<p>Colleges only consider work done during high school.</p>
<p>I’m aware. I will still be mentioning it in my essays - Golf is one of my primary extracurriculars and I want to highlight it.</p>
<p>Also, I have participated in academic travel experiences to France, England, Quebec, and various parts of the US along with several service trips. </p>
<p>I will certainly highlight my travels in my essays.</p>
<p>Your going to highlight both golf and travel in your essay? The essay should not be a repeat of your EC list. Also be careful not to highlight paid for academic and service travel. Between that and golf, you’re screaming affluence which is not something you want to do.</p>
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<p>Yale SCEA is an extremely competitive pool, since a lot of the people interested in H and P will be applying to Yale EA, and the school can definitely afford to take only the the best of the best. I’ve seen people with extraordinary stats and achievements deferred last year (with only around 4% of those deferred were later accepted in RD). Your stats are good, but very average for Yale SCEA, and nothing in particular stood out… I don’t know, just my two cents. Trust your own judgment.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. Anything I could do to increase my chances?</p>
<p>Calico has it dead-on. The last person at our school to get in though Yale SCEA was an Asian with practically perfect test scores, almost straight A+'s, and was a violin virtuoso (nationally recognized, played a solo in Carnegie Hall). We’ve had outstanding applicants since then, and most are deferred. Do not Yale SCEA with what you have. You have a much better chance with Cornell ED (if you have set your mind 100%). Sorry to be blunt, but unless you can pull a miracle, it ain’t happenning. You’re certainly a good applicant: there are many colleges to choose from.</p>
<p>^that doesn’t mean anything. The last (and only) person to go to Yale (of course she applied RD) from my school was a 2350-er 4.0uw Asian whose only accomplishment that stood out was organizing a fundraiser. She was also a captain of a club and probably wrote great essays. You don’t need straight A+'s, perfect test scores, or national recognition (even though every bit of it helps)</p>
<p>I know that I have a much better shot at Cornell than Yale, but I see no harm in trying for Yale early. If I don’t get in, which is very likely, there are plenty of other top schools (ivies included) that I have a good shot at.</p>
<p>The way I see it, I’m in Yale’s top 25% as far as my scores go, and my transcript is nearly blemish-free. Coupled with my extracurriculars, essays, and recommendations, I’ve got to have a decent shot, no?</p>
<p>*The way I see it, I’m in Yale’s top 25% as far as my scores go, and my transcript is nearly blemish-free. Coupled with my extracurriculars, essays, and recommendations, I’ve got to have a decent shot, no? *</p>
<p>There’s definitely no harm in applying if you’re sure of your choice :)! I was worried that you may be underestimating the competition present, such as with the scores and the level of ECs that would be considered competitive for unhooked applicants. (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/802975-yale-2014-ea-pledge-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/802975-yale-2014-ea-pledge-thread.html</a>) But really, I’m sure you’ll have a lot of great choices. Just don’t underestimate anything, that’s all.</p>
<p>Best of luck :)!!</p>
<p>I hear you. By no means do I think that I have a great shot at getting in, but there’s no harm in trying, right? :)</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice.</p>
<p>Bump!</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>Bump, while I fill out my Common App. :)</p>