Chances at Yale SCEA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thanks in advance for your comments :) I already applied obviously but just wondering how much of a long shot it is haha.</p>

<p>High School: Public
High School Type: I'm in a Science Magnet program that sends many kids to top schools</p>

<p>GPA - Weighted: 4.79, Unweighted: 3.97/4.0
Do not Rank
Class Size: 650 total, 100 in the Magnet</p>

<p>I'm an Asian female who would like to go into (Chemical) Engineering.</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 770
SAT I Critical Reading: 790
SAT I Writing: 800 (12)
SAT I Total: 2360</p>

<p>SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 760
SAT II Biology - M: 690 - I'm retaking in November but probably won't get there in time x)
SAT II Chemistry: 790</p>

<p>AP Chemistry: 5
AP Statistics: 5
AP Calculus BC: 5
(AB Subscore: 5)
AP Macroeconomics: 4
AP World History: 4
AP NSL: 5
AP Computer Science AB: 5
AP Language & Comp: 5</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Division I varsity girls' tennis, co-captain and second singles player
-Award-winning school newspaper, co-Editor-in-Chief
-South Indian (carnatic) music vocalist, completed my 3.5 hour-debut performance and have taken lessons in India/given performances in India and in the Mid-Atlantic, most notably at the Kennedy Center and the National Cathedral; this is my arts supplement
-South Indian dancer (Bharatanatyam - it's one heck of a name! (: ), have taken lessons with visiting artists from India and will be giving my debut next year
-Founded a school chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) - we work to increase awareness of alcohol-related collisions through programs like "Every 15 Minutes"</p>

<p>Volunteering:
-I do a lot of volunteer work with autistic children because it's really important to me - Special Olympics tennis coach for two years and a county recreation volunteer for disabled children for two years before that
-Volunteer as a science tutor to students who don't speak English as their first language
-Hospital volunteer work (200+ hours)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
-Tennis coach with a private company
-Paid research intern at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - investigated antimalarial drug properties and devised new cell line model for assessing central nervous system permeability of malaria drugs</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
-Maryland Distinguished Scholar Finalist
-National Merit Semi-Finalist
-National AP Scholar
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-Music (singing) awards, one national and one regional
-A couple of tennis trophies and misc. awards</p>

<p>I know it's hard to chance people, especially at really tough schools because it's such a shot in the dark sometimes haha. But I don't know a whole lot about the college admissions process and any comments would be appreciated :)</p>

<p>Have a great week!</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good shot at it.</p>

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<p>Holy Jesus look at that SAT.
There are no sure Yale admits but I’d say you’re an excellent contender.</p>

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<p>You have fantastic scores and ECs! Hopefully you spent enough time making your essays jump off the page and really show something about yourself to the adcoms! Good luck!</p>

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<p>I’d put you in the each category: maybe 35-45%</p>

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<p>A little off topic, but do you know what you’re ranked in the nation in tennis.</p>

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<p>i think you have a pretty good chances getting into the top schools. great sat, gpa, and ec.
good luck!</p>

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<p>ooh no i don’t know what i’m ranked, that might be a good thing to find out x) though i doubt it’s very high! i mostly play local + team tournaments, i probably just have a lower 50s mid-atlantic ranking</p>

<p>thank you everyone for your help! on to more essays…</p>