Official Yale Class of 2014 RD Results Thread

jonv112 · April 3, 2010, 11:30pm

Decision: Accepted

I am also from Canada (Greater Toronto area)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 single-sitting (670CR, 790M, 680W, 9E)
[] ACT: 35 single-sitting (35E, 35M, 33R, 36S, 10E)
[] SAT II: Math II 760, Biology M 760, Chemistry 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Average of all completed Grade 11/12 courses is 93.8%
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 2% for sure
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Haven’t taken yet
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: English, Studies in Literature, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Advanced Functions, AP Calculus, Vocal Music
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just school-wide recognition: Grade 11 Biology Award, Grade 11 IAPS Award, Grade 11 and 10 Vocal Music Award.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Yearbook Committee (Head Photographer)
Music Council (Vice President)
Concert Choir
Chamber Choir (Members are hand-picked by the choral director)
Mixed Voices
Sounds of Toronto Choir (Also hand-picked)
Photographer for school paper
Math/Science tutor
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at my church for two years.
[] Summer Activities: Earned my National Lifeguarding Service and necessary prerequisites over the last three summers.
[] Essays: I though my common app one was pretty good, but my supplement could have been better. I talked about accepting myself for who I was and for the other one I talked about my passion for photography.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was excellent. The other wasn’t as in-depth and insightful as I thought it could have been, but still very good.
[] Counselor Rec: Got my choral director of four years to fill it in since my counselor barely knows me; excellent.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: I thought it went pretty well. I got requested for an interview on Feb 27 which surprised me since I thought interviews were way over by then. I was the only one who got an interview out of all the people I knew that applied.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: No
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended major?: Biology: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental, although I might pursue Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry instead.
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (75% Chinese, 25% Filipino)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 60-70K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t think so?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Marks, ACT score, essays, great recommendations, interview didn’t hurt.
[] Weaknesses: English marks (in the 80s), only 1 year of French on my transcript, SAT scores, SAT Math II score.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea. I was expecting a rejection for sure. Maybe they saw something in my essays that they liked? My Advanced Functions mark (96%) made up for my crappy SAT Math II score, and my ACT score overshadowed my SAT scores. With the exception of Vocal Music and no French, I’m taking the most rigorous course load available (my school offered AP Calculus just this year and I jumped on the opportunity). I also thought my application was well-written and my responses to the questions were original and well-versed.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to all Canadian universities I applied to (with the exception of McMaster Health Sciences since decisions for that don’t come out until early May): University of Waterloo, University of Toronto (St. George), University of Toronto (Scarborough), McMaster University. Yale was the only US school I applied to.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Wow! Was not expecting an acceptance at all. My mind was already set on going to McMaster! I knew Yale was going to be a long shot but I didn’t think at all that I would make it. Yale still needs a couple of tax forms from my family before they can finish my financial aid package, but I don’t think that’s going to be a huge problem (hopefully). It’s too bad I can’t attend Bulldog Days since I have a school concert to perform at/photograph on the 20th.

dominantheirarcy · April 3, 2010, 11:48pm

Rejected, but at least I’m not the only one:
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papex · April 4, 2010, 12:29am

Yes that was for Stupefy. I know the whole process is unpredictable, but still, at this level of achievement, I think there must be an objective reason for rejecting you. After seeing other results such as Chibistar6’s I might start to believe in the anti-asian conspiracy theory.
Stupefy, would you choose Duke over Williams?

