From East Tennesee would that help?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Not many kids from my schools really go far for school let alone go to an ivy, so I require some assistance. I am thinking about EA to Yale but if i don't really have a shot i want to ea or ed to another school. So my question is should I try to EA?</p>

<p>ACT composite 32
English:33
Math: 30
Reading: 34
Science: 31</p>

<p>GPA: 4.12 Weighted/ I am really not sure what it is unweighted, but i have only made one B</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1 out of 39 small school</p>

<p>School activities
-Member of the Engineering Team (placed second at University of Tennessee competition)
-1st Place in Chinese Common Knowledge contest at Johnson university's Confucius Classroom (Scholarship awarded)
-Member of the Scholar’s Bowl team
-Member of the Math Team
-Placed 1st in team competition and tied for 1st place in individual chemistry competition at Roane State College
-Member of Science Olympiad Team (placed 1st in individual Disease Detectives division at regional competition)
-Competed at Roane State Orchestra Ensemble Competition (piano)
-Toured with school orchestra to Tennessee Churches (piano)
-Member of SALT (student action leadership team)
-Member of the school Tennis Team
-Member of National Honor Society
-Participated as student tutor through School chapter of National Honor Society</p>

<p>Outside School:</p>

<p>-Studied Chinese language all last summer at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in Dalian, China. received credit from the university
-traveled to a Children's home for two summers for about half a week each
-Worked with RAM (remote area medical)
-Member of Smoky Mountain Youth Leadership program
-Traveled to India to speak to fellow students about life as a student in America
-Went to Boys' state Tennessee</p>

<p>This summer i am planning to do an internship with a the state government, as well as return to china again to participate in the Hanban program</p>

<p>i also will help with a group of Chinese teachers coming to study at a local university. I will sort of help them with communication in the classroom as well as outside the classroom.</p>

<p>I am from a lower middle class family ( combined income around 70,000) and a small private school with few kids leaving Tennessee for college</p>

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<p>For an asian, your scores are too low. Being from an underrepresented state, you get a small boost. This boost is definitely not enough to cover for the flaws in your app. Your rank and gpa are good. Your act, sat2s, and extra curriculars are not impressive. I would place your chances at 2-3%</p>

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<p>Tennessee is not an underrepresented state at Yale, so no bonus for geographic diversity. The kind of high school you attend in East Tennessee, however, could give you a bonus for socioeconomic diversity. Top schools are on the lookout for talented low-income students from underserved high schools. Think rural Mississippi as the paradigm. Your high school is private, and judging by your fine extracurricular activities, I’m guessing it’s not underserved. (Correct me if I’m wrong.) The fact that most of your peers elect to stay close to home for college, standing alone, will not help you out.</p>