Official Yale EA Decisions - Class of 2010

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141

<p>Decision: Deferreddddddd</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): hah, 730 CR, 650 M, 710 W
[<em>] SAT IIs: 780 USH, 700 French, 640 Bio
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs: 5 USH, 4 French, 4 Bio, 4 English
[</em>] IBs: n/a
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.00 unweighted, 4.45 weighted (for all 4 years, 4.88 junior/senior)
[</em>] Rank: 1/471
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP English Lit, AP Macroecon, AP Microecon, AP French 5, Civics, Physics (already took Calc BC last year)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: National History Day state finalist, Varsity swimming (3 years - NCS qualifier and various awards), Water polo (4 years and various awards), Rec league water polo (4 years), rec swimming for 11+ years, Civil War living history presentations (approx 400+ hours community service), band, History Club (president), attended Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College as merit scholarship student this summer, also judged NHD California regional finals for the junior division, etc etc etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard / water safety instructor (35 hours/week)
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): 1 essay, wrote about passion for studying history, partic. the American Civil War and connected it to being adopted etc etc etc. I thought it was good, but that's a kind of biased point of view.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 1 from AP Lit teacher (who is close family friend), 1 from 11th grade APUSH teacher, they were probably pretty good.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Fairly decent but probably impersonal as school is huge.
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): At the guy's office, it went pretty well.
[</em>] Hook (if any): I'm a Korean adoptee/Civil War person? I don't know. Probably none.
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public school, less than 25% go to 4 year institutions
[<em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[</em>] Income Bracket: decline to state
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Hooks: See above
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Weaknesses: SAT scores are horribleeeeeeeee x 10^23984713; I'm kind of bland, like mashed potatoes. Did not cure cancer or climb Mt Kiliamajaro. Am Asian. Strength: I have a lot of community service and am fairly well-rounded. I think my essay was strong and I have a distinct passion and have done everything I could to pursue it/be involved/blah blah blah. I took 2384123 AP classes, but so have the rest of you. My school kind of sucks, so maybe I looked good in context? I don't know. My brain hurts.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I was deferred because I'm clearly not qualified to be accepted. I'm still baffled as to why I even got deferred. I was kind of happy. Sort of. Whatever. I don't know. I'm kind of indifferent.
[/ul]Other Factors: I have rainboots.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone who got in. Good luck to those who were deferred. Yay, Yale. Beat Harvard.</p>

142

<p>amnesia...we had a girl with 1950 get in over an asian with 2370</p>

<p>and just a page ago there was a mexican with like 1900 composite who got in over us.</p>

<p>aa is alive and well</p>

143

<p>coquettish - You are NOT a failure as a human being. I am a parent and was for a year on the admissions committee at Yale Med School. You cannot believe the kind of people that got rejected. In your personal case it may have been that the original two people that screened your application just didn't resonate with you. They in turn present to the rest of the committee. Unless they are very enthusiastic, the other members are not going to jump in because they have their own set of candidates they want to push. Had another set of evaluators read you first, you may have been accepted.
I am also a parent and I can tell you your parents love you no matter what, and I would love to have a daughter that thinks like you. There was a Spartan saying "The office does not make the man, the man makes the office". I will tell you straight right now- your parents are proud of you. Now you need to be proud of you. I don't know you, yet the few words you have typed on a message board impressed me. You will continue to impress other people as you go along in life, rest assured of that.</p>

144

<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>

<p>Stats:
[ ] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[ ] SAT I (by section): 790 M, 790 CR, 760 W = 2340
[ ] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Bio M, 800 Physics
[ ] ACT: N/A
[ ] APs: 5's on AP Physics C: E/M, AP Biology, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP English Language and Composition, AP U.S. History
[ ] IBs: N/A
[ ] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.97 unweighted GPA; 4.5 weighted
[ ] Rank: 5/550
[ ] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Chemistry, AP French 5, AP Econ, AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Comp Sci
[ ] Number of Apps from Your School: Hmm I think about 9 early apps
[ ] Other stats: Not really...</p>

<p>Subjective:
[ ] ECs listed on app: Math and Science CLub
-Named most active member 10th
-Treasurer 11th
-President 12th
-Captain of Science Bowl A Team 12th </p>

<p>Mathematical Association of America
Member for 3 years
Canadian Mathematical Society
Member for 3 years </p>

