<p>I will be applying to Yale very soon (class of 2018). I'm applying RD but Yale is my absolute top choice.</p>
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<li>Country: France (international student), middle-class 100% French family, self-taught English speaker</li>
<li>Income bracket: $75,000 per year, financial aid applicant</li>
<li>Gender: female</li>
<li>Age: 16 (skipped 6th grade)</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li><p>Intended major: Economics</p></li>
<li><p>SAT I: took it yesterday, hoping to get about 2000</p></li>
<li><p>SAT II: taking Lit, Spanish and World History (might take Maths 2 instead) in December, think I can get 750, 800 and 750</p></li>
<li><p>GPA: 4.0 (Weighted) all four years of high-school</p></li>
<li><p>French grades: 17.5 in the Baccalaur</p></li>
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<p>Cosmocloud, almost all French classes in 12th grade are equivalents of AP classes. Philosophy is part of the French baccalaureate, so I wrote it down as ‘AP Philosophy’. :)</p>
<p>Yale seems to like kids who are fully engaged in the world and will continue a variety of activities at Yale; clubs, sports community service, acting, writing, etc even if it’s outside of their main interest. I think you are that type of person. </p>
<p>They also seem to like kids who, additionally, have a very focused area of interest clearly supported by a related group of activities, course selection, summer programs, etc. I don’t see that in your resume - writing, econ, fashion career, - how does that hang together?</p>
<p>Keesh17, thank you for your response. I have actually made fairly interest-related choices to connect my passions to my intended area of study, Economics. The French education system offers three main possibilities of curriculums in high school: S (scientific section), ES (Economic and social section) and L (literary section). I’ve picked ES. So that’s one thing. What is more, Economics is the subject in which I excel most; I’ve had about 18/20 of average throughout high school.<br>
Besides academic focuses, I have also addressed the ‘issue’ you mentioned in one of my possible essays (not sure which one I will submit yet). In a nutshell, I want to study Economics (although the 3 years I’ve had in high school were quite rich and complex in terms of syllabuses), possibly focus on Business and Marketing in my last year, and connect that to launching my own fashion firm. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>Writing is the only activity that’s a little bit harder to link to the others, though. Literature is sort of an additional academic interest of mine, I can’t really think of any way to connect it with Econ.</p>
<p>wowthere It makes sense. Some things to consider. Unlike many other US universities Yale doesn’t offer a Business degree and doesn’t teach business or marketing courses as far as I know. Having said that, Econ is the second most popular major at Yale and probably filled with a lot of kids who want to end up working in a “business” and many into banking on Wall Street. I think you need to consider if Yale is really the best “fit”. The University of Pennsylvania, also an Ivy, seems like a good option since it has an excellent undergraduate business school which is very focused on entrepreneurship</p>
<p>My son is a first year Econ major - here is the book for the first Econ class he’s taking so you can see if this appeals to you. The homework problem-sets start on page 46. It is mostly proof-based mathematics.</p>
<p>Thanks! I am actually also applying to UPenn. And I am aware that Yale is not really adequate for business-oriented studies, but I am sure it is the best ‘fit’ for me, for various other reasons. :)</p>
<p>Most Ivy League schools have MBA programs but only Cornell and UPenn offer undergraduate business degrees. Therefore if you are interested in business, Harvard, Yale, Princeton,Stanford et all are not for you.</p>