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<p>Hey, there's nothing wrong with being a minority.</p>
<p>no i took it as elihopeful is just saying it so he can get the extra hook, not that being a minority is bad.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:
Fee Waiver Used?:No
SAT I (by section): 2400
SAT IIs: 2400 Spanish, Math, Physics
GPA, Weighted and Unweighted:4.6 W, 4.0 UW
Rank: Unofficially first</p>
<p>APs (including this year's):AB and BC Calc, Hist, Eng, Physics B and C, Chem, Spanish, Chinese, Stats, Psych, and Bio. 5's on those takes so far.
Senior Yr Courseload: Not as hard as junior yr
Number of Apps from Your School: 3, 2 deferred
Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Olympiads, Rensellaer Poly, AP w/ distinction, National Merit, Cum Laude, and a finalist for two leadership programs/full rides at UVA and Duke
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: very focused in five categories. School: Lots of time consuming school and community leadership each year, Community Service: started two service organizations, Sports three varsity sports (one captainship) and Outside Interests: my competitive sport which is rare and not available in college anywhere
Essays (subject and responses): both great. Common app essay--on academic freedom and how homework, tests and grades are unnecessary. Supplemental essay--on my friends and why they are my friends
Teacher Recs: Great. Teachers are like family at a boarding school.
Counselor Rec: Great. Same
Interview. went well. very nice. but she left after 31 minutes, i was so boring.
Hook: rounded affluent white kid at a boarding school...just what they all are looking for, huh?
Location/Person:
State or Country: California for school, Wisconsin for home
School Type, Average Stats of School (if available):Private, smallish, very competitive.
Ethnicity:White
Gender:male
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Strengths: obvious
Weaknesses: obvious
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied:
I spent hundreds of hours on my essays, making them sharp, short, incisive and sincere. They had no questions about where i stand on things. It was worth every minute. I also do not think this is as random as people believe. Our school sends at least one person to Yale every year. So far, i am the lucky one who got it. I bet at least one other makes it too.<br>
Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am thrilled to be part of the crop, and look forward to meeting everyone else at Bulldog days. I do feel awful for those on hold....good luck.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* Fee Waiver Used?: No
* SAT I (by section): M:790, W:770, R:730 (one sitting)
* SAT IIs: Math 2C: 800 / Molecular Bio: 770 / German with listening: 720-->750
* GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.71 W
* Rank: 11/697 (not as high as it could because I take unweighted art classes)
* ACT: NA
* APs (including this year's):
AP US:5
</code></pre>
<p>AP Euro:5
AP German: 5
AP Bio: 5
AP BC Calc: 5
AP Art History :did not take test</p>
<pre><code>* Number of Apps from Your School: 1 SCEA(me), 2 others (singer who is with Boston pops, and football player) have open invitations to anywere, including Yale
* Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit semifinalist, AP scholar of distinction, Childrens Equitation Gr. Champion and Children's Hunter Reserve Champ (equestrian), David Hopkins Memorial Scholarship (Art), Snetzinger Art Scholarship (runner-up), Outstanding German IV student award
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app:
Horseback riding (18hrs/wk), Drawing and Sculpture (7 hrs/wk), Community service, Key Club, TSA, Student Safety Committee, Soccer and fencing (only up till tenth), Women's Leadership Initiative
- Job/Work Experience: waitress, Volunteer Jr. mentor at science camp, yard maintenance
- Essays (subject and responses): probably ended up a little too generic. The one was about how I always wanted a horse, but my dad hates them. Then we reached a compromise and I got a job, polished my german, and bought the horse myself. Other one was about living in Germany when I was little, and then coming back unable to speak english
- Teacher Recs: supposedly excellent (my counselor said they made her cry, I have no idea why)
- Counselor Rec: Promised to be good
- Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): None- they do not have them in my area
- Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): I switched schools this year so that I could take more challenging courses. I cross enrolled at three schools (on of them being a university) and am currently taking three courses at the University </code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Pennsylvania
* School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Excellent Public High School
* Ethnicity: caucasion
* Gender: Female
* Income Bracket: Quite high
