Official Yale Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

brownman23 · March 30, 2011, 8:18pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 superscore <a href=“720%20CR,%20770%20M,%20800%20W”>i</a>*
[li] ACT: 35 C <a href=“35%20E,%2036%20M,%2036%20R,%2033%20S,%209%20Essay”>i</a>[/li][li] SAT II: 800 MathII, 780 Chem, 770 USH, 740 Bio-M[/li][] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/335 (Lowered to 9 after mid-year)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 <a href=“Bio,%20Chem,%20Calc%20BC,%20AB%20subscore,%20USH”>i</a>
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t have IB program
[] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes, Hon Span 5 (no AP available), hardest possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF —> NMF?, none really[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [list]
[li] Math Club (Captain)[/li][] Recycling Club (Secretary)
[] Computer Club (Treasurer)
[] Varsity Track & Field
[] Chess Club
[] Amnesty International
[] Research at university[/ul]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Summer Research Internship[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital and Religious – 530 total hours
[] Summer Activities: Research Internship
[] Essays:[ul]
[] CommonApp - Decent, it was about how/why I love science. 
[] Supplements – Average, nothing outstanding[/ul]
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never read, but should’ve been good
[] Counselor Rec: Never read, but had to be general…new counselor this year
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview:

[/list]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Medium sized, sends a few to Ivy’s and top colleges
[] Ethnicity: Indian (Asian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: EFC was $5000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[list]
[] Accepted – Johns Hopkins
[] Waitlisted – WUSTL, Rice, Duke, Dartmouth
[] Rejected – Stanford (REA), Yale, Princeton
[] Don’t know about Harvard yet, but I would guess rejection[/ul]

[/list]**General Comments: Congrats to those accepted! **

impetuous · March 30, 2011, 8:28pm

Decision: Rejected

I loved Yale (deferred SCEA) but what can I do?

I luckily got accepted to Brown, which I also love, but without any FA since it wasn’t need blind for internatoinals. Oh well.

Chlorinated · March 30, 2011, 8:46pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (CR: 780. M: 800. W:790)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 U.S. History, 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9+
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not provided
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), American Gov’t (5), Chemistry (5), US History (5), Calc BC (5), Biology (5), English Lit (5), currently in Macro, Micro, Spanish
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: fairly rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (captain), swimming and water polo, NHS, SHS, student government
[] Job/Work Experience: swim coach
[] Volunteer/Community service: therapeutic horseback riding facility
[] Summer Activities: swimming, coaching, Summer@Brown
[] Essays: pretty good, I think, but not fantastic
[] Teacher Recommendation: did not read but would guess one great- APUSH, International Relations, independent study and one pretty good- AP Lit and other weighted english class
[] Counselor Rec: did not read but I think it would be pretty good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: It went pretty well, but I wouldn’t call it outstanding. One of my better ones, though.
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: upper-middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: independent study class on terrorism and failed states, rec letters, academics
[] Weaknesses: extracurriculars, possibly essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was expecting it- no one ever goes from my school and we already had one SCEA acceptance and two likelies. 
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown, Georgetown SFS, Tufts, WashU; Waitlisted: Duke, Pomona; Rejected: Yale[/ul][/li]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone that was accepted and to my fellow rejectees, keep your chin up. Everyone on this thread will go to an amazing school that they will love, regardless of whether or not Yale is the one.

