Do I have a chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I'm brand new to the site, so forgive me if this is in the wrong place or something...</p>

<p>I'm a senior this year.
4.04 weighted GPA, 8/405 in my class
Scores of 5 on AP Biology, European History, English Language, Psychology; 4 on US History, and an unfortunate 2 in Calc AB</p>

<p>My courses this year:
AP Government
AP Statistics
AP English Lit.
Honors Physics
Physiology/Pathophysiology II
Medical Microbiology/Hereditary Medicine
Scientific Research and Writing
Keyboarding (I know that's slack...I need it to graduate)</p>

<p>I'm in an Academy type program within a public school for students interested in health sciences, so I take courses like Pathophysiology and Microbiology in addition to regular high school classes. I'm also a VA state certified EMT.</p>

<p>I have 200 or so hours volunteer work teaching horseback riding to elementary school aged children (including 100 with mentally handicapped kids) and now do so for pay. I'm a camp counselor during the summer.</p>

<p>I'm varsity captain of my school's Scholastic Bowl team (also called quiz bowl, college bowl, etc in other places) and will be joining (and likely captaining) the debate team this year.</p>

<p>I'm on the city's Mayor's Youth Council and attended by invitation a meeting with the Governor on the state of high school education. Last summer I attended the Governor's Foreign Language Academy for German Immersion.</p>

<p>I do have 2 rather serious holes in my record - a C in Calculus my junior year, and a few Bs (and one C) in credit courses I took in middle school (algrebra-C, Earth science and geometry-B)</p>

<p>Anyway, my question is, do I have a chance of getting into Yale?</p>

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<p>Oh, and:</p>

<p>SAT:
800 verbal
680 math
710 writing with a 10 on the essay</p>

<p>I plan to take the ACT and 3 SAT subjects (biology, math 1, and literature) in October.</p>

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<p>I think I'm going to switch to the Math II for my sat subject</p>

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<p>It's so hard to tell when dealing with a 9% admissions rate...</p>

<p>If you're looking for reassurance, i think you have a shot... most people who are applying to yale are good enough to have a shot. You certainly have a few good activities and your very high rank to your credit. It seems a little odd to me that you're an intense science student with lacking math scores/grades. </p>

<p>All together, i think you have a below average chance, but a chance nonetheless... You're scores seem to be within Yale's range, but not at the top, and your activities seem good, but as far as i can tell you've done four extracurriculars throughout high school...</p>

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<p>It's true, I have a passion for science, but no ability in math. My sciences, though, are not chemistry based...more of the physiology, which doesn't require any math at all. I just love how how the pieces fit together in a case study or in making a differential diagnosis, and how such minute changes can affect how an entire organ system functions.
The sciences which require calculations and numbers have little attraction for me.</p>

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<p>to be honest, i think you have a very slim chance of getting into yale. there are tons of other schools that are within your range though-you might want to look at those. just my 2 cents.</p>

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<p>thanks for the honesty, cookiemunster. I figured as much. My yale application is really more of a "what-if?"</p>