Official Yale 2013 SCEA Results Thread

Canadianftw · December 15, 2008, 7:03pm

these are my stats that yale saw...not the same now

Decision: Deferred
[ul]
[li] Intended Major: Economics[/li][/ul]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 680CR, 800M, 740W = 2220
[li] ACT: n/a[/li][li] SAT II: 800MathII, 750 Physics, 660 French w/ Listening (yeah...)[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.7/100[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%[/li][li] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a[/li][li] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted:[/li][list]
[li]HL English: 7 [/li][]HL Math: 7
[]HL Physics: 7
[]HL Chem: 7
[]SL French: 6
[]SL History: 6
[]Diploma: 43/45
[/ul]
[li] Senior Year Course Load: those 6 IB courses and International Business[/li][li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national distinctions/awards across math, science, and music[/li][/list]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li][list]
[]Concert Bands: Events Coordinator and Percussion Section Leader
[]Piano
[]Track and Field/Cross Country
[]Student Government: Executive Council Treasurer
[]Relay for Life: Organizing Committee, raised $44 000 in the first year
[]Yearbook: Editor and page designer
[]Duke of Edinburgh Award: School Chapter leader
[/ul]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Kumon[/li][li] Volunteer/Community service: did not mention =/[/li][li] Summer Activities: didn't mention =/[/li][li] Essays: good, found a typo on it afterwards though[/li][li] Teacher Recommendation: excellent[/li][li] Counselor Rec: outstanding[/li][li] Additional Rec: n/a[/li][li] Interview: could have gone better, I suppose[/li][/list]Other[ul]
[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes[/li][li] State (if domestic applicant): n/a[/li][li] Country (if international applicant): Canada[/li][li] School Type: Public/Magnet[/li][li] Ethnicity: Chinese (it totally helped im sure)[/li][li] Gender: Male[/li][li] Income Bracket: <$100 000[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li][/ul][ b]Reflection*[ list]
[li] **Strengths:* iunno[/li][li] Weaknesses: CR and French score[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nothing particularly amazing, probably wanted to see the rest of the Canadian pool[/li][ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] next round XD

vballerk · December 15, 2008, 7:04pm

Decision: Deferred

[li] Intended Major: Economics[/li]
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730R/800M/700W/9E
[] ACT: ---
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chem, 760 Bio M, 700 Global History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.32 (A=>4, A+=>4.3, H=>5)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank but would be top-3 of 360ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s: Global, Comp Sci AB, US History, English Language, Music Theory, BC Calc, Stat, Chem
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): ---
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov/Macro integrated, AP Micro, AP physics, AP French, Calc 3, SUPA english, jazz ensemble
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Nat’l Scholar, Nat’l Merit SF, Rensselaer Medal, did well on some national French test, others…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Biggest one was a self-started sportswriting thing…don’t want to say too much b/c I’m pretty visible…; music: played piano in school jazz ensemble for four years, also played in other regional groups (one select, one not), also play electric bass in a rock band; sports – jv/varsity volleyball since 10th grade, school baseball since freshman year, play/practice both sports off-season as well; NHS and stuff…
[] Job/Work Experience: not much…internship at local tv station, worked a summer at my dad’s work. Got a pretty serious job but it started in November.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Pretty weak, but our rock band donates all money from our performances to the Elias fund (over $1000 so far).
[] Summer Activities: Work, baseball, other stuff…not really part of my app.
[] Essays: Hit-or-miss, one was unusual, other showed passion about my writing EC well.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but I know one was amazing.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read but she seems on top of things.
[] Additional Rec: ---
[] Interview: With admissions office over the summer…seemed to go really well, she was really nice and said I sounded like a Yale student when I was talking about why Yale.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Upstate NY
[] Country (if international applicant): ---
[] School Type: Public, ~360 per class
[] Ethnicity: White as it gets
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100K-$150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really…writing EC was pretty unique.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA/course load/APs; passionate about ECs.
[] Weaknesses: Interviewer said I was too attractive and that everyone else on campus would just be jealous and miserable…but seriously: SAT, community service, no hooks, maybe essays.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought most of it would come down to that writing EC, which was a big part of my app…if they didn’t really care for it, I probably wasn’t getting in, if they thought it was neat but like any other EC, I was in the same position as a lot of people (in a huge borderline pool for few spots), and if they really loved it I had a great shot…guess I don’t really know.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone and I really don’t want to start my eight other apps…still have hope but kinda felt my app would either be one that would really wow them or not.

