<p>^ Truth
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<p>Well, I haven't had an awkward "So... what did you get on your SATs?" conversation since freshman year so I can't actually remember exact scores and examples, but suffice it to say, there are plenty of people at Yale with (far) less than perfect SATs and/or ECs.</p>
<p>Um... I really hope I get in SCEA because I took the SAT II today and totally BOMBED. I was planning to send them in if I got deferred, but I don't really want Yale to see a 500 next to my 700s and 800s for SAT Reasoning. I left like 35-50 blank. Ran out of time. Now THAT's imperfect.</p>
<p>You what's imperfect? </p>
<p>Complaining about imperfection. =]</p>
<p>mistofthekane, what SAT II did you take?
i took chem today and am planning to send those in (depending on how i did) if i get deferred too lol</p>
<p>I took MATH. OHHHMYGOD. The other two went fine... but Math could kill everything. UGH UGH UGH. MUST GET INTO YALE.</p>
<p>^I feel that's a dangerous attitude.</p>
<p>lol mistofthekane, I took the Math II test and literally skipped 49 questions. While I didn't get the 700+ I was going for, I did get a 620 which I didn't think was COMPLETELY horrible. Obviously its not great, but it was a lot better than the 500 I was expecting.</p>
<p>As for the chances that an "imperfect" applicant gets accepted, I certainly hope those chances are high because in no way do I match up to many of the people here... :/</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone, though! :)</p>
<p>Thanks, NJBKitty, though I hope you actually skipped a lot less than 49.</p>
<p>Hopefully I won't have to worry about my horrendous scores.</p>
<p>Whoa, I don't know what I was thinking when I typed that... I meant 24 xD.... Basically my point was that I skipped almost half the test and did alright.</p>
<p>But if I DID happen to skip 49 questions and managed to pull of a 620... now that would be something, wouldn't it? Answer 1 question and get an ok score... Life would be so much easier -_-</p>
<p>Yeah I was really inspired... and now my hopes are crushed. JK!</p>
<p>Hm, well in that case... Yes, I skipped 49 questions and got a 620!!!</p>
<p>... Feel better? :/</p>
<p>You know what's weird, after posting insanely on these forums a lot for the last couple weeks, I feel like we're all almost anonymous friends or something :D. I hope we get to go to Yale together!</p>
<p>Sorry for that irrelevant comment. On imperfection.. Yale attendees will tell you that no applicant is perfect. Even the ones who've taken trips to Uganda - some are truly inspiring applicants, but some are people who go there, pass out some food, and then come home, write a heartwrending essay about it, and then forget about it. They like to see passion - and even if you've got a B here or there or a slightly lower SAT score, the officials want to see that you've got something you love to do, and you do it with all your heart. </p>
<p>As for URMs.. I think it just gives your application an extra reading or two. No gimme's or passes, just an extra consideration. Not sure if I agree with the principles behind AA or not (I'm Indian (not native american, like Indian from India)) but I don't think it boosts you a lot.. just gives your app a little extra time, maybe.</p>
<p>^ agreed. It's just so intimidating to try to display your passion on paper... </p>
<p>And to others: I took the math 2 subject test today also... I've actually never taken an SAT class or a single practice test (I must be one of the only ones on this forum...) so I really have no idea what my test will translate to as a score... I ended up pretty crunched for time, but I'm just hoping for something over 700 at this point. </p>
<p>One of my favorite things about Yale (and other Ivies) is that they really do admit people based on character and not scores/GPA. If you can truly display to admissions officers how passionate you are about something, you can get in without having the best GPA or highest rank or whatever. Love it :)</p>