Official Yale Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

JustAnotherTry · March 30, 2011, 6:01pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 Math, 740 Reading, 800 Writing, 12 Essay)
[] ACT: 36 (36 Math, 35 English, 36 Science, 35 Reading, 9 Essay)
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math, 770 USH, 770 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5 (irrelevant)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/421
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats 5, Comp Sci 5, Calc BC 5, AP Physics C Mechanics 5, AP Physics E&M 4, AP Eng Lang 5, AP Chem 5, AP Gov 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs (most possible)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, though NMF and National AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Challenge/Quiz Bowl (Varsity Co-Captain, JV Captain), High School Orchestra (Concertmaster), Asian Cultural Club (Secretarial Officer), Newspaper, Piano, Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Computer Business/General IT
[] Volunteer/Community service: >200 hours, hospitals, teaching, soup kitchens, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Two internships.
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions): ? As in the Common App? Fine, I think. Wrote the main essay on topic of growth.
[] Common App Main Essay: Decent, maybe even good, but not great. I had it looked over by my counselor, four teachers, and a close friend, but it was still largely my construct.
[] EC Short Answer: Err…what?
[] Why Yale?: Depends. I mentioned my personal history with Yale, and how using Yale as a goal has helped me. Not much room here anyways.
[] Short Takes: Good, well-phrased and appreciable.
[] Additional Essay:Unsure, at this point. I was aware my Yale supplemental essay was either love it or hate it. May have conferred the wrong image; I tried to portray my morals and guidelines, but it probably came out sounding more than a little self-righteous.[/ul]

[ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: AP English Comp teacher, knew me well and held a high regard for my writing and class participation.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: AP Chem teacher, knew me well and helped me with an internship, a little unknown.
[] Counselor Rec: Solid, or at least it should have been. My counselor has known me well for four years.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: So-so, the interviewer had a cold and our discussion was a little out of focus in my opinion, as he wanted my opinions on recent events.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, competitive but not overly so.
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strong test scores, and that’s just about it.
[] Weaknesses: Everything but test scores, at least in relation to Yale. No strong ECs, no strong awards, lacking profile as a whole. Essays certainly were nowhere near as good as they would needed to have been to outweigh the downsides. And a cookie-cutter Asian applicant.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Relatively well-covered in the weakness section. In short: I AM LEGION. MANY OF ME APPLY. And more accurately, I’m actually low-performing among the legion of Asian applicants, and applicant pool as a whole, so, that’s that.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Ha ha ha…
Accepted: Cornell, JHU, UChicago, Carnegie Mellon, Tufts, CWRU, OSU
WL: Northwestern, WUSTL
Rejected: UPenn (no surprise there, terrible application overall)
[/ul]General Comments: To those who were accepted, my congratulations! You represent the top of a very strong pool of hopefuls, and I wish you the best! To the waitlisted, well, you still have quite an accomplishment on your hands! Yale doesn’t boast a huge waitlist, so you just had some bad luck; it is not a reflection of your ability. And for the rest of us rejectees, I can only quote from a post I saw earlier today…alcohol makes anything better! Joking. But while this may have been your dream school, as it was mine, you will be heading to strong institutions anyways, maybe not the big Y, but other excellent places. You tried, and missed, and in a year of extraordinary competition, that can only reflect positively on your motivation, ambition, and drive. My best wishes to you. And to all, live long and prosper!

