Chances??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Eth-White
Sex- Male
Area- West Virginia!
Religion- Catholic and Greek Orthodox</p>

<p>School: About 600 students in Rural WV (though, near Pittsburgh and Ohio). It’s a Public School, and we don’t really offer a lot of the higher-level courses. I’ve had a fairly decent amount of classes of what IS offered, except I have forgone Calculus (took Pre-Calc) and physics so I could focus on Social Sciences, since that is where my concentration lies. </p>

<p>My school doesn’t have people apply Ivy League. I’m one of the first people who has applied from it in over 15 years (and the two others who have applied Ivy went to UPenn). </p>

<p>SAT:
Math-600
C.R.- 640
Writing- 710
Essay- 8 and 10 </p>

<p>ACT:
29</p>

<p>SAT II:
US- 570/630
Math I- 570
Math II- 570
Literature—540/570 </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight grades </p>

<h1>1 in my high school class out of approx. 200</h1>

<p>AP Classes: </p>

<p>AP Chem
AP Chem—Lab
AP English Lit.
AP Civics/Government (online)
AP US History
AP Psychology</p>

<p>Also, this year I’ve been trying to find classes since they are not offered at my school. 2 of my AP’s (Psych and History) are taught teleconferenced from another school, and I’m the first person in my school to take an online course (AP Gov). I’m also taking an independent study course this semester, so I’m taking 5 classes instead of 4. All in all, throughout High School, I’ll have had 35 classes—while I’ve really only had an opportunity to take 32. </p>

<p>ExtraCurricular:</p>

<p>Key Club: 4 years, current GOVERNOR of West Virginia’s District and a member of the Key Club International Council. I’ve spent nearly 1 thousand hours with the organization in planning stages, communications, etc, as well as hundreds of hours doing community service.
Academic Games: 8 years (since 5th). Multi-National Champion in individual games, teamwise, and all-around titles. </p>

<p>Lector at my local church (I read the Bible Passages on Sundays) </p>

<p>Student Council: Rep, 1 year. Class Vice-President, 2 years</p>

<p>Environmental Awareness Club: 3 years. Publicist and Secretary</p>

<p>Volunteer at local nursing home: 5 years (7-11). Over 600 volunteer hours </p>

<p>Job: Local Assisted Living Facility: 400+ hours in 9 months. When the activites Director left, I was made a temporary manager/department head for the summer, working 40+ hours a week. </p>

<p>Debate Team: 2 years, regional debate champion</p>

<p>Lit Mag/Yearbook/School Newspaper: Let’s just say the Publication’s Department sees a lot of me!</p>

<p>Friends of Rachel Club: 1 year (just started, charter member). </p>

<p>Soccer: 9th, Varisty Letter. OVAC All-Academic Team</p>

<p>Community Service has really been the highlight of my HS career. </p>

<p>Essays: I think their good. But, that would be up to the Admissions Counselor(s). I wrote about my service and Key Club Involvement/Journey and how it’s given me a worldy perspective outside of a rural WV High School. </p>

<p>Teacher Recs.- Read a few, they seem excellent. My Counselor recc. Was amazing. </p>

<p>Standardized tests are what will make or break me. Basically, my SATII’s aren’t amazing by any standard, but I’m hoping everything else sorta balances it out…..</p>

<p>I aced interviews (when offered, since there aren’t necessarily officers in my area), so those are my strong point. I think my experiences and my emphasis on the importance of networking with others to get a better knowledge will help. </p>

<p>What are my chances???</p>

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<p>you're chances of getting in are almost nonexistent if only because of your test scores.</p>

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<p>Your ECs and grades look fabulous, but your test scores will definitely hurt you. Is there any chance you could retest?</p>

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<p>I've taken standardized test so often. Haha. Like, SAT I's thrice, and Sat II's twice. Though, I was sick both times that I took the SAT II's. Like, the first time I took them I missed an entire week of school, and I had missed 2 days the second time. Should I write a letter to the admissions office explaining that?</p>

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<p>^ I wouldn't. It would seem sort of desperate...
Just hope for the best. Your geo location helps you, though the scores will be iffy in the admissions office.</p>

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<p>Your scores make this an extreme long shot.</p>

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<p>i'm inclined to support the dim results that others have posted. miracle happen and admissions is never assured, but here's why i feel you have a poor shot at yale:
my sister applied ED back in 2003 for class of 2008.<br>
*her ACT was 35.
*her SATs were 1500 (out of 1600),
*her SAT IIs were all around 740-750,
*she was a Robert C. Byrd Scholarship winner from our area
*she was in a 2-year selective program that texas has called TAMS, texas academy of mathematics and science. the kids live in a dorm at a state university and take regular university classes. they graduate with 2 years of college under their belts and the experience of living away from home.<br>
my sister was deferred and then later rejected by yale. She was admitted at dartmouth and went there, very happy with her second choice. bottom line, i doubt very much that you will get admitted to yale because your scores are too low. i am certain, however, that you'll end up at another college where you will be happy and successful, which is the most important thing. GOOD LUCK!!</p>

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<p>Too bad about test scores, but good ECs. Good luck!</p>

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<p>your test scores aren't that bad. your act is just slightly below the mean. your ECs are pretty good and your grades are excellent. also being from west virginia might help you lol, I only know three people there. you still have a chance just don't rely on it.</p>

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<p>Yea I agree with what everyone has said above me. Also, I think the reason why you won't get into Yale is that you haven't really shown what you truly want to do in college and haven't pursued it. I recently was admitted to CalTech (don't mean to brag) because of my continual work and persistence in science. I published and presented a research paper on a project creating a floating windmill out of magnets at the WCECS 2008 conference. My research group and I subsequently were invited to write a book chapter for IEEE, which my mentor said was unheard of for someone my age. I think if you had pursued what you truly aspired to be, you may actually have a chance. However, it doesn't mean that you are not capable of succeeding. Even if you do not get admitted to Yale, you'll still be able to succeed and be happy elsewhere.</p>

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<p>
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Key Club: 4 years, current GOVERNOR of West Virginia’s District and a member of the Key Club International Council. I’ve spent nearly 1 thousand hours with the organization in planning stages, communications, etc, as well as hundreds of hours doing community service.

[/quote]
This is a pretty big deal, and it will help you at a lot of schools. I don't think it will overcome the numbers at a school like Yale, but it will be impressive at schools with a closer match for your stats.</p>

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<p>Getting into college is always a gamble. So many people that apply to the Ivy League schools (and other top institutions like Duke, Wash U, Stanford, and U Chicago to name a few) have incredible test scores and extra curriculars, yet they simply cannot accept everyone that applies (though everything their resume includes says they should be good enough). So, you never know! Your extra curriculars really are outstanding, so hopefully they'll base their decision on that! Your scores are lower than the average, but, again, you never know!</p>

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<p>You have about a 25% of getting in. Your scores are low, but not that low for your pool. Your grades are top 1%, and you are possibly the most involved rural WV'er in the pool, so don't listen to the naysayers! The student who posted an ACT:35 and SAT: 1500 is a weaker applicant than you.</p>

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<p>Mind you, 25% is about triple the normal admissions rate. I PRAY that you wrote your essay about rural WV. If not, cut the 25% in half.</p>

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<p>Actually, I wrote on the common app about how I have, through Key Club, been able to stray outside of rural WV to see the world from a bigger perspective, as well as network with other service-minded youth from throughout the world--then, in my "extra information" part, I wrote about how my school doesn't offer electives but that I've taken what courses that I can that will prepare me for college...as well as the independent and extra classes that I am taking (virtual school, etc).</p>