Official Yale Class of 2016 SCEA Results Thread

Suffuse · December 17, 2011, 8:21pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 800 Bio M, 800 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not applicable
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5, AB Subscore 5, Chem 5, Bio 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics; English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USABO Semifinalist, USNCO finalist, NMSF
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science-related
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring other students
[] Summer Activities: Research in a unique field
[] Essays: Very “me”
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: Excellent
[] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Im not sure
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Private, many to top schools
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: UMC
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Research, science
[] Weaknesses: Ethnicity
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was true to who I was. [/li][/ul]General Comments:

Be real.

Im excited for the next four years. Go Bulldogs and the Class of 2016!

everest23 · December 17, 2011, 8:30pm

Decision: Deferred
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Nope.
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: Math II - 720, Chemistry - 780, Bio-M - 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/200
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Biology (4), Calc AB (5), Macroecon (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Independent Research, Forensic Science, AP Physics, AP Stats, AP Lit, Spanish III, Social Studies Research, Research Methods, Bioethics, Organic Chemistry
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (Student Body President), Varsity Science Olympiad, Key Club, National Honor Society (Officer), YAC, Musicals, Varsity Soccer (Captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research Assistant, Purchasing Intern
[] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Group, Mission Trips
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see them.
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure.
[] Additional Rec: Also not sure.
[] Interview: I thought it went amazingly well, especially because it was my first interview and I was a wreck.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[] Intended Major: Chemistry and Theater
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[] School Type: rural, public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Unfortunately, no
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my personality really came through in the application
[] Weaknesses: Maybe too well-rounded…?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Maybe didn’t make myself different enough.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got accepted! My fellow deferrals, I’ll see you March 29.

Superfantastic · December 17, 2011, 11:38pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (800 CR, 720 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 800 Lit, 800 French, 790 World Hist, 700 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): =1/160ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lit (5), Gov (5), USH (5), World (5), Stats (5), French (5), Music Theory (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Calc AB, AP Human Geog, AP Psych, AP German, Chem H, Advanced French. Most AP classes are through Virtual High School
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some writing awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra, QuizBowl, Soccer coach
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 jobs, both in retail, total 12-20 hours per week during school time and full-time in vacations for the past 3 years
[] Volunteer/Community service: 1500+ hours. Tutoring and interpreting for ESOL children and their families. Started (with the support of an organization I was volunteering for who help to run it) a service for children living in temporary accommodation. Led the fundraising that allows us to provide support and activities for 30 hours per week. This was my main activity and I have won some awards for it which have received press coverage, including quite a big national award. I am also on two advisory boards in my area and have been invited to some state-level committees and one national committee and done lots of public speaking
[] Summer Activities: Nothing really, I extended the hours in one of my jobs to work full-time each summer
[] Essays: People who read them said they sounded natural and like me, although whether that’s a good thing…
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were both really great, but also very similar
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t know. I think it was probably generically nice
[] Additional Rec: From the organization where I volunteer
[] Interview: I guess it went OK overall, but I was really nervous
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant): -
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Volunteer work and awards, having 2 jobs, essays told a good story about me, low income
[] Weaknesses: No major academic awards, research or summer programs, not many ECs outside the one I was really dedicated to
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I will only tell that secret for money! Seriously, I did the things I did with no thought to whether Yale or anyone else would like it, though I am glad they did
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone. It’s an immense achievement to have been in a position where you could even consider applying to a school like Yale. Regardless of the outcome, you are all amongst the starriest of stars, and I am sure your hard work, talent and ambition will let you do something amazing at whatever school is lucky enough to have you attend.

moonrat · December 18, 2011, 1:53am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not send
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: 750 US History, 720 Math II (didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): UW 94.0 W 97.1
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Computer Science (5), AP US History (5), AP English Language (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, english electives, humanities elective, Comp. Sci. Mobile App Development elective
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): a Head of School (athletic head), Women in Science & Engineering Program, Varsity XC (2x Captain/All New England Runner), Varsity Squash, Varsity Lacrosse, Varsity Flute Ensemble (1st Flute), Flute Lesson, Environmental Action Committee, Students for a Free Tibet, Ultimate Frisbee Org. (head), hostess/tour guide, two squash camps (one held at Yale).
[] Job/Work Experience: Soundboard Technician one summer for eleven-piece horn band
[] Volunteer/Community service: church, food bank, school fair that raised $11,000
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
Common App: about a computer science competition (being female). I really liked it, and my college counselor said it was memorable.
Short Answer: leadership
Why Yale: told one of my grandfather’s fondest memories of Yale – about how Yale truly cares about its students
Additional Essay: eh. written last minute. not my best.
[] Teacher Recommendation:

From my AP Calc BC teacher who is also the Headmistress and knows me well (because I am a Head of School). Probably amazing.
From my English teacher soph/junior year who uses one of my papers as an example for his current students to read.
[] Counselor Rec: Knows me well. Writes us amazing recs.
[] Additional Rec: From my Physics/Women in Science and Engineering teacher.
[] Interview: Alumnae interview with an older gentleman at my school. My first interview and it probably could have gone a lot better.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): legacy (grandfather)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA decent, nice ECs, legacy, essays pretty good, leadership, women in science and engineering
[] Weaknesses: no major awards, testing just ok, nothing amazing about me, lack of summer activities!!
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: What I was expecting :). Compared to all the other deferrees, I am actually amazed that I was not rejected. You all are absolutely amazing![/ul]

juniormathwiz · December 18, 2011, 9:01am

Decision: Accepted
just figured out how to use this template!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2280 cr 700 m 780 wr 800
[] ACT:n/a
[] SAT II:math 2 800 bio M 770 chem 750 us hist 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):top 1%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US hist(5) AP lang(5) AP French 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:All iB courses History HL English HL Biology HL Chemistry SL Math HL French SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Various national awards and one international award;NMSQT semifinalist; harvard Book Award; many local school awards and HOBY.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):President of class 2 years; captain of soccer team;play basketball, and soccer; work for many local volunteer organizations.
[] Job/Work Experience:lifeguard
[] Volunteer/Community service:help out with many community service projects >200 hours
[] Summer Activities: recreational director
[] Essays:First one about helping a kid who was significantly challenged in his ability to play sports and how I learned so much through helping him one winter.simple anecdotal essay. heartfelt.
supplemental:anecdotal story about a trip that changed me forever.
[] Teacher Recommendation:signed waiver:did not see. most likely very good…all my teachers spoke very highly of me.
[] Counselor Rec:extremely good. very complimentary and personalized.
[] Additional Rec:none sent. i don’t think Yale appreciates this unless it gives a very different perspective on you.
[] Interview:I had a campus interview. We got on so well.Just a nice general talk about my interests and what I liked about Yale.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended Major:Bio
[] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public school only 2 years old
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None!
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths:I think my awards and ECs. essays may also have helped.
[] Weaknesses:I’m sure there are many: i was expecting deferral! To those of you who are Asian and got deferred: i don’t think this ethnicity thing was a weak point for me…i was worried about it after all the hoopla in the news but now I am truly confident that Yale looks at the whole person.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:good counselor rec, great essays , good overall transcript, leadership roles.
[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all those who were accepted. To those of you deferred, there is still hope…the numbers accepted so far are very small…I sincerely hope that most CCers will be part of the class of 2016 at Yale. Keep your spirits up, you are all amazing candidates! I am glad that I don’t have any more apps to do, but to those that still have to over the holidays, it will be worth it in the end. You’ll look back at this time in a few years and it is not as significant part of your life as you think it is right now…you have many more amazing years to come!!!

Dashboard75 · December 18, 2011, 11:27am

Does anyone know approximately how many of those deferred in the early round actually get in? I was deferred and I just want to know my chances.

catamount · December 18, 2011, 12:05pm

I promised to post in the pledge thread. Accepted!