Luminouzz · March 30, 2011, 6:12pm

** Decision: Accepted **

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2330: 780 CR, 770 M, 780 W</li>
<li>ACT: None</li>
<li>SAT II (if submitted): 790 U.S. History, 790 Chemistry, 790 Math II</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/570</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), World History (4), Calculus BC (5), Environmental Science (5), U.S. History (5)</li>
<li>IB (place score in parenthesis): None</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: Physics AP, Spanish AP, Gov/Econ AP, Stats AP, English Lit AP</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key, NCTE Writing Award</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Cross Country 9-12 (several awards, but no leadership)
Track 9-12 (awarded Most Inspirational twice, was not captain)
Writers Club 11-12 (Publicity 12) - See awards above. Also won a few local awards.</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: None</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service:
Writing and Research for Madrona Marsh (10-12) - Started an interview project, wrote pamphlets, assisted in research. 4 hrs/week, for 60% of the year.
LA BioMed Lab Internship (10, 11) - summer internship, about 25 hours/week. Created a website.</li>
<li>Essays: Good</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: From my sophomore English teacher, who worked with me on writing contests.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but I assume it was good.</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Did not submit.</li>
<li>Interview: Did not apply in time for an interview.</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: English/Chemical Engineering</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): CA</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Average public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: Below 10k</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Questbridge</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Stats, writing awards, essays</li>
<li>Weaknesses: Leadership, ethnicity, no real hooks.</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of leadership, ethnicity, no real hooks
Also accepted at: Accepted at Yale, Rice, UC Berkeley, UCLA.
Rejected at: Princeton, Stanford</li>
</ul>

General Comments: Looking back, I really don’t think I fit at Princeton and Stanford. I’m surprised at Yale’s acceptance, but I think I probably fit there the best (along with Rice). I’m really happy, but undecided between Rice and Yale. Good luck!

TQSMNTASP · March 30, 2011, 6:20pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (single sitting): 800 M, 740 CR, 800 W
[] ACT: 34 (did not report)
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math II, 770 US, 770 World, 740 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.65
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/100
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World, US, Euro, Calc AB, Stats, Chem, English Language (all 5s), Spanish Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Comp Sci, Religion
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National Hispanic Scholar, NCTE Achievement Award in Writing, National AP Scholar, Future Problem Solving State Champion (10-12th) and International Finalist (10-11th)

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (President), Future Problem Solving (sole member), Academic Team (Co-Captain), Varsity Tennis (Captain/#2 Player), Varsity Soccer (Co-Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A (I do tutoring, but not paid)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teen Court, other random things like Ball Kid for Pro Tennis Tournaments, Thrift Shop, Fall Festival, etc.
[] Summer Activities: Caltech YESS program, Duke TIP, tennis, Teen Court volunteering, RELAXING
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: Passion for learning, I thought it was one of the best essays I have ever written.[/li][] EC Short Answer: Talked about Teen Court; Solid, succinct, and informative
[] Why Yale?: I thought it was quite good, I added some flavor by saying how I was attracted by the House system that was like Harry Potter
[] Short Takes: Can’t remember too well, but I answered the last one unconventionally
[] Additional Essay:[/ul] Talked about my food allergies, was a shortened version of my Harvard one.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: APUSH teacher, he loves me.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Chem teacher, she loves me too.
[] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[] Additional Rec: I don’t think I submitted one.
[] Interview: The hardest one by far, but it went great.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic, private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Prefer not to state
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, Hardest courseload possible with all As, unconventional EC (FPS), passion for learning must’ve showed through
[] Weaknesses: Nothing stands out, maybe not as much community service as I could’ve done.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong application + luck, because the competition is truly stellar. I have worked hard my whole life for this, and I feel extremely blessed.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to MIT (EA), Caltech (EA), Notre Dame (EA), Wash U, Duke (likely), Cornell (likely), Brown, Princeton, Stanford, UF; Waitlisted at Harvard[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who got in! See you at Bulldog Days! To those who did not: You’re all still amazing people, and remember, the sun will still rise tomorrow.

Frost22 · March 30, 2011, 6:35pm

Decision: Deferred–>Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR: 770, M: 700, W: 770)
[] ACT: 34 (English: 34, Math: 34, Reading: 36, Science: 33), Superscore: 35
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/505
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), Government (5), BC Calculus (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature and Composition, A Physics, AP Psychology, AP Biology, A French 5, Chamber Orchestra (highest orchestra)/Advanced Viola Study
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois Premier Boys State, IMEA District IX Honors Orchestra, National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chamber Orchestra/Viola (section leader for 3 years), Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), D

