Official Yale Class of 2016 SCEA Results Thread

lolzcats · December 16, 2011, 6:01pm

I’ve been meaning to get on College Confidential ever since yesterday afternoon, but the website was down
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 - 780CR 800M 710W
[] ACT: 34 - 33Eng 35Math 33Read 35 Sci
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 USH, 800 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #1 baby!
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Phys B (5), Phys C: Mech (5), Phys C: E&M (5), Chem (5), Calc BC (5), US History (5), World History (5), US GoPo (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, Nat’l AP Scholar, Rensselaer Medal Award, Yale Book Award, state finalist for USNCO
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Team (captain), Band (treasurer, VP), Student Council, NHS, completed a good part of a mathematics major at a local university
[] Job/Work Experience: nope
[] Volunteer/Community service: counselor at summer camp (150+ hrs)
[] Summer Activities: slacking off, driver’s ed, going on vacation, reading, going to the art museum, going to the library, research camp
[] Essays: My Common App main essay was what probably got me into Yale. Yale’s shorts were good, Yale essay was meh.
[] Teacher Recommendation: A history teacher and a math professor. Probably good.
[] Counselor Rec: Meh.
[] Additional Rec: Research professor. Probably good.
[] Interview: Pretty cool and friendly guy, interview wasn’t spectacular or earth-shattering though
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: math/econ/undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): midwest
[] School Type: weak public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 80k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): weak hs
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: very motivated, looked for opportunities outside of hs
[] Weaknesses: Asian
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was a fairly strong applicant who got lucky in the lottery of Ivy League admissions.
[/ul]General Comments: First, let me tell you about what’s special about Yale SCEA this year. Yale is traditionally seen as a liberal arts college, more so than any school in HYPS. This year, both H and P began accepting SCEA applicants, which probably siphoned off otherwise strong applicants to go early at those schools, which helped Yale SCEA applicants. I am also strong in math and science, which is a segment of the university that Yale has been trying to improve over the past few years, so that may have given me an extra boost. Also, I’m great at english and history so I can still compete against strong liberal arts applicants.

Currently in shock since yesterday afternoon. I’m not sure if this is definitely where I want to be, but it’s definitely one of my top choices. To all of you who didn’t get in, don’t sweat it. I don’t exactly have brilliant stats (they’re pretty good, I’ll give you that) there’s a bit of chance in these decisions. I’ll maybe see some of you at Bulldog Days?! :)

9help9 · December 16, 2011, 6:08pm

Decision: Deferred
[] SAT I (2340, 740CR, 800M, 800Wr):
[] ACT:36 Comp (36 Eng, 36 Math, 36 Reading, 34 Sci)
[] SAT II:800 Math2, 780 USH, 780 BIOL-M
[] Unweighted GPA (4.0 out of 4.0): 4.46 weighted highest possible at my school
[] Rank (1/180):
[] AP (all 5’s-Calc AB, Bio, Eng Lang.,US history):
[] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous possible. 4 AP’s-calc bc, latin, eng lit, physics
[] Major Awards (National Merit semi-finalist, top 10 national HS guitar player, loads of academic awards, international music scholarship, essay award winner and others):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (plenty of great ec’s. will list after RD):
[] Job/Work Experience: Pit musician musicial theater.
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 300 hours, varied.
[] Summer Activities: College classes in Computer science and music. National workshops.
[] Essays: very good to excellent IMO
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably very good, unique
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: went very well. Interviewer said she would’ve loved to attend Yale with someone like me.
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended Major: history
[] State (CA):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: religious private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: > 200k
[] Strengths: academics, test scores, in depth ec in music-composer, recording artist teacher, and nationally recognized guitar player.
[ ] Weaknesses: no sports, no Yale connections, my HS isn’t well represented in the Ivy’s
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: not sure. Hoping for RD admit.[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:**

nyboy22 · December 16, 2011, 6:10pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300- 790 Math, 730 Verbal, 780 Writing
[] SAT II: 800 Biology M, 800 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/100
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History-5, World History-5, European History-5
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cross Country, Student Council (President), National Honor Society (President), Varsity Track, JV Volleyball, Yearbook (Section Editor), Community Interact Club, Cornell Government Internship
[] Volunteer/Community service: Working at Soup Kitchen, Assisting in various school and church functions
[] Summer Activities: College courses, Farm work
[] Essays: Pretty Good (I thought)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Small Public, Rarely sends students to top schools
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:100,000-200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Descent GPA and Scores, Good Leadership
[] Weaknesses: White boy from NY, Nothing Spectacular
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Nothing Spectacular…[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:**
Accepted Students: Congratulations! You should be proud of your accomplishments. Have fun at Yale next year : )
Deferred: Good luck and dont lose hope. Theres always a chance for the regular admissions round.
Rejected: Well, it was a good shot, but everything happens for a reason I suppose. Dont lose hope. Everyone on this board is a fantastic student and Im sure well all end up at great schools!

