EA chance and quick question

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Please chance me for EA at Yale next year, and please also answer my question at the bottom.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2380 (800 m, 790 cr, 790 w)
SAT II: 800, 800, 800 (Math II, bio-m, chem)
GPA: 4.25 (weighted)
Rank: school does not rank, but somewhere in the top 5 out of 250ish
AP: 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, (Calc AB, Bio, environmental science, lit, us, chem, calc bc, macro, micro)
Taking: AP lang, AP stat, AP gov, AP latin, maybe others</p>

<p>Major Awards: US senate youth program, published in the Concord Review, Cancer research published with a university professor (Presented with him at a conference), a few state championships in random things</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad (3x state champ, 2x nationals participant). Newspaper (wrote state editorial of the year, also published it in a major newspaper). Student Council (held a variety of positions). National Latin Exam (3x gold medalist). Math league (State champ freshman year, did not participate again because of time). ACS chemistry exam, third in state. USABO semifinalist. Founder of a service organization (pretty major commitment). Varsity soccer (4x, ranked nationally by ESPN, captain senior year) second team all-state. Club soccer (3x state champ)
Job/work experience: Worked in research with a professor, got my name on a paper. This is, I think, very major. Also interned at a hospital and at a pharmaceutical company. Also soccer referee.
Volunteering: Tutor at an underprivileged school, lector at church, other random stuff</p>

<p>My question is this: My school is a nationally known school, and we send many kids to good schools, but not a lot to Harvard and Yale. There are probably going to be 10-15 kids from my school who apply to Harvard Yale and Princeton, and they all will have pretty much the same resume: 2300-2400 on SAT, ~4.0, several APs, science olympiad and math league, and some may have USABO or AIME, or other relevant math/science awards, albeit not on the national level. Anyway, will my application be hurt by these kids' applications? In other words, because of the sheer volume of similar applicants, I am worried that Yale will accept one or two of these kids and reject me. I have a few advantages, namely that I have the cancer paper, the concord review, the ussyp, and the well-roundedness. Hopefully Yale likes that, but I'm still worried about all these kids. Anyone care to assuage my fears?</p>

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<p>Chances are great. To distinguish yourself from the other people at your school, concentrate on your essays.</p>

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<p>First of all I think you are a WONDERFULL student! Your extra-curricular activites are BEYOND the norm, and you are able to have AMAZING grades!! You should be really proud of yourself. I think you would be a great canidate for Yale. Remember to work really hard on your essay, try to get great recommendations ( maybe from the professor ), and maybe get an interview.</p>

<p>To Address your Question: Yes there are alot of applicants with the same stats applying to Yale, but you definitley have advantages like the cancer paper ( a huge advantage ). Getting admitted to Yale is very unpredictable, but don’t worry because you have a great chance of getting into Yale, and if you dont, then I’m sure there will be other great colleges that will be more than delighted to accept you :)</p>

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<p>You have a strong chance for admission. Just make sure you apply to a range of reach, match and safety schools. Any chance your soccer abilities are at the level for recruitment? It is hard to believe that there are 10-15 kids at your school with similar stats. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I think with my soccer abilities, I would try and walk-on if I got in, but I don’t know about getting recruited. And yes, there are many other kids at my school with comparable stats, albeit not the big extracurriculars (research, concord review, etc)</p>

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<p>Something doesn’t add up or you had some bad grades early on. With 10 AP classes you should have way over a 4.25 GPA. My son had a higher GPA with only 5 AP classes. Based on your stats you either are a ■■■■■ or just want someone to massage your ego. Gee, I solved world hunger with all 5’s on my AP tests and all 800’s in everything else. Do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>no, APs at my school are not given a significant amount of weight. I have straight As, but 4.25 is about as high as I can go. And yeah, I guess I do want someone to “massage my ego”, because I know of lots of kids who get 800s and 5s on AP tests who get denied from these top schools.</p>

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<p>^^I’m not justifying Kdog’s post, but you need to understand it in context. You’re a new member asking the same old question. Have you taken the time to read some of the many Chances threads here on the Y forum? If you had, you’d realize that the only realistic input anyone can give you is: you’re a competitive candidate, apply to Y, but have a well balanced list of schools because the margins are so thin no one can predict who will get into the most selective schools. </p>

<p>Take a look at last year’s Results thread, the data speaks for itself.</p>

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Exactly, hence the 7.35% admission rate. You need to do something to differentiate you from the rest as only Harvard seems to focus on pure stats. Either through your EC’s or your essays (very important) you need to catch the adcom’s attention that you have something to offer and are not a mindless drone. They seems to want a diverse student body. To be honest, I can’t figure out what your passion is as your EC’s seem to be all over the map. You do seem to have a lot involved with science but I can’t figure out in what area (Chemistry? Biology?). Yale seems to have a focus on trying to attract more science applicants so you might try to convey it in one of your essays. Above all, I would recommend you create a list of at least 5 schools (safety, 2 matches, and low and high reach) to apply to so you aren’t left with no schools to choose from. With any school that has single digit acceptance rates nobody is a match as you never know what they are looking for in that year.</p>

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<p>okay, thanks for the harangue. Really, the only thing I wanted to know was how people felt my chances were of being accepted. Yes, I know nothing is guaranteed. I was looking for more along the lines of “you have a great chance” or “you have as good a chance as anyone”, or even “you do not have a very good chance”. Thanks to those who responded to my post as such</p>

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<p>Not so. Harvard does not focus exclusively on stats. Like Yale, Harvard focuses closely on subjective factors (ECs, essays, recs) as well.</p>

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<p>Wow, your stats are amazing… </p>

<p>Anyway, my school got 3 kids into Yale the year before last. I really doubt that that many applied, and certainly not 10-15 kids applied. I mean, that obviously isn’t conclusive, but I think if Yale wants you, they’ll accept you.</p>

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Okay, you have a 7.35% chance of being accepted. Feel better? I thought I was giving you great advice but apparently not.</p>