epigramimpelled · March 30, 2011, 6:45pm

Decision: Accepted (Deferred SCEA)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800, 790, 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Weighted GPA: 4.69
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Scholar with Honor (all 5s)
[] Senior Year Course Load: five APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, a notable summer program
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): four years of commitment and leadership in three clubs, but I should probably mention I’ve had a few unique (national) experiences
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: not really
[] Summer Activities: a notable summer program, Yale ISP
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[] Common App Main Essay: Really good.
[] EC Short Answer: Got the job done.
[] Why Yale?: Probably got me in.
[] Short Takes: Funny and irreverent.
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: We’re buddies.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Mild mutual worship.
[] Counselor Rec: She thinks I’m OK.
[] Additional Rec: From a professor (not Yale).
[] Interview: Awful.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Let’s jut say I’m not getting aid.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I was honest and open. I’m not the typical applicant from my community.
[] Weaknesses: Grades.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I love Yale.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, Stanford, Swarthmore, Pomona, Chicago, and a few others. Rejected at Penn and Princeton. Waiting on Harvard.
[/ul]General Comments: Boola boola! Good luck everyone.

Basajaun · March 30, 2011, 6:55pm

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 34 (36 W, 35 R, 35 S, 30 M)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History 5, English Literature 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 year co-founder and president of school environmental volunteer club, internship at national park, MANY volunteer hours at local park and local organic farm + garden, internship with tribal environmental sector, ensemble actor in Native American theatrical production
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Very positive and well-written
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Interview: none
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Native American
[] Gender: M
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: URM
[] Weaknesses: Lots of things
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Stanford, Brown, Dartmouth, Pomona, Amherst, various other schools. Haven’t heard from Harvard because Yahoo blocked the emails.
[/ul]General Comments: AHHHHHHH

Nosike · March 30, 2011, 6:56pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240: 740 CR, 740 M, 760 W, 10 Essay
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: Math II - 800, Chem - 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 91% (3.9 or 4.0)
[] Weighted GPA: N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Biology SL - 5, Math SL - 6
[] Senior Year Course Load: French 20/30 IB, Physics 20/30 IB, Chemistry 30, Social 30-1, English 30-1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball, football, acting and modelling agency, air cadets, etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Referee
[] Volunteer/Community service: Church volunteering, Air Cadets, etc
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions): Decent[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: About my experiences in many countries[/li][] EC Short Answer: Decent
[] Why Yale?: Good
[] Short Takes: Good
[] Additional Essay: [/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: Great[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Put “very demanding” for my courseload
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Went pretty well.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM (I think)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Not really sure
[] Weaknesses: A lot of things
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades aren’t stellar, neither are SAT scores, glad I at least got waitlisted
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected: HP, Stanford, Cornell
[/ul]General Comments: Hope I get in off the waitlist, God-Willing!!! Yale accepted 27% of waitlisters last year so I have hope!

JustAnotherTry · March 30, 2011, 6:57pm

@leelo
I sincerely hope you are ■■■■■■■■, since a lot of people would have a lot to say to you.

Farail · March 30, 2011, 7:03pm

Choose One:
Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 math, 780 Writing, 770 Reading
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 740 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but if it did 1st
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): not offered
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible, extra humanities
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Team Captain Track, Crosscountry, Varsity Soccer.
[] Job/Work Experience: Self Run Parking Busines, Worked as CIT at sailing camp
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring,
[] Summer Activities: Sailing
[] Essays: One about diversity at my school, other a humorous one about warcraft
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Very Good
[] Additional Rec: Piano teacher, talked all about character, excellent
[] Interview: Really fun
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, will run track, but not recruited
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Strong overall, well rounded
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Columbia, Waitlisted at Northwestern, Rice, Accepted at U chicago, Harvard, Brown.[/li][/ul]General Comments: This just goes to show how random the process is, don’t feel it reflects on your personally if you don’t get in, clearly it is random.

asphalt · March 30, 2011, 7:14pm

Decision: Rejected
Engineering. Check other posts for stats.

