Official Yale Class of 2018 SCEA Results Thread

whisper12 · December 17, 2013, 1:21pm

[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color]

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I 2390:
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800 math II, Bio M, and chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unranked
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, US, Chem, Microeconomics, Comp Sci, Calc BC, Chinese, Lang (All 5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Very hard
[ ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I guess USABO semifinalist and FPS International Participant. Oh and NMSF + AP scholars
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FPS, SAASA, StuCo, SO, Bio Club (officer for all
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a busboy
[] Volunteer/Community service: Worked in local Chinese school (120 hours)
[] Summer Activities: research intern in Cali
[] Essays: Not bad, but I can’t judge
[] Teacher Recommendation: No clue
[] Counselor Rec: No clue
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went well!
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yup
[] Intended Major: Bio
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Asian
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle Class
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Nope
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, Scores, Extracurricular
[] Weaknesses: Essays probably, and recs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: There were just better people.[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** Kinda sucks, but I’ve never been someone to cry over spilled milk. I guess I’ll keep working and see what happens in the spring. Congrats to everyone that got in!!

ksiolajidebt · December 17, 2013, 2:51pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (720 CR, 800 M, 780 W) (one sitting)
[] ACT: Didn’t take
[] SAT II: 800s on Math II and Spanish, 790 Math I, 780 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank or report percentiles
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on AP Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Statistics, US History and Spanish Language
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Biology, AP English Lit., Honors Spanish Lit., PR History, Financial Literacy, and Ethics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not too many. AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semifinalist, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, Mu Alpha Theta Award for Statistics Science Fair Project
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Olympiad (club president), Science Olympiad (club treasurer), Varsity Cross Country team (captain), Varsity Track & Field, Finance Club, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society (President), Student Council Class Officer (Vice President 11th, Activities Coordinator 10th)
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: National Honor Society (50+ hours of diversified community service per semester), Feeding the homeless once a month since 9th grade, Relay for Life Team Member since 9th grade (Co-captain 12th), Missionary Trip to impoverished village in the Dominican Republic and Tutoring Projects.
[] Summer Activities: Phillips Academy Andover Summer Session (9th and 10th Grade Summers) and Lead Summer Business Institute at the Wharton School.
[] Essays: I think they were pretty good. My common app essay was about my passion for math.
[] Teacher Recommendation: They were both probably excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Probably good, maybe a bit generic
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Think it went pretty well, spoke about economics for about 20 minutes with the interviewer, which was probably helpful because of my intended major
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics and Mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Puerto Rico
[] School Type: Private and Religiously Affiliated, around 150 students
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Hispanic
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Not Reported
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: didn’t apply for FA
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Legacy and URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test Scores (mostly relative to location) and Grades, as well as well-roundedness. Showed passion for a few things as well, which came through in the essays and recommendations, in my opinion
[] Weaknesses: Well roundedness could’ve been a weakness, and no incredible awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: you decide :P[/li][/ul][ b]General Comments:** Bulldogs! Congrats to everyone who got in and, to those who didn’t get the decision they wanted, don’t get discouraged; it’s a crapshoot!

quarterpast · December 17, 2013, 3:49pm

Pick one:
Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
SAT I (breakdown): 2110, CR 760, Math 660, Writing 690 (76/80 MC and 6/12 essay)
ACT: 34, English 34, Math 32, Reading 35, Science 34
SAT II: n/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/75
AP: English Language (5), the only AP offered for before senior year at my school
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Gov’t/AP Econ, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist and National Hispanic Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre/ITS (secretary, junior and senior), Debate/NFL (varsity all four years, co-captain senior year), Band (secretary sophomore year, librarian junior and senior year), Choir/Tri-M (varsity choir 3 years, Tri-M secretary and charter member of new chapter), Student Council (student representative junior year, secretary senior year), Academic Competition (Varsity spelling, current events, literary criticism teams), NHS (secretary senior year)
Job/Work Experience: n/A
Volunteer/Community service: Weekly volunteering at church, monthly prayer shawl knitting group, yearly assistance with vacation bible school, running yearly local ITS food drive
Summer Activities: Volunteering at VBS, debate camp, Girls’ State 2013
Essays: Good, at least in my opinion and my English teacher’s
Teacher Recommendation: Glowing, from my English teacher. At least positive from my Physics teacher, but written in a hurry as my original recommender lost touch.
Counselor Rec: She dislikes me, but I’m probably the highest-achieving student from my school and she does love to brag.
Additional Rec: Didn’t submit one.
Interview: Went well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): Texas
Country (if international applicant): n/A
School Type: Small and public
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Hispanic-Mexican
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.): URM, National Merit?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
Strengths: Good analytical writing skills, varied interests, leadership
Weaknesses: No national/international awards, only small-town level achievements
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I wasn’t as spectacular of a candidate as the rest of the EA pool
[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to those with acceptances, good luck to deferred students, sympathies to those who were rejected.

