It's another one. I just want to know...Grim future

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hey,
I know most of you are all like "Ugh another whiny person hoping to get into Yale" -__-
So, I have this uncanny feeling that I am not going to get accepted to Yale OR ANY OTHER COLLEGE!</p>

<p>OK, so I have an upward curve on my transcripts all A's junior year, A's and B's senior year, and very good ECs and volunteering. In my common app essay I wrote about racism and how it affects colored people physically and mentally in the long run, and even more so if the person is a female and colored. (Some say I played the "race card" but that's what felt right, I am passionate about eradicating racism) Anyway, I am an URM (Puerto Rican), extremely low income, and am first generation to graduate, my mom is disabled, and my biological father has never been in my life (I didn't see him until I was fifteen and only saw him for 24 hours, he stopped paying child support after he saw me and now not even the government knows where he is). To put the icing on the cake I have low SAT scores, and I’m not talking an 1700-2000, I mean there low. 1400 =’( </p>

<p>I feel like I’m doomed for all eternity. </p>

<p>And by now your probably think that I am trying to gain sympathy from all of you, but that’s not the case. I just need some re-assurance...
Just be brutally honest.</p>

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<p>Here is my reassurance: 93% or people are not accepted into Yale. 93 out of every 100 people who apply to Yale will be mailed a rejection letter. Bill Gates dropped out of college. Johnny Depp didn’t finish high school. Thomas Edison never finished his formal education. </p>

<p>Point being, you may not get into Yale. You have the right to feel sorry about it, but it is not the end of the world. I imagine with a story like yours and a little dedication, you can accomplish much.</p>

<p>P.S. I’m not talking an 1700-2000, I mean they’re low</p>

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<p>I’m really sorry, you sound like a great person, but to be honest, I don’t think you’ll get in. 1400 is just too low for Yale. But apply! You never know. </p>

<p>Anyway, if you don’t get in, work your ass off at a lower level school and transfer to a better school after a year or two. Retake the SATs (and study for them!). Just because you don’t get into Yale now doesn’t mean you can’t later on. Even if you go to a community college for two years, and then transfer out later. Don’t get discouraged!</p>