LCB334 · March 30, 2011, 7:14pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did Not Submit
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: Did Not Submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/463
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP European History (4), AP English Literature (4)
[] AP Pending: AB Calculus, AP Physics B, AP English Language, AP Microeconomics, AP Psychology
[] Senior Year Course Load: 6 AP classes
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semi-Finalist, Eagle Scout, AP Scholar, Boys State representative[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Section Leader), Wind Symphony (Section Principle), Full Orchestra (Section Principle), Pit Orchestra, Boy Scouts (Troop Guide), National Honor Society (Officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job since freshman year
[] Volunteer/Community service: tons of stuff through Boy Scouts
[] Summer Activities: Boys State (11th grade); work
[] Essays: Pretty decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing; the other pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: average
[] Additional Rec: amazing
[li] Interview: N/A[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $100k range
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, I’m really excited!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford REA, Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, University of Chicago, Northwestern, Rice, USC, UTAustin; Waitlisted: None; Rejected: None

[/ul]General Comments

alexcoconuts · March 30, 2011, 7:31pm

Decision: Accepted

My stats are on other school threads. I’m still a bit in shock right now, and I still think I had some immense stroke of luck. It seems like that’s how it is for all of the Ivies and other top schools, so don’t feel bad if you weren’t accepted. I was rejected at Princeton and Stanford and waitlisted at Harvard anyway, so sometimes it’s just a matter of luck. I hope you all end up happy where you are.

for reference:
Accepted - Berkeley, UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, Rice, Northwestern, Swarthmore, Vassar, Trinity, Union, Case Western, and Yale.
Waitlisted - WUSTL and Harvard.
Rejected - Stanford and Princeton.

Cubsfan15 · March 30, 2011, 7:34pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 math2, 800 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
[] Weighted GPA:
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing amazing
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lots of community service, varsity sport, math team etc.
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay:[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Why Yale?:
[] Short Takes:
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: Did not see[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Did not see
[] Counselor Rec: Did not see
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Not the best
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, test scores
[] Weaknesses: ECs are solid but not spectacular
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - Harvard, Columbia, Penn, Cornell. Rejected - Princeton. WL - Stanford, MIT and Wash U
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who got in. I’m not sure why I got into some and not others. It’s Harvard for me!

InvisibleMonster · March 30, 2011, 7:41pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (790 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 790 USH, 770 Spanish, 740 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~470 (2 at time of app, 1 on midyear report)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on Spanish, US History, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science A, and Calculus BC
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t take
[] Senior Year Course Load: Toughest possible. AP Physics C, AP Euro, AP Spanish Lit, Adv Software Development H, English IV H, a business class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with Distinction[/li][/ul]

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (national winner in my event, secretary, VP), Schools for Schools (VP), independent writing
[] Job/Work Experience: 35 hours/week this year at a real-estate office doing data processing and a little bit of writing/editing
[] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor, hospital volunteer
[] Summer Activities: FBLA Nationals, summer classes, volunteering
[] Essays: Common app was strong, about my interest in language and my sexuality…Yale supp was okay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: “best in 19 years”…second one was also strong
[] Counselor Rec: “bordering genius” lol
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one[/li][/ul]

Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public that rarely sends students to top schools
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <30K
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation/low income[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, rank, essays
[] Weaknesses: Not the most outstanding ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: It’s a crap shoot!
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:Accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Penn, Duke (likely letter/merit scholarship finalist), UChicago (EA), Northwestern, Georgetown, Boston College (Honors Program). Waitlisted Brown. Rejected Columbia (deferred ED).[/ul]
General Comments: I’m so grateful to have Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton among my options! Screw Yale