<p>I know I don't have very much in the above category, but I really am passionate about my club.
[ ] Job/Work Experience: None
[ ] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good short answer essay, pretty good personal statement, very risky supplemental essay ;D. It paid off !
[ ] Teacher Recs: Outstanding
[ ] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[ ] Interview (feel and general location): I think we connected. We were giggling and talking about sci bowl ;D.
[ ] Hook (if any): Research?
Location/Person:
[ ] State or Country: CA
[ ] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Insanely competitive public high school in cupertino (Monta Vista)
[ ] Ethnicity: Half korean, half jewish. hapa pride
[ ] Income Bracket: 250k+
[ ] Gender: Male
[ ] Hooks: Research?
[ ] Strengths/Weaknesses: Passion for math and physics; independent research in math and physics; not very diverse/numerous ECs. Ok awards...nothing great
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I demonstrated my passion for science and my passion for yale.
[/list][ b]Other Factors:** If you'd like to see more extensive stats check out my profile on pr stats My sn is tungstentrioxide.
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I thought I would cry if I got accepted. I didn't. I was too much in shock. Congrats to all who got in, and to those who didn't, there's something out there for you more perfect :D</p>

145

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?: No
SAT I (by section): 2080 (680 M) (660 CR) (740 W)
SAT II: Literature 740, US History 690
ACT:29
APs: 7 (all offered on campus)
IBs: none
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.25 W
Rank: 2/250
Senior Yr Courseload: 5 APs + 2-year environmental monitoring project
Number of Apps from Your School: 7
Other stats: National Achievement Semifinalist, Questbridge Finalist, bunch of school awards, league swimming awards, county art award (2nd place oil painting), Summertime spanish language and philosophy programs
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Interact Club founder and president, Interact District Council Area Rep., swimming, dance, art, National Honor Society president and v-pres., environmental monitoring, Key Club, peer tutor (Spanish, English, Biology, Chemistry, Math)
Essays (subject and responses): Simple, descriptive, heartfelt (I don't think they were stunning)
Teacher Recs: amazing
Counselor Rec: Hmmm...a lot of spelling errors, but glowing
Interview (feel and general location): didn't have one
Hook (if any): N/A
Location/Person: N/A
State or Country: Boulder Creek, California
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Noncompetitive public
Ethnicity: Afro-Caribbean-American
Income Bracket: low
Gender: Female
Hooks: well-rounded, minority, first generation, utilized all opportunities presented by high school
Strengths/Weaknesses:
strengths--leadership, writing, spanish, science
weaknesses--SATs (I can't believe they accepted me!)
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: see hook
Other Factors: Very few people (like 4 of 250 per year) ever apply to out-of-state universities
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I am so grateful that I was accepted!</p>

146

<p>masamune </p>

<p>most awesome ethnicity !!</p>

147

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 770 CR, 770 W, 760 M (2300 composite)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Bio, 790 Chem, 760 US HIstory, 740 Math 2C
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.7 W
[</em>] Rank: Top 3 out of 78 (but my school doesn't rank)
[<em>] APs: 5's on AP Chem, AP Bio, AP Calc AB, AP US HIstory, AP English Lang., 4 on AP French Lang.
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics, AP English Lit., AP French Lit., AP Calc BC, AP Art History
[li] Number of Apps from Your School: 3</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Newspaper (Editor-in-chief), Panelist for city paper, answering calls for a Crisis Hotline (listener, mentor, trainer, advisory board member), Varsity Tennis, French Honor Society (President), Dance Company, Piano (numerous state awards, played for 15 years), orchestra (1st violin, horn)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship doing ADHD research, tutored kids in math, billing and accounting in various offices
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): one on Community helpline (where i answer suicide calls); one on playing tennis after a really bad gymnastics injury
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good, i think, i'm pretty close to both teachers, and they asked me if they could write it
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good, small school and i got along with her really well.
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): I flew back to Yale for an on-campus interview, which went really well...
[li] Hook (if any): not sure, maybe the EC's because my stats don't stand out</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): small, super-selective private school. Usually sends one or two students to each uber-selective Ivy every year (HYPSD)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Vietnamese (MAYBE I'M STILL A MINORITY!!)
[</em>] Income Bracket: highest
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks: no legacy or anything... but maybe they saw that i applied to yale early though both my parents went to harvard and stanford..
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Strengths: leadership in EC's, Weaknesses: nothing done at a national or international level.. not very outstanding
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm not sure but i'm d a m n happy!</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I can't believe the number of people that I felt are totally qualified but dont' get in because of the crapshot that is the admissions process. I am so sorry, i know that you'll all do sooo well later on. if the toss of the coin just landed the other way it all could have turned out differently. **</p>

