Chances for Yale Early Action?

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<p>I'm really considering applying for Yale early action and I was wondering what you guys thought my chances of getting in were.</p>

<p>SAT - 2180 / 1470
English - 800
Math - 670
Writing - 710</p>

<p>GPA
4.916 weighted
3.985 unweighted</p>

<p>Grades and Courses</p>

<p>9th Grade
Hon Earth & Space Science - A
Hon English - A
Hon World History - A
Hon Geometry - A
Religion - B+ (long story)
Spanish - A</p>

<p>10th Grade
AP English Language - A (5)
AP US History - A (4)
AP Spanish - A (5)
Hon Algebra II - A
Hon Biology - A
Religion - A</p>

<p>11th Grade
AP Biology - B+ (5)
AP Chemistry - A (4)
AP US Government - A (5)
Art History - A
Hon British Literature - A
Religion - A
Hon Pre-Cal - A
AP Comparative Government - Didn't take the class but got a 5</p>

<p>12th Grade
AP English Literature
AP Economics
AP Calculus AB
AP Psychology
Hon Philosophy
Hon Latin American History</p>

<p>Extra-curriculars</p>

<p>I'm president of the speech and debate team and have participated since 7th grade.
Member of National Honors Society
Captain of computer programming team
Vice-Presidential Advisor in Student Council</p>

<p>Summer Activities</p>

<p>The summer before junior year I did Cornell Summer College. I took the Freedom and Justice course and got an A.</p>

<p>This Summer</p>

<p>I went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic and helped build a bridge.
I went the Latino Community Leadership Seminar in Notre Dame. (40 students selected out of 500+. All expenses paid)
I did the EPGY International Program in London and took the International Relations course. (No "grades" assigned)</p>

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<p>i’ll be honest extra cirriculars could be better.
broaden your horizons.
play a sport,
join band.
make it show that your diverse</p>

3

<p>Mediocre chances, but URM status might help you.</p>

4

<p>I am much more optimistic than those above. Your chances are great given you are an URM.</p>

5

<p>Well, I’m Cuban, so I don’t know if that will hurt or help since Cuban-Americans tend to be more affluent than other Hispanic-American groups.</p>

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<p>“i’ll be honest extra cirriculars could be better.
broaden your horizons.
play a sport,
join band.
make it show that your diverse”</p>

<p>But ONLY do it if you care about what you’re doing. Wasting your time with activities for the sake of adding to a college application won’t do anything. You need to show your passion.</p>

7

<p>15%, it sounds brutal but its no higher or lower than any other CC member I would say and quite a bit higher than the national average.</p>

8

<p>He has a much better chance than 15%.</p>

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<p>Ya…I am no expert on college admissions, but he definately has more than a 15% chance due almost solely to his URM status. If he were white or asian, his chances would definately be about average or around 7%, but because he is cuban, I say 35-40% chances.</p>

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<p>I don’t really agree with Rtgrove. URM status is a bonus, but it’s not a 20-25% bonus - well, okay, if you were a tribally-affiliated Native American with those scores, I’d probably have to eat my words. You’re a perfectly average reasonably competitve Yale applicant, which is actually a GOOD thing (it means you’re pretty much excellent), but I don’t see anything particularly special that would make you stand out. Therefore, I’d say you have the chances of just about anyone else… I like that 15% number.</p>

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<p>URM status is worth a lot, even though Cubans aren’t really URMs but anyway… I’d say 40 to 50% chance, guestimating of course…</p>

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<p>Agreed, especially at top schools like Yale URM is going to be very helpful</p>

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<p>if you don’t raise test scores, around a 35% chance. if you do raise them, then a 50% chance.</p>