<p>@Iwilldothis: why won’t you stand a chance if you’re homeschooled? If you can prove your academic and extracurricular capabilities, then you’ve got just as muich chance as anyone else.</p>
<p>Im applying aswell…the downer is that Im 23, I havent read so far of anyone applying at the age of 23.
Im from Mexico City, Pros: Good gpa (however not the best) good extracutticular and job.</p>
<p>By the way, in Mexico isnt common to take the SAT to get in, instead we take the “CENEVAL” or just a psychological test. However I took the College Board test (in spanish, made for latin America) and got a score of 1240 out of 1600. But I was a little bit rusty and realized about the test date and application like 10 hours ahead lol. So I showed up tired, didnt sleep the whole night, and rusty…but i took it cos it was free…</p>
<p>So yeah…nothing to lose, and lots to win if I make it!</p>
<p>Well, my academics haven’t been designed around standardized tests, so I don’t really have many at all. I’ll have taken the ACT and two SAT subject tests, but that’s it. No APs. I have taken several cc classes and have good extracurriculars, but I feel like my lack of testing is going to bring me down. Oh well. All I can do at this point is write the best essays I can and hope for the best.</p>
<p>hi everyone, got something regarding yale to ask here</p>
<p>from yale’s website, it says that
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<p>but my question is, how do we do that on common apps? anyone has any idea?
by the way, i’m from singapore, that’s why i’m asking about this…</p>
<p>^ Oh interesting! I’d love to do that instead of learning U.S. history from scratch! Only biology out of my A Level subjects is available for the SAT subject test option. Perhaps it’s clear on the transcript?</p>
<p>I’m applying RD, not sure what I want to major in.</p>
<p>Really uncertain as to apply RD or SCEA. I’m a racial URM with a 2310 SAT (800 M, 800 CR, 710 W) at a super competitive private school without class rank or GPA, but if one were to calculate my GPA, it would probably only be a 3.1 unweighted (3.5/3.6 weighted) and there are probably about 10-15 kids from my school applying SCEA, and while I’m the only minority out of that group, they all have similar test scores with better grades.</p>
<p>Also have decent to good extracurriculars, but it’s the type of school where kids go on trips to Africa to work in orphanages almost for the sole purpose of writing it on their college app. I’m an upper middle class kid, but I’d say I’m middle to lower middle at my school.</p>
<p>/conflicted</p>
<p>I didn’t wrte EA on the mail envelope, but Yale tells us to do so “so they could process the app more quickly”</p>
<p>Do you guys think there would a problem? Like my app gets lost in an ocean of mail??</p>
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<p>Hmm, that’s a tough one. I’m guessing that it’ll be no problem. I suppose you could call up/email the admissions office if you wanted to calm your nerves.</p>
<p>^ thx for the advice!</p>
<p>tlashley- the URM status should make up somewhat for the grades.</p>
<p>Hey, i called the admissions office, and they said that we didnt need to and that they would figure it out. i mean im sure they will figure it out</p>
<p>Blah, this site makes me feel bad. I’ve been sick for the past two days and have spent my waking hours sifting through 2014’s SCEA result’s thread.</p>
<p>Though, given the events that have happened at Yale, do you guys think there will be less applications overall this year?</p>
<p>(Events such as the murder of Annie Le - I know that was mid-September of 2009, but I’m sure it has an impact on this year’s applicant pool as well as last year’s - and the recent frat “No means yes” drama)</p>
<p>There are quite a few smart seniors at my school, but it seems none of them are applying to Yale (though we have a lot of Stanford hopefuls. Makes sense I guess, since I’m from southern California)</p>
<p>It won’t be any easier this year.</p>
<p>I was wondering…</p>
<p>On your college essays, did you guys use contractions (like I wasn’t, I didn’t, I couldn’t, I hadn’t). My English teacher thinks it is informal but… aren’t college essays supposed to be a bit informal anyway? I think it sounds a bit awkward sometimes if I try not to use them. I think it flows better with contractions.</p>
<p>I’ve read the 50 successful Harvard applications essays book, and I found quite a few essays there with contractions. So what did you guys do?</p>
<p>Um. I really don’t think it matters. Do whatever sounds best. Yale isn’t going to reject you for use of contractions on your essay…but it IS going to know if you’re trying too hard to sound erudite.</p>
<p>I used contractions because my essay was about me being hardworking, yet fun so it was semi-informal.</p>
<p>I think as long as it’s your voice, and it’s polished, it shouldn’t detract from the essay.</p>
<p>(See how i used contractions and it was still overflowing with elegance?)</p>
<p>^Are you serious about that last bit?</p>
<p>impetuous- i used contractions. It does flow better in places that way.</p>
<p>^ contractions are fine. They’re not necessarily indicators of informality</p>