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<p>What are my chances for Yale Early Action??? I think based on result threads, college admissions are predictable. But, I can not judge myself objectively.</p>

<p>It's my first choice. I'd prefer pessimistic predictions so that I'm not disappointed.</p>

<p>I'm also applying to a **** load of other schools</p>

<p>Harvard
Princeton
Stanford
Columbia
Brown
Penn
Dartmouth
Cornell
Duke
Georgetown
UChicago
Vanderbilt</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (760 Writing)
* ACT: N/A
* SAT II: Math II 780, USH 770
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100 Weighed (freshman year: 2 semester B's and 1 semester C/1 semester B since)
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
* AP (place score in parenthesis): 4, 4
* IB (place score in parenthesis):
* Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc, AP Human Geo, AP Latin, Music Theory
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several piano awards
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano (Classical 2 time GISA state champion, two top 5 finishes), Founded my own successful community service club (President), Varsity Baseball (4 letters), Varsity Basketball (1 letter)
* Job/Work Experience: N/A
* Volunteer/Community service: Founded community service club that does many things (ex. Raised $1700 for a school in Uganda and 1000 books)
* Summer Activities: West Point Summer Leaders Seminar, Visiting Family in Korea
* Essays: Great. I thought. Basically the two essays combined as my autobiography
* Teacher Recommendation: One Great, One Generic
* Counselor Rec: Great. Best she's ever written according to her
* Additional Rec: From my Headmaster who's my baseball coach
* Interview: Good
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): GA
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type: Private
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: ~120,000
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation U.S. College Student?
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<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Scores, Essays, Initiative?
* Weaknesses: Grades and lack of a plethora of activities
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<p>Considering you are the Sun King, I can’t imagine Yale not wanting you. It seems like you have a chance, just like the rest of us. My advice: don’t worry. It won’t improve your chances.</p>

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<p>haha that was a random thing that i put.<br>
when i went to the palace of versailles in france, “I AM THE SUN KING” (Louis XIV) in a british accent was ringing through the palace quite randomly. Since then, it’s been stuck in my head.
all the other usernames were taken, so i chose the most random thing i can find.</p>

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<p>I’m going to Paris too, sometime next summer. Good luck with admissions and whatnot.</p>

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<p>everything looks in order, except the 4’s for AP. good luck!</p>

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<p>You have great test scores and grades, but since you’re Asian, that’s not that impressive. However, it seems like your extracurriculars communicate a lot of leadership skills and dedication as well as skill in piano, so I’d say you have an above average chance.
I’m guessing what you meant in the Hooks section was that your parents went to college but not in the US? If so, I don’t think that counts, since what they mean by first generation is people whose parents haven’t gone to any college. After all, it’s entirely possible and likely that someone could be a first-generation US college student but have parents who went to, say, Cambridge, and that’s obviously not the schools’ goal in attracting underprivileged students.</p>

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<p>Honestly, nothing in your application stands out, besides the lack of APs and low GPA. But like Zulatooka said, you have a chance just like all the rest of us. And hey, you’re from Georgia, so who knows?</p>

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<p>Since you wanted pessimistic opinions. </p>

<p>I’m going to say ‘deferred’ for sure on early action. There is nothing that I see that would make me say “wow I have to have this kid right now”, if I were Yale admissions. </p>

<p>You are in the range on all the scores and grades though. However, I think your chances would be better as RD.</p>

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<p>BTW since browsing these forums, I see a lot of “class rank :N/A”. </p>

<p>What the hell kind of school doesn’t have class rank? ***</p>

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Actually quite a few, even the majority, including prestigious ones, and the practice is growing.</p>

<p>[Class</a> Rank & College Admissions](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/applications/rank]Class”>Class Rank and College Admission – Counselors | College Board)
<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/education/05rank.html?_r=1[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/education/05rank.html?_r=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard of.</p>

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<p>please tell me you applied to some more schools(think SAFETY) than listed in your first post? I may be overreacting here but a list like what you put up (and ONLY those) is asking for trouble. The odds are you can make it into one or more of those, but apply to at least one school that would never refuse you. That aside, SAT good, GPA…need to see UW before decision, the rest is solid, but not at the level of reach aout and pull them out of their seats, and what can I say, you have the Asian curse, which basically nixes anything piano related…but the community service looks strong. We’ll soon see right? Wishing you the best of luck.</p>

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<p>I have to agree with ECazndb8r. The least selective school on your list is Chicago with a 27% acceptance rate that will probably go down this year. You can’t count any of the schools on your list as certain admissions because you can’t rely on your test scores being above the median making you easily admissible at such highly selective schools. I strongly suggest you add at least one less-selective school to apply to if you have not already done so. Preferably more than one so you have some guaranteed flexibility in the spring. </p>

<p>You might also re-consider your own reasons for applying. All the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, G’town, Chicago, and Vandy suggest you aren’t weighing factors beyond prestige sufficiently.</p>

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<p>I don’t predict chances, but that is an ambitious list of schools; no safeties at all. In fact, every one of those schools is a reach for almost every student. I hope you are applying to at least one school that’s virtually certain to admit you and that you’d be reasonably happy to attend.</p>

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<p>^I do not think Vandy and Chicago are reaches for OP. However, I’m not confident enough to call them safeties either.</p>

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<p>which is my point, chances are high that OP will get into at least one of the schools on his list, my bet being Vandy since Chi’s acceptance rate is only as high as it is bc the application is very unique and not as many applicants(who might be qualified to get in) apply. The thing is though, just applying to those schools is borrowing trouble. Why not apply somewhere that will definitely accept you, and probably hand you a huge scholarship deal into the bargain? It won’t hurt, and it may be a godsend if things don’t work out in April.</p>

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<p>I’m too lazy to look up admission rates for Fall 2010, but for Fall 2009, 27% were offered admission at U of Chicago, and 20% were offered admission at Vanderbilt. A school that rejects about 80% of applicants is a safety for no one, no matter how great a candidate. For the vast majority of students it’s not a match either. It’s a bad idea to have no safeties, and it’s misguided to think that by applying to every Ivy plus Stanford and a few more highly selective Us, you’ll enhance your chances of getting into at least one (or any) of them.</p>

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<p>I, too, used the 2009 figure. Here is the 2010 data:</p>

<p><a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/classprofile.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/classprofile.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>2010 Chicago admission rate was 19%.</p>

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<p>While I mostly agree with that, does a school with a 30% admit rate, and a 70% rejection rate become a safety? Where do you draw the line? I just feel like once you reverse the admit rate and say “a school rejects x% of applicants” most schools will sound pretty intimidating. I do think there are some schools in the 20-30% range that are safeties for some students. Maybe you could find one in the low 30’s for comfort.</p>

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<p>I actually felt Yale was a “safe” school for me. Although I am a 6th generation legacy.</p>