hotair · December 16, 2011, 7:07pm

Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 best 800 CR 800 W 740 M
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Us history, 700 Lit, 760 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/356
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on calc AB, world history, euro history, Human geo, stat, english lang, us history
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Philosophy SL (6), Latin SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, IB ToK, AP Psych, AP Calc BC, IB Math SL, AP English Literature, IB English HL, AP Comp Gov, AP Latin Vergil, IB Physics HL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not really any i guess, national Merit Semifinalist, member of a bunch of honor societies
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Boy Scouts (eagle scout), Explorer Post (VP), JSA (VP), Great Decisions (President), IB Magazine (Co-Editor), Academic Worldquest (Captain), Brain Brawl (Captain), Certamen team (Latin Brain Brawl)- Captain
[] Job/Work Experience:na
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts, hospital work
[] Summer Activities: volunteer stuff, slept on my long suffering couch
[] Essays: One about an experience I had when I went rappelling, One about playing guitar, why Yale about my love for the classics and political science 
[] Teacher Recommendation: History/Philosophy Teacher, Latin teacher
[] Counselor Rec: He’s a pretty respected guy, I barely know him though
[] Additional Rec: Scoutmaster
[] Interview: Idk, got it super late (about a week before decisions), guy seemed pretty uninterested idk why he he even does them
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major:Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Top 5 public school in the nation
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 130,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lol
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: academic record
[] Weaknesses: ethnicity, I’m not a great essay writer 
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Idk, not very interesting I guess, my essays probably put them to sleep
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**
Whatever, pretty disappointed, gotta work on like 20 more essays

emilylove · December 16, 2011, 7:26pm

Deferred.
What makes this so bad is that I don’t know if anything was wrong in my application to make this happen, so I don’t know what to fix for the regular decision round.

Lemonlover · December 16, 2011, 9:02pm

Deferred…
I just typed up the whole form thing and CC died on me. I’m going to wait awhile (i.e., after the huge wave of college results coming out this week) to post stats.

km313 · December 17, 2011, 2:32am

Accepted! Stats will follow at some point soon.

angusfl · December 17, 2011, 10:05am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (680 CR, 800 M, 710 W)
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 750 Math 2, 750 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: Religion, Arabic, English, French, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Civics, Computer, Phys.Ed, Philosophy.

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[] Teacher Recommendation: One from chem teacher, one from bio teacher, both recommended me with high enthusiasm
[] Counselor Rec: Recommended me with high enthusiasm

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology (Evolutionary and Ecology)
[li] Country (if international applicant): Lebanon[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Mediocre SAT scores[/li][/ul]General Comments: It is not the end of the world if you’re deferred or rejected. There are more universities to look forward to hear from under RA plans.

PS: I didn’t fill everything out 'cause I’m just that awesome.

longone · December 17, 2011, 10:53am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320(790/730/800/11) and 2170(680/710/790/12)
[] ACT: 35(36/35/31/36/11) and 33(34/33/35/28/11)
[] SAT II: US History 790, Math II 780, Bio-M: 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0(4.99 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/793
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): WorldH(5), EuroH(5), USH(4), English(5), CalBC(4), Biology(5), Chemistry(4), Spanish(3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): MathSL(6), SpanishSL(6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: 4 IB HLs, plus AP Physics, Env Science, Psycho
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing major
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Book Club (president), Env Club (VP), Academic Team(Leader), Math Club and Marching Band (leading role, two years)
[] Job/Work Experience: One year Internship in public defender’s office
[] Volunteer/Community service:500+ hours for the past 3 years
[] Summer Activities: Bio Research Internship and Travel.
[] Essays: Good, but not exciting
[] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good
[] Counselor Rec: Should be good
[] Additional Rec: Great
[] Interview: Not have one
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biological Science
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~140K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good academic scores, good EC
[] Weaknesses: No flashing awards, no sports
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea, just did not have eye catching stuff I guess.
[/ul]General Comments:
It is tough to stand out, being an Asian from Ca.

