Chance me please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Please and thank you in advance :) I have the same thread in Harvard. just trying a few colleges to see if results differ</p>

<p>Rank: 1/411
GPA UW: 4.0
GPA W: 5.104 (my school has really inflated AP points lol)</p>

<p>SAT I:
CR: 800
Math: 790 (without score choice- 760)
Writing: 800</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math II: 790
French with listening: 800
Lit: to be taken october</p>

<p>AP Euro: 5
AP stat: 5
AP english language: 5
AP calc AB: 5
AP french language: 4
to be taken senior year: AP physics, bio, Calc BC, English lit, Gov</p>

<p>EC:
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)- Regional President, Chapter President; National Finalist: Grade 11: 3rd Place, Grade 10: 7th Place (I wont say which event so you cant identify me); State Champion: grade 10, 11
french club: president and founder
national french honor society: chapter president
Mock trial: attorney, team captain
student government: class president (grades 11)
speech and debate team: grade 10: district champion and state semifinalist
School newspaper: editorial columnist
+3 or 4 clubs I wont mention because I quit after 9th grade (the ones listed here are grades 9-12 unless otherwise specified)</p>

<p>piano: formal study for 13 years
have about 5 competitions where I ranked top 3 with prize money. won't list full music resume here</p>

<p>Volunteer:
American red cross (grades 10-12): 3.5 hours/week, 2 weeks/month
Dragonfly forest summer camp for kids with autism, blood disorders, and asthma: volunteer counselor for one month for the past 2 summers</p>

<p>some awards:
Girls speaking contest winner, grade 9+11
school talent show winner, grade 9
scripps national spelling bee finalist (that was in 8th grade but I snuck it on my app because i thought it interesting haha)</p>

<p>here's the bad part: I'm Asian...and worst, I'm chinese :( </p>

<h2>female, in case you're wondering. I live in the suburbs of philadelphia ;)</h2>

<p>I appreciate your time, thanks! :D</p>

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<p>Your SAT score is stratospheric, your Subject Test scores are good, the ECs are excellent, and the volunteering seems sufficient. Your chances are about as good as an unhooked Chinese girl can hope for. Congratulations on the accomplishments and good luck. </p>

<p>I’d conservatively say that you have about a 75% chance, which is outstanding for an applicant from an overrepresented background.</p>

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<p>omg***!!*** gurl r u serious??!11</p>

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<p>thank you so much silverturtle! now if only YOU were the admissions officer :wink:
my essays are underway, and they will turn out fine I think</p>

<p>and haha yes chair I am serious. but I thought my chances were like 30-40 percent, considering my ethnicity xD</p>

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<p>I’m typically rather hesitant to give any unhooked candidate above a 50% chance to a top school, but I maintain that you’re likely to be accepted. Your chances of acceptance SCEA are quite a bit lower, however: probably more around 45-50%.</p>

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<p>If I were to caution you in any way, it would be make sure that the impressive array of extracurricular activities doesn’t come off as intended to build your resume just for the sake of admittance. Try to weave a common theme among them in order to avoid this issue, thereby demonstrating them as the result of a passion for involvement.</p>

<p>If you are successful at this, I can’t see you getting rejected if the admissions officers are in anything but a terrible mood when they open up your file.</p>

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<p>I’m fine being deferred but ultimately admitted. no rush over here.
and thanks, that’s a great tip! I did build that type of passion for involvement theme you were referring to as part of my main common app essay. I didn’t think of it as intended for that purpose, but I guess it works pretty well in that respect :)</p>

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<p>“I’m fine being deferred but ultimately admitted. no rush over here.”</p>

<p>maybe you should hold off until getting in RD so that you can give some of us a chance for SCEA. ;)</p>

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<p>Haha chair- but of course i’d rather get in early</p>

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<p>bumpppppppppppp</p>

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<p>Has something changed in your profile since you started this thread? </p>

<p>Your grades, scores, and accomplishments are impressive. You’re a strong candidate, but no one on CC is an oracle. Just prepare the best application you can.</p>

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<p>You’ll get in or get rejected to Yale on the basis of your essays. Of course, you’ll have to prove you don’t have Asian Robot Syndrome, but also convince them that you’ll attend Yale if accepted (it’s all about yield) and also explain a few other things (why you didn’t participate in athletics, for example). As you apparently know, you have to meet a higher standard as an Asian applicant. [Reminds me of the Hebrew National kosher hot dog commercial–“We have to answer to a higher authority.”]</p>

<p>I’d say if you submitted decent (but not great) essays, you’re likely to get into 2 of HYPSM. Of course Early Action would help you get into 3 out of 5. Running the table is another thing, as I’m guessing you’re likely to face stiff competition from other Asians either at your high school or in the suburban Philadelphia area.</p>

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<p>wjb- Haha no, sorry I just rebumped it for fun. Thanks for the advice :)</p>

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<p>jamescchen-lol at the hotdog reference.
yeah I’m really focusing on my essays. but thanks for the advice about making it clear that I’d go if I got accepted- it IS all about the yield. I’ll work that into the “why yale” question.
I’m only applying to HYP. parents won’t let me go to california, and science/math isn’t really my thing. do you really think that early action increases one’s chances? also idk what you mean by “running the table”</p>

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<p>Re Post # 12: It is not necessary to explain why you didn’t participate in athletics. Plenty of students at Yale didn’t participate in organized athletics (or any athletics!) in high school.</p>

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<p>Re: wjb in Post #15. You have to meet a higher standard. Try mentioning your non-participation in athletics in passing. i.e. “I needed more than 3 hours of sleep a night, so I decided to forgo the softball team and…”</p>

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<p>^^No. Your application should focus on what you have accomplished, not what you haven’t. It should give examples of your experiences that will help admissions officers conclude that you’d make a fantastic addition to the next freshman class. There is absolutely no need to offer empty excuses for not participating in any activity, including athletics.</p>

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<p>I agree with wjb. Not everyone (certainly not myself) is talented in athletics, so why waste time pursuing something you a) are not good at and b) do not enjoy?</p>

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<p>anyone have anymore opinions/suggestions?</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing me! WOW !! You are amazing with your scores and ECs. Because you are not focusing on math/science I think you definitely have a chance. If they don’t accept you seriously what type of students is Yale looking for!! Simply outstanding!</p>