Bridget12345 · March 30, 2011, 9:01pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown):2340 (800 M, 780 CR, 760 W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT Subject Tests:800 Bio-M, 790 Chem, 790 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):Overall 3.95-ish, 4.0 academic
[] Weighted GPA:No weighting system
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None (But unofficially, very close to the top of my class)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP French, AP Calc AB, AP English, other honors courses. Our school is rigorous, but doesn’t offer many APs. Still, I was surprised that I got in without taking AP Physics. (I also opted for AB instead of BC calc, but that was more due to scheduling logistics than a desire to “take it easy.”)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):No major awards… National Merit Scholar, Bausch & Lomb, Yale Book Award, lots of little school-wide awards.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):School GSA (president), regional GSA, varsity volleyball, winter club volleyball (captain), JETS, lots of time spent at local nursing home.
[] Job/Work Experience:Research assistant in a neuroscience lab at a nearby college
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours at the nursing home
[] Summer Activities: Research assistant, summer science programs, GSA work
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay:My common app was about the seven years (including two in high school) that I spent in a rigid, highly restrictive back brace for twenty hours per day. I liked it; I felt that it explained the situation without being overly self-pitying.[/li][] EC Short Answer: About my work at the nursing home for cognitively impaired seniors. Tied it back to the experience of having a younger sister with Down Syndrome.
[] Why Yale?: I don’t remember what I wrote… But it definitely wasn’t anything special.
[] Short Takes: Again, I don’t remember these either. I tried not to obsess over them or worry about what the admissions officers would want to hear.
[li] Additional Essay: I wrote about a French presentation in ninth grade for which I had to make fondue in front of the class. The fondue pot caught fire and the entire school had to be evacuated. No one was hurt, so at the end of the day it really wasn’t serious; if anything, the incident taught me how to laugh at myself. [/li][/ul]

[] Teacher Recommendation 1: English teacher. Probably superb. She and I are very close, and I’ve had her for several classes since tenth grade.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: AP Bio. She doesn’t know me as well, but since bio is my strong point, she probably discussed my passion for the subject.
[] Counselor Rec:Probably also great. She really liked me, and said that my grades were some of the best she’d seen in her career. In her recommendation I think that she really highlighted the life experiences that have been most shaping for me: wearing the back brace, living in Paris for six years, and having a sister with Down Syndrome.
[] Additional Rec: Research mentor in neuroscience lab.
[li] Interview: Alum off-campus. It wasn’t stellar, but we had an interesting chat and I thought that it went well. [/li]
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, sends 10-20 to top schools every year.
[] Ethnicity:White
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:Nothing in my application was particularly outstanding by Yale standards. My grades and scores are alright.
[] Weaknesses:Extracurriculars.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I suspect that I was accepted because of some combination of my recommendations and essays… trite as it sounds, I think that my personality did shine through in these subjective parts of the app. But to be completely honest, I was absolutely SHOCKED by my acceptance. I was not expecting to get in, simply because I lack any hook or quirky passion.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted at Dartmouth (legacy), Wesleyan, Wellesley, Tufts, Vassar, Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Kenyon. Waitlisted at Brown, rejected by Princeton. Still waiting to hear from Amherst and Oberlin.
[/ul]General Comments: I still can’t believe it… I keep looking at my online letter, because this feels so unreal. I haven’t decided where I’m going, but this acceptance has guaranteed that it will be a really tough choice.

lake42ks · March 30, 2011, 9:03pm

This rejection is unbelievable. But good luck at other schools.

Zorigoo1993 · March 30, 2011, 9:09pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:

<ul>
<li>SAT I (breakdown): 2160(single) CR:680 Math: 800 Writing: 680(9)</li>
<li>ACT: -</li>
<li>SAT II: German reading: 800; Math II:800; US History: 760; World History: 710</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): none</li>
<li>AP Pending: AB Calculus, AP WH, APUSH, AP European History, AP US GOV, AP Comp Gov</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP classes(max are 3) plus alot of other courses adding to 18 or 17 i think</li>
<li>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Won bronze medal in a NFL-IDEA international Debate competition–Junior
Won various debating competitions to get into the WSDC team–Junior
Top 4 in the Ulaanbaatar Open Debate(regional)NOTE not finishedSenior
World Online debating Championship Quarter Finalist
IQ/Logic Regional Olympics Gold— Sophomore
City Math Olympics SilverFreshman
Tug of War Champion, 2nd place, 3rd place (11th,10th and 12th grade respectively) School(YESHHH!! Hehe I cant believe I added this on my app)
Best individual of 2009/2010 and Best Student in 2010/2011 year at Hobby School for grades, participation and extracurriculars School 11th and 12th grade
School Chess Vice-Champion-- Junior
Various School Drama awards
Various English Linguistic Awards. (Mostly minor)
Full scholarship at my school Senior</li>
</ul>