2000206 · December 18, 2011, 12:14pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (800 M, 780 CR, 690 W (due to an 8 on the essay))
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 US History, 800 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro, US History, Language, BC Calc (all 5’s).
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP’s: Bio, Physics C, Lit, Gov. Honors Wind Ensemble, Calculus III (through University of Illinois)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, National Merit Semi-Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout - Bronze Palm), Music (All-State Trumpet Player, in pretty much every school music ensemble )
[] Volunteer/Community service: Again, lots of Boy Scouts
[] Essays: Common App and Yale Supp. both were fun to write, and I thought quite good. Maybe a 8/10, 9/10 for both?
[] Teacher Recommendation: I saw only one of the two, it was very good, only thing was she spent the last paragraph summarizing things already found on the application
[] Counselor Rec: Fairly good I assume, though I never saw. He knows me pretty well from National Merit stuff.
[] Interview: I thought went pretty well, though we veered off onto tangents a lot
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White as can be
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $150,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: SAT II’s, Music Extracirriculars, Essays
[] Weaknesses: SAT I’s, Lack of huge major awards
[*] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was expecting deferral, so it wasn’t a shock at all. The admissions process is a very arcane art indeed. Good luck to everyone at Regular, and for those denied, I’m absolutely sure you will find a fantastic place to go to as a member of the Class of 2016!

Jsherm101 · December 18, 2011, 12:21pm

rejected…

geeeek · December 18, 2011, 12:42pm

Deferred. Congrats to those who got in! You were all accepted for a reason and I know you all deserved it.

Dashboard75 · December 18, 2011, 12:49pm

anyoneeee?

Lily8476 · December 18, 2011, 2:45pm

Because not doing this would make me feel even worse since i pledged and everything…

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 (CR), 790 (M), 800 (W)
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: 750 (Lit), 710 (World History), 690 (U.S. History)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rankings or percentiles at my school but definitely top 5-10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), World History (5), Literature and Composition (5), Chemistry (4), noted on app that I’ll be taking US Gov, Comparative Gov, French, Statistics, and Language and Composition in the spring of 2012
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP GovPol, Peer Group Leaders (training class for selected seniors to mentor freshmen), AP English 4, Orchestra (top one), French 6A, Anatomy and Physiology, Gym/Health
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no major ones but several French ones in addition to National Merit Finalist and AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Asian American Club (4 years, Secretary then Co-President), Dance Club (4 years, Co-President and Choreographer), Cooking Club (3 years, Publicity Secretary then Treasurer), Knowledge Masters (4 years, President), NUStyle Dance Crew (1 year, co-founder and choreographer), PHS Orchestra (4 years), School newspaper (2 years), Yearbook (2 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Receptionist at a local real estate agency (4 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Local hospital (4 years), March of Dimes (3 years), Music Mentor <a href=“3%20years”>teach little kids music</a>, LINC Leader <a href=“3%20years”>run community service group for sophomores at my school to help them apply to volunteer at the hospital</a>, Tutor (3 years), Volunteered at local daycare for at-risk/homeless kids in the summer (2 years), GAIA <a href=“2%20years”>group of teens who promote acceptance/diversity and hold workshops in lower schools</a>
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering at hospital/daycare, attending training retreats for Peer Group/GAIA, choreographing and filming dance video with dance crew
[] Essays: I liked them and the teachers I showed them to really enjoyed them but perhaps they weren’t quite what Yale wanted.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from a history teacher that was probably quite good (he really liked me) and one from a math teacher that was probably good but generic.
[] Counselor Rec: probably not glowingly amazing but definitely good and personal compared to most counselor recs. he knows me a lot better than most of his students because i’m always in Guidance haha
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: one on campus when i visited that went fantastically, the Yalie really liked me and we ended up going off on this tangent. one off campus with an alum who lives in my town and is a professor emeritus at the university in my town(i live in Princeton)…not so good. he ended up trying more to sell me on Princeton than on Yale and arguing with me over why I should prefer Pton to Yale. -__-
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[] Intended Major: English Language and Literature or History
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public, small and well known, rivals the private schools
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 100,000 ish but little disposable income (sister attends NYU, lots of $$)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, first interview, ECs, volunteering
[] Weaknesses: essays weren’t super strong, 2nd interview, GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i don’t have legacy and my GPA wasn’t that strong, combined with the completely surreal 2nd interview. also another girl from my school with similar stats/ECs but has legacy applied EA and was accepted, and usually Yale only takes 1 from my school early and maybe 2 more regular. [/li][/ul]General Comments:
good luck to everyone who was deferred! congrats to everyone was accepted! and to my fellow rejectees: good luck with your apps, i’m sure we’ll end up somewhere great anyway :)

Melodique · December 18, 2011, 4:30pm

Not posting stats but since I pledged, rejected. D:
Congrats to everyone who was accepted! Don’t give up hope deferrees and good luck with the rest of your apps fellow rejectees XD

Swimfreak001 · December 18, 2011, 9:02pm

Already posted my decision but am now posting my stats!

