<p>omg, rico 06!!! go hispanics!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 800M 780V 730 W
* SAT IIs: 780 Math IIC, 770 US Hisotry, 750 Bio
* GPA: 3.92 unweighted, 4.78 weighted
* Rank: unranked
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: i thought one was very strong (english teacher pretty much cried over one) and one was fairly solid
* Teacher Recs: didnt read
* Counselor Rec: didnt read
* Hook (if any): Independent Research
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: NY
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: white
* Gender: male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:[list][li] Extracurriculars: a few committed clubs, 500+ hours of volunteering, about to get published, independant research, few other stuff</p>[/li]
<p>Just ****ed off.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): verbal 800, writing 720, math 690
[<em>] SAT IIs: literature 800, us history 780, math iic 720
[</em>] APs: english language 5, us history 5, latin lit 4, us gov 4, comp gov 4
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.045 weighted on a 4.0 scale, not sure about unweighted
[</em>] Rank: they don't rank us
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: ap english lit, comparative religions, ap environmental science, ap european history, ap calc bc, ap art history, ap latin vergil
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: just 2 that i know of
[<em>] Other stats: national merit commended, ap scholar with distinction, gold medal on national latin exam
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: forensics (national-level competitor, finalist at yale's forensics tournament), girls' state delegate, nhs officer, president of latin honor society, president of a volunteering club at my school that organizes opportunities for high school students to help out at elementary schools, theater, acted in bunches of plays and received a cappies critics' choice award last year (the cappies are like the tonys except for high school)
[<em>] Essays: first essay about the meaning of winning, second one about moving around all my life. i'm being really general about the themes of them because i don't want to give the whole concept of my essays away...
[</em>] Teacher Recs: glowing
[<em>] Counselor Rec: especially glowing, my counselor is amazing
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): i had two; the on-campus one was mediocre but the local alumni interview was amazing
[<em>] Hook (if any): i know what a "hook" is depends entirely on interpretation. my interpretation of a "hook" is either some specific thing or some general impression your app gives. i have several: i was a finalist at the yale tournament, very strong in the humanities, art, theater, performance, very strong intellectually
[/ul]
Location/Person:[list]
[</em>]State or Country: virginia
[<em>]School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, 22nd in the nation on that newsweek "challenge index" thing
[</em>]Ethnicity: white
[<em>]Income Bracket: don't know exactly but not poor
[</em>]Gender: female
[<em>]Strengths/Weaknesses: strength: forensics competition record, academic record. weakness: the fact that nothing on my app is absolutely amazing and perfect, it's all good but not good enough
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: the weakness i described above; i also did not like my app very much when i looked back at it, i do not think it projects the impression i wanted it to project
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congrats to everyone who got in!! i am very flattered that yale would want to consider me for another round, but am wary of false hope. i hope it works out, and i hope it works out for all of you</p>
<p>Aw, I'm sorry bobbobbob. :(</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR 800, Math 690, W 760
[<em>] SAT IIs: 790 Lit, 720 U.S. Hist, 700 Math 2C
[</em>] ACT: 33 (not submitted)
[<em>] APs: two 5s, one 3, one 4
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 1/435
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 4 APs, debate, creative writing
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: no real idea, but I don't think anyone else applied early
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ list]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Debate, newspaper, community service
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: intern at local newspaper, telemarketing
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): the required one was about my love of journalism, the optional one was about my multicultural heritage, they were both really good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: both really good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: she loves me
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): I had two, an alumni and on-campus, and they were both really good, the alumni one lasted two hours at my local Border's
[</em>] Hook (if any): I attended the Telluride Association Summer Program my junior year, which has a 9% acceptance rate, and I'm from Oklahoma.
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Large public, mediocre
[<em>] Ethnicity: Iranian
[</em>] Income Bracket: > 160,000
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks: already listed
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: my test scores are pretty low for Yale
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: TASP, essays
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I can't believe I got in...I thought I would be deferred for sure. Good luck to everyone...now I just gotta choose between Michigan and Yale...Michigan may give me scholarships...anyone got any advice?</p>
<p>Advice? Go for Yale.</p>
<p>thanks man.</p>
<p>just wish i was a urm or from alaska instead of NY.</p>
<p>You guys think Yale would answer what they didnt like about my app before I start applying to other schools?</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
· Fee Waiver Used?: No
· SAT I (by section): 640 V 640 W 700 M
· SAT IIs:660 740 640
· APs: 4 on Chem
· IBs: None
· GPA 3.65
· Rank: Top 6 percent
· Senior Yr Courseload: most rigorous
· Number of Apps from Your School: 4
· Other stats:
Subjective:
· Job/Work Experience: Own two businesses. Freelance photography business-take photos for businesses, art directors, web sites, jewelry designers. Photos published in 3 magazines and several postcards, brochures, etc. Second business is Computer repair- 35-40 frequent clients-all year round for both businesses.