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): German/Swiss/American tricitizen
* Strengths: Very passionate about certain things. Also the three schools thing is unusual
* Weaknesses: not enough leadership positions or school related activities. Not the greatest essays in the world. I also have absolutely no idea how to market myself
* Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: My weaknesses, and all the ridiculously tough competition out there
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: :( I'm pretty bummed, Yale was my top top top choice, I absolutely loved my visit there. I am taking a year off next year though, so hopefully I will have the chance to apply again if it doesn't work out</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 780 Math, 780 CR, 740 Writing
[<em>] SAT IIs: 790 Math II, 760 Chemistry, 740 Literature, 710 USH
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9 UW, 4.9 W
[<em>] Rank: school doesn't rank, but top 10%
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs (including this year's): Chemistry 5, BC Calculus 4, CompSci 4, USH 5, English, Physics C, Statistics, US Government
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: 4 APs, 2 Honors, 1 Stanford course, and cooking :)
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: not sure.. maybe just me
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): NMSF, NHS, Brown Book Award, AMC & AIME, National French Exam regional winner, AP Scholar with honor ... and i think one more but i can't remember
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity Swimming 4 years, President and Co-founder of Chemistry Club, Model UN 3 years, Academic Games 7 years, Mathletes 2 years, Youth Group 4 years
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: lifeguard 2 summers, taught swim lessons 3 years
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): CA: how my habit of collecting useless facts has helped me; Y: my thought process (not very good...)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: one was so nice that it made my mother cry, and the other was very positive but poorly written
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn't see, but probably pretty good
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): very good- at a local Panera, lasted an hour and a half. she was my best friend's neighbor, which helped
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): large competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: highish?
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): still none
[<em>] Strengths: fairly good test scores, challenging courseload
[</em>] Weaknesses: a few b's junior year, and a weak second essay
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: see weaknesses[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: congratulations to everyone who got in! i'll see you 61% deferreds again in april.</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[</em>] SAT I (by section): M:770 CR:740 W:690
[<em>] SAT IIs: Math II 750, U.S. History: 700, Math I: 720, French: 690
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.70, UW: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: top 5% (out of 1,100)
[</em>] ACT: didn't submit
[<em>] APs (including this year's): Physics B: 5, U.S. History 5, English: 4, Enviro Science: 4
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: n/a
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP themes in lit, AP Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Govt, AP microEcon
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 4 early, a few more RD
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): I sent in a supplement-- put together a portfolio of my gymnastics accomplishments thru newspaper/magazine clippings/photos
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Rhythmic gymnastics- 30 hours per week!, NHS, Hunger Awareness Club, Newspaper, School Network News
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app one was topic of my choice about how I overcame an obstacle in gymnastics to re-discover my passion, supplement essay basically showed a journey to maturity.. how I realized how money truly can't guarantee happiness... but twisted it in a clever way. Everyone who read it said they were "blown away"- writing is my strong point and I really really liked my essays.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: both were glowing! sent one from 10th grade, one from 11th, and one from 12th
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Even tho we have more than 4,000 people in our school, my counselor knows me well, and probably wrote a really good one!
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Amazing! Had it at starbucks. I actually missed him the first night because I went to the wrong starbucks! but we rescheduled for the next night so it was all good!
