i'm almost positive i won't make it, but...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>i'm planning to apply SCEA to yale, but
-my grades and rank aren't amazing (3.82 UW, 4.03 UW, top 10%)
-SATs are not great (CR 740, M 740, W 700)</p>

<p>other stats so far:
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT II: 790 math IIc, 740 bio M, 680 french listening
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), US History (5), Biology (5), French Lang (5), Calculus BC (N/A), Chemistry (N/A), US Government (N/A), Macroeconomics (N/A)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: yearbook, anatomy, ap chem, ap gov/ap econ, ap calc bc, literature and the dynamics of social justice
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi Finalist (applied for Finalist), Certificate of Merit Advanced Level in grade 9, CM Panel Honors Branch Recital in grade 10, 1st place in female teen broadsword at the Chinese Martial Arts Tournament in UC Berkeley</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano K-12 (no leadership unless randomly helping some of my teacher's younger students counts), Wushu/Martial Arts 2-12 (assistant coach, leadership team), Multi-cultural Club 10-12 (Fundraising Committee, cultural performer), French National Honor Society
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Kumon Math & Reading Assistant Instructor (10-12), 8 hrs/wk during school and 12 hrs/wk during summer
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: not a lot, just volunteering for the city and the public library, probably not more than 100 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: not much other than working more hours
[<em>] Essays: 1 on piano/music, the other i haven't written yet
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: dunno, but i did well in both classes and they seemed to like me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: dunno but she likes me
[</em>] Additional Rec: Piano teacher as part of arts supplement, who has known me for 12 years and loves me
[li] Interview: not yet seeing as i have yet to submit my app</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: just over 100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nada</p>

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<p>basically i'm hoping that piano will really help me because i spend so much time on it (14 hrs/wk) and i'm sending in a recording and a resume. i play at the conservatory level but most of my awards are from before junior year (i have a competition in NYC in early nov, but it will be too late to put on my app by then)</p>

<p>i also spend 12 hrs/wk with wushu so that's a big part of my life. i know ECs can't compensate for mediocre grades/test scores but maybe they'll be just a little forgiving? i really really want to go to yale, it's my first choice :/</p>

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<p>also, no idea if this will help at all, but first time i took SAT I i got a 600 in CR...will the 140-point improvement count for anything?</p>

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<p>I don't predict chances, but heads up that Yale was particular about the content and length of music CDs last year: 2 pieces from contrasting periods, 10 minutes max. If you haven't already checked with the Music Dept., I suggest that you verify the requirements for this year. Also, I love your screen name!</p>

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<p>thanks for the heads up. though, according to the supplements page they didn't put up any time limit:
Supplementary</a> Materials | Application to Yale College | Freshmen | Office of Undergraduate Admissions</p>

<p>is there another place where they might put up that info? they didn't put an email for music supplement questions on that page :/
i was planning on sending 1 piece that was about 7-8 minutes...</p>

<p>and thanks about the screen name :)</p>

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<p>My son learned the details for last year during an informational interview with the Department of Music. The name of the woman he spoke with is not listed on the department's contact page, so I'm not sure if she's still there, but here's the contact information. Yale</a> Department of Music > Contact Information I suggest calling the department at Yale and all your schools. My son discovered last year that the requirements varied from school to school. Some were pretty loose, but I do recall that every school he applied to wanted at least two pieces of contrasting style.</p>

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<p>oh okay thanks i see the requirements, this clears up a lot of things :)</p>

<p>man college apps stress me out</p>

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<p>blvd: Yes, preparing CDs does add a layer of complexity to the already complex process of preparing college apps. But it looks like your grades and scores put you within range for highly selective schools, and if you are a conservatory caliber pianist, making that CD can only help your applications. Good luck.</p>