heinzketchup · March 30, 2011, 7:44pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800m 770cr 760w)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 math II, 800 physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3 of 250
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s in Calc AB, Calc BC, Music Theory, English Lang; 4 in World History; 3 in USH (didn’t report)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, band, and a math course at Johns Hopkins
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really. NMF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): lots of music, mock trial, kung fu, theater, model UN, NHS (treasurer), etc
[] Job/Work Experience: kung fu instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered at hospital over summer
[] Summer Activities: neuroscience research, volunteering^
[] Essays: Main essay about a “flash mob” style musical I put on in my school cafeteria. Supplement essay about the major I want. Both were pretty good I thought.
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[] Counselor Rec: probably fine
[] Additional Rec: from professor whose lab I worked in over the summer
[] Interview: pretty good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: high
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: main essay, scores
[] Weaknesses: lack of major awards, no one from my school goes there
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: who knows
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Brown, Dartmouth, WashU, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Case Western; Waitlisted at Harvard, Penn; Rejected at Stanford (REA), Duke, Northwestern
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got accepted!! I’m not too disappointed because I got into some great schools :)

nazmom · March 30, 2011, 7:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800 M)(800 V)(780 W)
[] ACT: did not take
[] SAT Subject Tests: MathII (800), Chem (800), CalcAB (800), German (700)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/51
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics (5,5), Chem (5), Calc (5), Bio (5), US Hist (5), Lit (4), 
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, Jazz Band.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, Siemens AP Scholarship, Nominee Presidential Scholar, Rensselaer Medal Jr. Year, Arizona Dairymen Volleyball All-American, Nominated for AIA Scholar-Athlete (Arizona-small school), MTNA runner up (2010) piano competition, winner local piano competitions…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (competitions, institutes); Volleyball (captain, MVP, two years); Amnesty (Treasurer); Club Volleyball (5 years), NHS (Treasurer); Volunteer
[] Job/Work Experience: Music lessons, research assistant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some
[] Summer Activities: Piano institutes mostly
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay:[/li][] EC Short Answer:
[] Why Yale?: Outstanding science and music
[] Short Takes:
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: Chem/Physics Teacher-[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: History Teacher
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Thought went very well
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Charter
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >150,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: MIT (EA), Stanford, Pomona College, Williams, Wellesley, USC. Still waiting on one.
[/ul]General Comments: What an honor. Very pleased.

Skiles17 · March 30, 2011, 8:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (780 CR, 710 M, 800 W) (only took it once)
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 English Lit, 790 Math II, 780 Bio E, 740 Physics, 740 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (5), English Lit (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP MacroEcon, honors Spanish 5, English “at or above the AP level” (according to my school which does not offer English APs)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): crew (6 varsity letters), Engineering Club (President), Philosophy Club (President), Ceramic Art, Folk Singing
[] Job/Work Experience: running church nursery
[] Volunteer/Community service: none
[] Summer Activities: SEA high school program, UChicago Summer Sessions, paleontology internship, college-level Geology class
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[] Common App Main Essay: how traveling to the Southern USA changed my perspective; thoughtful and personal though a little risky for being un-PC
[] EC Short Answer: describing my Folk Singing EC: hard to be brilliant in a short space, but it made me seem a little different…
[] Why Yale?: great Geology and student research, tight-knit community
[] Short Takes: honest & non-generic
[] Additional Essay:[/ul] Why I love Geology
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: my favorite history teacher; did not read
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Junior year physics teacher; did not read
[] Counselor Rec: did not read
[] Additional Rec: the paleontologist I interned with; did not read
[] Interview: one of the weirdest experiences of my life! He’s a doctor and had to keep leaving to take confidential calls with patients … but nonetheless we had a great conversation. The only interview where I learned something about myself.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] School Type: Private, Prep, Day School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: interview, essays, unusual interest (Geo), legacy status
[] Weaknesses: scores a little under the Yale average, lots of amazing applicants from my school, weak work experience/community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: demonstrated interest & skill in Geology
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted at: Stanford, Brown, UChicago (EA, University Scholar), Williams (early write), Bowdoin, Carleton, Colgate (AMS)
[/ul]General Comments: No words! Just :D

GreedIsGood · March 30, 2011, 8:08pm

Naz, your application makes no sense. How did you get an 800 on an AP?