HappyE · December 15, 2008, 7:04pm

Early Action Applications, Yale Class of 2013
Total Number of Applicants: 5557
Number Admitted: 742
Number Deferred: 2644
Number Denied: 2128

amciw · December 15, 2008, 7:05pm

Its looks as if Yale was not very favorable to the West Coast in SCEA.

Adelaide · December 15, 2008, 7:09pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 CR, 790 M, 800 W)
[]ACT:
[]SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Literature, 760 US History
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure; weighted is 4.57
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (US History), 5 (Lang & Comp), 5 (Chemistry)
[]IB (place score in parenthesis):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Literature, AP Calculus BC, AP Economics, AP Modern European
[]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Scholastic Art & Writing for Poetry; NMS; CT Governor's Award; others
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Key Club (President), Lit Mag (Layout Editor), NHS
[]Job/Work Experience:
[]Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Hebrew school every Sunday morning (teach Hebrew, organized Jewish folktales program for little kids)
[]Summer Activities: Wharton's Leadership in the Business World program; Summer@Brown; ACL surgery
[]Essays: thought they were good; one was about how i came to the realization that i can learn so much from the people around me; other was about having confidence
[]Teacher Recommendation: both glowing
[]Counselor Rec: should have been fine
[]Additional Rec: none
[]Interview: one on-campus, thought it went well; one alumni, also thought it went fine
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[]Intended Major: English (writing concentration)
[]State (if domestic applicant): CT
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: Public; 1200 students; 300 seniors
[]Ethnicity: White
[]Gender: F
[]Income Bracket: $100,000+
[]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths:
[]Weaknesses:
[]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

klaz413 · December 15, 2008, 7:10pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (760 CR, 770 M, 750 W)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 720 Latin, 740 USH, 710 Math 1
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 or so
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10-15%, but my school doesn't rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Latin Lit (5), APUSH (4), Lang & Comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): non
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Latin Vergil, AP English Lit, AP Micro/Macro Economics, AP Political Science, AP Calculus BC, Classical Mythology (elective)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none =)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): horseback riding, model un (president), newspaper (news editor), senior advisor (mentor to 6th graders)
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard 45 hrs/week last summer, pony ride assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: none listed on app; it's pretty insignificant
[] Summer Activities: horseback riding, working
[] Essays: one about being pretty much the only conservative in my high school and how people stereotype each other, the other was a little offbeat about how I hate standardized English exams because they ruin the beauty of literature
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think both of them were pretty good. Both teachers really like me.
[] Counselor Rec: We have a good relationship.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: on campus and alumni, both good but not AMAZING
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Classics
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): ----
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 100K+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extracurriculars, essays, teacher recs
[] Weaknesses: gpa
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I can't believe I wasn't outright rejected. So I really don't know.
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

drbigboyjoe9505 · December 15, 2008, 7:12pm

ACCEPTED.... SO HAPPY!! Stats later, or look for them elsewhere if you want.

To all those who got accepted, CONGRATS!! To all those who were rejected/deferred, Good luck in RD round and I sincerely wish you all luck!! I'm sure you guys will end up somewhere great!

