Official Yale Class of 2015 SCEA Results Thread

fogfog · December 15, 2010, 7:50pm

Decision: Accepted

Best wishes to everyone.

numberfortyone · December 15, 2010, 7:51pm

@IvyFootball

You *******. hahahaha. well you must have been a pretty good whatever position, lol.

jgraider · December 15, 2010, 7:55pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2300 M 800 CR 760 W 740
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/245
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 AP’s - all 5’s except one 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: thought main essay was very strong, supplement essay pretty rushed
[] Teacher Recommendation: no idea
[] Counselor Rec: probably very generic
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): North Carolina
[] School Type: medium competitive private
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: <40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: transcript, common app essay
[] Weaknesses: no major awards, bland EC’s, not hooked
[] Why you think you were deferred/: I guess I just didn’t stand out enough
[/ul]General Comments:
Well, this hit pretty hard. I guess I’m glad Yale wasn’t my number 1 choice, but I will say that this soured me on Yale in general.

stillwatermom · December 15, 2010, 7:59pm

Decision: Deferred

saturnne · December 15, 2010, 8:03pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 800 M, 730 W (2270)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 750 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not too sure, but 99.66% weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 out of 180
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5), Art History (5), English Language (4), U.S. History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Environmental Systems SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Probability & Statistics (no higher-than-Calculus BC offered), IB Korean A1 SL, IB Psychology SL (HL not offered), AP Literature, Marine Biology/US Government, IB English A1 HL, AP Physics C: Mechanics (E&M not offered), Model UN (we organize a pretty big MUN conference every year)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track & field, student council, community service club (vice president), Taekwondo black belt, etc. (too lazy, sorry)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research experience over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots!
[] Summer Activities: Biology-related, including research
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: “Amazing” and “Perfect”
[] Counselor Rec: No idea, but good I guess
[] Additional Rec: From summer programs, one of them from research mentor
[] Interview: Couldn’t schedule because was out of town on a school trip
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Biomedical engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Korea, but living abroad
[] School Type: American school abroad; independent and private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lived in six countries, went to 10 ten schools
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: International background
[] Weaknesses: Everything else is pretty much mediocre
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not the best of the best, competing with fierce Koreans, essay was not the best?
[/ul]General Comments:
Another three and a half months! Oh boy… It was a good experience. Congratulations to those accepted!

saturnne · December 15, 2010, 8:05pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 800 M, 730 W (2270)
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 750 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not too sure, but 99.66% weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 or 2 out of 180
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus BC (5), Art History (5), English Language (4), U.S. History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IB Environmental Systems SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Probability & Statistics (no higher-than-Calculus BC offered), IB Korean A1 SL, IB Psychology SL (HL not offered), AP Literature, Marine Biology/US Government, IB English A1 HL, AP Physics C: Mechanics (E&M not offered), Model UN (we organize a pretty big MUN conference every year)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track & field, student council, community service club (vice president), Taekwondo black belt, etc. (too lazy, sorry)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research experience over the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots!
[] Summer Activities: Biology-related, including research
[] Essays: Pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: “Amazing” and “Perfect”
[] Counselor Rec: No idea, but good I guess
[] Additional Rec: From summer programs, one of them from research mentor
[] Interview: Couldn’t schedule because was out of town on a school trip
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Biomedical engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Korea, but living abroad
[] School Type: American school abroad; independent and private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: < $60,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lived in six countries, went to 10 ten schools
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: International background
[] Weaknesses: Everything else is pretty much mediocre
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not the best of the best, competing with Koreans, essay was not the best?
[/ul]General Comments:
Another three and a half months! Oh boy… It was a good experience. Congratulations to those accepted!

lola122 · December 15, 2010, 8:07pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (2110) Writing: 740 Math: 720 Critical Reading: 650
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: Chemistry:790 Spanish Lang: 720 Math I: 660 (-_-)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/660
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Lit, Ap Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Bio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Northern Jersey Junior Science & Humanities Symposium 1st place (poster)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Club (President), French Club (Vice President), NHS (Treasurer), Key Club, Environmental Club, Spring Musical, Drillettes Dance team, Union City High School Dance Company, History Club
[] Job/Work Experience: Research at universities
[] Volunteer/Community service: Done through Key Club, Science Club and Environmental Club: Homeless shelters, can drives, park clean ups, toy drives, soup kitchens, etc.
[] Summer Activities: American Chemical Society’s Project SEED. Research at NYU during summer of 2009 and Princeton University summer 2010
[] Essays: In my opinion, I thought they were very good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were pretty strong
[] Counselor Rec: It was ok, not the best. Didn’t know her for too long.
[] Additional Rec: Mentor from Princeton University, decent letter
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: very loowww
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None whatsoever
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research experiences (I think)
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think the combination of my research, my rec letters and my overall resume were pretty strong which led to acceptance. Also, I think being the only one from my area helped too.
[/ul]General Comments: I’m elated! I can’t believe this happened. This was everything I’ve ever wanted and more! To those of you who were accepted CONGRATS! and I hope to see you at bulldog days! and for those of you deferred/denied, with the stats that I’m seeing right now, I know ALL of you are going to end up in great places. You guys all worked so hard to get where you are and I’m positive all of that will pay off.