Subjective:

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate: Very Devoted. Have been a WSDC National Team Member in Junior Year.
Student Government: Wrote the SG constitution twice. Been Vice-President. Am Attorney General now.
TV Debates on national TV
Teaching SAT classes and counseling on college for students
School Website Editor and Designer
Journalist for the School Website
Some other minor ECs</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: not much rly parents dont allow me</li>
<li>Summer Activities: USAP</li>
<li>Essays: I think i did a good job.</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: Both were pretty good.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Great</li>
<li>Additional Rec: Good enough</li>
<li>Interview: Quite good i think</li>
</ul>

Other

<ul>
<li>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes</li>
<li>Intended Major: Political Science</li>
<li>State (if domestic applicant): -</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant): Mongolia</li>
<li>School Type: Small Private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 30k range</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</li>
</ul>

Reflection

<ul>
<li>Strengths: Essays, Extracurriculars</li>
<li>Weaknesses: SAT I Scores probably</li>
<li>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I cannot think now my brain is just full of excitement. I promised all my classmates Pizza if i get accepted</li>
<li>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Harvard, Georgetown, Bowdoin, Cornell, Wooster, Pending Amherst;
Waitlisted: Duke;
Rejected: Yale, Bates, Davidson, Reed, Swarthmore</li>
</ul>

General Comments
WILL PROBABLY STUDY AT HARVARD WOOHOO
THANKS TO EVERYONE HERE, MY FRIEND BILGUUN, MY CLASSMATES, TEACHERS, PARENTS!!!

20more · March 30, 2011, 9:28pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2380 800-780-800
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800-800-780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP: School does not offer but all 5s
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very Challenging
[] Major Awards: NMF, AIME That is it
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Did not see
[] Counselor Rec: Did not see
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: Midwest
[] School Type: One of the best
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks: Not even close
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: None
[] Weaknesses: Everything
[/ul]General Comments: Rejected from HYP and Waitlisted from Dartmouth, Penn in 10 Minutes. Wow!!!

JustMae · March 30, 2011, 9:36pm

** Decision: Waitlisted**

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310: 800 Reading, 710 Math, 800 Writing (single sitting, only time I took it)
[] ACT: 34 (35 English, 33 Reading, 33 Math, 33 Science)
[] SAT II: Didnt take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/19
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None offered at school
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None offered at school
[] Senior Year Course Load: (rigorous for my school) College Credit/Independent Living, Dual-Credit English Comp I/Dual-Credit English Comp II, Chemistry, Band, Art II, Consumer Economics, Contemporary Literature/College Into to Literature, Dual-Credit College Algebra-Trig
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist, National Merit Finalist (Semifinalist on app), not really major but national qualifier/gold medalist in an FCCLA STAR competitive event
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FCCLA (chapter president, district president, state officer), band (1st chair flute), one-act, speech (team captain), letter winners club (president), NHS (president), quiz bowl (3-year captain), senior class vice-president, cross-country (letter winner), track (3-year letter winner), four-year stat keeper for basketball team, JETS TEAMS pre-engineering team (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: on family ranch
[] Volunteer/Community service: a bunch through FCCLA (decorating nursing home, various fundraisers for charity), AWANA preschool teacher, timing for junior rodeo
[] Summer Activities: National FCCLA (x2), State 4-H Horse Show, state officer leadership academy, Girls State
[] Essays: I dont have anything to compare them to, but I think they were decent. My Why Yale couldve used another rewrite.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Ive had them all for 6 years of junior high and high school but nobody from my school ever applies to top-tier schools so Im not sure! They know and love me, though!
[] Counselor Rec: Shes known me since I was in elementary school shes awesome! However, she has NEVER in 15+ years of counseling even had someone use the Common Application, so
[] Additional Rec: Good, I assume. Again, had me for 6 years.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended major?: Double major English/Physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nebraska
[] School Type: Absolutely tiny (75?? students in high school) K-12 school in a town of 300. No AP or IB classes offered, never sends kids to top schools.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Weird situation Massively negative AGI (-400k 2 years ago, -90k last year), but own a ranch worth 2.5 million thats been in our family for 70 years net operating loss for over 5 years with huge debt, though.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Living on a ranch in Nebraska? Questbridge?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Living on a ranch?
[] Weaknesses: Little rigor due to lack of options, having administration/teachers unfamiliar with the process, lack of major awards, not quite WOW essays
[] Why you think you were accepted: Good fit, geographic diversity
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Chicago, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Creighton University Honors Program, Rice University
Waitlisted at WashU
[/ul]General Comments: Im just so honored to be waitlisted when so many qualified candidates got rejected. All of you WILL do amazing things with your lives dont let yourselves forget that.

