<p>For all of you who are headed to Yale, these are my daughter's stats (sort of, I'm sure I've forgotten stuff). Any estimate of her chances?</p>
<p>Junior (though just turned 16)
Private gifted school, 70 kids/class
Top 5 in class
Unweighted GPA 3.95
PSAT Selection Index 217
Took ACT last Saturday...on practice ACT had 36 English, 35 Math, 34 Science, 35 Reading</p>
<p>Classes:
Freshman: Honors Geometry, French II and III (independent study no grade for III, just placed into AP French IV as soph), English, Ancient and Medieval History, Acc Bio (all A and A+)
Sophomore: AP French IV (score 5), AP European Hist (score 3), Accelerated (Honors) Alg II, English, Acc Chem (A- in Hist, all else A or A+)
Junior: AP U.S. Hist (prob a B+), AP Stats (A), Honors Pre Calc (A), AP English (A-), Honors Physics (A+), French 5 (A)
Next year: AP French V, AP BC Calc, AP Chem AP Physics, Leadership, AP Shakespeare Literature, and Acting in Shakespeare</p>
<p>EC: Choir x 4 yrs, Madrigals, Con Brio
Theater...all productions, most recently lead in spring musical
Tap dance x 8 years...doing benefit performance for homeless shelter
Co-Editor School Newspaper
I's at District and State Solo and Ensemble Festival in Voice
Studied voice at Interlochen Fine Arts Camp in general vocal major past 2 summers, accepted to their Advanced Vocal Institute this summer
Set up and ran seminar for HS on interviewing and writing newspaper articles with journalists from city newspaper</p>
<p>Others: was in National Spelling Bee ages 9, 10, and 11 (highest rank 17th)
Won $26,000 on Kid's Jeopardy as 8th grader...donated $3000 to Make-A-Wish and issued matching challenge on a radio station...a pres of a mutual fund, Domino's Pizza, and others matched her donation</p>
<p>She LOVED Yale at our recent tour. Does she have a chance?</p>