<p>my bad. i shouldve remembered that yale copies everything from harvard, even the peeing part.</p>
<p>SO false. Refer to the last page of the "What is New Haven Really Like" thread for a list of things Yale can claim that Harvard can't (and I live about 15 minutes away from Harvard, I've grown up chilling in Harvard Square with my friends so for my loyalty to be with Yale it must mean it really is just that much cooler! ;))</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR 800 math and writing (2300)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 800 math 2 770 bio m 750 chem 740 on WH, Math1, Phys (don't ask :X)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we use a 100 point scale, 99.5, I guess that's nearly 4.0 (never gotten less than an A)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking, but should be at least top 3 percent
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): WH (5) EH (5) Lang (5) Phys B (5) US (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: full schedule with 7 APs: Lit, BC, Psych, Phys C, Span, Micro, US Gov
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing much... National merit commendation, AP scholar w/ distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): XC, Track, Winter Track for all four years (captain, mvp), Mathletes 4 years, got some other random clubs I did out of interest
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked three summers at pension consulting firm
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: I think 200+ hours, a lot of school events, running related activities, tutoring
[<em>] Summer Activities: Running, Driver's Ed, Work
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were good, one was about how I progressed from the slowest member of my XC team to captain and MVP. Other was kind of abstract, less serious. ehh
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should've been good, but I don't know if they were spectacular
[</em>] Counselor Rec: She keeps telling me it's great
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: A guy who was also a runner, we had a pretty good discussion, but he didn't seem too enthusiastic overall
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Ethics Politics and Econ
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Very competitive public school on LI. Let's say ~30 Ivy matriculations a year
[</em>] Ethnicity: ASIAN :X
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: like.. 100k-200k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): haha no.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Good scores, GPA, courseload. I thought running for all four years was as big plus considering the time spent
[<em>] Weaknesses: Like 8 other kids from my school applied early... No idea about my recs, one of my essays was I guess just OK, I applied to EPE - anyone know if that matters?
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ^look at weaknesses :X
[/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Anyone wanna help analyze? Hopefully I still have a shot at equal level schools..</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 800 Writing: 740 Math: 700
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: Biology - Ecology: 800 Spanish Reading: 670
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 319
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology: 5 English Language: 5 US Government: 4
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Wind Ensemble, AP Spanish, AP Environmental Science, Concert Choir, Swing Choir, AP Macro/Microeconomics, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Commended National Merit Scholar, American Association of University Women Math Scholar, Masonic Scholar-Citizen Award
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Band Council Secretary), (French Horn Section Leader), Flute Choir, Marching Band, Acting, National Honor Society,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting!
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for Political Campaign, Food Bank, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities: Participated in public education program with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Trained to work with hawks, owls, and falcons and teach people about the birds and wildlife conservation in general.
[ *] Essays: I wrote one essay about how I admired the bravery of my aunt. In the supplement essay, I emphasized my curiosity and drive to learn new things.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Two amazing, very positive letters.<br>
[ *] Counselor Rec: A very enthusiastic appraisal of me, again emphasizing my curiosity and interest in the sciences.
[ *] Interview: Two - one at the Yale campus with a student, another with a Yale alumnus in my county.<br>
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Geology (Paleontology)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public, about 2000 students
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: $100,000 annual
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First in my family to apply to college directly out of high school...?
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My essays were very strong. The fact that I'm frequently toting around large birds with sharp talons is pretty unique.<br>
[ *] Weaknesses: I didn't have many awards, and I've only ever been employed as an impromptu, very informal babysitter.<br>
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a female interested in geology, I come from an out of the way corner of the US, I am a very strong writer, and I spend hundreds of hours a year feeding eagles.<br>
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 800 Writing: 740 Math: 700
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: Biology - Ecology: 800 Spanish Reading: 670
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 out of 319
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology: 5 English Language: 5 US Government: 4
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Wind Ensemble, AP Spanish, AP Environmental Science, Concert Choir, Swing Choir, AP Macro/Microeconomics, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Commended National Merit Scholar, American Association of University Women Math Scholar, Masonic Scholar-Citizen Award
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Band Council Secretary), (French Horn Section Leader), Flute Choir, Marching Band, Acting, National Honor Society,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting!
