Official Yale Class of 2015 RD Results Thread

Whatevert · April 5, 2011, 1:44pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:
• SAT I: 2030
• SAT II: US history 750 (crammed in 2 weeks. knew nothing before) BIO M 760
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd
• Major Awards

Highest O level results in the country: 10A’s
4 A’s at A Levels (kids normally do 3 subjects) and highest raw marks in class of 2010
Runner up in Malaysian/Sri Lankan Law Olympiad
Commended with excellence in Intl Essay Anthology 2010
Head Prefect
(I have my final A level results because I am on a gap year)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:

own a sustainable Tshirt line
Winner of National Scrabble tournament when I was 12
1 Hour radio interview
MUN
represented school in national debating and national quiz
Catwalk model for 2 shows

Sports:
• Captain of school soccer team
• Currently assistant coach at school
• Was in Division II of national swimming team 2 years back.

Drama: Just got cast in Oscar nominated director’s (Deepa Mehta) new movie (Midnight’s Children based on Salman Rushdy’s novel). I get to act alongside Satya Bhabha (played Matthew Patel in Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Soha Ali Khan, etc.

Was in a Broadway show in Sri Lanka
Won best actress in school competitions for 4 consecutive years
Directed school musical with 78 kids (including costume design, make up, lights, sound, choir, choreography, etc) and sold out a 700 seat theatre for 3 nights.

Journalism:
• Manager of school website and prospectus
• Senior editor of school magazine
• photographer and comic artist for school newspaper

Job/Work Experience:

assistant soccer coach at school
art teacher for 120 kids aged 10-19
school photographer
worked at renewable energy company
etc

Volunteer/Community service:

hundreds of volunteer hours
exhibitions to auction off paintings for cancer hospital being built
work with Zonta Intl
president of initiative at school to build Braille libraries in war torn areas

Essays: common app was original (about painting myself but it was an extended metaphor)
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: great
Interview: yep

Country (if international applicant): Sri Lanka
School Type: Private, best in country
Gender: F
Financial Aid: need full ride
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): in an oscar nominated director’s movie? tshirt line? successful gap year? god knows!

Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
A: Harvard, Princeton, U Chicago, NYUAD
W: Williams
R: Yale, Brown, Columbia, Amherst, Hamilton,
General Comments: Oh well I’m going Harvard :)

ccuser18 · April 5, 2011, 2:52pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 35 (35,35,35,36,8)
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800, 740 (math ii, us history)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Weighted GPA: 97.6/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 10/350
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5, 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, AP English, AP Macro, Spanish 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School book award, Sportsmanship Awards, All League Varsity Athlete
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity sport, youth basketball Coach, Debate Club w/ officer positions, Trips to Foreign Country building homes
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Coaching and Building Homes
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list] I liked them. Got advice from English teacher and he and guidance counselor liked the essays.
[] Common App Main Essay: see above
[] EC Short Answer: Talked about Varsity Bowling
[] Why Yale?: Sincere
[] Short Takes: Average
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: very good[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: did not see
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: pretty good
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: white (very white)
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: upper
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores (won’t stand out at Yale)
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: It’s Yale. There were better applicants.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at: WashU, Middlebury, Vanderbilt, Colgate, Micghian. Rejected at: HYP, Dartmouth, Penn (Wharton). Waitlisted at Brown and Cornell
[/ul]General Comments: WashU it is!

LifeLearn · April 13, 2011, 2:19pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I 2190 (breakdown):800 M; 640 CR; 750 W
[] ACT: None
[] SAT Subject Tests: Chem- 790; Math II-800; Physics- 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Weighted GPA: not weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no ranking or percentiles
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5); AP Physics B (5); AP US Hist (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio; AP Calc BC; AP Physics C; Econ; English; Euro Hist
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None; but have been consistently recognized by school.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Wind Ensemble (first chair since grade 10); Jazz Band (first chair since 11th grade); Marching Band (section leader since 11th grade); Competed in state band competitions and did well; Cross Country, 4 years; Judo; Freshman student counsel representative; Sophomore class Senator (elected by classmates)
[] Job/Work Experience: File Clerk at Law firm; History TA during summer school; AP Physics B TA during Senior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Math Tutor for middle and high school students; Head Start Volunteer
[] Summer Activities: See job/work experience
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions): Both were good. Yale essay talked about persistence with sports
[] Common App Main Essay: discussed making a commitment to musical excellence which actually turned out to be a lot of fun
[] EC Short Answer:
[] Why Yale?: The usual; but also as an engineer, the liberal arts bent was very attractive.
[] Short Takes: Creative, intellectual, very positive and fun loving.
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]- Required for engineers - expanded on why Yale by focusing on specific courses and programs.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Math Teacher- did not see, expect it was at least very good.
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: English Teacher- did not see, expect it was excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: did not see, expect it was at least very good.
[] Interview: delightful interviewer, was fun
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): western
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: native american/caucasian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: no financial aid granted
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): part native american
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: leadership; math/science; musical excellence; consistent participation and improvement in sports; consistent work in community and school
[] Weaknesses: SAT CR; no national awards (other than AP Scholar, and NM commended)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: focus on engineering; URM; geographical diversity; fact that GPA was 4.0 in Sr.year while taking 3 AP math/science courses along with usual high school courses and activities, showed a positive trend.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: A: WUSTL; USC; Tufts W: MIT; Stanford; R: Harvard; Princeton[/li][/ul]General Comments: Expect to attend Yale and not take a spot on any waitlist. Once you have the numbers and are in the range, it’s pure luck where you are accepted. Worked really hard on essays and it paid off.

