<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!
Stats:
SAT:2250 (790m,790cr,670v)
SAT IIs:US 770, Bio 730, Math II 650
GPA:4.201
Rank:13/808</p>
<p>Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays:I thought they were great
Teacher Recs:glowing
Counselor Rec: ok
Hook (if any):</p>
<p>Location/Person: Los Angeles
State or Country: CA
School Type:Public gifted magnet
Ethnicity: AA
Gender: Female</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Great Interview from a California Supreme Court Justice</p>
<p>SEWcurious what school do you go to?? i was accepted and live in los angeles (san fernando valley to be exact) and go to a public gifted magnet... i assume you are in lausd?</p>
<p>Hey deferees... are you guys planning on undertaking massive efforts or competitions to add to your applications? Or are you going to rely on what you have already?</p>
<p>i'm definitely hoping for good news from Intel. If i do get good news, i plan on updating Harvard in february.</p>
<p>^^Hmm. Something about that comment seems very wrong. Oh right... TRAITOR. ;)</p>
<p>o **** *** was i thinking. i guess i had just come from reading the Harvard EA massacre thread on the parent's forum, and Harvard was on my mind. Bad wrath, bad wrath, I meant Yale :)</p>
<p>My son was rejected EA at Yale with the following stats:
SAT I 800 800 (the two verbal sections) and 790 (math)
SAT II 800-US History, 760-Literature 770-Math II</p>
<p>Grades about 4.05 weighted
School: small private school; very tough grading policy
ECs quizbowl, drama</p>
<p>Why was he rejected? I thought his high SATs would ensure at least a deferral. One possibility was that his ECs weren't too exciting. The only other possibility is that because of high teacher turnover at his school, he was unable to get a science/math teacher recommendations from the teachers who knew him best, so he had to ask a teacher who'd only known him for 6 weeks. That recommendation may not have been "glowing." </p>
<p>Do you think the rejection is most likely the result of the EC problem or the possibly lukewarm letter?</p>
<p>wow that is incredibly surprising EllenR. I too thought his standardized test scores would merit at least a deferral. Are you sure those are his only ECs? If so, they seem a little lackluster, which might be the reason. I don't think the recommendation problem could have warranted a rejection. They would have at least deferred him and given him a second opportunity to send in extra recs. Wow, some of the decisions this year are so random/surprising.</p>
<p>It's probably his EC activities - what were his essays on?</p>
<p>The majortiy of people applicant to yale had high SATS so that made him the same as the other applicants not better.</p>
<p>I agree, probably ECs and recs...</p>
<p>Well, actually, he had a few more ECs: photography(won a school award for most creative photo) fencing, a short-lived digiriedoo (spelling?) club, Latin conventions (won some prizes there) but his most time-consuming ECs were drama --parts in 4 plays over the last 3 years, and quizbowl --competitions on local, state, and national levels. Is that really too puny an EC record? My guess is that it was a tepid rec from a young teacher who seems a bit shaky on classroom management issues. We're trying to remedy that for his later applications.</p>
<p>Yikes. Even though those ECs are not AMAZING, I would have thought they would warrant at least a deferral. It looks like he's very devoted to two items: drama and quiz bowl...which is what colleges say they like to see. Like your son, I kind of had the same problem with teacher recommendations. Lots of teachers who I've had since freshman year (who would write very nice recommendations) have since retired or moved away. I ended up getting this Calculus teacher to write my 2nd recommendation, but I don't think he's that fond of me. He probably thinks I'm rather stupid as well, because he wrote another letter for this kid that got into Harvard EASC...</p>
<p>I started a thread on this, but that doesn't seem to be going too well...</p>
<p>Does anyone know how seriously mid-year reports are considered? I've been a straight-A student since freshman year and I hate the idea that 1 or 2 B's this semester could affect my admissions decision. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>it could, i doubt it.</p>
<p>but if you go from As to Bs, it's not as good as Bs to As</p>
<p>yeah. i just hope it's not too big a factor. another question on mid-year reports - Yale asks that you write regular or early on every document you send them, so if you were deferred do you write early or regular? ehhh? Thanks.</p>
<p>my friend got in! 2390 SAT; valedictorian! (so excited for him)</p>
<p>EllenR- how was his essay? I think that these may make or break some candidates.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: no.
SAT I (by section): CR 680/ M 660/ W 740
SAT IIs: US Hist 740, World Hist 670, Lit 680
ACT: N/A
APs: AP US (3), AP NSL(5), AP World(4), AP Lang(4)
IBs: N/A
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: w 4.21, u/w 3.69
Rank: school does not rank
Senior Yr Courseload: 5 AP's
Number of Apps from Your School: 6 (5 defered, I;m the only rejection)
Other stats: Not much, I think</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Model UN, NHS, FHS, Diversity Club, Girl Scouts, church volunteer
Job/Work Experience:Build A Bear (past two years)
Essays (subject and responses): wrote about personal growth after evironmental volunteer program
Teacher Recs: amazing
Counselor Rec: I didn't read it, but I have a close relationship with my counselor
Interview (feel and general location): incredible (he told me to keep in touch b/c he knew I would do great things)
Hook (if any): personality and passion, drive and dedication
Location/Person:
State or Country: MD
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): competitive suburban public
Ethnicity: white
Income Bracket: upper-mid 145,000
Gender: Female</p>
<p>congrats to all who got in!</p>
<p>so many asian female applicants....</p>