<p>Hi there! I am a to-be senior who is looking forward to applying to Yale University this upcoming fall.</p>
<p>Before I ask for my chances, I would like to post the 2 biggest disadvantages I have:</p>
<p>1)I am an INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
2)I attend to school in Asia( not India, but yes, I'm the dreaded Asian Male, an ethnicity that doesn't have the highest of chances when it comes to application D:)
3)I attend a PUBLIC SCHOOL that doesn't support ANY of the American curriculum(this is my weakest point I am guessing---but my school is located in a very wealthy neighborhood and is highly competitive,expecially in mathematics, though not well known to foreigners)</p>
<p>Yes, just strictly speaking, I think I am quite handicapped from the start! But I do believe that for my dream(I want to study world history in-depth), I really think Yale is the best fit for my studies, and I don't want to give up that dream just because of the school I attend and region I am from.</p>
<p>So first, here are my objective scores. I finished preparing for all the major tests(SAT,AP) during my junior year, so I am looking forward to maybe strengthening my ec's during my senior year.</p>
<p>1) SAT 1-- 2400 reading 800 math 800 writing 800
I prepared for the SATs by myself and took it after taking about 4~5 practice tests</p>
<p>2) SAT 2-
Math 2 800
US history 800
World history 800
literature 780
French 780
3)AP tests
European history 5
US history 5
English Language & Composition 5
US Govt & politics 5
microeconomics 5
macroeconomics 5
world history 5
comparative government & politics 5
Calculus AB 5
French 4</p>
<p>4) GPA--not available
class rank
1~7/512(varied by tests)
definitely top 10</p>
<p>5)no rigorous course available-everybody does the same course :(</p>
<p>Here are my ec's:</p>
<p>a)Model United Nations
-won prizes and honors at various international MUN competitions(Harvard Model Congress, MIT model united nations)
-representative of my country for Harvard Model Congress, Georgetown NAIMUN model united nations, MIT model united nations
-a bunch of prizes at national MUN competitions/ model congresses ( all in English)
-chair for a national model congress at freshman year
-chair& chief justice for ICJ at national model united nations conference at freshman year
-undersecretary general at national MUN at grade 11
-secretary general of national MUN at grade 12
-other chairings for various MUN conferences</p>
<p>b)journalism
-school English newspaper columnist for global politics at freshman year~grade 11
-chief editor at grade 12
-wrote a column for a national English newspaper on its world politics section
-interned for teenager's English newspaper
-for every week in the past 3 years, I wrote a personal journal-style column on the hottest global issues of that week---personally got it published
c)writing
-won a bunch of prizes in essay competitions from various national universities</p>
<p>d)research
-did research on political/military conflicts in Asia at a national university, published work
-wrote a few research papers on history, which were mostly about reanalyzing misinterpretations of history, military conflicts, early globalization, and monarchies in Asia, and their ruling style</p>
<p>e)history
-won a national prize for scoring perfect on national history exam, which adults take</p>
<p>f) school-stuff
-a lot of prizes from all kinds of school-related competitions
-class president for 2 years
-starting member for school basketball team</p>
<p>g)volunteer/community service
-service as an assistant at a national museum
-guide at the national War museum(best thing ever!!)
-teaching English for underprivileged children
-advertising our culture to foreigners</p>
<p>That's all I've got. What do you think my chances are for Yale? Please give me through analysis and advice. I don't mind harsh comments for rooms of improvement :)</p>
