Do I have a chance at Yale? Anyone accepted with lower than a 30?

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<p>Hey CC, well I have been very curious on college admissions and wanted to get opinions/answers!</p>

<p>Here is some of my hs information:
Activities:
~Student Council (vice-president)
~Academic Decathlon
~After School Matters Pre-Apprentice
~Freshman Connection Youth Leader
~Latin CLub
~Lastly, I have been invited to join NHS and the Hispanic National Society for my sophmore and junior year!! (:
GPA and Rank:
~4.78 unweighted (4.0 weighted)
~Rank: 1/437
Shool Type:
~Not a very good school. It has bad recognition and its been years since a student has been accepted to a top notch school. But not so long ago, a student went to UChicago.
ACT/SAT:
~Have no taken the tests and am freakikng out. I hope I do good! :/</p>

<p>+anyone recieve below a 2000 on sat or below a 30 on act and accepted to yale or any other ivy?
THANKS!!!</p>

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<p>For the club invitations, I meant junior and senior year!!! Sorry!! (:</p>

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<p>If you are hispanic and number 1 in your class, slight possibility.</p>

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<p>Being hispanic can actually be a hook for an ivy? my sister’s vision is different. Its all about the test scores for her. lol.</p>

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<p>It helps but you probably need to get to 32-33 to have a better chance.</p>

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<p>I know, and that’s what freaks me out the most. I have taken out the princeton review act books and it makes the whole test seem easy… is it really that easy???
another question, according to those conversion charts, a 32-33 composite is like getting 3-5 wrong on each test!!! That seems pretty stressful!!! :confused: I think I really need to take a practice test ASAP to see where i stand…</p>

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<p>What is your Hispanic country of origin? Are you disadvantaged, have you overcome obstacles? Are you first gen to college?</p>

<p>See the Hispanic Students forum (under College Admissions, Specialty Topics) for more information on college admissions for Hispanic applicants.</p>

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<p>Well my country of origin is Mexico. However, I know that there are several def. of first generation. My parents did not attend college or finish high school, but I have siblings who are curently in college and will graduate soon. Does that still make me first generation?</p>

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<p>It has happened, but those people probably had something else really going for them. Aim higher if you want a good shot. And yeah, you’re first generation. Your siblings are part of that first generation.</p>

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<p>You’re right nne718. Are you in/going (to) Yale?</p>

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<p>Yeah I’ll be there this fall.</p>

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<p>OP - There are lots of great colleges out there. Remember that that only about 10% of applicants get into Ivies, even if they have perfect scores and top notch academic prep. In other words, it’s a crap shoot for all. So a good plan for you (and all students aspiring to a particular Ivy) would be to pursue a variety of college, including “reaches”. Any “reach” acceptance can be treated as a pleasant surprise. </p>

<p>Are you headed into senior year? Did you happen to take PSAT in junior year?</p>

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<p>colorado_mom, I want to take the PSAT, but I don’t know if we take it in my school. It sucks, but I guess there are other ways to take it. Although I am very skeptical about being accepted into an ivy, I might just give it a shot. I am really hoping for Yale or Columbia, but I guess I’ll have to wait and see.</p>

<p>nne718, what were your credentials when applying to Yale? It would really help me! (:</p>

<p>BTW, I’m a rising junior.</p>

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<p>Check my stats profile. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/member_stat_view.html?user_id=382570[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/profiles/member_stat_view.html?user_id=382570&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>WOW!! nne718, awesome scores. Do you think I need sports to get in?</p>

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<p>You definitely don’t need sports. Just do the ECs you enjoy and try to excel at them.</p>

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<p>Alrighty then, nne718. Sports was the only thing that worried me, but I guess I should stop over analyzing things. (: Quick question, my friend got a 30-31 (not sure) on the act, is #1 in class, but has no ec’s. does she have any chance at the ivies?? (BTW, we are not in the same class, she’s older. Lol.)</p>

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<p>I was in the same situation as you last year! I’m hispanic as well and my school doesn’t send anyone to schools above UCLA, but I’ll be attending Yale this fall. I had a 29 ACT composite and an SAT score just above 2000, very similar ECs. Just make sure you write a really awesome essay that lets the school know who you are! The admissions director from my region wrote me a letter saying that my essays made all the difference.</p>

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<p>cogitoergodoleo, I am actually very glad to hear that. I am really scared I might not do well on the ACT or SAT, but you are one of the very few who show that ivies don’t just care about scores. I just hope i rock my essays!! (: THANKS!!</p>