sending In App--chances At Yale

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I'm applying SCEA to Yale, here's the stats:</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.81
Unweighted GPA: 3.94
Approximate Class Rank: 4/425
SAT (awaiting October scores): 760 Math, 720 Reading, 730 Writing (One Sitting)
SAT II: 750 Chem, 720 Math IIC (might retake), 710 US History
AP Tests: US History - 5, Chem - 5, European History - 5
Toughest Available Courseload throughout High School: All As, and a B in Calculus (11 Honors/9 APs)</p>

<p>X-Factors:
Highly Competetive Non-ranking Public High School
Ethnicity: Persian (Iranian)
College Essays - Positive Feedback - In a word, "Great"
College Recs - In a word (or 2), "Very Good"
Interview - I have excellent people skills so this should be my strength.</p>

<p>And now the EC's:</p>

<p>• 1600 Hours working as a math and reading tutor at Kumon Learning Center (2004-Present)
• 20 Hours Spent doing Various Lab Experiments at Rohm and Haas (2006-2007)
• Volunteer Lab Work at Fox Chase Cancer Center (150 hours)
• Host and Organizer for Laser Shows and Star Gazing Events through Upper Dublin (2004-2005)
• Volunteer Personal Tutor for Math, Chemistry, English, and Writing (300 Hours)
• Attended Persian Society and Shabahang meetings and aided in their organization (15 hours)
• Worked as a Babysitter for various people (50 hours)
• Violin Private lessons and Concert Orchestra (6 years)
• Trumpet Private Lessons and Concert Band (7 years)
• Fluent in Farsi and German
• Fundraised and Participated in Relay for Life (2007)
• Spent a Month in Summer Planning, Organizing, and Cleaning Up the Shore as part of an NHS project (2007)</p>

<p>After School Activities</p>

<p>• Secretary of Class- Director and Planner of Junior and Senior Proms, Spirit Week Officer, Director of Class Fundraising, Director of Class Sales, Organizer of Disneyworld Trip, Organizer of Bonding Nights (2006-2008)
• Officer and Member of NHS – Delegate (2007-2008)
• Member of German Club (2004-2008)- Newsletter Editor (2007-2008)
• Member of Golf Theory Club (2005-2008)
• Member of Chess Club (2005-2008)- Attendance Officer (2007-2008)
• Member of Ultimate Frisbee Club (2006-2008)
• Member of Debate Club (2006-2007)
• Member of Astronomy Club (2004-2005)
• Intramural School Basketball (2006-2007)
• Member of SGA (2007-2008)
• EEC (2008)
• FBLA (2008)</p>

<p>Athletics</p>

<p>• Member of the JV Tennis Team (2006)
• Member of JV Spring Track Team (2007)
• Intramural Soccer Player (2004-2008)
• Intramural Basketball Player (2006-2007)</p>

<p>International Studies</p>

<p>• Attended a private school in Germany, and received certificate for completing curriculum (2006)</p>

<p>Misc.</p>

<p>• A score of a 5 on the AP US History Test
• A score of a 5 on the AP Chemistry Test
• A score of a 5 on the AP European History Test</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Mathematics</p>

<p>• Superior Performance on AMC and AIME qualifier (2006)</p>

<p>International Studies</p>

<p>• Award-winner for most orally advanced German II student in Montgomery County (2004)</p>

<p>Literary Accomplishments</p>

<p>• Gold-key winner at the regional level for The Scholastic Writing Awards
• Awards and Publications of a number of writings (7) in the Creative Communications Competitions
• Award for completing the Reading Program of Kumon, and being ranked among the top 40 in the nation (2004-2005)
• Certificate of Merit for Creating an Ad and editorial for the Intelligencer Record</p>

<p>Misc.</p>

<p>• Chemistry Olympiad School Finalist/Regional Competitor (2007)
• National Merit Letter of Commendation (2007)
• AP Scholar
• Member of Homecoming Court</p>

<p>(about 460 total hours of community service)</p>

<p>Again, I appreciate any feedback regarding my chances SCEA at Yale! THANKS!!</p>