spokenword · December 17, 2011, 11:26am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[li] SAT I (breakdown): M: 650 R: 760 W: 740 (2150, second time)…first time was a 2050 with M: 610 W: 710 R: 730[/li]
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: Math II : 650 US History: 700 Literature: 600 (took SAT II junior year but taking literature class senior year)

[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/95
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis): Junior Year- [/li] Eng Lang (5), USHist (4), Calc AB (5), Macro Econ (4)
Sophomore year - World Hist (3)

[li] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Eng Literature, AP European History, computer course w/ community college (required course), Health Education (required course), AP Psychology[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Distinction, Questbridge College Prep Scholar, National Achievement Semifinalist[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (LD) - Captain, various national, state, and local awards Concert Band (Bassoon) w/ multitude of state and local awards, Mu Alpha Theta (VP, tutoring peers), started a debate team w/ friends at an elementary school, various church projects (including teaching sunday school), National Honor Society (President, also various service events, especially tutoring for freshmen)[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: worked at law firm over summer through local bar association, reference desk clerk at a library[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: (see extracurriculars)[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: debate camps, library work, church work, math/science camps[/li]
[li] Essays: common app, yale supplement, short takes - all were good in my opinion and reflected my sense of self (which was easier to convey on paper than in person )[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: one was from law teacher/assist debate coach … the other was from my physics teacher…I waived my right to read them but have known all my teachers/counselor since fresh yr except for physics which I have known for 2 yrs)[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec: (see above)[/li]
[li] Additional Rec: n/a[/li]
[li] Interview: pleasant and interesting…[/li]
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes[/li]
[li] Intended Major: ethics, politics, and economics[/li]
[li] State (if domestic applicant): tx[/li]
[li] School Type: selective magnet school[/li]
[li] Ethnicity: african-american [/li]
[li] Gender: female[/li]
[li] Income Bracket: <$65,000[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): …[/li]
[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[] Strengths: my passion for the things I do/participate in was evident in my essays…
[] Weaknesses: typo on the word “psychology” in one part of common app with the current year course load (it was correct everywhere else on the app, so it was obvious that it was intially a typo)…other than that, it’s difficult to objectively evaluate myself

[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: only God knows why…[/li]
[/ul][ b]General Comments:**…thank God for blessing me with acceptance to yale…i think it is a place where I can further explore myself and hope to grow as a person…congratulations to those accepted and I’m sure God has a plan for those who were deferred or rejected :)

RadSquared · December 17, 2011, 11:35am

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 total: 800 CR, 740 WR, 720 Math
[] SAT II: 2230 total: 790 Molecular Bio, 790 Math II, 650 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, 4.7 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of 441
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (5), AB Subscore (5), Psychology (5), Biology (5), US History (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calculus III, AP Physics: Mechanics, AP Physics: E & M, science internship at National Cancer Institute (half my day each semester)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Honor[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): My high school’s theater department for all four years, which is an umbrella for a variety of specifics, such as Drama Club (co pres last year, pres this year), Improv Team (founding member 2 years ago, member last year, captain this year), and performing in 8 shows. I’ve played piano for 7 years and go to annual adjudications. Rec soccer for 6 years. Academic team for 3 years, including competing on a local TV show.
[] Job/Work Experience: (what I included in app.) Sales associate at an antique store, and this past summer, a 40 hours/week 8 week job as an intern at the National Cancer Institute, which carries over as a class for my school year
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, volunteering for a few summers at a kid’s nature camp
[] Essays: My main commonapp essay was about the theater dept. and I don’t think it was necessarily phenomenal, but it was close to my heart. In all my writing I just tried to be genuine; I am proud of my essays and have some pretty good stuff in them, but they weren’t like Pulitzer-winning
[] Teacher Recommendation: Got my English teacher, who is one of the 2 teachers who run the theater department, and me and her are extremely close. My other was my calc teacher who everyone jokes about how much she liked me.
[] Counselor Rec: Turns out the other director of the theater department doubles as a guidance counselor, so I got him to write it instead of an impersonal secondary guidance counselor
[] Additional Rec: My mentor from the National Cancer Institute wrote me one I could never even have imagined.
[] Interview: I was nervous, but it actually went really well. My interviewer had similar interests/experiences, and we hit it off fairly well. He said he thought I was a good fit and said I knew my stuff about the college.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Molecular Biophysics and Biochemestry
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] School Type: Public, 1600 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: prefer not to give specifics, but towards upper middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None of that sort

