iam also a national level squash player, national level athletics, state level football player, have broken the school record, president of german club, geography club, environment club, chief editor of german magazine, interned at an MNC in germany, took part in german exchange, started an NGO, have written 2 research papers, won the national pramerica award, was awarded a very prestigious for excellence in research along with a cash prize
If you are an elite squash player, you may want to contact the squash coach of Yale and ask if you are good enough to be recruited or at the very least be supported by the coach for admission. I know a student who’s stats are not as good as yours, but being a top level athlete (3rd in the US) is being recruited by Yale and sure to get admitted
unfortunately, im not good enough for recruitment. my rank is top 20 india
Maybe not D1/Ivy level, but it won’t hurt to make inquiries and introduce yourself. You will need a “resume” of accomplishments and some video, along with grades and test scores to send to the coaches. Honestly, you probably have a better shot going the athletic recruit process. BTW, for the Ivies, you are either recruited or not. Some coaches may be willing to send a support letter for recruits that don’t make the final cut, but they will tell you that it will unlikely have any impact. 20th in India may get a you recruited for some of the LAC’s though, and you might want to explore that option if you want to study in the US.
You sound terrific and seem to have your heart set on Yale - unlike many posters on this thread who express a desire to apply to and to attend (!) all/any of the ivies - in addition to several other super competitive colleges. I also think you seem very confident and clear about studying German, which is an unusual choice of major. Again, if I were you I’d stop worrying about “chances” and start working on essays and arguments about “why Yale,” and “why German” as a major. Just MHO.
as BK squared mentioned though, I’m kinda worried that the admissions officers might think “why is an Indian student applying for German to the states, he just might do college in Germany”
No, I don’t think that was the point of @BKsquared’s post. The thrust of that comment was that your choice of German as a future major should be sincere vs strategic. Choosing an unusual major to impress AOs will certainly be transparent, so as I asked above: How good is your German? What do you currently use it for? To what end will you use it in college and afterwards.
I’m currently B1 level, I have stellar German grades. I’m good at writing and speaking. Not native level though. I’m doing translation work for The embassy and as of now I would really like to become an Indo-German embassador, Yale also offers semester abroad in Germany, which I really would like to take.
@worriestoomuch is correct as to the thrust of my comment #18. If German is your true passion, and wanting to work in the diplomatic corps is a real ambition, then you need to be able to tie that with how Yale will help you in that process (and how you can be a positive factor in the Yale community in that pursuit). The telling of that story through your essays, EC’s and LoR’s will be a critical component of your application.
Not to derail you from Yale but you should consider Tufts University. Great school and the German program is excellent - has a sought after study abroad program at Tuebingen University and they also have a graduate school that focuses on Diplomacy (Fletcher). Also difficult to get accepted but not as difficult as Yale. Has a D3 Squash program. Good luck