Official Yale Class of 2017 SCEA Results Thread

ChickenLadder · December 14, 2012, 6:04pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 720 CR 700 W 710
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: French w/ Listening 800 Lit 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesn’t report
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5% (out of 375)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: French curriculum - most classes are the equivalent of an honors course
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): The French aren’t really into these[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Model United Nations (Ambassador, Security Council, Committee Chair, Student Officer)
-Student Government (Delegate on School Life Council and Representative on Administrative Council)
-Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: Impossible, as hiring anyone under 18 requires tons of paperwork for companies so they don’t bother
[] Volunteer/Community service: Non-existent
[] Summer Activities: Nothing special, can’t afford to go to summer programs and town doesn’t have anything to offer
[] Essays: Good (according to others, I’m not great at judging my work)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both really like me so I assume they were good, I never read the letters though
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[li] Interview: It was okay[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Forgot! Though it turns out it wouldn’t have mattered since most of the forms they need are due in January
[] Intended Majors: Global Affairs, History or Political Science (in that order)
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): France (US and French citizen)
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $120,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy, multi-national… Not sure what really qualifies as a hook[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[*] Strengths: Grades (for the most part, a couple of B+'s slipped in there), legacy, strong international background, teacher recs, essays (though Common App one might have been clich

myuusmeow · December 14, 2012, 6:14pm

Deferred. At least now I have some incentive to get started on my other applications.

ceruleia · December 14, 2012, 6:14pm

I was rejected. now is not the time for stats.

watchmesoar · December 14, 2012, 6:16pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send!
[] ACT: Composite: 34 (36 reading, 35 English, 31 math, 34 science, 10 essay)
[] SAT II: Didn’t send.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (4.5 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/563
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5’s (World, US History, Human Geo, Biology, English Lang) and one 4 (Statistics)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP: Lit, Calc AB, Psych, Euro, Macroeconomics, French Others: Web Design, Newspaper
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): TASP, National Achievement Semifinalist, travel abroad scholarships to Turkey (NSLI-Y) and South Korea (CIEE)
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Member of Board of Ed, Student Govt President (previously VP, before that, secretary), Editor in Chief of school paper, Model UN, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Interned for my congress-person.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Too miscellaneous; didn’t list on app.
[] Summer Activities: Turkey, South Korea, Girls State, TASP
[] Essays: Common app: about a small portion of my trip to Korea (so yeah, “my foreign adventure” essays can work!). Yale supplement: TASP-related.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One really good, one absolutely stunning.
[] Counselor Rec: Great.
[] Additional Rec: About leadership and such. Great.
[] Interview: Didn’t have one! (So if you don’t get one, calm down!)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Indeed.
[] Intended Major: Political Science/Global Affairs
[] State (if domestic applicant): The great state of Maryland.
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, large, just fine
[] Ethnicity: African-American (first generation)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Let’s just say I’m not wealthy.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, TASP, really let my interest in diplomacy show through EC’s, summer programs, etc.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I had good numbers and I believe my essays were pretty awesome
[] Weaknesses: ACT math subscore?
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was interesting enough.
[/ul]General Comments: College Confidential may be a bit…crazy a lot of the time, but this site has been immensely helpful since I first came here in middle school. Regardless of your decision, I hope you find a college that you will be happy to call home. Cheers!

