<p>I know that these "chance me!" requests get old, but I really need the advice.</p>
<p>Yale is my top choice school right now, but I'm not sure that I'm competitive enough to bother trying to get my app finished for EA. Here's my information:</p>
<p>ACADEMICS
Female, public HS in MT (geographic diversity!)
IB Diploma candidate
Taken 1 exam so far, got a 7 on Math Studies
4.0 GPA unweighted
Rank #1 (shared) in class of ~400</p>
<p>TEST SCORES
2320 SAT (800CR, 770W, 750M)
No ACT
750 SATII Lit
750 SATII USH
740 SATII Bio-M
(Have only taken each SATII once)
Nat. Merit Semifinalist</p>
<p>ECs</p>
<p>NHS: President (Senior year), Treasurer (Junior year)</p>
<p>SPEECH TEAM (Short Prep events):
State Champ in Extemp (Junior year)
Academic All-American (Junior year)
Octafinalist in USX @ 08 National Tournament
Octafinalist (top 30) in Extemp Commentary @ 08 National Tournament
Octafinalist in USX @ 07 Nat. Tournament
3x Varsity letter-winner
Voted team's most outstanding speaker (Junior year)
2x "Team Pride Award" winner</p>
<p>GIRL SCOUTS:
12-year member, tons of community service projects
Silver Award
Leadership Award</p>
<p>SCHOOL BAND MEMBER:
Not many specific achievements, just "Excellent" on a solo @ District Music Fest.</p>
<p>COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH IB PROGRAM (~100 hours last year):
Helped to design/build/maintain a "Peace Garden" at my HS
Worked to organize school talent show
Helped run trivia contests (one for the HS, one for community members)</p>
<p>My teacher recs will be very good, and I think my essays are fine. </p>
<p>So, is EA realistic for me?</p>