Yale EA RESULTS

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] GPA: 4.0 uw
[<em>] Rank: 7/675
[</em>] Other stats: 5 on AP US History, 5 on AP Computer Science A, 4 on AP English
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked my personal statement
[</em>] Teacher Recs: my supplemental rec was nice, one was generic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: i guess it was ok
[</em>] Hook (if any): woman interested in engineering?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Illinois
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors: Mathletes, Science Olympiad, Jewish Youth Group, etc.
General Comments: I'm not suprised I was deferred. I'm actually kind of lucky I wasn't rejected, because I haven't done any research or internships at science labs, and I haven't won any major science contests. Hopefully I will have a better outcome in the spring!</p>

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<p>Sara, I'll see you at Math Team State and Sci Oly State :)</p>

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<p>athlonmj, what school do you go to?</p>

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<p>Libertyville, and you? (I think I've asked you this already, lol)</p>

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<p>I feel like I've asked you that before too. I go to Homewood-Flossmoor, in the southern suburbs of Chicago.</p>

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<p>Btw, did you see how many people applied EA from Illinois?? I was shocked!</p>

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<p>Yeah, it's crazy. Homewood-Flosmoor, I hear about you guys when it comes to High School Sports. What ICTM Math Team division are you guys btw?</p>

68

<p>I'm not a big fan of these lists, but if it will help anyone else in any way, shape, or form....</p>

<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: above 1400/ ACT 32
[</em>] Rank: school doesn't rank, in top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: 7 AP's at graduation
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: personal essay was good (great if you ask some.), activity essay was okay
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good, one of the teachers knows me REALLY well, and the other is known for writing the best recs
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great, she told me she enjoyed writing it
[<em>] Hook (if any): umm... def. not a fan of the word 'hook', but whatever... URM, and maybe speech- won numerous awards, state, regional, and national level
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Louisiana
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: African-Nigerian
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: co-editor-in-chief of school literary magazine, editor of paper
General Comments: I wasn't expecting to be accepted, deferred, yes... Congrats to those who were accepted, good luck to those who were deferred, and to those who were rejected, it is truly Yale's loss. We have a great group here at CC...</p>

<p>Roster #16</p>

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<p>athlonmj, I have no idea, but we have regionals at UIC. Does that help?</p>

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<p>Aww, we do regionals at North Park Uni</p>

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<p>this thread :
Accepted
22</p>

<p>Deferred
24</p>

<p>Rejected
8</p>

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<p>wow - dont I feel like a loser....</p>

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<p>i'm special. 1 of 8!!</p>

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<p>chidimma, out of curiousity, what high school do you attend?</p>

<p>i moved from louisiana to kentucky after sophomore year, so...</p>

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<p>Decision: DEFERRED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1450
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800, 690, 650
[<em>] GPA: 3.65 uw
[</em>] Rank: top 2%
[<em>] Other stats: 6 APs at graduation, two on which I already received 4s
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: different, but the good kind. I want to be a creative writing major, and that's reflected in my essays
[<em>] Teacher Recs: glowing. I got all top in career etc, plus I got a suppl. rec from my PI (my boss) at work. He happens to be a professor at Yale. He also happens to have said that I'm the most brilliant student who has ever worked in his lab, out of med students, grad students, undergrads, etc. 'yay'
[</em>] Counselor Rec: the principal wrote it. it was good
[<em>] Hook (if any): opera, novel nationally-funded biomedical research
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Hamden, CT
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[li] Gender: (un)luck be a lady[/li][/ul]Other Factors: First-ever junior as editor-in-chief of the paper. Editor-in-chief for two consecutive years after asst. editor-in-chief title sophomore year. Reconstucted newspaper into a more frequent and reader-friendly publication. French, Italian, Latin scholar. Statewide debate champion. Theater kid. Creator of selective and now-outstanding schoolwide chamber choir; high-scoring soprano at All-State choir festival. etc. lots of ECs.
General Comments: Honestly, I thought I was going to get in. It was a big disappointment when I was deferred, especially because Yale has been such an integral part of my life already, and I'm not even a student there (yet). </p>

