Curious about my chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hello College Confidential!</p>

<p>I just wanted to get a feel about whether or not I have a shot of getting into a school like Yale. I understand how competitive the Ivies are and also how much luck is involved in being admitted, but I wanted to get a general idea about my chances. Thanks in advance! </p>

<p>SAT I: 2210 (I took it once without any prep, but I plan on taking it again in October-I've been getting above 2300 on practice exams)</p>

<p>ACT: gonna take it in September - been getting 35ish on practice tests</p>

<p>SAT II: 800 US history; 740 Chem</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA : 4.0</p>

<p>Rank: 1 out of 600</p>

<p>AP : Chem (5) US (5) English Language (5) World (5)</p>

<p>Senior Year: AP Physics B, AP BC Calc, AP English Lit, AP Music Theory, AP Computer Science (independent study), AP Govt and Politics (independent study)</p>

<p>Strength of Schedule: I've taken all the AP classes offered by my school - all other classes have been honors level. Additionally, I am going to be taking a Political Science and Economics course through the local community college and I took an Italian course through the University at Albany (I got 4/4 credits).</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
-Marching Band for 6 years (President last year and Drum Major this year)
-Pit Orchestra for 4 years (Pit Rep this year)
-Jazz Band for 4 years
-I've done a bunch of NYSSMA solos for 3 instruments and have made it to All-County Band many times
-JV Tennis last year and Varsity Tennis this year
-Debate/Public Speaking team for 2 years
*Though I don't have the largest number of extra curriculars, I've dedicated lots of time to all of them and also have risen to many leadership positions.</p>

<p>Honor Societies
-National Junior (9th grade) and National since then
-Foreign Language
-Science
-Math
-Music
-soon to be English and Social Studies (have to be in 12th grade for these ones)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: None (but I do play a lot of local shows with my band which takes up a lot of my time)</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
-Played Taps for local Veterans for Memorial Day and Veterans Day for the past 5 years.
-Played mass each week at the local church for the past 5 years.
-Volunteered at the local library for past few summers amounting to around 200 hours.</p>

<p>Essays: Under Construction</p>

<p>State : NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Mid
Hooks : First generation American from a country no one's heard about (Malta), if that's a hook =p</p>

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<p>Your academic record is very impressive, even for ivy standards. Make sure you find some way (essay for example) to demonstrate all the work you have committed to your extracurriculars and how passionate you are about them. I really have no suggestions. If your essay and teacher recs are strong, I would say you have a very good chance. Keep studying for those tests :)</p>

<p>P.S. I have heard of Malta.</p>

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<p>Haha finally someone who’s heard of Malta! =p</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to chance me, I really appreciate it! Also, thanks for the advice. I will definitely get working on those essays. =)</p>

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<p>You’re welcome! Let me know if I can help you with anything else.</p>

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<p>I have to agree - not much to critique! I would work your activities into your essay but honestly I think it’s pretty self explanatory. You’re very bright, committed, and ready for Yale! Good luck with that tricky admission process… you have an excellent chance!</p>

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<p>Thank you so much!</p>

<p>And on a side note, I apologize to everyone for placing this chance thread here. I didn’t realize that there was a section for such as thing. :&lt;/p>