Brandybeer · December 15, 2008, 7:17pm

[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 750 M: 720 W:750
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Latin: 800 Lit: 720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): no idea... weighed = 4.35
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesnt rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 AP tests 7 are 5s 2 are threes
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: gap year
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: Awesome
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Don't know
[ *] Counselor Rec: Don't know
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: Amazing
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Classics
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: upper
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: URM, essay, extracurrics, interview with Dean of Admissions
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores, conflict with Classics department, conflict with Admission officer
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I ruffled too many feathers at New Haven... watev.. guess my dream of being a Silimander will have to die :(
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

irunoninsulin · December 15, 2008, 7:24pm

Decision: DEFERRED
[li] Intended Major: undecided[/li]
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Critical Reading (710), Math (660), Writing (790), Total: 2160
SAT II: Literature (730), World History (700), Math II (600)
GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94 (Weighted = 4.54)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Psychology (5), English Language (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Econ, AP English Lit., AP CAlc. B/C, AP Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology, Newspaper
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, Honor Roll (all four years), AP Scholar With Honor, Nominated for NCTE Achievement award in writing, Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention, and others

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity XC/Track all four years (Captain this year) Newspaper Editor-in-Chief, Forensics (public speaking/debate), news anchor on my school's morning show, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: I work for a website called Diabeteens.com, it's for kids with Diabetes - I write an advice column; also I do a lot of babysitting for diabetic kids
Volunteer/Community service: lots of stuff with the Juvenile Diabetes research Foundation, speaking at press conferences on capitol hill in support of stem cell research, walk to cure diabetes for 6 years, leader of community support group for diabetics
Summer Activities: went to "High School Journalism Institute" at Indiana University this summer, other summers I went to xc camp
Essays: I thought they were fine
Teacher Recommendation: didn't see them, but I expected fantastic letters from these teachers
Counselor Rec: it should have been great/didnt see it
Additional Rec: from the executive director of the Juvenile DIabetes Research Foundation - talking about how I had set an example for living well with diabetes/overcome challenges/done a lot with the organization
Interview: two - on campus and alumni
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: public school in Montgomery County
Ethnicity: half white, half Indian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $80-100,000

Reflection
Strengths: My mixed background, hopefully my recs, my diabetes stuff
Weaknesses: my SAT scores? the fact that I haven't taken too many APs until this year (but thats not my fault!!!! hmmph)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I felt like I was a very competitive applicant and I am really upset. I have no clue why they would defer me instead of accept me. I think I was exactly what they were looking for!

Basically, I have been screaming at my computer scream for twenty minutes and I am so scared to go to school tomorrow and find out if two other girls from my school got in :(
Hopefully I'll make it RD, but at that point I'm not sure I will want Yale if they had to think twice about me, ya know?

anonssc · December 15, 2008, 7:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT:n/a
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/686
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), Statistics (5), English Lang/comp (5), US History (5), Physics B (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Comp Sci, AP Euro, AP English lit/comp, AP Bio, AP Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Various things, especially in debate/piano
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech & debate (President), Piano, Model UN, Science fairs, some math stuff
[] Job/Work Experience: Circuit City
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS projects, musical performances, etc
[] Summer Activities: Speech camp, piano competitions
[] Essays: Worked forever on them :-)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn't see them
[] Counselor Rec: Didn't see it
[] Additional Rec: Piano teacher - great. Went along with a music supplement/recording.
[] Interview: Very short - only about 30 minutes, but good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Unsure :-) Ethics, politics, and economics perhaps?
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I put a very international focus on my application.
[] Weaknesses: Dunno :-)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got verryyy lucky!
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck everyone, you will all go to wonderful schools! I've been reading the boards for the past few weeks and you all sound like super dedicated people.

tebow15 · December 15, 2008, 7:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Stats:
SAT: 2350 (CR: 750 , M: 800 , W: 800)
SAT II: Math 2: 800, Bio-M: 800, World History: 790
ACT: n/a
GPA: UW: 3.96/4.00 , W: 5.89/6.33
Rank: 1/250
Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): 5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/4 on 10 AP exams

Subjective
Essays: One funny essay about childhood passion for Indian cinema, one poignant essay about a composition book I found after the 2004 tsunami
Teacher Recs: One outstanding, one good.
Counselor Rec: Outstanding.
Supplement Information (Y/N): Yes. Submitted a recommendation letter from a research mentor at a university, along with published research abstract and 2-page resume.
Interview: No Yale alumni in South Florida!
Hook (recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): I developed a computer model for the ecosystem of the Kruger National Park, South Africa; I was able to publish a book chapter and two journal articles on this work, and I have presented my work at international research conventions in South Africa and Rhode Island.

