<p>Hi folks. As the title indicates, I'm applying to Yale for the fall. Only I'll be doing it through the school's "Eli Whitney Students Program", which is geared towards non-traditional students. You know, folks who took a break between high school and college. Being that I spent about a decade in the Marine Corps, that's me. Anyway, the program only requires a break of five years, so I meet that. I applied to the program last year, but at the time I only had 15 credits of post-high school work done, so the admissions lady told me that it simply wasn't enough to go on. By the time the next application period rolls around, I should have about 45 credits done.</p>
<p>Here is the site if you're interested Eli</a> Whitney Students Program ? A Program for Non-Traditional Students | Yale College Admissions</p>
<p>Anyway, here are my particulars:</p>
<p>Sex: M
Region: Southern California
GPA: 4.0 (with a few honors classes)
ACT: 30
School: Large community college, with cross-enrollment in local state school
EC: VP of Student Veterans Organization, and I play in a Cello band. I guess I could list jiu jitsu on there as well
Volunteer work: Volunteer tutor at a local high school. I also tutor veterans at the college
Scholarships/Awards: I won a scholarship from this organization called Operation Opportunity, who put on a program called the "Warrior-Scholar Project". In a nutshell, it allows you to study at Yale for a few weeks over the summer. It was a great time, and really made me want to attend. Right now, I'm applying to the State Department's Critical Language Scholarship for Persian-Farsi, but I won't find out the results of that until February or so.</p>
<p>I joined the Marine Corps right after high school and served as an intelligence analyst. Did three tours in Iraq, one in Afghanistan (training the Afghan National Army), and one to SE Asia. Suffice it to say, it was a very difficult, but rewarding experience.</p>
<p>That's all I can really think to list. Did I leave anything out? If so, please let me know.</p>