chaquefois · December 14, 2012, 6:19pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2080. 750 CR, 650 M, 680 W. (Just self reported.)
[] ACT: 35. 34 Eng, 35 Math, 36 Reading, 36 Sci, 8 Wr. (One sitting.)
[] SAT II: 660 Math 2, 730 Lit. (Just self reported)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro, Macro, Calc BC, Eng Lang, APES, APUSH. All 5s.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP French, AP Stat, H Sociology, H Physics, German I, German II.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NSLI-Y. NMSF.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Taekwondo (red belt). Girl Scouts with Bronze/Silver/in progress Gold. VP for Government/mock Congress club. A few cultural clubs. NHS. Writing (have won some small awards).
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts, Key Club, etc. Run of the mill stuff.
[] Summer Activities:
Philosophy of Cognition course for high schoolers at Northwestern, AP Macroeconomics course, & then NSLI-Y summer abroad in Russia.
[] Essays:
Common app- About my experience in Russia. Theme of always striving to learn more.
Yale supplement- the way science/my childhood has shaped the way I view the world. Bit cheesy topic, but I felt it was strong and genuine.
Why Yale/short answers- Not particularly inspired, just straightforward. 
[] Teacher Recommendation:
One should be awesome. I was the only person to receive an A in the class, engaged in content every day, really small class, English teacher who ought to be able to write well, etc.
The other… I have no idea. Probably okay/meh. Science teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: I’ve seen the woman 3 times at most. Only known her a year and she has hundreds of other students to take care of.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: I wish! I didn’t get one, but I would’ve liked one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup.
[] Intended Major: Cognitive Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Moved after sophomore year, but both are large, well regarded “best in their area” public schools.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT. AP scores/rigor of courses. NSLI-Y. Essays.
[] Weaknesses: Rank. GPA. Extracurriculars. No real focused achievement in one area. Not nearly enough science-y stuff.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I used high school as a “figuring stuff out” time, which was great for me & I don’t regret it at all, but between that and moving, I never really worked up to leadership positions, awards, or doing anything super worthy.
[/ul]General Comments: Disappointed, but what I expected. I probably would’ve rejected myself, so… Congratulations to everyone who made it! You deserve it. :)

murphy12 · December 14, 2012, 6:21pm

Accepted. Will post stats later son is ecstatic

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LucyP32 · December 14, 2012, 6:23pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2220 did not send
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Not taken
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/152
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government and Economics, AP Calculus
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math team (Captain), Mu Alpha Theta (Reporter), Softball (four year varsity pitcher), Quiz Bowl, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: Dental Office Assistant, Pitching Instructor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity, Founded tutoring program, Public Library Volunteer
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Very good, I think. Serious short answers, CA about C.S. Lewis, Supp. about unique background
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very, very good
[] Counselor Rec: Not well written, but very complimentary. Also my neighbor
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: Not offered. I live in a very rural place.
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Mississippi
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: From Mississippi, essays, and recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Lack of APs and such, but I took all my school had to offer
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** I can’t wait to meet everybody! Congratulations all!

arindia556 · December 14, 2012, 6:26pm

[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted**[/color]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2030 R: 750 M:660 W: 620
[] ACT:Composite: 33 (One sitting)
[] SAT II: Chemistry: 760 US: 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (Weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (5), E Lang (4), Chem (5), Latin (1 (Didn’t report, had a A+ in the class, teacher’s first year teaching it))
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most difficults all four years, AP Euro, AP Calc, AP E Lit, AP Physics, Mandarin 4
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Middlebury book award
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity and JV sports mixed all four years, Cross Country captain senior year
[] Job/Work Experience: Founded a delivery service for food (boarding school), interned at a tour company in Kolkata, India
[] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutor, Counselor, Tour Guide, Ambassador, School Newspaper
[] Summer Activities: Studied abroad for five weeks in Beijing, skipped Mandarin 1 to 4
[] Essays: Good, wrote about my love of building stuff and founding the delivery service, wrote about a travel experience at the crematorium ghats in Varanasi, India
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, Yale alum
[] Interview: Very good
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Near East Asia Culture and Language
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Private, Semi Competitive 
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NROTC
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Lots of travel abroad, studied languages (Latin, Farsi, Mandarin), NROTC, Essays
[li] Weaknesses: Test scores, No national awards [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who was accepted. To those deferred and rejected don’t feel bad, go and look at the results thread from last year and look at the people deferred and rejected, look where they went to school. They all go to great schools now. Yale is the most competitive school in the country, it’s total luck. I hope to see you guys next year!!! Damnit got into Yale but still cant figure out how to use this form!

deliciousminh · December 14, 2012, 6:33pm

Deferred Will post stats later. Maybe. Congrats to people accepted!

