Chances For Yale Scea

<p>Personal: class of '08 (high school), white, male, I go to a competitive private high school in FL that sends kids to Ivies pretty much every yr.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Ranking: school does not rank, but estimated betweeen 3 and 5</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 uw not sure of weighted</p>

<p>PSAT- 216
-National Merit Semifinalist, have applied for NMF</p>

<p>SAT: 2330 (math 780, R-790, W-760)</p>

<p>SAT 2: us history-740, bio m-730, math 2-720</p>

<p>AP-
Biology-5
Latin:Vergil-5
US History-5
English Lang/Comp-5</p>

<p>Course load: the most rigorous that my school offers; 9 APs and other courses are honors</p>

<p>AWARDS:</p>

<p>-Cum Laude Society</p>

<p>-UVA Book Award</p>

<p>-Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winner</p>

<p>-Exchange Club Youth of the Year</p>

<p>-Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award</p>

<p>-Florida Junior Academy of Science</p>

<p>-National Honor Society</p>

<p>-Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society</p>

<p>-National Foreign Language Honor Society</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>-2 yrs extensive scientific research
-07 ISEF finalist- completed a project for next yr that will also prob. go
to ISEF based on comments from local fair judges</p>

<pre><code> -07 Siemens Competition Semifinalist
</code></pre>

<p>-piano, mainly as a hobby; a few local awards won</p>

<p>-have won awards at local math, science, and latin competitions</p>

<p>-president of school's latin club</p>

<p>-involved in a club that visits and plays with local under privileged children</p>

<p>-member of school's honor council</p>

<p>-1 yr jv tennis, 1 yr varsity tennis</p>

<p>-1 yr jv cross country, 3 yrs varsity cross country (2 yr capt. and mvp)</p>

<p>-2 yr varsity track</p>

<p>Volunteering- approx. 500 hrs
-Vacation Bible School @ church
-2 church mission trips
-summer camp for mentally and physically handicapped children
-local charity golf and tennis tournaments</p>

<p>Your chances are good. You will be competitive at all of the Ivy League schools--although you still may not get into all of them. As long as you choose your schools wisely, you should be able to go to a highly selective school.</p>

<p>thanks. anyone else?</p>

<p>bump......</p>