HISPANIC APPLYING E.D. to YALE * (need some advice)

Applying to College
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<p>Well, I want to apply to Yale's E.D. program. During my junior year, I switched from my regular high school to the dual enrollment program in Miami Dade College. This program allows a student to take three high school courses during the morning instructed by high school teachers, on the college campus, and finish their +3 plus college classes of their choice in the afternoon. At the end of their senior year, the student should have enough credits to graduate with an A.A. degree that is transferable to only schools in Florida.</p>

<p>HISPANIC
Cuban - American from low income family (miami)
ATHLETIC (but has not professionally played a sport for high school)</p>

<p>SAT: 2100 (V:700, M:680, CW: 720)
SAT II: Spanish: 760, Bio M: 720, Bio E: 710, US History: 700, LIT: 710
GPA: 3.56 U 4.53 W (upward trend during junior year)
COLLEGE GPA: 4.0 U 5.0 W (5.0 HIGHEST)
TOP 5% (very small school)
HISPANIC SCHOLAR W/ DISTINCTION
(FEW CREDITS AWAY FROM A.A DEGREE)
GRADUATING W/ HONORS FROM COLLEGE</p>

<p>AP: (sophomore) BIO: 4 (junior) AP LIT: 5 HISTORY: 5 (SCHOOL ONLY OFFERS 3 AP'S A YR)
CURRENTLY TAKING: AP CALCULUS, AP LANGUAGE, AP GOV'T, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY + LAB, MICROBIOLOGY+LAB, and PHYSICS W/ CALCULUS </p>

<p>IN COLLEGE: (ALL HONORS CLASSES)
- TOOK 2 SEMESTER SEQUENCE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY + LABORATORY
- TOOK ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I and II + LABS (and in high school)
- TOOK PSYCHOLOGY, HUMAN GROWTH, MUSIC THEORY, SPEECH, LITERATURE, TRIGONOMETRY, ETC.
- GERMAN I and II</p>

<p>CLUBS
- PRES. German Club
- VICE Pres. German Club
- Honor Society
- College Honor Society
- FEA
- PRES. Hispanic Leaders of Tommorow
- MODEL UN
- STUDENT GOV'T
- LAW CLUB
- PRES. SCIENCE CLUB
- JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
- YOUNG WRITERS CLUB
- CUBAN-AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG STUDENTS</p>

<p>E.C's</p>

<p>+210 hours tutoring high school students in science </p>

<p>+150 hours English Initiative Program for hispanic/low-income students who can not read (translating from Spanish to English)</p>

<ul>
<li>20 hours German Expansion program</li>
</ul>

<p>+110 hours tutoring children for FCAT (Standarized test in Florida that many children fail)</p>

<p>+20 hours Anatomy+Chemistry tutoring for college students</p>

<p>MAIN ACTOR FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE SHOW
LEAD DANCER FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE SHOW</p>

<p>AWARDS:
1st place - German Poetry Competition
2nd place - German Poetry Competition
4th place - German Grammar Competition
2nd place - German Art Competition
2nd place - Model UN </p>

<p>(INTERESTED IN PEDIATRICS + RECOMMENDATION FROM MY DOCTOR WHOSE BROTHER IS A DEAN AT BROWN)</p>

<p>FISHING FOR:
YALE, HARVARD, STANFORD, COLUMBIA, DARTMOUTH, BROWN</p>

<p>SAFETY:
UF, FSU, UM, FIU</p>

<p>Hopefully, by reading the list above, you should of came to the conclusion that my passion is PRE-MED but I'm really good in English and helping those around me get to a better place than where they are at, as you can tell by my E.Cs. (my community is 95% hispanic and most of them don't even speak English and hardly do my parents)</p>

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<p>hey i'm from the 305 too! where do u live hialeah? i'm applying to Yale early too, but they have a single-choice early action program, not Early Decision. your GPA is a little low, but considering your tip factors such as low-income and cuban, you have a pretty good chance with good essays and recommendations. hopefully we'll both get in. good luck man!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I hope so too. Maybe the fact that the school restricted the amount of APs we could take but I tried to make up for them in the college, which only count as Honor credit though. </p>

<p>So, you say I have a pretty reasonable chance?
What about your stats, man?</p>

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<p>Background Information
o Born in Haiti. Lived in Haiti until the age of 12. Moved to
the United States 5 years ago after an assassination
attempt on my parents. Trilingual: Creole, French, and<br>
English (in order learned). Creole is spoken at home.
o Black. Low Income family- Total Family earnings for
2004 were $22,000. </p>