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Specificity in my science interests, immersion in my extra-curricular passions
[] Weaknesses: My standardized test scores were not flawless, and I think I could have improved a few written answers
[li] Why you think you were accepted: I am still in shock, but I think (as my interviewer said) I kind of fit Yale (I’m not trying to be pretentious or say that other people don’t, please don’t take that the wrong way). I love science and math, but also get involved and have an artsy side to me, and I think my genuineness and voice shined through. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
To those who are accepted: Contratulations! I may just see you around in New Haven next year =). If you were deferred or rejected, good luck and god speed on your other applications! I hope you get them done in time to relax and enjoy some time off. All in all, I am sure we will all end up in wonderful schools. Thank you all SO MUCH for helping me through the process. It’s an absolutely crazy time in our lives, but next year it will all be behind us and we can be happy. Love you all!

takashisaito · December 17, 2011, 12:34pm

Pick one:

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (740 CR, 720 W, 680 M)
[] ACT: 34 (35 English/Writing, 34 Reading, 32 Math, 36 Science)
[] SAT II: 710 Spanish, 730 Bio M, 760 Math I, 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A, top 1% (but the 2 or so ahead of me haven’t taken as rigorous of a road.)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), US Hist (5), Bio (5), Spanish (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, Accelerated Physics (AP not offered…), AP English, Jazz Lab IV, AP Chem, Government (again, AP not offered)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Same NMSF/AP stuff that everyone else has, National Spanish Exam Premio de Oro (97th/98th national percentile), NHS/JHS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Not comprehensive, just hitting the highlights.
Music: 9 years of clarinet, 4 years of bass clarinet, picked up saxophone over the summer and now play in school’s highest jazz lab. Been in various orchestras, youth, pit, and community…mostly private lessons though.
Debate: Competed at state-level and national tournaments. Decent, never great. Policy/Public forum.
Crew: Rowed novice and varsity for my city’s rowing club…not for too long, though.
[] Job/Work Experience: Cousins Subs, little over a year, 15-20 hrs/week (more in summer)
[] Volunteer/Community service: 600+ hours total, not counting 3 1/2 straight weeks of upcoming service that is built into our school’s curriculum. Highlights include church camp, organizing bakery delivery to ~110 needy families and/or centers in the area, working with a group of friends at an urban farm for a semester, living with families in the Dominican Republic countryside for 2 weeks building latrines and floors.
[] Summer Activities: Student Health Care Conference at U of Maryland, various mission trips (some mentioned above), orchestra, etc
[] Essays: Both are quality, with the Common App one being the most unique
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both AP teachers, both considered among the best teachers in the school, both love me. Haven’t seen/heard the letters themselves but I assume they are fine
[] Counselor Rec: Haven’t known him for THAT long but we have a good relationship. Again, though, I haven’t seen it.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Went well enough, not awful but not stellar either. Helps that he is a professor in my intended field (Bio)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Biology with a pre-med focus (philosophy double/minor?)
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] School Type: Private, religious, all-male. Good but not elite (see lack of AP Gov, Physics…)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: If I had to guess, upwards of 250K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I wish…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Damn good grades, lots of service, great teacher recs (though that is somewhat of an assumption), quality essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT I, non service extracurrics are meh at best, no hooks to speak of.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Looking at the thread, I was probably a few coin flips away from acceptance…but also a few a way from rejection.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Right now, only bummed out about the fact that I won’t hear back from any colleges until springtime. Still, in good company. 9 other apps submitted, mostly to rigorous colleges. It’s all good.

