Official Yale Class of 2018 SCEA Results Thread

entomom · December 7, 2013, 5:33pm

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

[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:*

mybestshot · December 16, 2013, 5:05pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (superscore): 750 CR, 780 M, 760 W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 790 Lit, 790 French, 760 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.79/10
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Biology, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Native Language, English, French
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National and International Essay, Language and General Knowledge contest awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Council (secretary), International Exchange Program (organizer), European Youth Parliament (chairperson)
[] Job/Work Experience: 1-month internship at major software company; 4-month internship at counseling center for students wanting to study abroad; tutoring at least 3 hours/week
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutoring at least 4 hours/week since Junior Year; volunteer at sports events, including a major winter sports event next year; volunteer at an international film festival
[] Summer Activities: the internship I mentioned earlier, tutoring
[] Essays: CommonApp essay based on my experience as a teacher, short Yale supplement based on residential college system
[] Teacher Recommendation: My English teacher wrote it, all I know is that it is really long
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor said she put a lot of work into it
[] Additional Rec: Computer Science teacher, focused on my internship
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science and Psychology
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Romania
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: under $60,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): first generation (is that even a hook?)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I liked my essays, especially the Why Yale? one. I think my extracurricular activities are also pretty good.
[] Weaknesses: Not a lot of international awards.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: The international pool is pretty competitive.[/li][/ul]General Comments:good luck to everybody!

WWWard · December 16, 2013, 5:09pm

My D was Rejected. Good Luck to those Deferred and of course to those Accepted…

goodnamesaregone · December 16, 2013, 5:15pm

Decision: Deferred

post stats later

congrats to those who were accepted :D

bunnywins · December 16, 2013, 5:18pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): one sitting 2350 (800 R, 770 M, 780 W), superscore 2360 (800 R, 770 M, 790 W)
[] ACT: did not submit
[] SAT II: 740 Math II, 740 Literature, 670 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 unweighted, 5.25 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/618
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lit (5), Macro (5), Micro (5), and Calc BC (5, AB subscore also 5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none until end of senior year
[] Senior Year Course Load: all IB courses (4 at HL), rest AP (Env. Science and Chinese)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, nationally ranked Quiz Bowl player, AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (President, team captain), choir (soloist, winner of highest individual award, singing in Carnegie Hall this year), classical guitar (performed at local university a couple times), running (individual, won a local 5K)
[] Job/Work Experience: summer internship with municipal government
[] Volunteer/Community service: tutor disadvantaged middle school children
[] Summer Activities: above job, studied English at NC Governor’s school
[] Essays: both great (especially supplement), about living in different cultures and
[] Teacher Recommendation: both excellent
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: OK
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: English, Econ, Chinese
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: large public, can count kids who went to Ivies on one hand
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Not Hispanic
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): South Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 200k+
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): spent entire sophomore year as an exchange student in China
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: transcript/gpa, exchange student, excellent recs, Carnegie Hall
[] Weaknesses: bad subject test scores (chem was awful omg), insignificant community service, interview was iffy
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Probably due to the weaknesses above. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! :)

NerdTown17 · December 16, 2013, 5:28pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A;
[] ACT: 34 (Highest Subject Scores: English-33; Math 35; Reading-35; Science-36);
[] SAT II: N/A;
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/138;
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5); Calculus;
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A;
[] Senior Year Course Load: Semi-rigorous;
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A;
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (president); NHS (president); Band (section leader); Chorus; Publications (editor-in-chief); many others;
[] Job/Work Experience: No long-term jobs
[] Volunteer/Community service: Varied. Might put specifics in later.;
[] Summer Activities: 3-week class at IA State, signed up for summer class at Loyola, but cancelled.;
[] Essays: Common App about failure at All-State, Yale about qualities about me that make me look to Yale.;
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from Publications adviser (now retired), one from Biology teacher (now Activities Director);
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor isn’t good at her job. Doesn’t work well with students. Who knows what came from her?;
[] Additional Rec: Multimedia teacher about individual projects;
[] Interview: Never contacted;
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No, didn’t know about application;
[] Intended Major: Undecided;
[] State (if domestic applicant): Iowa;
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A;
[] School Type: Public, <600 students;
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Not hispanic;
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White;
[] Gender: Male;
[] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): From small school in Midwest;
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Common App Essay, Recommendations, Involvement, Location and school size;
[] Weaknesses: Senior year rigor, Yale essay, special awards;
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Didn’t stand out enough;[/li][/ul]General Comments:
Was really hoping for a decision of any kind, I don’t like waiting. Now I’m worried about getting into somewhere I want to go.

