Could I Get into Yale?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I am a high school sophomore and I was wondering if I would have a chance of getting accepted into Yale University. Please give me your honest opinion.</p>

<p>I am a white female from one of the top public schools in Michigan. I have an unweighted GPA of 3.9; I took my first AP class this year, I will take 4 more next year and 5 senior year. All of my other classes have been honors courses or taken to fill requirements. My school does not rank, but my counselor thinks I am at least in the top 15% of my class. Also, I will take AP Chem, AP Bio, Human Anatomy and Physiology, and 5 years of Spanish. I am fairly certain I want to major in Chemistry and possibly do another major in Spanish.</p>

<p>Besides school, I am involved in many extracurricular activities. I am the varsity field hockey goalie (and a captain), I was the captain of my freshman basketball team, this year I was a speaking role in our school musical, I have played JV softball for two years, and I am also the lead vocalist in a band. I plan on being a part of the NHS next year, volunteering at a local Spanish-speaking hospital, joining the improv comedy team, and doing the talent show (along with keeping the musical, field hockey, and softball).</p>

<p>I have also been given high academic honors by my school for two years in a row, I received a $250 scholarship from the Knights of Columbus at my church for volunteering (I helped kids with special needs), and I volunteer at a local haunted house every October.</p>

<p>Since I am a sophomore, I have not officially taken the SAT or ACT, but I have taken practice tests that have had fairly good results (one practice ACT gave me the equivalent of a 36). I plan on taking both tests.</p>

<p>Yale is my dream school, but I realize that my chances are slim. I would appreciate any advice on how to increase my chances as well. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Get a definitive ACT/SAT test score (practice test isn’t necessarily the real thing), take more APs - and DO WELL! You need SAT IIs as well - find two or three AP Subjects that correlate with the SAT IIs and study excessively hard for them. </p>

<p>Do some more leadership positions - you’re doing well on ECs, but you need something that makes you different. Leadership combines the best of both worlds. You could try and get your field hockey team to state (if they haven’t gone already), found a service club for helping special needs children (or spanish speakers?), etc. </p>

<p>Additionally, I’d recommend for a full schedule of APs senior year. You didn’t get take many during Sophmore and zip during Freshman. This could very easily be due to the school’s AP Policy; I don’t know, I’m not at your school. However, going above and beyond with your schedule speaks LOADS about your abilities, your work ethic, and your desire to make it into top colleges; namely, Yale. If a policy issue held you back, even better - taking a full schedule shows you’re ready and able to rustle up some serious jimmies.</p>

<p>I’d also recommend internships/jobs/excessive volunteering over the summer, or working on a stellar EC. </p>

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