<p>I'm trying to figure out what I should discuss for my Yale supplement essay. I have pretty much everything else done, and I'm hoping somebody can give me some ideas. I'll post some of my stats and I'd really appreciate it if somebody could tell me where I should shed more light. What parts do you want to hear more about as an adcom?</p>
<p>SAT: 2280 (CR: 740 W: 760 M:780)
SAT II: French 760 (will take Math II and Spanish with Listening this November, I expect a similar range to what I have in French)
Quadrilingual, fluent in English, German, French, and Spanish
Dual nationality - German American
Living in Spain for two years, lived in New York for 16 years
Class rank: 1/119 (weighted GPA is 4.4 or something out of 4)
AP scholar with honors, I got 5s in Spanish, French, English Language, and Microeconomics (did not take any AP classes, just took the exams)
Full IB diploma with an extra subject (most rigorous courseload available):
English A1 HL - predicted 7
French A2 SL - predicted 7
Math SL - predicted 7
Biology SL - predicted 7
Economics HL - predicted 7
Spanish B HL - predicted 6
Art SL - predicted 6
Recommendations: I assume they are good
Counselor rec: was told it was 'stunning'
French Honor Society, NMSF.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- self-studied Spanish
- won 2 significant national awards for art and sponsored by major art firm
- JV basketball captain and MVP, varsity starter in basketball (11th and 12 grade)
- graphic design, yearbook head of designers
- did diplomacy simulations such as MUN and member of competitive debate team
- community service: did art shows for charities, helped homeless in outskirts of Madrid</p>
<p>I wrote my Common App essay about how hard it was to leave some of the things I was working on as an artist behind in New York.</p>
<p>I'm interested in international relations, languages, maybe political science. I'll also continue to paint and things on the side. What do you think would be interesting for an adcom to hear about?</p>
<p>I don’t think you should be approaching this by trying to figure out what they want to hear, but rather what you want them to know about yourself. The subject of the essay isn’t the important part, it’s what it says about you, which is not something that anyone can tell by looking at your resume.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what I’d like to write about.
Also, I find it very difficult to separate myself from what Yale wants to see. I really find myself writing for the app.</p>
<p>I think compare and contrast essays on small subjects are effective in conveying something that is uniquely you, see a couple of examples here (both were admitted to Y):</p>
<p>Hey guys, I ended up writing about internationalism/languages and am really happy with the result. It’s certainly something I’m passionate about and I think even though it’s a bit of a heavily used topic, what I’ve written reads well and says a lot about me.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the help! This is quite funny, but after writing my supplement essay, I felt it was so much better than my common app one that I am rewriting that one now… haha. :)</p>