BooksAndFrisbee · December 16, 2013, 5:30pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (800 reading, 740 math, 740 writing)
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: Biology: 780; French: 690; Math 2: 750; Literature: 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 unweighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): #1, valedictorian
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (5), AP Euro (5), AP Psychology (5), AP English lang (5), AP French (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Calc, AP English, APUSH, Contemporary Problems (mandatory religion), AP Art History
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Villanova Book Award, couple of published poems, AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist (I find out about finalist status later)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity ultimate frisbee, soccer since 5th grade, volunteer at a horse rescue, published poet, in the middle of a novel which I will enter talks about publishing this summer,

[] Job/Work Experience: lifeguarding, summer camp counselor
[] Volunteer/Community service: hundreds of hours/year (through Girl Scouts, YMCA, horse rescue, and others, with a significant amount of time spent at each)

[] Summer Activities: volunteering, working at Girl Scout overnight camp for 3 months every summer since 9th grade
[] Essays: pretty dang good, common app was about helping an abused kid through my job at summer camp
[] Teacher Recommendation: I had my AP Physics teacher (who is also the head of school) write and my AP Psychology teacher, who told me I was her best student in 10 years
[] Counselor Rec: stellar, I’m sure; she loves me
[] Additional Rec: nope
[] Interview: none, but I think if I had gotten one, it would have strengthened my app…
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: private religious prep school, sends 4-6 kids to top schools each year
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Caucasian, not Hispanic
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ~$90,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]: Yale has kinda lost the magic for me. I mean, if they don’t want me bad enough to accept me SCEA, do I really want to go there? Maybe I should have applied SCEA to Stanford, I have like 5 legacies there…
[] Strengths: grades (like all other applicants), common app essay was great
[] Weaknesses: why yale essay wasn’t the strongest it could have been, not enough major awards or extracurriculars…
[li] Why you think you were deferred: too many great applicants for Yale to take them all, I guess. Of course, that isn’t much comfort now. Also, middle class white girl from the suburbs here…[/li][/ul]General Comments: congrats to everyone accepted! Also, to everyone, bear in mind that Yale deferred 51.2% of their EA applicants this year!

adm226 · December 16, 2013, 5:31pm

Decision: Deferred

May post stats later…

alutacontinua · December 16, 2013, 5:32pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110: 740 CR, 680 M (ouch), 730 W
[] ACT: -
[] SAT II: 700 Lit and Math 1 (ouchh)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): -
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Neither available but I would say top 2
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[ ] IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 45/45 (44 at time of application)
[ ] Senior Year Course Load: Full IB Diploma (HL Bio, Eng Lit, Econ/ SL French, Maths, History)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Medal in South African English Olympiad I guess
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN since Grade 6: student leader and Chair this year (international conferences), Varsity Basketball (3 years), Varsity Volleyball (2 years), peer tutor for elementary school, Chair on the “central student committee” (like student government), student leader for school’s service learning outreach (orphanage visits)
[] Job/Work Experience: not really possible to get part time work here
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lot’s as it is mandatory as part of IB anyway
[] Summer Activities: didn’t include in app
[] Essays: Pretty good, wrote about my relationship with Uganda and my family
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but should be excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but she knows me very well so it should be great
[] Additional Rec: Didn’t send but thinking about it now (lol)
[] Interview: I don’t think there’s any Yale alumni in the area hahah
[/ul][ b]Other*[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Live in Mozambique, Ugandan national
[] School Type: American International
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): African
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: >70,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): URM (but I don’t think this counts for international anyway)
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays and extracurricular, Yale’s ostensible move to include more African students?
[] Weaknesses: TEST SCORES, but I think that my IB predicted might help with that a little…
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SATs almost certainly
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** SATs are really hard for people not used to this kind of test I think, I wish US colleges would just accept my IB diploma as is like practically every other country haha