Personal
Location: Miami, FL
High School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Gender: Male
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes

Other
Extracurricular: President of Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Soceity / Research Club, and Debate Club; Varsity Tennis Team; 1,200+ community service hours: organized book drive for a middle school in India and organized youth education program at local Hindu Temple
Awards: Siemens Competition Regional Finalist, 4th place: Intel International Science Fair (ISEF), 1st place: Florida Junior Academy of Science Symposium, USA National Brain Bee Finalist, 2nd place: statewide Algebra 2 Individual (MAO), 1st place: 2 statewide debate tournaments.

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: Probably research and science-related stuff
* Weaknesses: Maybe rec letters, a couple of blemishes on the transcript, didn't interview
* Why you think you were accepted: Research stuff
</code></pre>

General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted...I hope to see you at bulldog days! YALE 2013

hieronymus312 · December 15, 2008, 7:25pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W 800 M 800 CR (12 E) - first time
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2C 800 Chem 800 Phys
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/238
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), Physics B (5), Chemistry (5), Calc BC (5), Latin (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: One of the hardest
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold medal for top score in ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) Math competition, Maxima cum laude in National Latin Exam, 1st and 2nd in various regional math team competitions + numerous awards in literary competitions in school
[/ul]Subjective: [ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): violin/music (soloist, concertmaster, founder of school string quartet), debate (team captain, coach of two junior teams), editor of school literary magazine, astronomy club, academic support club (tutor)
[] Job/Work Experience: intern at law firm, tutor at Kumon
[] Volunteer/Community service: entertainer at local hospital, organizer for local multicultural festival
[] Essays: Common Application essay was brilliant, second was not-so-good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: average, as they hadn't written recs before, but they ticked mostly in the "one of the top students in my career" column.
[] Counselor Rec: impersonal
[] Additional Rec: violin teacher, a professor at the local Conservatory - average
[] Interview: poor - was a phone interview, and interviewer was inexperienced
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Environmental Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Australia
[] School Type: independent
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): strong involvement and passion for music
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: showed lots of leadership and initiative; perfect stats
[] Weaknesses: Asian, international, not as many ECs as others (few ECs with a lot of depth) - hence may have been seen as not diverse in interests, no "big" awards like Intel or Olympiad medals
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was a victim of Affirmative Action policies; had no outstanding feature like a major award, etc.
[/ul]General Comments: My experience just goes to show that SATs are not the be all or the end all. Perfect scores mean NOTHING. You need to have an active, energetic personality. After all, robots can get perfect scores every time, but it's the human side that matters.

klspc · December 15, 2008, 7:26pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR/ 800M / 800W / 12E = 2400
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Math Level 2, 710 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.867
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 98% ~ 5-9 of 528.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Eng. Lang (5), Calc BC (5), Biology (2), Chem (3), Psychology (5), Physics C: Mech (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP US Gov, AP Macroeconomics, AP English Lit, IB Theory of Knowledge, AVID Tutoring, Calculus III at community college
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess Club 10-11, Physics Club 10-11, Photography 9-12, Web design 9-12, Youth and Gov 12 (Senator -- won outstanding first-year delegate award)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: a bunch - member of Make a Difference organization, FIRST robotics competition (helped organize 2 years), tons more little things on weekends.
[] Summer Activities: traveled to various states and to London. Read from my 'reading list' - a mix of narrative science nonfiction and the classics
[] Essays: I hope they were excellent, I sure thought so.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Calc BC teacher, Gov teacher -- both excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, considering I had 3 different counselors in 3 years at my HS.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: this went SO WELL. The alum said I picked Yale for EXACTLY the right reasons, among other things.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[]Intended Major: applied math
[]State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[]Country (if international applicant):
[]School Type: large public high school (2377 students)
[]Ethnicity: Indian (the Asian kind, not the native kind!)
[]Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none unfortunately. I'm an ORM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, transcript, essays (I think)
[] Weaknesses: probably everything else!
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I'm positive it had something to do with my ECs.
[/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to the lucky few! And if you got rejected/deferred, just remember that there's most definitely somebody out there that's more qualified than all of us that also met with the same fate today. We've been denied the Yale experience, but there are plenty of other great schools out there waiting to hand us acceptance letters. So while the next few months may be a bit of a heartbreak, be prepared for some good fortune come March/April.