psidcc · December 14, 2012, 6:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2380 (800M, 800CR, 780W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Chem, 780 Math II, 780 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not Published
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5, Chem 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP’s
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semifinalist, Conrad Int’l Finalist, Undergraduate iGEM Silver Medalist, High School iGEM Int’l Second Place, Invited to Present at American Society of Anesthesiologists Conference, NMSF, AP Scholar, Mayor’s Award, etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Duke iGEM, NCDOT Adopt a Highway, Varsity Tennis(4 years, letter recipient, Varsity Basketball, 2 time state semifinalist), Founder and President of 2300 Plus SAT Prep (chapelhillsat.org), Social Entrepreneurship Team Chair, Sustainability Club Chair
[] Job/Work Experience: 2 Years in lab (Unpaid), 2 Years in Computer Science (Paid)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering in Hospital Mainly (~300 Hours)
[] Summer Activities: 2 Years of Research at Duke Univ Depts. of Biomed Engineering and Anesthesiology
[] Essays: Honest and meaningful; I worked pretty hard on them
[] Teacher Recommendation: One great, one generic
[] Counselor Rec: Should be decent, nothing great though
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Pretty nice
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Pre-Med
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Highly Competitive Public Boarding (62 NMSF’s in 2011)
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: $200k +
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, Research Awards, Essays
[] Weaknesses: Non-Perfect GPA, No hooks
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Pretty good luck and hard work on the essays
[/ul]General Comments: Finally got paid, now I need shade and a vacay

ValkyrieXT · December 14, 2012, 6:34pm

Slightly Heartbroken

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 730 Bio, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All IB, except for AP Calculus and AP Statistics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Significant. State/regional level
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): HOSA (President), FBLA (President), SNHS (President), Chess Club (President), Math Team (Vice-President), Scholar Bowl (Varsity)
[] Job/Work Experience: Dental Assistant (No-Pay)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Various small things
[] Summer Activities: National Conferences, etc.
[] Essays: Loved them, both came straight from the heart (10/10)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Rather confident that they were great, (9/10)
[] Counselor Rec: (8/10) Doesnt know me that well
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Went very well! Over an hour, had a great time (9/10)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 2000+
[] Ethnicity: White, Arab
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 120 k ~
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing significant
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: A good bit, Interview, Essays, ACT, EC’s
[] Weaknesses: Nothing striking, Relatively low SAT II Scores, GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not sure Gave it my all
[/ul]General Comments:
I wish you all the best of luck in the future. To those accepted, congratulations, represent! For those deferred like me, stay together group. Its going to be a frustrating couple of months I know. But we will live through it

maybeyalebound17 · December 14, 2012, 6:48pm

Deferred. Will post stats later. To all who got in, congrats and hopefully some of us deferred folks will join you in April!

alocik · December 14, 2012, 7:08pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR, 800 M, 790 W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 MATH II, 800 CHEM, 800 PHYS
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): canadian, not calculated, about 93%
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): none
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: economics and math
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): canada
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: asian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: gr11 grades were good, gr9-10 was mediocre
[/ul]General Comments:

ivygirl4 · December 14, 2012, 7:19pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2190 (650V, 790M, 750W, one sitting)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: 700 Biology (E), 750 Math I, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/130
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calculus AB, Honors Chemistry, Honors Physics, Honors Government, Honors French IV, Statistics, Psychology (max # of APs/honors)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): lots of regional and state level science fair awards, National Merit Commended Student
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): science fairs, soccer (varsity), track and field, yearbook, newspaper, ski club, mathletes, quizbowl, brain drain, horseback riding
[] Job/Work Experience: summer camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: local hospital, summer camp counselor-in-training
[] Summer Activities: undergraduate research at Duquesne, summer camp counselor
[] Essays: pretty good, one about my summer and one about my passion for science
[] Teacher Recommendation: really good
[] Counselor Rec: probably decent, I didn’t see it
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: it went pretty well, not an amazing interview though
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: biology (pre-med)
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: public, small
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, recs, rigor of curriculum for my school, possibly essays?
[] Weaknesses: test scores (especially CR)
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: test scores. but maybe a little bit of everything. I took the ACTs again and am expecting a 33 or 34 because I didn’t manage time well the first time I took it.
[/ul]General Comments:
I was expecting defferal, but I am still bitter about it nonetheless. Congrats though to everyone who did get accepted! I wish you all the best of luck!

p0ckets0 · December 14, 2012, 7:23pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]