Iheartschool12 · March 30, 2011, 9:40pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M: 670, R: 640, W: 690 = 2000
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II: 760, USH: 700
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 UW, 3.9W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), APLit, APEuro, APCalc
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most Demanding
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None really.
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founded a non-profit, raising 35k+ and currently send 10 students in South Africa to go to University. [Seattle</a> South African Scholarship Foundation | SSASF](<a href=“http://www.ssasf.org%5DSeattle”>http://www.ssasf.org) Track Team Captain and varsity 4 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Nordstrom Employee, TIPS Intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ Hours at a Seattle shelter
[] Summer Activities: Interned, Volunteerism
[] Essays: Common App: wrote about the dichotomy between Muslims and Americans. Brown Supplement: Wrote a piece based on Finnegans Wake
[] Teacher Recommendation: Supposedly they were good, according to my counselor.
[] Counselor Rec: “Glowing”
[] Additional Rec: I don’t know if they got it. It was supposed to be very good
[] Interview: Went very well
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Washington
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, Jesuit
[] Ethnicity: Asian…
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: A lot, 300,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely nothing[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs and probably a little nudge from legacy
[] Weaknesses: STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES ARE REALLY BAD
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Denied because of my horrid SAT scores, I wished I was given a chance to be waitlisted… oh well
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Berkeley, UCLA, UW, Cornell Waitlisted: Tufts, Boston College Rejected: Stanford (x2 legacy…-_-), Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Yale, Harvard, Brown , UPenn[/ul][/li]General Comments:

Congratulations to everyone that got in! Wouldve liked the opportunity to attend. This decision season was hard on me. But, I got into Cornell. I am so glad they saw something in me.

dalipaints · March 30, 2011, 9:41pm

Rejected.

I applied SCEA, and I was defered (stats on that thread). 
Going to Duke <3

johannes1430 · March 30, 2011, 9:41pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective[ul]
[] SATs: 2190 = 700W + 760M + 730W
[] SATIIs: 800MII 800CHE 770PHY
[] GPA: 57.9/60
[] Rank: top 5 / 100
[] APs: CalcAB(5), CalcBC, PhysC
[] Senior year course load: Sciency & nerdy
[li] Awards: NHS[/ul][/li]
Subjective[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Varsity Soccer (Co-captain), Varsity Tennis (1st/2nd singles), Club Nordic, Young Liberals (Regional Chair)
[] Work experience: Part-time salesman @ Electronics store
[] Volunteer/community service: A lot junior & senior years
[] Essays: Genuine, awkward and decent
[] Teacher recommendations: One short & awesome, one long & mundane, one unknown
[] Counselor recommendation: Short and fantastic!
[li] Interview: No[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] Applied for financial aid?: Yes
[] Intended major: Undecided - SEAS
[] Country: Norway FTW!
[] School type: Socialist (public) + 1 year private abroad
[] Ethnicity: 100.00% Scandinavian
[] Gender: XY
[] Income bracket: $150-180k
[] Hooks: Underrepresented nationality…?![/ul]

