<p>im not sure about national merit, i think that almost everyone who applies to yale will have it, so it won't make u stand out or anything, but it would be a nice honor to have</p>
<p>I've heard that if you're a nat'l merit semifinalist from a competitive state (such as ny or ct), then it stands out more than, say, a semifinalist from colorado.</p>
<p>Yeah, but if you're from a competitive state, it's harder to get into Yale anyway.</p>
<p>Accepted: minority with high rank, SAT I, and GPA
Deferred: essays aren;t great, couselor migh sabotage my rec
Rejected: SAT II Math score i just bombed</p>
<p>accepted: if they mixed my name up with a different application.
deferred: middle class and white ("it's a *****, if you don't believe, listen up to my new cd, jam on")
rejected: at least 5 super-talented, over-achieving, hyper-activitied students from my school are scea-ing it too.</p>
<p>damn asterisks.</p>
<p>BEN FOLDS! but its sham on, not jam on...</p>
<p>i knew that...
elloell</p>
<p>accepted: they want a sarcastic asian girl who wants to be dictator of the world. who sucks at math.
deferred: they want me later on. prolong the torture.
rejected: everyone on CC who is applying is equally as good or better than me. as in i am not nationally recognized, i have never saved any babies or cured typho-small-marsupial-influenzo-pox, i hate math, i haven't taken 700+ AP courses, my gpa is not above perfect, my sat scores are not 2400+. </p>
<p>[note: sarcasm was employed in this post]</p>
<p>Hey, cheer up!
Asians who suck at math are an under-represented minority!</p>
<p>my only chance at being one of those...welcome to the asians-who-are-bad-at-math club, related to the asians-who-hate-physics club</p>
<p>I'm guessing that its closely associated with the Mexican's-who-hate-physics club...I'm VP of our local chapter! <em>grinz</em></p>
<p>you mexican american too?</p>
<p>hopefully we'll both get in.</p>
<p>i wanna continue mecha</p>
<p>Yupyup! I know, I'm praying that we all get in, too...I've met a lot of people on these boards, and it'd be great if we all got to meet each other at Yale!</p>
<p>every mexican american i know on these boards (only 2 lol!) have gotten into all the ivy leagues... so... let's keep our fingers crossed.</p>
<p>im fillin out some hispanic scholarships... which are presented in d0wnt0wn miami, los estados unidos.</p>
<p>amnesia i thought you were doing harvard early? if not, welcome!</p>
<p>i am doin harvard early... but i am just pokin my head in here cause there isn't a cooler thread than this one!</p>
<p>Then maybe you should be applying to Yale instead =)</p>
<p>we have an intruder in our midst, although i must admit I am also applying to harvard regular decision.</p>
<p>Admit: Because I'm National Merit, Scholastic Writing award Gold Key, TASPer 05, great recs, great essays, president of NFL, went to Speech Nationals, started a vegetarian club at high school.
Deferred: average SAT scores for Yale: 2250 Sat I, 700, 720, 790 Sat II
Rejected: Not enough room for everyone who's qualified?</p>