llooppii · April 14, 2011, 2:39am

size=+2]Decision: Accepted[/size]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (CR 780 W760 M740
[] ACT: didn’t send
[] SAT Subject Tests: MII 800, Phy 750 Latin 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/390
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC 5, SpLa 5, EngLa 5, MacEcon 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Span SL 6
[] Senior Year Course Load: lots of pointlessly hard class (for no credit i might add)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): yeaaa not so much
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN, lead a club, lax, nhs,
[] Job/Work Experience: business owner
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots of community service, enjoyed it!
[] Summer Activities: ^^
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: about my summer experience[/li][] EC Short Answer: god i cant remember
[] Why Yale?: same generic crap
[] Short Takes: for the one about what you wish you were better at, i put filling out college apps…thought it was funny
[] Additional Essay:[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: ehh good not great[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: urrr he hates me now so…
[] Counselor Rec: really good
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: didnt have one
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): cali
[] Country (if international applicant): USA!
[] School Type: rich private school for brats
[] Ethnicity: ubermesch
[] Gender: m
[] Income Bracket: middle class bro
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: prob gpa, test scores…ec’s to some degree
[] Weaknesses: no pazazz
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: its like the lottery, do people every really know why they won?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Dartmouth, UChicago, Berkeley, Tufts, CMU. Waitlisted: Harvard, Brown. Rejected: Stanford, MIT, Princeton, Columbia
[/ul]General Comments:

so freaking glad its all over. happy to be a yalie next year! look forward to meeting you peeps.

Shaggy007 · April 21, 2011, 7:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2400
ACT: 36
SAT II: 800 American History, 800 Math 2, 800 Bio E, 800 Chem, 800 Lit, 800 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/760
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), Calc BC (5), Physics B (5), Physics C (5), Bio (5), Lang (5), Lit (5), Gov (5), Geo (5), Comp Sci (5), Euro (5), World (5), Stat (5), US History (5), Psychology (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
Senior Year Course Load: (All taken at Community college) Topics in Advanced Mathematics, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry, Genetics, Data Structures, Cell Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Placed top 4 Nationally in Mandelbrot, Placed top 5 at ARML for three years, Placed first in Calc division in HMMT in 10th and 11th grade, Top 12 scorer in USAMO, Led team to State Soccer championship, State DECA winner in 10th & 11th grade, National AP Scholar, State AP Scholar.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of NHS, Varsity Captain of Soccer team since 11th grade, Captain of Math team, President of YAC.
Job/Work Experience: Started a tutoring business at school, taught at local mosque
Volunteer/Community service: Helped build a Mosque in India, Started a fundraiser for underprivileged kids in India, Volunteered at NIH, Volunteered at Hospitals for 250+ hours.
Summer Activities: Nothing really.
Essays: I thought they were great.
Teacher Recommendation: One from my Calc BC teacher and he wrote a great one, and one from my Ap Bio teacher.
Counselor Rec: Great.
Additional Rec:
Interview: Went Amazing
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None
Reflection
Strengths: Incredible test scores, Set a record at my school for most AP courses taken and most 5’s. Also my placing in National Competitions and Passion for Soccer.
Weaknesses: I didn’t have any really outstanding Volunteer services. At least compared to people on this website lol. Also I didn’t take any foreign Languages in High school, other than the three years of required Spanish (took AP Spanish, but not the test) I can speak three other languages, but none are offered as classes (Hindi, Urdu, and Arabic)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My test scores and my
well-roundedness. I achieved national recognition.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Duke, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, and John Hopkins.
Wait listed: None
Rejected: NYU. Apparently I haven’t taken any foreign language Subject tests, a requirement for them.

General Comments: Sorry for the late post, but these are not my stats, these are my cousins. He doesn’t have an account, but asked me to post his stats. Congratulations to everyone who got in!

divinechaos · April 22, 2011, 6:47pm

^ Holy cow.

