What are my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Ok so all of a sudden I've gotten really nervous about the admissions process and I want some idea of my chances of getting in so id love it if you could help!
ok it's my junior year and this is what i've done in highschool:
Activities:
Speech (1)
Band (1- 5 years previous to highschool)
Tennis (5 years- 1 year on J.V team)
Key Club (1 year)
Yearbook ( 2 years- this year and next year)
Spanish National Honor Society(1)
Freshman Buddy Orientation(1)
Student Aide (146 hours)
Interior Design State Qualifier
State Writing Competition (this thursday)</p>

<p>Summer:
People to People Studen Ambassador (1)
Tennis Camp ( 2 years really intensive program)
Harvard Summer School (waiting for acceptance)</p>

<p>Still to come:
Darfur,Sudan project
Habitat for Humanity
Misc. Key Club Projects
Relay for Life Cancer Fundraiser
National Merit (waiting for results, strong feeling I made it)
job?</p>

<p>School:
Freshman year: honors english, advanced math, advanced spanish, honors bio
Sophomore year: honors english, advanced math, honors chem, advanced spanish, AP economics-(uncommon at my school, but they're considering changing it)
Junior: honors english, advanced math, AP spanish, honors physics, AP European History, CLC (gifted program)
Senior year: honors english, advanced math, AP Spanish, AP Bio, AP Chem, (something else, i just forgot)
4.3 gpa
(ok i kind of messed up here- i still havent takes SATs of ACTs)
but expected SAT verbal: 800
Sat math: 610?
and ought to do well on SATIIs</p>

<p>my main concern is that i dont really have much continuity in my activities, but soem medical problems and scheduling probs really forced me to pick and choose.</p>

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<p>Well, so far you look pretty good, but you nailed it, lack of cohesiveness can make the admissions process a pain in the neck. They may want to know where you are going with all of this, from tennis to wildflife for humanity. All great things, but they might want to know how you have built yourself up in order to achieve your future goals. Remember, your grades are not the only thing they look at. There is promise for success in the future, and one way they can predict this is by looking at how you have cleared a steady path to achieving specific goals ( and this is usually done by school, after school, volunteer, and other activities.)</p>

<p>Just an opinion. My word is not stone, People have gotten in with much less, it's all in the roll of the dice.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>any sort of leadership?... maybe u didn't post them, but it looks like you have a laundry list of activities but no real involvement (sorry if thats a bad assumption.... im just looking at your list) </p>

<p>Otherwise... its totally random.</p>

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<p>actually thanks a lot, I realized that myself, but there's never been enough time to get involved in just one thing because at my school msot seasons require too much time to pursue anything else and i wanted to try a lot of stuff while i had a chance. So in that respect I haven't been a "permanent leader" but when i do something i try to do it well...maybe they'll overlook that</p>

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<p>just beware though.. colleges want you to be heavily involved with several things.. not barely involved in tons of things.</p>