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for Political Campaign, Food Bank, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities: Participated in public education program with the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Trained to work with hawks, owls, and falcons and teach people about the birds and wildlife conservation in general.
[ *] Essays: I wrote one essay about how I admired the bravery of my aunt. In the supplement essay, I emphasized my curiosity and drive to learn new things.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Two amazing, very positive letters.<br>
[ *] Counselor Rec: A very enthusiastic appraisal of me, again emphasizing my curiosity and interest in the sciences.
[ *] Interview: Two - one at the Yale campus with a student, another with a Yale alumnus in my county.<br>
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Geology (Paleontology)
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Public, about 2000 students
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: $100,000 annual
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First in my family to apply to college directly out of high school...?
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My essays were very strong. The fact that I'm frequently toting around large birds with sharp talons is pretty unique.<br>
[ *] Weaknesses: I didn't have many awards, and I've only ever been employed as an impromptu, very informal babysitter.<br>
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am a female interested in geology, I come from an out of the way corner of the US, I am a very strong writer, and I spend hundreds of hours a year feeding eagles.<br>
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Critical Reading 800 Math 770 Writing 800
[</em>] ACT: 35 Composite
[<em>] SAT II: U.S. History 800 Math II 800 Physics 790 Literature 730
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): my school has a weird GPA system- I guess somewhere around 4.0?
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank- top 10%, and I suspect somewhere around top 5 (students).
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Physics B (5). AP Microeconomics (5). AP Macroeconomics (5). AP Calculus AB (5). AP English Language (5). AP United States History (5).<br>
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): School doesn't offer IB.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus 2 with Multi-Variable Calculus, AP European History, AP Spanish Language, AP English Literature, Asian Studies Honors, Band IV Honors (counts in GPA haha).<br>
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Craighill Burks Award for Excellence in American History (given to top AP US History student), University of Pennsylvania Alumni Book Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semi-Finalist, member of Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, and the like, and several musical/athletic awards that I don't care to list. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 1. Classical and jazz piano for 12 years- I take lessons with a prominent professor at a renowned music school, have given several solo piano recitals, have played jazz piano with school band since freshman year. 2. Classical and jazz trumpet for 7 years- 1st Trumpet in several regional honor bands, as well as principal trumpet in school symphonic band, lead trumpet in school jazz band. 3. Number two member of Academic Team (Quizbowl)- have placed highly last two years at NAQT Nationals, and won state championship last two years as well. 4. Member of Varsity Basketball Team for four years, though not huge contributor. 5. Geography Team member- won county contest each year I competed.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 1. Piano Accompanist for people at my school performing instrumental solos for Solo/Ensemble Festival. 2. Junior Counselor at my school's summer camp two years ago. 3. Paid piano performer for several local churches around my city.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: This is, I think, what helped to push my application over the edge, in terms of leadership. 1. I founded and became the chairman of a Music Department at a branch of the Breakthrough Collaborative, an organization designed to put disadvantaged students in college prep schools and 4-year colleges, and recruited musically inclined friends and other young musicans to teach private lessons over the summer. 2. I'm President of a school club called "Rock 4 Relief" that holds benefit rock concerts with performers from school, (raised over 3,000 dollars from the last one) and (3.) I organize a concert every year for elderly nursing homes around my area, called the "Chocolate Covered Strawberry Tour." 4. I also built homes over the last two summers for victims of Hurricane Katrina with the varsity basketball team.
[</em>] Summer Activities: See above.
[<em>] Essays: Spent a lot, a lot of time on these. Common App was about how playing basketball has affected my life- my admisions rep said in her congratulatory letter upon admission that it was one of the most "endearing" essays she had read this fall. Yale Supplement was about music's effect on my life- also pretty good, compactly written essay.<br>
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Signed off on waiver, but from Econ and Physics teachers, two teachers I had gotten to know well, so I'm sure they came out fine.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Academic team sponsor, knew me well, I'm sure was a solid advocate for me.
[</em>] Additional Rec: I sent an additional rec from my Middle School Band Director, who has never stopped helping me since I graduated from middle school- very effusive letter. Also sent in Common Application Art Supplement with a few piano recordings, an extensive music resume (it was like 12 pages long), and a letter from my private piano teacher.