<p>Courses: 12 Honors, 8 APs by graduation</p>

<p>o Senior Year Courses: (as of October 6, 2005)
Computer Applications I (A), Honors Pre-Calculus (A),
Honors Physics (A), AP Macroeconomics (B), AP English
Literature (B), AP French Literature (A) </p>

<p>Recommendations: I read both and they’re pretty
great. They basically talk about how I moved here<br>
from such a poor country and how I still managed to<br>
achieve so many things besides all the adversity I
encountered.</p>

<p>Essays: The first one is about my experience moving
here from Haiti, and how I was bullied and made fun of
at school. The second one is about growing up in a third
world country, the experiences I encountered there, and
how I would not change that aspect of life.</p>

<p>Standardized Tests
o SAT Subject Tests: Literature (700), World History<br>
(730), U.S. History (750), French (800)
o SAT Reasoning Test: Math + Verbal =1410;
Math + Verbal + Writing = 2110
o AP Exam Scores: European History(4), U.S. History(5),
French Language(5)</p>

<p>Grade Point Average
oUnweighted(3.737)
oWeighted(4.870)</p>

<p>Class Rank: 24 out of 830 (Top 3%)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
o French Honor Society: (10-12). President for senior year.
o French Club: (9-12). Elected Vice-President for senior
year.
o 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project: (9-12). Member
of the committee since my sophomore year.
o Krop Reads: (10-12) Member of Activities Committee
in 10th Grade. Elected Historian for junior year. Elected
Vice-President for senior year.
o Church Youth Group and Choir: (9-12). Singer and
Service Conductor </p>

<p>Community Service (about 500 hours)
o Reading to students at Aventura library books in French
and teaching them basics of the language
o Reading Haitian short stories written in French to middle
school children at their French Club meetings
o Distributing coloring books in French and crayons to
elementary school kids at North Miami
o Making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the
homeless at Camillus House
o Toy Drive for children whose homes were flooded during
Katrina
o Relief Drives for Hurricane victims last year and this year
o Book drive which collected thousands of books for
homeless children as Christmas presents
o Helping first graders learn to read at local elementary
school
o Tutoring for FCAT and SAT
o Open House, Career Day and Town Hall Meetings at
school
o “The Village Improv Troup,” a group that uses
improvisational theater to send constructive messages to
teenagers about alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs,
HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, teen
pregnancy, and violence.
o Teaching English at Church for people who don’t know
English
o Teaching Sunday school
o Helping out at food distribution program at church for
low-income members of the church and community</p>

<p>Awards and Honors
o Honor Roll (10 out of 12 marking periods)
o 5000 Role Models Certificate of Participation (9th Grade)
o Outstanding English Student Certificate (9th Grade)
o Sunday School Bible Quiz Champion Trophy (10th Grade)
o Received a “Superior” Ribbon (highest possible) for a
test taken in French on the history, geography, and
culture of Quebec at the State French Competition. I was
the only student in the state to get a perfect score.
(10th Grade)
o Received an “Excellent” Ribbon for Casse-tête, a
Jeopardy style game in French. I was my team’s captain<br>
and we ended up in the Final Four teams in the state.
(10th Grade)
o Most Outstanding Sophomore Social Studies Student
Trophy (10th Grade)
o Certificate of Merit for Excellent Work in French (10th
Grade)
o Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Performance<br>
on Math and Reading Portions of the Florida
comprehensive Assessment Test.
o National Student Leadership Conference Certificate of
Invitation (10th Grade)
o Chosen as a Dade-County Ambassador to Tallahassee
during Miami-Dade and Broward County Days (10th
Grade)
o Inducted into French Honor Society (10th Grade)
o French Club Member of the Year Certificate and Book
Award (10th Grade)
o Received a “Superior” Ribbon for “Lecture” [a reading
test in French at the university level] at the State French
Competition. I received a perfect score. (11th Grade)
o Received an “Excellent” Ribbon for Casse-tête. I was my
team’s captain and we ended up in the Final Four teams<br>
in the state again. (11th Grade)
o Most Outstanding Underclassman French Student (11th
Grade)
o Fisk University Book Award (11th Grade)
o French Club Member of the Year Certificate and Book<br>
Award (11th Grade)
o 5000 Role Models Junior of the Year Trophy (11th Grade)
o National Achievement Semi-Finalist (12th Grade)
[Pending Finalist Standing]
o AP Scholar Award Recipient (12th Grade)</p>

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<p>Awesome! Super impressive!</p>

<p>You should be in, without a doubt. Hope to see you there!</p>

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<ul>
<li>I forgot to put down my 2 other AP scores: Psych: 5, Spanish: 5... but I never took the AP classes. </li>
</ul>

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<p>Good luck!</p>