I'd like to second the above poster's comment -- perfect scores aren't everything.

trebleinparadise · December 15, 2008, 7:29pm

Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2070 CR 750, M 630, W 690
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II:French 720, Chemistry 590, Literature 640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), French Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, Choir/Theater Production, AP Macroeconomics, AP Human Geography, Biology, Astronomy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Coffeehouse (Club Co-Head), Student Vice Head of School, Judicial Coucil, Drama Club, Soggie Cheerios (singing group), Fox Mascot (school spirit), Art History Club, International Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Kelly Architects summer of 2006
[] Volunteer/Community service: School Community Service, Self-Initiated California Wildfire Relief Fundraiser
[] Summer Activities: Lee Strasberg Film and Theatre Institute summer acting program, Camper Leadership Development Program at Camp Hollywoodland for two summers, Teen Improvisation classes at The Groundlings Theater, Volleyball camp
[] Essays: One about the distinction between intellect and art and why we create such a distinction. Supplemental essay was about shaving my head. I'm a girl for the record.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Signed a waiver saying I wouldn't look at them
[] Counselor Rec: Signed a waiver for this one too
[] Additional Rec: From an alum that my mother has known for almost my entire life. It was very honest and made me cry a bit.
[] Interview: It went pretty well and I really liked my interviewer.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Not yet
[] Intended Major: Theater
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): Domestic
[] School Type: Private, All Girls, Boarding
[] Ethnicity: Black of African Descent. Both of my parents are from Ghana
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: I'd rather not say
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I feel like I'm decently well rounded and I have definitely shown my passion for the theater.
[] Weaknesses: No major awards and lower scores than I'd like.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Like I even know. Probably my scores and my not perfect scores
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!

princessbell · December 15, 2008, 7:30pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR/770 M/770 WR (1570/2340)
[] ACT: Didn't Take
[] SAT II: 740 Literature, 780 Biology-M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio-5, World History-4, Lang-5, Chem-4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered.
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Organic Biochem, Newspaper, Half-Day Internship at NIH
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper Editor-in-Chief, basically my biggest time commitment, also lots of acting stuff, creative writing, research at NIH.
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Children's Hospital
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering, Lifeguarding, Acting, Research.
[] Essays: I liked them. One about my relationship with the English language, one about running with my dad.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One really good, one just okay.
[] Counselor Rec: He likes me a lot...
[] Additional Rec: None sent.
[] Interview: The on-campus one was, I thought the alumni one was really good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Cognitive Science/English
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Just under $200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): If you want to call URM a hook...
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I thought that I did a good job of showing my passions for writing and for life, in my essays, in my interviews, and my English teacher's recommendation. I'm a good writer, and I looked back at the essays that I wrote for Yale, and I thought they were two of the best pieces I've written in my entire life. URM, too, I guess.
[] Weaknesses: GPA. Junior year was my worst year. Downhill trend...My 2nd rec, when I read it, wasn't too stellar, just okay. I didn't see his checklist. I overwrote for every essay/short answer except the short takes.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My GPA for sure.
[/ul]General Comments: I won't lie, I did hope that AA would give me the boost I needed to get over the hump that is my GPA. But it didn't, and I think that's fair...I'm not an athelete, and my EC's are just normal-ish, even though I'm really into them. I looked over the past 2 years SCEA threads, and the only African-American to get deferred was a boy with a 24 on his ACT, so I'm not sure whether I should feel good that I proved that AA isn't everything, or if I should feel really really stupid.

I'm glad I got deferred, and not rejected, but i'm not sure what to do. For now, I'm pretending that deferral=rejection. I guess I'm just going to focus on applying to a few more schools, and then I'll have to try to figure out what my next best option is. I wish I had a second choice, so I could just say, well at least I can go to X school, but I don't. So I'm just going to apply everywhere. I did apply for a few scholarship programs, so hopefully I'll have a trip to Scripps in February and one to WashU (again, lol) in March to cheer me up. I'm probably not going to frequent the Yale board anymore, save maybe a random post or two and a bit of lurking as the RD applicants get ready for their big day. I'll miss you guys. But I need to move on.