browneyedgirl20 · December 17, 2013, 4:40pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240: 720 CR, 800 M, 720 W did not submit
ACT: 33
SAT II: 750 Math I, Bio 790 did not submit
weighted GPA : 4.49
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/375
AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), Bio(4), US(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Chem, AP Lang, Health
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA top 10 international, National Hist Day- regional champ and state finalist, MVP, School academic awards, Principal’s High Honor Roll since 8th grade
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student Government (President of the school- senior, Treasurer of the school- soph, jun), President of fundraising club for cancer(President), Deca(VP), School paper(editor and publisher)
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Board of Elections
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Award, 
Summer Activities: the internship I mentioned earlier, tutoring
Essays: CommonApp essay based on my improvement of speaking skills, Yale supplement on Girl Scouts
Teacher Recommendation: Chem teacher loves me, math teacher also loves me
Counselor Rec: solid
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: summer, on campus - went well
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology/ International Affairs
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Public (approx 375 per grade, 4 grades)
Race(s) : white
Gender: F
Income Bracket: i have no idea
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): first generation, athlete(walk on)
Strengths: extra curriculars and leadership
Weaknesses: background
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: leadership
General Comments:good luck to everybody!

HaikuHippo · December 17, 2013, 5:04pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: unsent
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/24
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): school just got AP this year, taking both of those classes (lit and world history
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: as hard as it gets I guess, which isn’t very hard. driving to another school to take physics. they won’t let me self-study which is lame but oh well
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): questbridge finalist (opted out)
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): all kinds of random scouting shenaningans. i’ve done tons of stuff all over the country, it’s pretty legit. a few miscellaneous ‘accomplishments’ thrown in here (eagle scout, etc)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: stuff with scouts but nothing formal
[] Summer Activities: worked at scout camp, etc
[] Essays: mrgh i don’t know. I switch every other day what I think about them, from thinking they were great to thinking they sucked
[] Teacher Recommendation: one was ok, the other was not great
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, assuming it’s a form letter because that’s what she uses for everyone (even though she’s known my family 10+ years)
[] Additional Rec: had one but decided not to send it. maybe i should have? I don’t know.
[] Interview: oh god so bad. i was just doing such a terrible job of why i thought yale was cool and he wasn’t buying it. lame.
[/ul][ b]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[] Intended Major: i dunno
[] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: super small rural high school that just isn’t so great. like i said, the counselor is literally a barrier to getting into college instead of being supportive. like i had this whole cool proposal that I had researched and everything that i laid out to her about how i could self-study calculus and some other mathy stuff and it would be free and she just flat out told me “Nope, we don’t do independent study”, offered no explanation, blah blah blah. OK, so sorry, I’m venting. but yeah, small school.
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: <60,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Questbridge
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I dunno. I’m pretty disappointed, but I guess it’s really just a function of me not doing a great job conveying all the stuff I’ve done, my personality, etc. Which blows. But oh well, I can certainly learn to be happy somewhere else. I dunno, I’m starting now to feel like maybe I was just kidding myself the whole time about Yale and I would fit in somewhere else better. Jeez, I just haven’t ever been able to figure out where I would fit best. laaaame But anyway congrats to you guys who got in! Have fun in NH. (:
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NotReallyTexan · December 17, 2013, 9:36pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (one sitting)
[]SAT II: 780 World History, 750 Latin, 710 Molecular Biology (after freshman year), 700 Literature
[]Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.5 (we only have weighted)
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[]AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), English Lang (5), US Government (5), US History (5), Latin (4), Chemistry (4)
[]Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP English Lit, Honors Physics, AP Macroeconomics, Constitutional Law, AP Photography, Religion, Choir/Theatre
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Recognition of Merit from Youngarts, Maureen O’Donnell Oxford Classical Dictionary Award, publication in multiple national literary magazines, multiple photography awards[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), Polyphony HS national literary magazine (genre editor), Community Partners of Dallas Teen Board (Workshop Chair, Executive leadership team), Temple Youth Group (event chair and vice president), Dallas Youth Poets slam poetry team, Slam Poetry Club, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta
[]Job/Work Experience: Teacher’s aid at temple
Volunteer/Community service: 4 year recipient of President’s Volunteer Service Award (100+ hours a year), various organizations around the city of Dallas, teen docent at Dallas Museum of Art
[]Summer Activities: Philosophy of Mind, Ethics, Existentialism at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Kenyon Review Young Writers Program
[]Essays: I think they were pretty great. I’m proud of them
[]Teacher Recommendation: My teachers both adore me and know me well, so those were great. One even went to grad school at Yale
[]Counselor Rec: Should be pretty good
[li]Interview: On-campus interview was good, not stellar. Alumni interview was fantastic[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[]Intended Major: Philosophy
[]State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[]School Type: Episcopal private prep school
[]Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: 250,000+
[]Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): none…

