<p>Hey guys, I'm new here and I'm currently planning on applying EASC to Yale. I'd appreciate any help or advice you all could give me and what you think my chances of getting in are. Thank you so much!!</p>
<p>Asian American female
I go to a small high school in NY and I'm a hopeful political science major.
SAT I: 2250 (V:790 M:720 W:740)
SAT II: Math II C:760, US History:760, Writing:770, Biology: 650 (taken in 9th grade)
GPA: 102.85 (weighted)
RANK: #1 in class of about 95
AP EXAMS: European History- 4, US History-4, English Language-4</p>
<p>CLASSES TAKEN: all honors/APs (strongest courseload at my small school)
senior year schedule: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Lit and Comp, Government, Economics (requirement classes)</p>
<p>SPORTS: 1st degree black belt in tae kwon do
EC ACTIVITIES:
1) I play piano, clarinet, and sing for my school (jazz band, band, chorus, vocal ensemble, orchestra). I received grade of 98 on NYSSMA level 6 in 9th grade (nys music festival exam)
2) I was class treasurer for 9-10 and class vice president for grade 11.
3) Drama club 9-12
4) International Fund 9-12
5) Served on 4 committes as a student representative (grade weighting, assistant principal search committee, student handbook revision committee, middle states Accreditation for Growth committee)</p>
<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE: Year-round teacher's assistant at my local chinese school (120+ hours/year), American Cancer Society fundraiser, local high school mentoring program, D.A.R.E program mentor/volunteer, participant in "night of the classics"- musical benefit to raise money for leukmia patient</p>
<p>AWARDS: high honor roll 9-12, 2006 National Merit semifinalist, National Honor Society, Yale Book Award (from alumni association), Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, Subject Awards: 13 in total awarded by my high school (one student per subject per year), Overall Service to School and Community Award, Joy Distenfeld Scholarship award (financial aid for summer programs)</p>
<p>ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS: IBM Watson Science Program, Columbia Science Program, Ithaca College Summer School, Junior Statesmen of America Summer School at Yale 2005, Chinese School for 9-10 before I graduated</p>
<p>WORK EXPERIENCE: I currently work at CVS pharmacy as a cashier, about 15 hrs/week. I've worked as a receptionist last year at a tae kwon do school (3 hrs/wk), and as a cashier at a bakery the year before that (about 4 hrs/week) </p>
<p>I asked for recommendations from my US History teacher/student government advisor and my Physics teacher, who I have for the second year in a row. I'm also submitting an additional letter from my chorus teacher, who has known me since I was in 4th grade. </p>
<p>My essays are about receiving my black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and the diversity I encountered at my summer at Yale. </p>
<p>Other schools I'm applying to:
SUNY Binghamton
NYU
Wellesley
Williams
UPenn
Stanford</p>
<p>Possibly: Columbia or Tufts</p>
<p>So...wow that was long, but that's basically everything I've got. Thank you so much for your help!!!</p>