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Rhythmic Gymnastics National Champion, 2nd alternate to 2004 Olympics, have been doing it since I was 9 years old, and have been a 6 time national team member
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very competitive, and very large public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: pretty high
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): many national/international recognition thru gymanstics... basically
[<em>] Strengths: My passion in gymanstics- i guess you could say i'm well-lopsided :-), Straight A's- not a single B. Great Counselor and Teacher Recs, and essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: I guess being Asian was my biggest worry, and my SAT's aren't outstanding
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I think being a nationally ranked rhythimic gymnast really makes me unique, and I think my essays really brought out my personality[/li][/ul]Other Factors:**
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO GOT IN! i CAN'T BELIEVE ALL OUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF! tO EVERYONE WHO GOT EITHER DEFERRED OR REJECTED, YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL ALL END UP SOMEWHERE GREAT! DON'T GIVE UP HOPE!</p>
<p>wow everyone here has amazing stats :)</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred </p>
<p>Stats:
[ ] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[ *] SAT I (by section): 800 CR, 740 M, 720 W
[ *] SAT IIs: 710 USH, 700 LIT
[ *] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.19, 4.0
[ *] Rank:11/450
[ *] ACT: 33 (35/34/35/27)
[ *] APs (including this year's): 5 USH, 5 Music Theory, 5 English Language, 5 US Govt/Politics; this year's: in senior courseload below
[ *] IBs (including this year's: none
[ *] Senior Yr Courseload: Band, AP English Lit, AP World History, AP Biology, AP Psychology, AP European History, AP Comparative Govt/Politics (self-studying)
[ *] Number of Apps from Your School: 0
[ *] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Semifinalist, AP Scholar with Honor, I won my school's talent show (hehe)
**Subjective:*
[ ] ECs listed on app: Band (1st band, 1st chair at All-State on percussion for 2 years), Quiz Bowl (captain, numerous MVPs, etc), Latin Club (treasurer), National Honor Society, Astronomy Club, Science Bowl, Mu Alpha Theta, Fellowship of Christian Musicians, C.A.P.A (Citizens' Alliance for a Progressive Arkansas), youth deacon at my church/member of the youth group
[ *] Job/Work Experience: umpiring baseball, private percussion lessons, percussion equipment maintenance
[ *] Essays (subject and responses): On the required one, I wrote about my experience in drum corps, and on the second one, I wrote about how I came to acquire my outlook and what I plan to do with it. Both were decent :)
[ *] Teacher Recs: great as far as I know
[ *] Counselor Rec: she knows me well, so probably very good
[ *] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): It was conducted at a small barbecue joint, and we sat right next to the entrance (it was in November), so my teeth were chattering the whole time.. I'm sure he saw this as nerves, but other than that, it was so-so
[ *] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): probably music (I'm a percussionist). I marched with the Memphis Sound Drum and Bugle Corps for 2 summers, won 2nd place at the World's Fastest Drummer Competition at NAMM in the summer of 2006, completely re-wrote all the percussion music for last year's marching show, etc.
**Location/Person:*
[ ] State or Country: Arkansas
[ *] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, pretty competitive.. it is what you make of it. 1 or 2 ivies every couple of years.
[ *] Ethnicity: caucasian/Native American (Cherokee!)
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: $80,000-$100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM-Cherokee! My brother also attends Yale, but I'm sure that wasn't a huge consideration.
[ *] Strengths: music (I had some stuff I'm sure noone else did), some of the scores
[ *] Weaknesses: ACT science score, SAT II's (everyone has bad days, right?), lack of volunteering hours, I couldn't figure out how to make the stupid things on the left bullets (removing the space didn't work!)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: some good stats and off-the-wall extracurriculars + sub-par interview and some bad stats= deferral!
**Other Factors:*
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:[ /b] Here's to all of you who thought I was a lock! It just shows that URM status isn't everything. Congrats to everyone who got accepted, and to all the ones who got deferred, this isn't the end of the world! Whatever happens happens! GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE IN SPRING OR WITH THE BIG DECISION IN GENERAL!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: No
[</em>] SAT I (by section): N/A
[<em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.86 UW, 4.4 W
[<em>] Rank: top 10%
[</em>] ACT: 35 Composite (34 Eng, 35 Math, 35 Reading, 36 Sci, 12 Writing)
[<em>] APs (including this year's): World - 5, US - 5, Chemistry - 4, Biology - 4, Calculus AB - 5, Statistics - 5, English Language - 4, English Literature - 4, Spanish - 3
[</em>] IBs (including this year's:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Government, AP Macroecon, AP Senior English 2, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, Seminar, Advanced Marketing
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 4
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Wolverine Guard Award for Excellence in Community Service, National Honor Society, National Achievement
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Youth Link Board Chairman (City Board that manages over 130k in funding each year), DECA President, Debate, Student Senate, Piano, Tennis
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Snowboard Instructor, Wetland Restoration
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Both commonapp and supplementary were well thought out.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Both excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): Very good. Starbucks. We talked for over an hour but it was only 10 days before decisions came out.
