RD Chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>Chance me? :)</p>

<p>Background Information:</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: CT
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools (5 Yale, 1 Harvard, 1 Columbia, 5 BC, 1 UVA, and a few more)
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Possible Major:
Economics w/ Concentration in Finance, Accounting</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.95ish
GPA - Weighted: 4.51
Class Rank: 5/377</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT 1-Superscore: 2160
SAT 1-M+CR: 1430
SAT I Math: 730
SAT I Critical Reading: 700
SAT I Writing: 730</p>

<p>ACT-Composite: 34
ACT-W:34
ACT-S:34
ACT-M: 33
ACT-R:33</p>

<p>SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 700
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 730
SAT II Chemistry: 790</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>o President : GlobalEd : 2005 – Present - Online interactive debate on a variety of international issues, mediated by UConn
o President/Captain : Science Bowl team : 2005 – Present - Competes at the Northeast Science Bowl competition held yearly at UConn
o President : Habitat Club : 2005 – Present
o President : Hopes & Dreams International team (part of “Will Santa Find Me?” foundation) : 2008
o Vice President : Science National Honor Society : 2007 – Present
o Member : National Honor Society : 2008
o Member : Mu Alpha Theta Chapter of the Math National Honor Society : 2007 – Present
o Volunteer : Food Drive : 2008
o Volunteer : Lights of Hope : 2007 - Provided a special memoriam and fundraiser in honor of the Petit family
o Volunteer : Peer Tutoring : Biology (2006), Pre-Calculus (2008)
o Volunteer : Community Service Club : 2005 – 2007 - Organized collection drives and holiday packages for children in need</p>

<p>Other School Activities:
o Model United Nations : 2008
o New England Math League : 2008
o Greater New Haven Math League : 2005 – Present - Competed at regional level, qualified for and participated in state competition
o Symphony Orchestra – Viola, Second Chair : 2005 – Present</p>

<p>Sports:
o Cross Country : 2005 – 2007
o Indoor Track : 2006 – Present
o Outdoor Track : 2005 – Present</p>

<p>Work Experience/Internships:
o Work Experience : State Credit Adjustment Bureau (a debt collection agency) – 06/08 through 08/08 - Performed office work and prepared legal documents (25-30 hrs/wk)
o Academic : National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at Babson College -- Summer 2007
o Volunteer : Yale Hospital – Management Information Services – 06/07 through 08/07 - Set up computers and accessories, resolved repair calls, management skills (88 hrs)
o Volunteer : MidState Medical Center – 06/06 through 08/06 - Restocked medical supplies, cleaned patient beds, attended to patient needs (65 hrs)</p>

<p>Recommendations:
1 from AP Chemistry teacher (had him for Adv. Chem and AP, very close) - Excellent
1 from AP Lit teacher (had sophomore year and currently in her class) - Excellent
1 from State Credit (summer job) - They all loved me. Very good</p>

<p>Essays:
Why Penn? - Passionate, lots of research, humorous
217/300 - My lit teacher loved it. She does admissions for her college. Forward-looking, progressive, bold, energetic.
CA Essay - Possibly cliche? Described myself as a composite of my parents, clubs, school, and traveling experiences.</p>

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<p>Definitely in!</p>

<p>I think your "Why Penn?" essay will really help you out at Yale.</p>

<p>:P</p>

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<p>Haha! Oops! I was rushing and just did the old copy/paste. I used the same essays, just modified the prompts and changed the school name. The Why Penn? essay was too specific to UPenn, so I didn't use that for Yale. </p>

<p>I am sooo nervous about my chances! It seems like all the CC'ers are unique, incredible students! </p>

<p>Thanks for the response!</p>

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<p>why penn, lol, that's funny</p>

<p>i think the autobiography one from penn would be great for yale's supplemental essay; i like those kinds of essays - they really show the creativity of some people</p>

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<p>My background is similar to yours: Male, non-international (your application portrayed you as non-int.), public school, grades that are great in context but not against all these CC geniuses. I was wondering the same thing-"how can I keep up with these other ccers?" but its ok because our essays and ECs show passion, commitment and enthusiasm. Right!?!?!</p>

<p>us RDers have to wait untill March so lets just try and relax and keep our fingers crossed eh?</p>

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<p>The only hope I have is that the CC'ers only represent a small population of the students we have to go up against. The best students care the most about their futures, so obviously the best students would be on here. Thus, it seems like all CC'ers are incredible students. In actuality, they only represent a small portion of students applying to these colleges...Either that or I'm just rationalizing :P. Good luck to you pomegranate...Btw, I had pomegranate a few days ago, great stuff!</p>

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<p>^^^good name eh? lol
and yes it is rationalization, but I am thinking the same thing.... like i said, figers crossed</p>