chances for RD? thanks

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hey all, I would appreciate any feedback on my stats. Thanks!</p>

<p>GPA: Weighted: 4.23, Unweighted: 4.0 (highest in class weighted gpa is 4.25)</p>

<p>Rank: No ranking but top 5/400+</p>

<p>SAT 2300: Cr-740, M-800, W-760
PSAT 231: Cr-76, M-77, W-78 (Semi-finalist)</p>

<p>SAT II’s: Math 1: 790, potential ones: u.s. history 770, physics 790, math 2 770, chemistry 800, biology 790</p>

<p>Freshmen classes: 4 honors all A’s
Sophomore classes: 3 honors and 1 AP (Calc AB) and all A’s
Junior classes: 1 honor and 4 AP’s (Chemistry, Biology, Physics C, U.S. History) and all A’s
Senior classes: 4 AP’s (environmental science, English, European history, and government) and all A’s first semester</p>

<p>5 on AP Calc AB, chemistry, biology, physics c, and U.S.</p>

<p>Awards:
Presidential Scholar for 3 consecutive years
Outstanding Science and Math Award
Top 25 of class
Some college selection awards
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>EC’s:
Intramural basketball (4 years)
Intramural tennis (4 years)
AP Chem TA (2 years)
AP Bio TA (2 years)
University Lab Assistant (Summer)
Science Olympiad (2 years, Vice president, team captain)
Literary Magazine (3 years, layout editor, secretary)
Community tutoring (4 years, 500+ hours)
Veterans history project (2 years, 30 hours, interviewer)
VA hospital volunteering (3 years, 200+ hours, escort dispatcher)
Guitar player in band (not sure if this counts but big part in my life…)
National Honor Society (2 years, treasurer)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Great from AP Bio, AP Chem, AP U.S. History, and Honors American Literature teachers.</p>

<p>Essays: not great, but pretty good</p>

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<p>You sound like a great student, but remember that everyone who is applying looks exactly like you on paper. There are a lot who have even better scores than you. But don't worry. You qualify. Now what matters is what your essays were like. I hope you wrote something that made you loook much different than the average candidate.</p>

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<p>yea, after all, its yale. My essays were unique enough to stand out, but i dont think they made an impression on all the adcoms' for years to come... thanks for the feedback, i hope i can make it.</p>