<p>Anyway, I'm going to apply to YaleSCEA. I hope you guys will give my profile a read =D</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Current Residence: Midwest in USA
School: Ranked 1st in state, top 100 in nation
- Going for full IB Diploma
- Rank: 20/412
- GPA: 3.86UW, 4.33W
- Class rigor: Most rigorous</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 2400
SAT II: 800 MathIIC, 800Physics, going for >750Literature (to know in Nov.)</p>
<p>EC's:
Clubs
1. NHS president
2. Environmental Club president
3. Piano Club founder+president
4. French Club treasurer
5. Rocket Club captain</p>
<p>Projects:
1. Organized state environmental alliance between 13 high schools
2. Organized a fundraiser for Si-Chuang (China) earthquake
3. Organized nursing home piano recitals
4. Organized piano performance lessons for children at church</p>
<p>Non-club things:
1. local symphony's solo pianist
2. trial work (200+hrs per summer)
3. 27hr piano study (with professor at CU Boulder) per week</p>
<p>Awards:
1. Boettcher Scholarship (pending...)
2. CU Boulder Outstanding Junior Award
3. Won some state and local piano competitions; qualified for national piano competitions
4. Other Misc. awards that aren't very big </p>
<p>Teacher Rec's: pretty good
Counselor Rec: great
College Essays: Hoping for excellent...</p>
<p>SO! What do you think (rejection, deferral, acceptance)? Thank you ahead of time for your responses!</p>
<p>I'm asking everyone to chance me because I feel that my GPA is shaky (and Yale obviously places a big emphasis on it), and I haven't won any major national/international awards...and the "legacy" is absent, etc.</p>
<p>Yeah, because it's Yale the GPA may be a little low (I can relate...I have a similar "problem"). I hope you're really good with the piano because besides your leadership that's what Yale will really be looking at. Asian + piano isn't exactly unique :P. Overall, I think you have pretty decent chances, but you are competing against hundreds if not thousands of other Asians with similar qualifications. Make your essays really good! Show passion and commitment. Good luck!</p>
<p>Ur EC's are amazing. However, like many previous posters, your kinda stereotypical? Like the whole piano thing? You have a good chance, but there are thousands of others EXACTLY like you.</p>
<p>^ There aren't "thousands" with a 2400 or even 2350+; Not to mention 800s on both SAT IIs. Your test scores certainly distinguish you from the applicant pool. I would say you have a pretty good chance, well over 50%.</p>
<p>and may i add: holy ___. if you don't get in, i'll be pretty shocked. essays, just make sure you display yourself as you truly are and you should get an acceptance letter. </p>
<p>apart from your GPA, you've basically maxed out all your categories :)
and it's not like your GPA is bad...as long as you've taken challenging classes (and the IB Diploma curicculum is if nothing else, challenging), you have damn good chances!</p>