Cubsfan15 · December 15, 2010, 8:09pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: Phys – 800; Math 2 - 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/600+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):US His – 5; Phys – 5; BC Calc - 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English; AP Spanish; AP Bio; AP Psych; MV Calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Olympiad semi-finalist, NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fair amount of Community Service
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I thought they were fine
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Only 30 minutes – it was just ok. My other interviews have been better.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Academics
[] Weaknesses: No huge awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Who knows? So many top people here got deferred.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all who got accepted. I thought I was a good fit for Yale. I hope this is not an indication of trouble ahead.

ecflip11 · December 15, 2010, 8:11pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 - 760 M, 730 W, 720 CR
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: Math II (800), Spanish (740)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Calculus BC (5), Calculus AB-Subscore (5), Spanish Language (5), Statistics (5), Spanish Literature (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: World Classics, US Gov (independent study), Econ, AP Physics C, Linear Algebra/Multivariable Calc (independent study), Spanish 6 (independent study), Film Comp Lit, AP Psychology, Astronomy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit (Commended), AP Scholar (with Distinction)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): founded Spanish Club, NASA INSPIRE, track & field, CSF, Spirit Week Committee, Link Crew, Bridge Club
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at Cold Stone Creamery, paid internship at NASA Ames Research Center
[] Volunteer/Community service: Spanish-English translator for under-privileged hispanic families at Marshalls
[] Summer Activities: unpaid internship with NASA at University of Puerto Rico, paid internship at NASA Ames
[] Essays: All amazing, honestly. My common app essay is about moving around every 2 years and how that’s led to my passion for astronomy/NASA, my short essay is a cute reflection on working at an ice cream shoppe, my Why Yale? essay talks about how its the only American University with my desired major (Mathematics & Philosophy), and my longer essay is about my transformation from a stereotypical math nerd into a more well-rounded student (read “Sophie’s World” – it’s an amazing book!).
[] Teacher Recommendation: One is definitely beyond amazing and the other one I have no idea.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, I know her fairly well and she likes me.
[] Additional Rec: None, my counselor encouraged me not to submit excess material.
[] Interview: I think it went really well…I definitely showed that I knew a lot about Yale and I had a whole list of questions that showed how interested I was.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mathematics and Philosophy
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~215k (I applied for financial aid because there are 4 kids in my family who will most likely all be going to private schools…or maybe UCs if we get lucky!)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: work experience, dedication to NASA/astronomy, essays, recommendations
[] Weaknesses: I thought my SAT I score was decent until I looked on CC! and my ECs aren’t spectacular
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: because most people are deferred unless they’re legacy/athletes/beyond amazing and I’m merely amazing
[/ul]General Comments:
Congratulations to all that got in! I’m kind of annoyed that I have to wait 4 more months but I’m so glad that I wasn’t rejected because I really do love Yale. I’m sure all of us will end up at amazing places :)

sparklesheen · December 15, 2010, 8:34pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800CR, 800M, 740W)
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 770 USH, 760 MII
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): only rank by deciles; top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World (5), USH (5), Calc AB (5), Chem (4), Physics (4), English Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Govt., AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Psych, AP English Lit, AP Spanish, Jazz choir
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Vocal music, NHD, Politics, Cultural group, Honor societies
[] Job/Work Experience: Concessions, Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, NHS, Library, Museum
[] Summer Activities: Governor’s School
[] Essays: Diversity (Common App), Governor’s School (Supplement) - proud of them
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chose teachers who liked me (duh)
[] Counselor Rec: Strong
[] Additional Rec: University Prof
[li] Interview: Went well[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] School Type: Average public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Middle-class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None :D