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: SAT score, essays
[]Weaknesses: White, no hooks
[*]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Don’t have anything super unique/hooks. I’m kind of disappointed though. I kind of thought I could get in on my scores and essays. So I’m kind of sad.[/ul]

SpoolMan · December 17, 2013, 11:29pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Chemistry 800 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry, Calculus, Biology, Psychology (All 5s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Physics C, AP French, AP Environmental Science, English
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): science club (officer), varsity track, volunteer club (officer), chemistry tutor
[] Job/Work Experience: job at family business, babysitter, tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer club
[] Summer Activities: really selective research camp
[] Essays: I thought they were unique, but I found two grammar mistakes afterwards…oops
[] Teacher Recommendation: two science teachers-one incredibly strong
[] Counselor Rec: probably average, I go to a big public school and never talked to my counselor
[] Additional Rec: research mentor (worked 2 months in research lab)
[] Interview: did not get contacted
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes but I didn’t finish yet
[] Intended Major: Biomedical engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Asian (contemplated not reporting, but did in the end)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 120,000+
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): female engineer applicant
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my essays were interesting and showed ALL of who I was (not just academic parts). My recommendations were good, and my scores were passable.
[] Weaknesses: Two grammar typos on common app essay!!! I had two science teacher recommendations (my history teacher retired and couldn’t be contacted!!)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Essays were interesting, strong recommendations, female engineering applicant, passion in science[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to those accepted. Hope to see you there! It’s unbelievable that I’m finally writing one of these. Best of luck to those deferred or rejected. I know you guys will all end up in great places :)

pyruvian · December 17, 2013, 11:56pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 R, 790 W, 750 M), taken once
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Chemistry - 790, Math II - 780, World History - 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.21
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB, Chemistry, Spanish Lang, English Lang, US History, World History (all 5s)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Not that I’m aware of.
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): #1 in the nation in extemporaneous speaking (captain of speech/debate team), #2 in Line #3 singles at Boys’ Varsity Tennis states (captain), 3rd place in piano composition competition, “superior” at district level for 3 years
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at the MIT Media Lab and pharmacogenomics company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Medical mission trips to Mexico for 4 years, named one of the top 8 volunteers in the state
[] Summer Activities: Yale Young Global Scholars, Debate camp, tennis camp, SAAST at UPenn
[] Essays: Alright, I thought the content was pretty good but I was worried the writing was staid.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully both good, one was my debate coach, the other a chemistry teacher I really liked.
[] Counselor Rec: Not too sure, but hopefully pretty solid.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Went well, interviewer actually had kids who attended my high school and then went to Yale.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[ ] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Economics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: >150,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): My 2nd cousin teaches, but I don’t think that helps
[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, work experience, scores
[] Weaknesses: Maybe my essays?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think my extracurriculars really helped.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to everyone!

