<p>GPA:93
Sophomore Year Classes: Honors Chemistry, Honors Trig, Intel Research
Junior Year Classes: Honors Physics, Honors English, Intel Research
Senior Year Classes: A.P Psychology, A.P Calculus AB, A.P Biology, A.P Microeconmics, A.P English Language and Composition, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, Intel Research</p>
<p>Organism biology at a local community college</p>
<p>ACT-34
SAT II's- BIO M-710 (freshman year)
U.S History-750
Math IIC-800
SAT- Expecting a 2200</p>
<p>AWARDS- Distinguished Key Clubber Award</p>
<p>EC's- Freshman Year- Pre-med club
Sophomore Year-Chess Club, Go club
Junior Year- Key club ( served as a commitee head)
Senior Year- Key Club(comittee head), Simulation Corp Club, Pre-med
Club, Go club,Chess Club</p>
<p>Work Expierence: Summer job at hospital
Four Year Dental Internship
American Lung Association Internship</p>
<p>i hate to tell you this, but no one can tell you whether or not you can get in. you have good grades, scores, ECs, etc...and you have a competitive chance. these days, that's all anyone can say. good luck though, you'll get in somewhere great!</p>
<p>Where in the country do you live? If you're only banking on Yale, that's a enormous gamble. It's less than a one in ten chance -- you're seemingly a viable candidate but the sheer weight of nos. are against everybody. </p>
<p>If you can tell us where you reside, maybe informed members here can suggest alternatives (as well as more advice on putting forth your best Yale file)</p>
<p>that's NOT good!!!
I'm not an expert but I believe it has to do with the demographics. Perhaps somebody can explain it in much more thorough detail.</p>
<p>I meant that my family income is so low that I can only afford to go to public schools and big Ivy league universities that will be generous with financial aid.</p>
<p>collegehopeful78, that is one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever read. Ivy schools give no more financial aid than most other schools, and state schools give way more than Ivies.</p>
<p>lopo: perhaps the OPs family income is less than $45K per year. Yale's FA requires no EFC in situations like this. H and P also have similar programs.</p>
<p>"collegehopeful78, that is one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever read. Ivy schools give no more financial aid than most other schools, and state schools give way more than Ivies."</p>
<p>Actually, Ivies are often cheaper than state schools for people who are not rich.</p>
<p>OP: Your chances are good. But you need to put a lot of thought into your essay and recs. Go get a book like A for Admission from the library and read it thoroughly.</p>
<p>MANY schools offer assistance if your family income is less than a certain amount. Most of the IVIES offer some sort of incentive. Yale, Columbia, and Cornell do, I know. Princeton has always had a financial aid policy so that the student doesn't graduate with huge debt. UVA has their program, AcessUVA if your family is under $38K, full coverage. In my opinion, many state schools don't offer full grants. </p>
<p>Plan on just one school, and your options are greatly limited. You'll be surprised how some small LAC's are looking for excellent students and will offer anything to have you matriculate.</p>
<p>I would have to pay more to go to any UC than to go to Yale or Stanford. My family makes below the cut-off for what those universities consider low-income.</p>
<p>BUMP BUMP. How do my ec's look? I was also wondering about how Questbridge will figure into all this? Also can someone look at my exact grades. If I did poorly and I mean really really poorly one term due to a family health problem can my guidance counselor mention this in the rec and how bearing/ weight will it have.</p>
<p>Hey collegehopeful, do you have any links or sources on Yale and EFC? If my family's yearly income for both parents combined is $21000, does that mean they do not expect us to come up with funds (which we pretty much don't have) for the tuition? If that is the case, you've just lifted a huge, ominous fear off of my shoulder.</p>