Congrats to all admits, I guess this pain will just have to go on for another 4 months. I swear this is what purgatory feels like -_-

classicchip · December 16, 2013, 5:37pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 32
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 6%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): one 4, three 5’s
[] Senior Year Course Load: All dual-enrolled classes
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Only a few, literally. One unique one, I guess. Not listing for privacy reasons.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Library/Hospital volunteer.
[] Summer Activities: Not posting.
[] Essays: Pretty good, I suppose. About my extracurricular activity.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I would guess excellent. I knew the teachers pretty well. Didn’t read them.
[] Counselor Rec: I would think pretty good too. Also know pretty well, but didn’t read.
[] Additional Rec: None.
[] Interview: Wasn’t offered one!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Environmental Studies
[] State (if domestic applicant): South
[] School Type: Rigorous, small
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~70k
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: One unique extracurricular. Essay perhaps.
[] Weaknesses: Not enough extracurriculars. Just overall, nothing to really make me stand out from all the amazingly qualified applicants!
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not “well-rounded” enough, I’m guessing.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Big congratulations to those accepted!! I hope that you all have a great year! I expected a rejection, and got a deferral so I’m happy, haha. Crossing my fingers for an acceptance in late March/April 1!! I already have another school in mind in the (rather large, heh!) chance that I’ll be rejected by Yale and others come this Spring, so that’s good. To all those also deferred or denied: don’t feel bad! Low chances, so they have to skip over a few excellent students. Have a school in mind that you’ll love just as much as Yale. It really helps make deferral/rejection a million times easier because, honestly, there are so many great universities out there. Good luck!

Applegrit · December 16, 2013, 5:48pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History- 3, Comparative Politics- 4, Chemistry- 4, Physics B- 4, US History- 4, Stats- 4, English- 4.
[ ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Calc AB, AP Lit, AP Macroecon, AP Gov, AP Psychology, Journalism
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of Peer Tutoring, President of NHS, President of French Club, Head of Advertising French Honor Society, President of Meharry Medical Internship, Green Club, Interact Club, other regular stuff (beta/NHS/SNHS)
[li] Job/Work Experience: Fixing plumbing, electrical, structural damage for my Father’s four rental properties for the last three years (very time consuming)[/li][ *] Volunteer/Community service: Water for Sudan project, Second Harvest, other small stuff
[ *] Summer Activities: Meharry Medical Internship
[ *] Essays: Extremely personal and reflective
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: No idea but picked the best teachers at school who adore me.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very personal and matched up to my essays. Stellar
[ ] Additional Rec: None
[ ] Interview: Extremely well, told me that he would highly recommend me on his report. It’s all about being humble and having personality is my advice. Know what you’re talking about lol
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Chemistry
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Academic Magnet
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ ] Income Bracket: < 60k
[ ] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): 1st Generation College
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Definitely personal essays, Yale interest essay (special, unique essay that I won’t share), Counselor Rec
[ *] Weaknesses: ACT score, No submitted SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was accepted mainly due to my background and circumstance I feel. I am an immigrant who came to America at the age of four. Family lived in continual poverty, and I had to struggle to go to school. By struggle I mean due to lack of transportation, I would wait hours outside in the cold for a pickup. Definitely, I always took initiative because my parents know absolutely nothing about college or school. Both of my parents did not graduate highschool in Vietnam.
[ /list][ b]General Comments: Truly blessed to be accepted. I feel like Yale is going to be a great adventure and a great home. Also some advice to prospective students: be true to yourself on your application and share your personality in your essays and interview. They really do go a long way. The struggle is real but show Yale what you’re made of (:**

wSmokestack · December 16, 2013, 6:00pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (780CR, 800M, 730W)
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: 770 US History, 690 Math II (didn’t have a graphing calculator)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.16/4
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/175 or so
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):US History, World History, US Gov, English Language (all 5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Language, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP English Lit, Journalism, Intro to Philosophy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class Government (VP), Spanish Club (Pres), NHS (Treasurer), Track and Field
[] Job/Work Experience: Electronics Assembler (40hrs/wk during summers), Bakery Cleaning Crew
[] Volunteer/Community service: Student Represerative to my town’s Shade Tree Commission
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: Pretty good, CA essay about my search for a calling, Yale supplement about the strange example that sparked my love for math and science
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw, but teachers knew me well and are supposedly two of the best recommenders in my school
[] Counselor Rec: Never saw, but probably not very informative
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Pretty awful, I was a nervous wreck and the interviewer did not help resolve those issues.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undecided
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): White
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: ~100,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): National Merit Scholarship, if you’d call that a hook. Nothing else
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades and Courseload, Test Scores, Essays to a point
[] Weaknesses: INTERVIEW, Volunteer Hours, SAT II
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Didn’t stand out enough. From what I’ve gathered, they don’t accept normal people.[/li][/ul]General Comments: To those who made it: congratulations! You’ve done what you probably thought was impossible about two hours ago. Best of luck to you Bulldogs! To those deferred/rejected: Right now, Yale might seem like the key to success or the most important thing ever. In four years, college will just be memories, knowledge, and a piece of paper. The name of the school on that piece of paper holds little importance compared to what you make of your time and opportunities at any college you end up at. Don’t get discouraged!