winslow · December 18, 2013, 12:41am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):

[list]
[li]January 2013: 2400, essay 10. [/li][]October 2012: 800 CR, 740 M, 730 W (**), essay 10.
[/ul]
[li] ACT: N/A[/li][] SAT II: Chem 800, Math II 790, Lit 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15% at least
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5s, except for 4 on Latin Vergil

[li]Calc AB[/li][]Calc BC
[]US History
[]World History
[]Chemistry
[]Macroecon & Microecon
[]Computer Science A

[li] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A[/li][] Senior Year Course Load:

[]Semester 1: Honors Data Structures
[]Semester 2: Adv Topics CS Programming Languages
[]AP Lit
[]AP Physics B
[]AP Stats
[]AP Psychology

[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[li]International history essay competition winner + $2500 prize, but it’s not very well known/had only 1800 participants.[/li][]National Merit Semifinalist
[]National AP Scholar
[]Yeah that’s all I remember I don’t even think these count as major

[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

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[]Chinese dance
[]Historical research using grant given by my school
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[li] Job/Work Experience: None[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: Little things for a few hours here and there, nothing worth mentioning
[] Summer Activities:

[li] County Office of Women’s Policy[/li][] UC Computer Science/Astro research
[] Yale Young Global Scholars PLE
[] Traveling with family

[] Essays: Personal statement was great; supplement just talked about my areas of interest. It bored me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Most likely stellar.
[] Counselor Rec: “I don’t know where to start” or something like that. Probably stellar. I’m getting tired of this word
[] Additional Rec: Had golf coach write one but panicked last minute and asked her not to submit it. Was probably very good.
[] Interview: Went well; she told me she thought I was a good fit, nothing special.
[/list]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: American Studies & Computer Science
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Private, small
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): No
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: >200,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good test scores, good personal statement
[] Weaknesses: Not enough awards/activities
[li] Why you think you were deferred: I wasn’t bad enough to be rejected, but I don’t think I stood out enough for them to accept me either. I was just filtered out into the middle 57% yo[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all of you who got accepted, best wishes to everyone who got rejected, and to my fellow deferrees (??) join the party! Seriously I saw so many Yale deferrals on my news feed. But looking at those who got accepted, I feel for the admissions committee for having to make so many hard decisions. Christ you all are so talented. Knowing that makes me feel a little less sad.
I’m proud of everyone, though. Let’s make the best of these last two weeks!

dnumes · December 18, 2013, 10:24am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2050 (720 M, 650 CR, 680 W, 9 Essay)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 740 Math II, 720 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/276
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at school
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at school
[] Senior Year Course Load:Gym, Pre-Calc, Bio, US History, Engineering, Shakespeare
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Football, NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Some volunteering at Food Pantry
[] Summer Activities:Vacation
[] Essays: Average
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really Good!
[] Counselor Rec: Decent
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview:Went okay I guess
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):USA
[] School Type:Private school
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):Hispanic Y
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:$200,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Recruited for football
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Really Smart
[] Weaknesses:Low SAT, Low GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:I have no clue[/li][/ul]General Comments: I’m actually really surprised that I got in!

JHendricks · December 19, 2013, 9:22am

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2100 (740 M, 660 CR, 700 W, 10 Essay)
ACT: 33
SAT II: Didn’t get chance to send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History as Sophomore (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): History of the Americas (not allowed to take exam)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, Orchestra, H/IB Spanish 4, American Dream in 20th C. Lit, AP US Gov, AP Enviro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Gold Medals on National Spanish Exams; Nat’l. Achievement Semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Bowl (Co-Captain), Orchestra (Principal 2nd Violin)

Job/Work Experience: Teaching Asst. at Math Camp
Volunteer/Community service: Food Bank Volunteering, “Desert Angels”
Summer Activities: Same as Job/Work Experience
Essays: Above average, in my opinion
Teacher Recommendation: They were glad to write them.
Counselor Rec: Same as teacher rec
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Alumni interviewer almost had to leave out on me, maybe felt guilty, but otherwise good