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SATIIs, Well-roundedness of ECs & academic interests
[] Weaknesses: SATs, Volunteer work
[] Why do you think you were rejected: You know… not into that whole Yale thing;)
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted by Columbia, Penn, Wesleyan, Tufts, Carleton, F&M, Boston U, Carnegie Tech and Bard. Waitlisted by Colby. Rejected by Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Cornell, Dartmouth, Berkeley and Northwestern. Waiting for Amherst.[/ul]

General comments: Split between Columbia and Penn, and Wesleyan a little bit. Amherst still around the corner…

glassesarechic · March 30, 2011, 10:33pm

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (W), 780 (CR), 770 (M)
[] ACT: 34 (didn’t send)
[] SAT II: 760 Lit, 760 Math II, 570 French w/ listening (didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/467 at time of app, 6 at midterm (really salutatorian, but rank dropped by UW online class–counselor explained)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (3), Euro (4), Psych (5), Lit (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math Methods (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov, IB French V SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Art III HL, IB Chem III HL, IB Twentieth Century History HL, AP Calc BC, IB English IV HL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): youngARTS for creative writing (short story), Scholastics Art and Writing National gold and silver keys, awards from Interlochen Arts Camp, some state/national debate stuff, NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (9, 10, 11-VP/Captain, 12-President), Writing Club (11, 12-President), Lit Mag (11-Fiction Editor, 12-EiC), top editorial position at national literary magazine (12), founded French Club at local middle school (12), Public Forum debate coach at local middle school (10-12)
[] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting 3-6 hr/wk
[] Volunteer/Community service: None listed on app
[] Summer Activities: Interlochen Arts Camp (won awards), NC Governor’s School (French)
[] Essays: Very good, creative
[] Teacher Recommendation: One best in career, didn’t read other
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, but she likes me
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Good, talked about writing, very casual
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: Magnet program in large public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None to speak of
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, focused ECs, recs
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs, nothing super wow, girl interested in girly things
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Pure luck
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Princeton, UChicago (University Scholarship, EA), Georgetown (EA), WUSTL, Duke (likely), UNC (EA, honors), Columbia. Waitlisted: Pomona, Stanford, Yale (may pursue). Rejected: Brown.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to the acceptees! I may pursue the waitlist–I love Yale’s vibe.

judgemental · March 30, 2011, 10:37pm

Accepted… 2160, rank 2, serious artist, worked for multiple political campaigns, good recs.

Photographer · March 30, 2011, 10:41pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take.
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT Subject Tests: 750 Math 2; 760 World History
[] Weighted GPA: 99ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not given.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5,5,4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (secretary); Jazz Band; Bowling Team (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor / Camp Counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Built homes overseas.
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: 9-10[/li][] EC Short Answer: 9-10
[] Why Yale?: 9-10
[] Short Takes: 9-10
[] Additional Essay: 9-10[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: Must’ve been good.[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Must’ve also been good.
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Spectacular. 2.5 hours long. I’m sure this had an impact on my decision.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, essays, essays. Writing is one of the few things I’m skilled at, and readers agreed my essays were among the best they’ve read.
[] Weaknesses: ECs were lame.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Brown, Cornell. Rejected: Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia.
[/ul]General Comments: CC, I owe you guys. You’ve been such a great resource!

