<p>Hellooo,
I know that admissions at the top-ranked schools (like Yale) is often a game of chance, but this looked appealing and I am avoiding studying for my physics quiz!!</p>
<p>What do you think my chances are of getting into Yale? Be nice, but honest. Hopefully those two can coincide.</p>
<p>First: a bit of context. I am not a typical candidate because my GPAs each year go as follows -- 2.7 freshman year, 3.3 sophomore, 4.6 junior year, and 4.7 this year so far. I know that my less-than-stellar 9th and 10th grade performances are not going to be looked favorably upon, but I'm hoping that they have a soft spot for late bloomers who have only begun to kick butt. My brother got kicked out of high-school TWICE when I was a freshman, then sophomore, and it took a toll on my life when all my parents cared about was keeping him out of jail.</p>
<p>I am from a Los Angeles-based, middle-class white family. Diverse, right? Not. Well, my parents are divorced... that doesn't count. I ramble :-)</p>
<p>SAT I: 2110 SAT IIs: Lit 730 Span 740</p>
<p>I am a really good dancer and have been actively involved in my school's program since the seventh grade. I have done charity shows as well as performed in the school's company. I also am trained in the circus arts (weird, I know), particularly in Spanish web and the flying trapeze. I am extremely passionate about all performing art forms. I am a Peer Support leader and a Peer Tutor in both Spanish and English. I love to write and have been published in the school's literary magazine. I helped found a community service project in which my friends and I collect unsold food from Farmer's Markets around L.A. then deliver it to battered womens' shelters. I got all 5's on three AP tests last year and I'm taking four (or five) more this year. I've gone abroad to several Spanish-speaking countries for language and community service work and am in the Spanish Language Honors Society. My essays were original but not showy and my teacher recs should be quite good. I feel awkward right now selling myself to strangers, but isn't that what this process is about?</p>
<p>So.... I don't have any rankings at my school and I've said pretty much all I can. Nice to meet you :-)</p>