I'm just glad that so many people got in, and that it wasn't a slaughter like Stanford. I wish that Yale had given me a chance- I really did feel like I belonged there. It really felt like home.

mintjingle · December 15, 2008, 7:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Intended Major: Economic History

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 800 CR 780 M 790 Wr
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 US History 760 Chemistry 730 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not a 4.0 scale but I guess 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/430
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History 5 World History 5 Chemistry 5 English Language
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs, 1 Honors (In hindsight maybe too much considering they are a lot of rote memorization, which I don't particularly enjoy)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Boy Scouts (Assistant Scoutmaster
Wrestling 9-12 (Co Capt)
Cross Country 10-12 (Co Capt)
Church (Usher)
French Club (Treasurer)
Quiz Team (Capt)
[] Job/Work Experience: No real job, just mowing lawns in the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Eagle Scout (So a lot)
[] Summer Activities: 2 Summers ago - nothing really Last Summer - Governor's School of International Studies
[] Essays: I am a good writer, but admittedly I procrastinated some so good but not perfect by any means
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably said best student, they liked me a lot
[] Counselor Rec: Okay, mostly recitation of my ECs but understandable since GC is new to our school this year
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Went well, with a lawyer in nearby city
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economic History
[] State (if domestic applicant): Mid Atlantic
[] Country:US
[] School Type: Public, usually not competitive but was this year
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: > 80000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT I's, Recommendations, Community Service
[] Weaknesses: SAT II's, No big academic awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure, definitely some luck, probably was able to get my voice across in the essays. Very grateful haha.
[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck for all of the RD people! To all of you who got in SCEA, maybe I will see you at Yale! To those deferred, there is still hope so don't give up just make sure you apply other places too. To those rejected, clearly if you applied to Yale, you are super smart and motivated and will undoubtedly do great at whichever college you choose to attend, so just forget Yale and go do your thing! To the CC community in general, thank you for the advice, it has been very helpful for me over the past few months :)

svna91 · December 15, 2008, 7:34pm

accepted :D stats to come...

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! I SINCERELY HOPE YOU ALL ACHIEVE TO YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL AND SHOVE ANY NEGATIVE DECISION IN YALE'S FACES!!! wa POW!

NJBkitty · December 15, 2008, 7:38pm

Pick one:
Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 CR / 670 M / 790 W (8 essay)
[] ACT: ---
[] SAT II: 620 MathII / 670 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): ---
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): ---
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Composition, Hon Lit & Psych, Calculus, other regular classes...
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French Club (President), Guitar Ensemble, Indoor/Outdoor Track/Field, Anime Club (Secretary), S.M.I.L.E, Environmental Club, Literary Magazine, School Newspaper, Book Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Office Assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local Service Provider
[] Summer Activities: Summer Job
[] Essays: Great
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: ---
[li] Interview: Went pretty well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): ---
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
[li] Gender: Female[/li][ *] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Legacy

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Recommendations, ECs
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, No AP classes
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn't make myself stand out enough. I'm sending them a resume... Hopefully that helps.[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Can't say I wasn't expecting it. At least I wasn't rejected, I guess. There's always March 31st!

