To apply, or not to apply, that is the question

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>GPA: 3.9W, like a 94.67 out of 100.
Class Rank: 47/498</p>

<p>I expect both the GPA and class rank to go up slightly this year, as they haven't been calculated after second semester Junior Year, and that has been my strongest semester thus far.</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (28 Eng, 29 Rdg, 34 Sci, 36 Math)
SAT: 700 Math, 600 Reading, 640 Writing I will be taking again this weekend, and I'm expecting improvement over last fall when I got these scores.</p>

<p>SAT 2: 740 Math 2, 700 Chemistry, 640 Literature
AP Tests:
World History- 3
Chemistry- 3
Physics B- 3
Computer Science A- 4
English Language/Composition- 4</p>

<p>My Senior Schedule:
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
Dual Credit English 4
Student Council Officer
Professional Internship Program (10+ hr/wk internship at a local hospital)
AP Psychology</p>

<p>EC's
Boy Scouts- Eagle Scout
Baseball- School and EC
Work: Little League Baseball Umpire since '05, PetSmart Cashier (about 25-30 hrs/wk, slightly less during school year)
Student Council- I will be the Secretary this year
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta
Senior Interact
Computer Club
I attended a summer program called NNAYI, 65 natives from across the US who are interested in health professions, and it was basically 9 days of seminar from 6 AM to 8 PM
Hospital Internship this Fall
Attending Cornell's Engineering Fall Diversity Hosting</p>

<p>Basically, I've taken all of the hardest courses offerred at my school, all of them are PreAP/Honors/AP if possible. I'm a registered Native American, Cherokee tribe, yay minority status. I'm planning on being a Cognitive Neuroscience major, PreMed as well. I suppose it will probably have to be Neuroscience with a minor in cognitive sciences, but close enough.</p>

<p>Essay is phenomenal. not earth shattering Pulitzer winning or anything, but I think it is very very well written, and explains a lot about where I'm going in the future.</p>

<p>I'm wondering, do I have a chance at Yale, and then what benefits would Yale have over Princeton or Cornell as far as Neuroscience/Cognitive Science/Premed programs(even though Princeton doesn't offer those, I'd probably do some other social science or psychology)?</p>

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<p>You should apply. 3.9 weighted GPA is low, but you should receive a huge boost as a Native American. Neuroscience is a track within psychology major and cognitive science is an interdisciplinary major. Yale has made a big push for bioimaging in general, and brain imaging in particular. If that is your interest, it would be another reason to apply.</p>

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<p>Definitely apply. You may not get in, but you will be a competitive applicant. Do not submit your AP scores.</p>

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<p>Guess I have hope too then.</p>