_1_Person · April 4, 2010, 1:31am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180/1510 (cannot remember specifics)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 800 math 2, 800 US History, 790 Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): probably equivalent of 3.8 (B/- average Freshmen Year, A Average Junior year)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): barely top 10% (due to freshman year), otherwise easily top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Human Geography (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Language and Composition (5), AP Calculus BC (5), Economics Micro/Macro (4/4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government and Politics, AP Literature and Composition, AP Classical Mechanics, Chinese3-I, AP E&M, First Semester; Multivariable Calculus, Second Semester; Discrete Mathematics, Differential Geometry (Independent Study)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NM Semifinalist, National AP Scholar, Honorable Mention AFSA Essay Contest
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quizbowl (Captain), Math League (Captain), EMT-B, Engineering Team (Captain), Physics Team (Founder/Captain),
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: EMT-B
[] Summer Activities: Took Differential Equations at local University (A), various Summer@Brown/CTY like programs
[] Essays: Pretty good I suppose, common app about brother teaching me math
[] Teacher Recommendation: 3 teachers, Math/US History/Economics, all of whom love me
[] Counselor Rec: known her for a while, likes me
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: mostly talked about random stuff, went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: nope
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[] Intended major?: Math/Physics/Middle Eastern Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (Mother, Sister, Grandfather)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Passion for Math came through in my Essays/E.C.s, strong subject-tests/APs,
[] Weaknesses: No spectacular awards, poor freshman grades, mediocre SATs (by Yale Standards)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably a mixture of the passion I showed and my family history with Yale also probably helped
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Yale, Amherst, JHU, Tufts, BC, UConn, UChicago
Waitlisted: Williams, Princeton, Wesleyan
Rejected: MIT, Cornell, Harvard
[/ul]General Comments:
Pretty excited, although not quite my first choice (MIT/Cornell/Princeton/Harvard/Williams), might stay on Princetons waitlist, but probably going to Yale :D

Breuer2014 · April 4, 2010, 6:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send (2130 superscore)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: Didn’t send (720 World, 710 USH, 700 Lit)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank (just outside of top 10%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), American Gov (5), Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), English Language (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP US History, AP Biology, AP Comparative Government, AP Statistics, We The People, Journalism, Accounting
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Senate Youth Program Delegate
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body President 2x years), Students for Barack Obama (State HS Coordinator), field staff/campaign advisor for various local and statewide candidates, Track and Field (Captain JR year), 2009 Fed Challenge Region 1 Runner-Up, 2009 Reserve Cup State Champion, We The People State Champion 2010
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 months as a paid Field Organizer for a Freedom to Marry campaign
[] Volunteer/Community service: none to really speak of
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s Institute on Current Issues and Youth Activism
[] Essays: Great, about my experiences in the NH Primary
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both stellar, though both from Humanities instructors
[] Counselor Rec: Really strong, she’s very young and put a ton of work into it
[] Additional Rec: 3-page from a state representative I have worked with for the past 2 years
[] Interview: I thought it went well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: No
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes (and they have offered the best)
[] Intended major?: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Vermont
[] School Type: Public (hasn’t sent someone in at least a decade)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 100,000 - 120,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None to speak of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: A fairly ridiculous political resume
[] Weaknesses: GPA and ranking that is totally unimpressive
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The character of my essays/recommendations coupled with the validation from USSYP of my talents.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Tufts, Wesleyan, and UVM. Rejected by Brown.
[/ul]General Comments:
Incredibly excited, I’m strongly leaning towards Yale, just going to use Bulldog Days to confirm everything for me. Cannot believe this happened!

Fishier2000 · April 4, 2010, 8:17pm

Wow, Stupefy. I’m really sorry to hear this. I’ll say the same thing as ksarmand, F Yale.

Stupefy · April 4, 2010, 9:40pm

^Thank you for your sympathy. For some reason, I’m getting the most sympathy posts lol. Yeah, I did get slaughtered. but it happens, and there’s nothing I can do now. I’ll get over it soon enough

I won’t believe in an anti-Asian conspiracy theory, simply because asians DO get into ivies. it may be harder for us, but we do. evidently, I am not good enough of an Asian for them ;)

If you had asked me that last week, I would have said duke in a heartbeat. but over the past few days, I’ve researched Williams heavily and I absolutely love it I will commit there soon, probably right after I visit, but if Duke takes me off the waitlist, I will definitely give duke some serious consideration.

