I thought I'd never ask...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>...but would anyone kindly take the time to chance me? </p>

<p>I know admissions decisions are very case-specific, but it'd be interesting to know where I'm at.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2220
</code></pre>

<ul>
<li>SAT II: 800- Italian, 800-French, 740-Bio M (may be retaking in Jan), 720- Math II :(
*GPA (out of 4.5): 4.21

<ul>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible at my school. IB with 6 HLs and TOK. One of the HLs was counted as an extra certificate (Art – obtained a 7)</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Imperial College London Science Challenge Silver Prize. I don't know how "major" it is, but it is an international competition.</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>∑ Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano- been playing since childhood have played in 20+ concerts, Art club, NHS (meh), Snowboarding, Student Ambassador, Dormitory Prefect (was in a boarding school for 2 years), Academic peer tutor in Biology, French, Mathematics and Chemistry… some other minor stuff.</p>

<p>∑ Job/Work Experience: Shadowing doctors in hospital in suburbs of France, worked with GP (basic check-ups) and observed multiple open surgeries.
∑ * Volunteer/Community service: Helped out in a nursing home for 2 years + 1 summer, Community Service club (1 year), currently working with the French Red Cross.</p>

<p>∑ * Summer Activities: Exhibited artwork + sold 6 pieces (money went to an orphanage… I continue to work with the gallery I exhibited in but used some of the recent amounts made to buy this laptop) + aforementioned work experience/nursing home volunteering, Red Cross work.</p>

<p>∑ * Essays: Risky, but very positive feedback from multiple readers.
* Teacher Recommendation: One excellent, one outstanding.
* Counselor Rec: Good, I suppose.
* Additional Rec: Attached to my Arts Supplement – Outstanding.
* Interview: None so far.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
* Intended Major: Biochemistry
</code></pre>

<ul>
<li>School Type: On a gap year. Have been to over 9 schools (have lived in 6+ countries, mainly in the 3rd world. My Common App essay touches on this)

<ul>
<li>Ethnicity: I'm 75% Italian/ 25% Eritrean (East –African)</li>
<li>Gender: Female
∑ Income Bracket: Middle-high
∑ * Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

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<p>Ehh. 29 views and no replies ? :"&lt;/p>

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<p>I posted this is response to another query; I stand by my thoughts. In addition to the comments below, you do have some unusual and interesting things going for you. Make sure that it comes through in your essays and personal statement.</p>

<p>In all honesty, trying to chance anyone for Yale admissions is like throwing darts at a wall and guessing which ones hit the magic spot.</p>

<p>On paper you are certainly competitive but it is important to remember that 95 plus % of all applicants to Yale are competitve on paper. What no one outside the actual admissions committee knows is what things really differentiate candidates in their eyes.</p>

<p>I outlined in several other threads what I have learned about Yale admissions over the last four plus years. Concentrate on making your essays stand out; make them interesting and if appropriate humorous. The people reading thousands of essays need to see something "interesting" enough about you that they would want to meet you and have you join their exclusive community. Look for an interesting,unique/humorous way to answer their prompts, don't just spit back pabulum. The one thing that everyone really seems to lose sight of is that it's not about how well you write but about what you are saying and telling others about yourself in what you have written. Eloquence is great but substance and depth trumps eloquence any day.</p>

<p>Make sure you do all you can to arrange an alumni interview so that you can add dimensionality to the numbers that they are seeing on paper.</p>

<p>After that, hope for the best. I am not saying this because I think you have no chance of admission, it's just that as I said earlier, there is zero predictability in Yale admissions when someone IS a qualified candidate. It is very easy to determine outcomes when someone is so far outside the normal admission parameters but a crap shoot for all others.</p>

<p>Lastly and most importantly, there is life after Yale deferral and rejection and regardless of what happens you WILL find a school that is a great fit for you at which you will thrive, grow as a person and be happy.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>the above i feel like is somewhat trite and something that OP has probably heard sooo many times
so i dont think we need to outline this for her</p>

<p>i think that you do have a really good shot
the thing i see lacking is your extracurriculars
but i think you do have a good shot because you're an URM (kinda)</p>

<p>oh, and you dont have to take the sat 2 again
i got into stanford early with a 710 on one of mine (and im white!!!)</p>

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<p>Think about submitting an art portfolio.</p>