kuroxramen · March 30, 2011, 10:45pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (one sitting) - (CR) 730, (M) 770 (WR) 800
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II (if submitted):[list]
[li] World History: 740[/li][] Chinese with Listening: 760
[] Math II: 800
[] Chemistry: 780
[] Biology-M: 750[/ul]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0[/li][] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~670
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English, AP US Gov & Politics, Psychology I/Western Philosophy, AP Biology, Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [ul]
[] US Open Music Competition (a few medals)
[] Girl Scout Silver Award (?)
[/ul][/list]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[list]
[li] Science Olympiad (Parent Liaison, Event Leader)[/li][] American Red Cross Club (Co-President)
[] Journalism (Copy Editor), Math Club (Student Advisor)
[] Girl Scouts (Ambassador level; Camporee (annual camping competition) judge, crew member)
[] Math Club
[] California Scholarship Federation[/ul]
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 500+ hours[ul]
[] Chinese culture summer camp counselor & leadership group member
[] Service trip in Thailand - teaching English to children with parents in drug rehabilitation)
[] Summer tutoring at local library
[] Various other smaller community service projects (through Girl Scouts, etc.)[/ul]
[] Summer Activities: Three-day orthopedics program for girls at UCSF
[] Essays: Decent, overall
[] Teacher Recommendation #1: Didnt read, but she knows me quite well, so hopefully good
[] Teacher Recommendation #2: Fairly decent, though typical
[] Additional Recommendation: Good; from director of volunteer organization
[] Interview: Yes; I didn’t enjoy it very much, but it was certainly interesting.[/list]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Taiwanese-Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: > $120,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades? Community service? Commitment and involvement regarding extracurricular activities and volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: Nothing particularly outstanding
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Extracurricular activities were typical; not as many leadership positions as I could have held, etc.; however, I think my essays were (more than anything) very honest.
[] Where else were you accepted/rejected/waitlisted:[list]
[li] Accepted: UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, Washington University in St. Louis[/li][] Waitlisted: Harvard, Columbia, UPenn, Duke
[li] Rejected: Northwestern, Brown, Yale, Stanford[/ul][/li][/list]
General Comments:
Congratulations to all who were accepted! :)

Delaluna · March 30, 2011, 10:50pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (740 CR, 580 M, 750 W)
[] ACT: NA
[] SAT II: 740 Literature, 780 French
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.78
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4/93
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH - 4, Bio - 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP Comparative Gov, AP French Lang, Honors Calculus, Honors Puerto Rican History.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Merit Scholar, National Merit Scholar Commended, Best delegate @ Harvard Model United Nations 2010, many regional MUN awards.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Editor of school’s literary magazine, secretary of Model UN club, History club, Glee club, Oratory club, semi-professional scuba diver, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: I’ve worked as a cashier at a bookstore for the last two summers.
[] Volunteer/Community service: More than 200 volunteer hours at several centers (peer tutoring, school for children with autism, etc.)
[] Summer Activities: I attended Brown’s pre-college program during summer 2009. I was a finalist for TASP last year, but I did not make the final cut.
[] Essays: I’m very passionate about writing, so I really enjoyed writing my essays. My common app essay was about searching for creative inspiration. My supplement was very genuine.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I suppose they were incredible.
[] Counselor Rec: Very honest and heartfelt. She adores me, so she was able to portray me very accurately.
[] Additional Rec: From my calculus teacher. Math has never been my best subject, but she emphasized my effort and perseverance.
[] Interview: Went great. We talked about our common interests and she was really informative.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Literature / Social Sceines
[] State (if domestic applicant): Puerto Rico
[] Country (if international applicant): Puerto Rico
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Around 90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Definitely my essays. Also, my extracurricular activities showed that I was passionate about certain academic areas, such as creative writing and public speaking.
[] Weaknesses: My math SAT score. I’ve always struggled with math, but I like to think I make up for it in other areas.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I emphasized my personality and originality through my essays. As well, I showed that I’ve always given importance to academic rigor.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Also accepted at: UChicago, UMichigan (LSA), Amherst College, NYU, and Brown. Waitlisted at: Harvard. Rejected at: Yale and Columbia.
[*]This whole process is so strange…I’m so glad it’s over! I’m extremely happy with my acceptances, and I’m leaning toward Penn or Brown. I’m probably giving up my spot on the waiting-list. Everything happens for a reason, guys. I’m a firm believer in that.[/ul]

GreedIsGood · March 30, 2011, 10:55pm

I used to be able to pick out who would be accepted and rejected by looking at SAT/race… but now I really can’t.

