Official Yale Class of 2016 SCEA Results Thread

lolToasty · December 6, 2011, 7:05pm

I totally wanted the credit for making this one :P

*Here's the template! Please answer it fully guys, I used to look at decision threads like crazy and it would get annoying when everyone who got accepted didn't post stats. Future students use these as resources. Let's leave this for results. There are other threads for discussion and congratulations. *

Don't forget to remove spaces from the first of each tag!

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Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted*[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected*[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:*

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Good luck everyone!

entomom · December 15, 2011, 10:09am

Open for business. To repeat, results only please, that will make this thread much more useful to future applicants.

Very best of luck to all Yale EA applicants. No matter what your result is today, you are all highly accomplished, fantastic people and will attend a college that is right for you!

9help9 · December 15, 2011, 10:53am

Can anyone provide brief instructions on using the template properly? Never used one and am a little confused by it. Thanks.

Hunt · December 15, 2011, 11:06am

The key is to delete the space after each opening bracket to make the “tag” work.

Thus [ b]when the space is removed before that first b, this will be bold**
like this

So copy and paste the template into a message, type in your info on each line, and remove the spaces within the tags. Delete the lines that don’t apply.

Descartesz · December 15, 2011, 1:22pm

The easiest way to remove the spaces is simply do a global search and replace in your text editor. Replace all "[ " with “[”.

TotallyLosttt · December 15, 2011, 5:00pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 Math (2009), 790 Writing (2010), 760 Reading (760)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Math Level 2 800, Chemistry 800, Math Level 1 - 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (throughout HS)
[] Weighted GPA (out of 6.0): 9+10th : 4.667 11th: 5.75 12th: 6.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Ranking at School, but previous statistics say only top 3% maintain straight As.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5s) on Chemistry, Calculus BC, Physics B
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
o Trimester 1:
 Organic Chemistry
 Research in Chemistry
 Western European Cultural Studies (I)
 Modeling / Differential Equations
 AP MicroEconomics
o Trimester 2:
 Research in Chemistry
 Molecular and Cellular Biology
 Multivariable Calculus (I)
 Western European Cultural Studies (II)
 AP MacroEconomics
o Trimester 3:
 Multivariable Calculus (II)
 AP US Government and Politics
 AP Micro/Macro Econ
 Western European Cultural Studies (III)
 Classical Mythology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Conrad Innovation Competition (International) Finalist, BHALF (NASA Competition) Online Winner (National), National Latin Exam (Maxima (2) or Summa (3) Cum Laude for past 5 years), Science Olympiad Medals (3 Regionals, 2 States, 10th place Nationals), NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research over past 2 summers (independent Research Project), Tennis Team (Captain), Physics Teachers Assistant, Research Club (President), Speech + Debate
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Cumulative total of 500+hours volunteering at local medical center.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering 10 hrs/day at Medical Center for 2010 year, Research at Medical Center for 2011 years.
[] Essays: Had a Law student at Yale critic, along with several current Freshman at college. Was told they were creative, which was my goal (standing out from sea of applicants)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Havent seen them.
[] Counselor Rec: Havent seen, but have known counselor for 5 years (she was my middle school counselor) so I would hope…
[] Interview: Went decently well, but was first interview, so not beyond reproach
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Pre-Law
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: Extremely competitive (62 NMSFs in 2011)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: $150-180k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Hahahaha I wish 
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Im good at taking tests. , ECs were decent, Essay was said to be really creative.
[] Weaknesses: No hooks, terrible luck (= no crapshoot winning)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: They strung up all the applications in the Skull and Bones lair, and started shooting paintballs at them. The ones that were legible at the end were accepted, and mines was covered with paint.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. To all accepted, my sincere congratulations. To all rejected, the chapters done, the story goes on. To all deferred, hahaha lets make a sad consolation group on CC, no, just kidding, work on apps over break.