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, essays, recs, music awards
[] Weaknesses: No national awards, 4s on AP tests, etc.
[li] Why you think you were deferred: Who knows? :)[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
I was expecting deferral because of Yale’s selectivity; still, it hurts. I don’t regret anything. We’ll all get in somewhere! :D

cherokeejew · December 15, 2010, 8:40pm

Rejected with 2380, 3.98 UW for my friend. She’s given up on applying to private colleges now (except for Dartmouth, because it’s 0 additional effort), figuring it’s pointless, but maybe it’s just the disappointment of the first few hours.

againstallodds · December 15, 2010, 8:40pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (superscore) - 740 M, 800 W, 800 CR
[] ACT: 34 (composite) - 36 M, don’t remember other subscores
[] SAT II: 800, 780, 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, but I’ll prob be val
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on 7 tests
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs, 1 elective, TA-ing a class
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): some science thing, National Merit, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (P), MAO, Model UN (VP), been P/VP of other clubs, varsity sport for 3 years (Sorry I can’t be more specific - I want to preserve my anonymity!)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer
[] Summer Activities: Hospital volunteer, intern in med. research lab, intern on political campaign, paid research intern in med. research lab
[] Essays: really, really raw and personal
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both were glowing. I heard one of them was one of the best recs from my school, like ever.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty solid; she didn’t like my personality that much, but I’m sure she wanted me to get in.
[] Additional Rec: From my research mentor’s boss, who’s kind of a big deal in her field.
[] Interview: Pretty solid. I was really awkward since I had like 5 hours of sleep the night before, but I managed to convey my experiences visiting Yale pretty well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Molecular Bio
[] State (if domestic applicant): South
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small, “elite”, private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 250,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None that I can think of?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations, essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT/ACT solid but could have been better, *lots of strong applicants from my school
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: LUCK![/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m ecstatic about Yale! And I’m soooooo shocked that I got in. Congrats to Yale 2015!

roadblock7 · December 15, 2010, 8:51pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360- 800CR 770M 790W
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 USH, 790 Math II, 750 Lit (lol)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/830
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4-Chem, 5-Human Geography, Euro, Calc BC (and AB subscore), Lang, Physics B, Psychology, USH
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP World, AP Gov/H Econ, H Anatomy, Adv Sports Medicine
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, National AP Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] 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)
[] 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
[] 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)
[] 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
[] Essays: Really strong common app essay about sports medicine, kind of blah essay about interest in political communications
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 was definitely phenomenal, other was at least above average
[] Counselor Rec: The teacher who wrote the phenomenal rec bugged my counselor to write a good letter for me, but who knows
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: I thought it went pretty well, he told me that he would write a favorable report
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah, didn’t fill out CSS profile though
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 200K+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 3rd generation legacy, 7 family members attended
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: relatively good scores, one great essay, legacy
[] Weaknesses: Other essay, only did 2 years of spanish (4 of hebrew too, but its not on my transcript), the fact that I’m not superhuman
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Doing everything right only gets you so far. And I guess it got me to the place I am now. There needs to be something extra.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted!

surume · December 15, 2010, 8:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 R, 770 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Biology M, 800 Literature, 800 World History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0/4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/580
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on all 17 exams (World History, Statistics, US Government, Comparative Government, Human Geography, English Literature, Computer Science, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Calc AB, Calc BC, US History, Chemistry, Biology, Art History, English Language, Spanish Language)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): haven’t taken any yet
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio HL, IB English HL, IB Spanish HL, IB Chem HL, IB History HL, IB Calculus SL, TOK, AP Environmental Science, dual-enrollment
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Semi-Finalist, Coca-Cola Scholar Semi-Finalist, National Merit Semi-Finalist, National AP Scholar since sophomore year, Harvard Book Award, award for a scientific paper that I published and presented at a national conference in Minneapolis[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Games (captain, ranked 3rd best individual in the nation, team won national championship nine times, started competing in 4th grade), Science Olympiad (captain, Ecology state champion, several other state/regional awards in biology events), Mahjong Club (co-founder and president), Youth Orchestra (clarinetist, recorded professional CD at U of Miami, will perform for the state legislature to advocate for increased arts funding), Classical Music Club (president, started community service initiative for members to perform in local nursing homes), many other clubs that I didn’t list on my app[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Biomedical research at a well-known biotech company (will be co-author of a paper to be published in a scientific journal, also presented research to all the science teachers in my school district, ~1000 teachers)[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Started a youth volunteer program at a National Wildilfe Refuge to remove invasive species in the Everglades (140 members at 8 schools, featured in the US Fish and Wildlife Service National and Regional Newsletters, personally wrote grant proposal to fund equipment expenses), Blood Drive (co-director, organized three blood drives per school year with 150 donors per blood drive), helped organize an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet and Holocaust Survivor’s Tribute Event through two clubs in my school[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: Biomedical research 40 hrs/wk, Pine Jog environmental leadership program, wrote scientific paper and presented it at a national conference in Minneapolis[/li]
[li] Essays: Reasonably strong. Common App was about overcoming my phobia of insects after working in a fruit fly lab. Supplemental essay was about how much I love art history despite my own artistic incompetence.[/li]
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was amazing, another was very good
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good, my guidance counselor is such a sweet lady
[] Additional Rec: From my research mentor. Very very strong, said I was “the most outstanding high school student” he had ever met and ranked my abilities in the top 10% of senior undergrads
[] Interview: Pretty good, she seemed impressed.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (didn’t state on app)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: upper middle-class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: strong national-level EC’s, great recs
[] Weaknesses: I feel like my EC’s lack focus, essays could be somewhat stronger
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Published scientific research (one already published, one pending publication), national-level recognition in Academic Games and community service, recs[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I am very humbled, college admissions is based on a good deal of luck and I am extremely fortunate to have been accepted!

