Question...int'l kid

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>i posted this on another board as well but ppl had stopped accessing it by then, so i'm asking again. i'm a high school sophomore from india who just moved to the Middle East and i'd just like to know my chances of getting into yale. i plan to study film.</p>

<p>ACADEMICS</p>

<p>I have yet to take my CBSE Board exams, and i just switched a month ago from ICSE, so i can't predict how i'll fare although hitherto i have a high score graph
Due to severe medical conditions i was unable to take my 9th grade exams but bcoz i've always been a top scorer and high achiever, my new school admitted me anyway...and my old school converted my test transcript into percentage and mailed it to the cbse so that i could sit for the boards
Consistently in the top 1% of my batch scoring in the 90th percentile
Came 2nd all over India in the Aptitude section of the Academic Aptitude Test and scored in the 90th percentile in all the Academic ones
Am starting independent study under the aegis of the university here in Comparative Literature and Art History</p>

<p>EXTRA-CURRICULARS</p>

<p>Am a published poet and my second book is under consideration by a top UK publisher
Diploma in Speech from the Trinity College, London
Combined score of 2370 in the SAT I this March (and am going to take SAT II this December in World History, English and Biology)
Was the National Finalist for the Discovery Junior Quiz and won 2 national quizzes in the 8th and 9th grades - the first a general quiz organised by India's leading motor company, Eicher Motors and the second a Geography Quiz organised by the Indian Cartographic Association
Won a bronze medal in the All-India Albert Barrow Writing Contest which is the biggest essay competition for high scholars in India
Was the youngest finalist in a National Oratory Challenge organised by India's biggest magazine, 'Outlook'
Won the Commonwealth Essay Contest
Had my work published in 2 highly reputable American magazines, one that caters to historical theses by teenagers and the other a fiction magazine
Won the Scrabble League Tournament in the country i now live in
Am one of the Youth Leaders in the Toastmasters Organisation here
Have always been a school prefect except in my new school where i moved a month ago
Have been on the Editorial Board for the school magazine both in my old school and even now, though here they change the boards every month
Sing and write songs for an alternative rock band (sorry if this sounds irrelevant, just thought i'd include it spesh since we entered the UK Songwriting Contest...you never know we might win it)
Play the drums in the School March Band
Received my license for Ham Radio operation from the Government through the exam they conduct annually
Was a city ambassador for 'Kids for Tigers' at age 12, the junior wing of the Project Tiger Programme in India
Co-founded a small but growing environmental conservation group in my city in India
Have directed plays and short films that have won prizes
Am to receive my Diploma d'Etudes en Langue Francaise from the Alliance Francaise
Qualified for the International Biology Olympiad
Participated in WHO Essay Writing Contest at age 10 and received a merit certificate
Won an international photography contest</p>

<p>sorry if i went a little 'over'...it's just that i thought i'd include everything possible...:D</p>

<p>SPORTS</p>

<p>I am a skater (ice and roller) and a cyclist but i've not really won any big tournaments altho i have participated</p>

<p>COMMUNITY</p>

<p>I intern in a local newspaper two nights a week
I'm involved in activities of the UNESCO and Amnesty Int'l</p>

<p>I have a few questions</p>

<p>Will my freshman year weigh against me? the fact that i've always been a good student, have decent ECs ...does it outweigh the debacle in 9th grade. i have legitimate reasons and i don't want to lie or hide this fact when i apply.</p>

<p>I'd like to know whether the fact that the Indian curriculum doesn't exactly satisfy the requirements of Ivy League due to its tough structure, will that go against me? As of now, in the 10th grade i'm studying science, english, math, social science (Indian and world history, geography and economics combined) and hindi and there's no tough/easy thingummy...everyone studies the same thing. in the 11th and 12th i plan to take physics, chemistry, biology, math and english.</p>

<p>Also, since i can't pay the tuition and since there are probably hundreds of applicants like myself from all over the world, what chance do i have of getting in?</p>

<p>thanx in advance</p>

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<p>umm...i'm kinda desperate...sorry...</p>

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<li><p>No, 9th grade grades aren't as heavily considered as 10th and 11th. And if it was a legimitimate medical concern, I don't think it could be considered very heavily against you. </p></li>
<li><p>As long as you're making the most of what is available in your school (in terms of the curriculum), it's fine. Don't worry too much if your school doesn't have honors or APs. I also see that you're doing independent study at a university, so that should make up for the curriculum at your school. </p></li>
<li><p>I'm not sure about the answer to your third question. I do know that full financial aid is met for international students as well as domestic students. So being an int'l applicant to Yale is probably not as bad as being one to a school that doesn't have financial aid for international students and therefore has to find international students who can pay the full price. </p></li>
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<p>As for your chances of getting in, I really can't say. You have a high SAT score, but why in the world did you put it under the extracurricular section? You also listed academic awards in this section. Your list is very confusing, and I don't get a clear sense of anything. I honestly think that you would get more responses from people if you wrote more concisely.</p>

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<p>where in the Middle East have you moved to?</p>