Chances for acceptance SCEA?

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<p>I applied to Yale SCEA and was wondering if you could give me any sort of idea if I am pushing it or if i actually have a chance.</p>

<p>SAT:
M-800 R-750 W-760 (Superscore)</p>

<p>ACT: 34 </p>

<p>Subject Tests:
800 M2, 790 Chem, 780 Physics, 770 Bio, 760 Math 1 </p>

<p>5's on 4 AP Exams / I am taking 6 this year (My school has about 17)</p>

<p>Activities:
Varsity Soccer, Varsity Tennis, Research Intern at a clinical firm, Tutor at Spanish Community Center, Hospice Volunteer, Organizer for S.O.S Children's Villages Fundraisers (I run the fundraisers in the community), Summer job at Hotel (front desk), Mock Trial Captain, Fed Challenge Captain, Mu Alpha Theta President, Student Council Delegate, Economics Club President, Aca Deca, Piano Recitalist etc.</p>

<p>Awards:
Presidential Volunteer Service, National Merit Semifinalist, Gold of national latin exam, 5th on national spanish, prudential spirit of community award, cum laude society, state medals for aca deca, team went to state in mock trial/fed challenge and placed, 8 state latin awards etc. </p>

<p>GPA:
98 (of 100) </p>

<p>Race:
Pakistani (from pakistan, came to America at an early age) </p>

<p>I am unsure of how i place since it is harder in early action.</p>

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<p>About as good a chance as any of us here.</p>

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<p>Yep, looks pretty typical. The details might change (Violin v Piano) but the pattern is the common uberachiever.</p>

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<p>UT84321. Lol that’s what i was afraid of. I dont really know of anything that truly differentiates me so Im hoping the interview goes well and the essays are well taken.</p>

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<p>^^ “Uberachievers” are not common, and OP plays 2 Varsity sports. </p>

<p>OP: Your stats put you right in the middle of SCEA applicants, and you’ve got plenty of ECs with a lot of leadership so you’re definitely competitive.</p>

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<p>I am by no means trying to be mean or snarky. It is just that Stanford REA and Yale SCEA attract the highest achieving students in the country. They all have test scores in the same ballpark as your 2250+, lots of APs, good SATIIs, 3.95 and above GPA, etc. They all have accomplished much in their ECs.</p>

<p>So you have a credible chance, and for that you should be justifiably proud. If not Yale, then one of the other fine colleges in the country will admit you with open arms.</p>

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<p>Just a quick question: has Yale downloaded the supplement for SCEA applicants? For me it still says “submitted”… :(</p>

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<p>^Check your Eli account. It should tell you whether they have received it or not.</p>

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<p>^ It says they have but on commonapp it doesn’t indicate that the supplement has been downloaded while the other sections of my application have. Thanks for the response btw!</p>

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<p>If your Eli account says they have received it, you are fine.</p>

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<p>Do you know your rank? :)</p>

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<p>Thanks imagodei!</p>

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<p>This is a brutally honest graph for us visual learners. I use it to maintain perspective:
[Early</a> admit rate rises slightly | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/]Early”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/)</p>

<p>We can all be assured that if we don’t get in there are many others identical to us who won’t either. But then…there’s that stubborn glimmer of hope that won’t go out…:)</p>

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<p>How much does the place I live change the acceptance rate? I live in Wisconsin which historically gets about a dozen kids taken at each ivy but I assume its not nearly as bad as say cali or new york.</p>

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<p>I’m a Wisconsinite too, and I’m applying. I was told that WI helps you slightly, but not very much. It doesn’t hurt at all.</p>

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<p>Nice. I wish I lived in Montana sometimes. lol</p>

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<p>Consider yourself lucky, you don’t live in an academic powerhouse state.</p>

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<p>which states are considered academic powerhouses? is virginia/maryland/dc area one of them? </p>

<p>id guess california, new york, Massachusetts, connecticut, jersey, texas, and maybe pennsylvania</p>

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<p>Don’t know how accurate this is, but [Best</a> Educated Index statistics - states compared - StateMaster](<a href=“http://www.statemaster.com/graph/edu_bes_edu_ind-education-best-educated-index]Best”>http://www.statemaster.com/graph/edu_bes_edu_ind-education-best-educated-index)</p>

<p>And take any phrase “academic powerhouse” with a grain of salt. Sure, CA, MA, CT, etc all have great schools, but at the same time you have areas of states that have less than a 50% graduation rate. Many states have overall stronger programs than others (WI being one with an excellent system), but they are lacking in stellar schools (public of private) like those in NY or PA.</p>