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750(M) 720(CR) 690(W) (One Sitting)
[] ACT: 32 (One Sitting)
[] SAT II: 710 US, 700 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): unweighted: 98.5 Weighted: 100.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/146
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 APUSH, 3 English Lit
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Gov, College English, Calc 1+2, Spanish 5, Band, Bio 109+110 (Hardest Courses Schedule at my School)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Selected to Attend THIMUN, Multiple MUN awards at regional conferences
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Student Senate, Model United Nations for 4 years, District-wide club where members are selected by superintendent, Varsity Swimming, Tennis, and Golf (not recruited), National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard and work in a kitchen at a local restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Hospital in a nearby city, Blood donor, Various community activities
[] Summer Activities: Youth Court, Volunteering at Hospital, Summer Conference, Working, Swim Club
[] Essays: I thought they were very good. Common App: About my friend passing away from cancer and how it affected me. Supplement: About overcoming an obstacle in my first year of swimming
[] Teacher Recommendation: Saw one that was very good, didn’t see the other but I am sure it was amazing!
[] Counselor Rec: I think it was pretty good. Didn’t read but he likes me.
[] Additional Rec: Excellent rec from my principal who I was very close with.
[] Interview: Went very well. The alumni liked me and told me I was one of the best kids he interviewed from this area. 
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Rural Public ( :[ )
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 140,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation (kind of? ) and perhaps coming from a rural area? Other than that, none. haha
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Alumni interview, Essays, short takes
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores and rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably didn’t stand out enough and wasn’t a “for sure” RD admit.
[/ul]General Comments:
I feel so lucky to be deferred! With how great everyone was, I’m thankful I didn’t get rejected. Congrats to everyone accepted! You all truly deserve it. As to those rejected, I’m sorry but I know you will all find schools that you love as much as Yale. And to those deferred, we must continue to wait a couple more months. Good luck to everyone else whether it be at Yale or another school!

aquiade · December 20, 2011, 12:18am

Result: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 32 (English: 35 Math: 28 Reading:33 Science: 30 Writing: 9)
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9 out of 347
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(5), English Comp(5), US History(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, AP Lit, Newspaper, Wind Ensemble, Law
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, MSBOA Superior Rankings, School Social Studies Award, Outstanding Band Student, Boys’ State, Scholar Athlete Award
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming (Senior Captain), Newspaper (Project Manager), NHS (Treasurer), Marching Band (Section Leader), Quiz Bowl (Captain)

Job/Work Experience: Filming football games
Volunteer/Community service: Loads of stuff with NHS, tutoring, blood drives, K9 shelter, etc.
Summer Activities:
Summer swimming, band.
Essays: I had really strong essays in my opinion.
Teacher Recommendation: I know that one of them was outstanding, not sure about the other one but I trust the teacher wrote a good one.
Counselor Rec: I think she knows me well enough to write a good one. We sat down and talked about my interests and such.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: I think it went very well. I made it clear I sincerely want to go to Yale for the school it is, not because of its name.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: about $110,000, but that’s this year only. Usually $85,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection: I should have taken the SAT.
Strengths: Essay, extra-curricular activities and leadership, school transcript.
Weaknesses: no SAT, mediocre ACT, white guy, lack of standing out.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think I’m really strong in everything except standardized testing, which isn’t quite up to the caliber of lots of other applicants. If I manage to get in during the regular admissions round it’ll be because of my writing skills and consistent leadership.
General Comments: I’m glad that I’m competitive enough to be re-considered, and I’m really happy for everybody who got in. I hope to be seeing you people next year!

