<p>Hey, would really appreciate it someone could give me an idea of where I stand.
Applied SCEA</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710M, 730R, 750CR
[</em>] ACT: didn't take, yo
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Chem, 760 USH, 720 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89 (aggghh)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 31/294 (aggghh!!)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Psych (5) APES (4) Last two I self-studied
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Brain Bee Finalist, Congressional Award, Ap Scholar, Two poems published in a magazine, poetry featured during National Library Week, Mock Trial Semi-finalist, won a few local "battle of the bands" Nothing crazy impressive</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Captain), Mock Trial (Attorney/Captain), Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Teacher of a Jazz Class for underprivileged at a nearby Community Center, Jazz Band, Pit Orchestra, Varsity Hockey (only 1 year), Junior Varsity Track (2 years), Tri-State Ider (Ethiopian Organization that engages in cultural-awareness activities every month. I've written speeches and performed traditional Ethiopians songs for the group), Tri-Music Honor Society (Vice President), National Honor Society (Secretary), Dixon Mentoring in Engineering Program
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a sub shop this past summer.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Jazz Class teacher, Founded a charity concert "can o' jam' that raises food/money for a nearby community center. Volunteered at a Rehab Center, done food bank stuff. 200+ hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: NJ Scholars Program
[<em>] Essays: excellent
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[</em>] Additional Rec: same
[li] Interview: interesting! in a good way!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[list]</p>
<p>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Intended Major: Undecided </p>[/li]
<p>[li] State (if domestic applicant): NJ</p>[/li]
<p>[li] School Type: semi-competitive public</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Ethnicity: African American (Ethiopian-American)</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Income Bracket: Middle</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, sister attended Yale</p>[/li]
<p>okay...my big weakness i think is going to be my GPA/Rank, i think my ECs are pretty solid. I haven't won many awards or anything cool, I hope that doesn't really hurt me. I've wanted to go to Yale since like the 5th grade!</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me where I stand for admissions? Also applying to Georgetown, Duke, UNC, UPenn, and some others</p>
<p>Thank you very much for reading this!</p>
<p>ps: stole format from yale results thread</p>