Chance me please!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hi all, I'm a senior in high school, and I'll be applying to Yale (RD) this year. what do you think of my chances?
Academic Stats:
GPA: 4.545.
Rank: School doesn't really rank, but I got this ELC thing from UC; apparently I'm somewhere within the top 4% of my high school class (REALLY competitive high school which usually gets at least dozen acceptances into Stanford, cause we're in CA, and 4-8 acceptances from Yale and Harvard each year).
SATs: 2330 on the SAT, 760 Math 2, 740 US History and Biology.</p>

<p>ECs:
Muslim Students Association: Treasurer, Public Relations Officer, helped raise 28,000 dollars for Indonesia tsunami relief. (Since 10th Grade)
National Honors Society and California Scholarship Federation: No real positions, but I do have a LOT of community service. (Since 10th Grade)
Martial Arts: Winner of Student of the Month 7 times, Squad Leader, Module Leader, Black Belt, and Instructor. (Since 9th Grade)</p>

<p>Hooks:
African American Male (If that actually means anything to Yale).
National Achievement Semifinalist (Thus far...could become a finalist, in which case Yale will be notified).
I should have pretty good teacher recs.
When I was 9, my sister died; my family went to Sudan, and has been going back every other year; I have been teaching English to high school students for free (since that time when I was 9); other community service as well in Sudan.</p>

<p>I know it's a pretty 'bare-bones' kind of profile of myself; if you guys need any more info, let me know...but in the mean-time, chance me on this stuff.</p>

<p>THANKS A LOT!!! Good luck to everyone else who's applying to Yale this fall.</p>

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<p>i would say you're in. congrats on your achievements.</p>

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<p>thanks...are you applying to colleges now too?</p>

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<p>i'm a freshman at Yale.</p>

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<p>oops...sorry!! congrats on yale though!</p>

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<p>Excellent chance.
Good luck.</p>

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<p>wow great chances..are you applying early anywhere?</p>

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<p>no; i figure i'll be able to put out better essays with more time...but i was considering applying early to Stanford (i know, it isn't Yale, but it's pretty close to where I live, and it's my favorite school since 9th grade)</p>

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<p>Actually, being African American means a lot to Yale. And besides that hook, you have really good stats anyway, so definitely a great chance. btw, if you like Stanford better, apply to it early; some people would even argue Stanford is better than Yale, especially for anything in the sciences or engineering.</p>

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<p>i was considering it, but i did feel that getting a better set of essays out was more advantageous than competing in a VERY good pool of applicants...</p>