oglala · March 30, 2011, 11:10pm

waitlisted :/

Z.Exodus2008 · March 30, 2011, 11:42pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 superscore (2 sittings) - 800 CR, 800 Wr, 770 M
[] ACT: Did not take.
[] SAT II: Math II 800, Literature 800, Chinese w/Listening 800, World History 770, Physics 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 or 4.00 - My school only does weighted, so I’m not sure.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/732
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World History (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Psychology (5), AP Language and Composition (5), AP US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Psychology (6), IB Spanish (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calculus AB, IB Math SL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB English HL, IB Physics HL, an advanced choir. I am also self-studying AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eh…nothing, really. National Merit Finalist, GCC Leader, AP Scholar with Distinction, a few state level academic team and math awards, plus All-State and All-Region choir chairs.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): classical voice and piano, a correspondence course to write for children, organized/directed/founded various events, published writer and photographer, a little modeling, Mu Alpha Theta (president), Spanish Club (president), an academic competition team (co-captain), NHS, etc. Nothing spectacular.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hours at a library and working with dyslexic children.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering…going to China…writing (lots and lots and lots of writing)…this past summer I was most active, attending EFL, Governor’s School, and the GCC Portland Summit
[] Essays: I personally think they were, if not absolutely terrible, then at least not the best. To give you an idea of quality, I wrote 10 application essays over two weeks of winter break. (Procrastination is my Achilles’ heel.)
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were probably wonderful. I have very close relationships with my teachers, who have taught me for two years now.
[] Counselor Rec: She claimed it was great, but considering that she does not know me personally, I doubt it was anything that would stand out in the Harvard pool.

[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: None.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Arkansas
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public with a good reputation.
[] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: It’s fluctuated a lot recently, so I’m not sure.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My state? Truthfully, I don’t think I had any hooks.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stats, teacher recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: ECs, essays.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea, and I’m actually very, very shocked and surprised.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Yale, UPenn (Wharton), Duke, WashU, Emory (scholarship full ride); Wait-listed at Harvard, Cornell; Rejected at Princeton. I have, oddly enough, not been able to access my Columbia decision on-line, so I’ll probably find that out by snail mail. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone accepted!!! :)

I’m so very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very happy!!! I’m still trying to absorb the shock of being accepted to so many places. Actually, I wasn’t even expecting to have a choice in colleges; I thought I’d only get into one school, maybe two or three. But five??? Unbelievable. Pending my Columbia decision, I will most likely be choosing between Penn and Yale.

510thedro · March 30, 2011, 11:46pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (710CR, 800M, 740W) one sitting
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 740 WH, 760 Bio-M, 780 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98, 4.25 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/570
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World: 5, Bio: 5, US: 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Comp Sci, AP Calc AB, Honors Physics, Honors Gov/Econ
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commendation, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years varsity swimming(captain, team MVP, NCS qualifier), 2 years varsity wrestling(2 season-ending surgeries), 4 years band(3 years jazz band, trombone section leader, percussion/brass ensembles, County Honor Band), Student School Board Representative(ASB position), officer in Interact, Co-President of National History Club, Senior Class Board
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguarding for two summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of hours with Interact, summer camp counselor at my Church, various outreach activities with church, led the student campaign for a local bond measure
[] Summer Activities: CA Boys State, swimming
[] Essays: Leading the student volunteer effort for a successful bond measure($50 million for new sports facilities in the schools); what I learned, how it made me passionate about leadership in my community and the world.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but I’m fairly sure they were great
[] Counselor Rec: Terrible. I’ve had a new counselor every year in HS, so she didn’t know me at all. I actually had to send it back to her to fix typos…
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: My favorite interview. He was very interesting and fun to talk to, and made Yale seem amazing. He really liked the questions I asked, and we seemed to click in conversation.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: low-performing public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $160,000 ish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very well rounded, with demonstrated passion in lots of things.
[] Weaknesses: No superstar status in anything. Average grades/SATs (for Yale, at least). 
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not a super-genius or national-level anything. Also, it’s pretty much a crapshoot at this caliber of school.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UC Berkeley, San Diego, Davis(Regents); Waitlisted: Harvard; Rejected: Penn, Stanford, UCLA[/li][/ul]General Comments: Not really disappointed, as I expected it. My worst case scenario is UC Berkeley (my childhood dream school), so it’s all good!

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