<p>rejected. aww, poopy-head.
oh well, i'll just go somewhere else :)
congrats to all those who were accepted!</p>
<p>primeminister, yes that's me. I didn't submit the twin one to Yale though. Lol. Thanks for the congrats! I'm so excited to go to Yale next year!</p>
<p>Accepted!!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2330 (780 M, 770 Cr, 780 W)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 on Math IIC and Chemistry; 720 on US History
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 99.120 and 101.230
[<em>] Rank: Salutatorian
[</em>] ACT: Not applicable
[<em>] APs (including this year's): AP Biology (4); AP Chemistry; AP US History (4); AP Calculus BC (5); AP Euro History (5); AP Physics C Mech/EM; AP English Language/Literature; AP German
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: Underfunded public school so no IBs
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Lang/Lit, AP Chem, AP Physics, AP German
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: Either three or four
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Microbiology research, Science Olympiad (Captain), Mock Trial (Lead Attorney), Community Service, and State science fair competitions (attended national science competitions; president of school's chapter)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: A part time job at the local supermarket
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I: My life in binary; II: Death of my grandfather and discovering Ayn Rand
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Both were absolutely excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing, she knew me since fifth grade
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): It was a smooth interview at Panera's bread. He said I was one of the best applicants he has interviewed this year.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): My microbiology research was featured in multiple national journals
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Underfunded public school (median SAT 1201/2400)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian-american
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: < 60,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Single parent household and first generation? They are hooks?
[<em>] Strengths: Publications in journals
[</em>] Weaknesses: Average stats for Yale and rushed application, sent it in one minute before the deadline
[li] Why you think you were accepted: If I knew I would tell you, but I don't. I was actually expecting that little envelope. [/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to those who were accepted. To those who were denied acceptance Yale is not the end-all-be-all college, I am sure as a CCer you have many other options available. Good luck to those on the waitlist and whatever you do never give up! Congrats again to everyone!</p>
<p>Rejected after being deferred...</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted after being
Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: NO
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800V, 700M, 710W, 9E
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Latin, 800 Lit, 800 Chem, 750 U.S., 750 Bio M
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.557W, 4.0UW, weighted went up on midyear
[<em>] Rank: 1/118, stayed the same midyears
[</em>] APs (including this year's): English Comp 5, Latin 5, Bio 5, Chem 5, US 5
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: All APs
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 6
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): JCL awards, national latin exam awards, commended(probably useless) student, essay contests, volunteer awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: state officer, newspaper, Red Cross, student council, captain of running and skiing
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 1 restaurant job
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): had mixed responses, very polar, too. topics were rather cliche.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: excellent
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): super duper excellent
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): smallish, somewhat poor public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Japanese
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~50,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college
[<em>] Strengths: uh...
[</em>] Weaknesses: low(er) SATs, commended student only, deferred early,typos in application
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don't really care anymore!! WHEEEEEE!!!![/li][/ul]Other Factors: Maybe excessives how of interest after deferral, and the sending in of one big award update?
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so down after my deferral.</p>
<p>Decision: REJECTED</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 750 CR & Math, 720 Writing
SAT IIs: 780 Math2, 800 spanish, 780 USH
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.19 W
Rank: 27/1241
ACT:
APs (including this year's): 7, all 4 and 5s. this year - calc BC, english, french, computer science
IBs (including this year's): Physics, Econ, and French SL World Area Studies, English, and Calculus HL
Senior Yr Courseload: 6 IBs/APs
Number of Apps from Your School: Maybe like 10? None got accepted
Other stats (Awards, etc.): A few state FBLA, National Hispanic
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: NHS; XC, Literary Magazine (Senior-Editor), International Club President
Job/Work Experience: Work as a secretary
Essays (subject and responses):Accent
Teacher Recs: Great
Counselor Rec: Good
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): It was good, but not excellent. At my interviewers house.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Speak 5 languages?
