<p>Accepted! Will post stats later :)</p>
<p>I was deferred.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2110; 710 verbal, 720 math, 680 writing
[</em>] SAT II: 730 math I; 730 literature, 700 math level II, 670 U.S. History
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3/4.0 (my school doesn’t do unweighted)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 274
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB, 5 English language and literature, 3 US history
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Microeconomic, AP Biology, Honors spanish 4, Honors english 12, honors accounting, honors european history
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): internationall recognized future problem solver
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars(Board of Directors member at local soup kitchen), varsity cross country, varsity indoor track, varsity outdoor track, (captain of all sports since grade 10), math team, academic world quest, future problem solving
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 5 years as a waitress
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer and event coordinator at local soup kitchen
[<em>] Summer Activities: Summer@Brown program 2010
[</em>] Essays: I wrote 1 essay on being a waitress and the other on my soup kitchen.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: history dept. supervisor and english dept. supervisor
[</em>] Additional Rec: The president of the soup kitchen also wrote an additional recommendation
[<em>] Interview: both on campus and alumni interviews
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: YES!
[<em>] Intended Major: linguistics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $50,000-$60,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I don’t think I have any.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: strong personality and writing skills
[<em>] Weaknesses: low SATs and my school doesn’t offer many APs.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think my personality shiend through on my essays and interviews.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all of the other accepted students!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>SAT: 720 (CR), 680 (M), 760 (W) – 2160
SATII: 800 (Bio E), 770 (Modern Hebrew), 760 (World History)
GPA: 4.1/4.3
AP: US History (5), AP Lang (5)
Senior Year Courseload: All AP classes</p>
<p>ECs: Newspaper (Editor in Chief), Student Government (President), Interfaith Dialogue Club (President), Religious Youth Group (President), Varsity Soccer (Captain)…there are others.
Job Experience: Lifeguard, hebrew school teacher
Essays: Very Strong
Recs: Good, I think
Interview: On-campus…went really well</p>
<p>Financial Aid: yes
Major: Political Science
Ethnicity: White
Sex: Male</p>
<p>CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS ACCEPTED! I hope I’ll get to join once the RD decisions come out.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (one sitting)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Literature 700 Chemistry (taken sophomore year lol)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/500
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5x5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Econ, AP Literature, AP Music Theory, AP Biology, AP Environmental Science
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Extreme dedication to music in the form of six-hour practice regimens and intensive touring, published research at UChicago, tutoring, teaching music lessons, Math Team, Key Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Science research, data technician, music teacher
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours of service doing random things with key club
[<em>] Summer Activities: Science research, college classes, touring
[</em>] Essays: Common app was good, supplement was meh, all of the short answers were extremely bland and done at the last minute.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was probably excellent, the other was likely decent at best.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Made me “sound like a hero.”
[<em>] Additional Rec: None. (oops)
[</em>] Interview: I had nothing in common with my interviewer. It was nice and polite, but it definitely didn’t help me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~200,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test scores, gpa, class rank
[<em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars were lacking, no real focus, no national achievements
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My essays, which should’ve been my strengths, weren’t good enough. I just didn’t spend enough time on them. Also, my application is nothing special, as you can see.
[/ul]General Comments:
I did almost all of my app at the last minute. After I turned it in, I thought of so many things that I could have done better. I’m wondering if I would’ve gotten accepted if I took the time to do my application to the best of my ability. Probably not, considering all these deferred applicants who are objectively better than me. Good thing I didn’t waste too much time on my app, eh? Grats to all who got accepted!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400
[</em>] SAT II: Chemistry 800, Math II 800, US History 800
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chem (5), AP English Lang (5), AP Spanish (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP US History (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Music Theory, AP European History, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, Orchestra
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, essay contents
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (concertmaster), theatre (leadership), etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Violin teaching
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Not much
[<em>] Summer Activities: Congressional seminar trip, minor things
[</em>] Essays: Who knows?!
