<p>I know these "chance me" threads are somewhat pointless, but I'm just interested to get your opinion.</p>
<p>First of all, I'm South African; I'm unsure if this will give me an advantage.</p>
<p>SAT I Score: 2290 (1st Time)
SAT II's: Still to write, but expecting 800's</p>
<p>Academics:
Our matric works differently to your system, but I'm top 3 in my class, and have a 90% average. (Again, difficult to compare)</p>
<p>EC's:</p>
<p>Mathematics:</p>
<p>Top 100 in National Mathematics Olympiad for 3 years
Top 10 in UCT (Provincial) Maths Olympiad for 4 years
Represented my province for mathematics.</p>
<p>Public Speaking and Debating:
1st Place at National Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship, 2011
33rd Place at World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship, 2012
Provincial colours for debating</p>
<p>Leadership:
Head Prefect at my school
Chairperson public speaking club
Chairperson Debating club</p>
<p>I expect to write good essays, and have good recommendations. </p>
<p>According to this blog, Yale admitted 3 students from South Africa in 2010. Your stats and EC’s indicate that you are qualified. However, much depends on your teacher recommendations, essays, guidance counselor’s secondary school report and how they stack up against other students who have similar stats from South Africa. So what are your chances? As good as everyone else’s – that’s the best I can do. Good luck to you in the admissions process.</p>
<p>^^ And THIS is why “chance me” threads are pretty useless, timdewet.</p>
<p>@CollegedBoundz: when you say “great” what do you mean? What is “great” when the overall accept rate is 7%? “Great” might be perceived as 50%. Which would statistically make the OP 700% better candidate than the next person. “great” might mean an 8% chance versus a 7% chance. It’s still 14% better than the next bloke. Terms like “great chance” in the context of admissions to places like Yale can truly only be used on a small handful of applicants each year with any semblance of reality.</p>