<p>I feel your pain with the SAT scores: I got an 800 Critical Reading and a 690 Math as well! I think you are somewhat competitive in the applicant pool, and having your extracurriculars and legacy status will definitely make you stand out. That said, I’m going to offer some criticisms, but I still think you have a very strong application. </p>
<p>I think your ECs are great, though they aren’t that exceptional. While they look good on paper, I don’t understand what compels you to do them. Why found a humane society when you could get involved with local charity groups in need of assistance? Your independent study looks “cool” but why not take a college-level French course if you were really serious about it? These aren’t fun questions to ask, but will invariably come up in the admissions office and you have to accept that.</p>
<p>If you go to a nationally ranked day school, you should have a curriculum that adequately prepares you for college admissions tests, correct? You have all these opportunities available to you, yet your subject test scores are well below (I think the Lit one is OK though) what is expected of a potential Yale student. You only took the SAT once and got an 800 in Critical Reading, so I don’t think the SAT I score will make much of a difference, but the subject test scores definitely will. The GPA (depending on how it is relative to other applicants form your school) could potentially hurt you, and it most likely will.</p>
<p>Other than that, your application is great and I think your biggest strengths are your theater experiences (WOW!) and your critical reading score. You definitely stand a shot towards admission but I think it’s going to be a bit of a stretch. I think it is for everyone though, so I wouldn’t worry too much. I’m just playing the devil’s advocate here.</p>
<p>Good luck! Chance me back?
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