snipersas · December 15, 2011, 5:00pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 790 US History, 780 Biology-M, 780 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~10/339
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 55555555 (4 selfed) -
. Biology
. US History
. Microeconomics
. Macroeconomics
. European History
. Psychology
. English Language
. US Government
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc II, Multivariable Calc (Selfed AP calc over summer), AP Chemistry, Honors Physics, AP English Literature, AP US Government, Honors Science Research, Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3000 level dual-enrollment class), Advanced Methods in Analytical Spectroscopy (8000 level dual-enrollment class).
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
. Research: Placed @ ISEF, national finalist @ JSHS, plus smaller awards

. Debate: State finalist

. Mock Trial: 2nd in state sophomore year, 3rd Junior year. 20th in world junior year, 10th senior year. Top 10 witness in the world junior year, state MVP witness sophomore and junior year.

. Minor Awards: National Merit, AP National Scholar etc.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
. Big one - From 8th grade through the first half of junior year, built a large online community focused around a game with ~200k members and ~1m users. [9,10,11]

. Science Research; with 0 connections and little guidance, my project was much more independent then everyone else I saw at the competitions and my teacher made note of this in her letter [10,11,12]

. Mock trial (lead atty.) [9,10,11,12]

. Lab Research; after my first ISEF project I found a mentor in the local U’s chemistry department, I am hoping my first paper done there will be accepted to science sometime in april.

. Debate: Extemp, Public Forum, & Congress [10,11,12]

. Glassblowing: I make bowls, vases, paperweights and similar such things at my local museum. [9,10,11,12]

. Swordsmithing @ local museum. [11,12]

. FIRST Robotics [9,10]

[] Job/Work Experience: Helping out on weekends and during the summer with my parent’s small business doing gopher work.
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Everyone thought they were among the best they had read. 1 was about how a jailed friend inspired my ISEF project; the other about learning responsibility through running my website.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2 recs:
. Rec 1 teacher loves me, said “best student in 15 years and I’ve had 50 students go to ivies”
. Rec 2 teacher liked me, talked about my extreme curiosity and highlighted AP-self studies.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good. She generally dislikes top students, but I helped her when she was in a real bind awhile back, so we get along well.
[] Additional Rec: From a Harvard professor I did my ISEF work with. He asked to write it several times, so I assume it’s good.
[] Interview: Not offered one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
[] Intended Major: Electrical Engineering/Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public Competitive, 2-3 to ivies per year
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None Whatsoever
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, Awards, Recs, Essays, Scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA & Rank, easily
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: A significant element of luck exists in admissions decisions like these, and my case was no different.
[/ul]General Comments:

Frostbitten · December 15, 2011, 5:01pm

Deferred! Will add stats later…

I’m strangely happy about this I thought I was going to be flat out rejected hahahaha

Purpender · December 15, 2011, 10:07pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (CR: 780 M: 760 W: 700 E: 10)
[] ACT: 34 (did not submit)
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 770 Chem, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geography (5), World History (5), Psychology (5), Chemistry (5), Music Theory (5), Calc AB (5), APUSH (5), English Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP / Most Rigorous (AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Micro, AP US Gov, AP Physics, Band VI
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None other than National AP Scholar / School awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (Drum Major, 2 years), Clarinet, Piano, Composition (submitted Arts Supplement), Jazz Band, National Honor Society (Leadership Board past two years), Mu Alpha Theta (Vice President), Odyssey of the Mind (8 years, world finals three times), I have only a few ECs but are really devoted to all of them!
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Around 300 hours, hospital, church, etc. small things
[] Summer Activities: FSU Summer Band Camp, volunteering, stuff for school Band
[] Essays: Common App 9/10, Yale Supp: 10/10 (I am very pleased with what I wrote)
[] Teacher Recommendation: One of them I read and it was stellar quote: “The best thing I’ve ever written about a student in 26 years of teaching,” the other one I didn’t read but the teacher really likes me
[] Counselor Rec: Probably alright (large public school), counselor barely knows me
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: Not Contacted[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: W
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 120k-140k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul][/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: ECs, Essays, Arts Supplement
[] Weaknesses: Sat I Scores, No Hook… etc
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No hook
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SCEA N/A

acha2012 · December 15, 2011, 10:08pm

deferred will post stats later. after i stop eating and crying and eating.

