Official Yale Class of 2016 RD Results Thread

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<p>**Decision: Deferred → Rejected **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 (790 CR, 690 Math, 680 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Biology M, 750 United States History, 730 Chemistry, 720 Math II, 670 Literature
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/330
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (5), United States History (5), World History (4), English Language & Composition (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Calculus AB, Band, AP Statistics, AP English Literature & Composition
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • 4 years Concert band on french horn
  • 4 years Marching band on mellophone (section leader two years)
  • 3 years Tri-M Music Honor Society (treasurer junior year, president senior year)
  • 4 years Science Olympiad with 10 regional and 2 state medals [though at time of application, this was just 7 regional medals and no state]
  • 4 years Math Team with many team awards [nothing for individual]
  • 2 years Varsity Track and Field [no awards]
  • 1 year National Honor Society
  • 1 year Science Bowl
    [</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
    [<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours at a symphony music camp for elementary school children, 60 hours through National Honor Society, a couple nursing home performances through Tri-M
    [</em>] Summer Activities: Michigan Math & Science Scholars (2 weeks - “From Genes to Genomics”), Summer@Brown (4 weeks - “Mind and Matter” and “Techniques in DNA Based Biotechnology”), Summer Academy in Applied Science and Engineering (SAAST) at Penn (3 weeks - “Biotechnology”), as well as summer marching band practices
    [<em>] Essays: I’m terrible at writing, so I’d say mediocre at best.
    [</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably very good, didn’t get to read
    [<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably nothing special, didn’t get to read, and we don’t really get to know our counselors
    [</em>] Additional Rec: None
    [li] Interview: Ehh. Somewhat awkward. My interviewer was a class of '76 graduate with a degree in business, and we really had nothing in common. He seemed nice though, so I don’t know what he said about me. </p>[/li]
    <p>[/ul]Other[ul]
    [<em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
    [</em>] Country (if international applicant):
    [<em>] School Type: Public
    [</em>] Ethnicity: White
    [<em>] Gender: Female
    [</em>] Income Bracket: Over $150,000
    [li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy</p>[/li]
    <p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
    [<em>] Strengths: GPA, challenging course load, lots of extracurricular involvement, legacy
    [</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, essays
    [<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No reason in particular. Yale has a notoriously low acceptance rate, and I’m not surprised I didn’t get in.
    [</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Pennsylvania, Georgia Tech (Honors), University of Georgia (Honors)
    Rejected: Brown, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, Dartmouth, Rice</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone who got in! Penn was my first choice, so I’m still content :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Deffered EA -----> Accepted
For stats see EA thread! This is unbelievable. Got in almost everywhere! Now im decideing between Yale and Stanford…Someone please help me AHHHH!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred EA -----> Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: M-790, CR-730, W-740, Total-2260
SAT II: US History-720, Math II-740
GPA (out of 4.2): 4.1
Rank: 5/570
AP: Calc AB (5), Microeconomics (4), Calc BC (5), English Lang (4), US History (4), Music Theory (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Phyiscs B, AP Lit, Concert Choir, Jazz Lit & Improvisation
Major Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction, University of Michigan Book Award, AMC-10 School Winner, Top Bass Voice Score for All-State Music Festival (2 years)</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Concert Choir (Bass Section Leader), Jazz Choir (Bass Section Leader), Varsity Swimming (Captain), National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, School Musicals (had some leads), Math Team (Varsity Member), Newspaper (Staff Writer), Voice Lessons, Young Democrats
Job/Work Experience: Kumon Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: 30 hours through NHS
Summer Activities: CTY, Westminster Choir College Vocal Institute, St. Paul’s Advance Studies Program (studied Japanese)
Essays: Thoughtful, creative, well-edited.