[<em>] Interview: Went fine- guy didnt go to undergraduate school at Yale, but was from business/economics background, which falls in line with my interests.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup.
[<em>] Intended Major: Economics and Mathematics. Maybe Music?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>] School Type: Independent
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian/White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I'm a guy from a region that produces a lot of Yalies- suppose that gives me an advantage, but no legacy, no first generation, no ethnicity, not geographically diverse, not a recruited athlete or anything like that.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: I have a lot of energy to excel academically, musically, athletically, and also take on many leadership roles around my community and my school. I spent a lot of time on my essays, filling out my application meticulously, and just making sure my application would be competitive. My recommendations were also very good.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Wasn't much I could do else- I guess get more nationally recognized awards in piano and music?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My nonstop energy that I put into all my pursuits, the hard work I spent to prepare the application, my essays, my accomplishments, and glowing recs. I have no natural advantages- I have no interesting ethnicity, I have no legacy, not an international student, not geographically diverse, not an athlete, my parents dont give millions to the school, but I still got in EA on merit alone. I feel incredibly proud of what I have done, and I hope every admit feels the same way. Keep the faith in applying to college, and I wish the best of luck to everyone in getting into where they want to go.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!</p>
<p>This thread makes me depressed. My chances suck</p>
<p>My chances are fairly horrific as well.
But you have to look at it positively: it's YALE. If you don't get in, it won't mean you weren't an awesome applicant.</p>
<p>To pianoguy45: First off, congratulations on your acceptance! You're obviously a qualified applicant and have every right to rejoice in your success. I am tempted to say the following, however, in response to your repeated mentions of not being geographically diverse or being a first generation applicant: these are not gratuitous 'advantages' if you will. Travel, as well as out-of-the norm experiences are extremely formative and play a large role in defining who a person is, their level of maturity and ,in some respects, academic potential.
While it is great that you got in due to 'academic merit alone', I don't think that better-traveled individuals who gain acceptance are any less academically able. Rather, the ability to gain outstanding scores despite differences in academic system/curriculum are equally - if not somewhat more- laudable, as is the objective, wide-ranging perspective one gains when, due to circumstance or other, one is a part of a geographically-diverse minority and brings in the weight of their experience into whatever they do.</p>
<p>(For the record: I don't have any hooks either, but I have moved continents every few years since I was 8 months old).</p>
<p>Hope to join you in fall by some miracle!</p>
<p>IndiaRubber- what I meant by geographical diversity was that I'm not from a part of the United States (examples- Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, Idaho, the like) that produce few Yale admits. Yale wants to increase geographical diversity across the United States in order to produce a more heterogeneous student body. I didn't mean that people who don't travel have more or less advantage; I was merely referring to the fact that as I live in Florida, a region that produces a fair amount of admits, I am at a disadvantage as compared to others that could apply from the states that I named. </p>
<p>Don't get me wrong- this is not to mean that applicants from these states are unqualified- I'm just saying that admissions officers would respond to the "hooks" these students provide. Best of luck to you, IndiaRubber!</p>
<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 M, 760 R, 760 W
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 760 Literature, 730 US History, 800 Math I, 760 Math II, 750 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/75
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Government&Politics (5), Chemistry (4), Stats (4), Art History (3).
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, Psycology, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Calc AB, Gym
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit semifinalist, debate team campionship, cheerleading campionship, others too...
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team, Cheerleading Varsity (Co-captain), Track, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Student Council
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: EMT Intermediate, Intern at a Law Firm, Abercrombie and Fitch
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: EMT Trainee, Hospital (400+ hours)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Pre-College program at UPenn. It was acredited course that i got an A- in.
[</em>] Essays: pretty good, i think.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: He loves me, so i guess it was pretty awesome too.
[<em>] Additional Rec: none.
[</em>] Interview: went well.
[/ul]Other*[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[</em>] Intended Major: political science
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): new jersey
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small, private
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not sure, but every male in my family except for my father went to Yale. My dad went to Harvard. So, I guess Legacy? I doubt it does me much though.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ <em>] Strengths: my SATs, class rank, and my cheerleading. I've been talking to the Yale coach.