anyone know the percentage of deferred students getting accepted RD?

qwertyuiop21 · December 15, 2011, 10:11pm

Decision: Deferred

I’m posting because I promised I would, but I frankly think stats are misleading and somewhat harmful to readers, so I won’t post mine.

toridactyl · December 15, 2011, 10:11pm

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800R, 750M, 700W, 2250 composite
[ *] SAT II: 800 US History, 740 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Somewhere around 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1//~350
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 English Lang, 5 Calc AB, 5 US History
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Stat, AP Macroeconomics, AP Physics, AP US Government and Politics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, mostly local community awards in the immediate area
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestras (Titles in all string-organizations: Section leader, string quartet, string ensemble, first chair, principal, asst. section leader), Asian Club (VP), Debate Team, Academic Decathlon, Physics Club, Math Team (These don’t have leadership opportunity…), National Honor Society, Fencing
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 10 hours a week as a tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 470 hours of teaching enrichment programs
[ *] Summer Activities: Nerd camps, mostly… took a college course and got an A despite the competitive curve
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, written in my own voice (which tends to be highfalutin)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[ ] Additional Rec: Didn’t read, from my orchestra conductor
[ ] Interview: Went pretty well, 1-1.5 hours of discussion
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: PPE
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[ *] School Type: Mid-size, Public
[ *] Gender: F
[ ] Income Bracket: Up there? 
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: EC’s and Essays
[ ] Weaknesses: Asian Female from New Jersey going into the humanities… other than being a bad driver, also saturating the applicant pool
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea…
[ /list][ b]General Comments:
Congrats to all who got accepted!

qwertyuiop21 · December 15, 2011, 10:15pm

Decision: Deferred

I’m posting because I promised I would, but I frankly think stats are misleading and somewhat harmful to readers, so I won’t post mine.

halfsie94 · December 15, 2011, 10:18pm

Because I pledged.

Decision: Rejected

SAT I: 2260 (800W, 740 CR, 720 M)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 780 US History
GPA: 95.4/100
Rank: Not disclosed, but my college counselor told me top 5%
AP: AP AB Calc (5), AP English Language (5), AP US History (5), AP Music Theory (5), AP World History (4)
Senior Year Courseload: AP Macroeconomics/AP Microeconomics, AP Spanish Language, AP English Lit, Symphonic Orchestra, Creative Non-Fiction, Multivariable Calculus, U.S. Government, science electives (not a science person at all, lol), Advanced Journalism
Major Awards: National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction, National Honor Society

ECs:
-State-Recognized for violin, tons of orchestra programs/music camps and awards, performed in lots of venues (sent supplement)
-News Editor & Managing Board Editor for school newspaper
-Upwards of 200 service hours volunteering for political campaigns 3 consecutive summers
-Big Sib Homeroom Leader (peer mentoring)
-National Honor Society (tutor/volunteer)
-NYU Precollege (journalism/writing courses)
Job/Work Experience: I waitered in the Dining hall at my music camp.
Volunteer: Political campaigns
Summer Activities: Music, precollege

Essays: CommonApp how my hands reveal various aspects of who I am, Supplement about my relationship with my mother
Recommendations: AP English Teacher/Newspaper adviser probably pretty good. AP calc teacher probably decent. Guidance counselor probably generic
Additional from my music director who has seen me grow up, probably nice.
Interview: It got the job done. We talked for an hour. It wasnt anything special.

State: NY
School: Insanely competitive, specialized, huge, public
Ethnicity: Caucasian/Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks: None in particular
Income: 120+ k
Strengths: Well-roundedness in the Humanities and Math, writing, focused ECs
Weaknesses: Numbers are pretty mediocre compared to most applicants, interview wasnt the greatest, essays could have gone either way

Why do you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly have no idea. I was kind of expecting a deferral, so the rejection letter came as a shock. I look at the people from my school who got in, and they were either athletes, Questbridge, minorities, or perfect numbers. I guess they just didnt need a PERSON like me.