ThirstyMonkey · April 24, 2011, 11:07pm

Decision: Deferred REA -> Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 - 740/760/800 Critical Reading/Writing/Math
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT Subject Tests: 800 - Math II, 790 - Chemistry, 750 - US History, 730 - Spanish w/o listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99 (A+ counts as 4.3)
[] Weighted GPA: 4.17 (AP classes receive 1.15 multiplier)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):4/~95
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5) as Sophomore, US History (5), Chemistry (5), Spanish Language (5), English Language (5) as Junior
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Physics C, AP Spanish VI (Literature), AP Statistics, Concert and Jazz Band, Linear Algebra
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Intel ISEF Finalist (i.e., I went but did not win) as a Sophormore[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team Captain, 3-year ARML participant, Spanish Honor Society, Soccer, Baseball/Track
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a local community center before Sophomore year; worked at my uncle’s investment firm before Senior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity Blitz Week before Senior year, mission trip to Calais, Maine before Junior year
[/ul]Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[ul]
[li] Common App Main Essay: About the ambiguity of languages and my preference for math. I thought it was very good.[/li][] EC Short Answer: No idea.
[] Why Yale?: Pefunctory
[] Short Takes: Fine?
[] Additional Essay: About my Rubik’s Cube. Not very good, probably why I got rejected. I rewrote the essay the night before the deadline.
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Didn’t read, from my AP US History teacher
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Didn’t read, from my math teacher who I’ve had for 3 1/2, now 4, years
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[li] Interview: I thought it went well. I didn’t check my email for over three weeks, so that may have not reflected kindly on myself.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State: WI
[] School Type: Small Private
[] Ethnicity: 1/2 Hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1/2 Hispanic

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Very strong math student, took BC as a Sophomore, then Multi-Variable as a Junior and Linear as a Senior, all at my school.
[] Weaknesses: My essay was rewritten the night of the deadline and was not very good.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essay.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Madison, Northwestern, UChicago, Duke, Swarthmore, Colubmia, Stanford - Waitlisted: Harvard, Princeton - Rejected: MIT

[/ul]General Comments:

Silvereyed · May 9, 2011, 5:26pm

I just got accepted off the waitlist, if anyone is interested in compiling results.

kdog17 · May 12, 2011, 6:25pm

Decision: Waitlisted ----->Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 35 (34e, 36r, 36s, 33m)
[] SAT Subject Tests: 760 Math II, 730 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Weighted GPA: 4.2632
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/192
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 on Biology, Just took Calculus AB, Statistics, English Lit, and Psychology.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish III, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Calculus AB
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, Marines Academic Scholarship
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Soccer 10-12 (captain), Club Soccer 9-12, Drawing & Painting, NHS, Student Council, Diversity Club/GSA, Bass Guitar, Drama Club 12 (Just Another High School Play & Grease)
[] Job/Work Experience: GameStop & Youth Soccer Referee
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for NHS.
[] Summer Activities: Mostly training for soccer and visiting relatives.
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions):[list]
[li] Common App Main Essay: My common app essay was about a near-death experience while driving and how it affected my outlook on life. I thought it was pretty excellent, I had a lot of smart people editing it.[/li][] EC Short Answer: I wrote about my love for art, especially creating stencils (similar to the graffiti artist Banksy).
[] Why Yale?: I talked about Blue Booking as well as the excellent research opportunities available at Yale.
[] Short Takes: They were all pretty standard, I barely remember them anymore.
[] Additional Essay: I wrote about my support of gay rights in addition to my belief that diversity can only occur if everyone is open to the idea. It was pretty well revised and I think it was excellent.[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation 1: Didn’t see, probably pretty standard (From my AP Biology teacher).[/li][] Teacher Recommendation 2: Didn’t see. I’m not too sure what it was like. My Calculus teacher who is extremely old and slightly crazy wrote it, so I’m not sure how well written it was.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see. My counselor was involved in GSA with me and we get along very well, so I expect it was good.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[/list]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] Country (if international applicant): United States
[] School Type: Small Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my essays were definitely a strength as well as my test scores.
[] Weaknesses: I haven’t done much that stands out in an application pool such as this.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have absolutely no idea, but this is probably the best school anyone from my town has ever gone to. I did, however, visit Yale’s campus and talk to an admissions officer for a bit after I was waitlisted. I then sent a letter restating my interest and updating them on a few awards as well as my new-found love for theater. The trip and the letter couldn’t have hurt and might have had some effect on my selection off of the waitlist. This is really an amazing opportunity for me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Northwestern, University of Michigan; Waitlisted at Brown; Rejected from Harvard.
[/ul]General Comments: I am in shock, but I can’t wait to be a bulldog!

flotsam043 · May 14, 2011, 2:34pm

Hey to those accepted off waiting list… how were you notified, and if I haven’t heard anything by now, do you think I’m probably out of luck?

jester1993 · May 31, 2011, 1:41am

I ended up matriculating to the Brown-RISD dual degree program, but with the thought that stats might help future Yale prospies, here ya go.

