I know i probably won't make it, but... (SCEA)

<p>Hey guys.
Below is my stats</p>

<p>GPA: 4.33 (weighted), 3.94 (unweighted)
Rank: top 5% (around 750 students. Public. California)
SAT Reasoning: 2180 (Cr-630, M-790, W-760)
SAT Subj: Korean (800), Math IIC (800), US History (730), Chem (750)
AP Scores: two 5s, four 4s, and one 2 (Total 7 AP classes taken)
Major: Undecided</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
Founder/President of Tutoring Club (2 yrs)
President of Local Volunteers Club (3 yrs)
A member of NHS (2 yrs)
Clarinet player at City Youth Symphony (3 yrs)
JV Basketball (2 yrs)
Volunteer at the local Hospital for 150 hours (3 yrs)
Research on Advanced Materials and its properties with the UCLA advanced material research team (11th grade summer, 12 hours/week)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commendation
Korean American Regional Math Competition (2nd place)
Regional Clarinet Guild Duet/Trio Competition (1st place)
Regional Youth Tennis Spring Classic Competition (2nd place)
Distinguished Honor Rolls for 4 yrs (for those who have GPA higher than 4.0)</p>

<p>College Class
Calculus III/Geometric Analysis at the local community college </p>

<p>I know that my CR score is very very low. But if i take the ACT and get a 32+ on reading section, do you think i have a decent chance for SCEA?</p>

<p>Yale SCEA is very tough, especially for you as you have low SAT. I’d try the ACT and score 34+.</p>

<p>^ He doesn’t have low SAT scores. His scores are actually very good. The only one that needs improvement is the CR score, but, quite frankly, I’ve seen people get in with scores that low. Still, it’s best to retake and try to raise it, just to be sure.</p>

<p>Hey, wasn’t there a “study” done here on CC (on the Yale board) that revealed that of the SCEA admits of '13, the lowest SAT score was 2260? So I would say that 2180 is on the bottom half for Yale.</p>

<p>From what I can tell OP, it’s not going to be your stats that get you in or get you rejected. You seem to have what it takes there already. I’d hazard a guess that you’ll get in/rejected based on the other intangibles (essay, recs)</p>

<p>In the 2013 SCEA results thread, I saw someone who got in with a 2170. (He retook for a 2270, but that score didn’t reach Yale in time to be considered.)</p>

<p>Yes but I remember based on the stats getting in with a score below around 2200 was the minority. The data showed chances went up when scores hit the ~2200/2250 mark.</p>

<p>I really believe that this is just correlation and not causation. All applicants with scores above that mark were just better applicants overall. I’ve also seen applicants with 2380s get rejected or deferred.</p>