Comments:
To Accepted folks Congratulations!
To Deferred folks You still have a chance to get in. At least they saw something in you.
To Rejected folks Dont let this define you. Im sure that youre all amazing people who are insanely intelligent, talented folks. This doesnt mean that you are worth anything less than you are; in a crapshoot like this, it really just comes down to luck. You are all going to get into awesome schools and be successful no matter what.

Also this experience made me realize that I got caught up in the HYP hype a little bit too much, and that kind of atmosphere/environment is not what I really want. Maybe Ill see some of you at another school next year!

AND NOW IM OUT OF THIS THREAD AND OFF CC FOR A VERY LONG TIME, PEACE OUT PEOPLE!

ermsypermsy · December 15, 2011, 10:43pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320: M 800, W 800, CR 720
[] ACT: 34
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/160something
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Chemistry (5), Psychology (5), US History (5), Biology (5), Language/Comp (5), self-studied Music Theory (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Dual enrollment in college courses Calc I (and II next semester), French IV, Physics II, AP Literature, AP Government, AP Macroecon
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not really any… I’m the STAR student, and I’m a NM semifinalist, also AP Scholar with Distinction. And I went to the Georgia Governor’s Honors program…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (woodwind captain, band captain), National Honor Society, piano, oboe, youth group, I’m a commercially released singer-songwriter (One1even)
[] Summer Activities: Piano camp, Governor’s Honors Program, oboe camp, mission trip to Puerto Rico. depends on the summer
[] Essays: One about living in Mexico in fourth grade and my inner Latina despite being white, one about myself summarized in a playlist of 8 songs. I thought they were good, but maybe not good enough…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them, but I love the people I picked and they love me
[] Counselor Rec: Nope!
[] Additional Rec: Nope!
[] Interview: The oncampus one was alright, I want to be best friends with my alum interviewer (we ended up talking about MarioKart and pizza)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
[] Intended Major: Music and chemistry/math
[] State (if domestic applicant): Georgia
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle? Ha, no clue, but we do need financial aid
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Well, I have lived abroad (see essay topics) but otherwise I’m a white girl with two PhD parents… neither of which went to Yale
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I loved my alumni interview, I have pretty good scores, and I am one of those people who can show strong personality in an app. (That can also be a weakness though… depending if they like me)
[] Weaknesses: Not great ECs, nothing that really stands out, and everyone else that applied is equally if not more qualified
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Because there are a lot of incredible people out there. Plus Ivy admissions are kind of a lottery… crossing fingers for RD![/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to all of the accepted Yalies! I am really happy for you guys. If you choose to go there, I hope you love it and have wonderful fabulous college years. To my fellow deferreds, don’t lose hope yet, although this is pretty anticlimactic… and to the rejects, I love you guys and I hope you know that you are amazing regardless of what a random admissions officer thinks. I hope you get accepted into other great schools and don’t take this as a blow to who you are.
We’ve all got great futures, people! I love you all <3