Starcat · December 17, 2011, 1:40pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290: 760 CR, 790 Math, 740 Writing
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 770 Math IIC, 760 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unavailable
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (5), AP US History (5), AP Spanish 
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Literature, AP Psychology, US
Issues (required course), chorus, drama
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Scholar, NHS, INS[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (several leads), Opera (several leads), Voice, Dance (conservatory dance captain), Competitive Drama Club (Officer), Model UN, Community Service Clubs (Officer Positions)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, Free the Children (President), Anti- Bullying Club (President)
[] Summer Activities: Theater Conservatories, Dance, Voice
[] Essays: Common App- choreographing at theater camp over the summer and getting a concussion as a result, Supplement- balancing odd combination of interests (political science, biology, theater)
[] Teacher Recommendation: both from teachers who really like me and who are known for their great recommendations
[] Counselor Rec: from a counselor who really likes me and knows how hard I work
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: on campus- really great, the interviewer and I were the same person, and we just ended up talking about politics and Hemingway[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket: upwards of 150K, probably[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Course Load, Essays, Subjective- I have a unique set of interests/ extracurricular activities, several theater related awards, and I sent in supplementary
opera recordings. My interview was also strong
[] Weaknesses: GPA- couple B+s junior year
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: all of the applicants from my school were either deferred or denied- we were all pretty qualified, so I’m guessing it had to do with that and some bad luck. Also, just from this thread it seems like there are a million biology majors, so I’m assuming that didn’t work in my favor[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in!

roxyrose22 · December 17, 2011, 2:38pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 800 M, 780 W
[] ACT: 35 composite
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 780 Chem, 760 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1st
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Stat (4), Chem (5), Bio (5), Comp Sci (4), Psych (5), Lang (5), Euro History (5), US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Heavy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, unless you count National Merit SemiFinalist, National AP Scholar, and Morehead-Cain Scholarship semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (president), The Quill (co-founder and co-president), pop dance club (co-Founder and co-leader), Varsity math team, youth orchestra, track & field, and some more (sorry, I feel lazy :p)
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Red Cross Greeter, AVID tutor, guest piano player for church services
[] Summer Activities: math and science summer camps
[] Essays: I think my common app essay was alright but not my best. I really liked my supp essay by its possible that admissions ppl might not think it was that great
[] Teacher Recommendation: I waived my right to see them but im sure theyre good
[] Counselor Rec: i waived my right again but i dont know what she wrote because she’s a new counselor so she doesn’t know me very well
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: ehh went ok i guess. it was my first interview ever and i didn’t know what to expect. i dont think i impressed my interviewer very much but it was a learning experience
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: applied physics
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: my transcript, scores, and essays (well at least one of them)
[] Weaknesses: the rec letters possibly, interview, no major awards, no hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was expecting a deferral because I know that I’m a good candidate but i’m nothing exceptional. Even so, i couldn’t help but feel sad…
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone who got in!!! I’m so jealous that many of you won’t have to work on college apps again! Sighh now to dive back into my own college apps and finish frantically in 2 weeks T.T

artexius · December 17, 2011, 2:55pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380, R 780, W 800, M 800
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: Biology M 800, Chemistry 800, Math II 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t report.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All APs self studied. Grade 9: Macroeconomics (5), Microeconomics (5), Statistics (5). Grade 10: Biology (5), Environmental Science (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Math SL (7), French SL (6)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma: English HL, Chemistry HL, History HL, Physics SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Two international science fairs (no Intel), gold medal at national science fair, provisionally patented research filed by a hospital, national/international media exposure, top honors in a national biology competition.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science research (11-12), a lot of public speaking (10-12), music in a pre-professional wind orchestra (9-12), member of school DECA chapter (9-12).
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at a bank for one summer (after grade 10), research student another summer (after grade 11). Both paid.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Council for a regional student program for a charity (10-12, Chair in 12), fundraising and awareness for the disease I do research on (raised a few thousand) (11-12).
[] Summer Activities: Each job took up one summer each, worked full-time. Did nothing in grade 9 summer.
[] Essays: Yale supplement was probably my favorite pieces of writing ever, Common App was good but not amazing. Activity short answer was on how my research led to me getting involved with fundraising and public speaking for the disease - pretty moving story.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry and English teachers. Chemistry teacher said research was at a Master’s thesis level, English teacher’s was absolutely glowing as well.
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t really know her, but rec was long and very good if a bit generic at times.
[] Additional Rec: Research mentor’s. Didn’t see. I would imagine it was good though.
[] Interview: I thought it went really well, but was only 35-40 minutes.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Public magnet
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: ~100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: National/international science awards and media coverage, whole application showed passion for the disease I work on (research, public speaking, fundraising). Good objective stats with early self-studied APs.
[] Weaknesses: Only one major leadership position, almost no ECs outside of my passion area, not involved in the school at all.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: True passion was able to shine through. And I absolutely loved my entire Yale supplement - spent pretty much the entire summer on it.
[/ul]General Comments:

One of the most incredible moments of my life when I saw the decision.