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good, probably
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good, probably
[<em>] Additional Rec: Nope
[</em>] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Undecided
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): SC
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <100,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Objective stats, location, legacy
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs, lack of major awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Who knows?![/li][/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in!! And hugs to those who were deferred/denied. You are all wonderful and amazing and accomplished (most far more so than I am) and will do great things wherever you end up.</p>
<p>My Son’s Stats: Deferred</p>
<p>3 Sport Athlete, State Sprint Champion-4X200, Runner-up-4x100</p>
<p>BTW, Asian Male, Enuf Said</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (740 M, 740 CR, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (this is what I sent)
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2 (760) US History (760) Bio E (730)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9969
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5), Lang/Comp (5), World History (5), US History (5), Chinese (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Studio Art, AP Calc AB, AP Biology, AP Lit/Comp, Honors Physics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really…just a regional Gold Key for Scholastic’s Art & Writing Competition
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art (submitted a supplement), treble choir, orchestra, student council,<br>
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: a short stint as a tutorial video developer for a medical billing company
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: church VBS (small group leader), Brooklyn summer camp (small group leader + translator), Spectrum [all in all, 200+ hrs]
[<em>] Summer Activities: art camp [7 hrs a day/ 7 weeks]
[li] Essays: great, but probably needed further proofreading.[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation: awesome; I chose my French teacher and my World History teacher - I knew they would write good things about me
[<em>] Counselor Rec: alright…my school is pretty big…
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[<em>] Interview: great, we had a good conversation, but nothing special
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope, missed the deadline
[<em>] Intended Major: Art
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: $90,000 - $120,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: transcript, ACT score, teacher recs., essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: ORM (I’m asian lol), EC (lack thereof)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: could have something to do with me missing the financial aid deadline and not having enough leadership positions[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m actually surprised I even got deferred, really. I’m sincerely happy for those who got in, and after all, I’m still hoping. Just 5 more months, I guess. :)</p>
<p>For my daughter:
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 superscored
[</em>] SAT II: Math II: 800, Lit:790, US History; 750
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History: 4, BC Calc: 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): SL French, SL Math–6 on both (I think)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB English, IB History, IB Music, IB Anthro, TOK, IB Physics, chorus
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 silver medals in writing from Scholastic, other writing
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): acapella group, jazz combo (singer), mock trial
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: internship with writing org.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: church work trips
[</em>] Summer Activities: Writing workshops at Kenyon and Iowa, CTY
[<em>] Essays: Good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: From writing instructor at Iowa
[<em>] Interview: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: English
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[<em>] School Type: IB magnet in suburban public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (both parents Yale College, brother current student)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: legacy, stats, writing achievements
[</em>] Weaknesses: senior year curriculum
[/ul]**General Comments:<a href=“My%20comments,%20not%20hers”>/b</a> I just wanted to note that we didn’t consider this a slam dunk at all–last year several legacies similar to her were deferred. She had already completed and submitted most of her other applications, too.</p>
<p>Congratulations Hunt’s D!</p>
<p>Deferred…will post stats later. Better than what I had expected!</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 superscore (790 CR, 690 Math, 680 Writing)
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Bio(M), 730 Chemistry, 750 U.S. History, 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), U.S. History (5), Chemistry (5), World History (4), English Language and 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 Calc AB, AP Statistics, AP English Literature and Composition, Wind Ensemble, Economics
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching band (Section leader two years), Tri-M Music Honor Society (Treasurer junior year, President senior year), Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society (Secretary), Science Olympiad, Science Bowl, Math Team, Varsity Track, National Honor Society, Mini-med school at the Medical College of Georgia, District Honor Band (french horn), Jazz Band (trombone)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours as a counselor at a symphony camp for elementary kids, performing with my city’s concert band for charity events, various activities through Tri-M and NHS
[<em>] Summer Activities: Michigan Math and Science Scholars (2 weeks - From Genes to Genomics), Summer@Brown (4 weeks - Mind and Matter and Techniques in DNA Based Biotechnology), SAAST at the University of Pennsylvania (3 weeks - Biotechnology - received grade of A-)
