Chance me?

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<p>I know it's hard to tell if anyone can get into Yale since they reject qualified people but here I go...</p>

<p>Intended Major: Probably music, but not entirely sure yet
Sex: Female
Ethnicity: Asian-American (Japanese)
GPA: 4.0 (UW)/4.37 (W)
Class Rank: Top 4%
SAT: 2220 (740 on all three sections; 10 on essay)
SAT IIs: 780 (US History); will take more within the next few months (French and Math 2)
ACT: 35 (32/35/35/36; 8 on writing [I was sick that day; that's my excuse hahaa])</p>

<p>Freshman schedule:
English 1
Digital Arts/Web Design
French 2
Honors Geometry
PE
World History/Geology
Biology</p>

<p>Sophomore schedule:
French 3
Chemistry
AP European History (5 on exam)
English 2
PE
Honors Algebra 2/Trig</p>

<p>Junior schedule:
Physics
AP Calculus AB (5 on exam)
AP US History (5 on exam)
English 3
Honors French 4
AP Music Theory (5 on exam)</p>

<p>Senior schedule:
Geology
AP English 4
AP French 5
Government/Economics
AP Calculus BC
Psychology</p>

<p>ECs
Violin - I've been playing for about 12 years. I study with a teacher at the San Francisco Conservatory. I've been Assistant Principal of the second violins and first violins, as well as concertmaster for the three years I've been in youth orchestra. I won second place in a regional concerto competition for string players. I also play chamber music at the San Francisco Conservatory in their prep program.
AGATE - I was selected for participation in a district-wide program that involved creating an interdisciplinary project.
Piano - I started taking weekly piano lessons at the beginning of my junior year.
Ballet - I did classical ballet for 10 years until the end of freshman year and was often selected to participate in productions usually involving only upper-level students.
Clubs - I participated for a year in Diversity Club at my school.</p>

<p>Other things
National French Contest - Freshman year, I achieved regional recognition; sophomore and junior years I achieved national recognition.
California Scholarship Federation - By the end of my senior year, I should be a Lifetime CSF member.</p>

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<p>ACT scores are great, GPA is great, and courseload is decent. </p>

<p>The only real problem with your application seems to be your ECs/awards. Unless you can really distinguish yourself with outside activities or special circumstances, it’s very difficult for a non-hooked applicant to stand out. </p>

<p>You seem to lack leadership roles in general (other than of course your role as a concert mistress in the orchestra), and participation in fields outside the general realm of the “performing arts” seems sparse. CSF is hardly worth a mention in an application to Yale as every decent applicant from California is in it. Did/do you have any volunteer roles or jobs?</p>

<p>However, I would say that you have great chances for any UC school you may be interested in. Might even qualify for Regents Scholarship for many of them.</p>