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<p>dude ur ECs are great. how the hell can i get mine up to your par?</p>

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<p>yeah my stats are a lot like yours i have a 3.93 unweighted, 33 ACT, and my EC's are as impressive as yours. I feel like we both have a good shot because these ivy leagues are more interested in students these days with superior EC's. The one thing I can tell you about SCEA at Yale that i have heard is the entire applicant pool will have stats like our's and there are NO weak applicants. They also do not wait-list many students making it your only chance at being accepted.</p>

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<p>wow thats a scary thought, something that makes me reconsider applying early to yale</p>

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<p>Looking at your stats I feel like backing out too.</p>

<p>what do you think guys? Should I even bother?</p>

<p>Indian male kid attending a Northern NJ public school that sends bunch of kids to Ivies every year</p>

<p>Took most rigorous/demanding course curriculum including 10 AP courses over last 3 years</p>

<p>W-GPA 4.35 (few B's)
UW GPA 3.8
school doesn't rank (I think I will be in top 5%)
SAT 1 2100 (Took again)
SAT II Math 2C 800, Chem 750, Bio 760
AP BIO 5 AP History 4
Won 4-5 science awards as part of school team, Semifinalist in Science Olympiad
Won 2 individual science awards at county and State level
Name published on a Pharm company's web page for research work
Did extensive summer research for 3 yrs, a co-authored research paper in process for publication
NHS Commended</p>

<p>Congressional gold medal
Latin Gold Medal 9th grade
lots n lots of community hours
worked as a paramedic, lieutenant this year
have 5 varsity letters for 3 sports, captain this year
Featured in local News paper for Athletic Honor roll</p>

<p>Have other ECs in school newspapaer, clubs etc.</p>

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<p>Why do people hijack others' chance threads? It's very rude.</p>

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<p>yea i know can we focus on this for the netx half a week before i submit it</p>

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<p>First person is "the win" at Yale...but why even bother applying there, seriously...</p>

<p>There are better schools, for damn sure.</p>

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<p>yea i guess...
so is "the win" a good shot or no?</p>

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<p>buuuuuumpppppppp</p>

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<p>any others last mintue chances?</p>

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<p>what exactly stands out in his laundry list of extracurricular activities if i may inquire?</p>

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<p>I agree you have as good chances at Yale as any other highly qualified candidate, the one thing I would be worried about is that while your EC's are great, some of them were joinied recently/quit recently (referring to the sports, debate, etc). Other than that your pretty strong</p>

<p>Whats worrysome about Yale, (and Stanford for that matter, my #1) is that Princeton and Harvard got rid of early decision. Therefore, the applicant pools are going to be flooded with people who would normally be applying to those schools early, thinking early action means they can hopefully get in somewhere early and still apply to H or P regular decision. My poinit is who knows what going to happen early at Yale this year because its going to be so crazy.</p>

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<p>I'm keeping an eye on this thread. I have very similar GPA and Scores with the OP. I'm on Cabinet and I'm Academic Team captain plus other significant EC's so, I'm not completely dwarfed by OP.</p>

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<p>yea i kinda see where u guys are coming from...it looks like a laundry list but there's nothing i can do about it. I quit debate club simply because I had to make room in my schedule, and I'm not really an athlete: i just played the sports to stay in shape. </p>

<p>And for my standouts, I'm thinkin my Class Secretary, NHS Delegate, 1600 hours employment, 450 hours community service, Passion for German (4 years + leadership + attended school there)</p>

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<p>its a crapshoot but uve got as good a shot as anyone</p>

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<p>haha i get that a lot</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppp</p>

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<p>no offense but your ECs are kinda all over the place. Some schools want kids to focus in on a few that they are commited to 110%. They see right throug the fact that you want to build your resume, and know that you're most likely not passionate about all of them. That could hurt you. But other than that you're good</p>

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<p>i know i know but I don't know what to do, I really am pssionate about all of them! I don't waste time just to make my resume look good, I didn't even care about my resume until this year!</p>

<p>anyway, my burning quesiton is...is having spread out EC's so bad that I simply shouldn't include some of my activities on the resume?</p>