terse37 · December 16, 2013, 6:24pm

Decision:Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 (CR 700 M 630 W 650- two times)
[] ACT:30 (29 sent first)- 35 CR 32 English 27 M 27 S 10 W
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.07 (school only does weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: APUSH, APES, APLit, Hon. Chinese IV, Statistics, Acting Skills
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): English, Math, Anthropology, Sociology of Community, Chinese, German, Award for Global Citizenship, Head of School’s List
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Many
[] Job/Work Experience: 3 years, also started self run business
[] Volunteer/Community service: Aquilifer and NHS
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: great
[] Teacher Recommendation: amazing
[] Counselor Rec: amazing
[] Additional Rec: amazing
[] Interview: eh, not amazing, not bad
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Psychology or English
[] State (if domestic applicant): greatest state!..
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):None
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Year abroad- made me stand out.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essays/experiences
[] Weaknesses: Scores…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Was pretty happy with this result, after looking at my scores. [/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck/Great Job!!

boiledeggs · December 16, 2013, 6:36pm

Decision: Deferred

SAT: 2300 (CR 760 M 750 W 790)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Chemistry 790, Physics 750, Math 2 800, Math 1 800
GPA: 4.45 W
Rank: Top 10% (ranks in deciles) (unofficially top 5%)
AP: Calculus BC 5, English Language & Composition 5, Chemistry 5, Physics B 5, US History 4
Senior Year: Multivariable Calculus, AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP U.S. Government, AP Macroeconomics, Journalism, Personal Finance online (required)
Awards: Minor soccer coaching awards, National merit semifinalist, AP scholar w/distinction, Debate awards, Presented at state science conference &
international science conferences, state science symposium awards & paper published, state/regional math awards
Extracurriculars:
Toxicology research|School Varsity soccer|Club Soccer (captain) 10+ years|Technology club (President)|Math Team|Debate Team|Community outreach program (Youth representative & leader)
Job/work experience:
US Army research office computer work
Volunteer/Community service:
700+ hours in the community outreach program (don’t want to get too specific) where
I helped run a program that keeps local teens out of gangs through soccer: soccer
coach, soccer referee, went to Mayor’s town leadership meetings, gave speeches and
lectures, organized trips etc
Summer Activities:
Swimming, reading, soccer, lab research
Essays:
Worked 3+ months on them
Recs:
AP English Teacher- didn’t read
AP Physics Teacher- didn’t read (but probably his top student)
Science professor rec- didn’t read. Probably phenomenal though. Got to know me really well and compared my curiosity and work ethic to Phd students.
Counselor Rec: Probably great. She takes time to know everyone and takes her job very, very seriously.
Interview: went ok.
Financial Aid: yea
Major: Physics and philosophy
State: TN
School type: Public magnet
Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Gender: Male
Income: Middle class
Hooks: none
Strengths: You decide
Why do you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Everything was very strong, save the fact that I wasn’t URM, didn’t have a sob story, and didn’t have any hook. Two other kids got in from my school and despite my self-disappointment, I am sincerely happy for them because I know they deserved it 100%. There’s still a lot of work left though and all the cards aren’t dealt.

09Cyperbird · December 16, 2013, 6:56pm

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

[ b]Objective:**[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 superscored 800 (CR) 800 (W) 750 (M)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry, 780 Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (all my school gives)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (5), English Lit/Lang (5), APUSH (5), Chemistry (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest offered
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMSF, AP Scholar, Lots of debate awards: won regional championships for two years, did well at NCFL Nats, and at some National invitationals. Some art/writing awards from National Scholastics.

