<p>^ Ah yes but athletes will never know if they could have been accepted by actual academic merit. That was partly my reason for forgoing recruitment, though the biggest reason was that I didn’t actually want to continue the sport.</p>
<p>^That’s actually very noble of you, Jersey</p>
<p>I didn’t try for recruitment because I don’t want to continue all through college.</p>
<p>I applied class of 2010 but just to give an idea… </p>
<p>SAT: 1600 (no writing when I took mine)
SATII: US History 800
SATII: World History 790
SATII: German 800</p>
<p>Class rank: 1/333
GPA: 4.8 W (out of 5.3). I can’t remember my unweighted but it was over 4.0 (my school used + / - grades for a possible 4.3 UW gpa).</p>
<p>Got accepted ED btw. </p>
<p>This thread is kind of dumb though because I feel like grades, and scores are actually the least important thing. </p>
<p>Having a 4.0 and perfect scores are the requisites for even having a seat at the admissions table, it’s your character and hooks that get you in.</p>
<p>^
Agreed, but scores are fun to compare. :D</p>
<p>My son will apply for RD.</p>
<p>SAT: 2380 (R800 M780 W800)
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math II 800, USH 800 Physics 780
UW GPA 3.95
No Class Rank</p>
<p>Most rigorous courses possible from an elite high school.
Asian Male</p>
<p>I love all the Asians in the Ivy League boards posting their test scores…fulfilling the stereotype ^________^</p>
<p>It’s a good one to have though!</p>
<p>29 ACT composite
33 in English</p>
<p>3.9 GPA out of 4.0
ranked 9th out of 257 top 4%
great extra currics
i’m a hopeful =[</p>
<p>International (Central Europe)</p>
<p>GPA: UW 3.8 / 4.0
Class rank: 1 / 14
ACT: 34 (not sent)
SAT I: 2160 -> 2400
SAT II: 800 in Math II; 780 in German, Physics, and Literature; 700 in Chemistry
Senior course load: Full IB Diploma + two other classes</p>
<p>I don’t look forward to proving to everyone once again that perfect score does not mean anything in the admission process of our beloved Yale 
As if it needed to be proven!</p>
<p>Good luck to everybody. See you here on December 15…</p>
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<p>It does need to be proven. Perfect scores do mean a thing at Yale, they just won’t be the only thing to get someone in. But to say that a 2400er doesn’t have a better chance than a 2100er right off the bat is just nonsense.</p>
<p>^Ignore my post. Sorry 91shippy, I only saw your 2160, and interpreted it as saying you were definitely going to get in. My apologies.</p>
<p>a few points, but i’ll still play…
a.) what happened to the 30 - 34 average acceptance range in the middle 50 percent on collegeboard? LOL
b.) numbers mean absolutely nothing about a person… i’ve seen plenty of 2400’s rejected. things like an on-campus interview or passion or a strength outside of academics get you a consideration for acceptance.</p>
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<p>ACT: 34
SAT II’s (June 2010) -
Math II C - 800
Biology Molecular - 770
Physics - 740</p>
<p>GPA 3.95/4.0
Class Rank : N/A</p>
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<p>Interviews are weighted much less heavily than standardized test scores.</p>
<p>What’s the lowest test score you have seen that has gotten accepted into Yale?</p>
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It gets really tiring listening to people claim that they’ve seen plenty of 2400s rejected based off of their own shoddy anecdotal evidence. And sure, numbers don’t tell you much about a person, but they sure as hell are necessary to get into a school like Yale.</p>
<p>^Mhm. Honestly, everyone on CC has seen “plenty” of 2400’s rejected. We’ve also seen a ton more of <2400’s rejected at a higher rate.</p>
<p>sorry to have misled you, and i completely agree with you. my point is not to undermine the importance of standardized testing.
Instead, my point is that it is almost impossible to filter applications at an institution like Yale based on standardized tests. Needless to say, very decent scores are expected. Thus, the application committee needs to use a different filter a.k.a. other parts of the application.</p>
<p>^^ by the 2400’s, I talk of the past year’s Yale SCEA applicant deferees and not shady anecdotal evidence. What I can say is one thing that a Harvard admissions officer told me during a college fair.</p>
<p>In short, he told me that standardized tests were used simply as a benchmark. For a school of such a caliber, let’s say its around 2150 or 2200. Afterward, the committee likes to move on. An SAT is a 4 hour evaluation vs. transcript, activities, achievements which are a 4 or even more YEARS worth of evaluation. Hence, he was trying to tell applicants not to stress those standardized test to an extreme.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong, 2400>2150 any day, BUT only if the applicants are equivalent in other aspects.</p>
<p>Except there is no factual support for your claim that there is some sort of “threshold” for standardized scores. In fact, there are legitimate studies which suggest the exact opposite. A certain study done on admissions at HYPM (look through mifune’s posts to find the link) showed a trend of exponential increases in acceptance rates at the highest level of scores (2350+). Admissions officers commonly tell people not to stress these tests too much because more often than not, parents do indeed overemphasize them (as do many members of CC); without concrete knowledge of how the process works, we naturally gravitate toward the solid, objective criteria of admissions.</p>
<p>Hey, no arguments here. We have different standpoints, we’re both from Jersey, and we’re both applying to Yale SCEA. Everyone has their own experience, so I guess I’m gonna find out in 3 weeks.
I’m not debating you. Rather, I’m just trying to express what I’ve learned through my encounters. I’m not the guy that studies trends on computers about my chances. lol. If I deserve it, I’ll get in, and that’s the bottom line. Good luck!</p>