Chance me for Yale?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>No class rankings.
Asian-American
GPA: 4.0 UW
SAT: pending, but I am expecting 2200+
SAT subject tests: 790 Bio M, will be taking Math II and chemistry in June
AP: Biology 4
School: Competitive Public school. Ranked 1 in region, and nationally ranked as well within top 50 i believe
Course Load:
Freshman year: Regents Chemistry, honors math, english, all the basic classes, honors spanish, science scholars
Sophomore Year: Honors math, honors english, honors spanish, honors science scholars, regular global, honors spanish, AP biology
Junior Year: same honors, regular american, AP chemistry
Senior year: I will be taking AP BritLit, AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP spanish, regular history/macroeconomics, honors science scholars
-- I take the most rigorous courseload at my school minus history (my school offers a lot more honors courses)
Extracirriculars:
Varsity Tennis (4 years)
Time for Kindness Club
Builder's Club
Science Scholars (will be conducting research this summer and competing in Intel and Siemens senior year)
Play the piano and chinese harp. (used to play the violin for a couple of years as well), and I play flute in band
I paint and draw for fun (i take classes)
Awards: just a minor award - 3rd place in a science competition sophomore year
Volunteering at a hospital (or maybe 2 this summer
I volunteered shadowing a scientist for probably 100+ hours last summer</p>

<p>Well, I know these chance threads are pretty inaccurate, but I just want to know all your opinions anyways since Yale is my dream school. :P</p>

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<p>You have as good a shot as the average person; you grades are on par as are your expected scores. Your ECs are nothing spectacular and I see no leadership experience which is a major minus. Honestly ECs, recs, and your essays are all that set candidates apart at highly competitive schools like Yale. Your ECs are decent, but nothing spectacular, so I would concentrate on your essays and getting great teacher recs!</p>

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<p>Woops, I guess I forgot teacher’s recs. But I got one from my AP Biology teacher, and I know that one is going to be really strong. He said he would be so happy to write the rec for me, and that I was such a hard working student and whatnot. He’s also asking me to send him a bio, commonapp, and list of colleges. I’m also getting one from my Honors Britlit teacher this year, and I’m sure it’s going to be good (not as good as bio i think). </p>

<p>Thanks @maymay5678‌ ! :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>You are as good as any serious candidate. Just make sure you don’t bite off more than you can chew. I’ve seen so many A+ students get overwhelmed with too many APs and their grades suffer and GPA suffer. Try to take the APs you are more passionate about and are more relate to your major. I can’t see why you would need to take AP Brit Lit. You would probably never take that course in college. Try trading that in for Language and Comp if available.</p>

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<p>@KiaraInNYC‌ Thanks! :slight_smile: </p>