[] ACT: 35, 36E, 36M, 35S, 34R,
[] SAT II: Bio-800, Chem-800, Math II-800, US History-800
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, Calc BC, Chem, Lang, US, all 5s
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Econ MultiVariable Calc, Band, fourth year of language
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, AP Scholar w/ distinction, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band- Auditioned into National Honor Band at Carnegie Hall (Elected to student leadership, founder of ensembles), Cross Country/ Track- Varsity, Science Bowl (Pres)

[li] Job/Work Experience: Computer Technician for local research projects[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Boy Scouts (almost eagle), Community Bands[/li]
[li] Summer Activities: Work, Boy Scouts[/li]
[li] Essays: Common App- 1/10, looked back and realized it was terrible, too rushed when I wrote it.[/li]Why Yale-3/10, cliche
Other Yale essay- 5/10, last-minute

[] Teacher Recommendation: Should of been all right
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor likes me

[] Interview: Went All right
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biochem
[] School Type: Public
[] Gender: Male
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: National Honor Band, good scores
[] Weaknesses: Essays that were really terrible in hindsight
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My essays were horrid
[/ul]General Comments: To applicants next year, don’t be rushed to apply to your EA school. You might end up writing sub-par, rushed essays that end up being stuck with your common app and probably screw up a lot of your later applications. Make sure you’re on the ball if you apply early

Eeyore4 · December 14, 2012, 8:05pm

Quote: “We can’t all, and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it.” -Eeyore
Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: 2130, 760R 700M 670W
[] SAT II: 760 Chemistry 750 US History
[] Unweighted GPA: my school only does weighted (4.28)
[] Rank: N/A
[] AP: US History (5) Chemistry (5) Statistics (5) BC Calc (5) Human Geo (4) German (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Italian, Japanese, AP Gov, AP Lit, Math Reasoning, Math Modeling, Senior Seminar, Study Hall

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama (director, stage manager), Gay-Straight Alliance (treasurer, secretary), Language Clubs
[] Volunteer/Community service: Animal Shelters, Marathon Dances, Santa Breakfasts
[] Essays: dealing with racism & relationship with brother, both good, first one could’ve been better
[] Teacher Recommendation: history teacher and english teacher both really good
[] Counselor Rec: don’t really know
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Anthropology
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 90,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, teacher recs, SAT II scores
[] Weaknesses: common app essay, SAT
[li] Why you think you were deferred: i’m a strong applicant, but i don’t have any hooks[/li]
[/ul]General Comments:
Yale isn’t my first choice, so I’m not too concerned. In the end, I’ll end up where I’m supposed to be.

JordanSaidWhat · December 14, 2012, 8:18pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (620CR, 700M, 800W, 11E)
[] ACT: FIRST SITTING (10th grade): 28 (30E, 28M, 29R, 26S, 10W); SECOND SITTING (11th grade): 34 (34E, 34M, 33R, 36S, 09W)
[] SAT II: Math 1 - 720; Math 2 - 710; US History - 700; Biology M - 650, retaken: 760; Biology E - 720; Literature - 590
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/515
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geography (4), AP World History (4), AP US History (5), AP Biology (5), AP English Language and Composition (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Band, AP Music Theory, AP Environmental Science, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP U.S. Government and Politics, Pre-AP Physics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Band (a ton of district, state, and Southwest honor bands over the last three years, all at least 3rd chair including 1st chair in the state last year on tenor saxophone. Drum Major for two years of a 200+ member marching band; Outstanding Soloist Award; three years of pep band); Science Olympiad (State: 1st in Water Quality, 4th in Protein Modeling; Team Captain); Student Council (10th - Secretary; 11th - Parliamentarian/PR Representative; 12th - District President); National Honor Society (12th - Executive Board); Church Youth Band; Theatre (minor roles in one musical and pit orchestra for another).
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked at Laity Lodge Youth Camp as an unpaid, live-in volunteer for one month.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 20 hours per semester + 288 hours from this summer.
[] Summer Activities: Working as an unpaid, live-in volunteer at a church camp, marching band, drum major camp, private music lessons.
[] Essays: The CommonApp essay was about a scholarship I earned and the deep motives behind it. The Yale essay was an extended metaphor between my life and chocolate, showing off my dedication and drive.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They should both have been spectacular.
[] Counselor Rec: Should have been amazing.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Had a Skype interview on 12/05. It was absolutely amazing, I could not have asked for better.
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[] Intended Major: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.
[] State (if domestic applicant): NM
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, four-year high school
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: >$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Geographic diversity, if that counts.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Region, band accomplishments, ACT, recommendations.
[] Weaknesses: EVERYTHING ELSE AND PERHAPS MORE, APPARENTLY.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no idea, but oh, do I wish I knew.
[/ul]General Comments: So, this is what depression feels like.