<p>I work in a lab at Yale on a volunteer basis during the summer and for short bits of time during the schoolyear. Also, my dad is chief of one of the sections at Yale. Although I myself live 25 minutes from downtown New Haven, my town is about 10 miles long; New Haven is at the southern tip, and I live at the northern tip. Therefore, I go to a public school directly outside New Haven, which every year sends at least one or two kids to Yale. </p>

<p>Anyway, we'll see what happens. Congrats to you guys who have the worry taken off your back already re: college and Yale. </p>

<p>Roster #32</p>

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<p>Decision: <b><font="#0033cc">ACCEPTED</font="#0033cc"></b></p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 1600
* SAT IIs: 800 math2c, 790 us his, 760 writing
* GPA: 4.8 something weighted, 3.9 something UW
* Rank: school doesnt rank anymore, before was 6 out of 450-500
* Other stats: Fives on AP calc, AP env sci, AP euro, AP us, AP comp
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Both unusual writing style, one sort of bitter but moving on ballet, one quirky on a train ride to school
* Teacher Recs: One great, one I have no idea
* Counselor Rec: Probably good, but I'm not sure how good. She has hundreds of students, but she knows me more personally.
* Hook (if any): BALLET, lots, and lots, and lots, at a very high level. Most people at the level I used to perform don't go to college and go to companies, so I suppose that in college applicant pool's talent in this area is usually fairly low. Also, it's rare for ballet kids to be good in academics, since most serious students don't go to school (yes, even at age 15) at all. I took half days of school junior and senior year to combat that problem.
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: USA
* School Type: Public, Urban ("worst city school system in America")
* Ethnicity: "Mixed White and Armenian" {translation: CRACKER}
* Gender: Female
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors: Sent in supplementary ballet photos and resume of schools I've studied at (ballet chicago, boston ballet, north carolina dance theatre) and roles I've performed. I also had a good interview.</p>

<p>General Comments:
Congratulations to everyone who got in! Good luck to those who got deferred, and I'm sure those of you who got rejected, it was Yale's screwup. You'll all do great; little things like this barely matter in the grand scheme of things.</p>

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<p>TJ, You're NOT A LOSER! DON'T EVER SAY THAT AGAIN. NO ONE ON THIS BOARD IS A LOSER. :(</p>

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<p>I must be a big loser. </p>

<p>*Decision: REJECTED *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1560 800V 760 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 writing, 730 history, 800math 2c
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 1/235
[<em>] Other stats: 8 APs, Four 4's, and Four 5's
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought my activity essay on helping the homeless was good. my personal essay was alright.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: good
[<em>] Hook (if any): lots of commuity service?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Mississippi
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>

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<p>I really can't put what I'm feeling into words right now. I'm just disgusted, and I'll leave it at that. But I am more than glad that you weren't accepted.</p>

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<p>Decision: DEFERRED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1600
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC: 800, IC: 780, Writing: 780, Physics: 770, French: 710
[<em>] GPA: 94.3%
[</em>] Rank: top 1%
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I really tried to put my passion into the 2 essays. I don't know how well it came through though. My Lit teacher who read it said it was good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: never saw them...I think they're good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: again, never saw it. My counselor isn't a great writer though...
[<em>] Hook (if any): Lived in three different countries. Can speak 3 languages. Family income is very low (though I never said any of this in my application)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Toronto, Canada
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Very disappointed. Yale is my absolute first choice. But I'm keeping a positive attitude...will try my best for the Regular round. Good luck to all fellow deferees...hope to see you at Yale next year! Sincere congratulations to everyone who got accepted: you all deserved it, not because you're an URM or a legacy, but because you worked hard for this. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. To those who were denied admission...best of luck. Don't let this bring you down.</p>