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant): Domestic Applicant
School Type: Private school
Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): Not Hispanic
Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): Af/Am
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $50K < Me < $100K
Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): Not sure

Reflection
Strengths: Being well-versed, going to one of the state’s best private schools and succeeding
Weaknesses: “Low” SAT
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Diversity
General Comments: Wasn’t very confident when mulling my chances

RexSueciae · December 20, 2013, 5:14am

Decision: Deferred

Objective:

[] SAT I (breakdown): 750 critical reading, 740 math, 700 writing
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 790 US History, 790 World History, 740 Literature, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), European History (5), English Language & Composition (5), Government & Politics: United States (5), Government & Politics: United States, English Literature & Composition, Chemistry
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 2 dual enrollments, 3 honors
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National History Bowl (First Place), Order of the Arrow, Eagle Scout, National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic quizbowl, GSMA, writing clubs, Boy Scouts (senior patrol leader), Chinese Honor Society, History Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: currently in excess of 150 hours due to my school’s graduation requirements
[] Summer Activities: Philmont
[] Essays: not bad? I got complimented by people for writing incredibly well and got criticized by others for being excessively verbose
[] Teacher Recommendation: my AP US History and Calculus teachers, both of whom I got along very well with
[] Counselor Rec: hopefully good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: I think I botched it >_<
[/ul]
Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[] Intended Major: I put “undecided” with history and computer science as possibilities…
[] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: regional magnet school
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket: I don’t remember
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): a few of my dad’s childhood friends, sorta
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I’m hoping for that essay and good recommendations
[] Weaknesses: First marking period saw me take a C in one class, couple of B’s, rest A’s, and the next quarter is looking rough, so I’m pretty sure that my chances with regular decision are pretty low…
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Everyone at my school who applied to Yale got deferred. You tell me.[/li][/ul]General Comments:
oh geez this is going to be a nightmare

CIS1996 · December 21, 2013, 3:40pm

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[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred**[/color][/size]
[ b]Objective:[list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Bad! (Did not send)
[ *] ACT: 34 (36 S, 35 M, 34 E, 31 R)
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math, 800 Chem (Did not send)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem(5), Calc BC(5), APWH(5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous!
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AMC Distinguished Honor Roll in State, AIME Two-time qualifier (4,7), ARML 10th place nationally, Science Bowl Top 15 Nationally, Chemoly Top 150, Science Olympiad state awards along with a couple more national math awards
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): math team, scioly, science bowl…
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Research (two years)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Math teacher
[ *] Summer Activities: Math camps, research, volunteering
[ *] Essays: Really good and true to myself. I wouldn’t change them if I had to go again.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Science teacher was great, don’t know about english, but I’m pretty sure she said great stuff about me…
[ *] Counselor Rec: Idk
[ ] Additional Rec: None
[ ] Interview: Mediocre, the guy was terribly boring…
[ /list][ b]Other[list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: ChemE
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Midwest
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): asian
[ *] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):
[ *] Gender: M
[ ] Income Bracket:
[ ] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths: Math and science awards
[ ] Weaknesses: ACT reading, no leadership
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:
Wow, well that was a stressful experience… I honestly thought I would get in b/c of my math and science awards, but I didn’t :/. Maybe my ACT should have been stronger, idk for sure.
Congrats to everyone who got in, and good luck to those who were deferred. I hope to make it in regular!!!

