<p>^■■■■■■■■??? :P</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1900
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 - 790; US History - 720; Lit - 580
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4, and a 3
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): My school doesn’t offer IB.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most difficult courses offered.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Illinois State Scholar, if that counts.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (Manager), Math Team, National Honor Society (Treasurer).
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None at all.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Mostly an anti-smoking group, various volunteering activities. I think my two major accomplishments are getting a law passed in my town and going down to New Orleans and helping rebuild homes.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Volunteering.
[<em>] Essays: One of my essays was about how my parents are supportive, but unable to help in academics and how I’m almost alone since not many can help when it comes to studying and doing homework. The other essay was about how I helped pass a law in my town. The Yale Essay was about what I did over the past 2 summers.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were decent.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good. 
[</em>] Additional Rec: Nope.
[li] Interview: Eh, average?</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[</em>] Intended Major: A social science.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mexican
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: $60k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college student.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Hooks, EC’s maybe?, ACT score, Volunteering.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Low SAT score, not high enough of AP scores, not too many EC’s.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I didn’t think I would get in, I still don’t exactly know why I got in, and others were deferred.[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>^^
Confirmed that MikeBarry is ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>^ and ^^^ wow, you think? Just ignore it and move on.</p>
<p>@ferrarifinatic </p>
<p>DAMMIT IM AN AWARD WINNING TUBA PLAYER!!! ahahah jk…seriously though, still disappointed, but nice job. Represent us well at Yale 
Maybe I’ll get accepted, who knows…</p>
<p>I’ll post my stats now:</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>] ACT: 32
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t take them.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Art History AP, Mandarin 4 AP, Calc, physics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track Captain
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Jamba Juice
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: >200 hours at convalescent hospital
[<em>] Summer Activities: Interned in Beijing with senior VP of fortune 500 company.
[</em>] Essays: They were very good.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably decent…never read them.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Awesome.
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: EPE
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Private, College Prep
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 200k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy/Athlete
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Being an athlete
[<em>] Weaknesses: Pretty much everything else.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wouldn’t have gotten in if it weren’t for track.
[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck everyone!!</p>
<p>@HADC10: I hope that you’re not thinking that I’m lying about my acceptance. I’m not ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>^ I don’t believe that anyone accused you of ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>^ Ah, wasn’t sure. :s</p>
<p>I pledged, so I’m finally posting…</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (800M/760CR/770W)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), US History (4) =/
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Environmental Science, AP Calc BC, Latin V-H, AP Literature and Composition, Band, Accounting [stupid business requirement at my school -.-]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, National Latin Exam awards consecutively, National Merit Hispanic Scholar</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot…and leadership in all…president, drum major, secretary, chair, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring/teacher’s assistant
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Didn’t go to any college things, but got a job and volunteered
[<em>] Essays: My common app was great. Supplement was pretty good. That may have killed me.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One teacher loved me, so that was amazing. Other teacher liked me a lot, so that was pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me as well, so that was amazing too.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[li] Interview: It went pretty well, though he attended grad school at Yale so it was different.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided…
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public, fairly competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: F
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Activities, common app essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: Maybe interview…lack of AP scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:[/li]Last year’s Yale acceptance from my school was excellent, a better applicant than me, I think…</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I deeply congratulate those who are accepted! Now I can only sit and hope. =/</p>
<p>ppl doubt mikebarry, but if his family does indeed make more than 1 billion dollars, and his dad “bought” a science wing, theres nothing to doubt. This is one of those rare “developmental” cases in which a super wealthy family gets in through monetary contributions</p>
<p>A quick cross-check of Utah (from where MikeBarry claims to hail) admits on Blue Marble confirms that he is a liar. Nobody fits his biographical profile.</p>
<p>Wow you guys are seriously terrible at spotting a ■■■■■. It’s obvious that he was lying.</p>
<p>^ I know right?</p>
<p>^^^ and YOU got into yale? : P</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 M-760 CR- 670 W-800
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math II- 690 (750 second time) US History- 680
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/182 (Now 1)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory (5), Calc AB (5) US History (5) Statistics (5) Language (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP English 12, AP Psychology, AP US Government, AP Economics, AP Environmental Science, GT Vocal IV, GT Opera Musical Theater
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Princeton Alumni Book Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, Maryland Distinguished Scholar Finalist for Vocal Music and Honors for Academic
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Vocal- hundreds of hours with loads of regional competitions that I won; Theater (Over 15 shows in high school alone, 10 of which were main parts); Varsity Soccer (Captain); Varsity Lacrosse (Will be Captain); NHS (President); Math Club (Founder/President); NEHS; piano lessons, voice lessons (these are only the primary ones)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Counselor for Theater Camp, Cashier at Giant Food
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Family to Family Benefit Concert (composed my own music to support a family shelter), First Fruits Farm Volunteer, Over 1000 service hours
[<em>] Summer Activities: Loads of theater, Cashier at Giant, Benefit Concerts
[</em>] Essays: Spent forever on both. I’d give them a 7.5/10 each.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: They told me they were very strong.<br>
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Saw it. It was touching lol.<br>
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Was not offered.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Music/Mathematics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k-120k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Awards, Extracurriculars, GPA, Rank (sort of), Music Supplement was beast
[<em>] Weaknesses: CR on SATs, Subject Tests, Lack of Foreign Language (Only had 3 total credits)
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Maybe CR on SATs, Lack of interview
[/ul]General Comments: I was fairly upset for a while. Decided to apply to more schools than I should be after i found out.</p>
<p>Has anyone else noticed that of all those who were accepted, about ~10+ students were in either Speech & Debate/forensics and/or Student Gov/Youth and Gov? Albeit a marginal number, but just an observation.</p>
<p>I read somewhere that those types of activities (speech/debate/forensics especially) have a very, very positive impact on admissions.</p>
<p>And of course, none of those exist at my school. I’ve got a lot of student gov. though… keeping my fingers crossed (RD applicant)</p>
<p>^ Sure they do, if you’re a national champion, just like any other EC.</p>
<p>I think it has less to do with impact on admissions and more to do with the kind of people who apply to Yale, especially early (i.e. a lot of debaters, musicians, etc.)</p>
<p>And like Jersey mentioned, if you achieve national recognition in anything, it’ll make a big difference …</p>