Yale Class of 2012 Decisions Thread

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<p>I think we should compile the results from Yale if possible, especially given that there wasn't much of a thread last year. Feel free to post if you were EA from this year as well. This template was stolen from the Harvard board, so many thanks to however created it. Thanks in advance to everyone!</p>

<p>Instructions: Copy and paste the below form. Fill it out, and removed all spaces within brackets [ ].</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800 CR, 770 M, 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: Math II C: 790, Biology 770, Literature 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/433
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Biology (5), Am. Gov (5), Calc AB (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Physics, I.S. AP Comp. Gov, AP Calc BC Online, AP English Lit, Spanish 4
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, Elks MVS National Finalist, Multiple County and City and School-Level Recognitions
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming, 4 Years (Captain 2 Years); InterACT community service Club, 4 Years (President); Teen Advisory Committee, 4 years (President, 2 years); National Honor Society, 3 yrs (President); Model United Nations (2 yrs); Intramural Swimming (2 years); Track and Field (2 yrs); Church Youth Group (6 years)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Nanny, summer before senior year
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Early Literacy Volunteer (3 years); Library Volunteer (2 yrs); Time at High School Swim/Track Meets (2 yrs); Spanish Tutor (1 yr)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Intramural Swimming, Nanny
[</em>] Essays: I'm a pretty good writer
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent, I presume, my school loves me
[<em>] Additional Rec: Outstanding
[</em>] Interview: Very Very Good (He told me I gave a good interview)
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[</em>] School Type: Good Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White bread
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $75,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test Scores, Grades
[</em>] Weaknesses: No hook, few national awards
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn't cure cancer and I'm not a left-handed black tuba player from Kansas[/li][/ul]General Comments: Admissions is such a crapshoot.</p>

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<p>For my son:</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 (800 M, 800 CR, 800 W) One sitting
[</em>] ACT: 36
[<em>] SAT II: Math II 800, Chemistry 800, Latin 720
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, straight As
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4 out of 378
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), English Language (5), Latin Literature (5), US History (5), Physics B (5), Calculus BC (5), Computer Science A (4)<br>
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Latin Vergil, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP US Govt., AP Macro Economics, Multivariable Calculus, Modern Physics, and Research Practicum (double block).
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USAChO National Finalist, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar with distinction, Multiple Regional, State, and a few National Level Recognitions.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Kung Fu (1st degree black belt), Quiz Bowl (Leadership), Science Olympiad, Latin Club/Certamen Team (Leadership), Knowledge Masters (Leadership), Research at Microbiology Lab, NHS, and Piano.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Kung Fu Instruction, public library, hospital, NHS
[</em>] Summer Activities: Kung Fu kid's camp instruction, Library and Hospital volunteering, Doctor shadowing, and Research at a nearby University.
[<em>] Essays: Son thought they were good.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Did not read.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Did not read, but counselor knows him very well.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From University professor who knows him from childhood, did not read.
[<em>] Interview: Did not get one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Good Public Magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: Requires Financial Aid
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test Scores, Grades, and EC
[</em>] Weaknesses: No hook and Asian Male.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don't know.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Rejected from Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Penn (LSM), and Stanford.</p>

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<p>"I didn't cure cancer and I'm not a left-handed black tuba player from Kansas"</p>

<p>AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - made by day.</p>

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<p>Rejected/Waitlisted from HYPMS with a 2400 and USAChO finalist? Your son got a bad break, Navidad...usually you get into one out of the five with stats like that!</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT: CR 650, M 780, W 710
SAT IIs: Chem 700, Math II 740, US 780
GPA: (weighted out of 100) 101.58
Rank: Salutatorian of 361
AP: Euro 4, US 5, Chem 4, Stats 4, English 3, Lit, Spanish, Calc BC, US Gov, Bio
Senior/HS Year Course Load: most difficult (haven't had lunch since 9th grade x_x)
Major Awards: Nothing huge, but there were tons of little things that showed personal achievements or dedication to an EC.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essays: I think the topic I chose was mediocre at best, but I honestly think my essay was candid and true to who I am. Also, a lot of my short essays followed a very close theme/story to my main one, so I was scared of that a bit. However, I tried my best (and succeeded apparently) in conveying passion among a few other things. My extracurricular essay was amazing.
Teacher Recs: I waived my right to them, but when I asked my counselor what she thought of my recs, she said they were some of the best she has ever seen.
Counselor Rec: I waived my right to it, but other guidance counselors have said that my counselor's recs are amazing.
Interview: none
Hook (if any): none</p>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<p>State or Country: Nassau County, New York
School Type: Public (one of the "worst" districts amongst other amazing districts)
Ethnicity: Korean-American
Gender: male
Income Bracket: ~40K</p>

<p>Reflection:</p>

<p>Strengths: none? I think essays and recs if anything. I can also hold a conversation in 5 languages.
Weaknesses: My SAT scores esp. as an Asian male from a state like NY.
Why I was rejected: I opted out of AP Basket Weaving. I knew I should've went for that 7th AP.</p>

<p>Other factors:</p>

<p>EC: Mathletes (President), Science Honor Society (Sec.), Newspaper (Layout editor, but I quit in first semester of 12th), Quiz Bowl (Co-founder and Capitan), Math Hon. Soc., Tri-M, Spanish, Japanese, and ASL Hon Socs., Marching/Concert Band and Orchestra (1st tuba/Band Capitan), Nat'l Hon. Soc., Class of '08
Sports: Badminton Club in 9th grade, and Girls' Badminton team manager in 12th. (There isn't a boys' team.)
Work: none
Volunteer: 200+ hours at a hospital's local pharmacy. I didn't mention it, but this helped me decide that medicine wasn't for me.
Summer Activities: Basically, this is when I did my hospital hours. I also went to JHU and got an A+/A- in two courses in 5 weeks. I also did CTY during the summer before 9th, but I didn't think that mattered much at all (but this also shows a move away from medicine).</p>

<p>I'm not that excited or disappointed about the decision. I just copied and pasted from my ACCEPTED!! post from another school.</p>

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<p>where is the big long thread for RD from last year? i tried searching.</p>