Chance Me SCEA

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
1

Hey everyone. I am applying SCEA and am wondering what my chances are.
Sex: male
Race: white
GPA: 3.66 UW and 4.41 W (I attend an extremely rigorous high school and have taken all honors and AP offered)
Rank: 10/133
ACT: 34 (E: 35, M: 32, R: 33, S: 34)
Superscore 35 (same as above except 36 in math)
Extracurriculars:
-Professional actor
I am an Emmy award nominated actor for Best Youth Program in Midwest. The TV show was called the Jr Cuisine Cooking Show and it aired on PBS for two seasons. I was also part of Oliver! at the Drury Lane Theater which was nominated for a Jeff Award (Tony’s of Chicagoland area) in the Best Large Musical category.
-Amateur acting
10 plays and musicals during high school career, improv with adult group (only under 18 member in groups history)
-Math Team
4-year state qualifier placing as high as 9th individually in the state. Member of 1st place Algebra II team in the state and a team captain.
-Community Service
Cofounder of a youth group and Life Group and Life Saver leader (which required me to counsel depressed and suicidal students). I have completed over 200 service hours.
-JROTC Cadet
For four years I have been a JROTC Cadet. I am third in command of my battalion and will achieve the rank of Cadet Major.
-Videography and Writing
Published writer in literary magazine. Placed first place in First Freedom National Video Contest for a documentary on religious freedom (nearly 100 video submissions).

  • Tennis
    4-Year varsity player, 2nd place in Conference for 1st doubles, team MVP 2013
    -Chorus
    Marmion Academy Advanced Choir member, 1st place group at IHSA solo and ensemble, 2nd place individually at IHSA solo and ensemble competition
    Other things:
    Essays: 9.5/10, I am an extremely strong writer. My essays were very creative and well-written.
    Teacher recommendations: 9.5/10, written by teachers who are very close to me, and the teachers are both published writers.
    I also got a letter of recommendation from my doctor who is a Yale graduate.
    What are my chances?
2

SCEA, something less than 15.5%, RD somewhere around 4.6%.

Btw, IMO, unless you worked with the Doctor, or saved his life, I would not have submitted his letter of recommendation.

Are you applying next year, or did you apply this year? Your first sentence was unclear. Good luck.

3

I already applied this year. The doctor who I had write my recommendation is my neurologist (not my normal Doctor). He saw the effects of my muscular dystrophy first hand and wrote about how I persevered through it. I am aware of the percentages of EA acceptance and my question is more “Do I have a better or worse chance than 15.5%?”

4

@Valenwp, in that case, I hope his recommendation convinces the AO of your perserverence, as that is a valuable character trait, and would IMO raise your chances. Additionally, under those circumstances I would have submitted his recommendation, but in all fairness, your first post made it appear that you were submitting it because he was a Yale graduate, which now seems somewhat beside the point.

In my first response, perhaps stated too tangentially, my point was that while you have accomplishments to be proud of, most of the other applicants will also. Your documented perserverence will likely improve your chances, but the details of your essays and recommendations are unknown to us, as they should be, so who knows? I am a rank amateur, but I think your odds are somewhat better than I first thought. Good luck.