Jackyt · December 20, 2011, 2:01pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1780 R:620 M:660 W:500 (took once)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Lit:640 Math II:710 Physics:660 (took once)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.877
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 14th out of 550 (gpa sytem at my school rewards free periods)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): (5’s) Lang, Psych; (4’s) Art History, Euro, US Hist; (3’s) Physics B, Calc AB
[] Senior Year Course Load: (all AP) Physics C, Latin, Calc BC, Studio Art, Micro/Macro Econ, Lit, US Gov
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Captain for 3 years), Speech and debate (captain), Latin club (VP), Link Crew (Activities), Student Directed One-acts (Director), Boy’s Volleyball, Diversity Council, making color palettes
[] Job/Work Experience: Working at my parents restaurant since I was 12
[] Volunteer/Community service: Soup kitchen
[] Summer Activities: Bold Earth Trip (teen travel), summer school gym (didn’t fit in during school year, 3 years), Science Olympiad Summer Camp (3 years, captain)
[] Essays: Vanilla: how I became who I am (VERY politically correct, optimistic, inclusive) from being raised by television; How I didn’t believe I was a natural leader until someone told me this summer; How volleyball loosened my Type-A personality, taught me to trust others, and have and outlet for stress.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Art teacher: loves art, good leader in group projects, approachable mentioned I was homecoming king; Physics teacher: friendly, balances social with academic, able to do science, not condescending when asked for help by others; Euro teacher: Loves art, convinced class of eight the importance of art history (the teacher actually hated modern art before me) very academic, great person
[] Counselor Rec: Standard, doesn’t know me well enough to say anything new.
[] Additional Rec: From Bold Earth Trip leaders, said I have a great personality, love art, and can cook.
[] Interview: Great I thought; lasted and hour and a half, should’ve been about 45, talked about how I’m not afraid of taking risks (no matter how stupid) like taking 7 AP classes my senior year (which was a horrible idea btw), my love of food, how speech went hand in hand with my self confidence
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: Art History/Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public-average about 60% go to some sort of college
[] Ethnicity: Asian - why lord, why?
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 180K+ (didn’t mention)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen, not a “typical” asian
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, Teacher recs, Interview and EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Numbers and letters (scores, ranks, got a few B’s)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My “self” wasn’t enough to help my low numbers [/li][/ul]General Comments: heartbroken, I really fell in love with Yale, but my heart will go on.

cdun135 · December 20, 2011, 7:00pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (780 CR, 760 M, 720 W)
[] ACT: didnt send
[] SAT II: Math II 760; M Bio - 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 UW/4.36 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): not available
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP Biology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit, AP US Government, AP Chemistry, AP Psychology, AP Euro, Cults & World Religions/Apologetics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Summer Activities: NYLF on Medicine at Georgetown, 2 courses at Harvard Summer School
[] Essays: Very good, according to everyone that read it, wrote about my discovery of music
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 from Hnrs Chem/AP Bio/AP Chem Teacher very good and teacher is a grad from Cornell; 1 from World History/APUSH/APEuro very good as this teacher loves me and my leadership roles
[] Counselor Rec: Very good as well, hes been writing recs for 30 plus years
[] Additional Rec: Rec from an adult who knows my theatre and music involvement very well
[] Interview: Not as good as I had hoped but I guess it went well for him‼
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep!
[] Intended Major: Double major in Biomedical Engineering and Theatre Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant): USA!
[] School Type: religiously affiliated private school
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 80,000-90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, assistant minister of music at church
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: scores, extracurriculars and I guess scores
[] Weaknesses: pretty much everything else on my app I guess?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I HAVE NO IDEA‼ Musical Theatre??[/li][/ul]General Comments: IM SOO EXCITED:bangbang:! BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL:bangbang:

km313 · December 20, 2011, 8:46pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730 CR, 720 M, 800 W (11E, 80MC)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 US History, 780 Chem, 630 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/375
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang (5), Chem (5), Calc AB (5), US Gov (5), Spanish Lang (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Psych, AP Physics C, Computer Elective, Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Semi, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/ Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Orchestra (Principal chair), Student Government at school, local, and state level, lots of educational advocacy…I can’t get too specific here for the sake of identity preservation
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community activities through clubs, nursing home visits, playing music at community events, youth panelist for community organizations
[] Summer Activities: Internship at Dept. of Ed
[] Essays: People seemed to like them. I thought they were good. I tried to convey my personality and used the supplement essay to really assert my interest in science
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they were good.
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Additional Rec: No additional rec
[] Interview: Pretty good. We talked in depth about educational policy and science, and the interviewer’s interests matched mine well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Will be applying
[] Intended Major: Either Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology or Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: African-American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: <$80,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation college
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, AP test scores, commitment to ECs, Subject tests that were not Math II
[] Weaknesses: That outlying Math II score…not a good day!, Lack of major awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Who can really say? I think my balance of interests (science, educational policy, music) came across well in my application, and maybe the admissions officers responded well to that.
[/ul]General Comments: I guess rubbing the foot of the statue really did pay off! But in all seriousness, I’m very happy. Yale really is a one of a kind place and I’m so grateful that I have the opportunity to attend next year.