[</em>] Essays: I’m not a great judge of my own writing, but they probably wouldn’t be considered stellar. I really liked my second essay though.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Couldn’t read; probably very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Couldn’t read; no idea how it was… we don’t get to know our counselors personally.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: Not great, but not bad
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[</em>] School Type: Public, ~1700 students
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: ~$200,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (my dad)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars, summer activities, legacy
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT score, essays
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think I was decently qualified, just like everyone else who applied. I just don’t think there was anything so special about me that they had to let me in. [/li][/ul]General Comments:
I really, really don’t want to have to wait until spring to find out if I get in 
But good luck to all the other people who were deferred, and congratulations to everyone who got in :)</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 33
[</em>] SAT II: Did not submit but Math II: 760 US History: 740 Biology M: 690
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (4), United States History (5), Calculus AB (5), Biology (5), English Literature (5), English Language (5)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, PE (Grad Requirement), AP United States Government and Politics, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics B, and Film as Literature/University of Washington English 131
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Highly competitive Lincoln Douglas Debate program (Captain of debate program two years running), Boy Scouts of America (Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide etc.), Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble, Friends of the Cedar River Watershed (Local not-for-profit, student leader and producer of a production length film on ecological developments in the Puget Sound area).
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Customer Service Specialist at Dick’s Sporting Goods (Worked about 500 hours this summer and during the school year)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Math tutoring for pre-calc students, tutor students in the English as a Second Language program, about 700 hours of community service through BSA, and about 120 hours of community service on my Eagle Scout Leadership project.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Attended Victory Briefs Institute (2 week long debate camp at UCLA), Multiple Boy Scout camps, Philmont last summer (Crew Leader), multiple week-long backpacking trips.
[<em>] Essays: Honestly the best thing I have ever written. An extended metaphor relating my house to a war-zone and my 1969 MGB as my escape to college. Why Yale was also very heart-felt, about leading my debate program to national success.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was very good, but concise, from my AP Calc and AP Stats teacher, the other was from my AP Lit teacher who I knew very personally, and was acquainted with some hardships that I had.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Did not see. I had a new counselor but she said she had help writing it from my Dean of Students, whom I knew personally.
[</em>] Interview: Was not contacted… This rather upset me, but I guess there aren’t too many Yale alums in the Seattle area. </p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Economics and Applied Mathematics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Washington (Rural suburb of Seattle)
[</em>] School Type: Large public (1700 kids), not competitive at all (No Yale applicants in the past 5 years, maybe 2-3 Ivy league applicants a year, sent 2 students to Stanford ever) we average sending 45% of our students to a 4 year college.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 130,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Don’t know if it counts but, Dad did not go to college, I won the state championships for debate last year and placed top 20 in the nation.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, Work experience, and depth in extra curriculars.
[</em>] Weaknesses: No interview, test scores, my high school is really crappy, I did not have a plethora of ECs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m not really sure. For some reason I was actually pretty hopeful. I spent 2 solid months reviewing this application and it was really well crafted to cover every aspect of my success. I have friends from debate who go to Yale and I certainly felt like I could compete with that level of intellectual rigor. [/li][/ul]General Comments: I am really hopeful for the regular decision round, but seeing how many deferrals there are is somewhat disconcerting. It’s just a bummer that being the valedictorian and most competitive student at my high school, I still can’t immediately get in to the school of my choice. Fingers are crossed for April.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800R 800M 740W), 2140 (690R 760M 690W)
[</em>] ACT: None
[<em>] SAT II: 800s (Math II, Bio, Physics), 770 US
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88 (rising trend)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, but I know Im top 10% because of Cum Laude
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), APUSH (5), Calc AB(5), Compsci (5), English Lit (4), Calc BC (5), Euro (5), Physics B (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP English Lang, AP Stats, AP Spanish Lang, Compsci 3, Multivariable calc (kind of like an introductory course), 2d Studio Art
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major, but the usual NMSF, AP derps, and some more unimportant awards in math and art
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (President), Tennis (JV and Varsity), Art Society, Political Club (President)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours library (lead volunteer)
[<em>] Summer Activities: 2 Summers of Biochemistry Research (sent research paper to Yale), Tennis, Painting and Mix Media classes
[</em>] Essays: Common App Essay: Amazing
Short Essay: Good
Yale Supplemental Essay: Amazing but I had a typo XD
Why Yale: Derp
Why Engineering: Derp (Not bad, but this is where I could have improved the most)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably amazing
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing
[<em>] Additional Rec: Pretty Good, I think.
