What are my chances?

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<p>I'm trying to decide whether or not to apply to Yale ED (i.e. whether or not I have a shot...other people's stats seem kind of intimidating at this point. :D)</p>

<p>Demographics: Asian, lives in NC
Rank: 1/490s
GPA: ~5.1 (at end of junior year); 3.9 something UW, assuming I get Bs in English and APUSH this year (see below)
SAT: 2270; CR:780; M 770; WR 720; Essay: 9</p>

<p>Classes (A in all of them except possibly APUSH and English Language...we'll see)</p>

<p>11 (I just took the AP exam for all of them, b/c it was required; I don't know the scores yet, though)
Calculus AB/BC, AP
Physics B, AP
English Language & Composition, AP
French Language, AP
United States History, AP
European History, AP</p>

<p>10
Pre-calculus, Honors
Chemistry, Honors
English 10, Honors
French IV, Honors
Civics and Economics, Honors
Debate II
Psychology, AP (5 on AP exam)
Statistics, AP (5 on AP exam)</p>

<p>9
Algebra II, Honors
Biology, Honors
English 9, Honors
French II
World History, Honors
Creative Writing
Debate I
Health/PE</p>

<p>Academic Awards
-Junior Marshal (11)
-Departmental Awards for English and French (11)
-French Honor Society (9, 10, 11)
-One of two students from my school invited to city-wide French students’ luncheon (11)
-Debate: Honor degree in National Forensic League (9, 10); awards at local tournaments</p>

<p>Musical Awards
-Grand Prize winner: Symphony Guild of Charlotte Young Artists Competition(10); Debuted with Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
-1st Prize: Charlotte Piano Teachers’ Forum Concerto Auditions (10)
-2nd Prize: Charlotte Piano Teachers’ Forum Piano (Solo) Auditions (10)
-3rd Prize: Charlotte Civic Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition (10)
-Consistently ranked “Superior” at District and State levels of North Carolina --Music Teachers’ Association Piano Contest
-Selected to play in masterclass for renowned pianist Leon Fleisher (11)
-Chamber music camp: my ensemble was selected to play in the faculty recital; I played in a masterclass for pianist Philip Bush (10)</p>

<p>Community Activities
-Founder & President of peer tutoring organization (11, 12)
-Volunteer at Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club (11)
-Participant in Echo Foundation (11)
-Participant in Action Day and Diversity Summit (tolerance initiatives led by the Charlotte Coalition of Social Justice) (11)</p>

<p>Thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>You are def. qualified... I can't say how much tho. Awesome courseload... but I'm afraid for your asian/piano/orchestra combination</p>

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<p>Hi J.Caesar,
Sorry, no chances from me. I don't know much.<br>
A piece of advice, however: you might want to consider generalizing the names of the awards you've received if you want to remain anonymous on these boards.<br>
You look like a truly accomplished person to me! Relax, enjoy your summer, and apply to a number of colleges/unis you like, in a range of selectivity, and you'll be just fine.</p>

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<p>great chances...write a jaw dropping essay and you'll probably get in.</p>

<p>fyi, yale has EA not ED.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your advice; what aspects of my resume do you guys think I should work on this summer to up my chances a bit? I'm sort of hesitant to do stuff just for a resume, but perhaps I'll like what I need to do. :D</p>

<p>Riverrunner: I tried doing that, but I basically copied/pasted a resume we had to do for English, and it was taking WAY too long, so I decided that I don't really care if people recognize me. :)</p>

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<p>Actually, Yale has SCEA, not EA.</p>

<p>To the OP: your chances are great; I see no visible weaknesses. Emphasize your passion in your essays and you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Hmm, really? You guys seem more confident about this thing than I am.</p>

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<p>You have decent chances. You have to make a lot out of your music involvement, and have great recs and essays. You can be valedictorian with two B's?</p>

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<p>Yeah, because with the weighting, it's like I took 5 AP courses and two honors courses junior year and got As in all of them; or, if you would like to think about it another way, 0 (instead of 2) APs sophomore year.</p>

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<p>Or maybe it's just that my high school isn't compettive enough...I don't know.</p>

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<p>So glad this part of my life is over.</p>

<p>There is no such thing as "being fine" when applying to HYP... admissions at this level of selectivity is very arbitrary. My advice is (whatever your stats): do not walk into the process with any expectations at all. You might be pleasantly rewarded next year, you might not, but don't expect it either way.</p>

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<p>"being fine" =/= "for sure getting in" -- it means having no visible weaknesses that would lead to a clear rejection.</p>

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<p>When you apply to Yale, I'd omit smaller items like attending the French student lunch and participation in diversity summit. This are one-time, one day things. List the substantive stuff, not the little things. The admissions officers have a lot to read.</p>

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<p>How did you take 8 classes?</p>

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<p>We actually have eight periods for classes. I only had 6 this past year because physics and calculus (AB+BC) were double-blocked.</p>