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roadblock7 · March 30, 2011, 8:13pm

Decision: Deferred –> Accepted

Objective:[ul]

<pre><code>[li] SAT I (breakdown): 2360- 800CR 770M 790W[/li][li] ACT: none[/li][li] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 USH, 790 Math II, 750 Lit (lol)[/li][li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94[/li][li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/830[/li][li] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4-Chem, 5-Human Geography, Euro, Calc BC (and AB subscore), Lang, Physics B, Psychology, USH[/li][li] IB (place score in parenthesis): none[/li]* Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP World, AP Gov/H Econ, H Anatomy, Adv Sports Medicine
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, National AP Scholar[/li]</code></pre>

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

<pre><code>[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (10-12, founder, president) Mock Trial (11-12 lead atty., semifinalist team in LA County), Sports Medicine Student Trainer (10,12), Hebrew High (9-12, won academic scholarship, get language credit), Debate (11-12, various awards)[/li][li] Job/Work Experience: 6 week research internship w/ UCLA plastic surgeon on Epogen study; administrative assistant/writer at local magazine, authored and published 20 articles[/li][li] Volunteer/Community service: 400 hours local hospital, 250 hours with school org that fosters inclusion of those with disabilities (10,12 VP Public Relations, 11 VP Disability Awareness), 50 hrs Habitat for Humanity (Cofounder and copresident)[/li][li] Summer Activities: Brown “So You Think You Want to Be a Doctor” mini course 2008, UCLA Summer Sessions: General Chem 20A (B+), American Politics (A) and internship 2009, CA Girls State and Magazine job 2010[/li][/ul]** Essays:**[ul] Really strong common app essay about sports medicine, kind of blah essay about interest in political communications
[li] Teacher Recommendation: 1 was definitely phenomenal, other was at least above average[/li][li] Counselor Rec: The teacher who wrote the phenomenal rec bugged my counselor to write a good letter for me, but who knows[/li][li] Additional Rec: none[/li][li] Interview: I thought it went pretty well, he told me that he would write a favorable report[/li]</code></pre>

[/ul]Other:[ul]

<pre><code>[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: Parents didn’t complete application…fail.[/li][li] Intended Major: Political Science[/li][li] State (if domestic applicant): CA[/li][li] Country (if international applicant): USA[/li][li] School Type: Large Public[/li][li] Ethnicity: White[/li][li] Gender: F[/li][li] Income Bracket: 200K+[/li][li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 3rd generation legacy, 7 family members attended[/ul][/li]</code></pre>

Reflection:[ul]

<pre><code>[li] Strengths: relatively good scores, one great essay, legacy[/li][li] Weaknesses: Other essay, only did 2 years of spanish (4 of hebrew too, but it’s not on my transcript), the fact that I’m not superhuman[/li][li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No clue. I’m in shock. I cried for 30 minutes out of happiness. [/ul][/li]</code></pre>

General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted! Boolah Boolah!

banachtarski · March 30, 2011, 8:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): R: 800 M: 740 W: 730 (1 sitting)
ACT: Composite 36 (2 sittings)
SAT II: Lit: 670 Math II: 800 US Hist: 760
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stats 5, APUSH 4, Music Theory 5, U.S. Gov 5, Calc AB 5 BC 4, APCP 5, Psych 4, Micro 4, Macro 4, Human Geo 5, Lang/Comp 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5, Spanish 6, AP Euro, AP Bio, AP Physics, AP Lit/Comp, Orchestra, AP Lunch
Minor Awards: Nat’l Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Minnesota All-State Orchestra violist 2 years (principal one year), Minnesota Youth Symphony, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony (principal), school Chamber Orchestra (principal), Quiz Bowl: qual’d for nat’s
Job/Work Experience: Dairy Queen over the summer, Kumon 1.5 years
Volunteer/Community service: mowed some lawns…
Summer Activities: All-State Orchestra camps, various chamber music festivals
Essays: get progressively worse with each reading
Teacher Recommendation: good/great/great?
Counselor Rec: no idea
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): MN
Country (if international applicant): US of A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >$60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): brother is currently a sophomore

Reflection
Strengths: scores, activity concentration (= passion)
Weaknesses: GPA? some recs? essays…
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Honestly, who can say?
Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted: waitlist at WUSTL, rejected at UChicago
General Comments: Life is absurd.

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