[</em>] Interview: It went pretty well
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: BME
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[</em>] School Type: small (<90 per grade) private, Competitive (Sends about 6 kids to top 10 schools, but I think were pretty derp)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100,000+ (single child, two parents)
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My good looks
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Some essays, Recs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of awards, Why engineering essay, and race. GPA could be a bit higher too.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Im pretty average on paper for a Yale applicant, and I could have written a better why engineering essay. Also, there were a couple things that people didnt get from my app.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Good Luck! Read your essays out loud to see any typos.</p>
<p>Dont feel like posting everything, but I’ll summarize.</p>
<p>Deferred. 2360 SAT. 800 SAT IIs for Math 2 and US History. GPA=4.0 unweighted. Rank 1/50. A few APs with 5s. I thought my essays were outstanding but difficult to self-evaluate. Teacher recs were good. White, Male, 1st gen.
Seeing who was deferred, it seems that I’m in good company.</p>
<p>Deferred. Will post stats eventually (maybe; I recall it was optional when we pledged).</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 670, Math 680, Writing 680 (2030 total)
[</em>] ACT: Didnt take
[<em>] SAT II: Literature 710, French with Listening 780
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): We dont have that over here
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/85
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: English, Dutch, French, Latin, History, Economics, Mathematics, Drama
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gulen Institute Youth Platform 2011
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Member of European Club
Senior Member of Debating Team
Pop Choir
Studium Generale Lecture Cycles (Organizational Committee)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Im a student tutor at my school.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Excavating a former concentration camp in Germany this summer, digitalizing information for the USHMMs World Memory Project
[<em>] Summer Activities: My pretty busy summer of 2011:
5-day scouts camp I organized with a friend
Three-week international Lions Summer Camp Torp in Sweden (this included a one-week stay with a Swedish host family)
Two weeks at a bilingual (English-German) international archeology camp in Germany
[</em>] Essays: CommonApp: I wrote about my experiences at archeology camp. Pretty good.
Yale supplement: about my life with two foster brothers. Not my best essay, but very honest
Why Yale: Good, with very specific examples
Short Essay: Quite original, I guess
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Enthusiastic, although the US application process was completely new to them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not very special, she doesnt know me that well
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: I was 15 minutes late because my train was delayed and I got lost in a strange city, but in the end we had a very nice conversation!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): The Netherlands
[<em>] School Type: Public, 1200 students
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: <80000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Being Dutch?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Good grades, real love for Yale, international attitude, good interview, supplementary essay (about the 2008 coup détat in Guinea and how we should improve democracy in third-world countries I won a prize with it)
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT I scores, my second essay, Counselor Rec, lack of sports
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I suspect it might have something to do with being an international applicant… Not sure though!
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I havent applied anywhere else yet[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all of you accepted! Still, I hope Yale will admit more internationals during RD ;)</p>
<p>
It was…and it is.</p>
<p>deferred; please don’t force me to post stats</p>
<p>Deferred, don’t feel like writing stats, sorry. What I don’t understand is that many of other deferred students are better than half the admitted ones (e.g snipersas)! And looking at the deferred stats posted here, I lost all my hope for getting admitted in the RD pool. Would’ve had a better chance in Harvad, if I liked it better.</p>