vicariousparent · April 5, 2010, 1:52am

Posting my daughter’s information, for the benefit of future applicants

Decision: Deferred then Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (790CR/780M/770W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: MathII-800/ Lit-790/ USHist 780/ WHist 740/ Spanish 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure, around 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked (no percentiles assigned)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang, USH, ABCalc (5’s), World H (4).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs: Lit/EuroH/BC Calc/Spanish/PhysicsB/Psych/+ 3 electives
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Writing- National Golds x 3. National Merit finalist. Presidential scholar candidate. Natl Spanish exam gold medals. Debate awards at national tournaments. Vocal music awards up to State level.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Writing (Editor in Chief of Lit Mag), Choir (AllState x 2 yrs), Classical Voice (statewide awards- sent music supplement), Lead role in HS musicals, and her most challenging and time-consuming extracurricular activity: Varsity Policy Debate (TOC and NFL qualifier, misc awards).
[] Job/Work Experience: None (I’m lucky if she cleans her room).
[] Volunteer/Community service: Minimal
[] Summer Activities: Summer programs in Debate, Writing, Music, of varying degrees of competitiveness. 
[] Essays: She is a good writer and spent a lot of time perfecting her essays. Each essay was about one page long (600-700 words). 
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not see them. One by English teacher, probably very well-written, full of details and examples. One by Calculus teacher, probably very good, focusing on her personality and her ability to do well in math despite being a humanities oriented student. 
[] Counselor Rec: Probably very strong and detailed.
[] Additional Rec: Creative writing teacher who is a published poet and thinks very highly of her.
[] Interview: On campus and alumni interviews: Both very good.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: Yes.
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended major?: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): Not coastal.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Not URM
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Well rounded academics. Good essays. Consistent, deep involvement in a few extracurricular activities. No laundry list of clubs.
[] Weaknesses: Not some kind of ‘superstar’. Most extracurricular activities are school-based. Did not take many AP exams before senior year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above + a lot of luck.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Northwestern, Georgetown, others. Waitlisted at Harvard. Rejected at Stanford.
[/ul]General Comments: Good luck to future applicants. Get the book by Harry Bauld on how to write a good college application essay.

Bean2010 · April 5, 2010, 11:00am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Single-sitting 2200 (CR:770 M: 740 W: 690)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Lit: 730 M1: 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 out of 145
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: English AP, German IV H, Calculus H, Journalism, Physics H, American Government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ummmm… NMCS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dance(14 years), German Club (president), Scholastic Scrimmage, Newspaper (opinion editor), Student Council, National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: a little, not a lot
[] Summer Activities:hibernation haha; dance classes
[] Essays: Common app was spectacular-- possibly best thing i’ve ever written, not to mention the topic was extremely unique and a bit of a hook (entirely true though); supplemental was very good as well-- wrote about my obsession with reading
[] Teacher Recommendation:one was pretty good; i did not read the other but i am positive that it was beyond excellent
[] Counselor Rec:basic
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview:could not have gone better, literally. We had the most ridiculous things in common i.e. we both dance down hallways and in our kitchens
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?:no
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended major?:english
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:less than mediocre public school
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:gender
[] Income Bracket:100K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first generation college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:essays, teacher rec, sat I scores considering my school’s average (1450)
[] Weaknesses:not a lot of volunteer work
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ummmm… when i figure it out i will get back to you
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Boston College (honors program) Emory University, Bucknell University, Cornell University Waitlisted: None Rejected: None
[/ul]General Comments:
I am way beyond excited! Yale is my dream school and i never though i would actually get in! I love life right now!

Bean2010 · April 5, 2010, 11:01am

Congrats to everyone who got in!

ECazndb8r · April 5, 2010, 2:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (800=CR, 750=M, 760=W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800=Chinese, 790=US History, 760=Chem, 690=Math II(don’t think they counted this one sice I had 3 others?)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):not sure, 3.8?
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% probably top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Gov (5), Calc AB (4), Chem (4), US History (5), English Lang & Comp (5), Chinese (5),
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics E&M, AP Econ (Micro & Macro), AP Art History, AP English Lit, AP German
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ummm, Nationals in Debate & NAQT? AP Scholar, NMSQT Finalist,
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (lots of regional awards, State Championships, went to Nationals, Captain for 3 years) NAQT (JV Captain once, Nationals, County Finals)
[] Job/Work Experience: family farm
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Annual book sale
[] Summer Activities: Stanford EPGY, NYLF Law & CSI, Farm,
[] Essays: Amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: no clue
[] Additional Rec: Great
[] Interview: my best one, loved it,
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: ?
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended major?: not positive yet
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: not that high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …Farm?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essay and Interview definitely, oh and I absolutely LOVE Yale
[] Weaknesses: low test scores/grades? not that many EC’s, I really didn’t have time for them though (see Farm )
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Drexel, USC (Marshall) Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) NYU (Stern) Rice
Rejected: Wharton, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, MIT (Sloan)
[/ul]General Comments: Thrilled, going,

stridegumisbest · April 5, 2010, 5:04pm

Choose One:
Decision: Deferred -> REJECTED

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2350: CR-790 M-760 W-800

ACT: N/A
SAT II: IIC: 800, Bio(E): 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 555554
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Stats, AP English, AP Spanish, AP Gov, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): jack kent cooke young scholar
</code></pre>

Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano, tennis, cello, quiz bowl

Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: hospital, music at retirement homes
Summer Activities: lots of summer programs (Oxbridge, cty, etc)
Essays: decent
Teacher Recommendation: one glowing, one ok
Counselor Rec: glowing
Additional Rec: piano teacher, ehh ok
Interview: the best one ive had this entire college process!
</code></pre>

Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): CA

Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public
Ethnicity: asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: <40000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
</code></pre>

Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: scores, overall well-roundness?

Weaknesses: essays (mb?), GPA?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at Harvard, Yale and Penn. Accepted at Princeton, Dartmouth (likely), Cornell, Amherst, Duke, UCI, UCLA, UC Berkeley (regents scholar at all 3 UC’s). Waitlisted at Stanford and JHU.
</code></pre>

GOOD LUCK CLASS OF 2015!!! Luck had a lot to do with my application. I’m just so grateful that Princeton saw something in me that HYS didn’t.

MSauce · April 5, 2010, 9:08pm

I have a question for Stupefy–

When did you get your Application in?

lizzy2009 · April 5, 2010, 10:30pm

Choose One:

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2110 and 2240=2280 super scored (780M 740 CR 760 W-11 essay)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Chem 790 Bio 770 Literature 740 Math 2 660
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): placed 2nd in island in bio for CSEC and CAPE unit one exams, placed 3rd in Principles of business in CSEC exams, Essay competitions, prizes at graduation prize giving, church awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Table tennis, debating, United nations youth association (secretary), Volunteer tutor , some other insignificant things
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:volunteered at hospital over summer, volunteer tutoring
[] Summer Activities:summer camp, volunteered at hospital, went on a People to People Summit on Medicine at Johns Hopkins
[] Essays:The common app was pretty good…not sure about the supplement
[] Teacher Recommendation: Ok i guess
[] Counselor Rec:good, shes known me for a while
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:did not do one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?:
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended major?:biology
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):Jamaica
[] School Type:Best in the island
[] Ethnicity:Black
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t stand out enough in a very competitive pool.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted to Columbia, Stony Brook…two other safeties. Rejected=just Yale
[/ul]General Comments: Such is life

Stupefy · April 6, 2010, 4:29pm

for yale? I applied SCEA, so I had my app in by mid-october
for harvard, I submitted my app on december 1. I submitted princeton a few days later

lidusha · April 7, 2010, 12:10am

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360: 760 math, 800 reading, 800 writing (first and only take)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 math 2, 800 chem, 800 literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): something really high weighted, but like 3.8 unweighted =(
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3-ish%, but my school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 10th grade: AP Chem 4, Bio 5, Stat 5; 11th grade: Chem 5, Calc BC 5, Comp Sci AB 5, Physics C: Mechanics 5, Physics C: EM 4, English Language 4, Comparative Government 4, Environmental Science (self-studied) 4, Psychology (self-studied) 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All college courses at a local university: writing, multivariable calc, differential equations, a bunch of comp sic, and some senior-level math/comp sci.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar (10th grade), National AP Scholar (11th grade), Siemens AP award, National Merit Finalist, small nationwide programming competition, lots of Science Olympiad regional/state awards, lots of state/national races and Junior Olympics qualification in canoeing/kayaking, a few grants for research this year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): research, Science Olympiad, slalom canoeing/kayaking, helping teach canoe camps, tutoring a 4th grader in programming
[] Job/Work Experience: research, tutoring, volunteering for canoe camps
[] Volunteer/Community service: see above
[] Summer Activities: see above, lol
[] Essays: They were honest, and showed my personality well. Lots of nerdy science and a bit about canoeing. I thought they were pretty good, but looking back on them I realize that they did not show my passion for the school. MIT was my top choice and Yale was an afterthought–this might have shined through.
[] Teacher Recommendation: from college professors and high school teachers who knew me very well
[] Counselor Rec: an amazing person and an amazing writer–she knows me very well and has been there for me all throughout high school
[] Additional Rec: research mentor
[] Interview: probably one of my best interviews ever–we really clicked
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: the only public high school in town, but an awesome school nonetheless
[] Ethnicity: white (Eastern European)
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: research, college courses, lots of APs, Siemens AP award
[] Weaknesses: low GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m taking courses at another university through Early Enrollment in lieu of my senior year; officially, I am already enrolled there. Though MIT and Caltech were okay with it, it’s possible that I was considered as a transfer at Yale. Otherwise, I probably just wasn’t a good fit for Yale, and I’m grateful to the admissions committee for recognizing this.
[/ul]General Comments: I had already gotten into MIT and therefore was not particularly crushed. ;)

