Too Big a Reach?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I know Yale is a big reach for me, but it's my first choice! I applied to plenty of other great schools though. Do you think I have a chance?</p>

<p>Here are my stats....</p>

<p>Weighted GPA - 4.2
Unweighted GPA - 3.9
Best SAT (New) - 1920
Best ACT - 34
AP Bio Score - 4
AP Language - 5
AP Psychology - 5</p>

<p>CLUBS/ECs
Student Government Officer for one year
Communications Club member for two years
Supporting Role in spring production
6 years of Guitar
1 year of Piano
Newspaper Editor for two years
Italian Honors Society</p>

<p>FIRST IN FAMILY TO GO TO COLLEGE
Caucasion</p>

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<p>no, i dont think it's too much of a reach, but i do think it's bizarre how much lower your SAT score is from the rest of your numbers.</p>

<p>that said, yale is going to be a reach because none of the ECs stand out, except for maybe the newspaper editor? but a lot of other top applicants are editors too...</p>

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<p>I do think Yale is a long shot. Where else have you applied?</p>

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<p>For some reason I couldn't score so high on the SATs but I did a lot better on the ACTs. I guess I'm not the best test-taker; the ACT was easy.</p>

<p>I also applied to Tufts, Boston College, American (safety), Northeastern (safety), NYU, UChicago, Northwestern, Emory, Kenyon & UNC - Chapel Hill.</p>

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<p>Your stats are fair. Not gasp-shoe-in but not horrible either (I got a worse SAT score....le sigh. Though I'm not a student there).</p>

<p>I think it will come down to your essays, and recommendations. Its all about selling yoursel.</p>

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<p>Well, you're being realistic.</p>

<p>If not Yale, UChi, NW, NYU and UNC-CH are all great schools, and you'll definitely get in at least one of those, maybe more.</p>