Location/Person: Plano
State or Country: TX
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, MANY people go to Ivies (except for this graduating class... apparently)
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 140,000k a year this year, but usually half the amount
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, parents didnt graduate from college
Strengths: essay
Weaknesses: test scores, rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I am not Ivy Material
Other Factors: None
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was a little upset, but it was totally expected! At least I tried.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 690V, 720M, 680W
SAT IIs: 740 Spanish 770 Chem, 730 U.S, 770 Bio M
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.80 W
ACT: 35
Rank: 1/500
APs: Bio 5, Chem 5, Stats 5, Spanish 5, US History 5, Physics 4
Number of Apps from Your School: 4-ish
Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar, National Hispanic Merit, NCTE, Some writing contests.</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Spent summer volunteering in Nicaragua, two varsity sports captain, head of a big community service club, piano, lots of fundraising for school, Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Job/Work Experience: Lots of tutoring about 8-10 hours a week, and I worked as a nanny one summer.
Essays (subject and responses): one was about seeing a man get killed, and the other was about this annual costume contest that I do. I got great responses and I think they showed two completely different sides of me.
Teacher Recs: both said that I was the best student that they had ever taught
Counselor Rec: Excellent, but various grammatical errors, which may have oddly helped me.
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Very awesome.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I did research with the National Park Service on the decline of Aspen trees, and my work was published.
Location: Bay Area
State or Country: CA
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): 2400 students, only about 15percent of the senior class goes to a four year university. My school is pitiful and getting worse, very frustrating. I am so glad to be getting out.
Ethnicity: Mexican and White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~120,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM I guess. My dad went to Yale for Graduate School.
Strengths: I really wanted to go to Yale so I think I just put that extra effort into making sure that everything was perfect.
Weaknesses: lower SATs, nothing amazing that really stands out.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was really amazed to get accepted. No one from my school has gone to Yale (or any other Ivy) for atleast the last ten years.
Other Factors: Don't really know.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Very excited. I still feel like so much of this decision was pure luck, and for everyone that didn't get accepted-there are PLENTY of other amazing schools out there.</p>
<p>congratulations frainy! it really seems like you deserved it :D are you going to the bulldog days?</p>
<p>[size=+2]Decision: Rejected<a href="after%20a%20deferral%20in%20December">/size</a>
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): n/a
[<em>] SAT IIs: Bio E - 700 in frosh year
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: An A- unweighted average...I think (we're not big on GPAs)
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 5 Euro (soph year), 5 APUSH/English Lang & 4 AB Calc (junior year), French Lang and English Lit this year
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: none
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: lots of English, languages, history...I suck at science and math
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 4...I think? 2 got in early.
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing special.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Loads of theatre, loads of voice stuff, leadership positions in both but only school-wide.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Research for a professor at Princeton since the summer
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common app one was on Freudian dream analysis and how it pertained to my life in drama (funny). Supplemental Yale one was on art history and my trip to Paris alone last summer. Everyone really really liked them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Haven't seen them, but I assume pretty good. My professor whom I work for also wrote me a rec--he offered, so I assume that one's good as well.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: He read me this one--it was really good.
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): At a local coffeehouse. Interviewer was very intense but seemed impressed by my independence (weird)...also turned out to be the friend of a friend and I heard through the grapevine that she wrote a really good report and liked me a lot.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I don't think I have one...?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Tiny tiny all-girls Sacred Heart school
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Up there
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, recs, POTENTIALLY ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades, scores, ECs aren't that interesting
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Eh. I didn't push to get in after deferral. Add my mediocre (in terms of Yale) scores and grades, and the fact that I'm an upper-income white chick from New Jersey (we're a dime a dozen), and I'm not that compelling for an admissions rep.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
*General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: * Whatever. Yale is my only flat-out rejection out of 10 schools--I got accepted or waitlisted everywhere else. So who needs 'em? :D Good luck all my fellow rejectees with college, and for the accepted, have fun!</p>
<p>REJECTED.</p>
<p>[ *] SAT: CR: 760 M: 700 W: 700
[ *] SAT IIs: 780 on US History, 730 on Literature, 670 Math II
[ *] GPA: 3.9/4.0
[ *] Rank: top 5% of at least 350 kids
[ *] AP/IB scores: 4 on US History, 4 on English Language, 4 on Psychology
