award (3 years so far), Best Thespian 2010,11 (school), National Honor Thespian 2011 (school), finalist for Lemelson-MIT project (science club). </p>

<p>Recommendations: Chemistry teacher, AP English teacher, and Drama teacher of four years. Even though it's not recommended for the third, I'd like to think she'd write quite differently about me, and reveal a different aspect. </p>

<p>Overall, do I have a solid chance at Yale with SCEA? I'm also applying RD to Brown, University of Chicago, FSU, UF, and UCF.</p>

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<p>It sounds like you really have great credentials to get into Yale. I think being of Hispanic origin will really help you because of the ‘diversifying’ that colleges are trying to achieve. I wouldn’t stress that 1 in bio so much; every other AP kind of shadows it, and I’m sure the admissions office will understand that you may have had an off day. I’m President of my Thespian Troupe, also :slight_smile:
Chance me back? And good luck with admissions!</p>

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<p>You seem to have all your ducks in a row, so to speak, but Ivies can be pretty unpredictable. The 1 shouldn’t be such a big deal, especially if you aced the class. Admissions offices know that you probably aren’t at your best every morning at 8 o’clock, and given your other stats, they will probably forgive it. Also, it’s good to see that your recommendations are from those involved in the field you will be majoring in. Finally, you have a strong set of diverse ECs that show many sides to you. Add all that to your Hispanic origins, and you should have a pretty solid shot at all the schools on your list. :)</p>

<p>chance me?
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<p>Being gay does help…</p>

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<p>how does being gay help?</p>

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<p>Put more safeties!</p>

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<p>I’m going to use my state schools as the safeties. (UF,FSU, UCF) </p>

<p>Honestly, I’d think that with a title like the “Gay Ivy” there’d be plenty of them running around, so I don’t see how it could really help me so much. Besides, those coming out essays are rarely going to get anyone in nowadays unless it really sticks out. Activism would certainly help, though.
The Hispanic thing I could understand since I am URM status.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for the responses! It makes me very happy that I might have a chance, however, I do understand the difficulty in predicting admissions into selective universities. :)</p>