amhkim · December 21, 2011, 6:24pm

Decision: Deferred

[ b]Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (710 reading, 790 math, 780 writing)
[] ACT:34
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 700 Physics, 780 Chemistry, 740 US History, 790 Spanish Listening
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), English Lang/Composition (5), European History (4), Spanish Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Ceramics, Mirror Themes, AP Calc BC, AP Gov/Econ, AP Bio, AP Environmental Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit semi-finalist, key club awards, nothing really
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (vice president, president), Happily Ever After Club (founder, president), Taekwondo, Church activities (Secretary)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club, Assisteens, Church
[] Summer Activities: classes at local jc, key club
[] Essays: good according to everyone who read them
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see but both are good writers and know me well
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t see but i think it was good
[] Additional Rec: no
[] Interview: average
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, pretty much asked for full ride
[] Intended Major: bio
[] State (if domestic applicant):CA
[] Country (if international applicant):Brazil (I am an international student living in the US)
[] School Type: public, pretty good local
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: girl
[] Income Bracket: below 60K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):brazilian
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths:numbers, recs
[] Weaknesses: unfocused application
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Don’t show interest in intended field of study, my application is all over the place, interview wasn’t that good
[/ul]General Comments: i hope i get later

ragekage · December 21, 2011, 9:12pm

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

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (superscore): 790 CR, 800 M, 710 W
[ *] ACT: 33 (didn’t send)
[ *] SAT II: 790 Math II, 790 Chem, 780 Bio M
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank, class size: 750+ (ginormous public schools for you lol)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5, Chem 5, Physics C: Mech 5, Bio 5, English Lang/Comp 5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Psych, AP Macro/Microecon, AP English Lit/Comp, Academic Tutor for Physics, Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra, Track/XC
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with Distinction
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years Track (2011 Varsity Letter/Coaches’ Medal for most dedicated athlete, CIF qualifier in 4x400m, 2x League finalist in 800m) 3 years Cross Country (2009 Most Improved, 2010 Varsity Letter, 2 League Championships), 4 Years Band/Orchestra (principal clarinet in Wind Ensemble, assistant principal in Symphony Orchestra, 4x All-State Band, 1x All-State Orchestra), guitarist/bassist/songwriter in my band, youth league basketball, play 6 instruments but only really talked about guitar/clarinet in my band and in school on my app (submitted music supplement)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: no long-term legit jobs
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: bunch of fundraisers for school music programs, taught English in Taiwan for a couple weeks over the summer
[ *] Summer Activities: community service, cross country training, summer courses at local community college, traveling, getting sunburned
[ *] Essays: they were decent, but I accidentally submitted my app without realizing my common app short answer got chopped off :S I guess since I didn’t get flat out rejected they got my revision lol
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Physics teacher - I felt it was really good, can’t speak for admissions officers though English teacher - didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t read - I thought it would be pretty strong since I know my counselor pretty well
[ ] Additional Rec: from track coach - didn’t read but I think it’s pretty strong
[ ] Interview: went pretty well, only lasted about half an hour though but I got along pretty well with my interviewer
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Ginormous Public but fairly competitive, sends about 10 people to Ivies/Stanford each year
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: 150,000+
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: um…after seeing everyone else’s resumes I don’t really know lol
[ ] Weaknesses: …
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I’m an idiot and sent in my application with half my common app short answer chopped off, took the SAT too many times (4 hehe x.x), Asian male applying for engineering, don’t have very many extracurriculars that support my intended major, essays could’ve been better/more polished, I’m nothing really special compared to everyone else here on CC
[ /list][ b]General Comments: congrats to everyone who got accepted! I hope you guys have a great time at Yale. To my fellow deferees, let’s get this college app party started lol. And to those who got rejected, don’t lose heart; Yale’s early action pool seemed way tougher than Harvard or Princeton’s this year, and remember that your college experience is really what you make out of it, regardless of what school you go to.

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