[ *] Courseload: Hardest Possible
[ *] Other stats:</p>
<p>[ *] Essays: very good essays that showed my personality and how I want to impact the world
[ *] Recommendations: at least one good one, not sure about the other one
[ *] Hook (if any): i guess not</p>
<p>[ *] State or Country: CA
[ *] School Type: top Catholic prep school
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male</p>
<p>[ *] Extracurriculars: Eagle Scout, Debate, and a lot of other stuff
[ *] Summer: Internship </p>
<p>Other Factors:
Throughout my high school experience, I showed a lot of intellectual curiosity. I pursued my passions. I had lots of leadership experience in serving other people. </p>
<p>I am sad that I was not accepted into Yale, but I do have some other great choices to consider: Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, UPENN, and Cornell.</p>
<p>Good luck to all you guys in the future.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: yes
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800 M 780 CR 800 W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 700 Spanish, 690 Chem
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97 UW, 4.52 W
[<em>] Rank: 1/125
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 4 Bio, 5 English Language, 5 US Hist, Calc, Spanish Language, Physics B, English Literature
[</em>] IBs (including this year's): n/a
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP English, AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP Spanish, Government Honors, Economics, Criminalistics
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar, Block M (school award for combined extracurricular/academic achievement), class awards, LANL Foundation scholarship
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: cross country (team state championship), track & field (team state championship), student council (class treasurer), band (9th grade only), NHS, National Spanish Honor Society (president), volunteering
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 20 hrs/week as Computer clubhouse coordinator at Boys & Girls club this past summer
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): one was about learning to balance teamwork with the individual aspect of cross country, another about the reverberating effects of watching someone jump out of a moving car and die
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one was good, the other decided he was going to a jackass and write me a mild rec even though he claims I'm one of the best students he's had in years...argh
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great I'm sure but possibly a bit generic
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): it seemed like it went great at the time, but since I applied early action, it was my first college interview, and my interviews for all my other colleges were brilliant in comparison
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): n/a
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Mexico
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): small Catholic school, fairly reputable
[<em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$40,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): hispanic?
[<em>] Strengths: essays, SAT scores, transcript
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, SAT II scores, interview, one teacher rec
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Yale just wasn't digging me I guess[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Ah man, Yale was definitely my first choice, and although Harvard, Princeton, NYU, Berkeley and UCLA are all great schools, they're no Yale. I knew that if I got into Yale or Columbia I would be sure of where I wanted to go, but since Yale denied me and Columbia waitlisted me, I have no idea now. Eh.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: no
SAT I (by section): 800 M 800 CR 760 W
SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 780 Bio-M, 720 US Hist
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97 UW, 4.92 W
Rank: 4/500
ACT: n/a
APs (including this year's): Music Theory (5), Psychology (5), World History (5), English Language (4), AP US (4), Calc BC (3); this year: Govt US, Govt Comparative, German, English Lit, Physics C
IBs (including this year's): n/a
Senior Yr Courseload: Govt US, Govt Comparative, German, English Lit, Physics C, Econ H, Science Research, Multivariable Calculus (accredited by Stanford)
Number of Apps from Your School: 2 (early) 1 regular
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Academic Challenge Semifinalist Team member, U Penn book award, YWCA People to Watch award, Organization of Chinese Americans Outstanding High School Student Grand Prize, Outbound Ambassador Scholarship to Italy, Tennis Sportsmanship and Team Spirit trophies, National German Exam Medal, AMC 10 Superior Awards,
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Piano Solo (International Solo Recital Tour, Honors Program at music school, Masterclasses, and Festivals), Chamber Music (World Premiere, Masterclasses, and Festivals), Tennis, German Club (President)Academic Challenge (President), Math Team (President), Science Research Program (Special Events Coordinator-aka I organize/run competitions)
Job/Work Experience: 10 hrs/week as Research Intern at the National Office of the March of Dimes (year-round since sophomore year)
Essays (subject and responses): One was on a single performance that I had played in China this past summer at a day care center for children with cerebral palsy and how that affected me. The other was on a tennis match that I had once won despite overwhelming odds
Teacher Recs: I sent three (two early, one more after being deferred SCEA); I've only seen one, and it was "best student ever".
Counselor Rec: ok, probably very generic (counselor has 200+ students)
Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): It was ok, very short and pretty much average compared to the other 13 I had.
Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): n/a
Location/Person: Westchester
State or Country: New York
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Strengths: ECs, Scores, 1st essay
Weaknesses: another asian girl from Westchester, NY; general essay topics too overused
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wish I knew.