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): City Board Chairman, LEAD Wharton, URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Washington
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Very competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: 100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, City Board Chairman
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I'm not completely sure[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Nothing really
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I'm extremely happy and very very excited!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Yes
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 1720
[<em>] SAT IIs: 640 Math I, 680 Chemistry
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 2.9 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: Top 43%
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs (including this year's): None
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: None
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Average
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 17
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Minority
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Sports Club, babysitting
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: babysitting
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): My family trip to Annapolis, why I love democracy
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Math teacher, english teacher
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Met with her a few times, don't know
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): okay
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Detroit
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Don't know
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[<em>] Strengths: URM
[</em>] Weaknesses: None
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Strong SAT's[/li][/ul]Other Factors: None
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: CONGRADULATIONS TO ME! IM IN! WOHOOO!</p>
<p>if that was a joke, it wasn't funny.</p>
<p>It's obviously a joke, and I doubt anyone's laughing.</p>
<p>I guess some people think racism is funny.
I don't.</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: Nope
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 800 Math, 800 Writing, 730 Critical Reading
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 800 Chemistry, 800 Biology-M, 730 USH
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 4.0 UW, 4.64 W
[<em>] Rank: 4/512
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] APs (including this year's): 5s on Calc AB, BC, Chemistry, Biology, USH, 3 on Spanish Language! (haha I was happiest for this one)
[</em>] IBs (including this year's:
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra, AP Physics B, AP Economics (micro and macro), AP English, AP Stats, AP Govt, Cross COuntry and Track
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1 other (deferred also i think)
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Nothing special
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Mock Trial CA State Champions, Mock Trial Captain, Cross Country Captain, Track and Field, Math Club President and Highest Scorer, COSMOS (CA State Summer School for Mathematics and Science), Research in Physical Chemistry
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Research at university, tutor
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): I thought they were good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One amazing (best in 19 years of teaching), one just ok (i'm sending in a different one for regular round)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good, but kind of impersonal
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): On campus was ok, alumni was good
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): Nope
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Not sure. Average? Big Public?
[<em>] Ethnicity: I'm white.
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
[<em>] Strengths: Well rounded, SAT and SAT II scores, grades
[</em>] Weaknesses: I'm white, nothing special, nothing out of the ordinary, one teacher rec
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Not sure, that's what makes it so difficult[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: See you all in the regular round. Hopefully some better news come April</p>
<p>i'm intimidated by all the people with way better scores and stuff than me who got deferred...</p>
<p>so i had a question for anyone willing to give me some advice or just general thoughts on this...
i'm an indian-american who applied to go to yale uni....i visited over the summer, visited harvard, mit, columbia, and i can say i only truly got that sense of an attachment when visiting yale.
my parents, on the other hand, indian as they are, are the type to be like "harvard is the best college," and while they were really happy to find out about yale, i feel like they aren't as ecstatic as i was hoping for. i know they continue to insist that i apply to harvard, and while i know some may say go where you really want to, they are paying for college.
i reallly love yale and i don't know if i want to pass up the opportunity i worked so hard for...
any thoughts/reactions/advice would help me out so much right now
thanks!</p>
<p>my dad was like that too. Just apply to Harvard anyways, and then meet the problem if it even arises. You'd be one very lucky person to get accepted to both Yale and Harvard.
If you end up having that option, then sit down with your parents and explain to them why you really love Yale. (I had to do that to convince my parents to let me apply EA to Yale rather than Wharton.) If they need hard evidence, do some research... you'll find something.</p>
<p>Peabody, if you really think that Yale is best for you, apply there and go there if you get in.</p>
<p>Though your parents will be paying for it, it doesn't mean it's their decision. Their money will go to better use if you are at a college where you are happy.</p>
<p>Try explaining that. A lot of it is how you feel when you step on the campus, and you can't control that - so you're lucky that Yale is the place you want to go.</p>
<p>I can relate to your dad. I too always expected S to go to Harvard, but when he took his college tour this past Spring he felt a much stronger connection to Yale. I've bit my tongue and developed an ulcer, but finally have come around. It's four years of your life, possibly the most important. It's the friends you'll have, maybe even the spouse you'll meet. It should be the place where you feel most at home since it will be your new home. No one has ever lost a job, promotion, or grad school admission because they went to Yale instead of Harvard -- just remind your parents of that. Did they visit the campus? Maybe have them talk to the district rep or interviewer? Hang tough -- it's your life.</p>
<p>homesliceturkey:</p>
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ACT: 35 Composite (34 Eng, 35 Math, 35 Reading, 36 Sci, 12 Writing)
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<p>Um, that's a typo, right?</p>