148

<p>*Decision:ACCEPTED *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?:nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section):760CR, 740W, 720M, yeah crappy
[<em>] SAT IIs:760, 710, 700, crappy again
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs:5- calc BC; 5- US history; 5- statistics; 3- latin literature; 5- calc ab subscore
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:4.25, 3.9 ish
[</em>] Rank:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload:4 APs (including bio and chem)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School:3
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: really, really good at XC/track (state level recognition), ASB VP, hospital internships (2), lung cancer research assistant, built houses in mexico for 2 summers, lots of other stuff
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:bookstore for 2 summers, my reseach assistant job (see above), lab tech at my school
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses):REALLY, really good, very honest
[<em>] Teacher Recs:SUPERB!!! also, same teachers that got my sister in at harvard
[</em>] Counselor Rec:glowing
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location):it was really good, went for one and a half hours, talked a lot about the problems in black culture...
[</em>] Hook (if any):URM, partially recruited (wasn't on coach's list but we were in contact)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:CA, bay area
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):small, private, REALLY competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity:1st generation african american
[</em>] Income Bracket:80,000-100,000
[<em>] Gender:F
[</em>] Hooks:see above
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses:honest essays, spotless transcript, really tough classes, good recs/ lower sat scores... SAT's arent the only things that matter... YAY!!!!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:no freaking idea
[/ul]
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
Omg, i am sooooooooooo excited!!! I have been calling people all day!!! Hmm, ex boyfriend also got in...lol! I can't wait til bulldogs days to meet everyone!</p>

149

<p>My friend just got accepted! She's a Latina here in L.A., who's just the smartest kid on the block, and wants to pursue biomedical engineering. I couldn't be happier for her. She deserved it so much and she didn't have any "connections" to get her in; she did it on her own talent!</p>

150

<p>wow.. so many URMs in...either yale is really actively recruiting them or their pool happens to be stronger this year</p>

151

<p>i am mexican american and was deffered.</p>

<p>not sure what the heck happened. not every urm gets in.</p>

152

<p>For my D:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted!!!!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): Not taken
[<em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC 800, French 790
[</em>] ACT: Composite 35 (All 35s except 36 in Math, 12 on essay)
[<em>] APs: Euro Hist 3, USH 4, French language 5, English language 5, Statistics 5. This year taking BC Calculus, English literature, French literature, Physics, Bio, and Music Theory
[</em>] IBs: none
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.96 UW (school doesn't weight)
[</em>] Rank: Top 10% (school doesn't rank) of ~70
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: See 5 APs above plus Acting Shakespeare, senior writing seminar and Choir
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 2
[li] Other stats: NMSF, Cum Laude Society, Top 10 National French Exam 5 yrs in a row, Interlochen Arts Camp 3 yrs in a row [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: music performance, acting, tap dancing, more music, more acting, Newspaper editor-in-chief 2 yrs, captain golf team 2 years (varsity team 4yrs)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): one on love of science, one on music experiences
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn't see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: seemed OK when they read it to her
[</em>] Interview (feel and general location): one on campus nice but formal, one at Starbucks...laughed a lot!
[li] Hook (if any): Want to double major in physics and music, Jeopardy! champion, appeared in Oscar-nominated documentary (not really hooks?)[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School: Private, avg old SAT 1350
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasion
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: No idea, but both D and her parents are thrilled!! [/ul]</p>

153

<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 790 CR 720 Math 740 Writing
[<em>] SAT IIs: 770 Writing 760 Math IIC 760 US History
[</em>] ACT:n/a
[<em>] APs: Euro History 4, US History 4, English Language 4
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA, 102.85 Weighted, 97.87 Unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 1/105
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Physics C, BC Calc, AP Lit and Comp
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: only me
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Tae Kwon Do (first degree black belt), 10 years of piano, community service as teacher's assistant at chinese school, Mentoring Program, Drama Club, Jazz Band, Vocal Ensemble, Orchestra, Band, Chorus, Student Government Vice President, President of National Honor Society, Lots of school committees, National Merit Semifinalist, IBM Honors Math and Science Program, Columbia Honors Science Program, Junior Statesmen at Yale Summer School, Ithaca College Summer School,
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at CVS, Receptionist at my TKD school
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): One was about TKD's effect on my life, the other on an amazing girl who influenced me this past summer
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Didn't read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't read
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): On campus, went okay
[</em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public School, almost no one goes to Ivy leagues or competitive schools
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Income Bracket: $100,000+
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks:
[<em>] Strengths/Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm an over-represented minority living in an over-represented state. C'est la vie.
[/ul]Other Factors:
**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: **CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE WHO WERE ACCEPTED! To fellow deferrees- I hope to hear from you all in the future to find out where you end up :) We were just too cool to be accepted right away lol Best of luck to everyone on CC!</p>

154

<p>I am also a parent and I can tell you your parents love you no matter what, and I would love to have a daughter that thinks like you. </p>