Teacher Recommendations: Calc BC Teacher- said I was one of the best students she ever had. Gov Teacher- said I was passionate about learning and said I was the leader of discussion in class.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it; she doesn’t really know me but I gave her a copy of my resume so she pobably just took stuff from that.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Alright, but not great (I was really nervous).</p>

<p>Other
State: NH
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200,000+
Hooks: None
Reflection
Strengths: Essays, work experience, summer programs, music
Weaknesses: Scores (especially SAT II’s), geographic location, race, interview
Why you think you were waitlisted: I’m a white male from New England, my scores were not great. Also, I was deferred EA so clearly they didn’t find me too compelling.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Chicago with $2000/year in merit, Vassar College, Oberlin College with $22000/year in merit, University of Michigan, Lawrence University with $22000/year in merit, Ithaca College with $3000/year in merit.
Waitlisted: Pomona College
Rejected: Brown University
General Comments: Oh, well. Congrats to everyone who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (Math: 790, CR: 730, W: 740)
[</em>] ACT: Did not take.
[<em>] SAT II: 760 Math II, 770 Physics, 750 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/400
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (5), Physics C (5), US History (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5), Chemistry (4), English Language (5).
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Slightly less rigorous than Junior year. Still taking APs / College level classes.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, QB Finalist, AP Scholar with distinction.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Club (president), Science club (president), Quiz Bowl (captain), Local science competitions and some awards in each, research at a university, summer research fellowship, sports for three years, 2 foreign language honor societies, NHS.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Recycling community service leader, 4 years.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Research Fellowship during Junior year, travel the rest of the summers.
[</em>] Essays: I spent a lot of time writing them and perfecting them to the best of my ability. I think they were a very good reflection of me and were well written.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was spectacular, the other was very good too, but not written very well.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Wonderful, she and I have a very good relationship.
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: Very good!</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Not exactly “hook” by definition, but “woman in science” may have helped in some schools.</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Schedule, APs, focused extracurriculars, essays.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No outstanding national awards.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I feel very fortunate overall. I think being an immigrant and a QB finalist really helped me standout.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Harvard, Yale (likely), Dartmouth (L), Columbia, UPenn (L), Cornell (L) , Northeastern.
 Rejected: Stanford 
Waitlisted: MIT, Princeton</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone for making it through this process, and to the amazing schools you have gotten into. If you didn’t get in to your top school, don’t beat yourself up over it. As everyone else will tell you, this process can be very unpredictable and those who get in do not always know why. You will succeed anywhere you go if you take advantage of all the opportunities provided. To those who will be applying in the future: don’t obsess over one school and don’t stress out about this entire process more than you have to (I did a bit too much). Work hard on your applications, don’t leave them to the last minute and once those applications are out of your hands, let the chips fall where they may.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): W790 / R800 / M760
ACT: Did not take
SAT II: World History 800/ US History 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (?)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
German Abitur: 1.0 (max. credit)
TOEFL: 119
Senior Year Course Load: History, Phys Ed, Philosophy, Maths, Portuguese, German, French, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, English, Art/Painting,Drawing & History of Art
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholarship from the Robert Bosch Stiftung to pursue a degree in Engineering at the University of Heidelberg (Got this when I was 16)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Student Gov (President & Advisor)
School Board member
Middle School Basketball team (Coach & Captain)
Varsity Volleyball team
Debating Society (Founder & Captain)
Violin (7 years)
Tennis (6 years, qualified 5 times for National Championship)
Job/Work Experience: None…Well, I do have some internships in my resume, but I’ve never had a job.
Volunteer/Community service: Monitor at local Catholic Youth Groups/ Work at Homeless Assistance at Local Parrish
Summer Activities: Tons of traveling, reading, internships etc.
Essays: Excellent, I guess.
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
Counselor Rec: Ex.
