ACT: 32
SAT II US History: 720
SAT II Lit: 740
My school does not send a GPA but my grades are in the B+/A- range
Sex: Female
Race: White
Potential Major: History and Art
Home: New York City
Private School
Junior Classes: Art History, Modern World History, Shakespeare, African Lit, Advanced Statistics, Biology, and Latin
Senior Classes: European History, Global Politics, Creative Writing, Historical Lit, Macroeconomics, Latin, and Advanced Art
Awards:
Scholastic Gold Key winner for Art (painting)
Scholastic Gold Key winner for Art (drawing)
ECs: Newspaper cartoonist
Yearbook - President
Leadership Club - Vice President
Feminist Club
Community Service Club
Varsity Track for two years
Varsity Lacrosse - defender, not many players at my school, I wouldn’t be applying
Volunteering: Working with children with autism
Work Experience: Internship at an art gallery, working at a investment advising company, supported a Democratic Senate campaign.
I know my grades are a bit shabby for Yale, but I have some family connections (donated a large sum of money). I’ve met Yalies who have the same interests as me (such as History, Politics, and Art).
Did your parents or grandparents donate (or can donate) the large sums and are they talking directly to their personal Development Officer? If not, family connections having donated a large sum are irrelevant.
You are at the 25th percentile with your 32. Where do your grades put you in your class, top 10%, 5%? With the 32 and below a top 10% or even 5% ranking, it’s going to be a very long shot.
OP there are 1000s of students interested History, Politics and Art–this is not unique to “Yalies” or any other college or university. Nor does having those interests make you a good fit for a school-you can study those same subjects at any SUNY.
Not at all–I think OP needs to understand that being interested in things that other Yalies are also interested in isnt going to get her in nor does it make her a good fit for the school. I’m not saying it doesnt but that isnt the point. I found the OP a little entitled quite frankly. Her grades and scores are below their average–her interests dont make up for it .
“I know my grades are a bit shabby for Yale, but I have some family connections (donated a large sum of money). I’ve met Yalies who have the same interests as me (such as History, Politics, and Art).”
@Itisatruth I would say that making a cutoff at $5M is somewhat oversimplifying things. College Developmental offices are looking to create a relationship with high net-worth families and individuals, so usually multiple large donations over a longer period of time are a stronger indication of that relationship. With a relationship with influential people, the school also has the benefit of offering their students more networking opportunities/internships. It also doesn’t hurt if there is an innate sense of loyalty to the school (ex. you’re a legacy kid). If you drop $5M on the school during application season, a smaller school might humor you, but a giant endowment school like Yale might view it as brashly bribing for the acceptance of their child and just say thank you and take the money. I think OP should inquire about how she places in terms of her school (such as if other students with her grades get into equally competitive schools). A NYC Private school sounds like a feeder school to me, and those students are put to a much different standard than the majority of other applicants.
I don’t see any calculus, chemistry, or physics. Unless you took those courses in 9th or 10th grade, that would be the glaring weakness in your application.