· Essays (subject and responses): I though they were good.
· Teacher Recs: assuming good
· Counselor Rec: good
· Interview (feel and general location): On campus, thought it went great
· Hook (if any): Amateur Radio operator for 7 years and currently Amateur Radio Emergency Services Coordinator for hometown of 18,000 people. Participated and provided emergency communications for several drills and events, also police departments. Also submitted a photography portfolio with slides of my work. Won Yale Club of New Haven Book award
·<br>
· [ b]Location/Person:**
· State or Country: Connecticut
· School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
· Ethnicity: White/Jewish (you probly figured with the businesses)
· Income Bracket: Middle class
· Gender: Male
· Strengths/Weaknesses: Science and math/art
· Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: SAT and ACT scores</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1590 on old one (if you combine sittings i got 1600)
[</em>] SAT IIs:writing- 800, chemistry- 760, spanish- 800, math 2- 800
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 uw
[</em>] Rank: 2 out of 1077
[<em>] Other stats: national merit, mu alpha theta (nationals, states, very involved)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:good, pm me if you'd like to read them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: pretty good, I don't think they were amazing though
[</em>] Counselor Rec:same
[<em>] Hook (if any):urm
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:Florida
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Other Hispanic
[li] Gender:male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I co-founded and co-wrote a math competition for middle school students in my county. Very involved with piano and Mu Alpha Theta. JETS (5th place national jv). Had research from a summer program at FSU (YSP 05). The summer before that I taught math and english to poor kids in Peru (where i'm from).
General Comments: I'm very relieved :)</p>
<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: N
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR:760 M:770 W:800
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800/780/750
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs: USH - 4
[</em>] IBs: Math Methods - 7 (one year)
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: we don't use W/UW the same as U.S. schools
[</em>] Rank: 3/80
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: IB Diploma Year 2: most rigorous
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: 2 varsity sports, translating children's stories, women's rights club, habitat for humanity, NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): the first was about moving around in my life; the optional was a poem
[<em>] Teacher Recs: only read one, but i thought it was quite good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't read, but i think he likes me :p
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): no interview
[</em>] Hook (if any): U.S. citizen living overseas
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Korea
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private, quite competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Income Bracket: 60,000 USD
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: GPA, recs, ECs/essays, most likely
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: probably my personal statement.. it was more rushed than I would have liked[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>I wish I had been accepted, but I plan on using this second chance to show the admissions committee how much I love Yale! Congratulations to all who were admitted.. you guys worked hard and deserve it :)</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800W, 790M, 770CR
[<em>] SAT IIs: 780 physics, 750 U.S History, 750 Math IIC
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs: all 5's: English Lang, Latin Vergil, Physics B, Human Geography, U.S. History
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 unweighted...i don't know weighted
[</em>] Rank: 10/600ish
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Physics II AP, Calc BC AP, Latin V AP, Euro Hist AP, Govt/Eco AP, English 4 AP ...and theatre
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2 (?)
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: theatre, forensics, Gay-Straight Alliance, more theatre, NHS
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: ...summer house sitting
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): one very concrete one about directing Tennesse WIlliams's "The Glass Menagerie;" the other a very abstract one about my being an existentialist. I thought both were fine, but not brilliant pieces of literature, if you know what I mean.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: both outstanding (i think)...one (my Latin teacher) had taught me for 3 years and gave me her Outstanding Student award...
[</em>] Counselor Rec: my interview with her went well...
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): nice guy...nice chat.<br>
[</em>] Hook (if any): playwright, theatre nerd
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): one of the best public schools in Texas; best physics dept in world (according to College Board)
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian!
[</em>] Income Bracket: we get along fine, but not extravagantly
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] Hooks: legacy, gay jewish texan (is that considered a hook?...the gay part was only in my SAT essay, which I think they can read...)
