Chance me too?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I know, I know, but chance me please while I'm waiting to hear!</p>

<p>Male, public school in New England</p>

<p>GPA 95 (unweighted, no official rank, but top 10%)
SAT CR800, M730, W780
SAT2 French 780, Chem 760, Math2C 730
APs French 5, Bio 5, Eur His 5</p>

<p>Most difficult course load with a total of 8 APs (Fr, Fr Lit, Sp, Chem, Physics,Bio, Calc, MEH) and everything else honors if available. Maximum number of academic courses every year, more including independent study.</p>

<p>AP Scholar; NMSF (finalist pending); Ist in state on both Fr & Sp national language exams jr yr, 2nd in state on both soph yr, 4th fr yr, plus national top 5 placements; NHS (11,12); Fr & Sp Hon Socs; State recipient of national language award; jr yr book award.</p>

<p>3-season athlete all years, some years qualified for states as individual, states and regionals w/relay teams.</p>

<p>3-week Central American volunteer experience w/ language immersion; monthly vol at soup kitchen</p>

<p>Violinist: regional youth symphony (9-12), string quartet seminars and camp by audition, play for school drama club productions, church, etc.</p>

<p>CTY 4 yrs.</p>

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<p>Looks good to me.</p>

<p>1) Sat awesome
2) Transcript Awesome
3) Awards Awesome
4) Music&Sport Awesome
5) Volunteer Pretty good
6) Leadership ..None? </p>

<p>I think you have a good chance as everyone else does... The lack of leadership might hurt you, but then you are excellent all-around. So.. what would I know, I'm not a Yale officer :). Good luck!</p>

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<p>No leadership or extensive volunteer experience. It makes you an average application in the Yale pool.</p>

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<p>you have chances...let's just put it that way :D</p>

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<p>Clearly, you have the stats - they just get you "in the game" though. Yale and similar schools are interested in a well-rounded class, not necessarily well-rounded students, so what's missing to me is what you love. Is it sports, music, learning languages, travel? Passion is such an overused word in college admissions, but where is it in your life? It needs to come out in an essay, an interview, or a short answer. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks for your comments. I did try to get my "passions" across in my essays and short answer. (I left some things out here in order to try remain anonymous, in case anyone I know reads it.)</p>