My Chances- Please Help!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Any insight would be much appreciated- thank you!</p>

<p>Basic info- white female, from Kentucky (I'm hoping maybe that is one thing that might help me...), top ranked (not top 10 but close to it) boarding school on east coast</p>

<p>SAT- 2300 out of 2400, 1560 out of 1600
GPA- 4.0
AP Scores
Eng comp-5
Eng lit-5
Envi Sci-5
AB Calc-5
Gov Pol US-4
Bio-3
Studio Art 2D-3</p>

<p>National Merit commendation, AP Scholar with honors</p>

<p>Current Courses and estimated current grades
Hon. Multivariable/Vector Calculus- 93
AP Econ (Macro and Micro)- 90
AP Physics C-93
AP Spanish Lit- 92
Independent study in English (placed out of my school's courses)- 95
Independent study in conceptual contemporary art</p>

<p>Extracurricular Highlights- my more complete resume demonstrates in more detail that I've put a lot of time and effort into all of these things:
Student government president
Environmental club co-president
School's Literary and Fine Arts magazine editor-in-chief
Community service committee chair (plus a lot of service hours)
Faculty appointed English tutor (4hrs+/wk) and Calculus tutor (2hrs+/wk)</p>

<p>Will be submitting an art portfolio of my paintings- have won prizes in juried shows- also have a pretty full resume of art related involvement and activities</p>

<p>Work experience- Summer jobs waiting tables past three summers</p>

<p>Two summers of Spanish immersion home stays in Spain</p>

<p>And I have two very strong teacher recs as well as what I have been told is an impressive and original common app essay.</p>

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<p>WOW i would say you have a pretty Good Chance, Check this page out, [What</a> Does Yale Look For? | Application to Yale College | Freshmen | Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/what.html]What”>http://www.yale.edu/admit/freshmen/application/what.html) this will tell you what they are looking for!</p>

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<p>This is really the wrong part of the board for this. You’ll get better answers on the the regular Yale Board, or even better on the College Admissions general board.</p>

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<p>Thank you, I didn’t realize that.</p>