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I have no idea where I will be going. I was also rejected at Princeton and waitlisted at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and Columbia. (I really hope I can get in off of one of those waitlists, but) I will be visiting Brown, Darmouth, and Cornell soon.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2220 (800 CR, 680 M, 740 W)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 770 USH, 750 Math II, 720 Lit
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.94 UW, 4.3 W (not sure, school doesn't weight)
[<em>] Rank: 3 at beginning of senior year, 2 at midyear report time
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs (including this year's): USH (4), English Lang. (4), Enviro Sci, Calc AB and BC, English Lit
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: See AP's (plus French IV H)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2 (both got in)
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): No awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: piano, some clubs, very generic stuff really
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about a somewhat unique hobby (I didn't think it was that great)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I didn't feel I did so well; it was my very first (college) interview
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): poor public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Viet
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: below 20k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess this isn't a hook, but I am first -gen and low-income and immigrated to US plus I am a twin
[<em>] Strengths: dunno
[</em>] Weaknesses: not great EC's, no national, state, or even regional awards or anything of that sort
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no idea[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I was so surprised when I got in! Congrats to everyone!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800M 760CR 790W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIc 790 Lit 730 US
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, weird weighting system
[<em>] Rank: 1/250ish
[</em>] ACT: didn't take it
[<em>] APs (including this year's): have taken 9 including this year, so far three 5s, one 4, and one 3
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: not offered
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: heaviest possible, 4 APs and class at local college
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 3 (other 2 were deferred EA)
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar of some sort, other local stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: 3 varsity sports, eagle scout, academic teams, other minor stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: full-time construction at family business in summer
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): nobody else really read them, i thought they were my best (out of all of my apps)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read, probably really good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read, probably good (we don't get to know GCs that well though)
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): I thought it went really well
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NC
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, decent to good school but rarely (as in once every 10 years) sends someone to an ivy.
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: male
[<em>] Income Bracket: no aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: grades, scores, commitment to ECs (although the ECs themselves were nothing special)
[</em>] Weaknesses: I don't think I had anything that "stood out" like a national award or unusual EC
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: no clue[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I'm really excited. I still have to visit, but I've narrowed my choices to Yale and Duke. Congrats to the other acceptees</p>
<p>Copied from other threads.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* Fee Waiver Used?: No
* SAT I (by section): 800V 790M 760W
* SAT IIs: 800IIC, 790USHist, 780 Chem
* GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 UW
* Rank: None
* ACT: None
* APs (including this year's): 11 APs by graduation, AP Scholar with Distinction.
* IBs (including this year's: None
* Senior Yr Courseload: Most rigorous
* Number of Apps from Your School: A lot.
* Other stats (Awards, etc.): National journalism awards, Mythology awards, other stuff.
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Editor-in-Chief School Paper, MUN President, Science Oly Co-President, Started community service group, other leadership
* Job/Work Experience: 10+ hrs a week for two years. <3 minimum wage
* Essays (subject and responses): Quirky.
* Teacher Recs: Amazing
* Counselor Rec: Excellent
* Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Didn't have one!!!
* Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): My awards/ECs were good. No "hook" really.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: New England
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Avg. Public
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: F
* Income Bracket: 100,000+
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No.
* Strengths: ECs, Awards, Essay
* Weaknesses: Downward grade trend, GPA
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations all! ^___^</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Sat1's: 700m, 610 cr, 660 wr
Sat2's: 610 m1, 620 m2, 630 Am H
Aps: Am Hist 4</p>
<p>Activities: 4 years vars. Lacrosse 4 years Vars. Football</p>
<h1>of schools applied: 1</h1>
<p>region: Long Island, N.Y.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
* SAT I (by section): 790 M / 700 CR / 690 W
* SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC / 730 Physics / 730 Chemistry / 720 Korean / 710 U.S. History
* GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.4 (W), 4.0 (UW)
* Rank: Top 3 / 433
* ACT: 32 (27 E / 34 M / 33 R / 36 S)
* APs (including this year's): 5: Calculus BC / 4: U.S. History, Chemistry, Physics B, Physics C: Mechanics / Taking this year: English Lit, English Lang, Microeconomics, U.S. Government & Politics, Comparative Government, Biology
* IBs (including this year's): Not available at school
* Senior Yr Courseload: Advanced Band, Biology AP, Gov / Econ AP, Jazz Band, Journalism, English AP, Spanish 5-6
* Number of Apps from Your School: 5
* Other stats (Awards, etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Commendation, QuestBridge Finalist
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Band President, Pep Band Leader, Robotics Team "Disciplinarian", Physics Club, Volunteer hours at hospital, Intership at hospital. Nothing big. 75% of asian males do these things.
