chances at yale?

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<p>1) Basics:
Ethnicity: Asian
Sex: Female
Location: NJ
non-competitive (at least i think? ~7 got into lower tier ivies this year), public school
school doesn’t rank, but i’m positive i would be in at least the top 5%, probably top 1%</p>

<p>2) GPA/courseload:
~4.3 weighted as of soph year. not sure about unweighted.
(will most definitely be raised this year. predicting about a 4.4-4.5)

  • hardest courseload possible
  • APs: psychology, lang&composition, chemistry (will take tests for chem/psych)
  • the rest are honors.
  • will take 5 AP classes for senior year.</p>

<p>3) Test Scores
217 on PSAT
780 Math Level II
700 on Bio
750 on Chem
2300 SAT</p>

<p>4) Extracurriculars
-cofounder/VP/President of a human rights club. (10, 11, 12) – our first year, took a lot of effort to start, but raised several hundred dollars and planned 2 successful schoolwide events so far.
-officer of Key Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
-captain of Science League (9,10,11,12)
-captain of Chemistry Olympics team (10,11,12)
-officer of Peer Tutoring (10, 11, 12)
-delegate for Model UN (10,11,12)
-lacrosse (9,10,11,12) 2 years JV/2 years Varsity
-representative/publicity officer/vice president of SGO (10,11,12)
-treasurer of human psychology club (11,12)
(… the rest are insignificant clubs that i won’t put down.)

  • inventing is also a passionate hobby of mine, started when i was very young. have won multiple awards … see below. and have a uniqueish? story behind this.</p>

<p>5) Volunteering

  • student ambassador at a well-known science museum, 200+ hours
  • guidance office volunteer, 300+ hours
  • various activities through Key Club/Peer Tutoring/others…</p>

<p>6) Summer

  • UIBE - international cultural exchange program in beijing.
  • Camp Rising SUn - international, leadership camp run by a nonprofit organization. given a $10,000 scholarship chosen from thousands worldwide. one of the most amazing experiences of my life and will most likely write an essay on this since it has had such a huge impact on me.
  • CTY
  • HOBY: (representative/team alumni) chosen as the only representative for my school, leadership program, also an amazing experience, and have stayed active in organization ever since.</p>

<li>Achievements/Awards</li>
<li>modern marvels invention contest - honorable mention</li>
<li>everyday edisons invention contest - semifinalist</li>
<li>patent for invention/in talks with companies about marketing invention.</li>
<li>my school’s guidance award - for citizenship & having a strong impact on the community</li>
<li>commended on PSATs</li>
<li>NHS</li>
<li>National French Honors Society</li>
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<p>i assume my essays/recs will be good-great if not really really great.</p>

<p>i’d appreciate any feedbackkk. i’m applying early, and would like to know what kind of chance i have.</p>

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<p>oh, and i’m thinking about applying as an international relations major. but this isn’t certain.</p>

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<p>Chances are decent, and well within range. </p>

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<p>You obviously don’t know what non-competitive means… :)</p>

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<p>My guidance counselors call my school competitive even though no student has been accepted into an Ivy league college in about a decade.</p>

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<p>haha, this is an extremely good year though. i think last year only 3-4 got in. but okay (: thanks for the feedback.</p>

<p>and lol, all the guidance counselors/administrators call our school competitive because a 3.75 weighted GPA = top 20%, but i think that’s nothing compared to other schools… but if you look at our school closely, idk. i really don’t see it as competitive. at all. our school profile is horrible. >.<</p>