Improvements/Advices/Chances at Yale for EA

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<p>I'm planning to apply to Yale Early Action and was wondering if prospective students, current students or alumni students may help me. Of course, if you may chance me, that'll be nice. But also, if any of you can give me advice on improvements and advice. That would be nice also. </p>

<p>Here is a basic rundown of my stats/ec's:</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian =(
Currently: Junior</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Rank: N/A school does not rank
G.P.A:
UW: 3.8/4.0
W: 4.5/5.0</p>

<p>SAT: 2200 (670V, 750M, 780W) (planning to retake in October)
SAT Subject:
Chemistry: 790
Chinese: 780
US History: Taking in June
Math II: Taking in June
AP Chemistry: Waiting
AP English Language: Waiting
AP US History: Waiting</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>School Activities:
3 years Marching Band (going to be drum major/conductor next year)
3 years Jazz Band
2 years Spring Musical
3 years Percussion Ensemble
3 years Science Club (Science League/Science Bowl)
1 year Community Problem Solving (we made 1st in states and 2nd in internationals)
1 year Genetics Club</p>

<p>Outside Activities:
Play alot of tennis (planning to enter in some competitions)
Sophomore year during the Summer, I did a math research paper on Graph Theory (planning to fix it and enter it into Siemens and Intel. If not, I'm getting it published anyways) =D
This Summer I'm going to SSP (summer science program) =D
I volunteer as an English Teacher and Basketball Coach (~100 hours service hours)</p>

<p>Leadership: (kind of lacking in here a bit, but most activities I join don't have leadership positions. Everyone is pretty dedicated)</p>

<p>Organizer for many events at my Chinese School (end of the year shows, new years festival, etc...)
Drum Major In Marching Band</p>

<p>Awards:
Some outstanding awards in Marching Band (individual)
Spanish Honor Society
Our Marching Band went to Nationals and got 3rd place this year, and 1st place in states. (We usually go to Nationals every year)
Our Community Problem Solving team won States this year and 2nd in internationals</p>

<p>This is my "tentative" resume. It's not final yet. </p>

<p>Recommendations:
I believe my teacher recommendations would be quite good if not outstanding. </p>

<p>Essays:
I'm not too sure about this part yet, but I'm starting to think about it and am going to work on it this summer. Any advice here would be nice. =D</p>

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<p>good chance, but i think you will need some leadership experience.
what do u want to major in?</p>

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<p>rohin, aren't you a hs freshman?</p>

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<p>...yeah...but...</p>

<p>but i do no for a fact that every top-notch college REALLY likes to see leadership on your resume.</p>

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<p>I don't have a definite/final major yet, but I plan to major in something dealing with Film Arts with Business. </p>

<p>And yeah.... it really sucks without too many leadership positions. =(</p>

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<p>"leadership experience" is probably the most absurd and poorly defined quality that might seem desirable on an application. I think what you're going for would be better described as being proactive with your interests. This may involve organizing other people, or it may involve doing significant and meaningful work yourself. But yale isn't looking for each of its applicants to have ran a club or had a position in student government.</p>

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<p>probably going to need a higher SAT score</p>

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<p>yeah. I'm going to aim for 2300+, but I'm not taking it until October. So... hopefully it'll rise up quite a bit.</p>

<p>SO for being proactive in activities, should I convey this in my essays? I'm kinda iffy about how to write my essays. I've been thinking on writing it on my "emotions" and "thoughts" when I do something I love, like playing tennis, conducting music, or just playing my trumpet. However, I think this might fall under the "generic" essay category. Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>Nice resume, you have succesfully put yourself in the running for Yale (in my opinion), but nothing says you have a better chance than anybody else. So, if I were you (and again, I'm in the same position as you, in the running) I would apply but not get my hopes up.</p>