gmcabezon · December 15, 2010, 8:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 M, 800 W, 750 CR)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Latin
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.8 Weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5- Calc AB, Latin Vergil, English Lang, Physics B, Biology, US History. 4- Latin Literature
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, College Latin, College Stats
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Intel two years in a row (3rd and 4th place), Siemens Semi-finalist, lots of National and State Latin awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Government (President) Latin club (President) FJCL (President) Certamen (Captain) Science Bowl (Captain, Founder, President) NHS, YIG, Mu Alpha Theta, etc etc etc
[] Job/Work Experience: Research three years in a row for my science fair project
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300+ hours volunteering for March of Dimes (Chain Reaction)
[] Summer Activities: Studying Latin, Latin competitions, working
[] Essays: Very strong I thought. One on Latin and the supplement one on Student Government. Very passionate
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably really good. I haven’t read them though
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[] Interview: Amazing!! I got really lucky, the woman was a Classics major!!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Biology & Classics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, I guess

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, leadership, pretty well-rounded overall
[] Weaknesses: ?? (not trying to be arrogant, I honestly can’t think of any major weaknesses)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea but I don’t care at this point!![/li][/ul]General Comments: I can’t believe it!!! Yale Class of 2015!!! :)

silverturtle · December 15, 2010, 9:00pm

Congratulations again to the acceptees. As is very evident in this thread, you guys managed to stand out to the admissions officers even among a group of many of the most talented students out there.

DoinSchool · December 15, 2010, 9:02pm

hug silverturtle, you are a champion. I hope you don’t feel defeated. you will be an asset anywhere you go to school

physicsnut1 · December 15, 2010, 9:03pm

^Yep. You have done so much for the cc community. You’ll get so many great acceptances in RD at least.

alisa530 · December 15, 2010, 9:06pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I: 2220 
ACT: none
SAT II: 790 USH 750 World History 710 Literature
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/640
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: APUSH, WHAP, LIT, 4: lang
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, gov’t, eco, calculus, physics. 2 band classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ honors. major state awards for history team
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Percussion, social studies team, mu alpha theta pres. nhs. snhs. bunch of stuff but mostly band/history
Job/Work Experience: mall resturant
Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer program. district volunteer program
Summer Activities: marimba camp, band camp, hospital volunteer, bunch of stuff
Essays: very strong and entertaining
Teacher Recommendation: 1 was definitely phenomenal, other was at least above average
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec: very personal from percussion director
Interview: AMAZING
Other: sent in a music supplement
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: history
State (if domestic applicant): TX
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
arbitrary admissions process. did not have any hooks, and did not stand out enough to get in without one. Congrats to all who got accepted, and am sure that I’ll end up somewhere great come next August.

I couldn’t have even got deferred if I had never tried, so now time to enjoy the Christmas holiday with just a little nag of worry until march/april. <3

heyfellas · December 15, 2010, 9:13pm

Decision: Deferred

AS you can see, some really amazing people got deferred. Some really amazing kids got rejected and accepted too. It’s a crapshoot, so congrats to whoever got it. Congrats to all who had the balls to apply in such a competitive pool. I’ll see you all in April, its time to bust out a fatty Brown essay and complete a Princeton app.

You guys are all amazing. :)

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