<p>Hey, I was wondering if you guys could chance me for Yale. </p>
<p>Tests:
ACT -- 35 composite with 8 on writing
SAT I -- not as high as ACT, so doesn't really matter (2040, but I took it when I had a 31 on my ACT, so the scores matched then).. i took this last Saturday, and I project a 2150 on that one.. my goal on the SAT is a 2200+ so that it's more-or-less the same as my ACT (33 equiv is 2200, so close to 35)
SAT II -- 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 740 Physics
PSAT -- 204 (back when my reading score sucked... oh well, I still made Semifinalist, thankfully.. if my SAT goes up past a 2150, I think I'll get NM Finalist, but that doesn't matter for the application since they determine those in January/February)</p>
<p>Academics:
Unweighted Cumulative (9th through 11th grade) GPA -- 4.000
Weighted Cumulative (9th through 11th grade) GPA -- 4.533
Probably top 3 class (we don't rank except for val and salut, so I'm not completely sure where exactly I am.. I think I'll get Salutatorian since I took band for 4 years (which is a 4.0 class) vs. some other AP classes (5.0 each), but I'll describe the band thing a little later on)
AP Tests (so far):
-Human Geo -- 3 (screwed up on this one...)
-World History -- 4
-Chemistry -- 5
-Physics B -- 5
-Calculus AB -- 5
AP Tests next year:
-Calculus BC
-U.S. Government and Politics
-Language and Composition
-Literature and Composition
-Biology</p>
<p>High School Schedule:
9th grade - Communications, Biology, English, French II, Honors Algebra II, Honors Geometry, Upper School Band, American History
10th Grade - AP Human Geography, Chemistry, Honors French III, Honors Precalculus, Physics, Pre-AP American Literature, Physical Education, Upper School Band (we didn't have any Pre-AP Chemistry or Physics courses my 10th grade year, but after that year, they created those courses... that made me mad.. I guess that doesn't matter since 9th and 10th grades required all of us to take those basic, regular courses)
*11th Grade - AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP World History, Pre-AP French IV, Pre-AP British Literature, Upper School Band
*12th Grade - Upper School Band, AP Calculus BC, AP Literature, AP Biology, Honors Senior Thesis, AP Language, AP Government</p>
<p>*For 11th and 12th Grades, I took a Study Hall because I spend a lot of time practicing my instrument for All-State Band, Solo Competitions, and whatnot. I could have taken a class each year called Honors Independent Research (science-related, students design their own projects). I am actually thinking about taking out my study hall this year and taking that class so that it gives me a little extra on the rigor of my course schedule. Do you think that not taking this class for 2 years in a row vs. taking it for one year (what I may end up doing) or not taking it at all will hurt me for admissions? I'm taking a Thesis Class, which means we're writing a 50-60 page paper over the course of the year (which looks good to colleges), so do you think that'll help me? 3 people from my school (myself included) are applying Restrictive-EA to Yale, and they both took Independent research. One of them has been in football, so he's in the same situation I am with band (although, it shows our non-academic sides), and the other guy took as many AP classes as he could. I think he has like 12 AP classes total (counting this year) and like 8 honors courses, the other guy has 10 or 11 AP classes total plus 8 honors courses, and I have 10 AP courses total plus 8 honors courses. But, they both have 34s on their ACTs, and I have a 35, but I think standardized test scores are becoming more null as the years go on. Since I have a musical aspect of my life that I also excel in, does that put me on top (in addition to my all A's and my GPA)? Or would it have been better if I had also taken that Honors Independent Research course (which I can still switch into now if I need to [and want to, of course]). Or, since we all have more-or-less the same GPAs and same relative rigor in our courses, will there be much more emphasis on our extracurriculars and essays more? Any feedback on this would be awesome.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Clubs:
141 Hours of Community Service (we need 60 to graduate)
Marching Band, Concert Band, and Pep Band
Band Council (President)
National Honor Society
Beta Club
Engineering Club (Officer; VP)
Science Club (Officer; VP)
French Club
State History Day (not sure if that really matters or not..)
National French Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
National Merit Semifinalist </p>
<p>Other Awards:
Science Award (9th, 10th, 11th Grade)
Social Studies award (9th and 10th grade)
AR All-State Band <a href="10th%20and%2011th%20Grade">1st band 3rd chair in 11th grade</a>
Chemistry Olympiad finalist (11th grade)
Headmaster's List (All A's and a 4.0 or higher GPA)</p>
<p>That's all I can remember for right now. If anything else comes to mind, I'll post again.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>