Nanquanmikey · April 8, 2010, 4:10pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 710 M 730 W - 2240 overall
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 710 Chemistry 750 Math II 790 Spanish Reading
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I’m guessing 4.0; we don’t use that scale at my school
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 900
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang (5), Gov’t and Politics (5), European History, Calculus BC, English Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Last three AP classes mentioned, Anatomy, Computer Generated Art, Honors Spanish VI
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Medal on Level 5 National Spanish Exam (98 percentile)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper for 4 years (2 as Editor-in-Chief), Community service club for 4 years (2 as president), Choir for 4 years, selective choir for 2 years, National Honor Society (president), Musicals for 3 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Paper boy since 5th grade, Worked in a law office for 2 months
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 300 service hours with club at school; traveled to West Africa with the club my sophomore year to help build a school during spring break
[] Summer Activities: Tutored ESL last summer as volunteer; did summer theater program from 7th to 11th grade
[] Essays: Wrote about how trip to West Africa convinced me to study international development; other essay was about how I have taken advantage of the extreme diversity in my school’s student body, as well as traveling with my dad to different countries, to learn about other cultures
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both from teachers whom I loved, so great I’m assuming.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see either, but good as well.
[] Additional Rec: Principal of my school who used to be the head teacher for my grade; talked about all the ways he sees me contribute to my school.
[] Interview: Current Penn Law student, went well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Deferred SCEA?: Applied RD
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, received a package that was $10,000+ more than from Penn, Georgetown, UChicago
[] Intended major?: International Studies (definite) and something else like Economics, Spanish, Pol Sci etc.
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public school (~4,000 students) with below average test scores for class overall but with strong honors program. In essence, “the real world” =]
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle class (not upper or lower middle class)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong writing skills, down-to-earth, genuine essays, unique quality of my school
[] Weaknesses: Did not know as much about Yale as other schools when applying
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am extremely passionate about international development and will definitely use my “skills for good”
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Wharton-UPenn, UChicago, Georgetown SFS, Arcadia, Drexel; Waitlisted at Harvard (stayed on just to see), Brown (declined waitlist)
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone accepted! To those who weren’t, realize that many of the qualities that you loved about Yale can be found elsewhere. My dad attended 3 different universities of varying prestige and now teaches at a different one and what he always tells me is that it isn’t the university that will control your education, it’s you. There are hundreds of great universities in the USA, not just 8. Of course Yale is a wonderful institution with amazing opportunities, but attending a state university or less prestigious school will not impede any career plans you may have. You define your path!

Judill · April 9, 2010, 12:04am

Decision: Accepted

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2320 CR: 720 M: 800 W: 800</li>
<li>ACT: n/a</li>
<li>SAT II: Chemistry: 760 Math I: 790 Math II: 780</li>
<li>Weighted GPA (out of 100): 102.84</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/171</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Theatre Arts SL (5) (still waiting for the rest)</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mathletes (President), Newspaper (Editor-in-Chief), Science Olympiads (President), Odyssey of the Mind (President), HS Theatre Group (Leading Actor), Spanish Honor Society (President), National Honor Society, NYS Science Honor Society</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: n/a</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Math/SAT Tutoring</li>
<li>Summer Activities: Research project at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan (past 2 summers)</li>
<li>Essays: About my first leading role in a musical, and my father</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Great recommendations from my Chem and English teachers.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Great rec.</li>
<li>Additional Rec: A recommendation from the Math Department Chair at my school and another from my mentor at Sloan Kettering.</li>
<li>Interview: Great interview.</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): NY</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): USA</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Hispanic</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, singer (sent vocal tape as a supplement)</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Grades, ECs, scores, supplements</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Could’ve done more volunteer work</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hooks, involvement in school?</li>
</ul>

Also got into Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, UPenn Wharton, Cornell, Georgetown, NYU Stern.