* Job/Work Experience: Tutoring. Paid internship at hospital.
* Essays (subject and responses): Excellent. Had help from Vassar admissions officer.
* Teacher Recs: Excellent.
* Counselor Rec: Excellent.
* Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Didn't have one. Was never called to have one.
* Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Love for music? District Honors Jazz Band? Pep Band Leader? Car Accident in October of 2005. In a coma with brain damage and missed real senior year of 2006 and will graduate in 2007. I don't believe this had much to do with helping me to get into Yale. It made for my essay topic but no more really.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: San Francisco, California
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
* Ethnicity: Korean
* Gender: M
* Income Bracket: Upper Lower (Oxymoronic haha)
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Don't see it. Good looking? Haha.
* Strengths: Well rounded academically other than romantic foreign language.
* Weaknesses: Foreign languages.
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Yale has to take one Joseph Lee a year? I was old?
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<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I just sent in my reply card saying I would attend Yale in the fall of 2007. I don't believe it. It still hasn't hit me that I'll be attending Yale freaking College / University. No matter how tough it's been for me this past year and a half I didn't think this could be possible. CONGRATS TO ALL! Hope to see you all at Bulldog Days! GO YALE! SCREW HARVARD! </p>
<p>Hard to believe ... now the game has only started ... time to really study!</p>
<p>Copied this format over from another thread.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred --> Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT Verbal: 760
[</em>] SAT Math: 790
[<em>] SAT Writing: 720
[</em>] SAT Total: 2270
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math I, 800 Math II, 800 Latin
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] AP/IB taken/scores: Lang&Comp - 5; US History - 5; Latin Lit - 5; taking BC Calc, Physics, Gov, Lit & Stats this year
[</em>] GPA weighted: 4.81
[<em>] GPA unweighted: 4.0
[</em>] Rank or % estimate: School doesn't rank, but I'm somewhere from 1-3 / 145</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: One on being kicked out of AP Chem to fulfill art requirements (I thought it was pretty good); the other was a bit more abstract & had to do with my being an analytical thinker.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Extremely good
[</em>] Interview: Alumni -- It was weird, but I didn't think it was bad... Student-- extremely good, and she was excited about the fact that I did web design, saying Yale didn't have enough website designers on campus.
[li] Hook (if any): Thought Girl Scouts / Web Design would've helped, but it didn't. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: Extremely small, elite public school--feeder school for Harvard (4/145 got in this year); sends dozens to top schools each year
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income: 100,000++... not sure, but it's very high
[</em>] Legacy Yes/No: No
[li] Important ECs: Mock Trial (2 yr Captain), Math Team (Captain), Model UN (founder/secretary general), AAU Co-Pres, Literary Magazine secretary, Student Council, School Council, Varsity Field Hockey (1st team All-Star), Varsity Tennis, Physics Olympics, Peer Ministry, Girl Scouts</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Yale has serious issues with my school--no one's gotten in in six years, and that person was a huuuge legacy. My GC warned me last year that no matter how qualified I was, I wouldn't get in--I probably should've listened to her, since applying EA to Yale instead of Penn, Harvard, Dartmouth, etc really screwed me over RD.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/etc: Congrats on those who got in! Not gonna lie, I'm pretty jealous. I'm headed to Duke though (probably), so all is well. xD</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2260; CR 710 M 800 W 750
[<em>] SAT IIs: M2 800 Physics 800 Chem 790
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 97%
[<em>] Rank: 1/109
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs (including this year's): n/a
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: Full IB (HL: English, History, Biology; SL: Physics, Math, Chem, French)
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Most demanding
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 3
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): lots of math & science awards, school awards
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Bball, Volunteering, Tutoring, Math/Science, Music
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Yes (tutoring; research @ University of Alberta)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one good, one amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): didn't have one
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): well-rounded?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Alberta, Canada (but South Korean citizen)
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public; one of the best IB schools in the world
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: low-mid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[<em>] Strengths: well-rounded, essays, one of the recommendation letters
[</em>] Weaknesses: generic, international asking for loads of money
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/denied: international asking for lots of money; other applicants were amazing[/li][/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to those who got in! =) Good luck at Yale! I'll be chillin at Princeton ;)</p>