Tried too hard to be that kid that was the president of all the clubs, etc in the first two years of high school, but began research in grade 11 and discovered my passion. My entire application was essentially built on my final two years. Realized it’s so key to find what you love and just do it - regardless of when you realize or how do you realize it, you’ll end up a better person whether you get into your dream school or not.

Hope this is at least somewhat helpful to future applicants. I know I went through countless posts like this one over the last few years so I figured I had to return the favor. You really don’t need to be the president of 6 clubs or whatever and chair five committees to get into a good college - however clich

onemoreyear1 · December 17, 2011, 3:41pm

ACCEPTED!

SAT I 2330
[ *] SAT II: 800 US History, 800 Math 2, 800 Spanish, 770 Physics
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):school doesn’t offer rankings like that. probably 95~
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): doesnt offer
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang 5, Spanish Lang 5, US History 5
[ * ] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, AP Stat, AP Calc AB, AP European, AP US Government and Politics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Semi Finalist

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Choir memeber (President for upper school choir for two years)
part of my high school a capella chamber choir (President)
Been vocally competing all over the country (won many awards)
Varsity Tennis (all four years/ team captain/ awards)
PResident of our schools women’s group
Dance- in and out of school
Musicals- participate out of school also.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none really
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: created an after school tutoring program for refugee children
[ *] Summer Activities: worked at the District attorney’s office, interned at a immigration law firm, and worked as a Congressional Intern
[ *] Essays: I thought they were good. I spent so long on all of them
common app was about my heritage/ singing
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read but one of my teachers is basically my mom
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[ *] Additional Rec: I read it, it made me cry. So sweet. from my Choir director
[ *] Interview: he was awesome. he asked me about yale for like the first 30 minutes and then we got off on a tangent and spent another hour discussing the coming presidential election. it was risky but fun.

[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: political science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] School Type: private- we get like 25 people accepted to ivies
[ *] Gender: F
Race- Lebanese
[ *] Income Bracket: highish
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.

[ *] Strengths: maybe bc i sent in a vocal suppl? heritage? I know four lang? i dont know im still in shock
[ *] Weaknesses: my average/ only 3 aps perhaps lack of community service?

[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea… i cant believe its all over.
cant wait to meet all those future bulldogs!!! good luck to all waiting RD!!!

Congrats to all who got accepted!

crapshoot101 · December 17, 2011, 4:42pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 reading, 780 math, 790 writing)
[] ACT: didn’t send
[] SAT II: 800 math I, 780 Spanish, 760 English lit, 750 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%, school doesn’t get more specific
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), English Lang (5), Macro (5), Micro (5), Spanish Lang (5), Chem (4), US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics B, AP English Literature, AP Comparative Government, Speech & Debate, Philosophy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (Captain), School newspaper (editor-in-chief), GSA (vice president), Piano, Quiz Bowl team, Volunteer work
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp, volunteer work
[] Essays: I think both were good, my additional yale essay may have even been better than my common app
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see either but I have great relationships with both
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see but again great relationship
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Went pretty well I think, he said he liked me
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: middleish
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): haha none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: test scores, extracurriculars, volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: no hook.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Weakness + username = deferral
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted! Now for the wait until April…

powerfuldog · December 17, 2011, 4:45pm

Some thoughts on this year’s Early acceptances:

I know many of you are probably racking your heads over Yale’s absolutely arbitrary, crapshoot admissions process that, in my opinion, rejected or deferred some of the MOST talented members in the applicant pool. This doesn’t mean that those who got in didn’t deserve it; everyone put in an inordinate amount of hard work to get in, and I wish them the best of luck for the future.

The increasing reliance on carefully apportioned quotas for race, gender, ethnicity, etc. by top colleges are destroying the chances of the most accomplished applicants on various levels, and it’s imply disheartening. On this forum alone, I have seen those with regional level accomplishments and mediocre test scores get in over applicants with national/international accomplishments and grades/scores to match. Yale’s early action selection process has been disappointing, to say the least.

Why did Yale choose to DEFER, not REJECT, so many of these students? Is it possible that they haven’t fully reviewed the applications of all the early applicants? Or did they simply see so many “borderline” applicants that they couldn’t reject them outright? I think it’s the latter.

