<p>I do realize the admission people have their own "formula" for admitting people, but do you know anyone who had a similar app as me who got in or rejected? I am from Canada:</p>
<p>Grade 9 average
1st semester: 91 (14/262)
2nd semester: 93 average (9/266)
Took 1 of 3 AP classes that are available. There is no such thing as "AP exam" in my school.</p>
<p>Grade 10
1st semester: 96 average (2/257)
2nd semester: 95 average (1st)
All 3 AP classes taken</p>
<p>Grade 11:
1st Semester: 98 average (1st)
2nd Semester: 97 average (1st)
All 6 ap taken</p>
<p>Grade 12
Mid terms: 97 average (1st)
No AP courses for grade 12 In my school</p>
<p>SAT scores: 2380
ACT: 35</p>
<p>Awards:
Perfect attendance: Grade 9, 10, 11,
School Chess Champ (4 years)
City Chess Champ (4 years)
Provincial for chess: (4 years attended, silver medal all the times.)
Night of excellence attendee: (80+ in everything in the year.) 4 years in a row
Academic Excellence Award: (90+ in 5 courses) 4 years</p>
<p>Volunteer Work (approx)
50 hours library
60 hours hospital
60 hours animal hospital
25 hours score keeper
30 hours team Eco club
50 hours: Friend's family restaurant
20 hours: For a non-profit aids business</p>
<p>Extras: (My school doesn't have: "leadership" positions for clubs.)
YearBook Comittee: 4 years
Student Council: Grade 9 rep, Grade 12 foreign affairs Admin
Environment Club: 4 years
Newspaper committee: grade 10, 11, 12
Chess club: 4 years
Own and operate a website on global issues
Every summer I visit a third world country and write a report contrasting Canada to them, can be found on my website
Volleyball: Grade 10, 11, 12
Soccer: Played on school team 4 years
Donated blood many times
Founder of a beach clean up club during one summer</p>
<p>I think I included everything. Questions, Improvements, statements?</p>
<p>Also, I appear in about 4 school plays annually, and was in the drama club for 3 years, and I also have been doing gymnastics for about 6 years. I also speak very fluent English and French, and various forms of Arabic, which I hear is really good, because it’s a rare language and is diverse.</p>
<p>You are 1st in your class and have a very high SAT. Those are great things and you have the attention of admissions. but they will be asking what else. You need to show them that you are more than just grades. Show passion in your essays about your EC’s. Show that you make a difference where ever you are, school, ec’s, work. Show leadership in what you do. Have Rec’s point out these things as well. Even without the offical leadership positions (Pres.), show them how you lead. No one know your chances, but I think you are in the group of students that have an above average chance. My son was 1/400 with SAT of 2200. He had stunning Rec’s, Essays, leadership and EC’s and was accepted SCEA. All the freshman I have meet this year are those types of kids.</p>
<p>Like a poster said before, drop the attendance thing!! Keep only the most important volunteer work/ECs and unless your website has very high traffic/is of very high quality, dont mention it, cause it might play really strongly against you ie having a personal website is no special achievement. You can also drop the blood donation thing, its like if you were absolutely trying to think of something to put in your app…</p>
<p>raul: no one has a great chance. Is the OP viable? Yes – but practically no one has a GREAT chance.</p>
<p>And I agree with the others’ knocking the giving blood and perfect attendance thing. Those are superfluous in the extreme as far as admissions go.</p>
<p>Huh, I was unaware Yale was going to look at this website and admit me based on my grammar.</p>
<p>I was concerned about being a poor candidate, especially with that 91 in my freshmen year, but apparently not, some of you dont believe me? You probably haven’t read the ones with people claiming more than several national awards, and perfect SATs, with state records in track and field.</p>