kasiiaaa · December 15, 2008, 7:40pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (770M, 690W, 630CR)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 780 Bio-M, 720 Chem, 660 Math2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/603
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Lang & Comp (4), Chem (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calculus AB, AP Literature, College Level Spanish, AP Psych, Political Theory Honors, Dance
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar, Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, Principal's Honor Roll (heh heh)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance (choreographer), Community Service at Hospital, NHS, Mentoring elementary school students, D.E.C.A. (recording secretary), Founded a leadership/anti-bullying workshop
[] Job/Work Experience: I work at a bakery, and tutor.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, Mentoring, Peer Leadership, NHS
[] Summer Activities: Work and volunteering at hospital
[] Essays: Teachers said they were great/made them cry
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn't read, counselor read snippets which were great
[] Counselor Rec: She was full swing behind me on this one, and knows me very well, so I'm assuming it was good.
[] Additional Rec: A middle school teacher from the school where I did some community service
[] Interview: I think it went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, sends about one to three to ivies a year maybe
[] Ethnicity: Polish Immigrant
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: approx 100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, grades, and recs.
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars I guess
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Few people are so great that they want to read your application twice. Haha. Nah...um, I guess they just aren't sure, I don't know.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who got in. I hope I will be able to join you next year (if you do attend). To those who were rejected...don't lose hope. Review your applications, send out more, and you WILL get into a great school! It might not have been your first choice, but things have a way of happening for a reason :)

ABigSmall · December 15, 2008, 7:45pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2400 (M: 800 CR: 800 W: 800 Essay: 10)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II:
[list]
[li]Math Level 2 800 (1st time 790)[/li] []Chemistry 780 (1st time 720)
[]U.S. History 770
[]Biology M 760
[]World History 740
[/ul]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98[/li][] Rank: 7/550?
[] AP:
[ul]
[li]World History (4)[/li] []Chemistry (5)
[]Calculus AB (5)
[]Biology (5)
[]U.S. History (4)
[/ul]
[li] IB: N/A[/li][] Senior Year Course Load:
[ul]
[]Forensics Workshop (Debate)
[]AP (U.S.)Government-Macroeconomics
[]AP Calculus BC
[]AP English Literature
[]Leadership A/B (ASB)
[]AP Physics
[li]AP Music Theory[/li][/ul]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, ABigSmall's Seal of Destruction[/li][/list]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place weird comments in parenthesis): Violoncello (Grade 3 to present), Debate (does that count?), Orchestra (1st, 2nd, 3rd chairs at different times of course), KIWIN'S (used to be Website/Tech Chair, now I'm Projects Coordinator), other stuff that are more weak (like I did Newspaper Production for 1 year and took self-studied courses on Applied Wikipedia & Blog Reading, Introduction to Counting Ceiling Dots, Advanced Rice Eating)
[] Job/Work Experience: I put down orchestra, as we recently became free from the school and are our own entity, but I'm not seeing any direct money. It goes to our summer trip. I also tutor a local youngster in the ways of edumahcation!
[] Volunteer/Community service: KIWIN'S, tutoring for NHS, church things
[] Summer Activities: Just this past summer I did student research at a research lab for over 200 hours and went to Arizona with my church for short-term summer missions. The summer before I went with my orchestra to play in Ireland and toured the UK. The summer before that I.. Boy Scouts camp?
[] Essays: Best writing I've done (but that's not saying that much)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: Research mentor, but I was not allowed to read it
[li] Interview: A little awkward at first, but it smoothed out in the end.[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid: Fo shizzle my nizzle (yes)
[] Intended Major: Physics
[] State: California
[] Country (if international applicant): ---
[] School Type: Earthquake-resistant (around 2,300 students, public)
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <$40k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I'm an Asian American from sunny California with good grades and scores!-oh wait... (none :D)[/li][/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores and grades. Maybe the essays, maybe my recs.
[] Weaknesses: Leadership, extracurriculars, nothing really outstanding.
[li] Why you think you were deferred: With what little I've accomplished, Yale's not sure if I can really make use of the time there and if I can really be a true Yale representative. Or maybe they were playing darts and I wasn't hit ;)[/li]Now that I think about it, it's because I decided to skip on that Advanced LEGO Building class I was planning on self-studying. Jeepers.
[/ul]

General Comments: w00t w00t for those Accepted! Your guys' hard work paid off! To those who were deferred, I salute you. We can wait in anxious consideration as our grey hairs multiply. Best way to live, methinks. To those rejected, rejoice for the sun will still come up tomorrow. You determine your own future. This school's just one pathway of many.

Now back to the real world. Boy oh boy. I'm quickly snapped back to the same 'ol way of things when I look at all the homework due tomorrow -_-

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