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Speech/Debate (Captain), Campaign Intern, Literary and Visual Arts Magazine (Co-Editor), Young Democrats (Founder/co-captain), French Book Club (Founder/co-captain), JV/Varsity Soccer.
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:Volunteered 15 h/w for gubernatorial race/president’s race , about 500 hours.
[ *] Summer Activities: Programs at CTY, campaign volunteer, subtropic ecology program.
[ *] Essays:Quite good, but I’m biased.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One excellent, one very good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably decent.
[ ] Additional Rec: Phenomenal, from my art teacher. I also sent in a supplement.
[ ] Interview: Normal.
[ /list][ b]Other[list]

[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Political Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Competitive Private
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 100,000 +
[ *] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[ *] Strengths: Art, debate, not all that much.
[ ] Weaknesses: SAT scores in math, counselor rec.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I didn’t stand out.
[ /list][ b]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! Stay excellent.

morymoryy · December 16, 2013, 7:23pm

Decision: Denied

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Superscore = V 800, M 700, W 700
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: US 750, World 620
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I think 3.7 (92 on an 100 point scale)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp (5), US (4), Environmental (4), World (3), Calc AB (1)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Literature, Government Honors, Art History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, AP Scholar[/li]
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Technical Theatre (Stage Manager for my school’s musical - I go to an arts high school so this is pretty significant)
[] Job/Work Experience: Stage Manager - Off-Broadway Play for Student-Produced theater company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some cancer stuff
[] Summer Activities: Johns Hopkins’ CTY for 6 years, Stage Management work.
[] Essays: Really good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty okay.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Reallly good
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: History
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Performing Arts
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): White
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 80,000 - 100,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Theatre
[ /list][ b]Reflection**[list]
[] Strengths: Theatre, especially technical theatre is pretty unusual. My essays were good.
[] Weaknesses: Definitely my grades/ standardized test scores. If either had been absolutely exceptional I think I would have gotten in. Since they were both in the low to mid-90s type range, that killed me.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: GRADES/ TEST SCORES
[/ul][ b]General Comments:** WORK AS HARD AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN ON YOUR GRADES AND TEST SCORES. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS IF THOSE AREN’T EXCEPTIONAL.

TannJ30 · December 16, 2013, 7:33pm

Deferred. Not gonna post my stats but I’ll say this: I did not have exceptional scores. My scores were JUST above average. The main thing that got me through to committee were my essays they were honest and reflective. Also I’m on a gap year. If anyone wants to know details/ my stats/weaknesses etc feel free to PM me!

yalehacker · December 16, 2013, 7:42pm

Decision: Denied

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): none
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): none
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): all 5s in 10 APs
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: macro ap, stats ap, calc 3 honors, english honors, physics c ap
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): siemens semifinalist, published author, published research,
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): research at fortune 500 company, hospital and university
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: great
[] Teacher Recommendation: raving
[] Counselor Rec: generic
[] Additional Rec: from really famous researcher (gets through adcoms)
[] Interview: average
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[] Intended Major: astrophysics
[] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): asian
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: 240k+
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): published researcher, author and iphone apps in top 5 in app store
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[/ul]General Comments: ???

whisper12 · December 16, 2013, 7:43pm

Deferred. I have too much work right now, but I promise I’ll post my stat’s tmrw!

princessy · December 16, 2013, 7:52pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2270
[] ACT: 36
[] SAT II: Chem 800, Math II 770, Bio M 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/ ~500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Language/Composition, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, Economics/Government, Vietnamese 3
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none haha
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tennis (Doubles 3), California Scholarship Federation (Vice President), Vietnamese Student Association
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteering at local elementary schools with special education students, the library, senior citizen homes, food shelters
[] Summer Activities: Education Program for Gifted Youth at Stanford University
[] Essays: i liked them, but now i’m not too sure haha
[] Teacher Recommendation: amazing!!
[] Counselor Rec: nothing special. the counselor doesn’t really know students well.
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: i thought it went well!
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: molecular bio
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: typical public school
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): asian
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, teacher recommendations
[] Weaknesses: course rigor
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: i guess i didn’t stand out, probably due to not taking a ridiculous amount of AP courses[/li][/ul]General Comments:
I was preparing myself for a deferral, but it still stings a bit. Better than a rejection, I suppose, but I can’t stand the thought of waiting for a few more months! Good luck to everyone else who was deferred…There’s still hope! :)

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