Swimfreak001 · December 15, 2011, 10:48pm

Deferred! Will post stats later

clandarkfire · December 15, 2011, 11:24pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (M: 750 CR: 760 W: 760)
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 800 German
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), German (5) (these are the only APs one can take before senior year).
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Econ, AP Calc, AP Government, AP Lit, AP Bio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Major; NMSC and some debate awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (President, won some state tournies), Chess Club (President/Founder, ranked in top 10 in state), Youth Court (Lead Attorney), Mock Trial (VP), Public Tutor, and several clubs that didnt mean very much. About 500 hrs community service.
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a shipping clerk at a blueberry farm in summers. Also a private tutor, though it was only 1-2 hours a week.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Court: 8hrs/week, NHS, and I did a few cancer fundraisers.
[] Summer Activities: Working, and I did an internship in Germany working as a TA teaching German last summer.
[] Essays: I liked them, but its hard to self-evaluate. Supplement was about how I was raised in a Sikh commune and didnt enter school or know how to read until I was ten.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was good, she said I was one of her top five students in 20 years of teaching. Didnt see the other one.
[] Counselor Rec: Didnt see; possibly generic.
[] Additional Rec: Nope
[] Interview: He seemed to like me, and said he thought Id do well at Yale. Hard to tell how he evaluated me, though.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Mathematics and Philosophy (one major)
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Mixed, mainly white
[] Gender: Male 
[] Income Bracket: <$40,000/ year
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, I think my story was pretty unique.
[] Weaknesses: Average test scores, and a lack of APs. My school makes it almost impossible to take AP classes before ones senior year, and I had to fight for the two I took. I should have self studied a few during freshman-junior years.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea. Admissions are too haphazard these days. [/ul]General Comments: Im ecstatic. I was almost positive Id be deferred, and had already prepared the deferral and denial result templates. This is the only application Id filled out, and I was prepared to spend my whole Christmas break doing apps.

To everyone who wasnt accepted, dont lose heart. Admissions are so random that any one of you (almost) could have gotten in with a bit of luck. Im sure youll all end up in a place thats right for you, whether or not it ends up being Yale.

ohreally877 · December 15, 2011, 11:31pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 CR 800 WR 760 M)
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: 800 USH 740 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89ish
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank… top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): French(5), Bio(5), English Lit(5), US History(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, APES, AP English Lang, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, honors French and choir
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP scholar w/Honor, french contest stuff, nothing major
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-recreational martial arts since grade 8

audition-only choir since grade 5, though i quit that this year and joined the school honors choir instead
recreational piano since age 5
National Art Honor Society, historian last year, currently vice president (we actually do things, like putting on shows and hosting “Chalkfest” and helping out at art benefits)
Co-president of Freethinkers club (philosophy, culture, politics, basically a discussion club for any and everything)
student government treasurer
Leo Club (a community service club) secretary
Environmental Club publicity secretary
-I write for several sections of the school newspaper
-debate team: qualified for states
100 hours of community service, mostly from Leo Club and Environmental Club
[] Job/Work Experience: none lol
[] Volunteer/Community service: see above
[] Summer Activities:
-performing/ fine arts camp going into 9th and 10th
-Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy going into 11th (a French immersion program)
-RISD precollege program this summer
[] Essays: common app was meh, yale supplement was AWESOME
[] Teacher Recommendation: should be pretty good, haven’t read
[] Counselor Rec: eh. large public school = generic counselor rec. she seems to like me well enough though
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: went pretty well! I think I impressed him.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Jewish
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: too high but also not high enough
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): mom went to yale undergrad and for med school, currently works there; aunt and uncle went undergrad
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: legacy, supplemental essay, scores
[] Weaknesses: ECs, lack of major awards, general non-specialness
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Weaknesses above. Also, I figured out my passion (feminism, social justice) too late to develop it in high school, quite honestly. I regret nothing. Growing up at my own pace was well worth not getting into Yale. I’m pretty sure I would’ve been rejected if Yale wasn’t trying not to insult my mom =]
[/ul]General Comments: SO HAPPY for those who got in! I had some good friends get in tonight and I must say they TOTALLY deserve it. Get psyched! For those who didn’t get in… it’s just a school. Just remember that. For me, deferral actually lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. It gave me a better perspective on who I am and what I’m looking for in a school. I haven’t been this happy in months.

Concerto · December 15, 2011, 11:59pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2240 (760M, 760CR, 720W)
[] ACT:N/A
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 760 French, 730 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calc BC (5), AP French (5), AP US History (5), AP Euro (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest Possible
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Le Grand Concours National Placement (?)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[*] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chorus (Choral President, Section Leader, Several A Capella/Chamber Choirs, All-State for 5 years, several conventions and honor choruses, sang w/ Georgia Tech choir and Shorter University Chorale); Theater (Main role in all plays/musicals at school since freshman year, master class w/ prot

SpeakerBoxer · December 16, 2011, 12:06am

ACCEPTED!!! STATS later…eventually! XD

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