Additional Rec: Ambassador of Germany
Interview:Great
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Portugal
School Type: Private, although controlled and partially funded by the German Federal Gov.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 250 000 - 300 000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Languages (I speak 7 languages at native level), Bicultural background - Portuguese family & German education…
Reflection[list][<em>] Strengths: Leadership Skills, keen to learn, very inquisitive, languages, bicultural background, academic accomplishments, extremely ambitious[</em>] Weaknesses: Don’t have the major awards, that most countries give out…Not a true virtuoso when it comes to music :P[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, Interview, different academic background, scores (although they aren’t the most important factor), languages…[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>Acc.: Stanford, Oxford, Yale, UChicago, Northwestern, Georgetown
Waitlisted: Princeton</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): R710 M660 W650
[</em>] TOEFL: 110 (I thought it might be nice to add this :D)
[<em>] SAT II: French 720 Lit 750 Math II 630
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4 (Chilean scale out of 7: 6.7)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (4), Bio SL (4), Psycho HL (5), Eng A1 HL (6), Spanish A1 HL (6), Music SL (6), EE (A), TOK (A)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:Math SL, Bio SL, Psycho HL, Eng A1 HL, Spanish A1 HL, Music SL, TOK, Social Studies
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Pikes Peak Young COmposers Competition Second Place, Santiago College Creativity Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):School Musical, Conservatory (not much…)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:–
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Played violin for children with cancer at Hospital Sotero del Rio several imes :smiley:
[<em>] Summer Activities: Catholic missions to the south of Chile.
[</em>] Essays: I liked them, I feel they reflect me a lot.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I think bot were good, but one was far better than the other one.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[<em>] Additional Rec: What?
[</em>] Interview: It went great! The interviewer was really nice and we got along really well, I was relaxed and said as much as I could.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):–
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): Chile
[<em>] School Type: Private, non-religious, IB
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic (if that’s an ethnicity)
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: around $30.000 year
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none :3</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Music, academics (high grades and IB courses), TOEFL.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Very few “impressive” extracurriculars (in Chile these things such as tutoring, really strong community service are really not common), SAT scores, I didn’t send my IB scores.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT scores, the few extracurriculars may have made me look like I was not that involved at college (I hope thet saw that I was very participative in all musical things, which are many in my school, at least I tried to make that as explicit as possible).
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: New England Conservatory accepted, Colorado College waitlisted, Harvard rejected, Curtis Institute rejected (not even auditioned :D).</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone and I wish all the best and send all my good wishes to all of those accepted and waitlisted! For those rejected, I hope you can find a place where you can still follow your dreams!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred → Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): superscore 2360 (800 CR 800 WR 760 M)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 800 US history, 740 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88ish
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): around top 5%, give or take… school doesn’t rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), French (5), Lit (5), Bio (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, Environmental Science, Calc AB, English Language, Psychology. Honors French and choir.
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, some french stuff, nothing major
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): club stuff, several leadership positions, pretty generic, too lazy to type out
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100 hours from ECs
[<em>] Summer Activities: fine/performing arts camp going into 9th/10th, French immersion program going into 11th, RISD precollege program going into 12th
[</em>] Essays: commonapp was fine, yale supplement was reallly good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: i’m sure they were nice, didn’t get to read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: probably generic, didn’t read
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: went very well!</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: largeish public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: too high/not high enough
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy, mom works for the university</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: scores, essays, legacy stuff i guess (though that’s a weak tip at best these days, family does not donate)
[</em>] Weaknesses: gpa, ECs, lack of developed passion
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays? I have no idea, man. The admissions office works in mysterious ways…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Middlebury, Barnard, Wellesley, Bard, Smith (Zollman scholar), Mount Holyoke (21st Century scholar), Simmons (Kotzen scholar); Waitlisted: Amherst, Swarthmore, Vassar; Rejected: Brown</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Still in shock… I have quite the choice to make D:</p>

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<p>It’s for S. - Decision: Accepted
Accepted : Yale, MIT, Williams, Duke, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, Wesleyan, Johns Hopkins, NYU, BU, Emory, U of Notre Dame, Caltech
Waitlisted: Dartmouth, Swarthmore, Princeton,
Rejected: Harvard</p>

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