Yale Chance

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<p>Rank: 1/401
School: highly ranked public school in southern New Jersey, near Cape May
GPA: about 5.1 out of 5.6
SAT: 2350, 800 CR, 750 M, 800 W
SAT II: 800 US History, 650 English Literature, 800 Math II, 780 Biology
AP: US Gov 5, English Lang 5, US History 5, Comparative Government 5)
Grades: All A-s, As and A+s throughout high school
Schedule: as rigorous as can be in all areas</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
President of School
President of Junior Class
President of Cancer Awareness Club
President, Founder organization/charity that has raised over 5,000 books and resources for underprivileged kids in my state, as well as over 5,000 items of clothing, shoes, coats and books for orphans in Afghanistan
Vice President of Junior Statesmen of America
Executive Board member of town government committee on civic virtue for three years (only government committee in country run with teenagers).
Head of the Administrative Committee in School
NHS member
Drama Club: three lead productions
Mock Trial: Witness and then Lawyers (county championships)
Science League: Captain</p>

<p>Summers:
JSA Princeton, graduation Speaker, A in Government, most likely to become president
Oxbridge Cambridge- International Politics- A
New Jersey Scholars Program
**<strong><em>Research Assistant for head of sociology department at Princeton</em></strong>
-independent research as well on poverty in NJ</p>

<p>Awards:
County Nomination for performance Romeo and Juliet
3rd place Science Fair as Freshman
elected best speaker three times at JSA convention
keynote speaker at NJ League of Municipalities (meeting of all NJ Mayors) on teen leadership
Introduced US Congressman for Citizen Naturalization Ceremony
Graduation Speaker at NJSP</p>

<p>Work:
Intern with candidate for Congress
Intern with County Republicans
Intern with County Sheriffs Office
Intern with Local Government Business Administrator
Research Assistant with Head of Sociology Department at Princeton
Intern with Congressman Rush Holt</p>

<p>Community Service:
Over 200 hours ranging from hosting my own food drive collecting 250 pounds of food, clothing drive for Afghanistan, etc.
Raised over $75,000 with Cancer Club, founder and PR, then Vp, then President</p>

<p>interests:
Public speaking, politics, sociology</p>

<p>Essays: One is incredibly humorous about my physical limitations (ie. not athletic) and the rest are about my passion for sociology and experience as a research assistant</p>

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<p>Good chances. But remember, its a crapshoot, so its hard to predict. A chance thread like this is pointless, because unless you’ve cured cancer, you can never be certain for a school like Yale.</p>

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<p>thanks! do you happen to know about supplements? when are they coming out?</p>

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<p>[Let</a> me google that for you](<a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You)</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>[Application</a> Instructions & Components | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“Application Instructions & Components | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions”>Application Instructions & Components | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

<p>"Please note that the Yale freshman application will be available on the Common Application website on September 1. The Yale Supplement will ask candidates to provide one additional required essay for all applicants, and one optional essay for prospective engineering majors. The essay prompts for the 2012-2013 Yale Supplement are as follows:</p>

<p>Yale supplemental essay required for all freshman applicants:
In this second essay, please reflect on something that you would like us to know that we might not learn from the rest of your application – or something that you would like to say more about. We ask that you limit your essay to fewer than 500 words. </p>

<p>Optional essay for prospective engineering majors:
If you selected one of the engineering majors, please write a brief third essay telling us what has led you to an interest in this field of study, what experiences (if any) you have had in engineering, and what it is about Yale’s engineering program that appeals to you."</p>