I was deferred with excellent test scores, salutatorian of my class, national-level awards and performances for classical South Asian music, state-level debate awards, and I’ve seen so many on this forum with stats similar to mine or better; yet, we’ve been rejected or deferred, an astonishing phenomenon.

My message here is to encourage deferred applicants (especially if you’re Asian) to be PRACTICAL about the biased/skewed admissions process and to take a rejection/deferral from a rational perspective. You do NOT need to go to a prestigious, name-brand school to succeed; how could Yale possibly judge your worth? College, and the future, is what you choose to make of it. Stay positive.

misspiggy · December 17, 2011, 5:14pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (CR 710, M 740, W 800, E 10)
[] SAT II: Math II 800, USH 740, Bio M 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): No AP offered
[] Senior Year Course Load: High school: English 4, Government, Economics, Spanish 3 Community college: Calculus 3, Intro to Microeconomics, Adv Comp and Crit Reading, US Government, another college English class
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not much
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (didn’t go into much detail): Interact Club (President), Leadership Club (Committee Chair), District Youth Commission, Robotics, MESA, Piano
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at local library, mentored middle school students, bunch of volunteer events
[] Summer Activities: Went to Summer@Brown on a scholarship, took community college courses
[] Essays: Common App one was on moving a lot and diversity, wasn’t too fond of it. Supplement was on visiting a Buddhist temple and its influence on my decision to become a vegetarian, liked this one.
[] Teacher Recommendation: English and history teachers. They were pretty generic.
[] Counselor Rec: New counselor this year so I’m not sure how it was.
[] Interview: Wasn’t great but wasn’t too bad. My interviewer was a teacher and drilled me with questions. It wasn’t a fun interview, but I think I did alright.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics or Global Affairs
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Non-traditional, located on a community college campus
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~70,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I wish…
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Decent test scores and grades, supplement essay, unique high school
[] Weaknesses: Lack of awards, no outstanding ECs, teacher recs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Too many extremely qualified applicants![/li][/ul]General Comments: I expected to be deferred so not much disappointment. Crossing my fingers for RD. April is too far away! Congrats to the people who got accepted! :)

PAGRok · December 17, 2011, 5:24pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):1910
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 770 (Biology), 700 (Chemistry), 680 (US History)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/236
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Biology (5), US History (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Envi. Science, AP Gov. and Politics, Economics, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Weights, AP English Literature, Spanish 2 (college)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CSF member, AP Scholar, Poetry Out Load Finalist, Rotary Youth Leadership, GATE Program, Knowledge Master’s Open
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Odyssey of the Mind (Regionals - 1st 4 times, States - 1st 4 times, Worlds - 1st, 6th, 7th) Symphonic Band (1st Chair Clarinet, Western International Honors Band), Club START (president), College Knowledge Club (President and Founder), High School Theatre (Grease and Oklahoma - speaking roles), The Library Club, Jazz Band (1st Chair Alto Sax), Showchoir Band (1st Chair Alto Sax, founding member)
[] Job/Work Experience: High School Tutor, Internship at Connections (college and career counseling)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nevada Country Library Volunteer (100+ hours)
[] Summer Activities: Rotary Youth Leadership Camp, Library Volunteer, Sierra Community College courses (Engineering, Earth Science)
[] Essays: I wrote my common app. essay on Odyssey of the Mind and the growth of my creativity and self-worth through the program. Talk about collaborative nature of program and its art + engineering + writing aspects. Supplement was on my journey through the college admissions process and discovering myself and enjoying the journey not the goal.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One was alright, the other highlighted my unique thoughts well.
[] Counselor Rec: Amazing! Really bonded with my counselor! She showed my drive and willingness to try new things. Showed my creative voice and emphasis on music and passion for biology.
[] Additional Rec: Going to submit one from my Odyssey of the Mind coach.
[] Interview: Went well, she thought I fit the school well and would love it there.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] School Type: small public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: 70,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: good GPA, test score (ACT), unique extra-curricular, passionate about the process, I really liked my essays, great counselor rec., well-rounded
[] Weaknesses: no hooks, or stand out awards, or a spike (focus on one thing)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I don’t think I was strong enough in one category! Yale selects a well rounded class, not well rounded student like me.
[/ul]General Comments:
Yale was my top pick, but no longer. I know that I had a slim chance, and still do for regular. Wish you all the best of luck!

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