Chances for Yale?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm in a very small, public highschool, about 400 people, roughly 100 per grade.
I'm second in my class.</p>

<p>Unweighted: 3.98
Weighted: 5.78</p>

<p>SATs: 2180</p>

<p>ECs:
-Captain of both JV and Varsity soccer teams, subsequently.
-Competitive track runner. Mile: 4:43
-national honors society
-national foreign language honors society
-8 years of trumpet.
(have been accepted into northern regionals and all state bands)
+ school jazz band/ honors bands</p>

<p>Volunteering
-800+ hours at local hospital (want to go into medicine)</p>

<p>Recreational
-skiing (alpine + cross country)
-sailing
-guitar</p>

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<p>How the hell is your grade weighed so much!? >…<</p>

<p>Anyway,
-2180 SAT could be higher
-Where are your SAT II’s? (Although you’re probably just a junior, so it’s understandable…)
-Any hooks? (URM, Legacy, recruit)</p>

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<p>My grandpa went to Yale, and was pretty big for a few years as an alumni (some organization or something) but doesnt have a building named after him or anything.</p>

<p>And about the GPA. My schools system is a little weird…</p>

<p>Academic = 5.0
Honors = 6.0
AP = 7.0</p>

<p>(that’s the worth of an “A” of course.)</p>

<p>Basically I get a’s and a+'s in honors classes and a-'s in Ap.</p>

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<p>Lol I was asking about the weighed as a personal question… It’s just that it’s so high, and my school you get at most an extra 2 points. Lol.</p>

<p>And believe it or not, that legacy could help you slightly… Not as much as a parent legacy, but definitely worth putting on your app…</p>

<p>Increase your SAT, get good SAT’s, possibly apply SEA, and I’d say you’re competitive. </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>the legacy could help, especially if you’re considered “developmental”.
What was your course load like? If an A is a 7.0 in an AP class, and your W GPA is 5.78, it looks like you got straight As (nearly) in easier classes - correct me if i’m wrong, but that’ll be frowned upon.
The SAT should go up (as a rule of thumb, I think breaking 2250 makes you competitive).
Did you do anything significant as a volunteer? Because 800+ hours is impressive, but how did you contribute? Maybe get a letter of rec’ from your supervisor.
Any awards?</p>

<p>I think you have the potential of being a competitive applicant, but you need to improve certain areas of your app.</p>

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<p>I don’t believe a grandparent makes you a legacy at Yale, just a parent. Of course if they’ve given millions, your a development candidate.</p>

<p>I’m not seeing the over the top academics or ECs Yale requires in what you’ve written. There are some factors that would help: being low income, living in an inner city, being from an underrepresented state. I’m assuming you’re not first gen if a grandparent attended Yale.</p>