HYPnotised · April 14, 2010, 12:14am

Decision: Deferred Early Action then Rejected

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (780 M, 800 W, 730 CR, one sitting)</li>
<li>ACT: 34</li>
<li>SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Chemistry, 740 US History, 700 Lit</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/155</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): none</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP English Literature, Social Justice, Microeconomics, Physics, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, Competitive Speech and Debate III</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Rotary Century Scholar, Perfect Score on National Latin Exam, State Honorable mention on US Institute of Peace Essay, State Champs on JETS TEAMS and Science Olympiad</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track, Varsity Policy Debate and Speech (Policy Debate Captain), 2 years of Science Olympiad, School Band, Piano for 13+ years, National Honor Society, Human Rights Club VP, History Club VP, Mayor’s Council on Children and Youth, Youth Civic Engagement Sub-Committee, founder of Rock 4 Relief (a team of four students meets to prepare an annual student concert that raises money for people in need - this year Haiti).</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: worked at Pizza Hut!!! :)</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: Magical Moments Board (every week team of high schoolers meet to plan an annual fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters, an event with 550+ attendees and raise over $100,000 each year), Break Through Board (every week team of high schoolers meet to plan an alternative spring break service learning project for a local community in need), Big Brother, One Stone, Inc (every week team of high schoolers meet to foster service-learning projects in Idaho), Mexico Service Trip (me and friends build houses in Tijuana during Christmas Break, not school related), Epilepsy Foundation (over summers I volunteer there, help with fundraisers and clean facilities, etc), Challenger Program (am a “Challenger”, meet with freshmen in my school monthly to help them adjust to high school). </li>
<li>Summer Activities: Volunteer at Epilepsy Foundation, work at Pizza Hut, lifeguard training, took American Gov’t class online, participated in film contests</li>
<li>Essays: Common App (about being from Poland and living in Idaho, a cultural identity crisis expose), Activities (about Magical Moments), Supplement (about finding inspiration to enter politics after epically failing student elections)</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Chem teacher - pretty short, but overwhelmingly lauding me
English teacher - wrote specifically about Stanford since she was a Stanford alum, loved me</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: IDK, she <3 me tho! haha </li>
<li>Additional Rec: Sent in a rec my friend wrote for me a while ago, very touching and honestly portrays me</li>
<li>Interview: One with Yale student on campus was amazing. The one with an alumni was 2.5 hours of terror haha.</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: Ethics, Politics, and Economics</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): ID</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): USA</li>
<li>School Type: Small Catholic School</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Was $170K, but job loss :/</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: SAT/ACT, Community Service, Leadership, ECs</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Nothing unique about me, essays probably?</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They accept very few from Idaho and I know one girl from my school got in SCEA, so they probably accepted very few RD. And it’s Yale of course… haha!</li>
</ul>

General Comments: No biggie, life moves on! Congrats to all those made it! :)

sillyaardvark · April 22, 2010, 5:25pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 690CR/720M/740W
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 680 Math I/730 US History/750 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/549
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp. Gov (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish A2 SL (6), Geography SL (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, IB English II HL, IB History II HL, IB Biology II HL, IB TOK, AP US Gov’t, IB Math II SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (President), Spanish Club (Secretary), Int’l Club (Event Organizer), MUN, Key Club, World Agora Club (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: Odd jobs here and there
[] Volunteer/Community service: IB CAS Hours
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School, Humanitarian Work
[] Essays: Not perfect, but a fun read
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably good, one amazing, the other great
[] Counselor Rec: A rehash of my ECs
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: I thought I bombed it…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended major?: Political Science(?) - I don’t remember what I put…
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~ 50,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Gen.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I have no idea
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs and SAT
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honsetly don’t know.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted - Pomona, Claremont McKenna, UVa (Echols - UAA Scholarship), W&M (W&M Scholar), JMU, Dartmouth
Rejected - Columbia (ED), Yale
[/ul]General Comments: There goes that dream…

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