paul010 · December 22, 2013, 11:32pm

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Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):2300, first take[/li]
[li] ACT:n/a[/li]
[li] SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Bio M. 780 US H. [/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):Psyc (5) Bio (5) En. Lang (5) Calc AB (5) US H (5)[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:AP English Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Gov. Pol, AP Art H. AP Economics, AP Environmental[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):President Honor Roll, Honor Roll, National Honors Society, Commended (PSAT)[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):School Fencing (9,10 squad capt. 11, 12 Team cap, all varsity), Fencing (international + national), Civil Air Patrol, Fossil/nature study, Red Cross Club
[] Job/Work Experience:Fencing Referee
[] Volunteer/Community service:Library Volunteer (2 summers), Hospital volunteer, Justiceworx (Trenton service camp, 2 years)
[] Summer Activities: Internship at RPI, Volunteering
[] Essays: everyone said common app + supp. were great
[] Teacher Recommendation:us h and bio teachers, knew they were solid
[] Counselor Rec:great relationship so hopefully great letter?
[] Additional Rec:none
[] Interview: Awesome connection + really interesting/fun
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
[] Intended Major:bio/enviro
[] State (if domestic applicant):nj
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:large public
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported):
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported):asian
[] Gender:male
[] Income Bracket:>200,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.):athlete
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:essays, interview, coach support
[] Weaknesses:scores, gpa
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:recruited
[/ul]General Comments: good luck to all, and congrats to everyone that got in!!

Sharkbackpack · December 23, 2013, 11:40pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 Writing, 690 Math, 710 Critical Reading, 9 Essay
[] ACT: 33 Composite
[] SAT II: 770 Biology - Ecological, 720 Math Level II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Four 4’s and one 3.
[] Senior Year Course Load: 8 APs, two of which are taken online
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Wrestling, Judo, Robotics (pres), National Honor Society, Band
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: A few small things here an’ there.
[] Summer Activities: Nada, except moving.
[] Essays: Pretty decent; likely the reason I wasn’t outright rejected.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good.
[] Counselor Rec: Never saw, but she was really enthused.
[] Additional Rec: Provided some additional information but wasn’t too in-depth.
[] Interview: On-campus and alumni, both went really well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Intended but hadn’t submitted paperwork yet.
[] Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
[] State: WA/VA
[] School Type: From small to large, both public
[] Race(s): Asian / Pacific Islander / White
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 60,000<Me<80,000
[] Hooks: 1st Gen and URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li] Why you think you were deferred: I’m quite a strange person and would likely fit in the quirky community at Yale:) However, for senior year due to my father’s career, I am at a new high school that has marginally more opportunities. I’m thinking that Yale wants to see how well I adapt w/ my semester grades.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to my fellow deferrees! To those rejected, I’m sure that you’ll do great things regardless of where you attend college:) And of course, congrats to those accepted:P Also, for prospective applicants, I would definitely recommend applying despite the low admissions rate. Once you reach a certain point with test scores, it is your personality and experiences that will shine. Anything is possible, really–

roxlet · December 27, 2013, 3:28pm

Decision: Accepted

tiva_mcabby5 · December 31, 2013, 11:38am

Decision: Denied

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[] ACT: 34 (33 English, 33 Math, 32 Reading, 36 Science, 8 Essay)
[] SAT II: didn’t send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94/100 (school doesn’t use 4.0)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a (school doesn’t rank or give percentiles)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (4), Biology (4), Calc BC (3, AB subscore of 4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP French, Calc 3/Linear Algebra, SUPA Public Affairs (credit thru Syracuse University), Senior Composition, Economics, Advanced Photography
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (treasurer), Yearbook Club (editor), Math Honor Society, Art Honor Society[/li][] Job/Work Experience: currently working at a frozen yogurt shop
[] Volunteer/Community service: at least 40 hours a year
[] Summer Activities: in previous years, competitive travel softball. Couldn’t play this past summer due to an injury that led to surgery.
[] Essays: great
[] Teacher Recommendation: hopefully good (I waived my right to see them)
[] Counselor Rec: same^
[] Additional Rec: from county sheriff after I raised money for them to buy bulletproof vests for their K9 officers
[] Interview: okay, I guess
[/ul]Other[ul]
[li] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes[/li][] Intended Major: biology or cognitive science
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: large public, nationally ranked
[] Ethnicity (Hispanic Y/N/not reported): N
[] Race(s) (AI/AN, Asian, AA, NH/PI, White, not reported): white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: ~$120,000
[] Hooks/tips (URM, athlete, legacy, 1st gen, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: essays, extracurriculars,
[] Weaknesses: low GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Just not good enough[/li][/ul]General Comments: I completely expected this, and I’m not really that upset about it. There are other amazing schools out there.

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