[li] Strengths/Weaknesses: Intense and well rounded[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to all accepted (eep!) and for all still in the search: break lots of legs!!!</p>
<p>Deferred
1510 SAT old 790 720 700 SAT IIs
I thought my essays were okay, about my experiences homeschooling and traveling. Amaaaaazing teacher recommendations. White female from Massachusetts. </p>
<p>I don't know...I think it's positive that I'm a homeschooler and they at least are considering my application. I feel relieved.</p>
<p>accepted! stats later?</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED *</p>
<p>ahh all my friends were over for this and now we're going out. Crazy feeling!</p>
<p>Gay at Yale? Not a hook, the norm!</p>
<p>Yeah, gay Yalies, what's up man??!!! :)</p>
<p>Did you mention it at all in your essays? I briefly mentioned it in the supplemental deal, sort of a side point relevant to the story I was telling... I hear Yale is a great place for us sexual deviants, very "accepting" and large constiuency.</p>
<p>anyone willing to do calculations on %accepted, deferred, and rejected?</p>
<p>*Decision: Rejected *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: not sent
[</em>] SAT IIs: not sent
[<em>] GPA: 94
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank
[<em>] Other stats: ACT: 35 with 35 on writing (12 essay)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I was told they were excellent and was very proud of them.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: From what I understand, great.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good, my guidance counsellor from 9th and 10th left though so I haven't had him for all of high school (don't know if it made a difference though since he knows me well and likes me a lot).
[<em>] Hook (if any): nothing really--i've done much charity work with my band and we've raised almost $20,000 for the community but not really much else, and I'm Israeli?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Long Island, New York
[<em>] School Type: top-ranked public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White (Israeli)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: i really don't know
General Comments: Oh well. I wasn't exactly expecting to get in, but it's still a bit disheartening to be rejected. It's just kind of hard to realize that I will NOT be going to my top-choice school.</p>
<p>*Decision: Deferred *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 770CR, 800M, 740W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 740 Chem, 740 Lit
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs: 5 Chemistry, 5 Calc AB, 4 US History, 4 World History
[</em>] IBs: N/A
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 97
[</em>] Rank: School doesn't rank, top 5%
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 3 that I know of
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Lots of volunteering, museum research, Model UN, International Club, Anime Club. My lack of leadership probably killed my app. =)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I wrote both in two weeks. They were very original topics and probably made me stand out.<br>
[<em>] Teacher Recs: No idea (I also used a sophomore teacher)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): I never had one since my interviewer was too busy being an US Assistant District Attorney (which I thought was pretty cool anyway).
[</em>] Hook (if any): I was born in another country and have lived in three different parts of the United States. I can also speak 4 languages.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York =(
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Income Bracket: Around $90,000
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks: Redundant?
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Weakness would be my lack of leadership and moving so often that my teachers and counselor probably don't know me very well.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: See above + being Asian and living in NY
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to all who got in!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?:yes
SAT I (by section):680M, 660CR, 600W
SAT IIs: 800 Spanish/650 Math IC/600 Literature
ACT:(30E, 28M, 29R, 32S, 31E/W) Composite: 30
APs:Last Year: 4-US History; This Year: Spanish, English, Biology, Calculus
IBs:none
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:3.89, 4.65
Rank:2/545
Senior Yr Courseload:most rigorous
Number of Apps from Your School:2EA, 1RD
Other stats:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app:too many
Job/Work Experience: part-time job that takes up a lot of my time
Essays (subject and responses): one was great about a significant experience, the other mediocre about my grandma's death
Teacher Recs:I'm sure they were great
Counselor Rec:Awesome
Interview (feel and general location):Amazing, I made her cry:(
Hook (if any):Mexican-American, First-Generation, Independent Research
Location/Person:Chicago
State or Country: IL
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available) : public, Avg. ACT (16.7)...really bad
Ethnicity: Mexican-American
Income Bracket:low enough to get $30,000 from Yale
Gender: m
Strengths/Weaknesses:EC's, Independent Research
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:Affirmative Action, what else?
Other Factors:Interview, Transcript, Cultural Background
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I really didn't think I had a chance, but I guess scores aren't everything...Congratulations to all, and Good Luck to those who were Deferred (some of you I know I'll see next year)...Yale '10!!!!</p>