Should I go for Yale SCEA 2014

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Gender: Male
Location: India
High School: Private
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:
School does not have a GPA system but i have listed my board examinations:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 93.00
GPA - weighted:i don't know how to calculate
Class Rank: 2
Class Size: 250 approximately</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I - 770(W),750(M),780(CR)
hoping to give sat ii this year: Practice tests 2400(Maths Level II c,Physics,Chemistry)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
winner of the city level science fair
winner of the state level science fair
winner of the regional science fair
winner of the national science fair(IRIS)
Two times national finalist for Intel ISEF(hoping to represent my country this year....)
Winner of 6 national debates including runner up at the prestigious All India Frank Anthony Memorial Debate
Active member and finalist at the NASA Astrobiological Programme Contest</p>

<p>captain of college debating team
captain of the school quiz team
captain of the school science team
member of the community service club</p>

<p>prefect of the school
member of the literary board of the school
member of the school magazine "constantia"
member of the community service club</p>

<p>Athletic Status -
swimming :school level
hockey :school level
table tennis: school level
badminton : school level</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
recipient of the micfest award
recipient of the literary fest award
winner of the quanta competition
winner of the McFair competition
winner of the Gulu Thadani Award for excellency in behaviour and good conduct(for two consecutive years.......)</p>

<p>some more stats:
national winner at IIT kanpur(in school events)
national winner at IIT guwahati(in school events)
(the IIT stands for Indian Institute Of Technology)</p>

<p>many more events........will write later</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: Amazing(i hope so) one from Research Scientist</p>

<p>any other colleges which you all suggest????</p>

<p>thanks in advance!</p>

<p>along with that i have one patent and three commodity papers published and one patent in running too.............</p>

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<p>you’re an international student asking for financial aid?
uhh…how much aid we talking here?</p>

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<p>almost full ride!!! :frowning:
but i think Yale is need-blind</p>

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<p>I think you are overall a strong applicant, but if you are applying for financial aid, it might be a bit more hard for you. But you should still apply because you might never know what’s really gonna happen :)</p>

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<p>Yale is need-blind for internationals. It doesn’t affect OP’s application.</p>

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<p>im gonna tell you what i pretty much tell everyone… if you think you’re gonna get some nice awards, retake SAT/SATII/ACT, etc. after SCEA, don’t do it. if you think you’re not, do it. intel semifinalist was a big thing for me, and that was after SCEA (even after RD), so i didn’t bother to apply early anywhere. make sure you don’t fudge your essays quickly just for the sake of making the deadline for SCEA, TAKE YOUR TIME.</p>

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<p>CCPWNZ: thats exactly what i am talking about
All my credentials are up to the mark,but Intel results are a big thing for me and they’ll come after SCEA deadline.That means i wont apply early anywhere!!! isn’t it???</p>

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<p>Isn’t the acceptance rate for Internationals way lower than for Domestic applicants?</p>

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<p>don’t, since getting rejected (NOT deferred) from EA/REA/SCEA/ED SUCKS.</p>

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<p>OK, you are competitive and you might as well apply early but don’t be surprised if you are deferred to RD. </p>

<p>Of all your awards, don’t highlight: >>>the Gulu Thadani Award for excellency in behaviour and good conduct(for two consecutive years…) >>></p>

<p>I’m serious. Try to get the “bad conduct” award instead :)</p>

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<p>Well,what does that mean?</p>