My dad thinks I'll get in

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Female African American
GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.1 W
Will graduate with 6 APS and 4 honors
All 4s on AP exams
Take an extra course after school
SAT: 1960 (720 W, 700 M, 540 R); my deafness is the reason why my verbal is so low
SAT II: Math IIC-750, Biology-590, US History-610 (4 on AP exam)
3rd decile- I transferred from bad public school w/ no honors classes to a VERY competitive rural school; I was top 10 in my old school, but now I am top 30; my GC will explain this as well</p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE
Student volunteer at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (9,10)
Lab research at University of Pennsylvania this summer</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES
National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (11)
National Karate (9-10)
Health Science Academy (10-11)
National Honor Society (11)
Leadership Club (10-11)</p>

<p>VOLUNTEER
Community Outreach Program (9,10)
Tutoring (9,10)
Feeding homeless (9,10)</p>

<p>HONORS AND AWARDS
Academic Honor Roll (9-11)
National Karate Summer Program Award (10)
President's Student Service Gold Award (volunteering 100+ hours) (10)
A Venture Scholar (10-11)
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Leadership (11)
President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence (11)</p>

<p>Your opinions? Please be brutally honest. I honestly don't see how I would get in.</p>

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<p>I can't see how you can bypass those scores</p>

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<p>pattcake999, I would recommend that you PM Northstarmom. She is an alum interviewer for Harvard who is, herself, AA, and knows a great deal about admissions to Ivy League schools for URMs. Get her opinion. Your scores are, indeed, quite low even for an AA. But URMs with scores like these have been accepted if they have the "something extra" that these schools desire.</p>

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<p>I hope that in at least one of your essay you will comment on how your hearing problems have played a role in your life. It may make a big difference in how your test scores are interpreted. </p>

<p>I also hope you contacted the college board regarding your disability since they may offer useful advice to you. </p>

<p>You appear to be a strong candidate in terms of your accomplishments; and that's without even considering the factors you have dealt with in your life. I would expect the admission committee will give less weight to your test scores (which are actually quite good) than previous posters are suggesting. </p>

<p>You father is probably right. </p>

<p>I expect you are applying to other prestigious colleges besides Yale (Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, etc ). I hope you are considering what colleges you will like most (not just which ones are most prestigious).</p>