[</em>] Weaknesses: my extracurrics, gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I have no clue.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!*</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (CR) 770 (M) 740 (W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 760 (Math 2), 720 (US History), 710 (Chemistry)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Actually, I don't know. 4.05 weighted, though...
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): We don't rank. =)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin Vergil (5), US History (5), Chemistry (4), Computer Science AB (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hard. AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Latin Catullus & Ovid, AP Psyc, AP Calc BC, Astronomy research (hopefully it'll be published!!!), and Geosystems (Ugh. It's required, though.)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Uhh...national merit semifinalist isn't really major, so...no? Oh. National Latin Exam book award. And various other Latin awards...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): BALLET (about 20 hours per week, though I fractured a toe earlier this year and have been off for a while. 14 years, I think?). Latin Honor Society, Latin Club, Latin Certamen (a quiz game.). I was a state delegate to the National Latin Convention. Amateur astronomy (I built my own telescope!). I've discovered two asteroids.<br>
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None. Well...babysitting, I guess...
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Smithsonian Folklife Festival volunteer, Vacation Bible School teacher, Library story-time actress (hey, I'm bringing ballet stories to the masses!)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer Chemistry. Bettering my mind. Most of my volunteering took place over the summer.
[</em>] Essays: Well, the commonapp essay was...heartfelt, but it may have come across as slightly depressed. The Yale supplement essay was decent, I think.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they were good, as both of the teachers like me, but I didn't read them out of respect. =)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Uh, I don't really like my counselor, but she wouldn't say anything absolutely terrible about me.
[<em>] Additional Rec: They seemed so adamantly against them on their website that I thought sending one in might not have been the best idea. (Dangit, I should have ignored what the website said. A yale grad and former lecturer offered to write one. kicks self</em>)
[<em>] Interview: I wasn't offered one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nah, we wouldn't have gotten any anyway.
[<em>] Intended Major: Classics (and hopefully try to double major in physics)
[</em>] School Type: Public magnet, and a damn good one at that.
[<em>] Ethnicity: Human, thank you very much. =) Well, Caucasian, to be specific.
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $200,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Classics, and I have the extracurriculars to back up that claim.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: *shrugs</em> I don't have more/more unique strengths than the other 938423947bajillion applicants.
[<em>] Weaknesses: Like I said, I may have portrayed myself as...unpleasant in my essay. Also, my SAT IIs aren't particularly strong. Also also, I've spent so much time doing ballet that I didn't have many other extracurriculars.<br>
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Dunno. Hopefully, it was only my essay that made the bad impression.
[/ul]General Comments:* I wish they could have told me where I went wrong, so I could correct it for other schools. I tried, but... oh well. There's nothing I can do now but hope.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W, 790 M, 760 CR
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Chem, 750 World History, 800 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): newspaper (eic), badminton (#1 singles), class board (secretary)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: marketing survey place for a year
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a ton, don’t feel like going into detail
[</em>] Summer Activities: repaired homes for needy
[<em>] Essays: ok
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: don’t see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ditto
[</em>] Additional Rec: very nice
[<em>] Interview: went very well
[/ul]Other[list]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[<em>] Intended Major: chemical engineering
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: 150,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Got into Brown so don’t care!!!</p>
<p>^whoops meant for RD thread</p>
<p>accepted. :-)</p>
<p>i think I just changed my decision and will apply RD, unless i blow my ACT out of the water in June. I have some unusual EC’s and am a recruited athlete, but don’t know if I will make it on the “top 5 list” of recruits as a hook. ahhhhhh, this is stressful. :-)</p>
<p>waatt?? y? is RD easier or something? where else would u apply early?</p>
<p>I can’t believe I just read all the stats of the accepted xD
I stack up pretty nicely actually baha :D</p>
<p>This is obviously a ■■■■■ unless she is related to some Yale founder or is an athletic recruit because many other qualified individuals of the same race got rejected (that is if Yale even looks at race).</p>
<p>then again, i kinda believe it. WTH why!?! 
</p>
<p>I think whoever fabricated that must be dead bored and has no life. It’s so hard to assess its validity.</p>