Me + Yale = ?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I absolutely love Yale because they have an amazing history program and I am a huge history buff. I think my stats are kind of low to be applying to Yale so please tell me if I should bother applying.... Thanks!</p>

<p>Nationality: Czech/Canadian</p>

<p>School: Private international school in the Czech Republic.</p>

<p>Rank: school doesn’t rank, but I’m definitely near the top.</p>

<p>10th Grade: GPA 3.8</p>

<p>11th Grade Classes and Grades:
- IB Higher Level 20th Century History A+
- IB Higher Level English A
- IB Higher Level Theatre Arts A
- IB Math Studies II A-
- IB Biology A-
- IB German 4/5 B+
- GPA 3.8</p>

<p>12th Grade:
I’m taking the same classes as in eleventh grade and my grades are probably the same or better as last year.</p>

<p>Passions:
I am a major history buff! I reach Richard Pipes and AJP Taylor in my spare time, I love the class, and Yale was such an incredible history program that I just feel the need to apply!</p>

<p>EC’S + Service
- Captain of Varsity Girls Soccer
- acted in most of the school plays - large roles.
- Leadership Core in MUN, going to Qatar for the conference this year.
- Czech lessons
- Habitat for Humanity Poland (I’m going for my second time this year) so about 60 hours total.
- piano [my tenth year]</p>

<p>Key Awards:
Award for Excellence in History, 11th grade.
Winner of the school speech contest, 11th grade.
High Honour Roll, 11th grade.</p>

<p>SATS:
(my first time}</p>

<p>CR: 800
Math: 550
Writing: 610</p>

<p><em>I took the SATs without studying at all but I studied the math and writing over the summer so those scores should improve a lot in October</em></p>

<p>Recommendations: should be excellent
Essay: Probably about my rediscovery of Prague and my Czech heritage during last year + will add a little bit about how my grandparents & parents lived under Communism, and my passion for history. </p>

<p>Supplementary Materials: I’m thinking of submitting the abstract from my research paper on the French Revolution. What do you think?</p>

<p>Other Schools:
Brown
Oxford
Amherst
Bowdoin
Bates
McGill
Queens</p>

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<p>....anyone? :)</p>

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<p>As another admissions hopeful (though transfer) I feel sort of awkward 'criticizing' anyone but I would tell you to redo those SATs. I hate math with a fiercy passion myself but realistically, I find that 550 to be just too low for Yale. Writing could use a bit of a boost too.</p>

<p>Thats all I have IMHO.
Though as a student of that establishment I can tell you you have a pretty great shot at McGill.</p>

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<p>Was your research paper published anywhere?</p>

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<p>ummm, no i didn't try to get it published. </p>

<p>Btw I got 670 on the writing, not 610 (typo). </p>

<p>Yeah i feel that if i had a better math SAT score i would have much more of a shot. It's so annoying how one little thing can cause such a problem.</p>