<p>I would like to second that. I am a parent of four, one of whom is at Yale. What makes me proud of my kids is the kind of people they are, not where they go to school. The fact that you are upset about disappointing your parents speaks volumes of you as a person. Anyone who would be concerned for someone else's disappointment can't possibly be a failure in the things that truly count. You sound like a sensitive young woman and I'm certain your parents are very proud of you.</p>

155

<p>Coquettish, honey, you have NOT failed your parents. From reading your posts it is clear to me that you are an extraordinary person! All of us parents on these boards are proud of you and all of the kids here! You WEREN'T rejected! You were deferred! Considering the fact that 1/3 of applicants were outright rejected, you're in a good position! Go ahead and bawl tonight. Cyberhugs from this mom are coming your way! Then, tomorrow, take a long look at your Yale application...then make it better! Revise your essays if they need it and send them in again! Send another essay! Send another teacher recommendation! Send other things that show the admissions officers who you are and why you deserve to be admitted to Yale and to all of the other colleges you are applying to! Best of luck! I'll be praying for you!</p>

156

<p>Just checking in here after a note in the Parents Forum with a word of encouragement to the Rejected and Deferred (most of whom will be ultimately Rejected as well): </p>

<p>My daughter was outright rejected two years ago. (3.9uw/2370 equiv./1570/great EC/rec/etc. Wound up being one of the best things that ever happened to her though it was extremely painful at the time because she wasn't used to defeat. She's now a top student at a highly regarded LAC and has had opportunities in her first year and a half, both research and EC's, that she would never have had at Yale. Her outlook for top Law School/Grad school is outstanding. At this point, she'd turn down Yale if they magically called.</p>

<p>The moral is: as dark as the clouds may be right now, some of the linings may turn out to be spectacular. Hang in there.</p>

157

<p>Yale has failed.</p>

<p>Seriously.</p>

<p>They simply screwed over the northeast this year.</p>

<p>No doubt about it.</p>

158

<p>BobBobBob, you need to let go of the AA riff. The # of AA-related admissions is a handful out of the total and all of them are capable of doing the work. Statistically, you could eliminate every "diversity admit" and the odds are heavy that you'd still be rejected. Meanwhile, Yale would be worse off. As one student put it in a memorable quote, "What's a seminar table circled by nothing but upper-middle-class white kids going to say about discrimination?" A pointed example, but everything from being African-American/Hispanic to being the daughter of a goat farmer in Texas brings additional viewpoints and intellectual capital to the campus.</p>

<p>Fwiw, I'll bet that Yale is still heavily over-represented by students from the Northeast, relative to the population. It's no longer a Northeast preserve. And good for 'em.</p>

159

<p>im not talking about only the AA. Yale screwed our entire region...schools in my area that normally send 4-5 and lucky this year if theyre getting 1.</p>

<p>obviously something is up.</p>

<p>Seriously, if they were going to do this, they should have announced it. Why should we use our scea on a school that is actively going to discrimiate against us?</p>

<p>Im not completely against AA. If a kid in a lower income bracket who is a urm has similar stats (NOT 400 POINTS OFF), then I understand the choosing of a urm over a middle class white kid.</p>

<p>But when urms with a 1950 get in over asians or white kids with 2350s...come on. and please dont bring up that they may have ecs or something like that. every kid, unless he is one of the few that has an AMAZING ec, has pretty much the same stuff.</p>

160

<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 800 W, 790 M
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800, 800, 800, 780 (Chem, Math IIC, US History, Bio-M)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs: 5, 5, 5 (Euro History, US History, Bio)
[</em>] IBs: N/A
[<em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 99.78 UW, 102.53 W
[</em>] Rank: School doesn't rank, but most likely 1/277
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: most rigorous available
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: not sure -- maybe just me, maybe 1 or 2 others
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Semifinalist, Siemens Westinghouse Semifinalist, Yale Science and Engineering Award, AIME, some more local math and science awards, some local gymnastics awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Math team captain, Newspaper Ed-in-chief, Local Newspaper Columnist, Lit Magazine Editor, lots of orchestra stuff, varsity gymnast for six years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Research intern at Columbia for 2 summers, secretary, tutor
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I liked 'em :)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read, but probably great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: same as teacher recs
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): on-campus was decent; alumni was great
[</em>] Hook (if any): cancer research --> Siemens Semi and Yale Science and Engineering Award
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: probably well-rounded but still clear passion toward science and math... the gymnastics probably helped too (although I was not recruited)[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congrats to other acceptances -- hope to meet you all at Bulldog Days! Good luck to the deferred, and for those who were denied, you will probably end up somewhere great!</p>