OHmyDD95 · December 14, 2012, 8:28pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (did not send)
[] ACT:35 w/ writing (one sitting)
[] SAT II: US History 780; Eng Lit 760; Math II 750 (reported on supp but didn’t send)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5% (doesn’t rank)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Comp (5), U.S. History (5), European History (5), Environmental Science (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Eng, Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar w/ Honors, US Rowing Scholastic Honor Roll, Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rowing (co-captain); Irish Dance; Girl Scouts (Gold Award); Link Crew (head); School and community orchestras / viola. Compete at Nationals for both Rowing and Irish Dance.
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor (one year)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of different efforts; Presidential Volunteer Service award each year Bronze and Silver levels (over 400 hours to date)
[] Summer Activities: only thing different than rest of year is one college-level Intro to Oceanography course at Stone Lab (OSU)
[] Essays: Longer ones good and somewhat different than most (according to English teacher and college counselor I know); Yale short answers more mixed bag
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both probably strong, but waived access
[] Counselor Rec: Waived access but she knows student well; likely very strong
[] Interview: offered very late and did not go well due to nerves and lack of connection. Too short and awkward.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): OH
[] School Type: Public; highly-ranked in state but poor admissions record at Yale
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: F
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy (grandfather; also cousins/uncles)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Wide variety of time consuming ECs and national-level performance in two while maintaining good grades. Passion in longer essays.
[] Weaknesses: who knows what they thought was missing? Maybe short answers. Just another middle class white girl.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not “wow” enough, we guess.[/li] [/ul]General Comments: Mom posting daughter’s info. She’s not on CC. congrats to those accepted and good luck to all on your other applications.

beyondinfiniti · December 14, 2012, 8:46pm

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210, didn’t send
[] ACT: 34 (35 English, 35 Math, 35 Reading, 32 Science)
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 800 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA: 97.9/100 unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5), AP Gov (5), AP Lang (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, BC Calc, AP Lit, AP Spanish, AP Econ, AP Stats, and Advanced Bio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing huge; National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar, some regional awards

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Red Cross Club (president), Spanish Honor Society (VP), Student Government (Treasurer), Varsity Tennis (captain), Field Hockey (JV captain), swimming on local team (won some stuff at States), and chemistry research at the University of Vermont, to list the important ones
[] Job/Work Experience: Camp counselor at a summer camp for English Language Learners, swim instructor at several local pools
[] Volunteer/Community service: An exorbitant amount, mostly through Red Cross Club
[] Summer Activities: Swim, work, play.
[] Essays: Meticulously edited, and pretty decent from what people tell me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Glowing. These two teachers are a dream team - The only students who have gotten into HYP from our school in the past few years had this pair write their recs.
[] Counselor Rec: Fabulous. She’s the advisor of Red Cross Club, and we have a great relationship.
[] Additional Rec: From my research mentor, a chemistry professor at UVM. Strong, but generic.
[li] Interview: Fine, but not outstanding (Which scared me because interviews are usually my strong point. So if you have a slightly sub-par interview, fear not - that alone won’t keep you out.)[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes!
[] Intended Major: Chemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): Vermont
[] School Type: Medium-large public, graduation class has just over 350
[] Ethnicity: Asian and proud!
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Solid middle class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None, whatsoever.

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Recommendations, leadership, and research experience.
[] Weaknesses: No hooks, no major awards.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: See strengths above. But most importantly, I am truly passionate about everything I do, and I guess that shined through on the PDF file bearing my name in the Yale Admissions Office![/li]
[/ul]General Comments: I’m in a crazy state of deliriously happy shock. To all who were accepted: Way to be! To all those deferred/rejected: DON’T LOSE HOPE! You’re all wonderful people, and some school out there is going to be incredibly lucky to have you. And to everyone, remember: college is only the beginning, not the end :)

teresa39 · December 14, 2012, 9:08pm

Deferred :(

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