Should I even bother applying to Yale??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm absolutely in love with Yale, but my parents and friends think my chances are less than zero. My counselor simply said "It's a crapshoot for everyone." So, what do you think? Do I have a shot, or would this be the biggest waste of an application fee?</p>

<p>White Female
Public School, Suburban CT
GPA: 4.3 UW (My school does it on a 5.0 scale, about a 93/94 average), 4.58 W
SAT: 2290
SAT II: 800 Spanish, 780 USH
APs: 5 USH, 4 English Language (currently taking Gov/Pol, Psych, Calc AB, and English Lit)
Rank: School doesn't rank, but top 10%
ECs:
Newspaper 9-12: Features Ed 10-11, Editor-in-Chief/Artistic Director 12
Debate 9-12: Varsity member 10-12, secretary 12
Art Classes 9-12 that led to my work being in numerous exhibitions, most notably a national show at Drexel University
Drama 10-12: (Fall) Stage crew 10-12, stage manager 12
(Winter) Actor 10-12
(Spring) Set designer/stage manager 11-12
Church Youth Group 10-12
Columnist for local paper 10-12
National Honor Society, Tutoring Chairperson
Volunteering:
National Honor Society activities
Church Summer Mission Trip for 3 years
Bible Camp volunteer 10-12
Library volunteer 9-12
Awards:
Quill and Scroll National Journalism Honor Roll 10-12
National Scholastic Gold Award for Writing, 11
Many academic awards given by school
A few debate tournament wins (notably a quarterfinalist in a really prestigious tournament at the State Capitol)</p>

<p>So whaddya think? Everyone says my ECs coupled with the fact that I took regular Physics and Chemistry, not honors, means I have no shot....but I love Yale so much. Please tell me if I have a chance.
Thanks!!</p>

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<p>If you love Yale so much, just shoot out an application and express your interest in the essays. That way, you won’t regret never applying; there’s nothing to lose. If you get rejected, all you lost was $75, and you’ll just be like 92% of all the applicants.</p>

<p>It’s probably too late to change this, but your GPA will be the biggest liability to your application.</p>

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<p>If you “love Yale so much” you will probably never forgive yourself for not applying. But if you compare yourself to the posts from the Yale EA thread, you will see that there are a lot of deferred candidates that look a lot like you. That just means you need to be realistic.</p>

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<p>You might not get in, but really what the heck, go for it.</p>