What are my chances? (Applying ED via QuestBridge)

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EDUCATION:

    -Public High School in New Haven, CT, right down the street from Yale

-Anticipated Graduation: June 2016

-Cumulative GPA to date: 3.826 on a 4.0 unweighted scale
                  4.386 on a 5.0 weighted scale

-Cumulative Rank to date: unknown

-ACT Composite: 30, retaking Sept 12)

-Graduate with Honors

AP Scores:
- Language and Composition (4), Microeconomics (3), Psychology (3)

Senior Year Course load:
- AP Literature and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Music Theory, AP Environmental Science, Gym, TA Microeconomics, Educational Center for the Arts (a separate learning institution focused on the arts)

ACTIVITIES, HONORS, AWARDS:

National Honor Society (2015-2016)

National Spanish Society (2015-2016)

    Morse Summer Music Academy (2011 - present)
    John Miller Instrument Fund

-Youngest recipient (2014)

    Best Buddies:

-Member (2013 - present)
-Vice President (2015 - present)

    Drama Club:

-Founding member (2012)
-Unofficial leadership role (2012 - present)

    Marching Band:

-Percussion section leader (2013 - present)
-Field Captain (2013 - present)
-Property Manager (2013 - present)

     United Girl’s Choir

-Member (2006 - present)
-Peer Leader (2013 - present)

    All City Honors Band

-Unofficial leadership role (2010 - present)
-Intern (2015 - present)

   AP Scholar

   Educational Center for the Arts

-Performance as first soloist at Grand Re-Opening of The Little Theater

   Honor Roll (2012 - present)

   Perfect Attendance (2013 - 2014)

  Outdoors Club

-Founding member (2014- Present)

 Junior Varsity Indoor Track (2014 - present)

 Varsity Tennis (2015 - present)

 Lacrosse Team Manager (2014 - present)

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

 Alliance Children’s Theatre:

-Assistant Director (2012-2014)

Worthington Hooker Middle School Chorus:

-Performed national anthem at Yale basketball games(2014 - present)

 Lacrosse:

-Score keeper for all games (2014 - present)

 Educational Center for the Arts (ECA):

-”Big Sibling” for incoming students

WORK EXPERIENCE:

 Alliance Children’s Theater Summer Camp:

-Camp Counselor for children ages 7 to 17

  Ben and Jerry’s

-Behind the counter worker

HOBBIES/INTERESTS:

Travel (China 2015, Costa Rica this upcoming Spring with EF Tours)

Music- Vocal

Music- Instrumental (Percussion)

Running

Camping

Acting

Baking

Chess

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I don’t do chances, but fwiw, I’ve heard that Yale gives a bit of a boost to local applicants. I have no stats or references for that. Good luck.

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In addition to applying through Questbridge, you should apply for a New Haven Promise Scholarship, which are in-part funded by Yale: http://newhavenpromise.org