<p>Hey ...
if you could share your response that would be great.
private prep school in conn. (take the majority of honors/AP when possible-- will get the "most rigorous" box checked by counselor)
no ranking (but probably top 1-4%)</p>
<p>4.0 uw
4.5 w
2000 SAT
650 math 2C
690 chem
(I am retaking SAT 1 and 2 in the fall for higher...but obviously no guarantee)</p>
<p>teacher recomendations will be very strong (1 AP teacher who gets the best students in the school and thinks i'm a genious.... and another teacher who has a lot of great stories and praise) </p>
<p>EA but not applying for financial aid </p>
<p>Both parents went to Yale so i have legacy there</p>
<p>Here are the first EC's that come to mind (probably a little bit stronger/more involved than it appears)</p>
<p>student body elected VP after being on the student council all during highschool
elected president of service club after on it since soph
JV basketball freshman and sophmore year
President of Young Democrats since sophmore year
Top 10 in State Debate Tournament....speech and debate all 4 years
Took a summer class at top university </p>
<p>will spend a lot of time on the essays, should be sweet. </p>
<p>obviously my SAT's are more in the range of an elite non-ivy (i.e. Berkley)</p>
<p>i think it would be good if you could post what percentage chance I have of getting into Yale instead of just saying yes or no. </p>
<p>Yale is one of those schools you can't just say yes to for almost anyone. Can't say no either. Your stats are very good. You're on the right track to retake those tests. If you can raise the SAT to 2100+ and SAT II to 700+ you will be very competitive. A percentage right now... I'd say 40-60%. If you raise those scores 60-70%.</p>
<p>Hmm... it does sound like a large margin. It was really hard to say percentagewise what your chances were. Despite what the real percentages really are (I'm not sure who would know though), you are outstanding in everything except your test scores. At Yale they are average to below average in fact. That is something that may penalize you though I don't know how much. Based on what admissions officers say about the process, there are more qualified students than there are spots for them. They must find ways to eliminate canidates. Those scores are an excuse to do that to you. If those scores were a bit higher, I can't see any good reason to reject you except hundreds of perfectly fine applicants do get rejected every year. Basically at this level of competition, there are factors that you just can't help but make sure you perform on the factors that you can. It's not the end if you don't improve your scores as in the end you still have impressive achievements but I would definitely do all that I can for things that I can change and test scores is one of those things. Oh yeah, make sure your essay is amazing and teachers love you. Good luck!</p>
<p>I would recommend that you take the ACTs also because you are obviously smart compared to your school and many smart people that do below what they think they should on the SAT I do much better on the ACT, so I recommend that you take that.</p>
<p>It is mainly because the two tests test different skill sets. The ACT requires speed, lots of speed. Questions are easy, much easier than the SAT I, but the time constraints are great. If you are a speedy reader, you will do MUCH better in the ACT as scores are curved without telling us and most people won't even finish the Science and Reading Sections.</p>
<p>Basically, to me the SAT I is a marathon of 7 long sections, while the ACT is a sprint of 4 sections. So basically take the test that suits you, if you have more test-taking speed than stamina then take the ACT. You should take a practice ACT to see how you score.</p>
<p>Anyway, improve the test scores. Then you have a good chance to Yale as a legacy.</p>
<p>I think the above posters may have missed the fact that you have double legacy there...that already puts your chances at like 60-70%...add the fact that you have a perfect GPA your chances only increase...the only thing that would hold you back would be your SAT I and IIs, which are very, very low (for Yale, that is).</p>
<p>I did take the ACT, but fared better on the SAT in comparison. I'm afraid the adcoms are going to think "grade inflation!" if they don't know how competitive my school is.</p>
<p>When you send your application, your counselor sends the college your high school's profile. This tells admissions how competitive your high school is, what courses are offered and this is what is compared. Admission knows that being number 10 in one high school may be harder than being number one in another college. Counselors can also provide comments such as "Mrs. Jones does not teach an honors class but it she is widely reputed as being the toughest English teacher in the department." Basically you should not worry that your high school is very competitve. Colleges will know.</p>
<p>Just noticed a typo. Meant to put "anther high school" not "another college." Also noticed a grammar error for Mrs. Jones but I think you'll get the point.</p>
<p>Have your parents contributed in excess of $50,000 in the last 5 years? if not, the double legacy may be heavily discounted. How many students from your HS will apply to Yale also, how do you rank against them, how many does Yale normally take from your HS?</p>
<p>Even as a double legacy I'd say very low chance. At the ivies legacies who are not major donors have at least average stats which he does not. There are lots of double legacies these days and lots of legacies period. It's a very competitive pool. A 2000 and IIs in the 600s is not going to fly unless the parents are very generous and very connected which would make him a development candidate.</p>