Decision: Accepted

White
Female
SAT I superscore: Math (800) Writing (790) Reading (740)
SAT II: Lit (740) Bio (790)
GPA: 95%
AP Physics B (4) AP American (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP English, AP Art (2 portfolios submitted: Drawing and Painting and 2D) Chinese 5, Creative Writing, American Film, Sociology (At a local college)

Major Awards: Suzi Oppenheimer Community Service Award, Bryn Marr book award, National Women’s Association book award, national honor society, exemplary illustration student, several school-wide art contests

Extracurriculars: Head editor of school’s lit magazine, contributor to newspaper
Founder and current board member/webmaster for community service club to africa

Jobs: Intern at a local art gallery, run personal art/logo commission business,
Run prominant art blog and founded self published art magazine (head editor, layout, etc.)
Community service camp counselor over the summer

Other nonsense: Piano, loads of babysitting, letterpress printing in my basement, generally wrote crazy essays.

boomer123 · June 21, 2011, 2:49am

Decision: Deferred => Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (780 CR, 720 W, 690 M)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: 710 Lit, 720 US History, 670 Bio
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Weighted GPA: 4.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Spanish, Honors PreCal, Honors Physics, History of Science, Film and Video III
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Gold Medal for Art Portfolio, Multiple awards for filmmaking
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Senior Editor of Yearbook, Head Layout of School Newspaper, Cultural Awareness Secretary, Admissions Team, Film & Photography, Piano
[] Job/Work Experience: Math tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Church mission trips, Working at a local elementary school
[] Summer Activities: Built a personal website, took two college level courses at USC, and one intensive language course at the U of Chicago.
[] Essays (subjects and personal opinions): Good
[] Common App Main Essay: Great
[] EC Short Answer: Great
[] Why Yale?: It was my number one choice by far b/c of the residential college system and focus on undergraduates
[] Short Takes: Talked about my interest in cheeseburgers, films, and Christianity
[] Teacher Recommendation 1: Don’t Know
[] Teacher Recommendation 2: Don’t Know
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t Know
[] Additional Rec: One from a Yale Alum
[] Interview: Four interviews, in one I choked on a piece of chicken for like 30 minutes
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: I don’t need aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My passion for filmmaking, the fact that Yale was my top choice
[] Weaknesses: My chicken interview incident
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because from day one I told myself “I’m going to get into Yale”, and I did.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Columbia, U of Chicago, Berkeley, USC, UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UC Davis. Waitlisted: Brown[/li][/ul]General Comments: Yale was my goal from day one, and I’m thrilled!

whatever228 · September 17, 2011, 10:51am

IPho ， holy cow…only that suffice!!!

Surprise · October 20, 2011, 12:23am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (780CR/710M/740W)
ACT: 34
SAT Subject Tests: 800 Bio, 780 World History, 710 Math
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.61
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Senior Year Course Load: Hard
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Academic team, varsity sport, various school clubs, school production, honor societies, leadership positions in most of these
Job/Work Experience: Interned at a research center
Volunteer/Community service: 250 hours in various community projects
Summer Activities: Leadership camp, travel
Essays (subjects and personal opinions):
Common App Main Essay: Excellent - dramatic about a life threatening event
EC Short Answer: Talked about my passion for research
Why Yale?: Talked about Yale’s outstanding music and language programs and how they coincide with my interests
Short Takes: Fun and thoughtful, all tied into my interests
Additional Essay: Excellent - Whimsical, fun, and off the wall
Teacher Recommendation 1: Outstanding - she wrote, “If you only take one student from our school, let it be XXXX; in my 25 years of teaching, she is the most talented student I’ve had”
Teacher Recommendation 2: Excellent - Similar to the first one
Counselor Rec: Excellent but somewhat bland
Additional Rec: Excellent
Interview: Went well but the interviewer was totally neutral, so I had no idea where I stood

Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: 1/4 Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Very high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada

Reflection
Strengths: GPA, AP Scores, Lots of AP courses, recommendations,
Weaknesses: SAT Math scores were only good, not outstanding
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m an extremely hard worker and very well-rounded; My essays were really good and my additional essay really showed them who I am.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Stanford, Dartmouth (Likely), Vanderbilt, Cornell (Likely), Duke (Likely), Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, Washington U, Berkeley, Emory, UCLA, and several more. Waitlisted: Harvard, UPenn Rejected: Princeton, Brown
General Comments: Thrilled out of my mind to be admitted to Yale! A dream come true!

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